Chapter 643: Return
Just as everyone's attention was drawn to the reappearance of the eighty-meter-tall blue giant, a pale green silhouette appeared beside Mugetsu's body.
Celebi gently tapped Mugetsu with her finger, activated Earth Release Chakra Nature Transformation, and brought Mugetsu underground.
The moment Celebi's finger touched Mugetsu, Mugetsu's body flickered like an illusory phantom that did not truly exist.
In the next instant, Mugetsu opened his eyes underground.
[Disciple Uchiha Obito's emotions became too intense, stimulating his Six Paths bloodline and awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan. His strength has greatly increased. Reward obtained: Byakugan purity greatly enhanced.]
[Disciple Uchiha Obito's Chakra +20000. Master's cultivation return from disciple: Chakra +80000.]
[Disciple Uchiha Shisui's emotions became too intense, stimulating his Six Paths bloodline and awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan. His strength has greatly increased. Reward obtained: Byakugan purity greatly enhanced.]
[Disciple Uchiha Shisui's Chakra +17000. Master's cultivation return from disciple: Chakra +68000.]
[Your Byakugan has met the evolution requirements and will evolve soon.]
The moment Mugetsu opened his eyes, several system messages appeared before him.
"One hundred forty-eight thousand Chakra, and the Byakugan is about to evolve."
Mugetsu revealed a satisfied expression.
Everything that had happened was within his plan.
Although Mugetsu had little Chakra left after using One Thought Cut to shatter Susanoo, it was not so little that he could no longer maintain his Byakugan. Furthermore, he still had the Chakra from his Yang Seal that he had yet to use.
In Mugetsu's plan, if necessary, he would have to "die" once in front of his disciples.
There was no other reason. It was to help his disciples awaken their eyes, increase their strength, and at the same time, make it easier to defeat Uchiha Madara.
Uchiha Madara would never have guessed that Mugetsu had a Sharingan hidden beneath his glasses.
That was one of the legacies Mugetsu had received from Root, a Sharingan Danzo Shimura had used for experiments.
Mugetsu quickly took off his glasses and retrieved a Byakugan from his system space.
Items rewarded by the system could be stored inside the system space, so Mugetsu's activated Byakugan could also be placed directly into it.
Without hesitation, Mugetsu dug out his own dull right eye, then placed the retrieved Byakugan into its socket and activated Medical Ninjutsu.
"Izanagi truly is a useful Ninjutsu," Mugetsu sighed.
If not for Izanagi, it would have been quite difficult for Mugetsu to feign death and stimulate Obito and the others into awakening their Sharingan.
After all, Obito and the others had been watching from the side, and they possessed abilities like the Sharingan and Transparent World. It would have been easy for them to notice something wrong.
But Izanagi was different.
In a sense, Mugetsu truly had died once. It was just that he had used a Transcription Seal to set up an automatic Izanagi in his Sharingan, changing the reality of his death.
"It's time to end this."
Mugetsu observed the battlefield with his Byakugan and decided to make his move to finish Uchiha Madara.
Madara now had only one opportunity to use Izanagi left, and his condition was not as good as it had been at the beginning of the battle.
As for Mugetsu, he had been fed the secret medicine, all of his injuries had recovered, his Byakugan had been strengthened, and he had not yet used the Chakra stored in his Yang Seal.
The victor of this battle had already been decided.
"Yang Seal, release!"
The flame mark on Mugetsu's forehead glowed red. A massive amount of Chakra surged from the seal and automatically pushed him into Flame Breathing Chakra Mode.
Whoosh!
Celebi, holding a Kunai in both hands, flew back above ground and threw the Kunai toward Uchiha Madara according to Mugetsu's request.
Madara, who was about to grab Rin, noticed the sound of air being torn and glanced over indifferently, ignoring it.
Let alone a Kunai, even a large-scale Ninjutsu would not make him move.
Unless it was a large-scale Ninjutsu cast by Mugetsu.
But Hayate Mugetsu was dead, and no one on the entire battlefield could threaten him.
Swish!
Mugetsu used the Flying Thunder God Technique and appeared in midair behind Susanoo.
"Fire Release: Azure Flame: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
Mugetsu pushed Flame Breathing Chakra Mode to its limit, greatly enhancing both his Fire Release ability and his physical capabilities.
Under the enhancement of Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, Mugetsu clasped his hands together and instantly completed numerous intricate Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation operations.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Large waves of dazzling Azure Flame spewed from Mugetsu.
