The rain of fireballs crashed down, engulfing Hyūga Tenshu.
Thunderous explosions rolled together, blasting a huge crater into the white ground and sending dust billowing skyward.
Ryuto narrowed his eyes as he watched from a distance.
Hashirama frowned.
Tobirama stared at the center of the dust cloud.
Izuna's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan spun rapidly.
"Did they hit?" Izuna asked.
Madara stood inside the crystal on Susanoo's forehead and sneered.
"With that many fireballs, even taking them head-on would strip a layer of skin."
The dust slowly cleared.
A figure stood in the crater.
Hyūga Tenshu.
His white robe was torn in several places, but he was unharmed.
Most importantly, the two white horns on his forehead were glowing.
With blue-gold light.
It surged from his eyes, flowing like water and instantly enveloping his entire body.
It formed a blue chakra cloak.
Intricate patterns flowed across the cloak's surface, radiating a terrifying sense of pressure.
And behind him-
Six black spheres floated silently.
Each was the size of a fist, black as ink and slowly rotating.
Tenshu raised his head, the blue-gold light of his Tenseigan dazzlingly bright.
He smiled.
"I was going to play with you for a while."
"But now..."
The blue chakra cloak around him suddenly pulsed.
Boom!!!
A chakra storm erupted.
The shock wave blasted away all the rubble around the crater's edge, and the ground sank another layer.
Tenshu floated upward until he was level with Susanoo's head.
"I'll have to get a little serious."
Madara stared at the six black spheres.
"What are those things?"
Tenshu did not answer.
One of the black spheres behind him suddenly moved.
Whoosh-
It appeared in front of Susanoo's chest in an instant.
Madara's pupils contracted.
So fast!
He commanded Susanoo to swing its blade down.
The black sphere neither