Uchiha Madara Against All

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"You're right, you never mentioned it!"

Senju Hashirama nodded, his expression complicated. "I just felt it... like a hunch."

"Can't really explain why—it's more like an intuition."

"At first, you reminded me a lot of Madara."

"The same ambition, the same overwhelming confidence. You seemed like someone who could never be content with the present."

"I can even see traces of that in Mito, your mother, and Tsunade's current situations."

Hashirama looked straight at him. "If I'm not mistaken, their changes all trace back to you."

"Of course, you're also very different from Madara."

"You're more rational. You have ambitions, power and wisdom—I can feel you'll become a great man in the world. "

Hearing this, Kaito glanced at the First Hokage in surprise.

Whoever said Hashirama was just a simple-minded fool clearly didn't know him. Kaito would slap anyone who dared say that now.

This guy wasn't naive—he was hiding his brilliance under a façade of simplicity!

His usual cheerfulness didn't mean he was stupid.

Most of the time, it wasn't that Hashirama couldn't figure things out; he just didn't bother. When you're strong enough, most problems can be solved with brute force anyway.

"Wow, gotta hand it to you, First Hokage!" Kaito clicked his tongue in admiration. This guy was full of surprises.

"Hah!"

Uchiha Madara sneered, shooting a glance at Kaito. "You think that brat is like me? Not a chance!"

"At least I don't stoop to cheap tricks, like sneaking up on someone. Hmph!"

Clearly, Madara was still salty about how Kaito had ambushed his wood clone earlier, destroying it before it could do anything significant.

"Excuse me?" Kaito was speechless. "Do you even hear yourself?"

"We're mortal enemies! You sent a wood clone to kill me and my mother, and now you expect me to fight you head-on? What's wrong with you?"

"Are you seriously okay? Back in the day, when you weren't at your peak, did you face every opponent head-on?"

"If you did, then honestly, the only reason you're alive today is dumb luck. Your enemies must've been idiots!"

What kind of nonsense was this?

If someone's trying to kill you, you use whatever means necessary to take them out first. Morals? Honor? Can you use those in a deadly war?

"You…" Madara was momentarily speechless, frustrated to the point of wanting to cut Kaito in half.

Even he realized his earlier words were kind of dumb.

Taking a deep breath, he calmed himself, his eyes turning icy as he stared at Kaito. "I guess I've been isolated for too long. That was a foolish thing to say."

"Well, there's no need for more chatter!"

"Today, you're all going to die here."

"Whether you want to unify the ninja world or not doesn't matter to me, brat."

"Even if that's your goal, I'll never return to Konoha."

"From the moment Konoha betrayed me, and the Uchiha clan turned their backs on me, there was no going back."

"Besides, I now realize my original plan to unify the ninja world wasn't good enough."

"Even that couldn't guarantee eternal peace."

"I've found a new way, one that can truly achieve everlasting peace."

"So, die already!"

The next moment, Madara activated his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

A nearly 200-meter-tall Susanoo quickly formed around him. He stood confidently within the crystal embedded in its forehead, arms crossed, his gaze piercing.

"Slash!"

Madara commanded his Susanoo to draw its two massive chakra blades, swinging them simultaneously toward Kaito and Uchiha Naori.

Neither Kaito nor Naori planned to take the hit head-on. In an instant, they disappeared, reappearing on either side of Madara's Susanoo, staring at its core.

"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"

At the same time, Uzumaki Mito teleported behind Madara, sending countless golden chains toward his Susanoo, focusing on binding its limbs and head.

"Sage Art: Wood Style—Wood Dragon Jutsu!"

Hashirama clapped his hands, red patterns like oil stains appearing around his eyes and on his forehead as he entered Sage Mode.

In an instant, four colossal wood dragons, each with a diameter exceeding five meters, erupted from the ground around Madara's Susanoo, coiling toward it.

Boom!

Madara's dual chakra blades slashed downward, leaving two enormous gashes in the earth, each thousands of meters long and tens of meters deep.

"Not good!"

The moment he noticed Kaito and Naori disappear, Madara felt an ominous premonition. He tried to change his attack mid-swing, but it was too late.

The next instant, Kaito and Naori's blades slashed toward the head of Madara's Susanoo.

Crack, crack!

Even though Madara channeled his full power to reinforce the head of his Susanoo, cracks began to form on either side, rapidly spreading toward the core.

At the same time, Mito's Adamantine Sealing Chains tightened around the Susanoo's limbs and head, locking it in place.

Hashirama's wood dragons coiled tightly around its legs, relentlessly binding it and restricting its movements further.

