Unification of the Shinobi World (3)

Issui watched Madara Uchiha cautiously. Madara was practically invincible now. Even if he used all his trump cards, he couldn't be sure he could defeat him. It all depended on individual performance. Therefore, this battle couldn't be taken lightly. Otherwise, he would face a devastating blow. At the same time, if he could fight carefully and use the Eye of Heaven to perfection, defeating Madara Uchiha wouldn't be impossible.

"Your Ice Release Ninjutsu was quite impressive. It actually managed to withstand my Fire Style. Although there was some elemental advantage (water counters fire, and ice is a form of water, so ice also counters fire), the fact that you could so easily withstand my advanced Fire Style shows that your strength is probably no less than mine," Madara said calmly, looking at Issui.

Issui Madara's praise, Yishui wasn't particularly proud or arrogant. Now was not the time to be excited; a life-or-death battle was imminent, and he couldn't afford to be careless. He waved his hand and said, "Not at all, thank you for your praise. Speaking of which, you were once Konoha ninja, and you even co-founded Konoha with the First Hokage. Why do you want to destroy it? Isn't that your dream?"

Madara listened to Issui's words and said mockingly, "Dreams? Do dreams really exist in this world? Young man, you are too naive. The harmony and prosperity you see on the surface of Konoha cannot hide the darkness and bloodshed deep within. In the ninja world, every powerful ninja village is built on the foundation of the destruction of other countries and the displacement of their people. Not only me, but even Hashirama's hands are stained with blood."

Because of self-interest, people are ultimately unable to live together peacefully. Human nature is characterized by greed, selfishness, and prioritizing filth. In order to satisfy their so-called desires, they can build their own happiness on the happiness of others.

If Konoha could truly tolerate the existence of the Uchiha, it wouldn't have established the Konoha Military Police Force. The Senju Clan's true purpose was nothing more than to annex the Uchiha Clan. I saw this back then, which is why I resolutely decided to leave Konoha and seek true peace.

Now I have found the path to achieving this peace. Since I cannot control everyone's thoughts, I will create a world that I can control. In this world, everyone is under my control, and there is no war, killing, plundering, open or covert struggles. Under my watchful eye, everyone will live in an orderly manner according to my will.

This is the Eye of the Moon Plan I'm creating. By collecting the Nine Tailed Beasts, I will revive the powerful Ten-Tails Tailed Beast ancient times. Through the Ten-Tails' power, I will project my eye power onto the moon and use Tsukuyomi on the entire world. In this way, true control over the world will begin, and everyone's life will be entirely under their own will. Survival or death will be entirely in their own hands.

Issui into Ban's eyes, Yishui said, "Having witnessed too much suffering and separation, you presumptuously thought you understood what suffering was, and that you knew everything about this world. But in the end, it was just wishful thinking. I admit there is darkness in this world, but everything is interconnected. Where there is darkness, there is light. To see only darkness and not light, and then assume the world is entirely dark and devoid of light, is wrong. I urge you to let go of your hatred and seek the true light. When you find the true light, you will realize how wrong you have been..."

Ban covered his left eye and said, "Young man, I can no longer see the darkness. The moment my loved ones passed away, my heart sank into darkness. Therefore, there can be no peace between us. If there must be, then use your power to defeat me and pull me out of the darkness. Sometimes, strength is a good solution."

Of course, you should also be careful not to be dragged into the darkness by me. Defeating me won't be so easy.

Seeing that the ninjas of the Five Great Nations could understand and unite with each other, Madara felt that perhaps true peace in this world was still unknown. He hadn't tried to find it, so naturally he wouldn't. The deep longing for his younger brother made it difficult for him to pull himself out of the darkness. The cursed fate of the Uchiha —who would break it? Perhaps this young man before him possessed that power. Born in a chaotic world, heroes are bound to emerge. Like Hashirama back then, this Issui also had a very grand dream.

Hashirama was able to organize and unify the ninja in a chaotic world, ending the period of infighting among them and establishing ninja villages composed of ninja clans and wandering ninjas. Now, this young man can also end the period of infighting among ninja villages, unify the ninja world, and restore order among ninjas, allowing everyone to live together in harmony.

At this moment, Issui saw the demeanor of First hero in Madara. If it weren't for the curse power of the Uchiha, perhaps Madara's achievements would have been even greater.

"Alright, let's have a final battle of Ninja Way, a fight to the death for our respective beliefs! Let's form the Seal of Confrontation!" Issui forward and extended his right hand, his index and middle fingers straight, his thumb, ring, and little fingers together. This is a ninja tradition; the Seal of Confrontation represent both sides fighting with their own beliefs Ninja Way, setting aside feelings like comrades, and temporarily engaging in a battle where they fight with everything they have until one side can no longer hold on.

