Kage vs. Kage!

How could a powerhouse like Aogetsu Hyuga suddenly appear?

Aogetsu Hyuga smiled faintly.

He sensed the wariness in Madara Uchiha's heart.

"What's wrong? Scared?"

Aogetsu Hyuga flourished his sword and revealed a faint smile.

Madara Uchiha drew a deep breath.

Then,

the corners of his mouth pulled into a dangerous smile:

"Arrogant little Hyuga brat. Back then, even your ancestors begged and pleaded for me to spare them. If I hadn't shown mercy, you wouldn't exist either."

Aogetsu Hyuga chuckled:

"Can't beat me, so you've resorted to winning through sheer delusion?"

"What a cowardly display..."

Hearing Aogetsu Hyuga's undisguised mockery,

Madara Uchiha's eyes widened.

He's using all my lines!

"Sharp-tongued brat!"

"Then I'll show you the power of All Things in the Universe!"

With that,

Madara Uchiha suddenly brought his hands together.

A vast surge of Natural Energy appeared around him.

"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"

Accompanied by Madara Uchiha's roar,

the earth began to tremble.

The ground started churning.

Twisted roots began poking out one after another.

The technique covered an enormous area.

The earth continued to roil.

Twisted trees spread across most of the battlefield.

Amid those twisted trees,

enormous flower buds emerged one after another.

Around the battlefield,

it did not take long

for members of the Allied Forces to start dying.

The roots began attacking the Ninjas consciously.

The flower buds also continuously spewed golden hallucinogenic pollen,

leaving swaths of Ninjas unconscious.

"All Things in the Universe, huh... Heh heh, interesting."

Aogetsu Hyuga tightened his grip on Ryūjin Jakka.

At that moment,

several thick roots were already lunging toward Aogetsu Hyuga like snakes.

In a ruined stretch of ancient ruins, three figures moved through the rubble and debris.

The three had a clear destination, and soon arrived at a place resembling a temple.

One of