The ground trembled violently as winding tree roots broke through the soil, growing rapidly and expanding in all directions. The surface, which had been scorched and smelled of char, quickly became full of life.
New branches sprouted from the chaotic roots, adorned with green buds.
With Uchiha Madara's Chakra enhancement, the range of Wood Release rapidly advanced towards Beryl.
Looking at the surging sea of trees, Beryl remained calm.
Crack.
A sapling broke through the ground at Beryl's feet, growing rapidly, circling her ankle a few times, and then binding it.
"It's somewhat similar to the Supreme Kai's rules," Beryl murmured.
A faint pull was absorbing her energy.
Given the difference in energy levels, even if she stood there letting the branches absorb her for three days and three nights, nothing would happen to her.
However…
This is a bit much, isn't it?
What's with the branches on my ankle climbing up like vines? They're already at my knees! I'm wearing a dress, you know.
"It feels a bit ticklish…"
If this continues, it might get weird. What if I get used to these subtle things? I might stumble one day.
Beryl took a deep breath and softly uttered a word:
"Destroy."
Almost the instant Beryl's voice fell, the branches entwining her stopped.
Centered on Beryl, the branches wrapped around her legs withered and disintegrated, then quickly vanished.
Following that, the nearby lush leaves and branches were cleared by an unseen energy, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
In an instant, with Beryl as the center, thousands of dense giant trees in all directions, which had been verdant and flourishing, visibly turned into specks of dust.
A gentle breeze softly rustled Beryl's beige pleated dress, causing the hem to sway slightly.
"Mr. Madara? Do you have anything else fun? Or should we stop here?"
Hearing Beryl's words, Uchiha Madara was quite angered.
Twice in a row, he, the esteemed Uchiha Madara, couldn't understand why attacks created with Chakra mysteriously disappeared.
He also didn't understand the principle behind the energy that caused unease in his heart.
Uchiha Madara accepted that his Great Fire Annihilation was extinguished.
But Wood Release, something he obtained from Hashirama, even this Skill capable of absorbing powerful energy, was instantly wiped out.
"Play."
This word inexplicably appeared in Uchiha Madara's mind.
He, Uchiha Madara, was actually being played with like a monkey by the other party.
The reason the battle hadn't ended was because the other party wanted to see more of his techniques.
Anger, it was so infuriating it could disfigure someone.
How could the esteemed God of War of the Ninja World ever suffer such humiliation?
"Hmph, that was just an appetizer. This time, it's for real."
Uchiha Madara folded his arms, his gaze sharp.
"Oh? I'm looking forward to it! Good luck, you know, I might accidentally lose the Group Leader position to you."
Beryl extended her hand, pressing her index finger and thumb together slightly, making a small gesture.
Uchiha Madara didn't understand the gesture, but he felt intensely insulted.
Uchiha Madara formed hand signs, the tomoe in his eyes rapidly spinning, transforming into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
A skeletal Susanoo over ten meters tall rose from the ground, enveloping Uchiha Madara.
The gigantic blue Susanoo constantly emitted a terrifying aura. It extended four arms, simultaneously forming the same hand signs as Uchiha Madara.
"Tengai Shinsei."
A few seconds later.
The clouds in the sky were pierced, and a massive shadow was cast upon the ground.
A sky-obscuring meteorite rapidly descended, and due to its extreme speed, sonic booms echoed around it.
The meteorite's target was Beryl, who stood on the ground covered by the meteorite's shadow. She looked up at the rapidly falling meteorite, reached up to brush away a strand of hair obstructing her view, and commented:
"What a spectacular sight, two consecutive meteorites, each over 250 meters in diameter."
It's just, Madara, did you forget that you're also within the meteorite's range? Are you planning to commit… ah, no, to die with me?
Uchiha Madara still maintained his arrogant expression, completely unconcerned about the meteorite's descent.
She couldn't understand Uchiha Madara's thought process. Logically, after two consecutive probes, Uchiha Madara shouldn't be reckless anymore.
