"--!?"
Hearing Kyo's words,
Madara within Susano'o was suddenly shaken, his expression freezing momentarily.
Ha...?
Shinso? Sniper...?
What does that mean?
Before he could comprehend the meaning of these words,
The next moment,
The scene below immediately caused his pupils to constrict.
The silver blade in Kyo's hand, which had seemed ordinary just a moment ago, suddenly extended at an extreme speed!!!
The tip of the blade, like a bullet, instantly pierced the air and, with lightning speed, reached directly in front of Susano'o!
"!!?"
Madara's gaze hardened, his expression shifting slightly.
He suddenly understood—
Shinso,
So it referred to this sword!!
Then,
His gaze darkened.
Tch, a special Shinobi Tool capable of extreme extension...!?
Only children play such sneaky tricks.
In Madara's eyes,
A look of disdain immediately appeared.
Earlier, he had of course noticed the sword always hanging at Kyo's waist.
But since he never used it,
Madara had assumed it was just an ornament.
Unexpectedly, now that it was actually used... it turned out to be... just something with an extension function...
To be honest, having experienced great storms, he was of course somewhat disdainful of such things.
Back in the day,
Having fought through various battlefields, he had seen everything.
All kinds of flashy Shinobi Tools,
He had seen them all.
In comparison,
This extendable sword in Kyo's hand, aside from being a bit fast, had almost nothing else impressive about it.
As long as he controlled Susano'o to defend, he could easily handle it.
However,
Before he could even think of a way to counter it,
The scene before him once again mercilessly shattered his understanding.
Ahead,
The tip of Shinso's blade, upon reaching Susano'o, seemed momentarily locked in a stalemate.
But in the next instant,
All the cracks on Susano'o suddenly widened in that instant!!!
Finally,
Centered on Kyo's blade tip, all the cracks shattered in an instant!!!
Bang!!!!!
A deafening explosion suddenly erupted!
Deep blue Chakra flames burst forth like a raging wildfire, erupting into gorgeous tongues of fire!
A huge gap actually appeared on Susano'o's chest!!!
But at this moment,
No one cared about this scene anymore.
...
An even more shocking scene appeared!
The silver blade in Kyo's hand, after breaching Susano'o's defense,
Not only showed no sign of stopping or slowing down, but instead headed straight for Madara's true body inside!!!
Its speed even suddenly doubled!!
Bang!!!!
Its terrifying speed even exceeded the speed of sound, streaking through the air, creating a sonic boom!!!
"!!?"
At this moment,
Not only Madara himself,
Even Orochimaru and Obito, watching from the sidelines, simultaneously had their pupils constrict, completely frozen!!
They involuntarily held their breath, unable to believe what was happening!!
How is this possible?!!
What's going on...?!
Just by using a sword, he directly cut through Susano'o's defense???!!
Even with the summoned warrior's slash beforehand... this is too damn ridiculous, right?!!!
However,
There was no time to think more!
In the blink of an eye,
The blade had already flown over!!
Even Madara, whose reaction speed far exceeded ordinary people, could not react at all under these circumstances!!
He could only grit his teeth, instinctively dodge, and raise his right arm, trying to block the incoming blade!
And,
The moment he raised his right arm,
Whoosh!!!
A flash of silver light, in an instant—
Plop!!!!!
The blade, originally charging forward, with a slight movement of Kyo's hand, suddenly flipped upwards, becoming a rising slash from below!!
Like a crescent-shaped light passing by!!
Plop!!!!!
Madara's right arm,
Under this extremely fast blade, was directly severed!!!!
Bang!!!!
Due to his Edo Tensei body, no blood spurted out,
But this severed arm still instantly reverted to its Edo Tensei form and fell!
!!!!
And at that moment,
The silver light suddenly flashed, rapidly contracted, and returned to Kyo's hand.
The incredibly long blade from just moments ago ceased to exist within half a second.
In Kyo's hand,
Only a dagger-like short sword remained, about a foot long.
Emitting a captivating silver light.
And within Susano'o,
At this moment,
Madara still floated in the air,
His right arm was completely severed.
After a brief moment of shock,
His expression darkened again.
He first looked at the breach where Susano'o had been shattered,
Then, with a somber gaze, looked down at Kyo below, his expression extremely cold, and said in a deep voice:
"Hmph, even my Susano'o... can be completely broken through?"
"No wonder Obito cares so much about you."
"However,"
"Ultimately, your attack is futile."
"Even if Susano'o is breached, with my Chakra, I can repair it instantly."
"Just like this—"
The moment the words fell, Madara's Mangekyo Sharingan flashed again.
Clang!
The moment Chakra erupted,
The shattered Perfect Susano'o was completely repaired in an instant, indistinguishable from before!
Madara's Chakra reserves were already astonishingly large, let alone in this Edo Tensei state.
In this state, his Chakra was completely infinite.
No matter how much Chakra and stamina Susano'o consumed, for him in this state, it was absolutely no problem.
And then,
He glanced at his severed arm, then revealed an indifferent expression, looked at Kyo, and still proudly said:
"By breaking through Susano'o to attack my true body."
"I have to admit,"
"It's a perfect strategy."
"But, you overlooked one point—"
"The body of an Edo Tensei reincarnate possesses the characteristic of immortality."
"No matter how powerful the attack suffered, it can regenerate in an extremely short time."
"Even if the heart is pierced, the brain destroyed, it's useless."
"Just... like this."
As he spoke,
Madara slightly raised his severed right arm,
As if trying to accelerate its super-speed regeneration, his expression indifferent.
However,
After a moment,
Still... nothing happened.
"?"
Madara frowned slightly, puzzled.
Huh?
What's going on?
When did Edo Tensei's regeneration speed become so slow?
Logically,
It should have taken effect by now...
Under the dead silence of the whole scene,
A few more seconds passed.
Yet,
Still, nothing happened.
Even though Madara had spoken as confidently as when he repaired Susano'o,
This time,
The scene he hoped for completely failed to appear.
The severed arm remained severed.
The wound of the Edo Tensei body was clearly visible.
Yet,
There was no sign of regeneration at all...
In the distance,
Seeing this, Obito was equally stunned.
What's going on?
The severed arm... didn't recover...?
Although he didn't know the Edo Tensei, he of course knew about the immortality characteristic of the reincarnated.
Even though Madara had actively released the summoning contract of the Edo Tensei, that fundamentally wouldn't change this characteristic.
Then,
If the problem wasn't with the Edo Tensei,
Then it must be...
A problem with Kyo's sword...?
Realizing this,
Obito was momentarily stunned, suddenly finding it very possible.
He immediately looked towards Kyo over there, his expression suddenly grim.
And at this moment,
Within Susano'o,
Madara naturally began to realize this too.
Instantly, his pupils began to constrict, his gaze slowly moving downwards, a cold sweat appearing on his forehead for the first time.
What's wrong with his sword...?!
It actually possesses the power to... suppress Edo Tensei!?
No, that's not right.
Is this the power of his sword,
Or his eyes?!
Having gone so long without the arm starting to recover already proves the point.
The slash just now,
Was definitely not as simple as it appeared!!
As Madara's expression changed, the atmosphere on the scene instantly dropped to its lowest point.
Dead silence.
It was as if the air itself had become much heavier.