Hyuga Gakuya's Tenseigan could see everything clearly. In his vision, an Uchiha Madara clone was weaving effortlessly between the allied shinobi, each strike knocking back a different fighter.
One by one, the strongest ninja on the battlefield were overwhelmed without the slightest chance to resist.
Jiraiya, supporting a battered Kakashi, struggled to his feet.
"This guy's terrifying... his aura already surpasses the Sasuke from earlier."
"I couldn't sense his attacks at all... how is that possible?" Onoki muttered, deeply puzzled. A lifetime of battles had given him vast combat experience, but never had he encountered an ability so bizarre.
There was no chakra fluctuation, no enemy visible before them—just a sudden blow out of nowhere, followed by overwhelming defeat.
They were powerless to do anything but watch as Obito advanced steadily toward Madara.
Just as it seemed like the two were about to join forces, Obito suddenly drove his hand violently into Madara's body.
Using the power of the Rinnegan, he grabbed hold of the Ten Tails' chakra, trying to steal a portion of Madara's tailed beast energy to save Naruto.
"You bastard!" Madara growled in fury, reaching for the Rinnegan in Obito's forehead—but Obito used Kamui's intangibility to slip away.
With a sharp pull, Obito yanked his hand back—clutching chakra from the Eight-Tails and One-Tail.
He immediately leapt back, trying to return to the ranks of the Allied Shinobi Forces, but Madara wasn't about to let him go so easily.
Madara gave chase, his clone merging back with him as they launched a combined assault on Obito. Cornered, Obito had no choice but to activate Kamui, pulling himself and Naruto into the Kamui dimension.
He had to transfer the tailed beast chakra into Naruto—otherwise, Madara would stop him before he had the chance.
Madara seized the moment. His clone appeared before Obito and reached for the Rinnegan on his forehead.
Obito saw it coming through his Rinnegan but couldn't dodge in time. The shadow clone snatched the eye cleanly.
At the same moment, Obito and Naruto vanished into the Kamui space, but the cost was steep—Madara now possessed both of his Rinnegan.
The clone returned the stolen eye to Madara's body. Without hesitation, Madara inserted it into his left eye socket.
To the watching shinobi, it was a surreal sight: Obito's Rinnegan flew through the air, only to land back in Madara's hand.
Hyuga Gakuya spoke up.
"The one who defeated you just now was his clone. You couldn't see it—so it could take you down without making a sound."
"That clone just rejoined his body. It's probably a limitation of his ability. Now's your chance—buy me some time. I need to recover my ocular power."
Upon hearing Gakuya's words, the exhausted warriors felt their spirits reignite.
Without hesitation, the strongest fighters of the Allied Shinobi Forces launched another offensive against Madara. Minato led the charge, kunai in hand and eyes full of resolve.
"Madara, your schemes end here!"
Madara sneered. "You fools never learn."
Still, the Allied Forces worked in perfect coordination, each unleashing their best techniques. Onoki hurled boulders from above; Mei summoned a massive water dragon; Gaara manipulated his sand, trying to bind Madara in place.
But with a single sweeping blow, Madara shattered all their attacks.
At the rear, Hyuga Gakuya sat with his eyes tightly shut, clearly focusing all his effort on restoring his visual power. He was waiting—waiting for Madara to be forced into a corner, for the perfect moment to trigger Infinite Tsukuyomi.
On the battlefield, Madara had completely suppressed the Allied Forces. They couldn't even last three minutes—soon, they were all flat on the ground, utterly defeated. Madara's current strength was simply overwhelming.
Just as despair began to take hold...
Might Guy stepped forward, flames of life burning around him. Without hesitation, he opened the Eighth Gate—the Gate of Death.
"Kakashi... I was saving this move for you!"
A blazing red chakra erupted from his body like a raging inferno, distorting the very air around him.
It was a scene eerily reminiscent of his fight with Gakuya.
He launched the familiar sequence of Five Evening Elephants—five devastating blows—but even these failed to do lasting damage to Madara.
But Guy wasn't finished.
He took a deep breath, his eyes full of grim resolve. "Final move... Night Guy!"
He rocketed forward like a flaming dragon's head, charging straight at Madara with unstoppable force. The space around him seemed to twist and shatter, the very air screaming under the pressure.
Madara, surprised by the sheer intensity, couldn't help but admire him.
"To unleash such raw power with taijutsu alone... I must commend you. Your skill is worthy of praise, boy!" Madara's tone was mixed with awe and arrogance.
But the Night Guy was relentless. Madara was forced to block with his Six Paths Staff.
The impact launched Madara's body through the air, tearing a path across the battlefield as the ground split apart behind him.
"Huh. Watching someone else get hit by Night Guy feels different." Gakuya stood up and brushed the dust from his robes, preparing to act once again.
As the smoke cleared, they didn't see Madara's lifeless body—instead, they saw the left half of his torso regenerating slowly.
Even the devastating Night Guy wasn't enough to finish him. Guy, having given everything, collapsed, completely spent.
Madara looked down at the fallen Guy and spoke.
"You pushed me this far. Be proud—you deserve an honorable end."
He conjured a Truth-Seeking Orb from behind him and hurled it toward Guy.
...
In that desperate moment, Hyuga Gakuya's eyes snapped open.
Tenseigan chakra exploded from his body as he entered the Tenseigan Chakra Mode.
He moved in a flash, manipulating his own Truth-Seeking Orb at high speed, intercepting Madara's deadly projectile just in time. The collision released a massive shockwave that rippled through the battlefield.
Gakuya now stood in front of Guy, glaring coldly at Madara.
Madara's brow furrowed.
"Hmph. I didn't expect you to recover so quickly. But fine—this makes it more interesting. We have time to duel before the God Tree fully blooms."
"Oh?" Gakuya replied calmly. "Then what happens if I cut the God Tree down?"
Behind him, his nine Truth-Seeking Orbs fused into one. He gripped it tightly as golden light flared from his palm—then he slashed.
A golden beam surged forth, aiming not at Madara—but at the towering God Tree behind him.
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