"Conqueror's Country!!!"
"Boom!!!"
With a furious roar, the power that had built to its peak erupted toward Madara Uchiha.
A dark red shock wave slammed forward, carrying boundless power.
Everything in the shock wave's path was crushed to dust, leaving not a trace of matter behind.
Faced with such a powerful move, Madara's expression changed drastically. At the critical moment, he summoned all his shadows in front of him to meet it head-on!
The instant the dark red shock wave collided violently with the defense formed by Madara's shadows, heaven and earth abruptly lost their color.
Amid a piercing screech, the layers of defense shattered, but they also deflected the shock wave's trajectory slightly.
In the end, it grazed Madara's real body and blasted into the ground, gouging a bottomless circular pit into the earth.
"Interesting... so interesting!" Madara wiped at the cut the aftershock had left on his cheek, his lips spreading into a feverish grin. "This power, this fury!"
"Truly astonishing!"
"Just what I'd expect from you, Shihōin Naraku!"
"You really are the only one who can keep pace with my advance!"
This was the first time Madara had seen Naraku unleash such a powerful ability. Although it had injured him, Madara smiled, something exceedingly rare for him.
In their previous battles, Naraku had always held the upper hand, overpowering Madara at every moment.
That was why Naraku rarely unleashed powerful moves.
But now that Madara had become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, the threat he posed had increased dramatically, enough to make Naraku take him seriously.
This unprecedented move was proof.
"Enough talk. Keep going!"
Naraku gave a low shout, and his figure vanished from high in the sky.
This time, his speed reached its limit, leaving a faint sonic boom where he had stood!
Madara was just about