Staring at the giant rising from the level ground across from him, a flicker of interest appeared in Uchiha Madara's eyes. A chakra materialization ability similar to Susanoo?
Is it a hollow imitation, or the real deal?
Having traversed the shinobi world for many years, Madara had seen many ninjas with similar giant-scale chakra abilities, but those truly capable of perfectly commanding such massive physicalized chakra had always hailed from the Uchiha clan.
The power of Susanoo was not something a cheap, third-rate imitation could ever hope to rival.
As the sword-and-blade-wielding Giant Guardian clashed with the twin blades of the Susanoo, a vast number of buildings in the Kingdom of Roran were instantly leveled.
The explosive force of the impact sent a chill through the hearts of everyone present.
The first wave of the assault ended, and the golden lightning currents took on an even more violent form. Simultaneously, cyan flames covered the entire body of the massive Giant Guardian, making its presence even more terrifying.
Faced with Shiraishi's aggressive stance, the Susanoo behind Uchiha Madara also began to change, its entire form becoming more complete.
Previously, Madara's Susanoo was in its Fourth Form.
This state not only allowed for the use of Susanoo's unique weapons but also granted access to the Susanoo Sword, which possessed an immense attack range.
It was a stage between the Second Form and the Armored (Perfect) State—retaining the balance and all abilities of the second form while adding excellent mobility and filling the defensive gaps at its feet.
However, seeing that the Susanoo Sword could not suppress the dual-wielding Giant Guardian, Madara elevated the Susanoo to its strongest state: the Perfect Susanoo!
The Perfect Susanoo is hailed as the "True Susanoo," an ultimate form that can only be awakened by those who have pushed the ocular power of the Mangekyo Sharingan to its absolute limit and possess immense chakra.
At this moment, the Susanoo's volume became abnormally colossal, and its chakra stabilized. Its power was not only capable of easily cleaving mountains and meteors but also granted the ability to fly and weave hand signs to perform the user's specialized jutsu.
Susanoo: Tsukumo!
The giant Susanoo opened its chest plate, firing countless chakra senbon. Seeing this, Shiraishi leaped into the air.
The Ancient Crane Sage Seal activated once more, merging its water membrane with the Giant Guardian to block Madara's assault yet again.
In response, the giant controlled by Madara condensed four Susanoo swords in its hands, which instantly transformed into an endless barrage of sword energy!
Wherever the sword energy passed, the structures of Roran were leveled to the ground. The Giant Guardian pushed its cyan flame and lightning power to the limit, coordinating with Shiraishi's Dragon Seal Sage Mode.
Its twin blades met the Susanoo head-on in the most violent offensive imaginable.
Four swords against two blades. Two towering titans stood upon the land of Roran, engaging in a frenzied exchange of hacking and slashing, one blow after another, neither yielding an inch!
With a thunderous explosion, the Giant Guardian's body was impaled by the four swords. A violent wind-style vortex crushed the Guardian's form just as the golden lightning condensed into an electromagnetic cannon, blasting through half of the Susanoo's torso.
"Are these two... monsters?"
At the very moment the Susanoo and the Giant Guardian reached a near-simultaneous mutual destruction, Shiraishi and Uchiha Madara finally engaged in direct, close-quarters combat for the first time!
As Madara threw his scythe from behind his back, Shiraishi shifted the edge of his Amanonuhoko.
The blade tip, wrapped in a metallic glint, silently lunged toward Madara's forehead. It seemed as though Shiraishi's divine sword had been thrust out long ago, as if waiting for Madara to walk right into a trap.
Snap!
Five fingers on Madara's hand burned with high-temperature purple flames as he swiped, shattering the concentrated point of light surrounding the opponent's blade.
As Madara reached out to grab again, Shiraishi quickly channeled the Dragon's Claw. His palm manifested a dragon-claw-shaped atmospheric vortex, meeting Madara's flaming grip head-on with raw force!
Dragon claw against flaming claw. During the impact of their powers, the Amanonuhoko in Shiraishi's hand released a dazzling holy light.
Under the radiance, the power of the Core Punisher was rapidly channeled into Madara's body.
In an instant, the ocular power of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan was interfered with. Madara's eyes regressed back to the Three-Tomoe state.
Only down to Three-Tomoe? Not back to normal eyes?
Compared to Madara's surprise, Shiraishi was even more astonished. This man's bloodline was simply too powerful...
Faced with Shiraishi's sudden and mysterious method, Madara reacted swiftly. He spun the scythe behind him, using pure Taijutsu to block Shiraishi's next wave of cyclonic wind-blade attacks.
Then, closing his eyes and snapping them open an instant later, the Mangekyo Sharingan reappeared. "A miraculous power. It can briefly affect the circulation of the ocular power within my body."
A basic parry was enough to neutralize Shiraishi's wind blades in Sage Mode. Although the Core Punisher had briefly suppressed the bloodline within Madara, it took less than a second for the Eternal Mangekyo to restore itself.
Against a powerhouse of Madara's caliber, this move could provide a brief suppression, but it could not change the ultimate outcome.
As the Sharingan state was restored, the Susanoo was reactivated, launching a violent barrage of Yasaka no Magatama.
At that moment, the tip of Shiraishi's sword trembled. The divine artifact was thrust out once more, its trajectory subtly pushed so that it grazed the back of Madara's hand and lunged toward his face. The cold, ruthless sensation made goosebumps instantly appear.
It felt as if a venomous snake were sliding over his skin. Madara snorted, but he did not rush to dodge the longsword; he merely tilted his head. As he dodged, multiple Susanoo forms abruptly appeared in the sky.
Earlier, Shiraishi had successfully used the Ancient Crane Sage Seal to block a single Yasaka no Magatama.
Taking the lesson to heart, Madara ensured that dozens of Magatama now filled the sky in a dense, overlapping pattern!
"You can use that miraculous shield to block one Yasaka no Magatama, but what about ten?"
Under the gaze of Madara's Eternal Mangekyo, ten Magatama gems shrieked through the air.
Susanoo can even be split into multiples?
Feeling the fluctuations of the Dragon Vein power within her, the Snake Queen's brow furrowed. "This guy has consumed too much Sage chakra.
Under his influence, the Dragon Vein power is preparing to send us back ahead of schedule."
They should have left immediately after obtaining the Amanonuhoko instead of staying here to trade ultimate moves with Uchiha Madara.
Faced with the most savage powerhouse of this era, the Snake Queen was somewhat speechless at Shiraishi's death-seeking behavior.
As if hearing her words, Shiraishi took a step back and shook his head. "I just simply really want to defeat him and Senju Hashirama."
"This move is very difficult to break..."
Looking at the countless Yasaka no Magatama in the sky, the Dragon Vein energy drained rapidly. A space-time rift was about to open around the two of them again. However, before they departed, Shiraishi made his move.
"There's nothing left but to give it my all..."
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