At this moment, Uzumaki Mito's Adamantine Sealing Chains completely bound Madara's Susanoo, wrapping tightly around its limbs and head.

Meanwhile, Hashirama's Wood Dragon technique coiled around Susanoo's legs, tightening and climbing higher with each passing second.

Madara's Susanoo was completely immobilized.

For a moment, Madara seemed utterly cornered.

"Damn it!" he cursed. "I didn't expect you all to master this teleportation technique! Seems like you were holding back earlier!"

"But if you think this is enough to defeat me, you're gravely underestimating me, Uchiha Madara!"

"Let me show you the power of.....Rinnegan!"

"Super Shinra Tensei!"

Madara roared as his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan transformed into the Rinnegan, its distinctive purple concentric rings emanating overwhelming power.

With a brief buildup, Madara channeled all his chakra and ocular power into a devastating repulsion force—an enhanced Shinra Tensei.

In that instant, Madara dispelled his Susanoo.

"Bang!!!"

The massive repulsive force erupted outward in a shockwave from the epicenter, shattering Uzumaki Mito's golden chains wrapped around Susanoo.

The shockwave obliterated Hashirama's Wood Dragon and sent the chakra weapons wielded by Uchiha Kaito and Uchiha Naori flying to pieces.

The sheer force of the attack continued to expand outward, destroying everything in its path at an alarming speed.

"Fall back!" shouted Uchiha Kaito.

Without hesitation, he dispelled his own Susanoo and teleported next to Hashirama, placing a hand on his shoulder and instantly relocating them thousands of meters away to a nearby hilltop.

At the same time, Uzumaki Mito and Uchiha Naori also teleported to Kaito's location.

Standing on the hill, they stared at the scene of destruction. The ground below had been reduced to rubble, and the shockwave had carved out a massive crater over a kilometer wide.

Uzumaki Mito couldn't help but marvel, "So this is the power of the Rinnegan? It really is extraordinary!"

"Thankfully, Madara hasn't retrieved his original Rinnegan yet. The one he's using only holds a fraction of its true power; otherwise, we'd be in serious trouble!"

The ability was almost invincible.

It was far more overwhelming than what Nagato displayed in the future, and it didn't seem to have the same time limitations or cooldowns.

Madara's Rinnegan was on a whole different level.

"Agreed," Uchiha Naori nodded, looking at the enormous crater. "But I can sense it—Madara's life force is nearing its end. His vitality and lifespan are running out."

"Even if we can't kill him outright, we can just wear him down."

Having said this, Naori vanished with a flash, reappearing behind Madara with her blade—Moon Fang, in her hands. With a single powerful swing, she aimed for Madara's neck.

At the same time, Uzumaki Mito, Kaito, and Hashirama also teleported, attacking Madara from different directions.

Kaito lunged with his Mystic Blade, slashing at Madara's waist.

Mito once again unleashed her Adamantine Sealing Chains, targeting Madara's entire body. Her chains carried potent sealing effects—if they ensnared Madara, they could potentially seal his chakra completely.

"Kaito, you bastard!"

Hashirama suddenly yelled as he found himself teleported to a height of nearly 200 meters. The unexpected sensation of free fall made him panic.

"You son of a—!"

Before he could finish cursing, he clapped his hands mid-air. Two wooden roots shot out from his back, rapidly extending toward Madara's legs to restrain him.

Madara noticed this and sneered. His Rinnegan glowed as he unleashed another wave of repulsion.

"Shinra Tensei!"

A terrifying shockwave erupted, sending Kaito, Mito, and Naori flying. Hashirama's wooden roots were shattered, accelerating his already rapid descent to the ground.

Boom!

Hashirama's Edo Tensei body slammed into the earth, creating a deep pit. Although he suffered its damage, his body quickly regenerated.

Hashirama: "..."

But Madara wasn't finished.

"Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"

"Limbo: Border Jail!"

Madara quickly formed seals and exhaled a massive flaming spear, hurling it toward Kaito. Simultaneously, four invisible shadow clones, created by his Limbo ability, launched a coordinated attack on all four opponents.

Unfortunately for Madara, the shadows couldn't escape the enhanced sensory abilities of Kaito and the others. Their Observation Haki and spiritual senses caught every movement.

In an instant, the four of them teleported again, reappearing around Madara and launching a counterattack.

Madara's Limbo shadows failed to land any hits.

Well, that wasn't entirely accurate—his shadow did succeed. It kicked Hashirama, accelerating his descent and slamming him into the ground even harder than before.

Boom!

Hashirama's body lay sprawled in yet another deep pit, but his Edo Tensei regeneration kicked in, mending his injuries in seconds.

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