"Nice to meet you… I presume you are Uchiha Kaoru, the one who has been obstructing my plans?"
Although Uchiha Madara couldn't clearly see the figures before him, he had already guessed their identities in his heart.
As the dust and smoke gradually dispersed, the outlines of the two figures became clearer. Both wore dark robes, had black hair. One was incredibly handsome, the other exquisitely beautiful. They were Kaoru and his sister!
"Brother, this is…" Wan'er looked at the man before her, clad in crimson armor, wearing black gloves, with long black hair cascading wildly to his waist. A sense of immense crisis welled up in her heart.
"It's Uchiha Madara…" Kaoru softly uttered the name.
"Uchiha Madara?" Wan'er's heart tightened. The man who pacified the warring states period, a legend of the ninja world alongside the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. Hadn't he died long ago?!
How could he suddenly appear here, at the entrance of Konoha Village…
"Quite an imposing presence… As expected of a man who roamed the warring states and stood at the pinnacle of chaos. A man who fought from his first move until his death…" Kaoru said calmly, feeling the boundless, oppressive aura emanating from Uchiha Madara. However, his Mangekyō Sharingan erupted with endless, sharp light.
"Kaoru…" Seeing the newcomers, Uchiha Itachi and Tsunade both exclaimed.
"It's alright. Leave the rest to me…" Kaoru said calmly, glancing at Itachi and Tsunade, having already pieced together the situation.
"We can only rely on you then…" Tsunade sighed inwardly. No one in Konoha Village could defeat Uchiha Madara anymore, not even those who could qualify as his opponent.
"You don't seem surprised by my appearance here?" As Kaoru carefully observed Uchiha Madara, Madara was also intently scrutinizing Kaoru.
Short black hair, a handsome face, and those Mangekyō Sharingan eyes. No matter how he looked at it, Uchiha Kaoru seemed to be just a young man with good talent. Uchiha Madara couldn't help but doubt if this young man before him was truly capable of disrupting his century-long plan. Did this young man have the right…
"I've been anticipating you for a long time…" Facing Madara Uchiha's gaze, Kaoru's expression remained unchanged, and he said with a hint of emotion, "Uchiha Madara… a name that has thundered in my ears since birth. And a character I quite admire in the manga…"
"What are you talking about?!" Uchiha Madara frowned, completely failing to understand Kaoru's words.
"No, it's nothing. Uchiha Madara, if you want to get what you desire, then find a way to catch up to me…" With these words thrown at Madara, Kaoru turned to Wan'er. "Wan'er, stay here and help look after the Third and Fourth Hokage."
"Okay…" Wan'er nodded gently.
"Mm…" Kaoru nodded as well, then moved, activating the Body Flicker Technique and vanishing from his spot, teleporting towards a direction far from Konoha Village.
"A cat-and-mouse game, huh? I'll play along!" A smile flickered across Madara Uchiha's lips, and he too instantly vanished from his spot, giving chase.
"Lady Tsunade, Third Hokage-sama, are you alright…" After Kaoru and Uchiha Madara disappeared, Wan'er approached Tsunade and Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"We're alright…" Tsunade shook her head gently, her face filled with worry. "I just don't know if Kaoru can…"
"Kaoru, it's all up to you…" Uchiha Itachi sighed from a distance. He was still bound by the wood dragon…
...
Kaoru and Uchiha Madara continued their frantic pursuit, one after the other. It wasn't until Kaoru had traveled tens of kilometers away from Konoha Village that he finally stopped.
"Just 'good'?"
Facing Uchiha Madara's characteristic arrogance and self-importance, Kaoru chuckled dismissively. "The Rinnegan… it is indeed in my hands."
"Then… quickly hand over your eyes… I don't have much patience." When Uchiha Madara uttered these words in a deep voice, his tone was filled with an undeniable authority.
As soon as Madara Uchiha spoke, the atmosphere around them instantly changed. A powerful killing intent and aura seemed to solidify the surrounding air.
"You want my eyes… It's simple. If you can defeat me, the Rinnegan is yours…"
Kaoru's words were as calm as an ancient well. His Mangekyō Sharingan emitted an endless brilliance, staring directly into Madara's Rinnegan. Facing such a powerful opponent truly ignited a spark of fighting spirit within Kaoru.
...
Hearing this, Uchiha Madara was slightly taken aback, then his expression turned grim as he spoke, "What a presumptuous brat… In all my countless battles during the warring states period, no one has ever spoken to me with such an attitude. Not even Hashirama dared to treat me this way, and you, a mere brat…"
"There's always a first time for everything, isn't there…" Hearing Madara Uchiha's nearly threatening tone, Kaoru remained relaxed, saying in a near-joking manner, "In short, you'll just have to get used to it, because I'll be speaking to you like this from now on."
"Interesting… It seems truly necessary to let this era witness the ultimate power…" Madara Uchiha's expression gradually faded, and his immense aura and killing intent, like a raging tide, erupted from him, creating strong air currents around his body.
"To think that his mere aura alone could cause such a phenomenon. Madara Uchiha is indeed Madara Uchiha…" At some unknown time, Black and White Zetsu had appeared near Kaoru and Madara Uchiha. White Zetsu stared at the powerful airflow emanating from Madara Uchiha and exclaimed involuntarily.
"Hmph…" Black Zetsu merely snorted coldly, a sinister glint in his eyes.
"If that's the case, if the opponent is you, I suppose ordinary skirmishes won't be enough…"
Calmly observing the aura erupting from Madara Uchiha, Kaoru gently closed his eyes. Instantly, an aura comparable to Madara Uchiha's erupted from his body, with a mysterious color adorning the corners of his eyes.
Sage Mode, activate!
"Sage Mode, huh? And your body has fused perfectly with natural chakra, with no abnormalities. Just like Hashirama's…" Madara's voice sounded full of interest. Feeling the powerful aura emanating from Kaoru, Madara's fighting spirit was fully ignited. "The same Sage Mode, let's see if you can reach Hashirama's level…"
As a supreme warrior who emerged from the bloody battlefields of the warring states, combat had seemingly become as ingrained in his life as blood. Encountering a worthy opponent had always been his desire. Of course, Madara Uchiha remained skeptical whether Kaoru was truly a worthy opponent.
"I hope you can… continue to maintain such an arrogant demeanor…"
Looking at Madara Uchiha, who seemed to consistently maintain a sense of superiority befitting a warrior from the warring states era, Kaoru's brows furrowed slightly. It seemed necessary to teach him a new understanding of the power of this new era…
"Shadow Secret Technique: Shadow Clone!!!"
A flash of light from his scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan, and a black shadow suddenly spread beneath Madara Uchiha's feet and then rose.
"Hmph!" The moment the shadow appeared, Madara Uchiha sensed it. He violently turned his body and delivered a fierce whip kick towards the shadow behind him!
"BOOM!!!" The whip kick instantly kicked up a large amount of dust and smoke around Madara Uchiha, but his attack passed directly through the transparent shadow, causing no damage whatsoever.
"What is this thing? I can't attack it?!" A hint of surprise flashed in his mind, while Kaoru made his move!
"Shadow Secret Technique: Dual Blades!" The shadow in front of Madara Uchiha suddenly threw a shuriken at him. At such close range, Madara Uchiha had no way to dodge.
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