Madara stood within Complete Body Susanoo, the composure on his face gradually fading.
His Eternal Mangekyō could clearly see the lightning high in the sky growing at a terrifying rate.
Twice as much, three times, ten times!
Every streak of lightning was more than a mere Chakra construct.
It was true lightning drawn from heaven and earth by the Temple Formation, using True Essence as its guide!
"Comparable to Senjutsu."
Madara slowly spoke.
"The natural energy it can gather is even more immense than when Hashirama entered Sage Mode."
"Tobirama, did you develop this technique?"
Uchiha Jian did not deny it.
"It was built on the foundation of the Lightning Release: Myriad Lightning from the Uchiha Shrine."
"Combined with the data accumulated in the Secret Arts Hall, then driven by True Essence and the Temple Formation."
Madara let out a cold laugh.
"Gathering the power of heaven and earth is indeed a fine idea."
"But the more powerful the ninjutsu, the longer it takes to prepare."
"You think I'll just stand here and wait for you to finish using such a Forbidden Technique in front of me?"
As his voice fell, the four arms of Complete Body Susanoo rose simultaneously.
Four Chakra blades locked onto the thirteen Squad Captains!
Madara did not continue testing them.
Susanoo took a step forward, its enormous body smashing straight through the shattered trees along the way.
"Kill the caster first."
"No matter how powerful the Forbidden Technique is, it's still a joke!"
All four blades struck down together!
Before the terrifying sword pressure even landed, the ground beneath the thirteen Squad Captains had already collapsed over a wide area.
Nanami Uchiha continued maintaining her hand seals and was completely unable to move.
"Protect the captains!"
Ten Temple disciples charged out at the same time.