"Sorry, it seemed like I passed straight through your body," Uchiha Madara said, patting the ground.
As soon as Uchiha Madara finished speaking, another rumble sounded, and the youth who had transformed into a muscular monkey also jumped out.
The monkey looked at the human before him—the one he had sent flying yet left completely uninjured—and let out an enraged roar.
"It's been too dull these past few days. It's been a long time since I've had any interaction," Uchiha Madara said as he looked at the monkey the youth had become.
The monkey jumped down and reached out, snapping the trees binding the two monkeys to Uchiha Madara.
"Still thinking about your companions at a time like this? You monkeys are quite united," Uchiha Madara said with a smile.
The monkey the youth had become turned into a blur and appeared before Uchiha Madara, throwing a punch without a moment's hesitation.
The punch carried a gust of wind as Uchiha Madara's Mangekyo Sharingan fixed on the youth's eyes.
The next second, Uchiha Madara was sent flying. His body soared far away, scraping across the ground and leaving a long trail.
"This is our territory, and this heart belongs to us too. No one is taking it away," the monkey said to Uchiha Madara.
Uchiha Madara slowly stood up, his face covered in blood. He had taken the monkey's full strength head-on.
His blood and energy churned inside him. Barely able to support himself, Uchiha Madara spat out a mouthful of blood.
The monkey slowly walked up to Uchiha Madara, grabbed his head, and looked into those blood-red eyes. "Everyone who can reach this small island is powerful. But I admit it—you're the strongest one I've ever encountered."
"This heart is dangerous. With your current minds, you can't control this