"This... How is this possible?!" Looking at the blood-red figure in mid-air, Orochimaru was utterly bewildered.
Honestly, he couldn't comprehend the scene unfolding before his eyes. Wasn't this Uchiha Madara supposed to be a legendary figure? According to the tales, he had died at the Valley of the End ages ago. So why was he now alive and well, standing right here? Moreover, why did he appear so youthful?
It wasn't just Orochimaru; even the Konoha ninjas on the battlefield below were in complete disarray.
"What... What is happening?!"
"This can't be real, can it?!"
"What in the world is going on..."
"That person's appearance... Is he from the Uchiha clan?"
Indeed, while these ninjas hadn't seen Madara's real face, they had visited the Valley of the End. The legendary battle between the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha was well-known in Konoha. The statues of the two in the Valley were a testament to their history. The person before them looked exactly like the Madara Uchiha depicted in those statues. How could they not be shocked?
Especially those eyes; just looking at them, one could feel an overwhelming sense of pressure. This couldn't possibly be someone using a simple transformation technique to deceive them, right? The aura was too genuine!
"Hmm?"
Of course, even the Shukaku noticed the sudden appearance of this person.
Unlike the ninjas below, it had no knowledge of Uchiha Madara. However, it instinctively felt that this person might be a formidable opponent, so it attacked immediately.
The Shukaku opened its mouth and unleashed a massive chakra-infused air cannon.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
In response, the mysterious figure in mid-air brought his hands together, and in the next moment, a massive fireball, resembling a meteor, appeared. The fireball was almost as big as the Shukaku's body, like a towering mountain. The Rasenkyudan collided with it and exploded. The resulting force sent the fireball hurtling towards the Shukaku.
"What kind of jutsu is this with such power?!" The ninjas around witnessed this scene and widened their eyes in disbelief. How could this be called the Great Fire Annihilation? This was the power expected of a B-rank jutsu?
"This scale of Fire Release..."
Even Orochimaru, not far away, saw this and couldn't help but show astonishment on his face.
He even suspected if someone had learned the Second Hokage's forbidden jutsu, Edo Tensei, and actually resurrected Madara Uchiha from the afterlife. Otherwise, such power couldn't be explained. Even his own master, the Third Hokage, couldn't unleash such a massive Fire Release jutsu, and those eyes...
But this wasn't the time to think about these things. Orochimaru quickly shouted to the front, "Retreat! Use defensive ninjutsu to protect yourselves from the aftermath!"
After Orochimaru's reminder, the ninjas quickly came to their senses.
Indeed, they had been startled for a moment, but now they realized that the surrounding temperature was rapidly rising. It was evident that the scale of this jutsu was extraordinary. So they quickly retreated.
Some ninjas skilled in Water Style jutsu were left to cover the retreat, frantically forming hand seals, preparing to release water defenses.
Meanwhile, at that moment, the massive fireball heavily crashed into the Shukaku. The terrifying heat was even melting sand and rocks, and the Shukaku couldn't help but howl in pain.
However, the Shukaku was a tailed beast, a creature composed entirely of chakra.
At this moment, it bravely withstood the flames and, with its mouth, started shaping a Tailed Beast Ball.
In response to the Tailed Beast Ball, the mysterious figure in mid-air raised his hand.
The next moment, the ground started to tremble, and countless tree roots and vines burst out from below, madly entangling the Shukaku. These tree roots' strength was terrifying; they tightly restricted the Shukaku's movements, making it struggle continuously. It couldn't even release the Tailed Beast Ball, and instead, it scraped past the figure's body, shooting towards the sky, tearing a huge hole in the clouds.
"Wood Style?!"
Orochimaru looked at the numerous vines in the distance in disbelief. "How is this possible? This is not the First Hokage's..."
While Orochimaru was shaken by the unknown, the mysterious figure in mid-air finally spoke. He looked at the Shukaku entangled in the vines and said slowly, "A mere pet, and yet you still try to resist me?"
After saying this, the figure suddenly made a hand seal. "Then... experience the power of a god!"
The next moment, the crimson eyes of the figure lit up with a faint purple light. The Sharingan pattern inside transformed into numerous circular patterns, and an indescribable pressure instantly enveloped the entire battlefield.
"Chibaku Tensei."
As if the entire Mount Kikyo was drawn into it by a terrifying force, countless rocks, trees, and debris slowly floated towards mid-air, gradually gathering into a larger and larger sphere.
"What... What is this?!"
The Shukaku looked up at the massive sphere and the eyes of the mysterious figure. Suddenly, it screamed in fear, "These eyes! Impossible! How can you have those eyes?!"
