The crudely made, ordinary-looking khakkhara was actually a symbol of power. Not only could it break through any of Ye Zi's defenses, but it could also easily take his life.
Ye Zi's entire body was drenched in blood, as if a blood flower were rapidly withering. The scattered petals were the torrents of blood raining down.
Everything... seemed so simple. Yet an indescribable strangeness coiled into threads in his heart.
Madara Uchiha's eyes narrowed sharply, then slowly relaxed. Although he had anticipated that Ye Zi would suffer after using a Wood Clone to counter the Truth-Seeking Orb, the ease with which he had achieved this result gave him an inescapable... strange feeling.
That was right. It was too easy... as if it were an illusion created in accordance with what he had imagined in his heart.
"Genjutsu?"
Madara Uchiha's expression shifted slightly. The Chakra within his body suddenly erupted, and the scene before him changed in an instant. Ye Zi, who had been pierced by the khakkhara, transformed into bright petals and vanished, while the heavy bloodstains on the khakkhara rapidly disappeared as well.
"When did this happen?"
At that instant, uncontrollable fury surged from the depths of Madara Uchiha's heart.
He... had actually fallen under a genjutsu without realizing it?
The wind whistled, coming from behind him.
Deep anger showed in Madara Uchiha's eyes. He realized that the wind behind him had been caused by a long blade slicing through the air, and it was coming from behind him. Moreover, his khakkhara was still held in a forward-thrusting position, leaving him no time to turn around and block.
The Truth-Seeking Orbs were still in the process of returning and were not beside him. He reacted decisively, floating upward by one body length.
Clang!
A flash of blade light vanished