In the outside world, Might Guy's entire body was erupting with crimson blood steam, and his bones emitted an overwhelmed hum under the immense load.
The world-shattering blow of the Evening Elephant: Fifth Step had just landed, blasting Six Paths Obito along with his Truth-Seeking Orb defenses deep into the ground.
Guy's consciousness had begun to blur. The extreme pain exceeding his limits and the rapid loss of life force made him instinctively want to withdraw from the terrifying, life-burning state of the Eight Inner Gates Formation: Gate of Death and end this fatal burden.
Of course, the unavoidable consequence would also be the end of his own life...
Just as Guy's body was teetering and the blood steam slightly weakened, a cold and urgent voice suddenly rang out:
"Might Guy! Do not stop! Target Uchiha Madara! Attack immediately!!"
The source of the voice was Tobirama, who had previously been pinned down and seriously injured by black rods; he had now been rescued by Hashirama.
The Second Hokage, renowned for his calmness and tactics, was currently struggling to point toward Madara, who stood at the edge of the battlefield with his arms crossed and a cold sneer on his face.
Although Tobirama himself would not die due to being an Edo Tensei, the damage caused by the black rods clearly restricted his movements.
"He has been waiting for this moment!" Tobirama's voice carried an unprecedented urgency, piercing through the clamor of the battlefield.
"Obito is heavily wounded and near death, and the Ten-Tails' power is without a master! Madara's goal has always been to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki!
If we don't finish him off now, he will immediately seize the Ten-Tails and become an enemy even more terrifying than Obito!
By then, everything will be over! Use your remaining strength and aim for Madara!! Quickly!!"
Tobirama's roar was like a clap of thunder, instantly snapping Guy out of his fatigue and near-death blur, and it sent a massive shock through the hearts of everyone around.
Guy's clouded gaze suddenly focused on the figure in the distance radiating a powerful sense of pressure: Madara.
A resolute will forcibly overrode the sensation of his body collapsing.
A hoarse sound squeezed out of Guy's throat, and the crimson blood steam erupted violently once more, even more frenzied than before, as if to burn away his remaining life force in an instant.
"Youth... has not... ended yet!! Burn!!"
Ignoring the warnings that his body was about to completely disintegrate, Guy forcibly twisted his body's direction.
His fists, which had turned crimson and even begun to carbonize from burning his life, once again gathered power sufficient to shake space, locking firmly onto Madara at the edge of the battlefield!
And Madara, facing the sudden lock-on of this ultimate taijutsu capable of heavily wounding Six Paths level Obito, saw the composed smile on his face instantly freeze, replaced by a hint of gravity and extreme vigilance.
"Senju Tobirama!"
Madara cursed inwardly; he knew all too well the power of that previous strike.
Blue chakra instantly rose around him, his Rinnegan erupted with a daunting light, and the skeleton of Susanoo began to rapidly construct!
Might Guy, the Blue Beast of Konoha, would execute the final command of the Second Hokage Tobirama at the last moment of his life, launching the ultimate charge of his life toward Madara!
Even though Might Guy was already on the verge of death, his entire body wrapped in blood-red, violently steaming chakra vapor.
Every inch of muscle was emitting an overwhelmed scream, and his bones felt as if they would shatter into powder at any moment.
But at this moment, he was still under the Eight Inner Gates Formation, that ultimate state where life is used as fuel in exchange for temporary god-like power.
He was still that "invincible" existence burning his life to transcend limits!
Madara, the legend who once contended with the God of Shinobi Hashirama, felt warning bells ring wildly in his heart the moment Guy locked onto him.
He saw Guy's eyes burning with resolute will, and he saw the air trails behind Guy distorted and compressed by extreme speed.
However, his proud insight and even his Rinnegan failed to fully capture the trajectory of Guy's startup!
"What?!"
Madara's pupils suddenly contracted.
He only felt an indescribable, terrifying power suddenly descend upon his towering, mountain-like blue Perfect Susanoo!
BOOM CRACKLE!!!
A deafening explosion tore through the battlefield's noise.
Before Madara's disbelieving eyes, his Perfect Susanoo—possessing defensive power capable of withstanding a Tailed Beast Bomb and considered the peak of the Shinobi World—
Its incredibly sturdy breastplate actually became covered in spiderweb-like cracks in an instant, like glass struck head-on by a meteor!
