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However, An Yan never does anything meaningless. The shadow clone is just a cover. The spore clone that appeared with the shadow clone has already silently infiltrated underground and begun to investigate the information of the Outer Path Statue.
Wood Release Spore Clones are a product of research into the emergence of White Zetsu. Although they are not very strong, their small size and excellent concealment make them ideal for gathering intelligence in dangerous areas.
While the clone was moving, An Yan immediately used a new ninjutsu to attack, providing cover for the clone.
Chapter 76 Madara: You've completely enraged me.
"Lightning Release - Heavenly Thunder Descends".
An Yan reached out to the sky, where dark clouds covered the sky and a huge thunder dragon poked its head out from the clouds.
Looking at the lifelike giant dragon head, Uchiha Dian nodded: "Such ninjutsu, no wonder it could kill the Third Kazekage."
As Uchiha Madara nodded in admiration, a hundred-meter-long lightning dragon burst forth from the clouds, accompanied by wind and rain, and rushed straight towards Uchiha Madara.
In the gloomy sky, the thunder dragon shimmered with dazzling light, exuding an extraordinary aura, but Uchiha Madara showed no intention of dodging.
An Yan's eyes gleamed with anticipation. How would Madara Uchiha respond to this attack? With Susanoo? Or with the Sealing Technique Absorption Seal?
Can Madara Uchiha in his Rinnegan state use Susanoo? And can the Sealing Technique Absorption Seal absorb the power of lightning from nature?
Under An Yan's expectant gaze, Uchiha Madara looked up at the sky without making any move. The hundred-meter-long lightning dragon touched the invisible object, instantly twisted and deformed, exploded into a cloud of fireworks, and dissipated bit by bit.
An Yan frowned slightly. Shinra Tensei was indeed an annoying technique.
So far, Madara Uchiha has only used the basic abilities of the Rinnegan in battle. It is unknown whether he deliberately concealed information about the Rinnegan or whether his body was under too much strain and he could no longer use its powerful abilities.
An Yan remembered that Madara's Rinnegan had a technique called Limbo: Border Jail, which could create four shadows of peak strength. Moreover, these shadows were between reality and illusion, making them difficult for ordinary people to see, let alone fight.
An Yan knew he couldn't withstand that attack, but judging from Madara Uchiha's appearance, it seemed he couldn't use it in his current state either.
Shinra Tensei was a bit annoying, but An Yan remembered that this move had a 5-second cooldown. He rolled his eyes, formed a hand seal, and slammed his hands on the ground, causing the ground to shake.
Madara Uchiha frowned, and in an instant, he leaped back several times, retreating out of the area affected by the ground tremors.
After the ground trembled, a large amount of iron sand appeared, which was An Yan's new toy, Magnet Release: Sand Manipulation Technique.
An Yan clenched his fist, and a large amount of iron sand surged toward Uchiha Madara.
Madara Uchiha used the same old method, directly using Universal Pull to compress the large number of sand and iron particles attacking him into an iron ball.
The next moment, An Yan instantly appeared next to the iron ball and punched Uchiha Madara.
During the iron sand attack just now, the Flying Thunder God mark was quietly mixed in.
At this critical moment, during the five-second cooldown period of Shinra Tensei, Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan transformed into Sharingan, and the Susanoo skeleton appeared.
An Yan punched the Susanoo skeleton, his monstrous strength cracking it open, sending Madara Uchiha flying dozens of meters away.
An Yan did not pursue. Just now, Madara Uchiha had only activated the most basic form of Susanoo, which did not even cover his entire body. However, the moment he sensed that something was wrong, his Susanoo instantly grew into a giant.
"I admit, I underestimated you a bit before, but now I'm going to get serious."
Madara Uchiha coughed up blood, wiping the bloodstains from the corner of his mouth. A flash of anger appeared in his eyes. An Yan's punch hadn't hit him, but it had injured him. The old man's physique was just not good. However, the blood only fueled Madara's fighting spirit.
