The ground of Konoha trembled violently, and the glass windows of the medical department shattered in succession. Amidst the dust, a figure clad in black armor stepped through the air. Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan glowed with a scarlet luster, and the eight black chakra rods behind him swayed slightly; his mere presence was enough to leave the present ninjas gasping for air. "The farce of a group of juniors should come to an end."
Seeing this, Obito's eyes ignited with ecstasy, and he struggled fiercely, roaring, "Madara! Save me!" Madara, however, did not even glance at him, condensing a black Truth-Seeking Orb at his fingertip and flicking it away. The Truth-Seeking Orb grazed Obito's ear, shattered the sealing arrows pinning his arms, and blasted a hole several meters in diameter through the wall. "Trash, you can't even handle such a small matter." Madara's voice carried a bone-chilling coldness as his gaze finally locked onto Su Ye. "As for you, this pair of Rinne Sharingan reminds me of that old geezer, the Sage of Six Paths."
Su Ye immediately blocked the path to Nagato's hospital bed, his Rinne Sharingan spinning rapidly as pale purple chakra formed a defensive barrier around him. "Itachi, prepare for resonance!" Itachi instantly activated his Complete Body Susanoo, the deep blue giant standing in place with bow and arrow in hand. Golden chakra intertwined with Su Ye's Rinne chakra once more, causing visible ripples of energy to distort the air.
Just then, Hidan suddenly broke free from the shackles of Nagato's weakened chains, his Triple-Bladed Scythe slashing toward Guy's lower leg. "Don't ignore us!" Guy dodged to the side, his right leg sweeping out wrapped in steam, only to be blocked by Hidan's scythe. Hidan stared at the blood droplets staining the blade and laughed wildly. "Finally got it!" He immediately drew the Jashin Cult's ritual circle on the ground and plunged the scythe into his own thigh. A sharp pain instantly shot through Guy's knee, forcing him to drop to one knee.
Kakuzu, meanwhile, controlled his Earth Grudge Fear to burst through the roof, five tentacles striking toward Naruto, Kakashi, and Shizune respectively, with one aiming directly for Nagato's Rinnegan. "Wind Style: Rasenshuriken!" Naruto threw the fully condensed jutsu, the sharp chakra blades shredding two tentacles, but the remaining three still broke through the defense. At the critical moment, a pillar of black flame suddenly shot into the sky; Flame Style: Kagutsuchi incinerated the tentacles to ash. Sasuke's Kusanagi Sword was plunged into the ground, his Mangekyo Sharingan turning toward Obito. "You were using me from the very beginning, weren't you?"
Obito's expression stiffened, then he sneered, "Sasuke, you finally figured it out? But it's too late for realizations now." Just as he was about to activate Kamui to escape, Sasuke had already teleported behind him, his left hand pressing onto his shoulder as the tomoe in his right eye spun rapidly. "Whether it's too late or not, we'll see once we try." Black flames spread along Obito's arm, forcing him to deactivate his intangibility and exposing him to Su Ye's line of sight.
Seeing Sasuke defect, Madara was not angered but instead clapped his hands and chuckled. "An interesting brat, more like a descendant of the Uchiha than Itachi." He raised his hands to weave signs, and dozens of Wood Style pillars suddenly emerged from the ground, sealing the medical department tight. Even more heart-wrenching was that Su Ye's Rinne Sharingan caught four invisible shadows weaving through space—those were the Limbo clones that only a Rinnegan could perceive.
"Watch out behind you!" Su Ye activated the Rinne: Shinra Tensei, repelling the sneaking Limbo clone, while shouting to Itachi, "Use the sealing arrow to shoot his Rinnegan!" Itachi's Susanoo pulled the bowstring taut, and the golden arrow wrapped in pale purple chakra tore through the air, only to be blocked by a barrier of Truth-Seeking Orbs summoned casually by Madara. Madara's Limbo clone seized the opportunity to circle behind the Susanoo, slamming a fist into the giant's chest and instantly cracking the deep blue chakra armor.