But before it could finish its words, the ground was suddenly torn apart, and the Shukaku, covered in vines, was lifted into the air.
Struggling desperately, it was entangled more and more by the vines until even its mouth was sealed by a massive tree. It couldn't release the Tailed Beast Ball and could only float slowly toward the massive sphere in mid-air. It was then buried by more and more sand and soil, completely disappearing.
The ninjas on the battlefield, both from Konoha and Sunagakure, stood there, stunned, witnessing the unfolding scene.
Mount Kikyo was disappearing at a visible speed, replaced by the massive sphere in mid-air. Countless rocks, trees, and soil continued to converge, making the sphere grow larger and larger.
In the end, this object even gave people the urge to worship and revere.
This was something that almost no ninja technique could achieve.
A true miracle...
...
Under the intimidation of this mysterious figure in mid-air, the Sunagakure troops quickly retreated.
Obviously, the Konoha ninjas were familiar with this mysterious person, and there were a few sharp individuals among the Sunagakure ninjas who recognized him too. In any case, regardless of whether he was truly Uchiha Madara or not, the fact that he effortlessly subdued the Shukaku was real.
They realized that if they stayed any longer, they would undoubtedly die, so they left the battlefield after leaving many corpses behind, returning to their village to report the situation.
With the retreat of Sunagakure, it was clear that the Konoha emerged as the ultimate victor of the Battle of Mount Kikyo.
However, despite their victory, the Konoha ninjas were not at all excited because they were now facing a more severe problem than the invasion of Sunagakure.
That was the Uchiha Madara before them.
To be honest, even though they had just witnessed his strength, the Konoha's higher-ups were still perplexed. People like Nara Shikaku, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Namikaze Minato didn't believe that this person was truly Uchiha Madara.
In fact, he wasn't Uchiha Madara; he was a joyful ninja named Fang Mo.
He only used the ability of Custom Steve to change his appearance to resemble Uchiha Madara.
This was thanks to Hyuga Hatsuhisa, who had visited the Valley of the End earlier and luckily saw the statues of the two founders. Fang Mo managed to deceive him into showing the transformation technique.
Fortunately, Fang Mo's memory and transformation technique were both excellent. At least, at this moment, the Konoha had not noticed anything suspicious.
The Konoha's higher-ups did not believe Fang Mo because they were convinced that Uchiha Madara had died. The person before them might possess incredible strength, but he was surely an enemy using some trick.
"Who are you?"
Hatake Kakashi stared intently at Fang Mo. "Don't think we'll believe you just because you changed your appearance. The real Uchiha Madara is dead; it's something confirmed by the Second Hokage himself."
"Youngster, have you seen the Naka Shrine?" Fang Mo looked at Kakashi and sneered intentionally.
"...," Kakashi didn't respond. He had seen the Second Hokage, but the man had died during the Second Great Ninja War when Kakashi was only ten. So this information was something he had learned from the Third Hokage. But there were also records in the village, so he was sure it wasn't wrong.
"I see. Did Tobirama tell you... that he had hidden my corpse to study it, only to find that I suddenly disappeared?"
"What?!" Everyone was stunned upon hearing this revelation.
Especially Nara Shikaku; upon considering Tobirama's extensive research on various forbidden techniques, he could imagine that the Second Hokage might have done such a thing, taking Madara's corpse to study his Sharingan and other abilities.
"But you can't be Uchiha Madara. The real one died long ago," Shikaku spoke up, but he seemed to be contemplating the possibility.
"Orochimaru-sama, what is your view on this matter?" Shikaku turned to Orochimaru.
"...," Orochimaru remained silent, observing the Uchiha Madara in the distance.
He was already starting to study some forbidden techniques, and while he hadn't gone down the path of madness yet, he was certainly intrigued.
If this person truly was Madara Uchiha, then after all these years, he retained his youthful appearance. Did that mean Orochimaru's pursuit of immortality was indeed feasible?
Truthfully, Orochimaru wasn't sure if this was the real Madara or not.
But he sincerely hoped that it was.
After a brief contemplation, Orochimaru spoke, carefully choosing his words, "You suddenly appeared on the battlefield and sealed the Shukaku. I wonder what your purpose is?"
"Hehehe..."
However, what everyone didn't expect was that Uchiha Madara suddenly looked up and burst into maniacal laughter. In an instant, the aura of a great villain surrounded him, "Hohoho, hahaha, I've finally managed to kill Hashirama, and now no one can stop me!"
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