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"Hmm?"
"This... How is this possible?"
"How can that brat's Susanoo be stronger than mine?!"
Who's the genuine article now—and who's the knockoff?
Madara's mindset shifted.
He had settled into Bengbu completely.
Not only did they share identical ocular power... but in a direct clash of Susanoo's sword energy—he lost.
With a sharp plop, the sword energy sliced forward.
Uchiha Madara's proud Susanoo was pierced clean through.
The energy brushed past his ear—missing his actual body by inches.
"Oops. Bit off the mark," Naruto muttered casually.
Did he miss on purpose?
Or was that a genuine mistake?
Madara's irritation skyrocketed.
"Wood Release: Flower Tree World Advent!"
BOOM—BOOM—BOOM!!!
This time, the scale and number of trees dwarfed the earlier World of Trees Descends.
But the outcome was the same.
The massive roots surged toward Naruto... and then froze. Right before reaching him, they twisted around—facing Madara instead.
Madara frowned. Again?
Still, this technique had a second phase.
He took a deep breath and accelerated chakra flow, forcing the giant flowers to bloom before the roots could fully rebel.
It worked.
The pollen burst forth—only to immediately veer and drift toward him.
"..."
Madara's eye twitched.
"In that case... let's add fuel to the fire!"
"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!"
BOOM!!!
An ocean of flames erupted, the heatwave blasting the pollen backward.
If Sasuke were here, he'd probably be fuming. "You call that bad at Fire Style?"
Unfortunately, the Twelve Young Warriors had a mission and weren't in Konoha.
Meanwhile, Naruto's body flickered—his back transforming into an elemental blur—and a wooden clone sprang forth.
The clone inhaled deeply and flashed through hand seals.
"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!"
BOOM!!!
The clone's flames surged out, not only wider but stronger, at least two and a half times the scale of Madara's version.
Even the chakra's nature transformation was masterfully controlled—pure Fire Release perfection.
Two infernos collided.
In a single clash, Naruto's wood clone overpowered Madara's fire technique.
Madara frowned, a thin layer of cold sweat forming.
Not only was this a defeat in chakra volume—it was a technical defeat in Fire Release mastery.
But it didn't end there.
Naruto's real body pressed his hands together.
Far off in the distance, Tobirama Senju immediately sensed a change in Naruto's chakra nature.
His jaw dropped. "This brat…"
Hashirama roared with laughter. "That's Naruto for you! At this rate, Madara's going to snap!"
Minato scratched his head sheepishly. "It's okay, Lord Second. You'll get used to it eventually."
Tobirama raised a finger in the air—then looked back toward Konoha. A pity Danzo was still stuck in the bathroom. Otherwise, Tobirama might've teleported back using Flying Thunder God just to slap him.
"Water Style: Raging Water Wave!"
PUFF—!!!
As Naruto's Chatonla (chakra network?) surged, fire and water collided. Out of nowhere, a massive tornado of water spiraled upward.
In an instant, the water vortex swallowed Madara's flames, steam billowing wildly into the sky.
Then, even the steam was absorbed into the spiraling column.
The clone cut off chakra flow.
SPLASH—!
The massive water tornado collapsed like a waterfall, crashing down.
The sheer impact force drove Madara's Susanoo several steps backward.
He took no damage.
But his eye twitched again—harder this time.
Especially when Hashirama's uncontrollable cackling echoed in the distance.
"You little bastard... You're saying I got stomped in Fire Release, and then you had to use Water Release to rub it in... just to prove your Fire Release is better than mine...?"
Madara growled mid-sentence, gritting his teeth.
Infuriating!
"Fighting you is more maddening than fighting Hashirama...!"
"Great Dance of Destruction!"
His chakra burst violently.
Madara formed seals in an instant. His Susanoo transformed, armor cladding its body as its frame grew taller and broader.
When the great sword materialized, Susanoo entered its complete form.
Towering above the landscape, it rivaled the height of mountains.
Its full armor gleamed, wings folded behind, ending in two enormous blue hands.
Madara looked down upon Naruto.
"The game ends here. Try stopping me—like Senju Hashirama once did!"
WHOOSH—!
At that moment, the Nine-Tailed Fox's human form appeared.
She glanced at Madara with bored contempt, then patted her chest in mock fear.
"Oooh, I'm so scared~."
Then she turned to Naruto.
"Use mine."
She grabbed his hand and began transferring chakra.
"Just don't touch the Yang half, okay? That's money! That part's off-limits."
Naruto rolled his eyes.
This Kurama... probably burned through too much Yang chakra already.
"That's why she's really here…"
"To recharge her yang half…"
"…and show off in front of Madara."
Oh, and of course—sending the Twelve Little Strongmen out on a mission? Classic misdirection.
He's probably neck-deep in chakra debt by now.
"Spot!"
"Let me show you what real power looks like!"
After a pause, Kurama added smugly:
"…The power of the Nine-Tails!"
