Boom!
Madara's right foot came down. He plummeted like a cannonball and slammed into the ground.
Such incredible strength!
Was he far stronger than Danzo?
Xia Le landed on both feet. The ground visibly caved in beneath him, cracks spreading as earth rolled upward.
He bent his knees slightly, then used the force of the impact to launch himself high into the air.
In the blink of an eye, he was back in front of Madara.
"You've improved a lot since last time, Madara!"
Xia Le laughed and swung a fist.
Madara punched back. "I was only in a puppet body then!"
"This is the real showdown between us!"
Their fists collided hard. Air howled, ripples radiated outward, and electricity danced around them.
Their fists remained locked for two or three seconds before they suddenly moved again.
Both raised their right legs and kicked with all their might.
Bang!
The air shook like thunder.
They flew backward and hovered in the air. After giving each other a serious look, both began forming hand seals at high speed.
"Sage Art: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"
The same hand seals. The same Ninjutsu.
Whoosh!
Flames surged toward each other like floods, then collided and erupted into an even fiercer blaze.
The fire then fell from the sky and burned across the desert.
Madara charged forward, and Xia Le did the same.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
They fought at close quarters in midair, dodging and clashing at unbelievable speed, each exchange sending out another sharp report.
Several breaths later.
Whoosh!
One figure fell, smashing a crater into the desert before tumbling across the ground and carving a trench thousands of meters long.
Madara laughed and leaped up again.
A dozen or so breaths later, Xia Le took a kick to the abdomen and fell from