As soon as Madara finished saying, "I hope you'll still be talking this big in a moment," even the mountain wind seemed to pause.
Ryuto stood on the opposite cliff without answering.
He moved straight away.
Hum!
A golden surge of ki burst from his body. His hair instantly stood on end and turned gold, and dazzling golden flames of ki wreathed him.
Super Saiyan.
He had transformed right at the start.
Madara narrowed his Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan, a little surprised.
"Oh?" Madara said, his voice betraying no emotion. "Transforming right away? That's not like you. Didn't you always wait until you couldn't win in your normal form before transforming?"
Ryuto rolled his neck, his bones cracking.
"That was before," Ryuto said calmly. "Things are different now."
"How so?"
"You ate Kaguya." Ryuto looked at him. "You absorbed all her chakra and ocular power. Add your own enormous chakra reserves to that..."
Ryuto paused.
"The energy inside you now is definitely far stronger than Kaguya's ever was. And you have far more combat experience than that old relic who slept for over a thousand years."
He raised a hand and pointed at Madara.
"So I'd estimate your overall strength is at least several times Kaguya's. Why would I test you in my normal form? Wouldn't that just waste time?"
After hearing him out, Madara sneered.
"You certainly understand me," Madara said. "Your guess is pretty close."
His white coat billowed without a breeze.
"Fine," Madara said. "As you wish."
Boom!!!
Blue bands of chakra erupted from his body, wrapping around him like streams of burning blue flame. Behind him, nine pitch-black Truth-Seeking Orbs appeared silently and revolved slowly.
Madara reached out and gripped one of the Truth-Seeking Orbs.
The Truth-Seeking Orb changed shape in his hand, stretching until it became a