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Madara's gaze drifted sideways, cold and indifferent. "It seems you're not good at remembering faces."
Might Guy stared, baffled. "We've met before???"
"Who knows?"
Madara let out a cryptic, mocking sound, then shifted his gaze downward.
Guy stared fiercely at Madara's profile, desperately trying to match it with a memory. He… couldn't find one!
On his shoulder, Kakashi was deeply unconscious, blood still flowing freely from his severed arm.
"Priority one: stop Kakashi's bleeding!"
Carrying Kakashi, Guy leaped down from the Hokage Monument peak, vanishing swiftly into the night.
Izuna asked, "Brother, you're just letting him leave?"
Madara smiled. "Relax. He'll be back. Carrying a wounded comrade… I doubt he can fight at his best. That would spoil the fun."
"Of course! As expected of you, brother, to savor the fight itself!"
"Say, Izuna," Madara's tone shifted slightly. "Have you seen Black Zetsu?"
Izuna looked around. "Blackie? He was here just before that silver-haired man arrived!"
Madara's expression grew thoughtful. So, Black Zetsu plans to move in the shadows. Hmph. All this time, I've turned a blind eye to his anomalies, waiting to see what game he plays. But this time, he deliberately hides his presence even from me? I, Madara, have no tolerance for sand in my eye. Once this Leaf Village business is settled… it's time for a reckoning.
"Summoning Technique!"
Poof!
The Animal Path's lizard opened its maw, swallowed Izuna whole, and then… faded from sight.
"Izuna. No one will detect you within the stomach of this Rinnegan lizard. Stay here, and watch your brother's performance."
With those words, Madara jumped from the cliff, landing amidst the ruins of the Hokage Administrative Building.
On the surrounding rooftops, four white-clad ANBU squad captains landed, drawn by the commotion.
Madara rose from the wreckage, re-slinging his gunbai, a faint smile on his face as he surveyed them. "ANBU. Founded by Tobirama. White robes… squad captain rank, if I recall correctly. I hope you won't disappoint me too much."
Behind their animal masks, pupils fixed on the young man's face.
"The hair and chakra are different… but it's undeniably Uzumaki Naruto."
"What happened to him?"
"That's not the point now. Whether it's his will or not, he attacked the village. That's an indisputable fact!"
"Subdue him. Here and now!"
The last ANBU to speak formed a series of hand seals.
"Lightning Style: Four Binding Pillars!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Four dark, metallic stone pillars erupted from the four corners of the ruins. Violent arcs of lightning crackled between them, converging on Madara…!
Madara stood motionless, utterly unruffled amidst the electric storm. "Hah. All thunder, no rain. Flashy but useless…"
He raised a single palm. Raw pressure alone shattered the cage of lightning.
The ANBU's eyes widened behind his mask. He formed new seals, fast.
"How about THIS!"
"Lightning Style: Sixteen Binding Pillars!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The gaps between the four pillars were rapidly filled by more, creating a seamless, closed stone prison… before another, far more violent surge of lightning engulfed Madara completely!
Madara's voice, bored, echoed from within. "A bit more respectable. Is that all?"
"Don't look down on us!"
A second ANBU captain joined in, hands flying.
"Earth Style: Sticky Clay Downpour!"
Gloop… gloop gloop gloop…!
A shimmering, iridescent ring appeared directly overhead… and a deluge of sticky, viscous clay poured down!
The ANBU added another seal!
"Earth Style: Heavenly Lid!"
CRASH…!
A massive lid of dark earth, etched with animal reliefs, slammed down, sealing the top!
The other two captains struck simultaneously.
"Wind Style: Wind Cutter Technique!"
"Fire Style: Incinerating Heat Technique!"
Wind and fire combined… instantly, the sealed prison transformed into a blazing, cutting hell!
The lightning-user worried, "He won't die, will he?"
The fire-user countered, "Relax! He's the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. His life isn't in danger!"
CRACK…!
Suddenly… the earthen lid shattered with a sound of tearing stone!
The sight revealed… made all four ANBU captains' eyes go wide.
Flames, wind, lightning, and clay… all of it was being drawn, pulled, converging toward a single point—the outstretched palm of the figure they called 'Naruto'.
"Our jutsu… they're being absorbed. Is that… the Dark Release from the Hidden Ghost Village?"
"Impossible! I've fought a Dark Release user! That level of absorption… it's NOT POSSIBLE!"
Within seconds… every phenomenon created by their ninjutsu, except for the broken lid fragments, was absorbed clean away.
"How… can this be…?"
"One thing's clear. He wasn't absorbing from the start… but he… he's not even SCRATCHED!"
Madara's cold eyes lifted, meeting theirs.
"Is that… it?"
The four fell deathly silent.
Even facing overwhelming power… they couldn't retreat a single step. Behind them… was Konoha!
"If ninjutsu is useless… we solve this more directly!"
They leaped from the rooftops as one, blades drawn, launching a desperate, coordinated assault!
Madara merely chuckled, raising both hands.
"I have to admit one thing. The Rinnegan… does diminish the fun of a fight somewhat…"
"Almighty Push!"
Konoha Central Command Room.
"Kakashi and Guy's efforts… at least stopped Madara from advancing further. Now, I must inform all Konoha ninja of the situation with Naruto. I'm sorry, Naruto. You'll face the entire village's attack. But at least… they'll know it's not your true will…"
Inoichi Yamanaka adjusted the Mind Transmission Amplification Device on his head, preparing to broadcast the crisis to every Konoha shinobi.
Squelch…!
A black hand erupted from the center of Inoichi's chest.
His eyes shot wide in disbelief. He tried to turn, to see behind him.
There, inches from his face, was a pitch-black, sinisterly grinning visage.
"You… you… Could it be… 'Black Zetsu'?! The one Sasuke mentioned!"
Black Zetsu sneered. "Inoichi Yamanaka. My plans… can't be disrupted by a small fry like you. Madara using Naruto to attack Konoha… what an unexpectedly pleasant surprise. After all, Naruto was destined to cut ties with this village sooner or later."
"Thanks to Tsunade's soft heart, she hid the fact that he was possessed and attacked the Five Kage Summit. In the whole world, only the summit attendees know. In Konoha, Tsunade and Shikaku are outside. Besides you… only the recently informed Kakashi remains. And Kakashi, thanks to his soul burning out, is comatose now. In other words… the information chain is cut!"
Inoichi gasped, blood rising in his throat. "What… are you doing?!"
Black Zetsu laughed as the inky blackness began to spread, coating Inoichi's body.
Damn it… He… he's going to use ME to cast the Mind Transmission…!
Inoichi realized it, but he couldn't stop it.
The next moment, his voice—or rather, a voice wearing his mental signature—echoed in the mind of every Konoha ninja.
"Everyone, listen. I know this will be hard to believe, but it is an indisputable fact! Uzumaki Naru— has BETRAYED Konoha! And at this very moment, he is launching an attack of vengeance upon our village!"
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