Madara Uchiha stood inside Susanoo, looking down at An Yan. He really hadn't expected An Yan to be so strong, able to shatter the initial stage of Susanoo with a single punch.
This scene is practically a replay of Sasuke's Susanoo taking the Raikage's attack head-on. No wonder they're both Indra; they're both incredibly stubborn.
An Yan frowned as he looked at Madara Uchiha, whose eyes were glowing red. He had never imagined that Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan and Sharingan could switch between each other. He hadn't paid attention to this when he watched the anime back then.
As we all know, the Rinnegan is an evolution of the Sharingan. So, is it a regression if it reverts back to the Sharingan?
Moreover, judging from Madara Uchiha's appearance, he was clearly much more relaxed in his Sharingan state.
The pressure that Madara Uchiha in his Sharingan state put on An Yan was far greater than that in his Rinnegan state. This was probably because Madara was old and frail, and the burden brought by the Rinnegan actually weakened Madara Uchiha to some extent.
However, looking at Susanoo before it even donned its armor, An Yan felt that Madara Uchiha was still underestimating him.
Since Madara Uchiha piloted a Gundam, An Yan must also pilot a Gundam.
An Yan formed a hand seal and quickly pressed it to the ground, whereupon a wooden figure rose up.
"Wood Release: Wood Man Technique".
A wooden figure over 200 meters tall rises from the ground, but its appearance is not the same as the wooden figure between the pillars. Instead, it is a model of Nezha with three heads and six arms, which An Yan carefully sculpted.
With nothing else to do, An Yan designed seventy or eighty models for his wooden dummy, all inspired by the Four Great Classical Novels. If it weren't for the wooden dummy's first official appearance, An Yan would have liked to give it a good beating like Lin Daiyu beating up the age spots.
Compared to Nezha, who is over 200 meters tall, the second-stage Susanoo is like a child.
"Wood Release? Damn it, Tobirama Senju! How dare you, Konoha, desecrate Hashirama's body?"
When Madara Uchiha saw An Yan's Wood Release, he was both shocked and furious. He subconsciously thought that Tobirama Senju had studied Hashirama's remains and developed Wood Release. Based on his understanding of Tobirama, this was very likely to happen.
"You brat from Konoha, you have thoroughly enraged me."
Madara Uchiha's tone was cold. He could not tolerate the fact that his best friend's body was being used for experiments. So he stopped enjoying the fun of fighting and prepared to do everything he could to kill An Yan.
An Yan knew that Madara Uchiha had misunderstood, but he didn't bother to explain. Madara, in a state of rage, would inevitably unleash a large-scale ninjutsu. As long as he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to maneuver back and forth, he might be able to outlast the guy using the "wearing out an old man" tactic.
Young Madara was exhausted after fighting Hashirama for a day and a night. Wouldn't old Madara be exhausted after fighting for a whole day? And An'yan has the divine skill of breathing to restore health, so he is least afraid of a war of attrition.
As Madara Uchiha roared in fury, An Yan had already controlled the wooden doll to throw a punch. Due to the height difference, it looked like a father hitting his son.
However, in just a moment, Madara Uchiha's Susanoo entered its complete form. The tall samurai was almost the same height as Yasuie's wooden doll. When their fists collided, the air vibrated and shockwaves spread out.
After exchanging a single blow, both of their Gundams retreated a few steps. As soon as Madara Uchiha's Susanoo came to a stop, he drew his katana and slashed directly at An Yan.
Nezha, who was beneath An Yan, made a noodle-pulling motion with his hands from the middle to both sides, and a huge red-tasseled spear suddenly appeared in his hands. The spear against the sword was a long-armed fight against a short-armed one, and it was incredibly comfortable to fight.
Chapter 77 Reactions from all parties
An Yan knows a bit about martial arts. Putting aside everything else, he has practiced the White Eyebrow Fist for a reason, and he understands how to concentrate the power of his whole body into a single point.
