Chapter 301: Clouds of Suspicion Gather
Faced with the combined assault of the Mangekyō Sharingan and Wood Release, Akaseki had no choice but to retreat from the forest—
Although Akaseki still had countless doubts he wanted to verify, and had yet to find the red-haired orphan he had originally been searching for, he understood that if the fight continued, he would be the one in danger.
"That Madara Uchiha really has weakened beyond recognition—but that Black Zetsu is surprisingly strong..." Akaseki muttered helplessly.
Madara Uchiha's weakness exceeded even Akaseki's expectations.
From beginning to end, Madara Uchiha had not dared to engage in Taijutsu at all. He had merely cast two ninjutsu from afar, and—Akaseki felt that their power was not even greater than his own!
The abilities of the "Rinnegan" Madara Uchiha had used during the Chunin Ninja Exams were nowhere to be seen this time. Akaseki did not know whether Madara could no longer activate them or simply could not endure the consumption—from start to finish, Madara Uchiha had only activated one Three-Tomoe Sharingan. He had not even used the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Akaseki felt that in a one-on-one fight, he had every chance of taking down that old bastard!
Even just now—
Madara Uchiha claimed he was letting him leave, but Akaseki knew perfectly well that he could have escaped if he had wanted to!
Retreating voluntarily after Madara Uchiha spoke had merely reduced the losses on both sides—
"But his eyes—fine, perhaps he can no longer activate the Rinnegan, but why does he still only have one eye? What is that Hell Yama King doing?" The thought made Akaseki somewhat angry.
If he simply could not elevate his eye to the level of the "Rinnegan," then perhaps he was just too old and too severely weakened to manage