Madara Uchiha's waist and abdomen suffered a heavy blow from Uzumaki Kuming, the impact shattering his pelvis. Facing the long blade Uzumaki Kuming thrust at him, Madara Uchiha could not even move. Having just used Shinra Tensei, he was unable to use it again.
At this critical moment, Madara Uchiha could only draw upon the Chakra within his body and summon Susanoo once more to protect himself. Not only that, to be safe, he also drew out the Chakra of the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, draping a thick Tailed Beast Cloak over Susanoo as he prepared to take Uzumaki Kuming's attack head-on.
"Screech!"
Yet beneath Uzumaki Kuming's blade, the layers of defense Madara Uchiha had constructed were like an eggshell membrane, effortlessly pierced through by the edge. The sharp blade, carrying an incomparably terrifying force, broke through Madara Uchiha's defenses and stabbed into his chest.
In an instant, blood poured from the wound, staining the entire ground red before seeping into the sandy earth together with the rain.
"You—" Madara Uchiha's eyes were still filled with shock. He opened his mouth, just about to say something, when blood directly choked his throat. His gaze began to dim, and his pupils started to scatter.
"Madara Uchiha, stop acting. You only get to use a trick like that once in front of me."
"I know very well what that Mangekyō Sharingan of yours can do."
"I won't give you any chance to escape."
Uzumaki Kuming had pierced Madara Uchiha's heart, but he did not lower his guard. Against any other opponent, such an attack would have been fatal beyond doubt. But if the opponent was a member of the Uchiha clan, no conclusion could be drawn so lightly.
Sure enough, Madara Uchiha, who had looked dead with his dimmed gaze, suddenly widened his