Outside Amegakure, on the vast expanse of land, Naruto Uzumaki and Madara Uchiha meet once more!
Madara's gaze fell upon the fan strapped to Naruto's back. In a low voice, he said, "That fan in your possession... it means Obito has suffered yet another defeat."
"Oh, this thing?" Naruto replied casually, unstrapping the fan from his back. He murmured, "Yeah, it's Obito's. He disappeared for quite a while after our last battle. I wonder where he is now and what he's up to."
"Hmm?" Madara's eyes narrowed as he noticed the Uzumaki clan emblem covering the three-tomoe Sharingan symbol on the fan. His tone turned icy. "Not only did you take someone else's possession without permission, but you also dared to cover the Uchiha's emblem with the Uzumaki crest?"
"Uzumaki crest?" Naruto was momentarily stunned. Then, with an incredulous expression, he exclaimed, "That's not a clan emblem—it's the swirl from the fish cake in Ichiraku Ramen!"
Chhhhh!
Madara suddenly began to emit smoke.
Naruto tilted his head in curiosity. "Whoa, are you smoking? Is this some kind of jutsu? Could it be Boil Release?"
"How dare you!" Madara seethed, visibly shaking with rage.
But he quickly suppressed his emotions, and the smoke dissipated from his head.
Madara sneered, his voice dripping with disdain. "Now I understand one thing—you exist solely to pollute the air around you!"
Naruto shot back, "And you, a guy who doesn't even need to breathe, shouldn't be lecturing anyone about air pollution. Speaking of which, how long has it been since you washed your hair? Doesn't it get tangled?"
"Enough!" Madara growled, forming hand seals with both hands. "Let's settle this with our fists, not words!"
Naruto's gaze sharpened. "Hmm? That's a summoning seal... Even in your Edo Tensei body, you can access the Rinnegan's powers?"
Buzz!!
Suddenly, Naruto felt a searing heat emanating from his abdomen. He doubled over in pain. "He's summoning... the Nine-Tails inside me?!"
Madara smirked. "The Nine-Tails you can't control is nothing but a burden to you!"
Boom! Madara lunged forward like an arrow released from a bow.
Naruto, his chakra in disarray, gritted his teeth in pain. "So this is your play, huh?!"
Madara's sharp eyes gleamed with confidence. "Neither my Rinnegan's Deva Path powers nor his Flying Thunder God Technique can save him now. In this moment of chakra disruption, he's utterly vulnerable. Let's end this with the Human Path!"
Closing the distance in an instant, Madara reached out with his soul-extracting hand.
"Hah! In a clash of fate, the brave emerge victorious. Fortune favors the bold!" Naruto's masked face broke into a fearless grin as he simultaneously extended his own hand toward Madara.
Madara's eyes lit up. "Oh? Trying to counter my move with boldness? Clever, but futile. I am Uchiha Madara!"
Their hands passed each other, each grasping for the other's soul. Both their Rinnegan gleamed with a chilling light.
Human Path!
Whoosh!! Whoosh!!
The two passed by each other, simultaneously extracting each other's souls.
In this moment, strictly speaking, both were already in a state of death.
But as their souls left their bodies, they were both illuminated by a brilliant blue light. Their souls transformed into spectral versions of themselves, mirroring their physical forms, and began forming identical hand seals.
Spirit Transformation Technique!!
This was the S-rank soul ninjutsu once used by Konoha ninja Dan Katō, Tsunade's late lover, to separate his soul from his body.
However, the true origin of the technique dates back to the Warring States Period!
By transforming one's soul into a living spirit, the user could traverse vast distances to assassinate enemies, control their bodies, or invade their mental world. This technique allowed the user to separate their spirit from their physical form, turning into a soul capable of possessing an enemy and destroying them from within. However, the applications of the technique extended far beyond mere possession and assassination.
As demonstrated now, even souls extracted by the Human Path could manipulate their way back into their original bodies!
This forbidden art, recorded in the Scroll of Seals, was mastered by Naruto in his past life as Hokage, alongside the Flying Thunder God Technique.
