"Perfect. Once I take care of you, there won't be any High-level Otsutsuki left on this planet."
"That'll make it much easier for our Divine Court Clan to occupy it."
Homurashiki was overjoyed when he saw Madara step forward on his own.
He had deliberately stopped attacking because he was afraid of scaring Madara off.
Madara had not been present earlier. He could only sense that Homurashiki's energy and body heat had increased.
But he didn't understand exactly how much stronger Homurashiki had become.
Unshiki and Ranshiki were gone. They had clearly been turned into fruits and eaten.
Madara had not challenged Homurashiki because he had suddenly lost his mind. He had noticed Natsuki's expression.
Even though Homurashiki had grown stronger, Natsuki remained calm.
Madara had been beaten down by Natsuki far too many times.
No one understood better than him what that expression of Natsuki's meant.
Madara was afraid that Natsuki would kill Homurashiki in an instant, leaving him to wait until next time for an opponent.
"You hold the line, Clan Head."
Madara saying something like that for the first time left Natsuki speechless.
"Fine, go ahead. Make it quick. There might be big trouble soon."
Natsuki looked at the surging waves and the dark clouds gathering overhead.
Madara gave the sky a thoughtful glance.
Without another word, six Limbo Clones emerged from the void, spreading their hands toward Homurashiki.
"Sage Art, Lightning Release: Six-Pole Lightning Net!"
An enormous net of lightning wrapped directly around Homurashiki.
The flames on Homurashiki's body had already turned into vertical white streaks. The temperature had risen so high that even the surrounding view was distorted.
Seeing the lightning net approach, Homurashiki simply rammed into it without a care.
He passed straight through it, and the flames on his body did not seem