chapter 89 part 1
**Chapter 89: I Opened My Eyes And Found Myself Fighting The Eight-Tails**
This was Tsukasa Kaede's first time using Madara in actual combat.
And right from the start, he upped the ante, sending Madara to confront the Eight-Tails.
"You won't die so easily; you must have used Izanagi on yourself. However, even I'm not sure if you can successfully resurrect."
Tsukasa Kaede watched Madara's frail, stooped body, anticipating what kind of display he could produce in a place like Cloud Gorge.
There was also a possibility, however, that Madara might never be able to resurrect, and Izanagi might not be able to break free from the Reaper's grasp. But this wasn't important to Tsukasa Kaede. Regardless of whether Madara could resurrect, it wouldn't affect Tsukasa Kaede's brutal use of Madara's corpse.
Even if it was completely worn out, it didn't matter. It was an absurdly old corpse anyway; he could mend it with Living Corpse Reincarnation Jutsu and continue to use it next time.
Even if he didn't use Madara, Tsukasa Kaede himself would have a chance to activate the Reaper Death Seal to cut a piece of Chakra from the Eight-Tails. But since he had the option, he might as well use it.
"Wahahahaha, an absurdly old corpse? Human, you are very interesting, you've successfully amused this great one!" The Eight-Tails burst into laughter, but its heart remained highly vigilant.
This human in front of him was extremely cunning. He could manipulate corpses for battle, and also possessed strange Space-Time Ninjutsu, allowing him to leave whenever he wished.
But now he had transferred Orochimaru away, specifically summoning this peculiar corpse. Everything about it was strange.
"Die!!"
This time, the Eight-Tails didn't use a Tailed Beast Bomb. Instead, it swung out an octopus tentacle and slammed it down fiercely.
In this instant, the stooped old man still unhurriedly raised his head, opened his single remaining eye, and three Tomoe swiftly spun once.
The Eight-Tails seemed as if it had been hit by a Binding Jutsu. Its massive tail halted in mid-air, its body stiff and unmoving.
"A Genjutsu from the Sharingan? It's someone from the Uchiha Clan. But what's with this Eye Power?" The Eight-Tails was startled inwardly.
The Uchiha, the Eight-Tails had naturally heard of them. They were direct descendants of the Sage of Kaedex Paths.
But how could a mere Three-Tomoe Sharingan control it with Genjutsu, and with only one eye at that? The Eight-Tails also had a very strange feeling, as if the old man hadn't even fully unleashed the Genjutsu power of that Sharingan.
"This ominous Eye Power radiating from him was definitely not an ordinary Sharingan, yet it wasn't a Mangekyo Sharingan either. What was going on? Who exactly was this human old man, and how had he fallen into that human's hands?"
The Eight-Tails let out a low growl, struggling with all its might. Its body moved with difficulty, jerking, but each movement was more fluid than the last. Clearly, it wouldn't be long before it broke free from the Genjutsu.
Tsukasa Kaede saw everything.
"It's really useful, this thing called the Sharingan. No wonder there's a saying that when you're facing a Sharingan user, the best way to deal with it is to immediately flee."
Tsukasa Kaede also activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan. He observed the entire process with these eyes. The greatly enhanced insight had too significant an effect in combat.
Madara failing to perfectly control the Eight-Tails with a single gaze didn't actually surprise Tsukasa Kaede. It wasn't because the eye Madara used was an ordinary Three-Tomoe Sharingan. Back when Madara fought Mito Uzumaki, if Mito hadn't stopped him, he could have directly controlled the Nine-Tails. So, normally, it would be impossible for him not to control the Eight-Tails.
But the problem was, the current Madara wasn't normal; he had no Soul. This meant that on a Mental Energy level, he wasn't sufficient to maximize the Genjutsu power of the Sharingan.
"Ohohoho, this great one is about to break free from your Genjutsu! I'll smash you to death in one go!" The Eight-Tails roared, and its other tails also extended little by little.
Finally, it completely broke free from the Sharingan Genjutsu and slammed down fiercely. It wanted to see the scene of this corpse being smashed into a pulp. Then it would immediately turn back to kill Tsukasa Kaede and end this battle.
The Eight-Tails needed to seriously consider how to face the Third Raikage next. After all, one Tailed Beast Bomb had pulverized a two-hundred-man Kumogakure unit. This fact was truly difficult to explain. Did it really have to completely break ties with Hidden Cloud Village, destroying all the tacit understanding built up in the past? Just as multiple tails slammed down, sealing off all of Madara's escape routes, a half-body Susanoo suddenly appeared on Madara's aging body. And in an instant, the half-body skeleton grew flesh and blood, with a layer of heavy armor covering it.
*Swish!* A gigantic Katana slashed out at high frequency, cutting off all of the Eight-Tails' tails. Under Tsukasa Kaede's strong control, he specifically exerted force on one particular tail. One hand reached out and held it firmly down, while the other hand wielded the Katana, bringing it down fiercely from above.
*Splurt!*
A small section of octopus tentacle dropped.
It wasn't that Tsukasa Kaede didn't want to cut off a larger piece. He actually wanted to chop down from the Eight-Tails' neck, bag and take away everything he cut off, but unfortunately, circumstances didn't allow it.
"...The pressure is still too great."
Tsukasa Kaede maintained his Hand Kaedegns posture, panting rapidly.
Letting a Zombie fight by instinct was fine for basic engagement, but to deal satisfactory damage in a high-level battle, that was impossible.
This required Tsukasa Kaede to interfere. But the more he interfered, the greater Tsukasa Kaede's own consumption. Earlier, to acquire the corpses of seventeen Kumogakure Ninja, and also to speed up their eradication, he had consumed a lot of Chakra using Zombification to convert the corpses.
Now he also had to control Madara to activate Susanoo, specifically focusing on chopping off a section of octopus tentacle.
Just a few seconds of control made even Tsukasa Kaede feel some pressure. The Life Force within him rapidly drained.
"Although it was partly because I had already consumed a certain amount of Chakra, controlling a powerhouse of Madara's caliber was still more difficult than imagined. This was a powerhouse beyond the Hokage Level."