After his initial joy, Ōnoki quickly calmed down. He knew Madara wouldn't die so easily. His guard was up, and he secretly regretted attacking An Yan so soon. He should have killed Madara first.
In the ninja world, very few ninja could fly. Ōnoki had been hovering in the air, and Madara had been watching him for a long time but hadn't found a good opportunity to attack. After such a long battle, he was starting to feel the strain. He had to end the fight quickly and retreat.
In fact, it would have been best for him to slip away now, but if he did that, he wouldn't be Madara Uchiha.
He slapped his hand on the ground, and a wood dragon rose up, carrying him into the air, charging at Ōnoki.
"As expected."
Seeing that Madara wasn't dead, Ōnoki was actually relieved. If he had killed him so easily, his lifelong childhood trauma would have become a joke.
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
A massive white light hit the wood dragon, disintegrating a large part of its body. But in an instant, a giant wood golem split off from the dragon, rapidly expanding. The giant robot was back.
Before the golem was even fully formed, it threw a punch at Ōnoki. The punch was fast and powerful. Madara had already gauged his aerial speed from their previous encounters. There was no escape.
"Earth Style: Golem Technique!"
A giant rock golem immediately formed, enclosing Ōnoki. The next moment, the wood golem's fist came down, and Ōnoki's plane crashed.
Only then was the wood golem's transformation complete. Inspired by An Yan's Nezha model, Madara's wood golem had also changed its appearance.
"Hashirama Senju? You've got to be kidding me. What kind of kink is this?"
An Yan, squatting at the crash site, looked at Madara's new Hashirama-themed action figure and couldn't help but complain.
He really didn't understand why Madara had to make it look like him. Was it really because of his deep love? What was the psychology behind it? He couldn't understand it at all.
Was it because he had been suppressed by him his whole life, and now he could finally ride on his head? Did that feel good?
If you think about it from the perspective of a desire for conquest... tsk, tsk, tsk.
Hmm, if you think about it that way, Danzo could also use Wood Style. Would he summon a wood golem modeled after Hiruzen one day in battle? That would be a sight to see.
How would Danzo explain it then? Because he admired the Third Hokage too much?
While An Yan was lost in thought, Ōnoki pushed aside the rubble and sat up. He spat out a mouthful of blood and felt three broken ribs.
He gave An Yan a wary and annoyed look, then looked up at Madara and sighed. "Madara Uchiha's strength is truly terrifying. He's on the verge of death, yet he's still so ridiculously strong. We really need to team up. Otherwise, we'll probably both die here."
An Yan rolled his eyes. Who wants to die here with you? I can leave whenever I want. Besides, you didn't hold back when we were "cooperating" before.
Madara, standing on the head of the giant Hashirama, did not take the opportunity to attack and finish them off.
An Yan observed him carefully and noticed that his body was swaying slightly, and the wood golem was beginning to show signs of collapsing.
Oh, after such a long fight, the old man can't hold on anymore?
Ōnoki noticed it too. This was the perfect opportunity to kill Madara and overcome his childhood trauma. He didn't hesitate.
Even if it was a trap, as the strongest and most powerful Third Tsuchikage of the Stone Village, he had absolute confidence in his own strength.
Ōnoki charged. Ōnoki was instantly defeated.
Madara's body was indeed struggling after the long battle, but a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. The moment Ōnoki charged, he switched back to his Rinnegan and hit him with a powerful Almighty Push, sending him crashing for a second time.
Ōnoki had been on guard against the wood golem's attack, but he hadn't expected to be hit by an invisible repulsive force. He was taken down by a surprise attack.
"Oh dear, Lord Tsuchikage. You were bullied by Madara as a child, and now, at your age, you're still being bullied by him. Haven't you grown at all over the years?"
An Yan, squatting at the crash site, sighed with emotion.
Ōnoki was already seriously injured. Hearing his taunts, he spat out another mouthful of blood.
An Yan actually had a good impression of the short man. He was strong, had high defense, and a very firm will. His Dust Release was also very cool.
But since he was from Konoha, he had to take their side. If Ōnoki hadn't taken the opportunity to attack him as well, he might have shown some mercy. But since he had, An Yan could now take advantage of his weakness.
While Ōnoki was seriously injured, An Yan slapped him with his palm, placing several layers of sealing jutsu on him, as well as two White Zetsu spores for insurance. He then packed him up and stuffed him into his domain space, along with a shadow clone. Ōnoki was seriously injured and needed treatment, lest he die.
With this guy in hand, not to mention how many secret jutsu he could get out of him, the threat from the other villages after the exposure of the Wood Style would be greatly reduced, especially since his opponent had been Madara Uchiha.
A second Hashirama Senju in this era still had some deterrent power. After all, the old-timers were not all dead yet and knew how powerful he was.
Madara had seen the whole process of him sealing Ōnoki. He sneered. "As expected, the juniors of Konoha, under the guidance of Tobirama Senju, have become despicable and shameless. You're quite skilled at taking advantage of others' weakness."
An Yan heard his taunt and gave a bright smile. "Not at all. Compared to you, who faked your own death and stole the First's secret technique, we juniors are still far behind."
Madara snorted but did not explain the source of his Wood Style. He just looked at An Yan with cold eyes.
"I'll remember you, kid. The next time we meet will be your last."
He formed a one-handed seal and used a reverse summoning technique, disappearing along with the Gedo Statue underground.
An Yan sensed that the Flying Thunder God marker was very far away, in the direction of the Land of Fire or the Land of Water.
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