Chapter 255: Senpai, How About This? (Part 2)
Dana was slightly dumbfounded. "You're pulling out Susanoo of this level right off the bat? Is this the third stage? I haven't even unlocked a Gundam (massive avatar) myself yet... However."
"I do have some tricks to increase my size."
Dana took a deep breath.
"Yin Seal: Release!"
He clapped his hands together. An even more massive amount of chakra surged from the sapphire-blue mark on his collarbone. Dana's aura skyrocketed.
"Sage Lightning Art: Thunder God!"
The Sage Lightning Armor on his body liquefied again, and more colorful chakra poured out, flowing toward Dana's limbs, becoming extensions of his arms and legs.
Pushing it to full power for the first time, ocean-like Sage Lightning Chakra flooded his entire body. Dana could even feel the spine on his back—which hadn't moved in a long time—start to vibrate again.
It was a tremor of excitement.
Dana's size grew from two meters to six meters.
"HAHAHA! Brat! Is this the trick you mentioned? It doesn't look very impressive!"
Dana smirked. "Well, size-wise, this is all I have for now. As expected, this size can't satisfy you, Madara-senpai."
In the next instant, even more chakra poured out, forming an identical pair of shapes on both sides of Dana's back.
Using his mimicry ability, he manifested Three Heads and Six Arms.
Simultaneously, more Takemikazuchi Drums appeared, reaching fifteen in total. Instead of floating behind Dana, they orbited the three-headed, six-armed Thunder God Giant.
Madara stared at the Thunder God beneath his feet and smirked. "A little interesting..."
Black Zetsu's voice rang out again. "Madara-sama, we can sustain this for... at most 10 minutes."
"That's enough!"
The tens-of-meters-tall Susanoo raised its arms high, swinging its chakra blades down at the Thunder God, which looked tiny in comparison.
Dana controlled the six arms to converge above his head, barely blocking the blow.
The moment they made contact, the ground shattered. The six-meter-tall Thunder God sank several meters into the earth, like a nail being hammered by a giant.
This is... Madara Uchiha... And he's far from his prime.
Dana had faced powerhouses like Sakumo Hatake, Sage Mode Jiraiya, and Onoki, but the pressure they exerted couldn't compare to Madara.
It didn't stem from power, but from an absolute confidence in being invincible.
But he still blocked it.
The Thunder God deflected the giant blade to the side, then ran up the length of the chakra blade, leaping high into the air.
The orbiting drums spun rapidly, forming a sun-like disk behind the Thunder God, aiming at Madara floating inside the Susanoo.
"Sage Lightning Art: Fifteen Thunders!!"
Fifteen beams of storm light converged into one in front of Dana, instantly striking the Susanoo's chest and clashing with the blue-purple armor.
The Susanoo's outer shell blocked for a moment before shattering. Madara inside dodged to the side.
"Although there's a size gap, my advantage lies in... SPEED!"
The smaller Thunder God was far more agile and faster than the Susanoo.
Sparks flew from the Thunder God's body, leaving afterimages as it circled the massive Susanoo, firing lasers intermittently.
The Susanoo's four massive blades, like falling pillars of heaven, smashed, chopped, and swept, pounding the earth like a giant beating a drum.
Moving at high speed, Dana's mind raced.
"Think... a way to win."
His drum attacks were sharp enough to break this stage of Susanoo's defense, but Madara only needed to avoid vital hits to repair the damage leisurely. Against such a colossal enemy, piercing attacks weren't practical. He needed a large-scale move.
"Got it!"
The three-headed, six-armed Thunder God suddenly leaped hundreds of meters into the sky while moving at high speed.
As if he could grab the clouds.
Madara looked up, but Dana was perfectly aligned with the blazing sun, blinding him.
"NOW!"
Falling naturally, Dana clapped his hands together.
"Sage Lightning Art: Super Ruyi Thunder Staff!"
The three storm light staffs in the Thunder God's hands expanded against the wind. In a breath, they extended to over a hundred meters in length and several meters in thickness.
The Thunder God Giant twisted its entire body, swinging the terrifying staffs in a full circle.
"COME ON!"
The Susanoo raised its four arms, holding its blades above its head to block.
BOOM!
The impact of the giant staffs resonated for a hundred miles, sending sand and stones flying.
The ground beneath the Susanoo cracked layer by layer.
"Urgh!"
Madara grunted inside.
The Thunder God Giant immediately abandoned the giant staffs. The chakra constructs exploded like a chain of cannonballs, dealing a second impact to the Susanoo.
"AGAIN!"
Mid-air, the Thunder God twisted 120 degrees, facing downward with another side, holding identical sky-piercing staffs.
This time, the Thunder God switched from "Smash" to "Lift." The giant staffs swept up from below, tearing through the earth. The Susanoo barely managed to block with its blades.
And then, it was actually lifted into the air.
"NOT DONE YET!! MADARA-SENPAI, ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THIS SIZE?!"
The Thunder God twisted another 120 degrees, aiming the third face at the airborne Susanoo.
This time, the Thunder God switched from "Lift" to "Thrust." The giant staffs drove straight toward the Susanoo's gaping mouth.
