Madara Aims His Sword at the Inner Court's Sacred Mountain, Sweeping Aside Three Susanoo with One Slash!

Inside the Seireitei, several elders responsible for the defensive Barrier formed Hand Seals at once.

Crimson light rose from across the Sacred Mountain, forming a vast shield in the blink of an eye!

The next instant, the sword beam struck the crimson barrier head-on!

Boom!

Blinding blue and crimson light erupted together.

The entire Sacred Mountain shook violently.

Great slabs of rock tumbled down from above, while the stone pillars and ground inside the Seireitei shook under the impact.

The elders maintaining the Barrier shuddered in unison.

One elder's face went white, and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

"The formation's power is dropping fast!"

"The sword beam was weakened by the Inner Court Formation and the Jutsu Formulas along its path. How is it still this powerful?"

"Cracks have appeared in the eastern formation markings!"

"Feed it more True Essence!"

Several elders poured their power into the formation at once.

The crimson shield flickered violently as cracks spread across its surface.

One.

Ten.

Hundreds!

The entire Barrier looked like crimson glass on the verge of shattering.

Yaonai stood in front of Sakura and Ino, staring at the trembling shield outside.

Ino's face was deathly pale.

"It didn't even hit Ren, and the power left over nearly broke through the entire Sacred Mountain?"

Sakura clutched her injured arm, breathing hard.

Only now did she truly understand what Ren had blocked with his bare hands.

This was no longer a battle that could be measured against the ninjutsu taught at the Ninja Academy.

Any attack from either side could reshape the terrain and destroy a vast swath of the Uchiha District!

The roar lasted several breaths before the blue sword beam finally dissipated.

The crimson shield had not shattered completely, but cracks covered it, and its light had dimmed