Ren did not answer. His fingers tightened.
Crack!
The giant blade in the Complete Body Susanoo's hand shattered on the spot.
Its violet-blue Chakra broke into countless fragments. The wind and fire within it were swallowed whole by the pull of Ren's palm, leaving not even a shockwave behind.
Madara's expression darkened.
The Complete Body Susanoo took half a step back, its foot crushing the platform beneath it.
The surrounding Uchiha clan members stopped in their tracks.
"The Clan Leader crushed the Complete Body Susanoo's weapon with one hand?"
"That's Madara Uchiha!"
"Just how powerful has the Clan Leader's Rinnegan become?"
Nanami said nothing either.
She had just fought Madara herself. She knew the power of the Complete Body Susanoo better than anyone.
Ryūjin Jakka had melted the Third-Stage Susanoo, but it could not stop a full-force strike from the Complete Body Susanoo.
Yet Ren had destroyed that giant blade with one hand.
The gap between them could no longer be measured by ordinary standards of strength.
Watching the blade vanish, Madara felt his humiliation rise again.
Just over ten days ago, Ren had defeated him with overwhelming force and sealed him in stone.
Now, after finally breaking free, Madara had yet to regain his peak strength before Ren effortlessly stopped his attack again.
"Ren."
Madara's voice grew colder.
"You think having the Rinnegan makes you stronger than me?"
"You've only just awakened those eyes. You have no idea what they're truly capable of."
"I, on the other hand, have wielded the Rinnegan for years."
"For years?"
Ren looked at him calmly.
"Your Rinnegan came from Madara Uchiha. How much of your power is actually your own?"
The words cut straight to Madara's heart.
Inside the Complete Body Susanoo, Madara's breath caught.
Black Zetsu fell silent too.
Ren slowly rose