The appearance of the Gedo Mazo made Madara lose his composure a bit. He didn't expect at all that in a moment like this, there would be someone who could fool his surveillance and steal from his base.
Conversely, the people from the One Punch Man World showed joyful faces upon seeing King's appearance.
"I knew it!" Metal Bat grinned widely and laughed uproariously.
Currently he had blind worship toward King. He had already realized when King snuck into the hole earlier; although he himself wasn't capable of matching the opponent, he bet his life to hold them off to buy time. He knew King would definitely succeed.
Sure enough, King didn't disappoint his expectations!
However, behind King, several other figures also shot out from the cave hole. They were Orochimaru's group.
"Uchiha Madara!" Orochimaru immediately saw Madara with a pale face not far away. His expression froze a bit; he didn't expect they would be discovered this quickly and directly face-to-face with the owner.
"You're seeking death!" Madara was very angry.
Turns out the rat stealing in his base wasn't just one.
Behind him, a giant blue Susano'o Perfect Form rose from the ground, swinging its sword toward that group.
*SWOOSH!*
Terrifying power as if capable of splitting mountain peaks. Although not directly hit by the attack, the people around felt their skin sting as if slashed by a steel knife.
"Amaterasu!" The windmill pattern in Itachi's eyes rotated.
Black fire appeared on Susano'o's body and began to blaze fiercely.
"Eh?" Madara narrowed his eyes. Turns out it was a member of his clan, and that person had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan. He immediately said: "You come from the Uchiha clan, Uchiha clan blood flows in your body, yet you instead point your weapon at fellow clan members? Submit to me now, and this world will be yours!"
His attitude was very arrogant. Standing in the middle of Susano'o, he looked like a god looking down on all living beings. However, Itachi didn't budge; he exerted all his strength to drive Amaterasu's burning.
That black fire was like a leech that couldn't be extinguished by ordinary means, even with high-level Suiton ninjutsu.
"Ungrateful!" Madara snorted coldly, feeling a bit annoyed.
He could be considered an ancestor to this young man before him, yet this young man completely ignored him. Initially he felt regretful because this young man had already awakened Mangekyou Sharingan at a young age, but turns out the young man didn't know the rules.
"Shinra Tensei!" Madara mobilized his Rinnegan, directly repelling the Amaterasu fire sticking to Susano'o's body.
However, in just those few seconds, Susano'o's body had already been eroded almost halfway, proving how strong that Amaterasu fire was.
"Seize the Bijuu!"
Orochimaru's goal was very clear. He didn't want to confront Madara directly at all. His focus was the Gedo Mazo. Simultaneously, he summoned Manda.
Manda's giant body appeared, covering a vast forest area. Its eyes were cold and terrifying. It was just about to threaten Orochimaru as usual, but it suddenly froze upon sensing strong auras from all directions.
Although it was a contract animal, it knew about the Golden List. With just a quick glance, it saw many fighters there were those who made it onto the Strongest List. Instantly Manda felt horrified, all its scales stood on end.
"Damn Orochimaru, you trapped me!" Manda cursed while gritting its teeth.
Orochimaru standing on top of Manda's head said coldly: "Don't talk too much. If we succeed in seizing the Bijuu this time, we can get Rank One's training technique. That will also be very useful for you. Wealth is sought amidst danger; if you want to run, I won't stop you!"
Manda gritted its teeth, its vertical pupils narrowed, but it still chose not to return.
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In the distance, when the Gedo Mazo appeared, the Konoha ninjas who were monitoring also began to lose patience.
Hiruzen knew very well that the Bijuu were sealed inside that statue; back then Naruto's Kyuubi was sucked in by that thing.
"Don't wait anymore, depart!" Hiruzen waved his hand, leading the group shooting toward the battle center.
Simultaneously, a sudden change occurred. The giant sand hand gripping the Gedo Mazo suddenly contracted strongly, slamming the Gedo Mazo repeatedly onto the ground.
King's goal was very simple: he wanted to destroy that strange statue and release all the Bijuu. If that happened, whoever could seize them later, that depended on each one's ability.
Currently there were still six Bijuu inside there. King himself already had one (Shukaku) and had already obtained its cultivation technique. The current situation was: the more that were free, the better.
Creating chaos was his only chance. There were too many strong fighters here; if he rashly tried to carry away the Gedo Mazo alone, he would immediately become the main target and he wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Seeing King's action, everyone was shocked. Only Madara showed a cynical smile.
This was the Gedo Mazo, the shell of the Juubi; how could it be destroyed that easily by someone like him.
*BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!*
Tremendous power struck the Gedo Mazo as King's sand hand slammed it crazily, but that statue didn't budge one bit.
"What is this thing actually? Why is it so hard?!" King began to panic.
Madara now began charging toward King. From the ground, giant tree trunks grew as if they had life, trying to coil around King. However, they were all beaten back by the sand surrounding King.
"Let me do it!" Suddenly a loud shout was heard. Tatsumaki pointed one hand toward the sky.
*BUZZ!*
At this moment, the air seemed to shake violently. Everyone instinctively looked up and saw a meteorite break through the atmosphere, falling directly toward the earth's surface with its target precisely on the Gedo Mazo.
"This little girl..." Madara frowned. He didn't expect Tatsumaki could also summon meteorites.
Tatsumaki understood King's intent; if the goal was to create chaos, she didn't mind making even bigger chaos.
(Gedo Mazo can't break? Alright, I'll strike it with a meteorite, let's see if it can withstand it!)
Madara couldn't stay still anymore. He didn't dare guarantee whether the Gedo Mazo could withstand that meteorite's strike.
"Kuchiyose: Gedo Mazo!" He immediately formed hand seals, trying to summon the Gedo Mazo to his side to release it from King's control.
However, King didn't let that happen. All the black patterns on his body vibrated mysteriously, creeping down through his arm and covering the Gedo Mazo. That strange power directly sealed Madara's summoning power.
Madara's technique failed!
Right at that moment, Saitama who had been just observing all along suddenly moved. In an instant he appeared beside the Gedo Mazo and threw a punch.
*BANG!*
The Juubi's shell that was very hard and seemed impossible to destroy directly shattered into pieces as a result of that punch. From inside, six beams of light shot out and flew scattered in all directions.