On September 16th, Konoha Year 49, at 4 AM, outside the Mountains' Graveyard on the Land of Iron Peninsula, Shu Furukawa, dressed in black armor, stood up from a tree branch.
Looking into the distance again, Shu Furukawa could see the massive skeleton in the crater below. Under the moonlight, the white bones seemed to emit a faint glow.
" White Zetsu returned faster than expected; it seems his plan succeeded."
Shu Furukawa whispered to the Katsuyu that had appeared on his shoulder, and the slug immediately responded softly, "Lord Osamu, I have taken over the White Zetsu Clone in the Land of Hot Water. Before dawn, you don't need to worry about the cloned spirit."
After receiving the mission to patrol the front lines of the Land of Hot Water, Shu Furukawa quietly arrived at the Land of Land of Iron to keep watch, while the spirit of the Land of Hot Water manipulated the illusory White Zetsu to continue carrying out the mission.
Furukawa Osamu focused his attention, sensing the Flying Thunder God Mark he had set up. Without further hesitation, he acted decisively. "First, devour those White Zetsu that are getting in the way, steal the energy from the roots of the Divine Tree, and then destroy the stronghold!"
The Katsuyu re-entered resonance mode, and Shu Furukawa, who had activated Sage Mode, experienced a surge in his perception range. With the use of the Senjutsu Chakra Conversion Technique, he instantly vanished.
Deep within the stronghold, Madara Uchiha, connected to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path behind him, dragged a long "pipe" to the stone platform. He stretched out his withered right hand and tremblingly pried open Obito Uchiha's eyes. "Very good! Just as I expected, after opening the eyes, it is the Two Tomoe Sharingan."
"The injuries are a bit more serious; it seems we'll need to use up some more of the golem's Chakra."
The dying Obito was enveloped by White Zetsu White Zetsu, who were all gathered around him, laughing and discussing.
Madara Uchiha took a few deep breaths, actively absorbed the Chakra from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and after splitting the White Zetsu, immediately activated Obito on the stone platform, allowing their bodies to begin to merge.
"As expected of Lord Madara! He was able to see his potential."
"Can this guy tell me what it feels like to need to poop?"
Will he still be able to defecate in the future?
Just as the group of White Zetsu began to chatter, Madara Uchiha suddenly sensed something was wrong; an extremely large amount of Chakra appeared in his senses.
Madara Uchiha was about to call upon the White Zetsu when he suddenly sensed that the power of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was being drained. The massive wooden statue behind him quickly responded with a roar, "Roar!"
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which had been sitting cross-legged, suddenly roared and began frantically absorbing Chakra. The White Zetsu, who was still yelling "Shit!", reacted the fastest, immediately enveloping Madara Uchiha with its body. " Lord Madara! Use my Chakra!"
A surge of power welled up within Madara Uchiha's body, making his aged face appear several years younger. He hurriedly took control of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and before he could give any instructions, the stone ground began to melt.
At the very bottom of the stronghold, countless withered and shriveled White Zetsu were all beneath a gigantic living body nearly sixty meters tall.
Above the Katsuyu's head, Shu Furukawa unleashed a powerful surge of Chakra, forming a hand Hand Seals while simultaneously spewing out scorching acidic mist.
"Celestial Technique: The Clever Mist Technique!"
"Ah! This is..."
In the blink of an eye, the rocks above were melted through, and acid mist spread rapidly.
The numerous inferior White Zetsu that fell had barely let out a scream when their bodies began to melt.
"It's burning me!"
The possessed Ancient White Zetsu was also screaming in agony. Madara Uchiha finally snapped out of it and began frantically absorbing the White Zetsu's Chakra while still in the air.
When the colossal Demonic Statue of the Outer Path crashed into the ground at the deepest part of the stronghold, the entire space trembled. "Boom!"
As the rubble tumbled down, another ancient white Zetsu hurriedly enveloped Obito Uchiha, quickly merging into the remaining roots of the Divine Tree before frantically fleeing. Had it been any later, the Proxy would have melted away.
Ignoring the fleeing White Zetsu, Shu Furukawa crossed his arms and unleashed his Senjutsu Chakra once more, locking onto Madara Uchiha, who was rolling on the ground.
The rubble continued to fall, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was writhing in pain as it braced itself on the ground, Madara Uchiha, enveloped in White Zetsu at the front, was panting heavily, his crimson eyes filled with killing intent.
