Chapter 343 – Imaginary Technique: Void
Uchiha Madara… this man had lived a life far too legendary. Once upon a time, he had calculated the entire ninja world within the palm of his hand.
Even though he eventually realized that he had merely been used, no one could deny the sheer power this man possessed. When Yusuke first arrived in this world, Madara had even been someone he admired.
"Hatake Yusuke, let me vent all of your dissatisfaction with this world," Madara said as he stared at Yusuke with complete seriousness.
Although the two of them had not known each other for long, they both clearly understood what each other's hearts desired.
"It seems my choice wasn't wrong," a trace of seriousness appeared on Yusuke's face.
At a glance, he didn't look any different from before, but those who knew him understood that this time, Yusuke's battle would no longer be like his usual fights.
As for whether he would use his full power or not, Yusuke felt that depended entirely on how far Madara's strength could go.
After that, the two charged at each other once more. Madara threw a punch. Yusuke redirected the trajectory of the strike, then kicked Madara's body. Madara was instantly sent flying backward.
Yusuke transformed into particles of light and appeared in front of Madara in an instant. Madara suffered no injuries at all. While still in midair, he flipped his body, stabilized himself, then drew his sword and slashed toward Yusuke.
"Ame no Murakumo Sword."
Yusuke gathered particles of light in both hands and slashed toward Madara. Madara was sent flying again from the overwhelming force.
Yusuke immediately unleashed two sword waves. Madara activated Susanoo, which instantly transformed into a gigantic fan.
"Uchiha Reflection."
The sword waves were instantly reflected back. Yusuke casually swung the Ame no Murakumo Sword, and the two waves changed direction once more.
A faint smile appeared on Yusuke's lips. Armament Haki immediately coated his fist, and he struck Madara with a punch. Madara was sent flying again, yet still suffered not the slightest injury.
"Really tough," Yusuke remarked.
"You really think my Susanoo was merely shrunk down?" Madara spoke calmly. "When it shrinks, it's not just its mass that decreases. Its density increases as well. This current defense—even for you—is not something that can be easily broken."
"Is that so? But it doesn't always have to be broken," Yusuke replied.
The Armament Haki in his hands began to mix with pink energy that resembled cherry blossom petals.
"Enhanced Strength: Chaos God."
Yusuke slammed a punch into Madara's armor. Madara wasn't sent flying, but instead spat out a massive amount of blood.
Madara stared at Yusuke and immediately charged forward. He knew that keeping distance held no meaning against Yusuke.
"You really think I can't destroy it? My body has already become so strong that even I don't know where its limits are anymore," Yusuke said.
He threw a punch. Its speed even surpassed Madara's, to the point that the surrounding space began to distort.
The punch struck Madara's body. His armor shattered instantly, and even part of Madara's body was damaged. Madara immediately entered Six Paths Mode, and every wound on his body healed at once.
However, Yusuke didn't give him the chance.
"Lion's Might: Earth Roll."
A massive amount of earth seemed to come alive, transforming into giant lions that lunged at Madara.
"Shinra Tensei."
A terrifying repulsive wave spread out, instantly destroying Yusuke's attack.
"Not finished yet, Madara."
"Chibaku Tensei."
Madara was slowly sealed within it.
"Gravity Fruit Awakening, 3000×."
The gigantic stone sphere that had just formed instantly began shrinking again.
"Not bad," Yusuke said while staring in a certain direction. Yet in the eyes of others, that place appeared completely empty.
"As expected."
Madara recovered completely at once.
"To even break free from that," Yusuke muttered. He clasped his hands together, and the massive stone sphere slammed toward Madara once more.
Madara's gaze hardened, and the stone sphere vanished instantly.
"Is that Madara's dōjutsu? It looks similar to Sasuke's Amenotejikara," Naruto said.
Sasuke also stared at Madara in astonishment. He had never seen Madara possess a dōjutsu like that before.
"No, that's not a space dōjutsu," Ryoha said. At this moment, his Six Eyes had already activated. Sasuke, since he wasn't directly present at the location, couldn't sense the spatial fluctuations.
"Then what is it?" Naruto asked in confusion. He knew that Ryoha often sounded unreliable because he was still a child, but the observations of the Six Eyes were still trustworthy.
"It's shrinkage. He shrank the stone sphere Father created until it became invisible to the naked eye. Even its mass shrank along with it," Ryoha explained.
"What? Impossible. Both of Madara's eyes are Rinnegan. There's no way he can shrink objects," Sasuke said in shock. If it were space-time ninjutsu, he could still understand it, since the Rinnegan was indeed related to space.
"I don't know for sure either. But I can feel that the dōjutsu power contained within his eyes far surpasses Sasuke-nii," Ryoha said.
Sasuke fell silent, sinking into thought.
On the battlefield, Madara didn't look surprised in the slightest.
"Save your little tricks. Although I don't know why you possess Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's dōjutsu, that technique is useless against me. My Six Eyes can see through everything," Yusuke said.
Madara's face remained calm. From Isshiki, he had already learned about Yusuke's ability to predict the future. He himself had inherited part of Isshiki's power, so naturally they could counterbalance each other.
What troubled him the most right now was that he didn't fully understand Yusuke's dōjutsu and those catastrophe-like powers, because they were all natural energy that couldn't be absorbed by the Rinnegan.
"In that case," Madara's gaze hardened. Suddenly, hundreds of Truth-Seeking Orbs appeared behind him.
Yusuke's eyelids twitched. Even though he himself could create hundreds of Truth-Seeking Orbs, he hadn't expected Madara to have stored this many just to face him.
"Damn it, Madara, isn't this a bit excessive? This is just a fight. You're taking this way too seriously," Yusuke complained.
"This battle isn't just sparring. Come, Hatake Yusuke. Even if you kill me, I won't regret it. Likewise, if you die, I won't blame myself," Madara said coldly.
"Tch, so arrogant. Just you?" Yusuke's temper was stirred.
"Sukunahikona, Expanded Truth-Seeking Orbs."
Around twenty Truth-Seeking Orbs behind Madara began to enlarge, then continued expanding.
"Damn it, you're not planning to destroy this space, are you? If you do that, the main space will be affected too," Yusuke said helplessly.
"Who cares about something like that," Madara said coldly. Of course, he knew Yusuke would stop him, because he himself was about to unleash an even stronger technique.
"Technique Lapse: Blue Max. Technique Reversal: Red."
"Imaginary Technique: Void."
A gigantic black mass, resembling a black hole, shot toward Madara. This technique was the result of combining Blue, which represented infinite positive attraction, with Red, which represented repulsion.
However, this time, the output of Red was not double that of Blue, but only one-fifth of Blue, creating the limitless gravitational pull of a black hole.
Those gigantic Truth-Seeking Orbs were instantly swallowed by darkness, then vanished from everyone's sight.
"That almost scared me to death. That Truth-Seeking Orb was nearly as big as the moon, wasn't it?" Kakashi said with a pale face.
"That was Isshiki's dōjutsu. If that technique hadn't been stopped by Yusuke, even the space we're in would have been destroyed instantly," Kaguya said.
Ryoha stared at his father without blinking. Meanwhile, Tsunade saw Ryoha looking dazed and thought he was overwhelmed by such a devastating battle.
"It's alright, don't worry. Your father once said that your potential—aside from his—is the strongest. Sooner or later, you'll definitely surpass everyone," Tsunade comforted him while gently stroking Ryoha's small head.
Although he didn't fully understand his mother's meaning, Ryoha really liked it when she acted this gentle, even if it rarely happened.
"Mom, this..."
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