The Azure Flames danced and churned in the air, releasing a suffocating heat.
"Hm?!"
Feeling a Ninjutsu powerful enough to threaten his life, Madara immediately turned his head and saw Mugetsu, who had just finished releasing the Azure Flame.
Even Madara, who had experienced countless battles and witnessed endless grand scenes, revealed a puzzled expression at that moment.
Mugetsu had lost his life under Madara's Sharingan. That was a fact Madara's Sharingan had personally witnessed.
Mugetsu did not have a Sharingan, and none of the Ninja present possessed the Rinnegan to use Reincarnation on him.
So how had Mugetsu come back to life?
Madara was deeply confused.
However, Madara was still Madara, an experienced warrior above all else. He did not dwell on Mugetsu's resurrection and immediately abandoned Rin, who had almost been within his grasp, intending to deal with Mugetsu at full strength.
No matter how Mugetsu had done it, the fact that Mugetsu was alive was undeniable.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
Madara condensed a large amount of Chakra, transformed it into Fire Release, and spewed out an enormous mass of orange-red flames, intending to block fire with fire.
Because he had paid attention to Obito, he knew some information about the Azure Flame.
The Azure Flame possessed burning power and destructive force far beyond ordinary Fire Release, but that required compression. With Mugetsu creating such a large amount of Azure Flame at once, its power would definitely be affected.
Boom!
Blue and red flames collided in front of Susanoo, and the terrifying heat that erupted even affected Madara inside Susanoo to some extent.
Although Madara quickly reacted due to his previous experience, Mugetsu still held the initiative. Madara had only used his Fire Release when the Azure Flame was about to burn Susanoo.
Then something happened that Madara had not expected.
The Azure Flame, which appeared smaller in range and weaker in momentum, almost overwhelmingly devoured Madara's orange-red flames.
If Mugetsu were a conventional Fire Release Ninja, Madara's idea of blocking fire with fire would have been sound. Ninjutsu of the same attribute could cancel each other out depending on Nature Transformation level and Chakra.
Unfortunately, Mugetsu was not conventional.
He possessed Perfect-level Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation, enhanced by Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, and had just fully utilized his S+ Mastery-level Azure Flame.
How could Madara possibly block such Fire Release?
Strictly speaking, the true power of this Fire Release was even greater than One Thought Cut. It was simply that One Thought Cut concentrated its power more directly.
Whoosh!
The dazzling Azure Flame rapidly broke through Madara's Fire Release and struck Susanoo.
The powerful Susanoo, which Kakashi's One Thought Cut had struggled to shake, seemed to become an easily melted candle before Mugetsu's full-power Azure Flame. The Azure Flames spread across Susanoo's upper body at terrifying speed.
Under the flames' illumination, everything around them seemed to dim, leaving only the Azure Flames shining like brilliant stars, lighting up the entire battlefield.
"Teacher Mugetsu!"
Obito, who had been preparing to rush to Rin's side, stopped in his tracks and looked at the golden-haired figure with ecstatic joy.
Without a doubt, that was his master.
The omnipotent Sage Mugetsu.
"Sage Mugetsu really is omnipotent. He brought me back to the real world."
Obito instantly felt that this world was incredibly real.
It was not fake at all.
Shisui's eyes widened, and uncontrollable joy appeared on his face as well.
The Flying Thunder God Technique, that terrifying Azure Flame, and that familiar Chakra.
Was this not their Teacher Mugetsu, who had only been resting on the ground just now?
"Sure enough, Teacher Mugetsu was just tired and taking a short nap."
Shisui completely relaxed. He felt refreshed, and even his eyes, which had been faintly aching, seemed to recover.
"Hmph."
Kakashi, holding Enma, sat on the ground and panted heavily.
That slash just now had nearly drained his Chakra. He had only managed to remain standing through sheer willpower.
Seeing his familiar and reliable teacher reappear, Kakashi instantly relaxed.
He did not know what method Mugetsu had used, but that did not matter.
Mugetsu being alive was the best possible outcome.
"Lord Mugetsu!"
The heavily injured Konoha Ninja who had fallen to the ground had already fallen into despair when Madara once again used a Susanoo over eighty meters tall, believing that they were truly going to die this time.
Unexpectedly, Mugetsu, whom they had thought dead, had reappeared and once again displayed an incomparably powerful Ninjutsu.
"If the Hokage is re-elected someday, we must support Lord Mugetsu."
This was the thought of every Konoha Ninja present.
