"Boom!!!"
Space exploded in an instant. In that second, Shihōin Naraku's ferocious speed surged to its limit, leaving even sound behind him!
In just a moment, Naraku had accelerated to several times the speed of sound.
Blade in hand, Naraku reached Madara Uchiha almost instantaneously. His slash gleamed coldly as it traced a bizarre arc through the air, heading straight for Madara's vitals.
So fast!
There's no time!
Madara was inwardly shocked!
He had not expected Shihōin Naraku to attack without warning, much less accelerate to such a speed in so little time, leaving him no time at all to react.
At this point, even if he wanted to use Shinra Tensei to send Naraku flying, he could no longer do so.
Too close, and too little time!
"Genjutsu: Mangekyō Sharingan!"
At that critical moment, the pupil of Madara's right eye rippled, reverting to the appearance of a Mangekyō Sharingan.
The next instant, his right eye met Naraku's eyes, which shone like stars.
At this point, only a visual genjutsu that could be activated instantaneously could handle this most dangerous situation!
A powerful genjutsu instantly took effect on Naraku, who was within arm's reach.
In Naraku's vision, the pattern of Madara's Mangekyō Sharingan kept expanding, as though becoming a black curtain that blotted out the sky, about to swallow him whole!
Madara was an absolute powerhouse!
Whether in taijutsu, ninjutsu, or genjutsu, he was powerful to the extreme, with practically no obvious weaknesses.
His genjutsu abilities allowed him to easily control powerful beings such as the Nine-Tails and Karatachi Yagura.
Karatachi Yagura, in particular, had been controlled by genjutsu for years without anyone noticing.
He had even eventually handed the controlled Karatachi Yagura over to Obito. That alone showed how accomplished he was in genjutsu.
He simply differed from other