Finishing off Zetsu for good
was also Aogetsu Hyuga's goal.
He had no intention of spending the years ahead
with someone lurking in the shadows,
always ready to sink his teeth into him.
Madara Uchiha fought as he retreated,
his face wearing
a look of disarray he had never shown in his life.
Even when he had lost to Hashirama,
he had looked defiant and resolute, every inch a hero.
But now,
Aogetsu Hyuga was beating him
without even trying to kill him, as if he were some stray dog!
"Damn you!" Madara Uchiha roared. A small Tailed Beast Bomb formed in his hand,
and he swung it straight at Aogetsu Hyuga's head.
If it hit, no matter how hard Aogetsu Hyuga's skull was, it would burst.
A vicious gleam flashed in Madara Uchiha's eyes as he struck.
Smack!
Aogetsu Hyuga slapped Madara Uchiha across the face. The force nearly knocked him off his feet.
Madara Uchiha looked up in disbelief. I hit you with a technique that powerful, and you slapped me?
The Tailed Beast Bomb in his hand vanished before he knew it.
Aogetsu Hyuga stepped forward and slapped him again.
One from the left, one from the right. Red handprints now marked both of Madara Uchiha's cheeks!
"You—"
"What about me?"
"I—"
"What about you?"
Aogetsu Hyuga gave Madara Uchiha no chance to speak.
The sound of slaps filled the battlefield.
It drew the attention of ninjas in the distance.
When they saw what was happening, they were stunned.
But it also showed just how powerful Lord Cangyue was.
The terrifying, godlike Madara Uchiha was like a beaten stray dog in Lord Cangyue's hands!
Aogetsu Hyuga was puzzled. After all this, why hadn't Zetsu appeared?
Whoosh!
Something tore through the air behind him. Aogetsu Hyuga's spirits lifted.