chapter 89 part 2
Tsukasa Kaede mused, even though it was an aged Madara, and he was only using an ordinary Three-Tomoe Sharingan, the Susanoo activated was ultimately a degraded form of the complete Karasu Tengu.
He felt that even if he were to control an ordinary Mangekyo Sharingan user to activate the same armored half-body Susanoo, it shouldn't result in such a great consumption.
Moreover, it wasn't just Tsukasa Kaede himself who was severely drained; Madara's body was also starting to buckle under the strain.
That Three-Tomoe Sharingan, at some point, had slightly swollen, as if it could burst open at any moment due to excessive internal pressure.
It was fortunate that Madara was a dead person. If he were alive, he would probably be bleeding non-stop by now.
Tsukasa Kaede also sensed that Madara's corpse was also in distress. From the bones to the muscles, and even the few remaining nerves, they were gradually collapsing the longer Susanoo remained active.
After all, it was an aged Madara. Cultivating the Rinnegan had drained Madara's Mental Energy and Life Force. Unless Tsukasa Kaede was willing to specifically gather a large number of Zombies before the battle, extract their Life Force and replenish Madara, perhaps then Madara's power could be better utilized.
But Tsukasa Kaede would never do that. Unless Madara was completely used up, he wouldn't be willing to make such a sacrifice.
"But never mind. I hadn't had too many expectations for Madara in the first place. Being able to use Genjutsu and Susanoo to contend with a top Kage Level Combat Power like the Eight-Tails was already quite usable."
A thought stirred in Tsukasa Kaede's heart, and Araki of the Sand, standing at the edge of the lake, immediately created a brief Sandstorm Jutsu, sweeping the small section of octopus tentacle towards Tsukasa Kaede.
*Whoosh!* Tsukasa Kaede immediately unrolled a scroll, sealing the Eight-Tails' Chakra inside. Among the seven blank spaces, an additional character "Eight" appeared.
This way, he now had the Chakra of three Tailed Beasts.
"So you attacked this place just to seize this great one's Chakra? How ridiculous! Such a small amount of Chakra, if you had begged this great one properly, it's not like I couldn't have bestowed it upon you. But you've angered me!"
The Eight-Tails swung its fists in a drumming motion, but its eyes were fixed on the tiny Madara.
That's right. It vaguely guessed what that was earlier: the famous Susanoo. From Indra to Madara, many people had used it over a thousand years. It had naturally heard of it. Even if it hadn't seen it with its own eyes, it could roughly guess what it was.
But that should be a Dojutsu only usable with a Mangekyo Sharingan. Why could it be used with just one Three-Tomoe Sharingan?
"You're even more suspicious now, corpse. You can use that Jutsu with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan. Are you this old man...? But it doesn't make sense; that guy shouldn't have been so old when he died. That legendary arrogant fellow wouldn't allow his own corpse to be manipulated like this, would he?"
The Eight-Tails narrowed its eyes, then opened them wide. No matter who this guy was, it just needed to kill him quickly. Smash him into a pulp in one go. Who cared about Susanoo or Sharingan; just smash them all!
"Watch as this great Eight-Tails smashes you to smithereens!!"
The Eight-Tails let out a howl, and its mountain-like body simply pressed down entirely. This time, it deliberately avoided making eye contact, intending to crush its enemy with sheer mass.
"Continuing to fight is meaningless now. It would be troublesome if Kumogakure personnel block us here."
Tsukasa Kaede had already acquired the Eight-Tails' Chakra, and had no desire to continue fighting. To be honest, he currently didn't have the ability to take down an entity of the Eight-Tails' caliber. He couldn't even defeat any single Tailed Beast.
Just as Tsukasa Kaede was forming Hand Kaedegns, preparing to use Summoning Jutsu to summon Madara's corpse back, he suddenly let out a light "hmm?" and released his hand.
"I didn't expect, at this very moment..."
*Boom!*
The Eight-Tails crashed down onto Madara. With a loud bang, the lake water surged like an explosion. Such weight and speed pressing down, hitting the lake surface was no different from hitting the ground.
*Splash!* The Eight-Tails stood up, looking down at the pulped flesh greatly diluted by the lake water. "Couldn't even escape. Completely crushed by me. No matter what human you are, don't think you can show off in front of this great one! Brat, you're next!"
"Who did you say was next, you beast?"
A voice suddenly came from the surging lake surface.
"Huh?"
The Eight-Tails turned its head in surprise, seeing the human old man it had clearly crushed just moments ago, standing on the other side completely unharmed.
It immediately looked down at the lake surface, only to find that all the pulped flesh had completely vanished. Everything that had just happened seemed like an illusion.
"Was it Genjutsu again? When did you cast it on me? Something feels wrong... And how did your corpse suddenly come back to life and start talking!"
The Eight-Tails swished its tails, looking at the other party, feeling an instinctive unease. It actually hoped this was Tsukasa Kaede controlling the corpse to speak; that would be understandable.
If it wasn't like that... then things were serious. Someone who was clearly dead, coming back to life, and with clear self-consciousness?
With a glance out of the corner of its eye, the Eight-Tails clearly saw that the old man's Three-Tomoe Sharingan had now turned completely grayish-white, losing its luster. His gaze was unfocused, clearly... he was blind?
"An unknown Dojutsu then? Requiring the sacrifice of an eye as a price... Does the Uchiha Clan possess such a Resurrection Dojutsu?"
The Eight-Tails silently speculated, then immediately put on a nonchalant front, opened its mouth to condense a Tailed Beast Bomb, and impatiently blasted it towards the opponent.