I, The New Hokage of Konoha - Chapter 206

“Before the establishment of Konoha, in an era where the Senju and Uchiha clans were still in constant conflict.

The younger brother of Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Izuna, fell in battle during Senju’s Flying Thunder God Slash.

Although he couldn’t defeat Hashirama Senju, the founding of Konoha prevented Madara from venting his anger on Tobirama Senju.

But the memory of that impressive strike remained etched in his mind, resurfacing repeatedly.

Thus, facing Yuki’s almost identical Flying Thunder God Slash, Madara acted without hesitation, employing the response he had simulated countless times before.

At this moment, as the black rod in Madara’s hand was about to pierce Yuki’s back, a familiar voice suddenly sounded.

“Madara, I am well aware of what you’re about to say.”

Crack!

A powerful hand with five fingers suddenly gripped Madara’s hand, holding the black rod. Yuki’s true form appeared before Madara, and the previously immobilized “him” became a wooden substitute.

When the Flying Thunder God was unleashed, the seal formed by his left hand was indeed a wooden clone.

Remember, during the Fourth Great Ninja War, when Orochimaru arrived and greeted Hashirama Senju’s reincarnated body with black rods inserted, saying, “This is our dear Second Hokage”? Madara had vivid memories of that scene.

In that instant, with a bewildered expression, Madara watched as Yuki’s hand suddenly pulled back. As Madara had to lean forward, bringing them closer than ever, many wooden spikes were shot out from Yuki’s body, aiming directly at Madara.

Wood Release: Impaling Jutsu!

Splat! Splat!

In an instant, numerous wooden spikes hit Madara all over his body.

Just as the spikes were about to split and grow inside his body, wreaking havoc on his organs.

Yuki suddenly realized that Madara had disappeared again, replaced by an original wooden spike that could make contact with him but remained undetected by both eyes and chakra perception.

“Is it the Rinnegan’s Limbo Border Jail?” Yuki furrowed his brow slightly.

The so-called Limbo Border Jail was a unique ability of Madara’s Rinnegan.

Using “Limbo” to split off his “shadow,” he could use his shadow to block attacks and ambush opponents.

Only those with the Rinnegan or Six Paths power could see the shadow.

Even Yuki, at his level, couldn’t perceive the shadow’s existence.

Previously, when he restrained himself and Hashirama in the Flying Thunder God, it was indeed Madara’s shadow.

But now, since Yuki had grasped one of Madara’s shadows instead, he decided to eliminate it first.

With the help of the Impaling Jutsu, Yuki rapidly planned out the rough outline.

Just then, though he managed to dodge the most lethal secondary damage from the Impaling Jutsu, Madara, still bloodied, evaded several successive leaps. He dodged numerous tree vine attacks that sprang from the ground and finally regained his footing. He glanced at his injuries and then at Yuki, who had already taken care of his shadow. He laughed heartily and said,

“Well done! I never expected that after so many years in the Shinobi World, I would encounter an opponent like you who brings me such immense pleasure.”

As he spoke, a sage’s pattern suddenly appeared on the face of Hashirama Senju on Madara’s left chest.

Madara wasn’t without response when he was attacked.

While he had Yuki’s hand in his grasp, he swiftly used the Chakra Absorption Jutsu, absorbing some of Yuki’s Sage Chakra.

Now, rapidly converting the absorbed Sage Chakra for his use, Madara, who also possessed the sage of the Six Paths’ healing abilities, immediately saw the wounds inflicted by the Wood Release healing visibly.

Once all was done, the sage’s pattern on Madara’s left chest disappeared.

After all, absorbing a bit of Yuki’s Sage Chakra briefly and using it to heal his injuries allowed the absorbed Sage Chakra to dissipate.

“So this is the Sage Mode? Not bad at all.”

Looking at his fully restored body and reminiscing about the effects of the Sage Chakra, Madara’s tone remained condescending.

Noticing this scene, Yuki’s eyes flickered momentarily. Then he regained his usual calm.

A simple success was now out of the question.

The man before him, Uchiha Madara, was different from all the opponents he had encountered before.

He was truly on the same level, and predicting who would stand victorious in this battle was impossible.

So, it was time to increase the intensity.

Without a second word, Yuki clapped his hands together, and the even more violent forest of trees began to surge, rolling in from the ground, the surface, and even the sky, leaving no corner untouched as it enveloped Madara.

“Fighting someone with such a significant advantage isn’t wise. Let’s eliminate your edge first.”

Watching the approaching forest of trees, Madara calmly opened his right hand upwards.

“Earth Style: Planetary Devastation!”

In an instant, many black spheres coalesced in his palm and swiftly shot up into the sky.

Like Pain before him, Madara also chose the powerful Planetary Devastation technique.

However, unlike Pain’s single sphere, he summoned over a dozen.

Though individually less powerful, the combined might of over a dozen Planetary Devastation spheres resulted in even greater destruction.

Boom~ Boom~

In an instant, numerous clumps of earth and trees were pulled into the air by the massive gravitational force of the black spheres, forming colossal boulders.

“This rain of meteors has toughened up a bit and grown in size,” Madara commented casually.

Seeing this familiar scene, Yuki also clapped his hands together, responding,

“Wood Style: Multiple Wooden Human Jutsu!”

Different from previous Wooden Human Jutsu, this time, Yuki employed a newly developed technique derived from the Wooden Human Jutsu.

In an instant, the small wooden figures on the battlefield converged, coming together under Yuki’s guidance to form a colossal wooden figure akin to Madara’s Perfect Susano’o size. This wooden figure was adorned with a necklace of five Buddha beads around its neck.

Moreover, wrapped around its body was a wooden dragon, its head pointed directly at Madara as it emitted a resounding roar.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen this scene! Haha! Let’s enjoy a good fight!”

With his battle spirit ignited, Madara shouted exuberantly while directing his Perfect Susano’o to stride forward.

On the other side, standing atop the wooden dragon’s nose, Yuki was equally unyielding. He clapped his hands together, and the colossal wooden figure, entwined with the wooden dragon, sprang into motion.

In an instant!

One ash-brown and one deep-blue, the two titans that seemed to have descended from myth collided—one from the left and the other from the right.

The whole world seemed to change colours.

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