Sannin vs. Eyeless Madara

How strong is Eyeless Madara?

It was shown in the anime—when Madara was first revived during the Fourth Ninja World War, he hadn't installed his Rinnegan yet.

Eternal Mangekyo Sasuke and Sage Naruto together couldn't do anything to him.

Even the combined force of the Nine Great Tailed Beasts couldn't suppress him.

At that time, Madara also had a key condition: he had absorbed Hashirama's Sage Chakra, giving him a Sage boost within his body.

But even without Sage Chakra, Madara's advantage was overwhelming.

Super Tailed Beast chakra, Hashirama Cells + Wood Style, Fire Style ninjutsu, Yin Yang Release.

Any one of those alone could give an Ordinary Ninja Kage-level strength.

Take the most unremarkable one, Fire Style—there are two kinds of Fire Style in the ninja world: Madara's, and everyone else's.

A B-rank Fire Style technique in Madara's hands could unleash the power of a Forbidden Technique.

The current Madara might not be as strong as the Eyeless Sage-boosted Madara revived in the Fourth War, but he's still no match for the early version of the Sannin.

Tsunade had just mastered the Hundred Healings, Orochimaru had just learned Impure World Reincarnation, and Jiraiya's Sage Mode was incomplete.

His face was a toad's face, covered in Toad Pustules.

The Sannin weren't in their complete forms—they were all rushed into action, a Makeshift Team.

Jiraiya and Tsunade stood on their respective Summoning Beasts, while Orochimaru casually summoned a large snake from Ryūchi Cave—not as good as Orochi, but it would do.

Orochi and Orochimaru had basically parted ways.

Madara stood in front of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, just a small Red Shadow, yet the Sannin felt as though he was looking down on them.

Tsunade shouted, "Madara Uchiha, I never thought you'd survive your life-and-death battle with my grandfather. Truly, the wicked live long while the good die young."

Madara gave a Cold Laugh: "You call me wicked? Hah. But I've walked from the Warring States Period and never seen a ninja war like this one."

"One ninja war kills more people than decades of accumulated deaths in the Warring States Period."

The Warring States Period was chaotic, with conflicts between Ninja Clans over mission disputes—like two families in a village fighting over land and water.

But in the Ninja Village Era, the intensity of war skyrocketed, with national powers getting involved.

It escalated from Villager brawls to village-scale battles.

It wasn't as chaotic as before, but fights were no longer restrained—they went all out to kill.

In the Second Ninja World War, the Land of Rain was completely Destroyed, full of good candidates for Bridge Blocking and Tile Breaking.

"..."

The Sannin fell silent. Peace in the Ninja World had always been an elusive illusion.

Jiraiya was the most passionate about peace in the ninja world, because the Great Toad Sage once said his Disciple would bring change to it.

He looked at Madara and said, "I'm sorry that a Senior like you never got to see peace in the ninja world. But peace will come. I firmly believe there is One Person who will bring unprecedented stability to this world."

Madara sneered: "Ignorant Juniors. As long as there are people, there will be conflict. Peace will never come—unless everyone lives in a dream!"

"Ancestor, why are you wasting words with them? Kick them to death, hurry up and kick them to death!"

Liao Wu was fuming inside the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, eagerly waiting for Madara to show off his power and teach his three Old Classmates a lesson.

But they were still chatting.

This Old Man really didn't know when to shut up. Was this the time for a conversation?

"(╬｀д´)."

Madara and the Sannin all turned their heads at once, staring at Liao Wu with terrifying eyes.

If Liao Wu interrupted again, Madara might just Join Forces with the Sannin to kick him to death first.

Liao Wu was so scared he found a crack in the ground to hide in.

Thanks to Liao Wu's interruption, Madara lost interest in chatting with the Sannin.

He hadn't fought in nearly 50 years and couldn't even remember how to use ninjutsu anymore.

Tsunade shouted, "Madara, what do you want by being revived? This isn't the Warring States Period anymore. Do you, a Senior, still want to stir up trouble?"

Madara had already told them his goal: to make everyone live in a peaceful dream.

If they couldn't understand him, that was their problem.

Madara Uchiha never repeated himself.

Madara gave a Cold Laugh: "What do I want? I want to control all the shinobi in the world. First, destroy the Leaf Village, then the other Four Great Shinobi Villages. End the fate of shinobi once and for all."

"Arrogant!"

Jiraiya and Tsunade were furious. Destroying the Five Great Shinobi Villages—how was that any different from wiping out the Five Great Shinobi Nations?

Madara snorted: "Hmph. I'll prove that Hashirama's world is a mistaken world."

With a thought, Madara turned into a Red Shadow and charged at the Sannin.

"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!"

Scorching waves of heat blasted gravel across the ground, and crimson flames spewed from Madara's throat, spreading like a sky-covering sea of fire.

The Toad Three Brothers, towering over ten meters tall, seemed insignificant before this rolling inferno.

A flicker of fear flashed in Orochimaru's eyes. "Is this still Fire Style?"

Sage Fukasaku couldn't stay calm either. "Madara's Fire Style has transcended the realm of ninjutsu. This fire is comparable to Little Jiraiya's Gama-Gama."

Jiraiya's Sage Art: Gama-Gama was no longer mere Fire Style—it was a combination ninjutsu of wind, fire, and oil in one.

Calling it a Kekkei Tōta wouldn't be wrong.

"Don't freeze up, Little Jiraiya, Little Orochimaru—let's use Water Style together!"

"Alright!"

"Water Style: Iron Cannon Ball!"

"Water Style: Water Wave!"

"Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique!"

"Sage Art: Water Style: Iron Cannon Ball!"

The Sannin all had Water Release—Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade all possessed Water Release chakra, though they rarely used it.

They had better jutsu to substitute.

Not just the Sannin's Water Style—the Toad Three Brothers of Mount Myōboku also unleashed Water Style to counter Madara's Great Fire Annihilation.

Tsunade's Slug split apart, latching onto Jiraiya and Orochimaru to replenish their chakra.

Water and fire clashed, billowing steam that shrouded the battlefield in mist.

The battlefield was obscured by fog, making it hard to see the situation, so Liao Wu activated his Sharingan.

The Sharingan possessed the abilities of insight, copying, and hypnosis.

Its insight wasn't the perverted X-ray vision of the Byakugan—it just let him see the opponent's movement details and chakra flow.

But unexpectedly, Madara's Fire Style and the Sannin's Water Style collided into such thick mist that even the Three Tomoe Sharingan couldn't track the chakra flow within it.

Liao Wu directly used the Mayfly Technique to merge with the earth, sensing through the underground roots, water veins, and the Organic Network.

Amid the swirling mist, Madara's figure became even harder to catch.

Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima acted as sensors, their Sage Mode detecting Madara's position.

"Little Tsunade, Uchiha Madara is behind you!"

Tsunade felt a swift gust of wind approach, then channeled Monstrous Strength into her palm, swinging a fierce punch backward.

Tsunade's fist connected solidly with something, but it didn't feel like flesh—rather, some kind of chakra defense.

Orochimaru unleashed a Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, blowing away the surrounding mist, and everyone saw what had blocked Madara's attack.

It was a deep blue Chakra Giant, about ten meters tall, with four arms—two of them wielding weapons formed from chakra.

Tsunade's Monstrous Strength just now had been caught and released by this Chakra Giant.