Destined Fate

As for Madara's killing intent, Shiraishi Yoshijo merely raised an eyebrow. He formed hand seals again and summoned an elite jonin-level substitute, controlling it as it entered a very rudimentary Sage Mode before sending it charging at Madara.

"Are you looking down on me?"

Madara casually swung his black staff, blasting a bloody hole through the substitute's chest and sending it flying back.

Shiraishi Yoshijo tried to make the substitute use Regeneration Ninjutsu. The technique activated, but its effects had been weakened. What should have taken no more than ten seconds to regenerate would now take at least a day.

So even wrapping the body in Natural Energy didn't allow one to touch a Truth-Seeking Orb!

Though he had expected this outcome, Shiraishi Yoshijo still found it extremely troublesome.

Ninjutsu would be absorbed by this guy. Taijutsu could work, but getting injured would be a pain.

Forget it. He only needed to stall for time anyway. There was no need to get hurt over something like this.

Shiraishi Yoshijo formed hand seals once more and summoned over a hundred substitutes. He controlled them into an overloaded state and sent them to attack Madara, while Uchiha Shoen remained at his side to prevent Madara from ambushing him with Limbo, the Rinnegan's ocular technique.

Even Madara in his current state could not ignore these substitutes' suicidal attacks. As he dealt with them, he also pondered how to reclaim his Rinnegan.

He wanted to use Limbo, but his Rinnegan was in Uchiha Shoen's eye socket. Using it rashly would only expose the technique to Shiraishi Yoshijo. Besides, the other Mangekyo seemed to be Obito's Sharingan.

Could it phase through all attacks to prevent him from launching a surprise attack and taking back the Rinnegan?

This guy really had every angle covered.

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