With a single thrust of his Nezha spear, the colossal creature, two hundred meters long, concentrated all its power into a single point. If it struck Susanoo, it would leave a transparent hole. This sight made Madara Uchiha's eyelids twitch. However, the Wood Release creations were incredibly resilient. Madara Uchiha had to charge up his katana to sever the spearhead, and the spear would simply grow back the moment it was severed.
Madara Uchiha didn't even feel this disgusting as when he fought Hashirama.
Madara Uchiha chose to create distance and directly attacked An Yan from a distance with his sword energy. Seeing this, An Yan also started to play dirty tricks. Nezha's red-tasseled spear suddenly grew hundreds of meters, and the spearhead directly pierced Susanoo.
While An Yan was locked in a fierce battle with Uchiha Madara, his spore clone successfully located the Gedo Mazo. Without any hesitation, the clone stamped comical marks on every hidden corner of the Gedo Mazo.
For now, with Madara Uchiha alive, we'll leave this thing alone, lest we push him too far and he goes berserk in Konoha. Once Madara Uchiha kicks the bucket, An Yan will quietly come and confiscate it. As for Black Zetsu, he still wants to save his mother; let's wait a few hundred more years.
At the same time, the local forces in the Land of Rain also noticed something amiss. The Land of Rain is such a small place that An'yan and Madara were not noticeable when they were not piloting their Gundams, but as soon as they did, the local ninjas immediately sensed that something was wrong.
The Rain Ninja reported the information directly to Hanzo of the Salamander. Hanzo led his men to the edge of the battlefield and just happened to see Madara Uchiha slice off a mountain with a single sword strike. He was stunned and remained silent for a long time before turning around and leaving without saying a word.
Demigod? How laughable. What was I so proud of in the first half of my life?
Hanzo left somewhat dejectedly, but the accompanying ninjas dared not say much. In fact, after witnessing the battle between Uchiha Madara and An'an, they too fell silent.
The Land of Rain is the strongest among the small countries, and its Jonin (high-ranking ninja) are almost on par with those of major ninja villages. However, the two people who have appeared now seem to be on a completely different level, which makes people feel deeply hopeless.
At the same time, the Iwa ninja stationed in the Land of Rain also received the news. The Third Iwakage, Onoki, rushed directly from the border of the Land of Rock to the Land of Rain. He had been somewhat subdued after receiving news of the Sand ninja's surrender, but he couldn't sit still after hearing the news of the blue giant and the Wood Release ninja fighting.
He knew the blue giant all too well. He was the boy who had been brutally beaten by Madara Uchiha when he was young. Madara Uchiha's Susanoo had appeared in his dreams countless times, and it was a childhood trauma that haunted him for the rest of his life.
As a ninja who has lived from that era to the present, he is well aware of the power of the Sharingan and Wood Release, so upon hearing the news, he chose to come and check immediately to see what was going on.
The Iwa ninja learned of the news, and since both Konoha and Sunagakure had ninjas in the Land of Rain, they also learned of it. Chiyo, who had been somewhat impatient during the peace talks, immediately calmed down, while Koharu Utatane, on the other hand, started to get anxious.
The matter of Wood Release was of utmost importance. At this time, the elders from the First Hokage's generation were still alive, and the major ninja villages were well aware of the strength of Hashirama's Wood Release. When Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju fought, all the major ninja villages were watching closely, fearing that the two might use the pretext of fighting to accidentally unleash a Tailed Beast Ball from the sky and level the village to the ground.
With Hashirama Senju finally dead, and before the major ninja villages could even show off their power, Konoha has now seen the reappearance of a Wood Release ninja. It's likely that the major ninja villages will start to stir again, and Konoha is probably in for trouble.
Konoha Village, Hokage's office.
Danzo's face was gloomy, and he slammed his hand on the table in a fit of rage.
"I already said that Wood Release is Konoha's top secret. How could An Yan be so careless as to use it? Now look what's happened. All the major ninja villages are watching Konoha. If we're not careful, we'll be attacked by them all."
