Back when Yamanaka Shinno first left the cave to fuse his traits, he had left behind two shadow clones.
When he returned, one of them immediately dispelled itself.
With the memories returning to his main body upon the clone's dissolution, Shinno quickly grasped everything that had happened in his absence.
The other clone, however, remained hidden, waiting for the right moment to act.
When Uchiha Madara clashed with Shinno and their Water Release and Fire Release jutsu collided for the first time, an enormous amount of mist spread through the battlefield, providing the perfect cover.
Taking advantage of the obscured vision, the shadow clone rapidly approached the Gedo Statue.
Although the clone didn't have a vast chakra reserve—since at the time, Shinno had not yet fused with the Sage Body trait— relocating something as massive as the Gedo Statue would be slow.
However, with the main body's formidable offensive power and the deliberate use of Senju Tobirama's techniques to distract Madara, the enemy's attention remained firmly locked onto Shinno.
Now, the space-time technique was fully activated.
The Gedo Statue was completely enveloped within the sealing formation.
Even though Madara finally realized what was happening, it was already too late!
Buzz—!
A powerful spatial ripple spread outward.
Like ripples on water, the distortion spread rapidly through space.
In the third-stage Susanoo, Madara had just leaped backward, closing in on the Gedo Statue.
Sensing the unnatural spatial fluctuations, he abruptly turned his head.
His Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan spun rapidly, his immense ocular power piercing through the swirling mist, catching a glimpse of the sealing formation encasing the entire Gedo Statue!
Boom!
Without hesitation, the left foot of the third-stage Susanoo slammed into the ground. Tidal waves of chakra condensed into a sharply defined armored boot.
With a swift twist of his torso and a powerful pivot, Madara's Susanoo was instantly clad in its full armor.
But that wasn't all.
In the blink of an eye, Susanoo's form expanded several times over!
Now towering over a hundred meters tall, the giant warrior unleashed a blade strike as fast as a thunderclap, slicing directly toward the shadow clone activating the Flying Thunder God technique.
Speed, power, and the sudden increase in size—
What had initially been a distance of over a hundred meters was closed in an instant!
This was... Complete Body Susanoo!
"Who the hell can withstand this?! Main body, you're on your own—"
Whoosh—
Before the panicked voice transmitted through the Mind Transmission Technique could even finish, the shadow clone vanished into thin air, along with the enormous Gedo Statue.
All that remained was an empty stone wall.
RUMBLE—!
The unstoppable sword strike landed, sending a devastating shockwave that spread for miles.
Deep underground, where molten lava flowed, the sheer destruction made even the bravest hearts tremble.
"...Shit."
Shinno's pupils contracted.
The moment he saw Madara unleash his full power, he also chose to flee with the Flying Thunder God technique.
Whether the shadow clone successfully teleported the Gedo Statue or not didn't matter.
Because anyone who tried to block that attack was an absolute fool!
In the original story, Madara's Complete Body Susanoo had nearly obliterated all five Kage with a single strike.
The Fifth Mizukage, Terumi Mei, even wanted to throw in the towel on the spot.
If not for the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, standing firm and using the power of persuasion to talk her into continuing, the battle would've ended right then and there.
"To think you could push me to this extent… young man, you truly bring me joy!"
Madara's voice was old and hoarse.
Despite his words of amusement, the killing intent emanating from his body was almost tangible.
The stone throne he had been sitting on had long since been flung away when his Complete Body Susanoo took form.
Standing at its brow, encased in a gemstone-like chakra shield, his hunched figure slowly straightened.
An overwhelming, suffocating pressure filled the air.
As the colossal Susanoo turned once more, its now 200-meter-tall form made Shinno involuntarily gulp.
No, he did not find this fun at all!
Before he could say anything, Madara—whether furious at being toyed with by a 'mere ant' or simply aware of his own rapidly draining lifespan—attacked without hesitation!
The over 200-meter-tall Susanoo moved with absurd speed.
As it slashed down with its blade, countless Yasaka Magatama orbs were simultaneously unleashed, sealing off every possible escape route!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Raw, overwhelming force reduced everything in sight to rubble.
The earth trembled, and beasts howled in terror.
The very landscape of the Graveyard of Mountains and Valleys was rewritten with ease.
Underfoot, destruction on a biblical scale was no longer just a figure of speech!
"Wood Release: Flower Tree World Birth!"
Before the dust could even settle, countless tree branches erupted from the ground.
They spread across the battlefield for miles, entangling everything in their path.
Each individual branch was thicker than Shinno's entire body, relentlessly striking out at him!
With his pre-placed Flying Thunder God markings, Shinno dodged with every ounce of speed he had.
But the combination of the Flower Tree World Birth's relentless wooden tendrils and the Complete Body Susanoo's pinpoint attacks left him scrambling for his life.
He barely held back a stream of curses.
For fuck's sake!
Even when Madara fought five Kage, he wasn't this serious!
Was he really just an above-Kage-level opponent?
If so, then what level of power did the Six Paths possess?
And if this wasn't above Kage-level, then what the hell was Shinno supposed to do?!
Whoosh—
Dodging yet another deadly strike, Shinno's vast sensory field picked up on something alarming.
Ten or more Wood Clone Madaras were spreading out in every direction!
Although his sensory abilities weren't perfect at distinguishing wood clones from the real thing—
Could Madara's real body even move that fast?!
BOOM!
A split second of distraction almost cost him his life as the chakra blade from Susanoo's feinting backslash nearly took his head off.
"Wood clones… and a barrier?"
"He's trying to seal the battlefield to cut off my escape?"
"And those flowers… if their pollen spreads—"
Shinno's mind raced.
Escape? He was reluctant.
He had pushed Uchiha Madara to his absolute limit. If he could outlast him, he would achieve the legendary feat of solo-killing Madara and rewriting the entire timeline!
But if he stayed… Madara's absurd attack power would kill him in an instant if he made even a single mistake.
Madara could keep attacking endlessly.
But if Shinno slipped just once—
Game over.
"…Screw it."
"System! Strip this old man of his Chosen Uchiha and Power of Indra traits! Downgrade Sage Body!"
The moment he finished speaking, two dark, ethereal shadows and a blood-red glow shot into Madara's body.
Crack—
Amid the chaotic battlefield, Shinno 'sensed' it clearly.
…Madara just threw out his back?!
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