Beyond the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Madara Uchiha also possessed the Rinnegan.
Even though he refused to yield in spirit, Uchiha Senmon's heart plunged endlessly into an icy abyss, trembling without cease.
"Pain inherited the ideas I instilled in him. He used the Rinnegan's ocular power I gave him to stir up turmoil, collect the Tailed Beasts, and finally fight to the death to weaken Sasuke enough for me to take him with ease."
With his Rinnegan activated, Madara Uchiha smiled coldly and said:
"Besides Pain, I'm grateful to you too, Senmon. You fathered a fine son. A vessel so suited to having a Karma implanted in him comes along only once in a thousand years, even in the history of the Uchiha Clan."
Uchiha Senmon's face was ashen, his eyes flashing with cold light as he glared icily at Madara Uchiha.
"What's that look for?"
Madara Uchiha remained expressionless as he said indifferently:
"With your Mangekyo Sharingan, you should understand the gap between our ocular powers better than anyone."
That was true. Even the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan alone had left Uchiha Senmon helpless. With the Rinnegan added to it, there was even less he could do to turn things around.
But...
Black markings gradually appeared beneath Uchiha Senmon's eyelids, and his fighting spirit and aura rose steadily.
"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
As Uchiha Senmon pressed his palms together, roots burst out of the ground, entangling and binding the blue Susanoo's four arms with lightning speed.
"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"
Then he slapped his hand down, and a gnarled wooden dragon rose from the earth, opening its jaws with a roar.
"Hmph. Still refusing to submit? How stubborn."
Madara Uchiha's expression did not change as his Rinnegan shifted from side to side.
Two dazzling streaks, one on either side,