Such an attack obviously couldn't satisfy Ruri, so when the Susanoo giant raised its red sword to deliver a more powerful slash, Madara had already adjusted his posture, controlling his own Susanoo giant to rotate the blue sword in his hand to meet the red sword.
A noticeable crack was slashed open on the red sword, and the Susanoo under Ruri's feet couldn't withstand the pressure and took a step back.
"Hmm?"
Madara wanted to pursue the victory, but he saw that beside Ruri, the spot was already empty.
Hakushi had disappeared from there.
He searched for Hakushi's position, but no matter what, he couldn't sense Hakushi's presence.
"Madara-sama, behind you!"
A White Zetsu shouted loudly, pointing behind Madara.
Behind? When?
Madara was suddenly shocked, completely unaware of how Hakushi had avoided his sight and transferred behind him in such a short time.
The woman with the Byakugan was drawing attention, no, both these women were feigning attacks! Madara instantly realized in his heart.
Turning his body backward, he indeed saw Hakushi standing on the back of his Susanoo's head, only separated by Susanoo's inherent Chakra Armor.
No problem, unless one uses an attack equivalent to that Hyuga girl's Gentle Fist force to break Susanoo's Chakra Armor, Hakushi is a Medical Ninja... Madara thought so when suddenly.
Dark shadows suddenly surged under Hakushi's feet, condensing behind him into a tall woman.
Wearing a black tight outfit, and with black long hair and eyes, she didn't stand out much under the night sky.
"What is that?"
Madara was startled and puzzled.
But he also understood what was going on with Hakushi's shadow powers.
It was related to that woman in black.
This tall woman in black tight attire was Hakushi's Yin Clone, the Shadow Dancer.
The Shadow Dancer's black eyes revealed a cold light as her palm pressed against the layer of physical Chakra Armor blocking Hakushi from direct contact with Madara.
It vanished.
Swallowed by the black shadow.
A huge hole appeared in the back of Susanoo's head, enough to allow several people to pass through.
Bad! Madara internally screamed it was not good.
It was too late to evade as Hakushi's figure swiftly charged forward, condensing a Chakra Scalpel in his hand, slashing across Madara's aged body.
Blood spurted from the chest, and the scalpel slashed through to Madara's heart.
The only Three-Tomoe Sharingan in the right eye socket rotated.
An unusual Chakra fluctuation was caught by Hakushi.
The giant Susanoo underfoot disappeared, taking Madara's body away with it.
Hakushi and the Shadow Dancer fell into free fall, landing steadily on the water's surface.
In the distance, a brand new blue Susanoo rose again from the ground, Madara standing unharmed on top of Susanoo, the only change being the remaining Sharingan in his right eye becoming pale, having lost light.
"Is that the Izanagi Jutsu? What a troublesome Ninja Technique."
Ayane walked to Hakushi's side, marveling at the convenience of this Ninja Technique.
"That technique consumes massive amounts of Chakra. Although it restores to the state before death, the lost Chakra is not replenished. Even if he's resurrected, he has little Chakra left in his body. Additionally, he has no spare Sharingan left on him."
Hakushi, through his Perception Ninjutsu, could sense any changes on Madara's body.
Madara's right eye Sharingan was the only one on his body.
Moreover, even if Madara had remaining Sharingan, it's not a problem as long as he is not given time to replenish Chakra. The battle balance has shifted to their side.
"From now on, Madara will be on guard against the Shadow Dancer's abilities, making it much harder to successfully sneak attack again."
Ayane spoke.
"So, to quickly conclude victory, some risks must be taken. I'm quite concerned about the whereabouts of the Rinnegan."
After Hakushi finished speaking, the Shadow Dancer formed a flat shadow on the water surface, once again merging into Hakushi's body, disappearing.
"Then let's handle it by the old rules."
A smile appeared on Ayane's face.
Hakushi nodded.
Subsequently, the two charged towards Madara's position at the same time.
The White Zetsu along the way posed no threat, the two constantly swapping positions in an almost misleading manner.
Madara took all of this in, his expression serious.
He initially thought Ruri and Ayane were the main forces in battle among the three, and Hakushi seemed to play more of a support role in the team, handling medical and Chakra replenishment tasks.
However, their formation could be disrupted at any time, and the main forces could shift with the changes in battle.
No explicit verbal communication was needed; often just a glance could convey intentions, leading to an extraordinarily tacit cooperation.
These three, each could entrust their back to another without hesitation.
Without long-term arduous special training, such a degree of tacit understanding is impossible to achieve.
He stood no chance of winning.
This was Madara's truest thought at this moment.
"Don't think about looking around!"
Ruri, driving Susanoo, wielded the red sword forward, forcing Madara to lift his sword to meet it once again.
Hakushi and Ayane, at this moment, ran along the body of Madara's controlled Susanoo giant, one on the left and one on the right, heading upward.
"Divine Sky Strike!"
A hole was directly blasted open at the waist of the blue Susanoo.
The body twisted and staggered backward.