Sasuke's loud shout was actually directed at Obito, who might be hiding in the dark.
He also didn't know whether Obito was still here or had already fled upon seeing the bad situation.
In any case, he shouted first before thinking.
This Third Raikage was excessively strong. The pressure he exerted on Sasuke, aside from Itachi in his own world, could only be compared to the once fully intact Obito.
Although Obito's current state could not be called good, and strictly speaking, being blind in both eyes, he was worse off than Sasuke himself.
But Obito's bizarre phasing ability still existed and was the only thing that could help Sasuke escape this predicament.
However, after Sasuke's shout, the surroundings remained silent, and no one responded.
Third Raikage A said, "Are you calling out to the person who came with you? What a pity, it seems he doesn't have the courage to stand against me and has probably already run away."
"Although I am also quite unwilling to let an Akatsuki member escape, your appearance has brought me enough surprise."
"You, all alone, why struggle so bitterly? Why not follow my wish and join our Hidden Cloud Village?"
Sasuke still maintained Susanoo, not daring to relax even for a moment.
He knew that the Third Raikage's chatting was only to buy time, waiting until he could no longer maintain Susanoo. Then, the Third Raikage would surely strike immediately.
But right now, it seemed he had no other options.
Once he left the protection of Susanoo, he didn't think he could be a match for this Raikage.
He could only place his hope on Obito, that just like the last time when Kakashi caught him, he would appear at a critical moment.
Thus, he also started to chat casually.
"Even if I agree to join you, aren't you afraid that I'm just pretending to submit, and may rebel at any time?"
The Third Raikage A showed a confident expression on his face.
"Maybe at the beginning you would have such thoughts, but after some time, you'd often come to know our kindness. Rogue ninjas in our Hidden Cloud Village are very few. Among the well-known ones, it's only the rebellion of the Gold and Silver Brothers during the First Great Ninja War."
Sasuke was stunned, and couldn't help but ask, "Why?"
The Third Raikage replied, "Because other hidden villages are too terrible. Toward their villagers, they can't even offer basic trust, let alone respect."
"We're different. We treat everyone like brothers and sisters. Maybe we can't be completely fair in everything, but compared to other places, we're already much better."
Sasuke fell silent for a moment. This Raikage… what he said made some sense. He couldn't help but start to imagine, 'If the Uchiha really join Hidden Cloud, and they are no longer suspected by the higher-ups, won't life be more comfortable?'
The more he thought about it, the more tempted he became. He even wanted to immediately tell Fugaku about this matter.
However, just then, Sasuke suddenly clutched his eyes in pain, and the purple Susanoo around his body trembled and finally dissipated completely.
His pupil power had finally reached its limit.
The Third Raikage saw this and his body flashed with lightning again, "Now, you've reached the end of the road. In any case, I'll capture you first."
After speaking, with a flicker, he appeared next to Sasuke.
Just as he was about to act, suddenly, from Sasuke's side, a figure emerged from the ground and, a step ahead of the Third Raikage A, grabbed Sasuke's shoulder.
A's grab missed. His entire body uncontrollably passed through Sasuke and the body of the suddenly appearing person.
He stopped his steps, looked at the two, and frowned.
Before him, this suddenly appearing person wore an Akatsuki robe, a spiral mask on his face, and his entire body emitted a cold, ominous chakra, as if not belonging to this era, ancient and weathered.
Moreover… that strange scene just now filled him with dread about this masked man, and he couldn't help but ask, "Who are you?"
The masked man spread his hands and his voice resembled Madara's, "As you see, I too am a member of Akatsuki. Perhaps many people of this era have already forgotten my existence, but my name is… Uchiha Madara!"
Beside him, Uchiha Sasuke's expression relaxed.
Obito had indeed been lurking somewhere, and finally came to save him at this moment.
Was it because he lacked strength, so he started acting mysterious again, pretending to be Madara?
The Third Raikage A frowned. The name Uchiha Madara, perhaps ordinary people didn't know it, but as the top leader of a village, how could he not have heard of it?
"You said you are Uchiha Madara, the one who founded Konoha with Hashirama? You're actually still alive… and even joined Akatsuki?"
The masked man said calmly, "I didn't join Akatsuki. Akatsuki was founded because of me. Now, I've taken over as Akatsuki's leader on a whim."
"You want to recruit my subordinate, did you ask for my opinion first? Actually, I see your strength isn't bad. Although not comparable to Hashirama, among this era, you're already at the top. Why don't you also join Akatsuki and become our comrade?"
The Third Raikage A was shocked, 'Akatsuki's leader… is actually Uchiha Madara? No wonder there are Uchiha members in Akatsuki.'
It seemed he had misunderstood Konoha. Uchiha Madara didn't get along with Konoha after all.
But immediately, he snorted coldly, "Even if you're Uchiha Madara, so what? Just a remnant of the previous era. How could I possibly join you?"
"Masked and hiding, let me see what your face under that mask really looks like."
As soon as the words fell, the Third Raikage's body moved again, arriving instantly in front of the two. This time, his target was the mask on the masked man's face, he wanted to rip it off.
However, this grab once again caught nothing. The masked man in front of him, although standing right there, seemed like a mass of void, nothing real existed.
The masked man said calmly, "It's useless. I advise you not to waste your effort. I am willing to speak to you peacefully only because it's not time for war yet. Today, I'm just here to take back my personnel. I advise you, don't be ungrateful."
The Third Raikage A was furious. Lightning flickered all over his body, phasing through the masked man and Uchiha Sasuke repeatedly, but no matter how many times he passed through, it was like phasing through air.
This was his first time encountering such a situation. It was extremely frustrating. In the end, he could only stop this meaningless action.
He shouted angrily.
"Uchiha Madara! Dangerous people like you are still alive in this world. I'll join forces with Iwagakure and completely wipe out your Akatsuki and all of Amegakure from the ninja world!"
The masked man said flatly, "Is that so… If you really dare to come, I'll declare war on you. I don't mind making the five great ninja villages part of ninja world history."
When his words fell, the masked man grabbed Sasuke's body and slowly sank, disappearing into the ground…
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