But he would not let them through.
Aogetsu Hyuga also realized Naruto was about to die,
and glanced over.
Madara Uchiha stood in Aogetsu Hyuga's way,
a cruel smile on his face.
"Your student's about to die. How does that feel?"
Madara Uchiha studied Aogetsu Hyuga's expression,
hoping to see anxiety, grief, or anger.
He wanted to see
how ridiculous this perpetually laid-back man
would look
with an expression like that.
But
what Madara Uchiha saw next
was a pair of utterly calm eyes.
Aogetsu Hyuga's expression was serene.
There was even
a hint of indolence in that calm.
He looked at Madara Uchiha.
"How do you think I should feel?"
Madara Uchiha's muscles tensed.
His purple Rinnegan eyes
widened almost to bursting,
but he still could not find anything on Aogetsu Hyuga's face
besides indolence and calm.
"Heh."
Madara Uchiha laughed.
He stared at Aogetsu Hyuga in disbelief.
"I never imagined you were this kind of person."
"If you weren't from Konoha, I might actually admire you."
Aogetsu Hyuga chuckled.
"Being admired by someone weaker than me hardly seems worth bragging about."
Whoosh!
Madara Uchiha swung his staff in anger,
but Aogetsu Hyuga dodged it.
Aogetsu Hyuga then drove his sword at him.
The powerful sword intent tore through the air
with a piercing shriek.
The blade struck Madara Uchiha hard,
sending him tumbling back more than ten meters.
Yet he was still smiling.
"An attack like that won't frighten me."
Madara Uchiha was supremely confident.
He could even withstand that Great Desolate Imprisoning Heavenly Finger!
The old Madara Uchiha
would have done anything to avoid that sword thrust.
But now,
he faced it
without the slightest fear.
Aogetsu Hyuga gave it little thought.
That thrust
had only been a test of Madara Uchiha's body.
And from what he