A massive amount of chakra began to gather, and soon, a gigantic horse-like creature appeared.
While Black Zetsu was excited, it didn't forget to instruct White Zetsu to keep watch around the area. The closer they got to this critical moment, the more vigilant they had to be.
After a few hours, the powerful chakra finally condensed. A gigantic creature, a fusion of a horse and a dolphin, appeared in front of Madara.
It was the Five-Tails, Kokuō, one of the two remaining tailed beasts still unsealed from the Gedo Statue.
"Finally, the last tailed beast!" Madara's mood improved significantly upon seeing the Five-Tails. He spread his arms wide, quickly forming hand seals, and pressed his palm on the ground. "Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Gedo Mazo!"
Boom! The enormous Gedo Statue was summoned by Madara, and seven of its eyes had already opened.
Seeing the Gedo Statue shocked the Five-Tails. It especially noted that seven tailed beasts were already sealed inside the statue.
Without hesitation, the Five-Tails turned to flee. It wasn't foolish—it knew it couldn't win against this entity that housed so many of its fellow tailed beasts.
"You're not getting away!"
Madara's eyes turned into the Rinnegan, and instantly, he used Rinnegan: Limbo. An invisible Limbo clone quickly approached the Five-Tails and struck it down with a heavy blow.
Limbo clones were impossible to detect for anyone below the level of the Sage of the Six Paths, making them an overwhelming force to reckon with.
After knocking down the Five-Tails, Madara quickly formed more hand seals, causing the Gedo Statue to react.
The Gedo Statue's mouth opened slowly, and a purple chakra chain shot out from within, wrapping around the Five-Tails' neck.
Once a tailed beast was caught by these purple chakra chains, escape was impossible. It was bound by the very essence of the Ten-Tails' power, and no matter how long they had been separated, the tailed beasts could not resist its control.
"Come back, tailed beast!"
Madara let out a cold laugh and with a slight pull, the Five-Tails was helplessly dragged toward the Gedo Statue. Within seconds, the entire beast was swallowed into the Gedo Statue's mouth.
"Now, only the Nine-Tails remains."
"The Nine-Tails is right here, Madara-sama!"
Black Zetsu eagerly signaled White Zetsu, who emerged from the ground, releasing the Edo Tensei corpses of Kinkaku and Ginkaku, who possessed some of the Nine-Tails' chakra.
Madara didn't act immediately but frowned slightly. "Using this Nine-Tails chakra? It feels somewhat lacking."
If possible, Madara preferred to use the full amount of chakra from all the tailed beasts, rather than partial portions.
But upon hearing this, Black Zetsu almost cursed aloud in frustration. It quickly reconsidered and urged, "Madara-sama, it's best to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki first. What if that enemy we encountered before has some way to steal the Ten-Tails? That would be disastrous."
"Remember, he also has the Rinnegan."
Madara, acknowledging Black Zetsu's reasoning, suppressed his perfectionist tendencies and said, "Fine. After becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, we'll collect the Nine-Tails and Two-Tails from Konoha later. Seal them!"
Forming hand seals, Madara directed the Gedo Statue to open its mouth again. Two purple chakra chains shot out, wrapping around Kinkaku and Ginkaku, pulling out the Nine-Tails' chakra from within their bodies.
However, the amount was too little, barely a quarter of the Nine-Tails' full chakra.
"This will have to do. It seems it will take some time for the Ten-Tails to fully transform."
After seeing the Gedo Statue absorb the Nine-Tails' chakra, it began its transformation. Madara stood nearby, waiting for the Ten-Tails to be fully formed so that he could seal it within himself.
At this time, White Zetsu spoke, "Madara-sama, although some of the Cloud and Stone shinobi have retreated, there are still people nearby observing us."
"Ignore them. Whatever they do now is meaningless."
Madara didn't care what Ōnoki and the others planned. In a short while, their fate would be the same regardless.
Black Zetsu, too, wasn't concerned about Ōnoki's group. Its mind was entirely focused on the revival of its mother, Kaguya.
...
Meanwhile…
The Cloud and Stone shinobi had lost the will to fight after facing Madara's Perfect Susanoo for the fifth time. Ōnoki, barely maintaining consciousness, was rescued and began directing the remaining shinobi to retreat.
"Raikage, I underestimated Madara's strength. He's already captured the Five-Tails, and with just our two villages, we cannot stop him anymore."