The cracks spread at an alarming speed, and in just a single breath, that blue giant symbolizing absolute defense—
Under the impact of that pure, ultimate physical force, it shattered apart!
It couldn't stop him at all!
Fragments of Susanoo scattered like blue ice crystals, revealing Madara's shocked physical body.
And that crimson figure had already pierced through the wreckage of the Susanoo, appearing before him with a momentum that could destroy everything!
The air was compressed to the extreme, emitting a piercing shriek, and a massive air cannon composed of pure force had already taken shape!
"Evening Elephant: First Step!"
Guy's roar accompanied the rumble of his burning life.
There were no fancy techniques, no complex Ninjutsu, only the most primitive and violent ultimate power obtained at the cost of his life!
This punch was the most intense bloom of Guy's life-fire as it burned out!
Madara didn't even have time to make any effective defensive moves before that air cannon, condensing all of Guy's will and power, slammed solidly and without pretense into his chest!
THUMP!!!
A dull, heart-palpitating impact sounded, and Madara's body actually dissipated directly before everyone's eyes.
"What?!!"
When Madara's figure appeared again, he was already to the side; he had actually used Limbo: Border Jail, using a shadow to block the punch for himself!
But the problem was that Limbo: Border Jail also had a cooldown, and having only one Rinnegan, he could only summon one shadow at a time...
In other words, if Might Guy could continue to move, he would have nowhere to hide!
He simply couldn't use conventional methods to dodge that opponent's speed!
Might Guy discovered Madara, who had used a Limbo: Border Jail shadow to dodge the fatal blow, and his unyielding will even drove his carbonized limbs to try and turn around to launch another charge.
However, at this very moment, the violently burning fire at his heart completely stopped beating.
The blood-colored chakra steam surrounding his body instantly vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed.
His body, which once carried world-shaking power, was now like withered wood completely consumed by fire, appearing in a charred, carbonized state.
He fell heavily backward, hitting the cracked earth and kicking up a cloud of dust.
The cold sweat on Madara's temple had not yet dropped; witnessing this soul-stirring scene, his tense nerves suddenly relaxed.
That signature laugh, full of disdain and arrogance, erupted like a long-suppressed volcano, echoing across the tragic battlefield:
"Hahahaha!! A deathbed struggle after all!"
Madara's laughter was filled with the relief of surviving a disaster and the euphoria of being about to control everything.
He looked around the devastated battlefield, his gaze greedily locking onto the Divine Tree in the distance that was slowly growing by absorbing the earth's energy, and the Ten-Tails power contained at its core.
"Even if Obito dies in the Kamui Dimension right now, it doesn't matter!"
The corners of Madara's mouth curled into a cruel arc, and his Rinnegan flashed with a light of determination.
"As long as I am here, as long as this Rinnegan is here, summoning the Ten-Tails is but a simple task! Becoming the new Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and controlling the power of all things happens right now!"
He ignored Kakashi, Tsunade, and the others in the distance who were grief-stricken by Guy's sacrifice, and temporarily overlooked the life-and-death struggle between Minato and Obito in the Kamui Dimension.
In Madara's view, after Might Guy's last and most brilliant firework was extinguished, once Obito died—
The entire Shinobi Allied Forces, and even the entire Shinobi World, would have no one left who could stop him from ascending to that ultimate throne.
At that moment, an invisible spatial vortex appeared in mid-air once again, and Six Paths Obito's nearly collapsed body staggered out from it.
The Six Paths white robes on his body were in tatters; he had clearly failed to completely dodge Minato's fatal pursuit containing Senjutsu chakra within the Kamui Dimension.
However, following immediately after was a Flying Thunder God kunai, accurately passing through the not-yet-closed spatial vortex, like a life-claiming beacon pinning itself into the void behind Obito.
With a flash of golden light, Minato's figure appeared behind Obito as if crossing through time and space.
This scene was so similar to that night of the Nine-Tails Riot many years ago!
It was still those two people: one was the Yellow Flash protecting Konoha, and the other was the traitor intending to subvert the world.
Only now, Obito was no longer the shadow blinded by hatred from back then, but a Six Paths level existence heavily wounded and on the verge of collapse;
And what Minato condensed in his hand was no longer an ordinary Rasengan, but a Sage Art: Big Ball Rasengan emitting terrifying energy fluctuations and far exceeding normal size!
