Naruto attacked first. The Black Dragon opened his mouth, gathering vast amounts of black energy into an enormous black Energy Ball, then spat it straight at Madara Uchiha.
"Dragon Breath!" A blast of black energy shot straight toward Madara Uchiha. It was too fast and covered too wide an area for him to dodge. He could only reshape the Truth-Seeking Orbs behind him to enclose himself. Yet the barrier shattered almost immediately. Seeing this, Madara Uchiha added another layer and hurried to escape. It took three layers before he barely managed to get clear of the Dragon Breath.
Still shaken, Madara Uchiha thought, What kind of attack was that? It broke through three layers of Truth-Seeking Orbs before I could barely escape.
Madara Uchiha had only just steadied himself when Sasuke appeared beside him and lashed out with a claw. Madara Uchiha raised his scepter sideways to block, but Sasuke's strike sent him flying. Though he looked battered, he had taken no damage. Seeing that his first strike had failed, Sasuke swung his dragon tail at Madara Uchiha.
This time, Madara Uchiha had learned his lesson. Rather than meeting the attack head-on, he controlled the God Tree and used its branches to block Sasuke's blow.
At the same time, countless branches wound around Sasuke, threatening to envelop him. The God Tree's ability to absorb chakra and life force immediately left Sasuke feeling weak, making escape impossible. Just then, Naruto unleashed another blast of Dragon Breath, breaking the branches. Sasuke seized the chance to escape and stared at the God Tree with lingering fear.
Madara Uchiha no longer dared to be careless. He flew onto the God Tree and merged with it. The God Tree transformed again, taking on the form of the Ten-Tails as a Tailed Beast Bomb began to