Chapter 346 – All Fear Comes from Insufficient Firepower
Madara knew very well that the most troublesome thing about Yusuke was Limitless. Basically, nearly all of his awakened ocular techniques were meant to target that single point.
In fact, something similar had already happened back when Sasuke saved Karin. At that time, Madara had used the illusions and obsessions buried deep in his heart to awaken his ocular abilities.
Yusuke himself felt rather helpless, but there was nothing he could do. Every single one of Madara's eye techniques had clearly been tailored specifically to counter him.
Yet Yusuke's own ocular technique was capable of perfectly copying the eye techniques of anyone whose ocular power was lower than his—and its energy consumption was even lower than that of the original user.
"Daikokuten."
Yusuke knew that Madara didn't fully understand his ocular abilities, so this time, Yusuke actually used Madara's own technique. The sky instantly revealed a massive black stone cone that shot downward, locking onto Madara's position.
"So that's how it is." Madara's pupils shrank slightly.
He realized that Yusuke could copy his ocular techniques—and in terms of power, he wasn't inferior at all to him, the original owner.
From Isshiki, Madara had learned that the ability to copy others' ocular techniques was considered taboo even among the Ōtsutsuki clan.
According to their records, only one person had ever possessed such a power—the first leader of the Ōtsutsuki clan, the one who created the Ten-Tails.
Madara's figure vanished instantly and appeared in front of Yusuke.
But the moment Madara arrived before him, an odd smile hung on Yusuke's face.
The repulsive force of Limitless.
In an instant, Madara's body began to collapse.
Madara immediately used Limbo to disappear from Yusuke's front, his body recovering rapidly at the same time.
In the moment Madara vanished, Yusuke had already appeared before his shadow, grabbing Madara by the collar and throwing him outward.
"Busoshoku, Heavenly Guardian Kick."
A terrifying kick slammed into Madara's body, driving him straight into the ground.
Yusuke then raised his leg high. A circle of white light appeared around his foot, and then he brought it down. The ground instantly cracked and split apart, shockwaves spreading across the surrounding area. Even space itself began to fracture.
Seeing this, Madara forced himself to use his ocular power to shift his body away.
"Puh!"
Madara spat out a mouthful of blood, then wiped the corner of his lips. If he hadn't activated his ocular power earlier, that attack would have killed him.
Madara finally stopped holding back. Chakra throughout his entire body began to burn wildly.
"Ten-Tails Heavy Particle Mode."
A dark purple aura began to coil around Madara's body. This power didn't just heal his injuries—it pushed his strength to a far higher level.
"Madara, you can burn our chakra too," Kurama said at that moment.
Even though he knew Yusuke was powerful, he hadn't expected him to be this powerful. Even while facing Madara in his current state, Yusuke still showed not the slightest injury. Kurama knew Yusuke would win—but he hadn't expected it to be this relaxed.
"No need." Madara shook his head.
Even though he once looked down on these beasts, after spending some time together, he understood that the Tailed Beasts were far purer than many humans. Because of that, he only used the power from the rest of the Ten-Tails.
"Even though Heavy Particle Mode is extremely strong, it still isn't enough to defeat this monster." At that moment, even the other Tailed Beasts were stunned by Yusuke's strength.
"Use our power," Kurama said again. He had already begun burning his own chakra to supply strength, and the other Tailed Beasts did the same.
"I said it's not necessary," Madara replied coldly. Yet deep inside, an indescribable feeling began to surface.
"Don't worry. We'll be fine. Even if we weaken for a while, it doesn't matter," said Kokuo, the Five-Tails.
Madara didn't continue arguing. He began focusing his energy seriously. At the same time, a staff marked with dark red patterns appeared in his hand.
Yusuke looked at Madara without saying a word, then drew his sword—Enma.
"Nii-san's sword? It got even stronger?" Kakashi said, shocked as he looked at Yusuke's transformed blade.
"Kakashi-sensei, just how strong is that sword?" Naruto asked curiously.
Sasuke also stared at Yusuke's sword. Even though he himself had the Kusanagi Sword, his blade mostly served as support for his taijutsu and ninjutsu.
"How should I explain this…" Kakashi drew his own sword.
"This sword, in terms of base strength, isn't much different from Sasuke's. But because it has been tempered by Busoshoku Haki and my own sword intent, it keeps growing stronger," Kakashi explained.
"So you mean, Yusuke-senpai's current sword form is a manifestation of the level his swordsmanship has reached?" Sasuke asked Kakashi.
"Not entirely accurate, but more or less like that," Kakashi replied.
On the battlefield, slash after slash shot toward Madara endlessly. Madara used his extraordinary speed to dodge. He didn't dare take even a single slash head-on, because every strike could take his life.
A smile hung on Yusuke's face. The waves of sword slashes grew denser and more terrifying. The Busoshoku and Haoshoku in his hands became increasingly condensed.
Madara didn't understand why Yusuke chose to fight like this. Even though he couldn't block Yusuke's attacks, avoiding them should still be fairly easy.
Seeing the densely packed slashes, Madara finally used the black staff in his hand to block. Even so, he was still sent flying by the terrifying force.
Kakashi's mouth twitched.
"This is completely unreasonable," he muttered helplessly. For them, unleashing even ten slashes of that level would already be extraordinary. Yet Yusuke was launching thousands—and they were only getting stronger.
"All fear comes from insufficient firepower," Yusuke said as he unleashed slash after slash like a madman.
At the same time, his other hand formed an ice blade, and he began slashing wildly at Madara.
Madara could only smile bitterly. In this state, how was he supposed to get close?
Watching Yusuke grow more and more unhinged, Madara's ocular power surged. He threw a punch. That fist instantly appeared beside Yusuke. As if he had already foreseen it, Yusuke immediately dodged. But within that brief opening, Madara had already appeared beside him.
At that moment, dragon scales manifested around Yusuke's body.
"Thunder Eight Trigrams."
"Nine Dragons Eight Trigrams."
"Ten Dragons Eight Trigrams."
Yusuke treated his sword like a massive club, smashing into Madara with terrifying force until both of Madara's arms went numb.
Madara was sent flying again. Yusuke immediately followed up with another endless barrage of sword waves.
"Truly incomprehensible," Madara muttered, unable to understand what Yusuke was actually trying to do.
"Limbo, Border Jail."
Shadows invisible to the naked eye appeared around Madara.
"Possession."
The shadows, each possessing power equal to his original body, instantly merged into Madara. His strength skyrocketed several times over.
"Heavenly Body Descent."
The sky suddenly darkened. A celestial body as large as the moon fell from the heavens.
Seeing that, golden chakra surged within Yusuke's body.
"Dark Wheel Reincarnation Explosion."
Truth-Seeking Balls stacked layer upon layer, then a slash shot toward the sky. The massive meteor was instantly split into two.
"Awakening."
The Float-Float Fruit within Yusuke's body began to awaken. The celestial object slowly began to float until it stopped, suspended in midair.
At that moment, Yusuke also stopped his slashes.
Then, he raised Enma high into the sky.
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