"Damn it!"
Madara's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan spun rapidly.
At the same time, a pale blue skeletal Susanoo materialized around him.
Clang!
The moment Ning Feng appeared before Madara via Flying Thunder God, he caught the Kusanagi Sword he had thrown earlier and thrust it directly toward Madara's face.
Although Madara no longer possessed enough ocular power to maintain a Perfect Susanoo, summoning the most basic skeletal form for defense was still well within his capabilities.
"Foolish..."
Ning Feng's half-closed eyes suddenly opened.
Madara's expression changed as he noticed the vertical pupils that had appeared within them.
Sage Mode?
How could this brat enter Sage Mode instantly like Hashirama?
What Madara didn't know was that Ning Feng had adopted the shadow clone method of cultivating senjutsu chakra.
This allowed him to enter Sage Mode in an instant.
Compared to gathering natural energy manually, it was incomparably faster.
In that regard, he wasn't much different from Hashirama anymore.
"Frog Kata!"
Just as Madara was marveling at the discovery, a heavy invisible blow suddenly struck from his left side.
Crack!
Under Madara's astonished gaze, cracks appeared in the blue skeletal Susanoo.
His mastery of Susanoo had long since reached perfection.
Even the simplest skeletal form possessed defensive power that ordinary Kage-level shinobi couldn't hope to breach.
Yet under Ning Feng's Frog Kata—
A single strike had nearly shattered it.
This kid can enter Sage Mode instantly...
And I can't casually absorb his senjutsu chakra...
Madara's face turned pale.
For one of the rare times in his life, he frowned.
He knew that if he absorbed Ning Feng's senjutsu chakra, he wouldn't be able to control it.
Unlike Hashirama's natural energy, Ning Feng's senjutsu chakra felt incomparably violent.
If he absorbed it—
At best, he'd fail to assimilate it.
At worst...
Something unpleasant could happen.
Meanwhile, Obito emerged through the flames Madara had unleashed earlier and saw Ning Feng pressing the attack.
He immediately launched his strongest Fire Release technique.
"Fire Release: Wild Dance of Exploding Flames!"
This technique combined Fire Release with Kamui's spatial distortion, generating a twisting vortex and violent cyclone.
The raging whirlwind merged with blazing flames, creating a terrifying attack.
Inside the cramped cave, its destructive power became even more frightening.
"So you've been hiding quite a bit too, Obito."
Ning Feng calmly rose to his feet.
In Sage Mode, his perception of danger was greatly enhanced.
Even within such a confined environment, Flying Thunder God kunai had already been scattered throughout the cave.
He had plenty of room to maneuver.
However, Madara's expression darkened.
This Fire Release enhanced by Mangekyō Sharingan power couldn't simply be absorbed by the Preta Path.
Which meant—
Obito's attack had enveloped both Ning Feng and Madara alike.
BOOM!
The blazing inferno and hurricane exploded throughout the cave.
Three figures burst through the dust and flames.
"Sage Art: Majestic Flame Destroyer!"
"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Song Technique!"
Ning Feng formed hand seals without hesitation.
He paid no mind whatsoever to Madara's Preta Path.
He wasn't afraid of Madara absorbing his chakra.
If Madara dared absorb it—
The senjutsu chakra would petrify him.
Faced with Ning Feng's attack, Madara could only suppress the pain from Obito's earlier flames and force himself to counter with Fire Release.
At the same time, Obito slipped into Kamui space and repositioned himself to launch a sneak attack.
In his hand appeared several black rods.
These rods were created using Six Paths power and specialized in disrupting an opponent's chakra pathways.
Even if Ning Feng used Sage Mode, having his chakra points sealed would prevent him from using ninjutsu for a significant period of time.
BOOOOM!
Two world-consuming infernos collided violently.
What shocked Obito was the outcome.
In his eyes, Madara had always been the strongest person in existence.
A man who looked down upon the entire ninja world.
Yet in this clash of Fire Release—
Madara was actually losing ground.
Could all those times Madara had spoken about his own greatness have been exaggerations?
Impossible.
Madara had taught him countless techniques and secrets.
There was no way he lacked strength.
What Obito didn't understand was that the problem wasn't Madara being weak.
The problem was that Ning Feng had become far too powerful.
Eight Tailed Beasts.
Multiple forbidden techniques.
Countless high-level ninjutsu.
Numerous kekkei genkai and even kekkei tōta.
Not only was his arsenal vast—
Every individual specialty had already reached the pinnacle of the ninja world.
The fusion of all those strengths had created the current Ning Feng.
"Damn it!"
Madara cursed inwardly.
The power of Ning Feng's flames had grown noticeably stronger than before.
And that slight increase—
Had become the final straw tipping the balance.
ROOOAR!
The sea of flames surged forward relentlessly.
Madara's armor fluttered violently from the pressure.
The inferno continued advancing toward him like hellfire itself.
There wasn't much time left.
Seeing Madara on the verge of collapse, Obito's heart tightened.
If he didn't act now—
Madara might genuinely be burned alive.
The black rods shot forward.
They targeted several of Ning Feng's major chakra points.
"Shinra Tensei!"
At the moment, Ning Feng was fully focused on maintaining his Fire Release.
He had no time to deal with the incoming rods.
Suddenly, an invisible repulsive force erupted around him.
Before the black rods could even reach him—
They were blasted away.
"The Rinnegan's power..."
A sinister glint flashed through Obito's Sharingan.
His crimson eyes were filled with killing intent.
"Damn it!"
Madara finally reached his limit.
He leaped into the air, attempting to escape the flames.
Even with his incredible reactions, portions of his body were still scorched by the inferno.
"Where do you think you're going?!"
Ning Feng hurled the Sword of the Thunder God upward.
A moment later—
His eyes flashed.
Flying Thunder God activated.
I don't even have a proper weapon in hand...
Madara felt a rare sense of frustration.
His most proficient weapon had always been the legendary Uchiha heirloom—
The Gunbai.
Yet Obito had already gifted it to Ning Feng.
Meanwhile, Ning Feng possessed enough divine weapons to make anyone jealous.
The Totsuka Blade.
The Yata Mirror.
The Kusanagi Sword.
The Sword of the Thunder God.
The Gunbai.
Every single one was an incredibly rare and precious treasure.
And somehow—
Ning Feng owned all of them.
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