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A haughty smile curved his lips, and his deep voice, tinged with amusement, echoed clearly across the battlefield:
"They actually sent the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails directly to face me? Interesting."
Chapter 462 Naruto, Killer Bee VS Madara Uchiha
Naruto's consciousness space.
On the dim water, the nine-tailed fox lay prone, its scarlet beastly eyes peering intently through its cage at the outside world.
Minato and Kushina watched all of this with extremely solemn expressions.
As for Ban himself, although he still crossed his arms, his brows were furrowed.
Those crimson Sharingan eyes burned with an uncontrollable, almost bursting fighting spirit.
He could clearly sense the power of the impure body outside.
And the arrogance and fighting instinct inherent in that body, which belonged to him alone.
If he weren't still rational, he would really want to break free from the constraints of this consciousness space and go out to have a good fight with that "self"!
Let's see whose fist is harder!
Kushina looked at the resurrected Madara outside, then at the Madara beside her: "Mr. Madara, you really have been resurrected."
She recalled that Madara had seriously mentioned before that he himself might be resurrected through Edo Tensei.
At the time, both she and Minato found it unbelievable, since Madara's soul was inside Naruto's body. How could there be a second soul being summoned in the Pure Land?
But the undeniable facts before them completely overturned their understanding.
The one opposite him was indeed a genuine Uchiha Madara with full consciousness and power!
Minato looked at Madara, his tone serious: "Mr. Madara, how should we deal with this situation?"
Ban took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his inner agitation, and calmly analyzed, "Wait! Observe carefully."
"According to my personality, I would never use my full strength right away when facing a battle that has just begun, especially when the opponent is the jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails and the Nine-Tails."
"He enjoys fighting, testing, and toying with others, like a cat playing with a mouse."
He paused, then swallowed back the sentence, "Even if that 'me' really went all out, Naruto's current strength would be fine."
After all, if things really come to that point, he probably won't be able to hold back and will want to go out and compete with "himself".
Outside, on the battlefield of the Fourth Army.
As the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, Naruto's golden figure stood side by side with Killer Bee's dark red Tailed Beast Cloak.
Like two solid barriers, they stood between the defeated allied forces and Madara Uchiha.
The immense chakra emanating from them temporarily dispelled some of the despair in the hearts of the allied forces, giving them a chance to catch their breath.
Naruto stared intently at the red figure slowly rising from the ruins ahead.
My heart is beating faster and faster uncontrollably.
It wasn't out of fear, but rather because of a complex emotion that was hard to describe.
He recalled that when he sparred with Madara in the mental space, Madara had casually mentioned something like this:
"Once someone skilled in forbidden techniques like the Impure World Reincarnation can summon me back from the Pure Land, the one with complete memories and power..."
"When that time comes, the 'Uchiha Madara' who appears in front of you probably won't be as easy to talk to as I am now."
He took it as a joke at the time, but he never expected that the prophecy would come true in the most cruel way at this moment.
At the same time, Madara stood up outside, his resurrected body completely restored.
Even the dust on the corner of her clothes seemed to be brushed away by an invisible hand.
He patted his red armor, raised his head, and his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan did not look directly at Killer Bee in his Eight-Tails form.
Instead, it first landed on Naruto, who was covered in golden light.
When his gaze pierced through the dazzling chakra cloak, he clearly saw Naruto's familiar face.
Ban's usually cold and arrogant eyes showed a rare, extremely subtle fluctuation and...dazed expression.
Madara's voice was deep, carrying a hint of barely perceptible reminiscence and confirmation: "It was that blond brat from back then... who clumsily bumped into me in Konoha..."
It was during the early days of Konoha. On the bustling streets, Naruto and Hikaru looked around curiously.
Naruto accidentally bumped into his own version of himself, who was on patrol and exuded a cold aura.
At that moment, all the villagers around were terrified and retreated, except for that blond kid.
He raised his head, his eyes showing no fear, only pure curiosity and a hint of apology.
At that moment, Ban's heart, which was as hard as ice, seemed to be touched by something.
He even had an absurd idea.
If Konoha had more children like him, so pure and unafraid of him, perhaps... some of his previous convictions wouldn't be so insurmountable.