Guy endured the sharp pain and stood up, opening the Seventh Gate of the Eight Inner Gates, steam swirling around him like a white dragon. "Mr. Su Ye, I will pin down the clones!" He transformed into a golden bolt of lightning and charged at the Limbo, unable to sense the figures but relying on combat instinct to strike their vitals repeatedly. Madara frowned slightly, his Rinnegan releasing an even stronger gravitational force. "Chibaku Tensei!"
A black core rose above the medical department, and the surrounding rubble and broken walls were sucked upward, forming a massive meteorite. Naruto immediately activated his Nine-Tails shroud, the Tailed Beast Bomb colliding with the meteorite with a roar, but it only blasted a small gap in the surface. "If this continues, all of Konoha will be destroyed!" Kakashi's Sharingan spun at high speed, attempting to find the weakness of the Chibaku Tensei.
Su Ye suddenly recalled a sealing technique Nagato had once mentioned and immediately shouted, "Itachi, infuse Yin-Yang chakra!" He channeled his own Rinne chakra (Yin) and Naruto's Nine-Tails chakra (Yang) simultaneously into the Susanoo's arrow, the golden projectile instantly turning black and white. "This is... Six Paths level power?" Madara's expression finally turned grave as he manipulated all his Truth-Seeking Orbs to form a defensive wall.
The moment the arrow pierced the barrier, Su Ye activated his Rinnegan's ability to swap positions, trading the arrow with the Kusanagi Sword in Sasuke's hand. Sasuke understood instantly, using the momentum to drive the sword into the core of the Chibaku Tensei. The black and white chakra erupted, and the meteorite crumbled and dissipated in the light. Madara's Rinnegan contracted violently. "You can actually wield the Yin-Yang power of the Six Paths!"
At the same time, Shikamaru arrived with the ninjas of the Nara clan, signaling to Guy: "Teacher Guy, lure him into the trap!" Guy immediately feigned defeat, luring Hidan into a pre-dug pit. Just as Hidan was about to perform his curse ritual, Shikamaru detonated the paper bombs, and countless explosions erupted within the pit, blowing Hidan's body to pieces. Seeing this, Kakuzu attempted to retreat, but was pierced through the heart by Kakashi's Chidori, and his remaining four hearts were crushed by Choji, who had arrived and used the Multi-Size Technique.
Seeing the "Immortal Duo" destroyed, Madara's fury finally erupted. "Since you are so eager to die, I shall grant your wish!" His Limbo clones attacked simultaneously; Itachi's Susanoo was beaten back step by step, and Su Ye's Rinne chakra began to run dry. Just as a Limbo fist was about to strike Su Ye, Sasuke suddenly blocked the blow in front of him, activating the upper-body form of his Susanoo to take the hit head-on.
"Sasuke!" Itachi exclaimed. Sasuke gritted his teeth and held firm. "What I owe you, what I owe Konoha, I'll pay it all back today!" His Susanoo resonated with Itachi's Complete Body Susanoo, deep blue chakra merging into the giant, and the Susanoo's bow condensed once more, its power far exceeding before.
Su Ye seized the opportunity, pouring all his remaining chakra into the arrow. "Itachi, Sasuke, aim for his Rinnegan!" The three exerted their strength simultaneously, and the arrow, carrying three-colored chakra (gold, blue, purple), shot toward Madara. Madara tried to summon his Truth-Seeking Orbs, but found his Limbo clones pinned down by Guy, leaving him no choice but to block with his own arm. The arrow pierced his armor, grazed past his Rinnegan, and left a wound on his cheek.
Madara covered his wound, his eyes igniting with a crazed fighting spirit. "It has been a long time since anyone has made me bleed." He reached up and pulled the black chakra rod from his back, chakra surging outward like a tsunami. "Next, let me show you the true meaning of power!"
Su Ye gasped for air as he looked at Itachi and Sasuke beside him; though the three of them were nearing their limits, their eyes were filled with determination. Nagato lay on the hospital bed, his Rinnegan flickering with a faint light, as if brewing some kind of technique. In the distance, Naruto and Kakashi had regrouped, and the ninjas of Konoha charged toward the battlefield. This fierce battle, centered around the Rinnegan and the fate of the ninja world, had only just reached its boiling point.