Arida laughed loudly and charged at Uchiha Madara!
Uchiha Madara sidestepped and swung a palm at Arida. Arida reacted with equal speed, dodging aside and neutralizing Uchiha Madara's attack with ease!
"You really are impressive, Gold Saint of Cancer. I've seen the Cancers of every generation. Aside from one named Manigoldo, I'm afraid no one surpassed you in strength." Uchiha Madara smiled faintly. "But that doesn't mean you're especially strong. After all, among the Gold Saints of his generation, Manigoldo only ranked around seventh or eighth in strength."
Arida's eyes widened in shock. "How is that possible? Have we Gold Saints of Cancer always been such weak beings?"
Uchiha Madara laughed. "You're only realizing that now? Gold Saints of Cancer have always been considered the weakest among the Gold Saints. I'm not the only one saying it."
Arida flew into a fury, and his Cosmo erupted with astonishing force!
His Cosmo grew larger and larger, nearly overturning the entire Cancer Temple! Uchiha Madara stared at the Gold Saint of Cancer before him in astonishment, unable to believe his eyes!
"I never expected you to be this powerful. You're completely different from the Cancers of previous generations!" Uchiha Madara grew serious as well. "But why exactly are you stopping me? I only want to see what happened to Athena. Is even that not allowed?"
Arida said angrily, "Lady Athena's safety is the responsibility of us Gold Saints. What does it have to do with a ninja like you? You invaded the Twelve Zodiac Temples—why should we let you pass? Who knows whether you intend to harm Athena?"
Uchiha Madara shook his head. "No! That definitely isn't the reason you won't let me through. I'm the one who saved Athena. Doesn't even Athena know that? Someone must have used some method to