Madara watched Issui's actions with surprise. If it were anyone else challenging him to a duel and forming Seal of Confrontation, he would have ridiculed their arrogance, because they were not on the same level. But Issui was different. He had the right to be proud, enough to attract Madara's attention. Moreover, Madara saw in him the spirit of "unifying the Shinobi World, who can compete with me?" Issui was a worthy opponent. If it weren't for their different beliefs, perhaps they would have been very good friends.

Ban stepped forward as well, making the same gesture as Issui, and his outstretched index and middle fingers touched Issui's right hand, thus beginning the clash between the two heroes.

"He truly has the demeanor of a king. Even a proud opponent like Madara had to form Seal of Confrontation with him. It's wonderful that he's still alive today. It's a very fortunate thing to witness the rise of First of God of Shinobi in the Shinobi World," the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, remarked with admiration.

"Hmm, judging from Shinobi World is about to unfold," Obito remarked with a sigh. Compared to Issui, he was a complete failure; Yi Shui had already left him far behind.

"Enough with the nonsense, good luck to you. Now that we've formed the Seal of Confrontation, I won't hold back." Madara said Issui to the illusion, his hands beginning to Hand Seals.

"Fire Style - Great Fire Annihilation Technique!!!" Madara gathered a large amount of Chakra into his mouth and suddenly spat out a super fireball with a radius of more than 20 meters. The fireball rushed towards the Issui at a rapid speed, and everything in its path was distorted by the fireball's extremely high temperature.

"Water Release: Water Formation Wall Technique!!!" Seeing the Issui coming fiercely, Ichisui immediately formed hand Hand Seals and erected a huge water curtain in front of him, attempting to use the water curtain to block Madara's huge fireball.

"Sizzle..."

The massive fireball was neutralized by the water curtain, instantly evaporating it completely. It then continued its relentless charge towards the Issui, ultimately incinerating Issui beneath the enormous fireball.

Issui frowned as he watched the water curtain being quickly evaporated by Madara's fireball. He was slightly surprised. The Water Formation Wall was, after all, a B-rank Water Release Ninjutsu, and due to the elemental advantage, it could completely withstand the A-rank Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame. However, he did not expect that the Water Formation Wall would only struggle for a moment before being completely destroyed. Madara's Fire Style was really powerful.

"It's not that simple. Since this is a fight where I'm going all out, I'll definitely be putting all my strength into it. My current strength is 120% of my normal strength. Normally, it should be 100% or less, but I get stronger when facing stronger opponents. Your strength forces me to be cautious, so I'm going all out. A mere Issui Water Formation Wall won't be so easy to withstand my Fire Style." Madara said calmly, his modesty igniting his interest in the fight. He preferred to exert pressure on his enemy from the start, striking with his armor sleeve and swiftly defeating them with overwhelming momentum!!!

"Hmph, you think you can scare me with just a Fire Style? How laughable! Water Release — Water Formation Pillar!!" Issui quickly raised a huge, semi-circular water wall around himself. Although Water Formation Wall and Water Formation Pillar differ by only one character, the difference is enormous. Water Formation Pillar is an A-rank Water Release Ninjutsu, and this time Issui used all his strength.

"Puff..."

The enormous fireball produced a great deal of friction noise as it collided with the Issui, but in the end, it was gradually extinguished by the wall of Issui.

"This time it's destroyed, now watch this round, Fire Style: Majestic Demolisher Flame!!" A huge spear made of flames instantly flew out of Madara's mouth, faster than the previous Great Fire Annihilation. Its power was also greater because the flames of Majestic Demolisher Flame were concentrated. Therefore, Majestic Demolisher Flame is much stronger than Great Fire Annihilation Arrow.

The spectators watched the battle in astonishment. As soon as the fight began, Madara Uchiha unleashed two high-level Fire Style in succession, which amazed everyone. It was rare to see the use of high-level ninjutsu, especially offensive techniques like Fire Style. The only Fire Release technique that everyone knew was the Uchiha's signature Fire Release Ninjutsu — Great Fireball Technique.

"Madara's Fire Style is incredibly powerful, reaching a level of consummate skill. Even I have to exert a great deal of effort to block his advanced Fire Style. This is only after my years of training in Water Release Ninjutsu. The Sixth Hokage's Water Release is slightly less proficient than Madara's Fire Style, but due to the principle of elemental counteraction, the Sixth Hokage's Water Release has always been effective against Madara. So, it seems that the Sixth Hokage has the power to resist..." Mei Terumi said calmly.