sjar Chapter 429: Madara’s Power
Chapter 429: Madara’s Power
"You're very good," Uchiha Madara said, his gaze turning cold.
The aura around him shifted, becoming strange and oppressive. Strands of black and crimson energy coiled around his body, twisting like living shadows.
Not far away, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki frowned slightly.
"Has he gone mad?"
A twisted smile slowly spread across his face.
An assassin who lives in darkness, adapts to darkness, and masters darkness… such power stirred something within him. A black radiance surged from his body as he felt both danger and resonance. Madara's power was provoking him.
At the same moment, a fleeting trace of black light flickered within Madara's Rinnegan.
Far away, in the Ōtsutsuki ancestral domain, two pairs of ancient eyes snapped open.
"…This presence… the aura of a Demon Ancestor…"
Their gazes pierced through space itself, locking onto Uchiha Madara.
"Has someone… inherited that power?"
The voices were faint and indistinct, as if erased by time.
…
Madara felt an endless surge of power flooding his body. The sensation was intoxicating, similar to when Sasuke Uchiha first awakened the Cursed Seal, yet far more overwhelming.
Elsewhere, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who was locked in battle with Hashirama Senju, suddenly stiffened.
He turned sharply, sensing the drastic shift in his comrade's aura.
"How is this possible? Is he really going all out?"
"Is that Uchiha truly this strong?"
Hashirama also noticed something was wrong. The current Madara felt different, dangerously so, like the man he faced at the Valley of the End battle.
His expression darkened.
"Madara…"
"Die!"
Madara roared as he drove his fist forward, wrapped in black and crimson energy.
Isshiki condensed his power, countless phantom-like afterimages merging into a single strike that formed a sharp chakra blade.
The two attacks collided.
Even in the vacuum of space, where no sound should exist, a thunderous impact echoed directly within their minds, as if the world itself were splitting apart.
Madara pressed forward immediately, following with a palm strike. The clashing energy shattered into countless fragments, scattering like meteors.
The blow landed near Isshiki. Despite raising chakra to defend himself, his guard was torn apart. The force struck him head-on, and blood sprayed into the void.
Ignoring his injuries, Isshiki retaliated instantly, slashing his blade through space itself.
A sharp distortion tore open the void.
Madara's shoulder was pierced, and he was blasted backward. In that instant, both of them were wounded.
They did not pause.
The moment they steadied themselves, they charged again.
Madara condensed chakra into a claw-like form, while Isshiki reinforced his blade. The two clashed once more, abandoning all restraint.
Madara's fingers drove into Isshiki's chest.
At the same time, Isshiki's blade stabbed into Madara's left shoulder.
Blood flowed freely, yet their bodies regenerated just as quickly, healing at a visible pace.
They turned into streaks of light, tearing across the starry void as their battle escalated further. Each collision grew more violent, more destructive.
In the distance, Hashirama and Isshiki could not help but exchange glances, both momentarily stunned.
What kind of hatred was this?
This was no ordinary battle. They were completely disregarding defense, fighting like men who no longer cared whether they lived or died.
It reminded Hashirama of their final clash at the Valley of the End. Back then, Madara had already stood against the entire world.
Betrayed by his clan, opposed by the village…
Yet even then, he had not been this unrestrained.
That realization made Hashirama uneasy.
The surrounding star system had already been devastated. Though uninhabited, countless planets had been reduced to debris.
Normally, shinobi exercised control over their power, even in battle. No one knew whether such worlds might one day harbor life, nor whether valuable resources would be lost.
But now, everything was being annihilated.
"Hahahaha! Is that all you've got?"
Madara laughed wildly, ignoring the blood spilling from his wounds as he continued his relentless assault. The crimson-black energy around him only grew denser, more violent.
"Your blood… must taste delicious!"
Isshiki's expression twisted into madness. He raised his blade and slowly licked the blood staining its edge, his eyes gleaming with frenzy.
At that moment, the two madmen collided once again, and their battle grew even more frenzied.
Energy swept across everything in their surroundings, tearing through space like a storm without restraint.
"Die! Dance to your heart's content!"
Uchiha Madara's aura surged violently, his chakra flaring like a demonic blaze. Opposite him, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki stood still for a brief instant, yet the power within him continued to rise steadily.
"No matter what transformation you undergo, victory will still be mine!"
An invisible snapping sound seemed to echo between them, like shackles breaking.
"Instant Sky Seven Shadow Kill!"
"Fifth Kill, Limitless Kill!"
A breakthrough in the midst of battle.
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had actually advanced during combat. Not only had his strength increased, but his mastery of the Instant Sky Seven Shadow Kill deepened instantly, as if enlightenment had struck.
"Senra Evolution, Ultimate Nightmare Black Flame Wave!"
His chakra erupted outward, the fluctuations alone forming a terrifying pressure that distorted the surrounding void.
At the same time, Madara stood like an unsheathed blade. Demonic chakra surged around him, sharp and radiant, like sunlight piercing through storm clouds.
Blinding. Overwhelming.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two torrents of power collided head-on.
Even Hashirama Senju and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who were engaged in their own battle, were forced back by the shockwaves.
"Damn it, what's wrong with those two?"
The aftershocks alone were already strong enough to threaten Isshiki.
If the previous Isshiki had only been slightly stronger than before, then now, after his breakthrough, his power had clearly surpassed an entirely new threshold.
Hashirama reacted instantly, releasing an enormous Wood Release barrier that wrapped around his body before compressing it tightly for defense.
At the same time, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki activated his ability.
"Enhance!"
This was his trump card.
In an instant, all of his abilities were amplified. His chakra surged wildly, streams of energy rising from his body like pillars.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A second wave of energy erupted outward, triggering another massive explosion. The violent clash even gave birth to numerous small energy storms that spiraled through space.
When the storms finally subsided, the scene before them caused both of them to freeze.
At the center of the explosion, space itself had shattered.
Dark, endless cracks stretched across the void, as if reality had been torn apart. Black and crimson flames raged wildly, consuming everything. No trace of matter remained, only chaotic energy running rampant.
"Cough… cough… cough… Lowly human… hahaha!"
A figure staggered out from the fractured void.
It was Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
At the critical moment, he had retreated into the void, avoiding the majority of the attack. Even so, his body was heavily damaged.
But he could clearly sense it.
Uchiha Madara had taken the attack head-on.
And more than that…
Isshiki had personally destroyed Madara's heart.
No one could survive such a blow.
A long-forgotten thrill surged within him, twisting into exhilaration.
The joy of slaying a monster.
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