Ōnoki, receiving treatment for his injuries, spoke to the Fourth Raikage, who had also suffered grievous injuries, even losing a leg.
"I'll stay here and use my Dust Release to hold him off if he comes after us. You take the remaining shinobi and retreat."
The Fourth Raikage was moved by Ōnoki's resolve. "Ōnoki, you—"
"I'll recover some chakra first. Staying behind is the best choice. Kurotsuchi, after I'm gone, you'll be the Fourth Tsuchikage. And Raikage, once you return, you should form an alliance with the Leaf Village to deal with Madara. He's already captured the Five-Tails."
Ōnoki gave his final instructions, and the remaining shinobi began gathering their wounded. Of the original two thousand shinobi that came, only a little over three hundred remained.
"Go, don't let all the shinobi be buried here. Kurotsuchi, remember your mission!"
Ōnoki spoke firmly. Kurotsuchi and the Fourth Raikage led the remaining shinobi away, leaving only a few sensory and communication ninjas behind to relay their final reports.
As time passed, Ōnoki recovered some chakra but still didn't dare approach.
Madara's focus, however, was entirely on the Ten-Tails.
The Gedo Statue's chakra grew stronger by the hour, and its body expanded several times in size. Spikes began to appear on its back, and it now had ten tails and a Rinne Sharingan with nine tomoe on its forehead.
"ROAR!!!"
The Ten-Tails let out a deafening roar, releasing terrifying chakra that disturbed the natural energy for miles around.
Instantly, natural disasters erupted from the Ten-Tails' energy, including earthquakes, tornadoes, thunderstorms, and lightning strikes, far beyond what any human power could cause.
Sensing danger, Madara quickly covered himself with Susanoo.
But Ōnoki and his group weren't as fortunate. Despite using Earth Release, they were blown several kilometers away by the violent storm.
When the disasters finally subsided, the entire forest had vanished, leaving only a massive crater several kilometers wide. At the center of the crater stood the Ten-Tails, the cause of the destruction.
"What incredible power. No wonder it can cast the dream of eternal peace. Ten-Tails, now, become my power!"
Madara formed the hand seals for the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki Seal, intending to seal the Ten-Tails within himself.
"Huh? What's happening?"
However, just as Madara used the technique, he felt a powerful resistance from the Ten-Tails, causing the jutsu to fail.
"Is sealing the Ten-Tails this difficult? Black Zetsu, what are you doing?"
Madara was about to try again when he noticed Black Zetsu detaching from White Zetsu and rushing toward the Ten-Tails.
Sensing Kaguya's will, Black Zetsu laughed loudly, "Madara, mother has revived. You're no longer needed!"
"Hmph, have you lost your mind!?"
Madara's expression darkened. Though he didn't understand Black Zetsu's words, he couldn't allow such an unexpected action.
With a wave of his hand, three black rods formed in his palm and shot toward Black Zetsu at high speed.
But just before the rods could hit, the Ten-Tails swiped its tail, knocking them away and also striking Black Zetsu.
However, Black Zetsu transformed into a black liquid, wrapping itself around the Ten-Tails' tail.
Seeing this, Madara was baffled. "What the hell is this guy trying to do?"
At this point, Madara began to suspect he had been tricked by Black Zetsu. But he was confused—hadn't Black Zetsu split from his own will?
As Black Zetsu enveloped the Ten-Tails, the creature began to change again.
Its body slowly shrank, and Black Zetsu covered its entire form, turning it black.
"Black Zetsu, what are you doing!?"
Madara felt an ominous sensation. The Ten-Tails was starting to escape his control, and when he tried the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki Seal again, he completely lost the ability to control the beast.
"Madara, you've been used from the very beginning. The Uchiha Stone Tablet was altered by me, all for the sake of reviving Kaguya."
"You're not my will!"
"Indeed, I am Kaguya's will, hidden in your shadow. Kaguya is my mother, and now that she is about to be revived, you're no longer needed, Madara."
As the Ten-Tails' chakra grew stronger, the ground began to crack, and chakra from deep within the earth surged toward the transforming Ten-Tails, making its chakra even more powerful.
As the vast chakra surged into the Ten-Tails, under Madara's shocked gaze, the beast slowly transformed into a woman.
Her long blue-white hair flowed down to her feet, and she wore a celestial robe. Despite lacking eyebrows, her face was extraordinarily beautiful, with two peculiar horns on her head and a pair of Byakugan eyes.