Madara Uchiha, completely wrapped up, struggled to his feet. Looking up, he couldn't make out who the enemy with his arms crossed was, but his thoughts flashed by when he spotted the Katsuyu.
Madara Uchiha barely managed to control his emotions, straining his Chakra to its fullest extent, and incidentally used " Talk no Jutsu " to buy some time. "Who exactly are you?"
"You're uglier than I imagined! With this body, do you still want to dance?"
After saying this, Shu Furukawa immediately used Shadow Clone Technique the instant the Senjutsu Chakra conversion was completed, and five figures clasped their hands together.
The White Zetsu Madara Uchiha, preemptively used a ninjutsu. Constantly corroded by the acid mist, the pain in his body caused him to roar, " Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"
Ignoring the excruciating pain in his body, Madara Uchiha abandoned his plan to absorb the opponent's massive Senjutsu as the giant wooden doll swung its fist, and instead Hand Seals: " Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
"Immortal Technique - Five Escapes - Great Continuous Bullet Technique!"
In the sea of fire, the giant wooden fist was torn apart by five bursts of energy that erupted simultaneously. The waves of flame collided with the five energies and immediately produced a deafening roar.
The entire cave was enveloped by the techniques of both sides. The ground began to crystallize, and smoke and mist drifted in the air. Coupled with the acidic fog that could not be dispelled, Madara Uchiha's vision was immediately obstructed.
"Boom!"
With a deafening roar, the energies of the five elements violently slammed into the giant wooden figure, sending splinters flying everywhere. The Ancient White Zetsu let out another miserable howl, enveloping Madara Uchiha as they crashed into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
In the distance, Shu Furukawa threw four special Kunai into the sky ahead, activated the Flying Thunder God, and the four Shadow Clone Technique disappeared instantly.
Madara Uchiha, who had collapsed to the ground again, sensed the fluctuations in the air, looked up, and immediately widened his left eye.
"Immortal Technique· Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan!"
In mid-air, four Shadow Clone Technique of Shu Furukawa held enormous blue orbs of light, nearly 10 meters in diameter, which they simultaneously hurled down at Madara Uchiha Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
The terrifying Chakra fluctuations and the enormous range of the ninjutsu caused the Ancient White Zetsu scream in terror. Madara Uchiha once again abandoned the idea of absorbing the massive Senjutsu and forcibly commanded the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to raise its arms in front of it.
A huge crater appeared in the wooden arm of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and it let out another miserable scream, "Roar!"
"You've probably reached the limit with this technique, haven't you?"
The now even more aged Madara Uchiha narrowed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and murmured aloud, his hands rapidly Hand Seals.
As the four enormous Rasengan unleashed their full power, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path a thunderous roar, while Madara Uchiha, enveloped in White Zetsu, was blasted away by the violent gusts of wind.
Just as it was about to hit the ground, Madara Uchiha saw the Kunai that suddenly appeared in front of him and instinctively put his hands in front of his chest to block it.
The next second, Shu Furukawa suddenly appeared, his right hand crackling with black electricity. Madara Uchiha, who was enveloped by White Zetsu, watched helplessly as the black lightning pierced through his body.
" Chidori!"
When the two landed on the ground together, Shu Furukawa's Chidori was still being unleashed violently, and cracks appeared on the crystallized ground.
"Boom!"
Amidst the explosion, Madara Uchiha's right chest, which was enveloped by White Zetsu, disappeared. Shu Furukawa Collection slightly, then withdrew his right arm and straightened up.
The Ancient White Zetsu, lying on the ground, felt all the power within him vanish, as if his entire body was melting away. " Lord Madara, cough... So it was him, Black Lightning Release..."
"I already know, purple back stripes, such a huge Katsuyu, this is the first time I've seen such Senjutsu from the Shikkotsu Forest?"
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"Young man who inherited the Senju Clan's legacy, your dance is beautiful!"
Madara Uchiha reappeared beside the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. When he finished speaking, the blood-red Sharingan in his left eye had disappeared, but he had regained his calm and composed demeanor.
The massive cracks that appeared at the stronghold during the battle dissipated most of the acid mist. The Katsuyu looked at the withered old man opposite it and asked in a soft, gentle voice, "Lord Xiu, should we use the acid mist again?"
"No need. The stone wall has been mostly corroded, and there's no sealed environment left. There's no need to waste Chakra."
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As soon as Shu Furukawa finished speaking, the Katsuyu dissolved into a huge pool of liquid. After carefully sensing it, Madara Uchiha coughed twice and mocked in a hoarse voice, "Your Sage Mode is almost at its limit, isn't it?"