However, the very next day, the peculiar brother and sister mysteriously disappeared, and he searched everywhere for them without success.
That nascent expectation for Konoha's future also turned into deeper estrangement and suspicion.
Upon encountering the inscription on the stone tablet, he ultimately broke with the pillar.
Ban's eyes quickly regained their coldness.
He suppressed the complex emotions that surged up in that instant, emotions that had long been buried by time and resolve.
Thinking about these things now is pointless.
"Hand over the Nine-Tails."
Ban's voice regained its unquestionable tone, carrying a commanding air.
Naruto clenched his fists and demanded, "Mr. Madara...why? Why did you do this?"
"Back then... you weren't such a cruel person! Deep down, you longed for peace and wanted to protect it!"
Madara seemed to have heard something ridiculous, a cold, mocking sneer curling at the corner of his lips: "This is what you call cruelty? Kid, you've never seen true darkness!"
"During the Warring States period, human life was cheap; infants could die tragically, brothers killed each other, and families slaughtered one another..."
"That's the real hell on earth! Compared to that, the current war is nothing but a child's game!"
"But……"
Naruto tried to awaken any remaining light in the other's memory: "Back then, you clearly... really wanted to join Konoha! You patrolled the streets, you protected the village, you..."
Ban interrupted him sharply: "That kind of naive and childish idea has long since flowed away with the river of the Valley of the End!"
"Konoha? It's nothing but a product of a false peace! The First Hokage's naiveté was destined to fail to bring lasting tranquility!"
"My path is the only way to save this hopeless world!"
He gave Naruto no further chance to explain, and his aura suddenly surged, with his deep blue chakra flickering like flames!
"That's all in the past! Now, let me see how much that fearless brat has grown up!"
Before he finished speaking, Madara's figure had already disappeared from the spot!
Killer Bee exclaimed in surprise, his eight octopus tails instantly hardening and protecting him!
"Uncle, watch out!"
Naruto, relying on Kurama's senses and the warning from Sage Mode, suddenly turned to the side and blasted forward with his golden chakra arm!
Madara's figure appeared on Naruto's side like a ghost.
A fist covered in powerful chakra collided violently with Naruto's chakra-infused arm!
The violent shockwave exploded out in a ring, shearing the ground down another layer!
The battle instantly reached a fever pitch!
Madara's speed, strength, and physical skills have all reached an unbelievable level.
He no longer relied on Susanoo, but instead engaged in close combat with Naruto and Killer Bee, who had entered Tailed Beast Chakra Mode, using his bare hands!
His movements were fluid and graceful, each move embodying the wisdom of battle honed through countless trials.
They can often evade the combined attack of the two at the last possible moment and launch a fierce counterattack.
However, Ban gradually realized that something was wrong.
Chapter 463 The Battle Between Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Madara
On the battlefield, the situation evolved in a way that exceeded everyone's expectations.
This legend, who once rivaled the God of Shinobi, is now displaying an unprecedented...
With each of his advances, the blond kid (Naruto) seemed to be able to predict his trajectory.
They can always block or dodge from the most difficult angles with minimal movement.
He could even use his chakra arm to block a hidden killing move for the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki on his flank at the last moment before the arrow could be released.
Naruto can anticipate and avoid the path of every ninjutsu he uses, whether it's Fire Release or other techniques.
It can pinpoint the nodes of chakra flow more accurately, allowing Killer Bee to break or neutralize them in the least effortful way.
His rich combat experience and precise control of the battle situation were greatly diminished in the face of Naruto's almost "predictive" response.
Madara felt like he wasn't fighting two powerful opponents.
Instead, he was dealing with a ghost who knew him intimately and could even read his fighting mind.
He possessed the power to shake mountains and shake rivers, yet he was like someone stuck in a quagmire, striking empty air with every effort and falling into a trap with every change of tactics.
This feeling of being restricted and powerless made him even more irritable and...angry than when he clashed head-on with Hashirama back then.
"Damn it! This brat..."
Madara cursed inwardly, and a growing sense of malevolence emanated from his crimson Eternal Kaleidoscope.
He tried to forcefully break this rhythm with a faster speed and greater force.
However, Naruto and Killer Bee already have a very good working relationship.