"Now tell me your choice."
Yechen dispelled his Susanoo Battle Form and stood high in the sky, looking down at Madara Uchiha.
"You still don't have what it takes to defeat me."
Feeling his power return, Madara regained his confidence. His reanimated body made him immortal and gave him an inexhaustible supply of energy.
He was also an exceptionally proud man. How could he submit so easily?
"It seems you still haven't grasped the gap between us. Then let me show you my true strength."
As his words fell, the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan in Yechen's eyes swiftly transformed into the Rinnegan. With a beckoning gesture, he sent Madara Uchiha's body hurtling toward him against his will.
"Gold-Shattering Finger!"
Holding two fingers together like a sword, Yechen thrust forward, driving them straight through Madara's chest.
"Impossible!"
Seeing the Rinnegan in Yechen's eyes, Madara looked incredulous.
In his twilight years, Madara had successfully integrated Hashirama cells and once possessed those sage eyes himself.
But his life force had reached its end, leaving him no choice but to plot his resurrection through the Rinnegan's power.
Yet now he saw another pair of Rinnegan in Yechen's eyes. Madara Uchiha, who had always refused to admit defeat, actually felt a surge of frustration.
"Break!"
With Yechen's sharp command, a wave of repulsive force erupted in an instant.
Madara Uchiha's body was hurled away, then shattered to pieces in midair by that repulsive force.
A minute passed, and Madara returned to his original appearance. This time, his earlier arrogance was gone, replaced by a hint of caution in his eyes.
Before, he had merely regarded Yechen as an equal, someone whose talent might even rival Hashirama Senju's, but that was not enough to make him afraid.
Now, he saw a rising star who had already surpassed