At this moment,
The rapid descent of the sea of fire instantly caused an explosion-like wind pressure, bringing with it a deafening roar!
In this world,
It seemed as if only the flames remained, nothing else.
As the azure flames approached,
Madara's gaze suddenly darkened sharply,
He finally realized he had to take this seriously. Then, he stepped back in a leap, his hands instantly forming seals, and said in a deep voice:
"Wood Release——"
"Nativity of a World of Trees!"
Boom!!!
The moment the words fell, beneath Madara's feet, the earth instantly split open!
And the next moment, sturdy giant branches instantly extended outward, growing at an extreme speed as if infused with immense vitality!!!
In an instant, they formed a huge forest barrier, completely enveloping Madara's body!!!
Its vast scale was astonishing!
Yet, even so, Madara did not relax at all, nor did he stop releasing Chakra.
Layer upon layer of outer branches continued to grow and spread at extreme speed, constantly expanding the range!!
Just then,
They collided with Kyo's Soren Sokatsui!
Boom!!!
The immense tremor caused an explosive roar!!!
However,
What Madara didn't expect was,
The outermost layers of those continuously growing trees, the moment they touched the flames, were... instantly scorched to ashes!!
In no time,
His Nativity of a World of Trees was forcibly destroyed by more than half!
Bang bang bang!!!
Continuous explosions sounded one after another!!
Flames shot into the sky!!
On one side, the azure flames continuously cascaded downwards, their light dazzling!
On the other side, the giant sturdy trees continuously grew in reverse, their momentum shaking all directions!
"!!"
Seeing this,
Orochimaru and Obito, watching from the sidelines, were completely dumbfounded.
"!"
"!"
Are these still Shinobi?!?
This is too ridiculous...
The battle between the Kitsune Ogre and Kyo in Amegakure was already terrifying in scale.
Unexpectedly now,
Another great battle was unfolding before their eyes!
And the combatants,
Were two completely different beings!
At this moment,
As layers of branches were continuously destroyed and burned away,
The scale of the Sokatsui in the sky naturally began to weaken, the flames gradually dissipating.
Until finally,
When only the last two layers of the tree barrier remained before Madara,
The azure flames completely disappeared.
And at this moment,
Apart from the area protected by Madara's tree barrier,
All the surrounding land,
Without exception, had been pounded into giant craters by the splashed power of the Sokatsui!
Even the soil had been scorched black.
The entire scene was silent, not a sound to be heard.
Obito and Orochimaru were naturally completely dumbfounded.
Without a doubt,
This was the largest-scale collision of techniques they had witnessed in their careers...
Even more terrifying,
Even Wood Release, often called "invincible", had for the first time shown signs of weakening...
If Kyo's flames had lasted just a little longer...
The outcome might have been different.
And on this side,
Seeing the flames completely disappear,
Madara finally let out a deep breath, then dispersed his chakra, allowing the surrounding branches to retract.
His expression remained indifferent and proud, but his gaze was heavy as he gazed at Kyo, his eyes somber, and said indifferently:
"It seems I must retract my earlier words."
"Kyo of the Akatsuki"
"Your Fire Release has already reached a level where it can rival my Wood Release."
"Without a doubt, in terms of Fire Release, among all those I have fought... no one is better than you."
"I, Madara, proclaim you the strongest!"
Madara looked at Kyo and spoke solemnly.
His words echoed around.
In fact, from the moment his Great Dragon Fire Technique attacked Kyo, he had noticed that Kyo used blue flames to neutralize his attack.
At that time,
Madara could already conclude that this Kyo was definitely a master of Fire Release.
But,
He had not expected,
That the opponent could be this strong, to such a ridiculous extent...
Even he, the most proficient in Fire Release during his lifetime, might not have been able to achieve this level.
Therefore,
He did not hesitate to call him the strongest in Fire Release.
However at this moment,
Hearing Madara's words, Kyo opposite him couldn't help but chuckle lightly, lowering his hand as he smiled:
"The strongest?"
"You've misunderstood."
"To be honest, I really don't know much about Fire Release."
"--???"
The moment Kyo's words fell, Madara's pupils froze, staring at Kyo opposite him, momentarily stunned.
Huh?
What...?
He... doesn't know much about Fire Release???
What the hell...
Madara's thoughts were instantly thrown into disarray by Kyo's words.
After a moment, he squinted his eyes and said indifferently:
"Are you being deliberately mysterious...?"
Being able to use a blue Fire Release to such an almost earth-shattering extent...
Even someone like him, Madara, who specialized in Fire Release, could not have done so at his peak during his lifetime.
And such a person,
Must have mastered Fire Release to a terrifying degree.
Therefore,
Madara naturally did not believe Kyo's words.
He would only think,
This was Kyo deliberately speaking to disrupt his thoughts.
However,
Hearing Madara's words, Kyo helplessly chuckled lightly, spreading his hands and said:
"Really."
"Why don't you try some of my other techniques?"
Kyo raised an eyebrow, smiling.
And in his mind, at this moment, a series of system mission notifications were constantly ringing.
[Ding! Congratulations, host! Side mission completed!]
[Witness Madara's (Edo Tensei) Fire Release once (1/1), completed! Reward: Spiritual Pressure +5000; Shop Points +200.]
[Witness Madara's (Edo Tensei) Wood Release once (1/1), completed! Reward: Spiritual Pressure +8000; Shop Points +300.]
[Witness Madara's (Edo Tensei) Susano'o once (0/1), incomplete, reward unknown!]
That's right.
The reason Kyo was fighting him wasn't for fun, of course.
The moment he appeared before this number one pretender of the Shinobi World, the system directly triggered a whole series of side missions!
And,
The rewards for each mission were extremely rich!
Even though Kyo didn't pay much attention to the system anymore, he still couldn't resist completing them along the way.
After all,
Why refuse free rewards...
Moreover,
This direct confrontation with Madara, although unexpected for Kyo,
In this way,
He wouldn't have to worry about the issue of "Shinobi World's villains" anymore...
The ready-made actors were already in place.
For now,
He just needed to find a way to force Madara to show his true strength...
He had already seen Wood Release and Fire Release,
The next focus,
Was naturally — the Uchiha Gundam, Susano'o.
Thinking this,
Kyo raised his hand, suddenly putting on a thoughtful expression, and asked pretending to be curious:
"Oh, by the way..."
"I remember, in the legends of your Uchiha Clan, isn't there a power called 'Susano' or something?"
"It's said to be the power developed when the Mangekyo Sharingan is pushed to its limit..."
"And it's even called the Power of God... right?"
Kyo looked at Madara, his gaze calm, and said leisurely with a smile:
"I'm very curious,"
"Does this Power of God really exist...?"
"?!"
The moment Kyo's words fell,
At this moment,
Not only Madara, but even Obito behind him was suddenly stunned.
Huh?
This... what's going on?!
How does this guy... know about this?!
Susano'o shouldn't have appeared in the world for a very long time!