Uchiha Madara forced all the poisoned blood from his body and said coldly, "I like people who act openly and honestly. But those who don't even dare show their faces—I, Uchiha Madara, won't show any mercy when I strike."
That voice suddenly drifted over again. "Did you show mercy to those people who faced you head-on before?"
Uchiha Madara looked utterly bewildered. "I... those were all accidents! Raki killed herself, and Arida of Cancer and the others insisted on using Athena Exclamation. I dodged it, but they were struck by the backlash of that attack's power..."
That voice appeared like a ghost. "I'm only asking whether they died, and whether they died because of you."
Uchiha Madara said in surprise, "Y-yes, so what? They couldn't beat me and then killed themselves. Am I supposed to take the blame for that too?"
Whoosh! Another burst of Cosmo shot out!
Uchiha Madara hurriedly dodged again. He knew his own capabilities; there was no way he could take the Scarlet Needle head-on, though he could still evade it. Yet this time, he was still a step too slow, and another part of his body was grazed!
Uchiha Madara had no choice but to burn his chakra again and force out the poison. Once the poison was expelled, Uchiha Madara, having already consumed a great deal of chakra, panted heavily as he stared deeper into the Scorpio Temple.
Suddenly, his expression sharpened. "Could it be that you deliberately fired those poisoned needles just to force me to use chakra to purge the poison, thereby wearing down my strength?"
That stern voice finally sounded again. "Correct answer. Heh heh, worthy of Uchiha Madara. Having such intelligence makes you a decent opponent. But realizing it only now is a little too late."
At that moment, the