"The four clones have disappeared. Using those powerful Senjutsu and Flying Thunder God, how much Senjutsu Chakra can you recover with this kind of recovery method?"
"Old man, without Izanagi, how many more times can you die?"
After saying this, Shu Furukawa kicked the withered Ancient White Zetsu towards Madara Uchiha. The White Zetsu, unable to even let out a scream, crashed into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and fell silent.
Madara Uchiha, having dodged, straightened his body. Without White Zetsu providing Chakra, he could only absorb energy again from the "pipeline".
His body had reached its limit, but he refused to back down verbally, continuing to display an air of confidence, "So it really was a precaution left by Hashirama?"
"... Since that's the case, then I'll show you the power of God!"
Blue bones began to appear around Madara Uchiha's body. Knowing that his opponent could devour the Chakra of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and White Zetsu, he directly used the second stage of Susanoo a ranged attack.
As Shu Furukawa charged, four arms appeared on the massive half-giant's body, Madara Uchiha, panting heavily, increased his Chakra again.
The half-blue giant roared, a giant Tomoe appearing in its hand. " The Yasaka Beads!"
Madara Uchiha sensed that some of the blue Tomoe that were thrown out were knocked away by Shu Furukawa, while others could only be dodged, and he immediately felt confident.
At this moment, another Ancient White Zetsu possessed him, Madara Uchiha breathed a sigh of relief.
His aged body had limited absorption power; without those exaggerated, large-scale Senjutsu, he was completely unafraid of the opponent's ninjutsu attacks.
"Call out!"
"Bang!"
Shu Furukawa unleashed a Senjutsu Chakra with his fists and feet, blasting away the blue Tomoe one by one without even making contact. In an instant, the cave roared once more, and the cracks widened.
Having received the blessing of White Zetsu Madara Uchiha temporarily halted his absorption of Chakra from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Seeing through White Zetsu's eyes that Shu Furukawa's eyeshadow seemed to be shimmering, he immediately began using his " Talk no Jutsu " to distract him. "To possess such a vast amount of Senjutsu Chakra, Shu Furukawa, I acknowledge you."
"Among the ordinary ninjas who have fought me, I, Madara Uchiha, am willing to acknowledge you as the strongest!"
Seeing that Shu Furukawa, suppressed by the " Yasaka Beads," was forcibly using multiple Shadow Clone Technique in an attempt to disrupt the advance, Madara Uchiha, now enveloped by another White Zetsu, chuckled softly, panting. "A futile struggle! I know your abilities!"
"Go to the Pure Land and tell Hashirama that I will sever the karmic ties of this world!"
The half-blue giant conjured four blue longswords from its four arms, unleashing a barrage of ferocious slashes that shattered and caved in the hard stone ground once more.
"Boom!"
The underground base was completely destroyed by the Susanoo's attack. Madara Uchiha was panting heavily; even with White Zetsu possessing him, he had reached his limit.
Just as he relaxed slightly, Madara Uchiha sensed a sudden surge in Shu Furukawa's Chakra. He noticed that his ankles were covered in black sand and hurriedly unleashed his Chakra, but it was too late. "Get out here, you old man!"
A massive black hand made of Iron Sand gripped Madara Uchiha firmly, unleashing tremendous power with the aid of Senjutsu Chakra.
The "pipe" behind Madara Uchiha was instantly severed, and he was thrown out of Susanoo.
As it flew into the air, the White Zetsu possessing it screamed in terror as it saw a massive Chakra sphere Shuriken flying towards them, " Lord Madara!"
"Buzz!"
The rapidly spinning Chakra tore through the air with a buzzing sound, Madara Uchiha in the air hurriedly used his Preta Path ability to absorb it with all his might.
The Chakra Shuriken visibly shrank, Madara Uchiha, who landed on the ground, gasped for breath. Before he could even feel relieved, the deep, deafening buzzing sound reappeared.
"There are four left. How do you plan to absorb them?"
"Sage Art: Quadruple Giant Rasenshuriken!"
The four clones hurled themselves with great force, while Shu Furukawa ignored the hideous wounds on his body, the Strength of a Hundred Seal on his forehead flashing eerily.
The spirit and body Hand Seals together, and decisively "detonated" the giant Rasenshuriken in front of Madara Uchiha!
"Boom!"
The quadruple spiral storm completely covered the underground space. Amidst the hissing and explosions, Madara Uchiha, who was still trying to absorb ninjutsu, finally reached his limit.
