"Why don't you give it a try? Maybe those explosive tags really can blow me to death."
Madara Uchiha reached up and patted the armor on his shoulder.
"You're in an Impure World Reincarnation body. Even if you're blown to pieces, you'll recover. Do I look like an idiot?"
Wuye rolled his eyes at the posturing Madara.
Madara Uchiha's hand froze on his armor. "..."
"Very good."
He spoke softly, then formed a hand seal in front of his mouth. "Let me see what the Hokage of Konoha decades from now is capable of..."
Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame!
The boss-tier B-rank Fire Release blanketed an area hundreds of meters wide.
Wuye formed seals as well. "Water Release: Water Wall!"
The same B-rank ninjutsu raised towering waves.
The Allied Shinobi Forces gained a new understanding of what boss-tier strength meant...
"Pfft!"
Water and fire eroded each other, but Madara Uchiha's body took the opportunity to charge into the watery mist.
The next instant, he burst through the mist and threw a punch at Wuye's face.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
An intense taijutsu clash erupted in an instant.
The stronger someone was, the more they preferred to probe each other with the simplest methods instead of throwing out all their trump cards from the start.
Even if it was for showing off, they had to build up from low-key to spectacular.
"You can actually keep up with my speed. Not bad."
Still judging him while fighting, Madara Uchiha had fully nailed that boss-like demeanor.
"Actually, I slowed down."
Wuye spoke quietly. The twin-ringed, six-tomoe pattern in his eyes flashed past, and he suddenly appeared behind Madara Uchiha.
Bang!
Madara Uchiha was kicked flying. If he had not reacted quickly enough to curl up and roll, he would have nearly landed face-first in