On Swordsmanship, I, Madara, Acknowledge You as the Strongest!

Asuma, Yūhi Kurenai, and Might Guy's generation of ninjas are now around sixteen or seventeen years old.

With Meikyō's guidance, their strength is naturally much greater than that of the original timeline. Might Guy can now open the Six Gates, possessing strength close to Kage Level for a short period of time, and can even open the Seventh Gate when fighting desperately.

Asuma had already become Jonin, and even among Jonin, he was not weak. Even Yūhi Kurenai, who only became Jonin not long before the start of the original timeline and was considered Jonin benchmark, now possessed the strength that a normal Jonin should have.

In the field of Genjutsu, which Yūhi Kurenai specializes in, no one is more suitable to guide her than Meikyō.

The three of them traveled together and quickly ran into the distance.

Ahead of them were White Zetsu Afū White Zetsu, preparing to intercept them.

Accompanied by slow, steady footsteps, Meikyō, supporting the Ama-no-Ohabari at her waist, slowly approached the center of the canyon.

"Boom!"

A dull thud rang out, Uchiha Madara jumped down from the mountain peak on one side of the canyon, blocking the view in front of Meikyō.

"So you ordered your subordinates to retreat immediately upon sensing my presence? Uchiha Meikyō, it seems you're not very confident in your own strength. Did you anticipate your defeat?"

Uchiha Madara didn't rush to make a move. He simply crossed his arms and stood coldly in front of the Meikyō, speaking as if to say something.

"Ah, it's nothing. After all, I'm facing you, Madara-senpai. I'm quite curious to know who is stronger between me and you, who Grandpa Yu hailed as the strongest Uchiha in a century."

"Oh? You recognize me?"

Uchiha Madara was slightly surprised.

"Yes, although your era has passed, people of the same generation as the Third Hokage still remember the history you and the First Hokage wrote."

"Hmph, this junior Hiruzen Sarutobi and Uchiha Yu and the others..."

Uchiha Madara slowly removed his mask, revealing his arrogant face, and crushed the mask under his feet.

Now that they've been recognized, there's no need to hide their identities anymore.

"Pleasure me, Uchiha Meikyō. If you can satisfy me, I might consider sparing your life—a path I chose for you more than a decade ago."

As Uchiha Madara spoke with an air of arrogance, he reached out and lightly tapped his left wrist, summoning Uchiha's Flame Fan and scythe.

He wanted to completely subdue Uchiha Meikyō and make this most outstanding Uchiha after himself work for him!

"That depends on how much of your strength you have left, Senior Madara."

Meikyō chuckled, activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, and swiftly drew his sword, charging forward.

"Clang!~"

"Clang!~"

"Clang!~"

The sounds of weapons clashing rang out continuously. Uchiha Madara felt that the strength of the Meikyō was astonishing. If he hadn't used the black threads of Earth Grudge Fear to bind his weapon to his hand in a moment of desperation, he was afraid that his weapon would have been knocked away after only a few moves.

With a swift movement, Meikyō parried the Flame Fan with his sword, dodged the scythe, turned around quickly, and slashed at Uchiha Madara's head with another strike.

Even though the Sharingan barely managed to capture the movement of the Meikyō, causing the blade of the Ama-no-Ohabari to only cut off a few strands of Madara's hair, the difference in physical abilities was still unavoidable.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Meikyō turned and kicked Ban again, sending him flying.

"Boom!"

A cloud of dust billowed Uchiha Madara's body was smashed into the rocks.

A blue Inazuma rapidly enlarged and approached in his eyes.

Madara had no choice but to activate Susanoo to block the attack of the Meikyō, but the outer shell of Susanoo was still cleaved open by the Ama-no-Ohabari.

But this bought Madara some time, allowing him to hold the Flame Fan horizontally in front of him and block the attack.

"Uchiha Return!"

A powerful shockwave emanated from the Flame Fan, sending Meikyō flying.

Due to the special materials used in its construction, the Uchiha Flame Fan can absorb a portion of the energy from attacks and deflect it back. In the original timeline, it could even deflect Naruto's small Tailed Beast Ball. It also has a powerful enhancement effect on Fire Style and Wind Style techniques.

"You're really something, Madara."

Meikyō gently shook off the dust, and a layer of Armament Haki quietly crept onto the blade of the Ama-no-Ohabari sword.

"His Super Strength is as great as Hashirama's, no, even greater than Hashirama's. Did he learn it from Hashirama's granddaughter? Moreover, his swordsmanship is already stronger than anyone I've ever seen. Even I can only vaguely see a few traces of the Uchiha Style Swordsmanship in it."

Uchiha Madara to his feet and activated his half-body Susanoo.

The opponent's attack power was too strong. Although it was not as strong as he and Hashirama could have at their peak, it was undoubtedly powerful enough to threaten him. Uchiha Madara had to activate Susanoo to increase his margin for error.

"Then let me witness your Dojutsu, Uchiha Meikyō. As an Uchiha, you ultimately need to rely on the Sharingan to prove your strength, don't you?"

"Oh? Is that so? That's not necessarily true."

