A Sage's Heavenly Gambit, Madara's Decision!

The moment Madara appeared, Kabuto Yakushi immediately severed his control over Sakura's Impure World Reincarnation!

"Eh?" Sakura regained her senses. After looking around in confusion, she saw Madara before her, and her old fear surged back. Covering her mouth, she stared at him in horror. "It's... it's him... the freak I saw on that island, the leader of those people!"

Tap! Madara took a step forward.

Sakura scrambled back three steps in terror and collapsed onto the ground. "Sa-Sasuke, run... run away...!"

Sasuke did not run. His Sharingan narrowed slightly. It's him, someone by Shadow's side. I saw him in the palace in Feather Emperor City!

Madara walked past Sakura without sparing her a single glance.

Sasuke shouted, "Hey! You bastard, did Shadow send you here to kill me?"

"..." Madara said nothing.

Sasuke took that as confirmation, clenching his fist as he said coldly, "That Sharingan in your right eye belonged to someone from my Uchiha Clan, didn't it?!"

"..." Madara remained silent.

Crackle! Sasuke's Three-Tomoe Sharingan transformed into an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. "Those who are not of the Uchiha Clan have no right to wield these noble eyes..."

"Hm?" Madara looked up at the churning azure sea of lightning in the sky.

Whoosh!

Sasuke leaped backward, away from the cliff. His left hand partially covered his left eye, and through the gap between his fingers, that trembling crimson pupil fixed on Madara's figure. "Scatter with the thunder!!"

—Kamo Wakeikazuchi!

Rumbleeeee!

An azure pillar of lightning, embodying heaven's might, pierced through heaven and earth, swallowing Madara's figure and the mountain beneath his feet!

Tap! Sasuke landed in the distance. Looking at the vanished mountain and the ionized, hazy air, a cocky curve rose at the corner of his mouth. "Hmph, this is the pathetic end of a counterfeit!"

"Kamo