Deep within the Land of Fire stood a heavily guarded valley stronghold.
This was where Konoha temporarily held important prisoners. Kitsuchi was confined in a reinforced cell in its deepest reaches, with multiple sealing formulas placed on his body.
Concerned that Iwagakure might take desperate measures and send people to forcibly rescue him, Konoha had stationed a large force here.
Open and hidden sentries overlapped, the Barrier Team worked shifts around the clock, and more than a hundred elite ninja were stationed there, including no shortage of jōnin-level captains.
The atmosphere was tense, and security was at its tightest.
Yet all of this seemed utterly powerless before a single figure.
Midnight.
A figure appeared silently at the valley entrance.
He wore simple, dark clothing, with long, wild white hair and a stern face. Most striking were his eyes, which glowed faintly red in the darkness.
It was Madara Uchiha, who had infiltrated the area using White Zetsu's Mayfly Technique!
"Who's there?!"
The Konoha ninja on watch immediately spotted the uninvited visitor, and a shrill alarm sounded.
Large numbers of Konoha ninja poured out from every direction.
Kunai and shuriken instantly rained toward Madara. Several jōnin even formed hand seals directly, unleashing roaring Fire Release and Wind Release ninjutsu in an attempt to kill this brazen intruder on the spot.
Facing a barrage dense enough to destroy an entire squad in an instant, Madara Uchiha did not even move his feet.
He slowly raised his head, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan calmly sweeping over the incoming attacks, his gaze as indifferent as if he were watching ants struggle.
"Boring."
He softly uttered the word.
The next moment, a suffocatingly vast surge of chakra erupted!
It instantly formed a towering Perfect Susanoo clad in Tengu Armor, with an enormous Chakra Sword in each hand!