After being lifted into the air, the wind-style Senjutsu Chakra began to slice through every cell in his body. The White Zetsu completely pulverized, revealing a withered body. Madara Uchiha screamed in agony, "Ah!!"
The underground stronghold collapsed again, and rubble fell wildly. When the rumbling stopped, Madara Uchiha was pinned down by the rubble, and blood kept seeping from the small wounds all over his body.
The boulder suddenly shattered. Madara Uchiha sensed Shu Furukawa's arrival and tried to speak, but his body went out of control.
Madara Uchiha sensed a certain power within his body being continuously absorbed by the vibrant hand on his chest. He tried to tug at the corners of his mouth, but still couldn't utter a word.
I'll accept your power!
Shu Furukawa ripped off his shattered armor and activated his [ Collection ] ability at full power.
To his surprise, just as Madara Uchiha's life was about to end, those two special energies suddenly showed signs of resistance.
"Bang!"
Shu Furukawa shattered the Black Rods aimed at his head with a single palm strike, then swiftly leaped to the back, frowning as he stared at Madara Uchiha, who was covered in "black" clay. "You're actually a life form?!"
"I am the embodiment of Lord Madara's will, an immortal being. As long as I am here, Lord Madara will never die."
What kind of monster are you?
Madara Uchiha, whose very cells had been severed, stood up like a zombie. With half his face covered in black clay, he regained his ability to speak, "Just a little bit more! Luckily, I created Madara Uchiha Black Zetsu!"
"You will never understand what true power is! It is the power that transcends life and death!"
"Old man, don't speak recklessly; it only reveals your weakness."
Shu Furukawa maintained his Sage Mode, responding calmly. Madara Uchiha, possessed by Black Zetsu, felt a surge of anger rising within him, rendering him speechless with rage.
Black Zetsu occupying the entire body, was also on guard. He turned his head to glance at the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path covered in rubble and immediately said in a strange tone, "You saw the record on the stone tablet, but you will never be able to control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path."
"In the face of absolute power, your abilities are useless. Consider the lost Chakra as a gift."
"Remember, Lord Madara is destined to sever the karmic ties of this world!"
As soon as Black Zetsu finished speaking, a weak White Zetsu possessed Madara Uchiha's body. Looking at Shu Furukawa, it muttered, "Damn it, he almost kicked my head off!"
"I've never experienced what it feels like to poop before, and I don't want to die here."
The three "people" stared intently as Shu Furukawa moved towards the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Soon, the massive wooden statue rose to its feet and grabbed Madara Uchiha: "It won't be long before we meet again. Even Hashirama can't stop me!"
Shu Furukawa suddenly burst into laughter, which gradually escalated into " Uchiha laughter."
He could feel new power slowly emerging in his brain and body; the path to immortality had begun.
Shu Furukawa didn't chase after the three. He looked at the massive body of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, his laughter subsiding, and calmly replied, "Next time it'll be your turn!"
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path swallowed Madara Uchiha, then the black substance spread to his battered arm, his hands formed a hand Hand Seals, and he disappeared with a bang.
Shu Furukawa let out a long breath, looked up at the full moon in the night sky, and the Katsuyu wriggled onto his shoulder, looking up at the moon as well, and said in a soft, sweet voice, "That black substance is indeed a kind of life, possibly a manifestation of advanced energy."
"No need to worry for now, but I used up most of the Senjutsu Chakra I've accumulated over the years, so it looks like I'll have to start building up again soon."
The Katsuyu channeled a large amount of Senjutsu Chakra during the resonance, but in a state of exerting all its strength, Shu Furukawa consumed Chakra at an even faster rate.
"It's alright, Master Xiu, I will help you cultivate together."
Shu Furukawa nodded, a slight smile playing on his lips again. He was incredibly excited about the changes in his body.
The Ancient White Zetsu, who had escaped the stronghold early on, attached itself to Obito Uchiha and did not encounter any other White Zetsu along the way.
It hid in a secret stronghold in the Land of Rice Fields for nearly a week before returning to the Land of Iron peninsula.
Looking at the bottomless pit, White Zetsu hurriedly jumped down to sense the surroundings, searching diligently several times before a look of confusion appeared on his face. "Did Lord Madara take the weapon?"
Where did all those roots go?
After being tormented for several hours, half of Obito's body split open again, and he coughed up blood. He barely opened his Sharingan and unconsciously murmured, "Rin..."
" Kakashi..."