Rip!
Two blue arms wielding long swords flew high into the air before crashing to the ground.
After only a few exchanges, the Great Tengu Susanoo had its arms severed by the black-armored giant and was kicked away. Madara, now completely unable to laugh, hadn't expected another opponent he couldn't defeat!
However, during the fight, Madara noticed something. His Mangekyō Sharingan and Rinnegan didn't detect Kurama or its seal on Menma.
"Although I don't know why you possess so much Nine-Tails chakra, or even the ability to transform into a tailed beast," Madara said, his eyes narrowed, "I can confirm that you don't have Kurama within you. You are not the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."
"So what?" Menma said, casually flicking his longsword.
Instantly, a violent gust of wind tore through the earth, shooting into the distance and creating a massive cloud of dust and sand.
Seeing that Menma didn't deny it, Madara's smile returned. "I admit your strength is indeed not weaker than mine right now. But compared to Hashirama, who defeated me at my peak with a single full-force attack, you are still far behind."
"However, now, you will witness my true peak strength. The power I held during my life-or-death battle with Hashirama!"
As he spoke, the remaining two hands of the Great Tengu Susanoo slammed into the ground.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Boom!
A massive white flash of smoke appeared and vanished. Then, Kurama with a bewildered expression stood before the Great Tengu Susanoo.
Although Madara didn't think much of Kurama, it was still very useful for powering his Susanoo. Long ago, Madara had forcibly signed a summoning contract with the beast and even taught it to Obito.
"Uchiha Madara!" Kurama roared, hatred burning in its eyes. Baring its fangs and claws, it charged toward... Menma.
Kurama knew perfectly well he was no match for Madara. So, before Madara could react, the giant fox quickly hid behind Menma's thigh.
"Menma, kill this—"
However, before Kurama could finish his sentence, its eyes were caught by Madara's Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Trying to control Kurama to use a disguised Susanoo?" Menma's own Mangekyō Sharingan unleashed its power, invading Kurama's body. "Unfortunately, my pet isn't going to be lent to you."
As he spoke, the Mangekyō patterns in Kurama's eyes rapidly diminished at a visible speed. Menma had used his own power to neutralize Madara's, breaking the hypnosis.
"It actually neutralized my hypnosis!" Madara's expression twisted. "It seems that not only is your chakra superior, but your eye power is also in no way inferior to mine..."
Madara's eyes shifted, the Rinnegan patterns appearing. The Susanoo surrounding him slowly dissipated, and his body landed atop Kurama's head.
"But the Sharingan isn't the only way to control a Tailed Beast!"
A massive black rod connected by chains suddenly appeared between Madara's hands. He plunged it deep into Kurama's head. The chains vanished in the next instant, leaving only half of the black rod exposed above Kurama's fur. At the same time, layers of blue Susanoo scales covered Kurama's body.
"So you've switched to using external power to control it?" Looking at Kurama now under control again, Menma's calm expression finally changed. A hint of anger crept into his eyes. "My pet says he doesn't like being forcibly controlled. You've really made me angry."
"Now, prepare to face true despair."
With that, Menma spoke to the system in his mind.
[System, exchange for the One-Tail through the Eight-Tail.]
[Exchange successful!]
[One-Tail: 25,000 Corruption Points, Two-Tail: 25,000 Corruption Points... Eight-Tail: 25,000 Corruption Points]
[Corruption Points -200,000]
[Current Corruption Points: 0]
Although Menma could easily defeat the armored Susanoo before him with his current strength, he risked losing Kurama in the process. So he simply took this opportunity to exchange for all the tailed beasts, maximizing his power.
Buzz—!!!
In an instant, terrifying chakra surged around Menma. Each type of chakra bore the image of a tailed beast, forming phantoms behind him. A crack slowly appeared between Menma's brows, revealing a Rinnegan with nine tomoe.
Because the tailed beast chakra provided by the system was directly integrated into Menma's body, becoming his own power, he only needed a physique strong enough to withstand the combined chakra of the One-Tailed through Nine-Tailed beasts. He didn't need to use the Gedo Mazo as a body to gather the power of all the tailed beasts. Finally, he could achieve Six Paths level strength by becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchuriki.
Furthermore, Menma's physique, after fusing with numerous Uzumaki Sage bodies and even Hashirama's fully developed Senju Sage body, was more than capable of bearing the combined chakra of the One-Tailed to Nine-Tailed beasts. And he wouldn't be affected by the Gedo Mazo, which was Kaguya's body.
This resulted in an appearance resembling the deathly pale skin and horns of an Otsutsuki.
"Is this the power of the Six Paths level...?" Menma closed his eyes, sensing the power emanating from the vertical pupil between his brows.
The next moment, a jet-black Truth-Seeking Ball, composed of Yin and Yang power, condensed before him. Simultaneously, a massive amount of ocular power and chakra surged forth, once again flowing into the black-armored giant beneath him.
In an instant, the black-armored giant doubled in height again, reaching a terrifying 600 meters. Such a height of Susanoo has only ever been achieved by the Sage of Six Paths' thousand-meter-level Susanoo!
"This is the chakra of the One-Tailed to the Eight-Tailed!!!"
"You fused the chakra of all the Tailed Beasts into your body??? Impossible!!!" Madara screamed.
Gazing at the black-armored giant that stood before him like an insurmountable chasm, Madara was driven mad. "Only the Gedo Mazo can fuse with this chakra! The One-Tailed and Eight-Tailed beasts are also sealed within it! It's fake! This is fake!!!"
"This is real... Summoning Jutsu!!!"
Rumble!
The ground bulged, and the Gedo Mazo with its withered, tree-like body instantly emerged! Madara, now completely deranged, disregarded his own existence—whether as a living corpse or an impure spirit—directly summoned the Gedo Mazo containing the eight tailed beasts, intending to fuse with Kurama to create the Ten-Tails.
However, just as he controlled the armored Susanoo to rush in front of the Gedo Mazo, the armored Susanoo beneath him suddenly went out of control! At the same time, Kurama's hand, covered in Susanoo armor, suddenly slammed toward Madara's true form, located between the eyebrows of the Great Tengu mask!
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