Inside the azure chakra sphere, Natural Energy rotated violently, emitting a piercing hum; its power was not massive but enough to shake a nearly collapsed Six Paths body.
Without any hesitation, a hint of complexity yet absolute determination flashed in Minato's eyes.
He knew well that the current Obito had gone completely mad, and any hesitation would bring about an irreversible disaster.
He thrust his arm forward, and that giant Rasengan condensed with sage power, carrying a destructive momentum, slammed hard into Obito's defenseless back!
"BOOM!!!"
A deafening explosion accompanied by a burst of blinding light erupted.
The Senjutsu chakra violently invaded Obito's broken Six Paths body, instantly tearing through his final defenses.
Obito let out a shrill and unwilling roar, his body like a broken kite, being slammed down by an irresistible force, hitting the earth heavily and creating a massive crater as dust and rubble soared into the sky.
This strike became the final straw that broke the camel's back.
Obito's body could no longer withstand these repeated heavy blows and finally collapsed completely!
The Six Paths Power on his body rapidly dissipated, and the white robes and shakujo symbolizing his status as the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki vanished into points of light.
More importantly, the Ten-Tails sealed within him, sensing the death of its Jinchuriki and the loosening of the seal, let out a frenzied roar.
"ROAR!!!"
In the center of Obito's collapsing body, a massive, suffocating torrent of chakra suddenly erupted!
The Ten-Tails' massive, distorted, and primordially destructive body forcibly tore through the final restraints of Obito's remains, roaring as it burst out!
Its ten massive tails danced wildly, churning the chakra between heaven and earth, radiating an aura even more frenzied than when Nagato or Obito controlled it.
The Ten-Tails' original body was finally exposed before the Shinobi Allied Forces again; having lost its Jinchuriki's constraints, it became even more dangerous and unpredictable.
At the edge of the crater, Minato landed back on the ground, staring intently at the Ten-Tails that had burst forth, his expression incredibly grave.
And almost at the same instant the Ten-Tails burst out, Madara, who had been waiting for his chance, let out a wild laugh.
"Hahahaha! I've finally waited for this moment! This Ten-Tails' power shall be received by me, Uchiha Madara!"
With greed and ambition shining in his eyes, his figure turned into a streak of light, lunging without hesitation toward the Ten-Tails whose core of power had just been exposed after breaking free!
Just as Tobirama had expected, Madara's goal was always to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and realize his true "Eye of the Moon" plan.
In an instant, Hashirama blocked Madara's path!
The figure lunging toward the out-of-control Ten-Tails with wild laughter was forcibly intercepted.
No words were needed; all survivors on the battlefield understood the significance of this obstruction: Madara must never be allowed to touch the Ten-Tails again!
Once he became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, with his bottomless ambition, the Shinobi Allied Forces would no longer have any chance of victory.
"Madara! This is as far as you go!"
Hashirama's voice was as solid as iron, and Senjutsu chakra along with majestic Wood Release power instantly erupted.
Countless thick, giant trees burst from the ground like living pythons, weaving into an airtight cage that lunged straight for Madara, intending to lock him down and push him away from the Ten-Tails.
Following closely behind Hashirama, the top combat forces of the Allied Forces who had reacted also exerted their final strength.
Tsuchikage Onoki, enduring his injuries, formed hand seals: "Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World!"
A brilliant white cube of light was accurately fired at Madara's flank, attempting to force him back.
"Hmph, petty tricks!"
Facing the siege of his former best friend and the Allied Forces' experts, the wild laugh on Madara's face turned into cold mockery.
The purple glow of his right Rinnegan flashed, and an invisible repulsive force erupted violently.
"Shinra Tensei!"
BOOM!
Hashirama's tough Wood Release cage shattered inch by inch under the terrifying repulsive force, and Onoki's Dust Release beam was forcibly deflected.
However, this moment of obstruction did indeed serve to hinder Madara's progress.
At this time, Minato did not immediately join the battle, but instead looked at Kakashi and spoke.
"Kakashi, quickly take Guy to The Collector; he might be able to save his life."
Immediately, Kakashi's eyes widened in disbelief, but then he thought of Naruto, who should have died after losing the Nine-Tails, and a look of hope instantly appeared in his eyes.
Afterward, he took Might Guy's carbonized body and quickly rushed toward the direction where Takuno was located.