Madara sharply clapped his hands together, and a terrifying torrent of Chakra erupted from his body.
The blue Susanoo underwent another drastic transformation. Its size grew once more, and a pair of massive blue wings unfurled behind it with a roar.
Two giant Chakra swords floated on either side of its body, their blades emanating a chilling, eerie blue light.
"Brat."
Madara stood within the crystal on the forehead of the majestic giant, his arms crossed over his chest.
"We both need to get serious now. The child's play ends here."
The next moment.
Madara controlled the blue Susanoo to raise its two giant swords and slash down heavily.
The tall, white Susanoo was actually shaken back half a step.
Madara laughed. "Hahahaha! Foolish brat, your combat experience is still far too lacking. You will never be able to compare to Hashirama in the slightest.
Satoshi nodded. "I've learned a lot. Well then, these petty tricks end here. I'm going to get serious now."
The ninjas observing from a distance, including Tsunade and Jiraiya, instantly turned ashen.
That terrifying, world-destroying clash just now was merely child's play in Madara's words?
Madara excitedly said, "Now, let's begin the real battle. Let me see how much power of the Uchiha bloodline you can truly bear."
Satoshi took a deep breath, slowly brought his hands together in front of his chest, and closed his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, dazzling golden light instantly erupted.
Sage Mode, activate!
The golden light swiftly flowed, completely enveloping the entire hundred-meter-tall white Susanoo. The originally stark white and majestic giant underwent a world-shaking transformation as the golden light was infused into it.
A towering golden giant descended upon the battlefield. At the same time, two colossal longswords, formed purely from highly condensed Senjutsu Chakra, hummed into shape in the golden giant's hands.
Sage Art: Susanoo!
From its appearance alone, the golden giant seemed evenly matched with Madara's deep blue Susanoo, looking like a fifty-fifty split. However, from Madara's eyes, it was clear that this was not the case at all.
Fusing Sage Mode with the power of Susanoo was a path he had never considered.
In history, it seemed no Uchiha had ever learned Sage Mode from Mount Myōboku.
"Tsk… I underestimated this white-haired brat."
However—
In just an instant, Madara reverted to his arrogant demeanor.
Could he be defeated like this? A pipe dream!
The tall blue Susanoo swung its Chakra blade and charged forward. In response, the golden giant attacked with both swords.
Golden and blue lights clashed with a roar.
Clang!
Crack!
To Madara's disbelief, his indestructible Chakra katana was actually severed by those two golden longswords.
The golden blade's momentum was undiminished, leaving a massive gash on the incredibly durable chest armor of the deep blue Susanoo.
Madara gritted his teeth, staring intently at the golden twin swords before him. "No, this isn't an ordinary sword."
He looked down and saw that black cursed markings were slowly spreading outwards from the wound on Susanoo's armor.
Although he didn't understand what this was, Madara knew he couldn't let this continue.
Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!
He unhesitatingly used the power he had obtained from Hashirama's flesh.
As he formed hand seals, countless thick, python-like vines burst from the ground, growing wildly and instantly weaving into a green hell that blotted out the sky. They wrapped and enveloped the shining golden giant at an astonishing speed.
At the same time, gigantic and eerie purplish-red flowers suddenly bloomed on the vines. Dense yellow pollen spewed forth, instantly filling the entire battlefield.
This was one of Hashirama's powerful Wood Release Ninjutsu, even more dangerous than the basic Deep Forest Emergence. Even he himself needed to deal with this jutsu cautiously.
Madara watched with cold eyes as countless layers of vines coiled around the golden giant.
The highly toxic pollen was all-pervasive, adhering to the golden armor. The brilliant golden light seemed to dim under the corrosion of the poisonous mist.
A cold voice entered Madara's mind. "Is this the extent to which you can use Hashirama-sama's Wood Release?"
"What?!"
The next moment, blinding golden light suddenly burst forth from the gaps in the vines. The thick vines restraining the giant let out a pained groan of protest, snapping bit by bit.
The golden Susanoo, shining with a sacred radiance, had broken through all obstacles and reappeared before Madara.
"Impossible!"
Madara gasped.
How could he have no reaction after being in there for so long?! Do you think you're Hashirama?!
Satoshi seemed to guess what he was thinking and kindly explained to Madara, "As I said before, I made a trip to Shikkotsu Forest. The Slug Sage taught me a few things."
He slightly raised his hand, and a layer of vibrant green luminescence flowed across his body.
"For example, a powerful healing ability, just like Hashirama-sama."
"The cost? It might consume some Chakra, but fortunately, I can borrow a little from you."
Madara suddenly looked down and realized that the strange black cursed markings had already covered most of the deep blue Susanoo's chest. His immense Chakra was indeed being slowly drained away.
At the same time, Satoshi clapped his hands.
"Now, it's my turn."
Blinding white light converged in the golden giant's clasped hands, forming a point of light imbued with destructive power.
The light point rapidly expanded, instantly transforming into a massive, pure white cylindrical light. The moment this light appeared, it enveloped all the surrounding vines.
Sage Art: Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!
There was no earth-shattering explosion, but wherever the white light reached, whether it was tough vines, poisonous pollen, or hard mountain rocks, all matter vanished instantly and silently without a trace.
Madara's reaction was incredibly swift. At the critical moment the light appeared, he had already manipulated the deep blue Susanoo to shoot into the sky. The destructive white light practically grazed his feet.
Madara exclaimed, "When did you learn Ōnoki's Dust Release?!"
"And you've unleashed its power to this extent. Even Mū couldn't do that."
Facing Madara's questioning, Satoshi, from within the core of the golden giant, simply slowly raised his arm.
His golden finger beckoned at Madara in the sky with extreme disdain. "Mere dust, not even half of me."
"Damn it!"
Madara's eyes were bloodshot. He was actually being humiliated by a junior.
However, it was not over yet. The golden giant raised its palm again.
Sage Art: Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!
Madara's pupils suddenly contracted. He absolutely could not be hit by it.
He roared, intending to control Susanoo to dodge rapidly. But he suddenly found that he seemed to be nailed in place, unable to move an inch.
Takemikazuchi!
A circular pillar of light struck Susanoo and the hundred-meter-tall giant simply vanished.
In the nick of time, Madara escaped Susanoo and landed heavily on the ground.