"It's no wonder Madara's Susanoo exerts even greater pressure."
Itachi said in a low voice, "It's not that the Clan Leader's overall strength is inferior to his."
"It's that there's a fundamental difference between their eyes."
On the other side of the battlefield, space rippled faintly.
Uchiha Jian appeared beside a Flying Thunder God Mark. The instant his feet touched the ground, the earth behind him collapsed with a thunderous roar.
The sword arc from moments ago had skimmed past his body.
If Flying Thunder God had been even half a moment slower, his flesh would have been cut to pieces along with the Wood Golem.
Uchiha Jian looked up at the Complete Body Susanoo, his brows drawing tighter and tighter.
"He's even stronger than I remember."
Madara had been formidable back then, but he had ultimately needed to control his Chakra expenditure.
The Madara before him had no such concerns at all.
The special White Zetsu sacrifice had strengthened his Impure World Body.
Hashirama's Cells had also completely fused with this body.
An undying body, limitless Chakra recovery, and the Eternal Mangekyō allowed Madara to unleash every attack to its fullest.
Uchiha Jian clenched his hand.
If his body had grown for a few more years, if he had cultivated the Great River Qi Refinement Method to a higher level, and if he had truly mastered Senjutsu, he would not have been so passive just now.
If he could cultivate the Fourth Level and draw the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into his body, then using Wood Release to perform True Several Thousand Hands would give him every right to block this Susanoo head-on.
But for now, his body was still limited by age.
The True Essence within him was also insufficient to support Wood Release on that