On her forehead was the Rinne Sharingan with nine tomoe.
"This woman… is she Kaguya?"
Sensing the overwhelming chakra from the person in front of him, Madara felt an unprecedented pressure. This was a strength he had never encountered before, even from someone who resembled Kaguya.
Powerful! Unparalleled power!
That was all Madara could feel. She had absorbed the Ten-Tails and even more chakra during her transformation.
"Mother, congratulations on your revival. But there's some bad news. I encountered an enemy from the Ōtsutsuki clan before. His name is Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, and he seems to be after chakra."
Black Zetsu spoke from within Kaguya's sleeve.
Hearing this, Kaguya's expression changed slightly, and the veins around her Byakugan bulged as she glared at Madara with icy eyes.
"Urashiki? Where is he?"
"I don't know. He should still be somewhere in the shinobi world. Mother, we should first recover your chakra. This world is your garden, and as long as you reclaim enough chakra, you won't need to fear him."
Black Zetsu suggested, sticking its head out of Kaguya's sleeve, and after glancing at Madara, it added, "Let's start with him, mother. He has a considerable amount of chakra."
Madara, noticing Kaguya's gaze, gritted his teeth and attacked first.
Limbo!
Four Limbo clones appeared at lightning speed, instantly dashing toward Kaguya.
But Kaguya's expression didn't change at all. While Limbo clones were effective against others, they were no match for her.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh! Kaguya's long blue-white hair moved like waves, quickly entangling and immobilizing the four Limbo clones.
She then raised her hands, and gray bones appeared in her palms and back, firing her All-Killing Ash Bones at the four Limbo clones.
Poof, poof, poof! The Limbo clones were hit by the Ash Bones and disintegrated into gray dust, which was then scattered by Kaguya's blue-white hair.
"Damn it, what kind of ability is this?"
After the Limbo clones were destroyed, Madara's entire body trembled, and his Rinnegan bled. The pain was so intense that he had to cover his eyes.
The destruction of his Limbo clones meant he couldn't use them for at least a day.
In the next moment, sensing danger, Madara quickly dodged to the side.
Boom! Just as he moved, a massive invisible fist slammed into the ground, sending a terrifying shockwave and debris flying.
Susanoo!
Madara immediately activated his Full-Body Susanoo. Facing such a powerful enemy, he couldn't afford to hold back, summoning his two-hundred-meter-tall Susanoo and slashing down at Kaguya with his swords.
Shinra Tensei.
Boom! Kaguya unleashed a physical technique even more terrifying than a Tailed Beast Bomb, shattering Madara's Susanoo with a single punch.
Crack, crack! Madara fell from the shattered Susanoo, his face showing a rare expression of shock and anger. It was the first time he had encountered such a formidable opponent.
Mangekyō Sharingan! Madara activated the power of his Mangekyō Sharingan and, in the next moment, saw a portal opening behind him. He immediately leaped away, avoiding the Yomotsu Hirasaka that was about to grab him.
"This woman also knows space-time ninjutsu."
Madara was growing concerned. After locating Kaguya, he quickly formed hand seals and spewed an inferno from his mouth.
"Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku!" (Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!)
But this jutsu, which wasn't even augmented by Sage power, posed no threat to Kaguya. She passed through the flames and continued flying toward Madara.
"Mokuton: Dai Mori no Jutsu." (Wood Release: Great Forest Technique.)
Sensing danger, Madara used another technique, causing a massive forest to grow, giving him a brief respite as he landed on the ground.
"What a troublesome opponent. Mother, it seems his dōjutsu allows him to foresee the future. Use that move to finish him off by sending him to another dimension."
Black Zetsu suggested to Kaguya. Without Madara's foresight ability, he wouldn't have lasted more than three moves against her.
Kaguya nodded slightly, raising both hands and activating the ultimate ability of the Rinne Sharingan.
Amenominaka!
The space around them suddenly shifted, and Madara was shocked to find himself in a world of ice and snow. He was trapped inside an ice mountain, unable to move.
"Da... Damn it."
Madara tried everything he could, even unleashing his chakra, but he couldn't move a finger.
Even his consciousness grew hazy, and he couldn't even maintain his Susanoo. It felt as though the ice had sealed off his chakra.
Black Zetsu chuckled. "Hehe, now Madara's done for. Mother, after absorbing his chakra, you can begin creating the White Zetsu army."