Hiruzen Sarutobi sat there silently, but kept smoking his pipe, revealing his anxious state of mind.
Koharu Utatane wasn't there. Mitokado Homura looked left at Danzo and right at Hiruzen, his lips twitched, and he uttered a sentence.
"Since you don't know how to do it, why don't you ask Lord Tobirama for instructions?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura suddenly raised their heads and their eyes met.
The office fell silent.
After a moment, Danzo said, "Tobirama-sensei is so old, let him rest well. Since he entrusted the village to us, we must take on the responsibility of protecting the village. Don't always think about handing things over to Tobirama-sensei."
Hiruzen Sarutobi then spoke up: "Since An Yan used Wood Release, it proves that he encountered an extremely difficult enemy. With his life at stake, it's fine if his Wood Release is exposed. We can't blame him for that. Since things have come to this, I hereby declare that Konoha is officially entering a state of high alert."
Hiruzen Sarutobi turned to Danzo: "Danzo, among the Konoha ninja, your Wind Release is the most outstanding. Wind counters Lightning. I need you to lead your subordinates to help Konoha keep an eye on the Cloud Ninja."
Danzo frowned. Mentioning the Cloud Ninja reminded him of Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and of his painful experience of losing the Hokage position. This made his heart pound and he felt a lump in his throat.
Under Hiruzen Sarutobi's earnest gaze, Danzo accepted the mission. Although he knew that his elite Root ninja might be lost as a result, he thought to himself that it was all for Konoha.
Hiruzen Sarutobi then looked at Homura Mitokado and continued assigning tasks.
"Have the Hyuga and Uchiha ninjas in the village defend against any possible attacks from the direction of the Mist Ninja. As for the Sand Ninja, have Sakumo Hatake and his men keep an eye on things and report to the village immediately if anything seems amiss. The Iwa Ninja can be left to Orochimaru and his men."
Of the five great ninja villages, only Kirigakure remained in seclusion and did not receive the news; the other villages all took their own actions.
While the ninja village was operating, Black Zetsu was also taking action.
Since the Uzumaki clan member captured this time is problematic, let's try to capture another Uzumaki clan member. This is the closest Black Zetsu has come to success in his thousand years of wandering. He absolutely cannot allow the Rinnegan to be lost because of Madara's old age and death. The Rinnegan is the only key to breaking the seal and saving his mother.
Black Zetsu had already prepared a backup plan before capturing Cilantro, and now it's time to put it into practice.
Meanwhile, after repeated battles, Madara Uchiha began to increase the intensity of An Yan's attacks. He was able to use Susanoo to form hand seals and release ninjutsu. Various ordinary ninjutsu became incredibly powerful under the enhancement of Susanoo, almost capable of changing the world with ease. An Yan started to sweat profusely after taking a few hits.
Just then, An Yan sensed the arrival of Onoki.
Chapter 78 Peak Onoki Arrives at the Battlefield
Onoki's arrival brightened An Yan's eyes. He himself had always been somewhat outmatched in fighting Uchiha Madara, but if Onoki were added, the situation would be quite different.
At present, Onoki is in his prime and his strength is far greater than during the Fourth Shinobi World War. If he can cooperate with Yasuie, the agility of the Flying Thunder God Technique combined with the attack power of Dust Release should cause Madara a lot of trouble.
Dust Release, as a bloodline limit, is one of the very few abilities that can be used to deal with Susanoo. Its powerful attack is, in gaming terms, true damage. Once hit, the victim will inevitably be reduced to a mass of molecules.
Amidst the raging sea of fire, Nezha and Susanoo exchanged another blow, each retreating hundreds of meters to stand facing each other, but neither launched another attack.
Since guests have arrived, Madara Uchiha, being both arrogant and courteous, will naturally give them some time to speak.
An Yan and Uchiha Madara both looked at the short man who had arrived at the battlefield.