Terrifying fiery slashes erupted from Meikyō's hands, each imbued with the power to split mountains and shatter rocks, surging overwhelmingly towards Ban.

Uchiha Madara coldly, his face grim as he activated the Wood Human Technique, relying on the Susanoo-Clad Wood Golem to meet the attack from the Meikyō.

Based on Meikyō's swordsmanship, which is unprecedented in the Ninja World, Uchiha Madara admitted that Meikyō indeed possessed the strength to surpass other Kage Level ninjas in the Ninja World.

The continuous roaring sounds could be heard even by Asuma and the others, who were several kilometers away.

"Teacher Meikyō!"

After noticing the commotion in the distance, Might Guy shouted and took out a bottle of Golden Potion.

"Eight Gates Formation, Seventh Gate of Wonder, open!"

Might Guy, his body surging with blue steam, roared and charged toward the fused White Zetsu in front of him.

"Boom!"

The thunderous sound shook the heavens and the earth.

Originally, this section of the canyon was only twenty or thirty meters wide, but now it has expanded to nearly a hundred meters due to the battle between Meikyō and Ban.

"Uchiha Meikyō! I acknowledge you! In terms of swordsmanship, I, Madara, declare you the strongest!"

Uchiha Madara stood atop Susanoo Puppet's head and shouted excitedly.

A long-lost sense of excitement enveloped Uchiha Madara. Even though he could not unleash his full strength from his peak, having a thrilling battle was one of the things Madara had longed for most since Hashirama's death.

The Uchiha Meikyō could fight him to a standstill was enough to make Madara's blood boil.

The gloom brought about by years of hiding underground and concealing his identity was swept away, and Uchiha Madara perfectly displayed his strength.

While his Taijutsu is inferior to Meikyō's, and his Sharingan is not the original, Uchiha Madara's mastery of Fire Style is three points higher than Meikyō's. In addition, with the addition of Wood Release and Earth Grudge Fear, he is enough to make Meikyō go all out.

"Wood Release: Wood Style: Forest Creation!"

"Wood Release: Wood Style: Wood Dragon!"

In the vast forest, a Wood Dragon coiled around the main body of the Hundred-Handed Wood Golem, who was clad in Susanoo armor, was fiercely confronting the Susanoo of the Meikyō.

"The same Sage Mode as Hashirama... Even the facial mask pattern is exactly the same. No wonder Susanoo."

Uchiha Madara, wielding a scythe and Flame Fan, murmured as he controlled the Earth Grudge Fear Mask Monster in conjunction with the Wood Human Technique's attacks.

At this moment, Uchiha Madara did indeed put considerable pressure on Meikyō.

Meikyō has now resorted to all sorts of methods.

Using the Third Stage Susanoo in Sage Mode greatly increases the strength of Susanoo.

At the same time, even after gaining the power of Devil Fruit, the Ama-no-Ohabari can still be transformed into a spiritual weapon and used by Susanoo, and its strength is even greater than before.

This allows Meikyō to unleash his swordsmanship skills, which are at the level of Great Swordsman, through Susanoo.

Uchiha Madara's Wood Release and Earth Grudge Fear Ninjutsu were indeed massive in scale, but the Meikyō was enough to block them.

After fighting this far, Uchiha Madara finally understood the reality.

He couldn't defeat Uchiha Meikyō.

"Uchiha Meikyō, you are indeed very good, but I want to know how someone who experienced two Shinobi World War and was called a war hero by the people of Konoha views war."

While fighting, Uchiha Madara asked the Meikyō a question.

He now genuinely wants to recruit Meikyō into his group.

If the two strongest Uchiha members joined forces, then in this day and Hashirama Senju, no one could stop them from doing whatever they wanted.

"Tsk tsk, I knew you were an old-fashioned person from the past! Look, the question you asked is exactly the same one that Itachi asked me when he was five years old. What else can I do but look with my eyes!"

Uchiha Madara's face darkened.

As expected of Tobirama's disciple and grand-disciple, his mouth is even fouler than Tobirama then!

How could I have even considered cooperating with this brat?

"Hey! Madara, if this is all the tricks you have, I suggest you find a coffin and bury yourself in the ground as soon as possible, so you can reunite with the First Hokage Hiyori."

Meikyō continued his barrage of insults, while a black flame spread across the Totsuka Blade.

"Madara, this move is one I just created recently. I think you are the only one in the entire Ninja World who is qualified to withstand it."

Meikyō smiled as he looked at Uchiha Madara, who was standing at attention ahead.

"Amaterasu..."

Uchiha Madara frowned slightly, pondering a countermeasure.

As the head of the Uchiha Clan during the Sengoku period, Uchiha Madara certainly knew about Amaterasu and had seen him use it when he fought against Fugaku.

Although Amaterasu's battle Amaterasu is poor, even Kaguya wouldn't dare to directly touch her, as it's equivalent to inflicting continuous true damage.

Black flames burned fiercely, condensing above the Totsuka Blade into a colossal dragon whose head Third Stage Susanoo.

"Uchiha Style: Sun Breathing - Nineteenth Form!"

The swirling black dragon roared out and headed straight for Uchiha Madara...