Night wind blew coolly.
Wang Ming and Sasuke stood quietly atop the cliff, watching the battle between the crowds before them.
"Naruto!"
"Why must you persist like this?"
"Sasuke has already stood on our side, yet you still remain so obstinately deluded."
"You are simply standing in the way of everyone's happiness!" Madara Uchiha's eyes spun rapidly as he held the Uchiha War Fan in his hand, blocking, parrying, and slashing against Naruto's shadow clones charging toward him.
It looked as though Naruto Uzumaki was no match for Madara, and that he only managed to hold out for so long thanks to the special mechanics of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
In truth, Naruto was no simple pushover.
Reanimated Madara was a ninja on the level of Yin-Yang Release, but Naruto was likewise extraordinary.
The seal of Yang Power given to Naruto by the Sage of Six Paths allowed his single attribute to rival the limit of Yin-Yang Release, while also granting him access to the chakra of all nine tailed beasts.
It was equivalent to Naruto possessing a trial card for the Sage of Six Paths.
The battle between Reanimated Madara and Naruto Uzumaki was not one of absolute suppression by Madara, but rather an evenly matched fight.
"Stop spouting nonsense!"
"That's merely a fake illusionary realm, not true happiness." Naruto Uzumaki retorted with a look of utter disgust.
Instantly, a Lava Release Rasenshuriken materialized in his hand, its crimson-red chakra reflecting across the void and illuminating the dark night. The terrifying pressure caused even Reanimated Madara, a master of grandstanding, to change his expression, not daring to block it with the Uchiha War Fan and leaping directly out of the way.
The destructive power of the Lava Release Rasenshuriken was formidable, and everywhere it passed, the ground was