"From now on, you won't even have time for regret."
Madara vanished before Sasuke.
The next instant, Susanoo's long blade slashed in from Sasuke's right. Sasuke raised his sword to block, but the blade never struck his black-flame sword. Instead, it emerged from behind him to one side, aimed straight at the back of his neck.
Sasuke tilted his head aside, and the tip grazed his hair.
"See that?" Madara's voice came from inside Susanoo. "That's combat experience."
Lightning flashed beneath Sasuke's feet, and he retreated several dozen meters.
Madara did not pursue.
A second slash appeared before Sasuke's chest.
That attack had not passed through Madara's Susanoo, yet its chakra struck in perfect alignment with his movements. Sasuke raised his left eye, and a blurry human outline appeared in his vision.
The figure stood to Madara's left, holding an identical long blade.
Sasuke raised his sword to block.
A metallic clash rang through the air. No one stood beside him, yet a force pressed his blade downward.
"There's another one."
Sasuke looked toward the empty space.
Madara raised his blade and attacked again. "Who are you talking to?"
Sasuke did not answer.
Madara's long blade cleaved down from the front as the Limbo Clone on the left swept its blade sideways. The two blades struck one behind the other, cutting off Sasuke's retreat.
Sasuke put away his long black-flame sword and raised Susanoo's left arm to take Madara's blade head-on. The Kusanagi Sword in his right hand turned left, lightning thrusting out along its edge.
The sword tip struck the Limbo Clone in the air.
Lightning Release forced the figure back, briefly revealing its form. The shinobi before the Water Mirror could see only distorted air, but Sasuke saw it clearly.
"Limbo: Border Jail."
Madara's movements paused.
"You know