Madara took a step forward. His pupil power erupted, and his chakra surged violently!
The next moment—
Blue flames ignited around him, forming a massive, transparent skeleton out of thin air!
The skeleton grew at an astonishing rate—
Tens of meters.
Hundreds of meters!
And at that very moment—
The Star of Ruin—radiating golden-red brilliance—was closing in fast!
As its light touched Madara's Susanoo, thin wisps of blue smoke rose from the surface.
Beneath him, the ground melted instantly, turning a vast area of several hundred meters into a hellish landscape—half molten lava, half crumbling rock.
Madara clenched his fists.
He had to complete his Susanoo—immediately!
"Hold together!"
His chakra exploded outward!
Susanoo's skeletal structure expanded rapidly, its bones stretching and solidifying within seconds.
In an instant—
A towering figure, hundreds of meters high, loomed over the battlefield.
Madara swiftly rose into the air, stepping into the cockpit within Susanoo's skull.
CLANG!
Armor snapped into place, locking onto the massive frame.
In this moment—
A warrior, like a god of war, stood between heaven and earth.
Without hesitation, Madara commanded Susanoo to draw its blade!
---
The colossal samurai sword—hundreds of meters long—sliced through the air!
It did not falter under its immense size.
Instead—
It cut with precision and speed, a single, blinding strike aimed directly at the Star of Ruin!
BOOM!
A deep, thunderous shockwave erupted!
The force of the slash tore through the ground, carving a massive chasm.
Distant mountains split in half from the sheer force of the attack.
However—
The star did not break.
The blade only sank slightly into its surface—but it failed to cut through.
Because—
It was about to explode.
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Sakiya smirked.
Then, she shouted with unwavering confidence:
"Shine, Red Lotus of Annihilation! Star of Creation—Detonate!"
---
The very air trembled.
At the point where Susanoo's katana met the star, the small, radiant sphere pulsed—then unleashed its full power.
A blinding explosion erupted!
---
First, the shockwave.
It rippled outward instantly, distorting space itself!
The force swept across the samurai sword, warping its very shape.
The blade bent unnaturally, twisting under the pressure.
Then—
It shattered into pieces!
---
A golden-red flash followed—brighter than anything before.
The explosion's light surged past the shockwave, racing up the remaining half of the katana.
Like ice meeting fire—
The sword didn't just break.
It vaporized.
Madara could only watch as blinding light engulfed his entire Susanoo.
In an instant, he felt it crumbling, melting away.
Susanoo—shattered!
It couldn't even hold for a few seconds.
But before he could react—
The shockwave arrived.
A monstrous force swept across the battlefield.
Even though the light had weakened it, the moment it struck Susanoo—the entire structure collapsed!
Madara was caught in the blast, surrounded by fragments of his once-mighty defense.
His eyes widened in disbelief.
"Impossible!!!"
And then—
The Light of Annihilation consumed him.
Even Susanoo, a defense said to be unbreakable, couldn't withstand it.
Madara's reincarnated body disintegrated instantly.
Not even a speck of dust remained.
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From a distance, Obito had already learned his lesson—
He ran.
As fast as he could.
But as he turned back, he witnessed the final moment.
Susanoo torn apart.
Madara—exposed to the terrifying light.
And then—
Gone.
Completely erased.
The corner of Obito's mouth twitched.
"Yeah… should've seen that coming."
It was clear now—Madara wasn't invincible after all.
Without hesitation, Obito picked up the pace.
---
Luckily, the blast radius wasn't too extreme.
The explosion's red cloud of smoke and dust only covered a few kilometers.
Still—Obito didn't stop.
Not until he'd run an extra kilometer, just to be safe.
Finally, he turned back.
At the center of destruction, a strange red cloud hovered over the battlefield.
It wasn't a mushroom cloud.
It looked more like—
A blooming flower.
A scarlet, burning lotus.
---
Ordinarily, at this distance, Obito should have felt the heat from the explosion.
Yet—
Nothing.
The air around him remained as cool as ever.
His gaze stayed fixed on the red smoke cloud that covered the battlefield.
"Did it trap all that heat inside?"
"That's... a problem."
If Madara's body had been exposed to such extreme temperatures, then even the Reanimation Jutsu wouldn't be able to restore him.
But before Obito could process the thought—
A thin red beam sliced through the air from the horizon, heading straight for him.
Like a laser, it burned a glowing scar across the ground—hundreds of meters long.
And then—
Boom!
The earth erupted along the beam's path.
A shockwave of flames and smoke swallowed Obito.
His masked face dripped with cold sweat.
That was too close.
If not for his speed, he would have been instantly vaporized.
That red beam...
It was too fast.
And if it had hit him directly—
He wouldn't have survived.
Obito turned his gaze toward the horizon—toward the source of the deadly light.
Sure enough—
A streak of light cut across the sky at blinding speed, racing toward him.
In an instant, it was right in front of him.
Boom!
A shockwave erupted as the girl came to a stop in midair.
She hovered effortlessly, wrapped in a red, flame-like aura, her presence almost otherworldly.
Sakiya smiled, her red and blue eyes curving into crescents.
"Hmph~ Such arrogance."
"I didn't send him to the underworld, just gave him some time to reflect."
She turned to Obito, her gaze playful.
"Does that make you feel any better?"
Silence.
Obito wasn't interested in her taunts.
He was focused—calculating.
How do I get out of this?
He couldn't afford to let his guard down. If she kept attacking, he wouldn't stand a chance.
His intangible phase had a five-minute limit—if she pressed him long enough, he was dead.
So he had to be careful. He had to time it perfectly.
He had to find that one opening.
And then—
He turned solid.
Sakiya's expression changed.
She smirked.
Something about her look sent a chill down his spine.
Obito had a bad feeling.
Before he could react, she raised her hand—
Snap!
A single finger snap echoed through the space.
And suddenly—
Symbols—like flowing tadpole-shaped markings—spread across the battlefield.
Obito immediately tried to phase.
But—
Nothing.
His ability failed.
He could sense the space where he usually teleported.
But he couldn't reach it.
His heart sank.
"What... did you do?"
Sakiya twirled her finger through the air, looking pleased.
"Oh, nothing special~"
"Just sealed off this space."
"A simple little trick."
Obito's blood ran cold.
"Is this... where I die?"
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