Reinforcements!!

The seven wore grave expressions. If they had found it this difficult to deal with Madara Uchiha casually using a single ninjutsu, how were they supposed to fight him?!

Madara was about to step forward when he suddenly halted and looked up at the sky with a grave expression. The seven raised their heads in confusion, only to see an enormous Wind Blade nearly a thousand meters long cleave through the dark clouds and come plowing down.

"What is that?!" the Fourth Raikage asked in shock.

"The Kazekage!" Ōnoki snapped back to his senses and immediately called out to the still-dazed Gaara nearby.

Gaara immediately moved to Ōnoki's side. The two worked together once more, using a combined defensive ninjutsu to shield everyone within. As the giant Wind Blade bore down upon the ground, its terrifying wind pressure blew apart the water's surface and crushed the submerged branches into fragments.

"Now this is getting interesting!" Madara laughed arrogantly. He actually stretched out both hands and caught the giant Wind Blade, only stopping after being pushed backward for nearly a hundred meters.

Ming Jing descended from the sky and landed beside Ōnoki. "You're all alright! Looks like I got here just in time."

"You sound disappointed that we're fine," Tsunade retorted irritably.

"It's Madara Uchiha, after all! I wouldn't have been surprised if you couldn't hold him off." Ming Jing smiled, then turned toward Madara in the distance. Though he had successfully stopped the giant Wind Blade, he had not emerged completely unscathed.

"Not a bad dance, but you still have a long way to go." Madara stood up again. The armor over his chest had shattered, exposing the secret hidden on his body.

"Th-that is... the First Hokage's face!" Ōnoki was so shocked that he could barely speak.

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