The four of them vanished from where they stood at the same time.
The center of the wasteland exploded in the next instant!
Three attacks descended upon Madara almost simultaneously.
The black scepter in Madara's hand swept in a circle, blocking Futsu no Mitama. Truth-Seeking Orbs rapidly spread out at his side, stopping Naruto's Black Receiver. The Kusanagi Sword stabbed in from the other side. He twisted aside to evade it, then struck Sasuke's chest with a backhanded palm.
Sasuke raised his sword hilt in time.
Bang!
He was sent staggering backward by the blow.
Chiya and Naruto had already closed in again.
Madara stomped down, his body instantly shooting into the air. Several Truth-Seeking Orbs flew downward at once, transforming into sharp black spears and forcing the three of them to scatter.
One of the spears suddenly changed direction and stabbed toward Chiya's chest from his right.
Futsu no Mitama immediately swept out.
Clang!
The blade scraped across the black spear, forcibly knocking it aside.
The spear flew past Chiya's chest, leaving a neat tear in his clothes.
Madara's Rinnegan swept over the sword in Chiya's hand.
Futsu no Mitama remained intact, without even a single nick on its blade.
The next several exchanges happened too quickly for the eye to follow.
The four figures flashed constantly across the wasteland as the sounds of clashing weapons rang out in rapid succession. Whenever Madara was forced to halt by Naruto, Chiya's blade would slash in from the side. The moment Madara dodged it, lightning from the Kusanagi Sword would catch up to him.
Yet the three of them were never able to truly touch him.
Whenever Futsu no Mitama was about to fall, an invisible force would always strike from the side.
Bang!
Chiya took a punch to the abdomen