In the forest.
Madara Uchiha fought as he retreated.
He continuously waged guerrilla warfare against Ōtsutsuki Urashiki.
From his initial anxiety to his current ease,
Madara had already discovered through Asura that this Ōtsutsuki clansman was injured.
For now, he was only barely suppressing it.
The longer Madara could drag this out, the better his chances of winning would be.
But the premise was that he had to survive first.
"Heavenly Weave Shooting Star Fate!"
Urashiki roared, his voice carrying a hint of exasperation.
He swung his fishing rod, sending countless red waves of light flying toward Madara.
Madara flipped into the air, turning toward Urashiki midair. He clapped his hands together and shouted in a low voice:
"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
He had become increasingly proficient with this technique and could precisely control the direction of the trees' growth to obstruct Urashiki.
However, Urashiki seemed determined to win this time. His eyes instantly shifted to blue.
As his figure flickered continuously, he had already flown out from the forest of trees created by Deep Forest Emergence.
Urashiki's expression twisted as urgency flashed in his eyes. "A mere lower life-form actually forced me into such a state!"
Madara frowned and stretched a hand toward Urashiki. The trees on the ground wildly fired countless wooden spikes at him.
But Urashiki's Rinnegan turned blue again, and he began flashing through the rain of wooden spikes, making him impossible to hit.
By then, Urashiki had already broken through the Wood Release defensive perimeter and charged before Madara.
"Heavenly Weave Tornado!"
Urashiki swung his fishing rod. Spiraling force appeared around it as he viciously swept it at Madara.
Susanoo rapidly formed around Madara.
At the same time, he formed a Wood Release hand seal.
"Wood Release: Shield of Fangs!"
A wooden shield shaped