A massive cloud of chakra-infused steam rose into the air, mingling with the residual vapor from the earlier clash between colossal Water and Fire Release techniques, forming a dense sea of mist that shrouded the battlefield in an eerie haze.
Within this mist, five ominous, grinning faces emerged, conjured by Yamanaka Shinno's immense chakra—far surpassing that of the Second Mizukage, Hōzuki Gengetsu. The battlefield conditions were perfect, amplifying the effects of his jutsu.
Tiny hailstones began to fall from the sky.
The second transformation of the Hydrification Technique had created oil-filled clones, infused with steam. As the temperature rapidly dropped due to the falling hail, the clones cooled and solidified, morphing into five youthful, humanoid figures.
The Steaming Danger Tyranny technique was now fully formed!
These clones bore an uncanny resemblance to Senju Tobirama, their faces twisted into unsettling smiles. With a swift movement, they launched themselves at the approaching Uchiha Madara!
Their bodies, composed of water and oil, allowed them to match Shinno's top-speed Body Flicker technique with ease.
Clang!
The sword formed from a clone's right arm clashed with Madara's scythe, sending the clone skidding backward. The remaining four clones attacked from different angles, aiming for his throat, lower back, abdomen, and heart!
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
The battlefield rang with the sharp sound of metal against metal.
Madara's scythe moved like an extension of his own body, slashing, pulling, and twisting with effortless fluidity, countering each attack with terrifying precision. It was as if he was toying with them.
With a casual flick of his wrist, he pulled out his Uchiha Flame Fan.
A gust of wind roared through the battlefield, sending all five clones flying backward!
"Hiding in the shadows, are we? Not enough! Not nearly enough! Do you really think such feeble attacks could entertain me?!"
Madara's voice, though aged, carried an undeniable arrogance and battle-hardened dominance.
With a flick of his wrist, he sent his chained scythe flying. The weapon coiled around the neck of one of the clones mid-air. Before it could even begin to expand, the chain tightened violently—
Boom!
A moderate explosion erupted, but it was barely stronger than a paper bomb, leaving Madara completely unscathed.
Effortlessly blocking the remaining clones with his fan, he yanked the scythe back into his grasp. The clone he had just detonated quickly reformed into its youthful form, lunging at him once more.
Madara crushed another clone mid-motion, causing yet another explosion, but this time, he was sent flying several meters backward!
His gaze flickered with excitement as he observed the three remaining clones growing larger, while the two recently detonated ones were already reforming.
His Sharingan glowed with battle-hungry fervor.
"A technique similar to Flesh Regeneration Jutsu?" he mused.
Shinno stood before his summoned beast, the giant mirage-producing clam, his sharp eyes locked onto Madara's every movement.
Despite his aged appearance, Madara's strength and speed had skyrocketed, far beyond what he had displayed before.
And this was after his Sage Body had been weakened by one tier, now reduced to the purple-ranked Sage Clan Prodigy trait.
If he fully recovered, his physical prowess would become unimaginable.
Theoretically, the Steaming Danger Tyranny clones should have perfectly countered Madara's supreme mastery of Fire Release, since they exploded upon heating.
Yet, with sheer combat skill alone, Madara had managed to hold them off.
In the original timeline, just a single Steaming Danger Tyranny clone had forced Gaara into a desperate struggle.
Now, five were barely enough to inconvenience Madara.
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Explosions roared across the battlefield as Wood Clones and Shadow Clones clashed, sending debris and splintered wood flying.
Massive vines surged, growing at an uncontrollable rate. Two enormous wooden avatars, each encased in the third stage of Susanoo, rampaged across the battlefield, tearing through everything in their path.
Shinno's Shadow Clones, fueled by massive amounts of chakra, launched a relentless barrage of Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan, clashing against the incoming wooden dragons and titanic warriors.
Splinters flew, boulders shattered, and within a radius of several kilometers, the very terrain was being rewritten.
Though Shinno could summon more clones, sheer numbers alone wouldn't matter against Madara's Wood Clones.
If he focused on quality instead, his main body's combat effectiveness would suffer.
Just moments ago, he had evenly distributed his chakra among thirty-two Shadow Clones.
And now, maintaining the infinitely regenerating Steaming Danger Tyranny clones was devouring his reserves.
In the original timeline, even Hōzuki Gengetsu could barely manage to create a single such clone without exhausting himself.
Shinno had summoned five and was still standing.
His survival was thanks to the perks of the Transmigrator and Sage Body traits.
His body's cellular energy continuously restored his chakra pathways, while nearly two decades of accumulated mental strength from his Transmigrator trait enabled him to endure.
In just a few moments, his chakra had already recovered by twenty percent—an amount several times greater than what he originally possessed!
"Alright... I'm almost back to full power."
Exhaling a deep breath, Shinno cracked his neck before vanishing in a flash—teleporting via Flying Thunder God to the side of one of his clones!
Senju Tobirama had already demonstrated the best way to combine clones with high-level jutsu.
Now, Shinno was refining it further.
Sizzle—BOOM!
An Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan slammed straight into Madara's face.
His Flame Fan barely managed to deflect the attack, sending the Rasengan rebounding just before impact.
At that exact moment, two clones lunged from opposite sides, aiming for Madara's vital points.
"Yes! This is it! This is the thrill of battle! Hahahaha!"
Madara's three-tomoe Sharingan spun wildly.
Using the counterforce from the rebounded Rasengan, he propelled himself backward—only to realize too late that he was hurtling toward an already swollen Steaming Danger Tyranny clone, primed for detonation!
BOOM!
Madara instinctively shielded himself with his Flame Fan.
The explosion shook his insides, forcing him into an uncontrolled forward dash!
A nearby Wood Clone rushed in to intercept, its body wrapped in blazing blue chakra—the third-stage Susanoo materializing instantly, encasing Madara within.
But Shinno was already inside the Susanoo's defenses.
"The Flame Fan, huh?"
Madara immediately understood—
Shinno had marked it with the Flying Thunder God seal when their jutsu clashed earlier.
He had missed that detail because...
The Clam's Mirage Genjutsu had distorted his vision.
Shinno had exploited the flaw in the link between Madara's Wood Clones and his true body.
"You're a worthy opponent..."
But Shinno didn't hesitate.
"Goodbye."
A Water Release Rasengan, glowing with an eerie blue light, smashed toward Madara's face.
Sizzle—BOOM!
Though he barely raised his scythe in defense, the Rasengan drilled straight through it, detonating upon impact!
Madara staggered back, his vision darkening.
"Konoha brat... We will meet again!"
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