No one knew how much time had passed. It might have been an instant, or it might have been ages.
When everyone's vision cleared,
they saw that the once-level ground now held a massive crater over a hundred meters across!
It was as though someone had suddenly scooped out a chunk of earth with a spoon, leaving an empty hollow.
Two figures stood facing each other at the edge of the crater.
They were Uchiha Sora and Uchiha Izuna.
The two stood face-to-face.
Suddenly, Izuna clutched his eyes and dropped to one knee with a thud.
He gasped for breath.
Uchiha Sora stood where he was, completely unscathed, as the sage markings around his eyes slowly faded.
He said, "Izuna, you lost."
Those few simple words struck Izuna's heart like a sledgehammer, filling his face with bitter defiance.
He roared in protest, "No! Why are you so strong?!"
But the stabbing pain in his eyes and the emptiness within his body told him he had no strength left to fight.
Their last clash had drained all the power in his body.
His Mangekyō Sharingan's visual power had also been severely depleted, nearly pushed beyond its limits.
After those words, Izuna finally could hold on no longer and passed out.
Whoosh!
A figure appeared beside Izuna and caught him.
It was Madara Uchiha.
"Izuna lost. Your strength is indeed impressive," Madara said quietly.
An uproar erupted!
Madara's words were like a pebble tossed into a still lake, sending countless ripples through the Uchiha clansmen.
"My god, Lord Izuna really lost! He actually passed out! Why? Why is this guy so powerful?!"
"Exactly! Who is he, anyway? A spy from the Senju Clan? Since when were even their spies this strong?"
"No, he probably isn't a Senju Clan spy. If the Senju