"Black Zetsu, did you find anyone else capable of using All-Killing Ash Bones?"
Kaguya asked as she flew toward Madara.
"Another person with that ability? No, mother, isn't that your unique power? And you didn't instruct me to search for anyone."
Black Zetsu replied.
Kaguya said nothing more. Her long blue-white hair shot out, piercing through the ice mountain and binding Madara tightly.
She then began absorbing Madara's chakra. With her hair wrapped around him, even space-time techniques couldn't allow him to escape. Only chakra greater than Kaguya's could break free.
But Madara didn't have that. He could only submit as Kaguya drained his chakra.
Boom! After draining Madara's chakra completely, Kaguya tossed him aside and deactivated Amenominaka, leaving the ice dimension.
"It's still not enough. This chakra isn't sufficient to deal with those enemies."
Kaguya muttered as she raised her head to gaze at the moon.
At this moment, Black Zetsu spoke. "Mother, the Ten-Tails' chakra hasn't been fully collected. Madara was too incompetent. In the shinobi world, the Nine-Tails and Two-Tails are still in Konoha."
"Let's cast Infinite Tsukuyomi first. Under its light, no one will be able to escape."
Kaguya said indifferently, as the Rinne Sharingan on her forehead locked onto the moon.
Infinite Tsukuyomi!
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The sudden eruption of powerful chakra was sensed even by the Senju brothers, Hashirama and Tobirama, in the Land of Rain. They didn't recognize the Ten-Tails' chakra, but they were alarmed by its intensity.
"Brother."
"This chakra is much stronger than mine, and it isn't the Fifth Hokage either. Tobirama, take me back to the village. Such powerful chakra might belong to an enemy!"
Hashirama said to Tobirama, and the two immediately used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Konoha.
Using Tobirama's immense chakra and their teleportation technique, they quickly arrived at the village.
After learning that Uchiha Yoichi was not at the Hokage building, the brothers went to the Uchiha district.
When they found Uchiha Yoichi, Tobirama spoke immediately. "Fifth Hokage, you must have sensed that chakra."
"Yes, it's incredibly strong."
Uchiha Yoichi nodded. This chakra was no longer that of the Ten-Tails but belonged to Kaguya. The Ten-Tails' power couldn't increase so drastically.
"First Hokage, Second Hokage, now that you've returned, guard the village. I'll handle the situation myself."
As he spoke, Yoichi had already informed his Kamui clone to follow him with the Kamui technique.
However, he didn't think it necessary. Despite the immense power of this chakra, it was comparable to his own. In fact, Uchiha Yoichi felt that he might be stronger than Kaguya, at least in terms of chakra.
Though he hadn't absorbed any tailed beasts, Yoichi had his clones absorb Ryūmyaku energy daily. Over time, his genetic potential had grown significantly.
"She's gone?"
The three of them suddenly felt the same sensation. Yoichi immediately guessed that Kaguya had used Amenominaka to transport herself to another dimension.
But who in the shinobi world could have forced Kaguya to use that technique in response?
At that moment, Tsunade arrived with Yoko in her arms. She had also sensed the immense chakra, but first, she returned home to bring her daughter along.
In terms of safety, Yoichi's location was probably the safest place in the village, especially with such a powerful enemy.
Tsunade entrusted Yoko to Mina and then joined the others in the courtyard, asking, "What's going on with this chakra, and why did it suddenly disappear?"
"It's nothing. I'll handle it. All you need to do is protect the village."
Yoichi replied, but before he could finish his sentence, he sensed Kaguya's chakra once again. This time, she seemed to have grown even slightly stronger.
"This woman…"
Without finishing his thought, Yoichi looked up at the sky.
The moon, which normally didn't appear during the day, was now clearly visible in the sky. Moreover, a projection of the Rinne Sharingan with nine tomoe began to appear on its surface.
"Infinite Tsukuyomi?"
Whoosh! As soon as the thought crossed Yoichi's mind, the moon suddenly burst forth with light. This light instantly outshone the sun, becoming incredibly dazzling.
Anyone caught under the moon's rays would lose consciousness, and their eyes would reflect the projection of the Rinne Sharingan.
"Susanoo."
Yoichi immediately summoned Susanoo. However, after a moment's hesitation, he chose not to fully manifest it, only using it to protect his immediate surroundings.
Once the Infinite Tsukuyomi was lifted, everything would return to normal. There was no need to waste chakra protecting the entire village.
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