Mugetsu possessed powerful Wood Release and had saved their lives on the battlefield.
If not him, then who else would they choose?
Under the terrifying assault of the Azure Flames, Susanoo was burned into nothingness.
Unlike last time, neither Obito nor Shisui immediately closed their Mangekyō Sharingan. Instead, they cautiously observed their surroundings.
Logically speaking, being struck by a Fire Release of such power should leave no chance of survival.
But last time, the black-robed Uchiha had survived taking One Thought Cut head-on, so Obito and the others worried that he still had similar methods.
"There! Teacher Mugetsu, be careful!" Obito spotted Madara appearing not far behind Mugetsu and shouted.
If Obito could notice it, how could the cautious Mugetsu not know?
He raised his hand and unleashed a terrifyingly hot flame that engulfed Madara, who was attempting another sneak attack.
However, because Madara had just used Izanagi, Mugetsu's Fire Release had no effect when it struck him.
Although he was not injured, the rapidly deteriorating situation made Madara's expression turn somewhat grim.
"Zetsu's intelligence actually had this many omissions and errors. This Hayate Mugetsu's strength is completely different from what was written in the intelligence!"
Madara's face darkened.
It would have been fine if Mugetsu possessed abilities beyond the intelligence. After all, for a Ninja at this level, having an unrevealed trump card was understandable.
But errors in known intelligence were fatal.
For example, One Thought Cut and Azure Flame.
Madara had known about both of Mugetsu's abilities, but the power Mugetsu displayed today was on a completely different level from the intelligence.
Madara was speechless.
If he had known Mugetsu was this strong earlier, he definitely would have waited for Iwagakure to deplete Mugetsu's Chakra and for himself to become familiar with his body before coming over.
Madara attacked frantically, leveraging the advantage of Izanagi while also thinking of a way to salvage the situation.
The plan had definitely failed, but he could not simply sit and wait for death. He had to do something.
Madara wanted to make a move on Rin, using her death to further stimulate Obito.
Of course, this idea also failed to materialize.
With Mugetsu, who possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique, present, Madara simply could not kill Rin.
"Lord, I've brought you eyes."
At that moment, a White Zetsu suddenly emerged from the ground, holding two Sharingan.
Madara's mind stirred instantly, and he erupted with Chakra, immediately creating a half-body Susanoo.
Susanoo wielded a blue light sword and slashed at Mugetsu while Madara reached out to grab the Sharingan.
If he could obtain another pair of Sharingan, Mugetsu would definitely not be his opponent.
Psychic Power!
Celebi, watching from the side, silently used her psychic power to lift the Sharingan into the sky, causing Madara's hand to grasp nothing.
"Fire Release: Azure Flame: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
Mugetsu seized the opening, condensing a large amount of Chakra and spewing out a blue fire dragon aimed directly at Madara inside Susanoo.
"What a waste. I truly don't know where this arrogant confidence comes from."
Black Zetsu's face darkened even further in the shadows.
He had watched Madara ruin a perfectly good hand step by step.
Originally, Mugetsu had been in the open while they were hidden. They held the initiative.
But Madara had believed Mugetsu was absolutely not his opponent and, with full confidence, had gone directly to confront him.
Seeing Madara about to fall, Black Zetsu left without hesitation, not even looking back.
He did not possess the strength of the Six Paths brothers and could not defeat Mugetsu in a direct battle.
"Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Shisui. When your eye power becomes stronger, go look at the stone tablet at Naka Shrine. There lies the secret that can bring peace to the world."
When Madara realized he could not win, he showed neither fear nor panic. Instead, he left a message for Obito and Shisui.
Konoha did not have the technology to transplant Hashirama cells, so Obito and Shisui would definitely be unable to solve the side effects of the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Then it was very possible that one of them would choose to sacrifice himself to complete the other.
If that person successfully activated the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, he would be able to decipher the message of the Sage of Six Paths and perhaps become the next Madara.
Obito immediately became annoyed.
Did this person think he was stupid?
How could he trust something the enemy said?
Before Obito could retort, Mugetsu's fire dragon, formed from Azure Flame, melted through Susanoo's defense and struck Madara's body.
Boom!
The fire dragon passed through Madara's body, leaving a large hole in him.
Thud!
Susanoo dissipated, and Madara's body fell to the ground.
The legendary Ninja had fallen.
Mugetsu controlled the residual Azure Flames and made them dissipate, preventing Madara's body from being burned to ash.
"Teacher Mugetsu."
His disciples all gathered around him.
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