At the very top was a colossal meteor over a hundred meters in diameter, and below it was the Perfect Susanoo controlled by Uchiha Madara, trapping Yuto in the very middle.
The entire scene made it look as though Yuto had nowhere to escape, yet his expression had not changed in the slightest from beginning to end.
"It's meaningless. Without stepping into this realm, you will never understand the gap between us."
Yuto spoke in a detached tone and flicked his finger. A Truth-Seeking Orb shot straight up toward the massive meteor above.
In an instant!
A tremendous shockwave erupted in the sky. A earth-shattering roar rang across the heavens, and at this moment, even Iwagakure, which was extremely far from the battlefield,
was shaken to its core by the sudden, enormous boom.
On the battlefield at this moment.
The meteor over a hundred meters in diameter was shattered to pieces by a fist-sized Truth-Seeking Orb, broken into countless rocks of varying sizes that fell from the sky like shooting stars.
A single casual strike had effortlessly defeated Uchiha Madara's Heavenly Obstructing Meteor!
"That kind of power…"
Uchiha Madara's pupils contracted. The wariness in his eyes only deepened, but a faint smile suddenly appeared on his face.
The power produced by the Truth-Seeking Orb was indeed greater than he had expected. Although the meteor had been destroyed, it had no real impact on his plan.
Invisible ocular power radiated once more from the Rinnegan!
"Get over there!!"
Uchiha Madara's eyes widened as he roared.
The Perfect Susanoo's two massive hands each gathered enormous amounts of chakra!
On one giant arm of the Susanoo, a highly compressed black sphere of energy appeared.
On the other giant arm, three magatama glowing with blue light appeared, connected by lightning-like arcs.
Yasaka Magatama — Chibaku Tensei!
At Uchiha Madara's roar, the Perfect Susanoo drove both arms together, slamming them forcefully into each other.
And then!
At the center was a highly compressed black chakra sphere, surrounded by three magatama orbiting like planets — an attack radiating an aura of destruction appeared in the palm of the Perfect Susanoo.
It looked like Uchiha Madara had taken considerable time to prepare, but in truth this attack was completed in an instant!
The next moment!
Uchiha Madara hurled the terrifying combination jutsu from his hands straight at Yuto.
This super combination jutsu was also the very technique Uchiha Madara had once used against Senju Hashirama.
The raw power of Chibaku Tensei, while terrifying, was too slow to activate. Against opponents like Senju Hashirama and Yuto,
they could escape its terrifying gravitational pull before Chibaku Tensei fully erupted.
But this specially prepared combination jutsu not only increased the technique's power — more importantly, it caused Chibaku Tensei's devastating gravity to activate much faster!
Streaking as a beam of light toward Yuto, the super combination jutsu "Yasaka Magatama — Chibaku Tensei" released its terrifying suction force in the process.
The countless meteors of varying sizes, created by the Heavenly Obstructing Meteor that Yuto had earlier destroyed, were all pulled toward the center at this moment.
Even Yuto, at this moment, was caught by the terrifying gravitational pull, his body involuntarily drawn toward the center.
And the large volume of meteors and rocks being pulled in from all around, while not causing Yuto any harm, did create considerable trouble, preventing him from quickly breaking free.
"Worthy of you, Madara!"
"That was your real plan all along, wasn't it!"
A trace of gravity crossed Yuto's face. Although Six Paths Sage Mode was not afraid of any ninjutsu, a force like gravity could still have some effect.
The Heavenly Obstructing Meteor had clearly been nothing more than a diversion from the start!
A tremendous boom echoed across the sky!
A colossal sphere of rock hovered in midair.
But at this moment, there was not a trace of joy on Uchiha Madara's face. A bead of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
Looking at Yuto, who had appeared right before him.
"How did you get out?"
Uchiha Madara's voice was slightly stiff. Even though there was still a distance of about ten meters between them, that distance meant nothing for two people like them.
Even sealed within the Perfect Susanoo, Uchiha Madara did not feel the slightest bit of safety.
It was just too bizarre!
Yuto had been within the gravitational field of Chibaku Tensei — how could he have vanished into thin air and appeared right in front of him?
Even space-time ninjutsu would become unstable in that kind of powerful gravitational field.
"Just a small trick."
"This farce might as well end here."
Yuto shook his head lightly and spoke in a flat tone.
"A farce? Yuto!!"
Uchiha Madara's expression changed. His all-out attack had been called a farce — how could he possibly accept that?
The next instant, Yuto was already upon him, and a terrifying assault descended.
In barely a minute or so, the fight was over.
On the cratered, pockmarked ground below.
Uchiha Madara had become a bloody mess. His clothes were torn to shreds, and he lay face-up in a crater, motionless.