As for Madara, hailing from the Warring States Period, his mastery of the Spirit Transformation Technique was hardly surprising, given its rarity as a soul-based ninjutsu.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Both souls returned to their respective bodies, bringing this round of combat to an intense but inconclusive end.
Clink-clink-clink!
Chains unraveled from Naruto's sleeve, attaching themselves to the fan's handle. This was Obito's method of extending the fan's attack range.
Madara turned his head slightly, his voice cold. "I never expected a sixteen-year-old brat to dabble in such techniques."
After his previous failure, Madara had become intrigued by Naruto and had gathered extensive intelligence on him through Black Zetsu, including details about Naruto's origins and age.
But before Madara could finish forming seals to summon the Nine-Tails again, Naruto interrupted him.
Lightning Release: Chain Fan!
Slash!
The fan, now wreathed in purple lightning, swung through the air, severing Madara's hand seals.
Swish!
Madara bent backward to the extreme, narrowly dodging the fan's edge. His sharp eyes caught a glimpse of the symbol on the fan's surface.
"That's... a Flying Thunder God mark?!"
Whoosh!
Naruto teleported directly from the mark, his palm slamming onto Madara's chest.
Madara's eyes narrowed. "A Contract Seal!?"
"Now you can't summon the Nine-Tails anymore!" Naruto declared.
Swish!
The fan, guided by its chain, returned to Naruto's hand. Leaping back, Naruto caught the fan and noticed the chain disintegrating into iron dust. He murmured, "The fan is useful, but the chain can't handle the Purple Lightning?"
Madara steadied himself, his gaze fixed on Naruto.
"The breadth of your techniques... Your adaptability in battle..."
Madara's lips curled into an exhilarated smile. "Naruto, if you told me you were Hashirama's reincarnation, I might actually believe it!"
Naruto waved dismissively. "No, no, I wouldn't dare claim that. I can't use Wood Release, and my Sage Mode isn't even close to Hashirama's level—at least not yet."
Madara chuckled, shaking his head. "Heh, if time were on my side, I'd love to let you continue growing. It would certainly make things more interesting in the future. Unfortunately... time is not a luxury I can afford."
Susano'o: Complete Form!
A massive, sky-blue chakra construct emerged, towering over the battlefield. The fully-realized Susano'o radiated an aura of absolute dominance.
The color of the Susano'o reflected the user's inner essence.
Sky blue—the color of the heavens, symbolizing Madara's ambition to reign supreme over both heaven and earth.
From the forehead of the Susano'o, Madara looked down upon the land and declared, "Naruto, your Super-Weighted Rock Chibaku Tensei is meaningless against me now that I've mastered the Super-Lightened Rock Technique. Without Wood Release or the Nine-Tails' power, you stand no chance against my Susano'o: Complete Form. Not here. Not against me."
Naruto took a deep breath. "It's reckless, but let's try that move."
Boom!
Naruto's body began to expand rapidly.
Madara's gaze slowly lifted. "That's the Akimichi clan's secret technique, Super Multi-Size!?"
The Super Multi-Size Technique, a Yang Release-based secret art of the Akimichi clan, converted calories into chakra to achieve massive physical size and strength.
However, for someone like Naruto, with an immense chakra reserve, he could activate the technique without relying on calorie conversion.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Naruto's body grew to a size that rivaled Madara's Susano'o: Complete Form. A pair of radiant, kaleidoscopic butterfly wings unfurled from his back.
Gripping the now-enlarged fan, Naruto's colossal masked face, with its equally massive Rinnegan, stared directly at Madara's Susano'o.
"Unlike the Susano'o, I am still flesh and blood. So, let's add the Purple Lightning Chakra Mode to the mix!"
BOOM!!!
Purple lightning erupted, enveloping every inch of Naruto's enormous body. His spiky golden hair gleamed with a metallic sheen.
Purple Lightning Chakra: Unrivaled Mode!!
Madara couldn't help but marvel. "Naruto Uzumaki, you've once again surpassed my expectations!"
Naruto clenched his giant fist, his voice booming like thunder. "Oh, really? The surprises have only just begun!"
Madara, brimming with excitement, declared, "Come! I can't wait any longer!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The two colossal figures charged at each other, their clash shaking the earth and sky with a deafening roar!!!
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