Inside Ryūchi Cave.
As the White Snake Sage saw Madara charge toward her, a venomous gleam flashed in her eyes.
"Senjutsu: Dragon's Lament!"
The White Snake Sage thrust both hands forward through the air.
The three dragons of light abruptly turned and rushed toward Madara with unstoppable momentum.
Madara's brow furrowed slightly at the sight.
"Hm?"
In theory, the scattered dragons of light posed no threat to him.
Yet for some reason, a sudden sense of foreboding gripped him.
As the distance between them closed.
The senjutsu chakra within the three dragons of light resonated with one another.
Suddenly, it formed a barrier that enveloped the blue Susanoo.
"Aaaah!"
The three dragons of light let out a mournful cry.
As they continued reinforcing the barrier, the energy within them grew volatile.
"...This is bad!"
Madara's expression changed drastically as he began to guess the purpose of her move.
At the same time.
The four Kamui Shuriken thrown by the cyan Susanoo.
Traced four strange arcs through the air, shooting toward the White Snake Sage from tricky angles.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Facing the four incoming shuriken, the White Snake Sage instinctively sensed danger.
"Why do these four throwing blades make me feel as though there's no escaping them...?"
"The dragon's body will recover in a few seconds anyway, so to be safe..."
(Even without merging, the dragons of light were absorbing energy to recover.)
The White Snake Sage clenched her right hand in midair.
"Senjutsu: Dragon Taming!"
The four remaining dragons of light beside her flew out together.
Their bodies coiled as they deliberately collided with the four shuriken.
"Pop!"
A sound like a bursting bubble rang out.
The instant the Kamui Shuriken touched the dragons of light, they released fields of space-warping force.
The parts of the dragons that