Yuto, on the other hand, did not have a single scratch on him. He stood quietly beside Uchiha Madara.
This battle had never really been in doubt. Yuto, in Six Paths Sage Mode, was absolutely not someone Uchiha Madara — with only the Rinnegan at this stage — could match.
Moreover, Yuto knew far too much about all of Uchiha Madara's abilities, while Uchiha Madara's understanding of Yuto was far too shallow.
The exchange had been so brief that Uchiha Madara had not even had time to figure out that the Truth-Seeking Orbs could be countered with senjutsu.
"You lost."
Yuto looked down at Uchiha Madara, who lay face-up on the ground, and spoke in a calm tone.
"Cough, I did lose."
Uchiha Madara opened his mouth and could not help but cough up a mouthful of blood, his voice somewhat weak.
This fight had come out of nowhere for Uchiha Madara, and he had lost just as inexplicably. Although his heart was filled with frustration, a loss was a loss!
"Do it." Uchiha Madara closed his eyes calmly.
But after waiting a long while and finding that Yuto made no move, Uchiha Madara opened his eyes again, looking at Yuto with puzzlement and anger.
"I had the advantage in this fight, so I won't kill you. Because I want to fight you at your strongest."
"The remaining four Tailed Beasts are all in my hands now. I will let you take that final step — but not now."
"Before that, I will first unify the five great ninja villages, and then fight you in your true, strongest state. So just watch what happens next."
Yuto felt Uchiha Madara's gaze and glanced at him before speaking in a quiet tone.
Uchiha Madara's eyes widened, and he could not help coughing up several more mouthfuls of blood — whether from anger or from the frustration of being ordered around by Yuto, it was hard to say.
But at the same time.
Uchiha Madara also understood why Yuto had suddenly shown up and picked a fight for no apparent reason.
This guy was completely afraid he would cause trouble behind his back, so he came to beat him first, then dangled the four Tailed Beasts as bait.
It was a slap in the face followed by a sweet date!
Yuto naturally knew very well that if he had simply offered the four Tailed Beasts as a trade, there was no way Uchiha Madara, with his pride, would ever agree.
So a fight first was unavoidable.
Uchiha Madara continued to glare fiercely at Yuto. If looks could kill, Yuto would probably be dead several times over by now.
After a moment.
"Fine!"
"Just don't regret it when the time comes!"
Uchiha Madara could only reluctantly concede, his voice weak and full of unwillingness as he slowly spoke.
If it had been before, Uchiha Madara would never have compromised with his personality. But now, having witnessed the power and terror of Six Paths Sage Mode,
how could Uchiha Madara give up on this power? Moreover, only by mastering this power could the true Infinite Tsukuyomi be cast and his ideals realized.
After a rather amicable exchange, Uchiha Madara agreed, and Yuto left with a satisfied expression on his face.
Having left the Land of Earth, Yuto had intended to return directly to Hidden Mist Second Village.
But just as he reached the border of the Land of Earth, Terumi Mei used a slug as a summoning messenger to send him intelligence.
"Lord Yuto, this is important intelligence that Lord Terumi Mei asked me to deliver to you."
A basketball-sized slug spat out a scroll from its mouth and spoke in a soft voice.
After completing the handoff, the slug vanished with a puff of white smoke.
Yuto picked up the scroll and opened it. His expression darkened slightly as he read the contents.
During the time he had been traveling to the Land of Earth to fight Uchiha Madara,
Uchiha Obito and Sasuke had launched a surprise attack on the Hidden Rain Village and engaged Nagato in battle.
The eyes of Uchiha Itachi, which had been in Nagato's sockets, were taken back by force, and Nagato was seriously injured. Uchiha Obito lost an arm, Sasuke was on the brink of death, and they escaped using Uchiha Obito's space-time ninjutsu.
After receiving the news, Konan was on her way back to the Hidden Rain Village.
Looking at the intelligence displayed on the scroll, Yuto's motion of returning to Hidden Mist Second Village paused. He changed direction and headed toward the Hidden Rain Village instead.
When Yuto arrived at the Hidden Rain Village, a fine drizzle had begun to fall from the sky.
At this time, the entire Hidden Rain Village was under strict lockdown. Large numbers of Hidden Rain ninja patrolled the streets.
Seeing this, Yuto's eyes flickered slightly. The scroll had mentioned Nagato's serious injuries — it seemed the situation was even more severe than he had imagined.
With Yuto's arrival, he was naturally detected by the patrolling ninja right away.
Upon seeing clearly that it was Yuto, a jounin hidden in the shadows quickly leapt out and hurried to Yuto's front!
"Lord Yuto!"
"I didn't expect you to come in person."
The Hidden Rain jounin's face showed surprise and astonishment, his tone carrying a trace of excitement as he bowed his head and spoke respectfully.
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