Could it be that Uchiha Madara was so enraged that his brain was fried?
Beryl retreated two steps to the left, dodging the attack coming from behind her. The breeze that brushed past her gently ruffled a few strands of her white hair.
"Oh? So it was a sneak attack."
Limbo: Border Jail.
Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan Skill. Speaking of which, this technique is quite interesting.
Seeing Beryl dodge his sure-kill strike, the clone created by Limbo: Border Jail leaped to another position, launching another surprise attack on Beryl. However, even though its speed was faster than before, Beryl still easily dodged it.
"As expected, she can see it." The Sharingan in Uchiha Madara's eyes had transformed into the Rinnegan at some point. He was quite surprised that Limbo: Border Jail could be seen.
"I overestimated the Rinnegan's ability."
The myriad worlds weren't just the Ninja World. The Rinnegan, the Sage of Six Paths, perhaps they weren't much to other worlds.
The Limbo: Border Jail clone continued to attack Beryl relentlessly. Beryl didn't retaliate, almost always retreating one or two steps, or advancing one or two steps, each time narrowly avoiding Limbo: Border Jail's tricky attacks, as if she had predicted the opponent's move.
"If the meteorite, which took so much effort to create, only hits Mr. Madara himself, I wonder if he'll be angry."
Beryl subtly shifted her body, and Limbo: Border Jail's attack missed again.
Beryl didn't look back; even without looking, she could 100% dodge Limbo: Border Jail's attacks.
"Universal Pull."
Uchiha Madara's voice came from behind Beryl.
Beryl felt a powerful gravitational pull behind her.
However, the gravitational pull had no effect on Beryl; her body didn't fly towards Uchiha Madara's position.
Uchiha Madara still launched his planned attack, thrusting the black rod condensed from Yin-Yang Release in his palm from behind towards Beryl.
"Clone substitution, so Mr. Madara's idea was this." Limbo: Border Jail substitution, combined with Universal Pull, then using the black rod created by Yin-Yang Release to pin her down.
"However, your Universal Pull didn't have the intended effect on me." This time, Beryl retreated three steps, then sidestepped, dodging the black rod thrust by Uchiha Madara's true body.
The airflow in the sky became increasingly oppressive, and the meteorite approached the ground even more, the entire earth being affected by typhoon-like air currents.
"Is it okay to just let this happen? Are you worried I might fly? But if you don't leave soon, when the meteorite hits, Mr. Madara might die." Beryl saw through Uchiha Madara's thoughts at a glance.
He wanted to stall her, to make her be crushed by the meteorite.
Uchiha Madara was too naive.
"Hmph."
Uchiha Madara did not respond to Beryl's words.
Uchiha Madara estimated the landing distance of the two meteorites, then launched another attack on Beryl. It had to be said that Uchiha Madara's taijutsu was indeed good, and his movements were quite graceful. However, if he couldn't hit her, he just couldn't.
Just as Beryl dodged Uchiha Madara's frontal attack,
Uchiha Madara suddenly disappeared.
"Another substitution?" Beryl was a little surprised, sensing Uchiha Madara's location a thousand meters away.
So that's it, he can use two Limbo: Border Jails.
Just as Beryl thought this, the other Limbo: Border Jail, which had been nearby, also began to attack Beryl. However, whether it was one or two, to Beryl, this level of power and speed was much the same.
"Should I dodge?"
The meteorite was less than a hundred meters away. If she dodged, would Uchiha Madara be very disappointed?
However, he likely had other tricks up his sleeve.
After all, he was a ninja from the Warring States period. After such a long time, he should have already judged that just two Limbo: Border Jails wouldn't be able to hold her.
Moreover, now he even recalled Limbo: Border Jail.
Then…
"Four Red Yang Formation."
Uchiha Madara's voice came from four directions.
Then, deep red barrier walls rose simultaneously from the south, east, west, and north.