Roar! Roar!
Deep within an unfathomably secluded canyon.
Countless wild beasts roared, their sound waves echoing back and forth with terrifying force, enough to tear apart one's heart and lungs.
"Heh... Who would have thought that the place most likely to contain the Martial God's treasure, as deduced from the intelligence, had become a nest of ferocious beasts!"
Masses of water appeared around Uchiha Madara. He condensed the water into threads that crisscrossed and sliced through everything, leaving black three-eyed ape corpses strewn across the ground, blood flowing like a river.
Those three-eyed apes were merely fodder. Among the beast horde were another type of creature covered in golden fur. Even when Uchiha Madara's previously unstoppable water threads cut across them, they only left wounds. The apes shrieked, their ferocity further aroused.
"Fine beasts!"
Uchiha Madara laughed loudly and chopped down with one palm. The true force within him surged like great rivers, transforming into the immense force of waves that twisted and turned a thousand times. Even golden-furred apes were sent flying by a single strike, their flesh and blood reduced to pulp.
"Roar! Roar!"
By the end, the ape horde had gradually thinned out, finally drawing out a king.
It stood eight feet tall and possessed four arms. The fur all over its body had turned golden, while two sharp fangs protruded directly from its mouth. Suddenly, it pounded its chest with all four fists and let out a deafening roar.
"An ancient desolate beast, the Four-Armed Fierce Ape?"
Uchiha Madara shook his head, somewhat helpless. "My luck... how exactly should I describe it?"
"Since you have survived until now, you should possess some intelligence. Move aside at once. I only want to search your nest..."
He began attempting to negotiate, only to be interrupted by the Four-Armed