"Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki, right? You're the one calling the shots for the Allied Shinobi Forces, right? Come out. I've got a big surprise to show you."
Ōnoki: ...
He was still there. Should he step forward or not?
Uchiha Madara continued, "Actually, none of it matters anymore. Giving you three or five days would be useless. He fought like a Hero, yet you won't let him die like one."
"You're truly ridiculous."
Even if Uchiha Madara did nothing, Might Guy would not last much longer.
Uchiha Madara had only wanted to put a perfect end to this battle. Now, he could not be bothered to think so much.
"Fine, fine. Let him die in pain."
A small number of people understood Uchiha Madara's actions, but most did not. They always felt that staying alive was more important than anything else.
Would a Ninja who had once stood at the pinnacle of the Ninja World rather die of old age in a sickbed, or die in a glorious battle? There was no right answer to that question.
Everyone thought differently, so everyone had a different answer.
And Uchiha Madara clearly wanted to personally send off one worthy opponent after another.
"Boring."
Uchiha Madara pressed his palms together, and a powerful force burst from his body. The Ten-Tails, which had just been absorbed, was summoned once more.
"Divine Tree that brought Chakra to this world, appear. It is time to end all of this."
Before anyone could react, a massive flower bud appeared on the Ten-Tails' back. Countless vines immediately spread outward from its body.
"Hand over the Chakra that never belonged to you."
The vines seemed to have eyes as they seized Ninjas with Chakra. The entire sky was about to be filled with those enormous roots.
Uchiha Qingfeng had only