"Shinra Tensei!"
Boom!
An invisible, overwhelmingly powerful repulsive force erupted from Madara's palm. Space warped, air compressed, and the entire surface of the sea was forced several meters downward.
The hundred-meter water dragon shattered section by section from head to tail the instant it touched the repulsive force, dissolving into mist and droplets that fell across the sea in a curtain of white rain.
At the very instant the mist spread-
"Magnet Release: Heavenly Punishment!"
A metal pillar hurtled down from the sky with tremendous speed and weight, like a giant hammer falling from beyond the heavens. It pierced straight through the mist and struck the top of Uchiha Madara's Susanoo with unerring precision.
Boom!
The metal pillar punched straight through the Susanoo's Chakra Armor, piercing from its back through its chest and tearing the entire Susanoo apart down the middle.
Fragments scattered, crumbled, and vanished. A powerful blast of air spread outward from the impact, sweeping away every trace of the surrounding mist.
Madara's left arm snapped off in the impact, and fragments of dark red armor mingled with blood scattered across the sea.
On the island, thousands of Kirigakure Ninja witnessed the scene. After a brief silence, they erupted into earthshaking cheers.
Kunai rose high into the air, shouts rang through the heavens, and excitement and hope lit countless faces.
Karatachi Yagura emerged from the mist, his gaze fixed on Madara's severed left arm. Tense anticipation edged his voice. "Did it work?"
Tianyi landed back on the sea, calmly swept his gaze over that "Madara," then shook his head slightly. "No."
The "Uchiha Madara" before them began to stiffen. Wood grain appeared across his skin, and his limbs shriveled and hardened until he finally became a complete Wood Release clone, floating on the sea.
A calm, deep voice