The blue-purple Susanoo could no longer withstand it, shattering layer by layer.
Madara suffered heavy damage, vomiting blood. Crushed by the giant staffs that had shattered his Susanoo, he was ground into the earth.
"Huff... huff... huff..."
Yotsuki Dana fell to the ground. The three-headed, six-armed Thunder God slowly faded. He panted heavily, exhausted. He had used all his strength, even the Yin Seal.
"Shattering a Susanoo head-on... feels so good..."
"Did I win...?"
In the deep crater, Madara's crimson Warring States armor was shattered, revealing the black body covered by Black Zetsu.
He slowly pushed aside the rubble and sat up. Blood poured from his mouth, flowing down to his chest.
"Brat... No... Yotsuki Dana. Time is truly a wonderful thing. It allowed the ninja world to produce a genius like you, worthy of a fight. This narrow world always surprises me. But time is also the cruelest thing. It turned an arrogant man like me into this weak state."
Blood seeped from everywhere on his black-covered body as if it were free.
Such intense combat had finally exceeded the limits of his aged body and the "Spore: Possession Jutsu."
"This is fine too. I was supposed to linger on with this broken body for another decade, but ending it in a thrilling battle is worth it... Yotsuki Dana, I look forward more and more to the day I return to the ninja world in my prime. By then, Hashirama might be gone, but having an opponent like you won't be too boring. I hope you can grow to a height worthy of my expectations."
Dana finally caught his breath. Supporting himself on his knees, he stood up. "Is that a concession? Even your surrender sounds so heroic. As expected of Madara-senpai."
Madara chuckled. He grabbed his chest and tore off the black liquid like a coat, revealing his decayed body underneath. On his left chest, over his heart, was a bizarre face (Hashirama's face).
Black Zetsu separated and reformed into a humanoid shape, his expression complex.
Restored to his aged state, Madara coughed violently. His internal injuries were no longer suppressible, and another mouthful of blood gushed out.
"Cough! Zetsu, take my will and leave this place. I await the day you pull me out of the Pure Land again. When that time comes, I will descend upon the ninja world in my full glory."
Black Zetsu nodded silently, turned into liquid, and melted into the ground, disappearing without a trace.
Dana wanted to stop him, but he couldn't. Black Zetsu was like gum stuck to the bottom of a shoe—impossible to catch even after chasing for a day and night.
Madara looked at Dana again. "You said I conceded? No, no, no. I was merely making necessary arrangements, Yotsuki Dana... Transcription Seal can seal Uchiha power into the Sharingan. My left eye sealed Susanoo. So guess... what is sealed in my right eye?"
Dana lowered his gaze and whispered, "Madara-senpai, I respect you in a head-on fight. But this 'Villain Monologue' trope... I really can't wait for it. Otherwise, I'd be failing my years of ninja education."
As expected... if they don't talk much, can they even be called villains...? Although he is a respected powerhouse.
But I don't have the bad habit of... not double-tapping.
"Goodbye, Madara-senpai."
With a flash of lightning, Dana squeezed out the last bit of chakra in his body and charged at the senile Madara.
Fingers formed into a claw, palm facing up. A full-power strike punched directly through Madara's chest, piercing through that bizarre face as well.
"Cough, cough!"
Madara spat blood onto Dana's arm.
However, hanging on Dana's arm, Madara suddenly grabbed Dana's muscular limb and sneered coldly. "Brat... you fell for it..."
Dana's eyes widened in shock.
"What?"
"Transcription Seal: Release!!! CHIBAKU TENSEI (Planetary Devastation)!!"
A small black sphere flew out of Madara's right eye. At practically face-to-face range, it hit Yotsuki Dana.
Dana immediately tried to withdraw his arm and retreat, but it was too late.
The black sphere, like a bone-burrowing maggot, frantically attracted everything around it. Massive amounts of rock and broken wood slammed into Dana, burying him bit by bit.
Madara, with a gaping hole in his chest, fell slowly downward. The Sharingan in his sockets had lost their light, but his smile remained.
"Using Chibaku Tensei with this body meant certain death... I was worried I wouldn't hit you..."
Dana struggled with all his might, but the black sphere seemed to emit a strange energy that disrupted his chakra flow. He could only watch helplessly as countless rocks flew toward him, gradually forming a sphere.
"Villain monologue, huh...? Interesting phrase. Yotsuki Dana, I will return. I hope... you don't die from this jutsu. Otherwise, when I come back, the ninja world will be too boring..."
As Madara's corpse hit the ground, Dana's last visible eye was covered by rubble.
The stone sphere formed by Chibaku Tensei continued to grow.
3 meters, 5 meters, 10 meters... as if it would never end.
After a while, a stone sphere over a hundred meters in diameter crashed heavily to the ground. The impact echoed through the valley.
A pure white figure emerged from the ground, looking up at the magnificent sphere.
"Truly spectacular. I wonder if Madara-sama finished off that monster... I'd better run, just in case."
Saying this, White Zetsu picked up Madara's corpse and melted into the earth again.