Countless dark weapons forged from black mist filled the sky, sealing off the airspace in a frenzy. Blades slashed, halberds swept, spears thrust, and swords cut from every angle. Layer upon layer of attacks blocked nearly every path Susanoo could take.
Each weapon carried a deathly force that crushed space itself. Their collisions left tiny black fractures in the air, while wave after wave of attacks battered the sky-blue chakra giant like a dark tide that would never recede.
A fierce crimson light flared in Madara Uchiha's eyes. He did not retreat an inch.
He had spent long enough on the defensive. After enduring round upon round of attacks, he was not the least bit tired. Instead, the battle lust boiling within him had finally broken free.
He drove Takamimusubi's power to its limit. Yin–Yang Release coursed through him, pushing Susanoo's armored defense, explosive strength, and speed to their current peak.
The thousand-meter-tall blue giant smashed through the ranks of black weapons. Its enormous sword blazed blue-green, cleaving a straight path through the darkness.
BOOM!!
Countless weapons of black mist shattered beneath the blade and vanished. Dark energy burst into a spray of black fragments, only for the violent currents stirred by Susanoo's advance to tear them apart.
No matter how dense and ferocious the attacks became, the blue war god pressed on. Its massive body broke through layer after layer of mist, drawing ever closer to the dark heart of the sky.
Across the battlefield below on Sabaody, tens of thousands of marines held their breath. Not one dared make a sound.
Sengoku clenched his fists. His graying beard trembled in the fierce wind, and his eyes were filled with shock and concern.
In his decades with the navy, he had seen countless extraordinary fighters battle to the death.