Xuandou was just as quick to react to Madara's attack.
He neither dodged nor retreated.
Instead, he immediately formed hand seals with both hands.
The chakra inside him surged like a torrent toward the chakra points throughout his body.
"Eight Gates Released Formation! Gate of Opening, open! Gate of Healing, open! Gate of Life, open! Gate of Pain, open! Gate of Limit, open!"
He opened five gates in one breath.
His skin took on a faint red hue, and his body temperature soared.
The air around him warped from the heat.
Veins bulged and muscles swelled. He was like a volcano on the verge of eruption.
Meanwhile, his Rinnegan's dōjutsu, Yae-gaki, was already active.
Eight layers of chakra armor encased him, like transparent glass.
The immortal weapon he had just obtained, the Coiling Dragon Staff, also appeared out of thin air in his palm.
Xuandou immediately held the staff across himself to block.
Clang!
Madara's iron fist slammed into the Coiling Dragon Staff with a deafening metallic crash.
The shock wave spread outward, whipping dust into the sky.
The ground beneath Xuandou's feet cracked, sending fragments of stone flying.
But his body did not budge.
Looking at the deep crater that had formed beneath his feet, Xuandou inwardly congratulated himself on having the foresight to choose this uninhabited wilderness to bring Madara back with Impure World Reincarnation.
If this battle had taken place in the Hidden Xuan Village, the resulting losses would have been utterly unacceptable to him.
Besides, he knew Madara Uchiha's temperament all too well.
This Asura of the Ninja World was anything but docile, whether in life or after death.
The first thing he did after his resurrection would inevitably be to attack.
Now, it seemed Xuandou's decision had been absolutely correct.
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