With a theatrical howl, Kurama gave Naruto an earnest slap on the back—
Whoosh—
—and turned tail.
Run? Of course. Who wants to sit around and get slammed with Genjutsu?
Uzumaki Mito, watching from not far off, had a vein pop on her forehead.
That fox is using MY face to act cute?!
"Power?"
"Stupid fox."
"Your strength means nothing to me."
Madara crossed his arms, confidence back in full force.
The completed form of Susanoo raised its hand, drawing its colossal blade.
The earth trembled.
Clang—
The sword was unsheathed. It swept outward.
BOOM BOOM—
The slash cleaved through a nearby meteorite like butter, splitting it in two.
Fragments rained down, nearly crushing Kurama's humanoid form.
The Nine-Tails spun around and shouted, "That's public property! You owe 50 million ryo!"
Still cursing, Kurama disappeared into the distance.
Snap—
Naruto frowned, instantly dispelling his Wood Clone and clapping his hands together.
"Stupid Uchiha Madara… you know nothing about real power."
BOOM—
As the words fell, the wooden giant beneath Naruto sat down, its body squirming and merging into the earth, fusing with the massive root network below.
The roots from Madara's previous Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence and Flower Tree World Advent suddenly surged toward Naruto's feet like they had a will of their own.
And that still wasn't enough.
BOOM BOOM—
New roots erupted violently from the earth.
Hashirama's jaw dropped.
"He can… do that?!"
Without hesitation, he grabbed Tobirama and Minato—plus the Impure World Rope—and leapt off the top of the Great Buddha's head.
The massive wooden statue beneath them began to tremble.
It shifted, squirmed, and began to fuse with the array of hands behind it—thousands of them.
Then, with a mighty lurch—
BOOM—
—the Great Buddha dove toward Naruto.
Hashirama: "…"
That's—That's MY Big Buddha!
As the statue twisted midair, it transformed into a colossal mass of lumber and seamlessly merged into the expanding forest beneath Naruto.
Meanwhile, White Zetsu clones lurking nearby began twitching.
Under Rin's confused gaze, they all darted from their hiding spots like chakra-addled fanboys.
Even the saplings planted around Konoha ripped themselves out of the soil and joined the stampede.
White Zetsu's excited shrieks echoed: "Haaaah~!" "Ooooh~!" "It's happening!"
Hands raised, they danced their way toward Naruto.
Near Konoha's gates, nature chakra gathered in massive waves, pouring into Naruto.
In a blink, light green Sage Mode eye-shadow flared at the corners of his eyes.
As Madara watched in stunned silence, Naruto's voice dropped low.
"Senjutsu: Wood Release – True Several Thousand Hands!"
BOOM BOOM—
The land trembled as Naruto's head tilted back, eyes locked on the sky.
Darkness surged. The heavens looked like they were being torn apart.
A titan began to rise.
Thousands of wooden hands stretched skyward—each the size of Hashirama's Thousand-Armed Kannon.
Kurama turned back, legs buckling.
"No… No… AHHHH!"
WHUMP—
The Nine-Tails fainted mid-run, collapsing straight into Uzumaki Mito's arms.
Golden chakra spilled from her like a burst dam, coating the Buddha's frame.
Its wooden head transformed—elongating, reshaping—
—into the snarling visage of the Nine-Tailed Fox.
Click. Click. Click.
Naruto's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan began spinning furiously.
Susanoo — Armored Form: Activate!
On top of the Nine-Tails chakra cloak, multicolored Susanoo armor layered itself over the massive form.
Itachi's tengu-style plating, Sasuke's winged form, Shisui's chakra weapons—all fused together in a chaotic but beautiful blend.
Each of the Buddha's thousand hands now held weapons—gleaming blue swords, bows, axes, and more.
From below, it looked like a divine figure descending from the heavens, radiating celestial light.
Susanoo armored the Nine-Tails.
The Nine-Tails cloaked the Great Buddha.
And the Great Buddha… loomed like the apocalypse.
"Destroy the world…"
Uzumaki Mito, more familiar with Hashirama than anyone, looked up in awe. Her lips trembled.
"No… That's not a Buddha…"
"…It's the Fox That Brings the End."
One massive wooden hand moved.
THOOM—
It grabbed Madara's complete Susanoo like a toy.
The sonic boom shook the heavens.
Madara's mind went blank.
He could only stare as a single hand—just one of thousands—casually crushed the armor he had once called invincible.
Inside Susanoo, Madara staggered, disbelief frozen on his face.
The image before him…
It mirrored a memory burned deep into Hashirama's mind.
The day he had once caught the Nine-Tails with this very technique.
Whoosh—
That single hand hoisted Susanoo effortlessly and brought it before Naruto.
And in that moment… Naruto forgot about psychological warfare.
No more slow-burn strategy.
He looked at Madara—at the fear in his eyes—and sneered coldly.
"Power?"
"Stupid Uchiha Madara."
"Your power means nothing to me."
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