The Wise Man's Heavenly Gambit, the Final Act of Evil!

Ryūchi Cave, beneath Dragon-Transformation Sage Mountain.

Smack! The young Hashirama Senju copied by Death Butterfly Imprint clasped his hands before his chest.

Wood Release: Flower Tree World Advent!

Boom! Trees grew wild, their trunks twisting as they surged forward. In the blink of an eye, they were upon Itachi and Yugao!

Yugao shouted, "Damn it! This technique covers too much ground!"

Pop! Pop!

Flower buds sprouted from the trunks and burst open, releasing clouds of poisonous pollen!

"The pollen's toxic!" Itachi warned. "Hold your breath!"

Susanoo!

Boom! Madara's copy moved too. Its Susanoo took the form of a deep-blue skeleton and hurled a volley of Yasakani Magatama wreathed in Fire Release!

Rumble!

Rampaging flames tore through the Wood World and soon reached Itachi and Yugao, sending thick smoke billowing skyward.

Hiss! By then, Red Kabuto had entered Ryuchi Cave Sage Mode.

He pulled open his robe, baring his chest. "Heh, heh, heh. The butterflies from Chiri's visual technique can be stored forever and activated at any time after a single recording? As I thought, if I play the Chiri card right, I have nothing to fear..."

But a chakra signature suddenly appeared in his Sage Mode senses, and his expression changed drastically. "Th-this chakra!!!"

Boom! The smoke dispersed and the pollen cleared. A long-haired man in a black Uchiha robe stood there with the Uchiha Gunbai on his back, imposing and fearsome!

Itachi stared at the man's back. "Mr. Madara!?"

Madara spoke without turning around. "I had no intention of interfering in a children's fight. But Chiri is an adult, and we have a history. So I'm taking her with me..."

Chiri gazed at the familiar figure in the distance. Her calm expression finally wavered. "Madara?"

Hiss!

Light shifted in her eyes, and a large, dark-blue butterfly took shape...

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