"Yes. Even someone as powerful as me is nowhere near a match for the Heavenly Emperor."
Madara Uchiha spoke solemnly, unconsciously rubbing his nose.
He had never thought of himself as someone who liked showing off...
But now...
"I once had the honor of exchanging a move with the Heavenly Emperor. That day, heaven and earth darkened, the stars shifted, and even their light grew dim."
"But in the end, I still managed to force the Heavenly Emperor to unleash one..."
Did taking a beating count? The Heavenly Emperor had certainly struck me with lightning...
I really had some nerve, comparing myself to the Heavenly Emperor...
But this feeling... tsk, tsk... it felt so good...
With a solemn expression, Madara Uchiha recounted his great battle with the Heavenly Emperor.
Everyone listened intently.
Tsunade's eyes positively sparkled with stars.
But at that very instant, the sky seemed to sink, abruptly darkening.
Lightning flickered and thunder rumbled faintly.
Madara Uchiha felt an even stronger sense of impending doom.
Heavenly Emperor... I was wrong... please... don't strike me again...
Not in front of the younger generation... surely there's no need...
Madara Uchiha pleaded inwardly, while maintaining a solemn, composed expression.
"It seems you've been slacking off lately. Today's training will be doubled."
A voice like a divine decree suddenly exploded in Madara Uchiha's mind.
His heart sank.
Even a battle fanatic like him could not endure the training the Heavenly Emperor had devised.
If it had only been combat trials, that would have been fine.
But the Heavenly Emperor's training also tempered the mind, and that was sheer hell for Madara Uchiha.
Fortunately... the dark clouds overhead had dispersed, and the lightning never struck.
Naruto World, the Inner World.
Amid the chaos, Yuya was feeding Princess Kaguya.
His hand paused involuntarily.
He