Blood had long since flowed like a river within the barrier, and ninja corpses littered the ground.
Susanoo's blue skeleton stood in place like an unshakable wall of iron. Every attack the Konoha ninja launched with all their strength bounced off it, unable to inflict the slightest damage. Madara Uchiha stood with his arms folded across his chest at Susanoo's forehead, looking down from above. In his eyes, these Konoha ninja fighting desperately to resist were no different from ants.
A cold, cruel smile hung on Madara's lips as he muttered, his voice brimming with undisguised contempt, "Too weak."
"This is the Konoha Hashirama spent his whole life protecting? This is the Will of Fire they're always going on about?"
He glanced at the mangled corpses on the ground that had been shouting slogans just moments earlier and spat coldly, "Laughable."
Minato Namikaze darted constantly around Susanoo. The golden flashes of Flying Thunder God streaked like meteors across the night sky, and with each flash, he threw a Flying Thunder God Kunai with precision.
He was laying out a formation while watching Susanoo intently, searching for an opening.
This Susanoo's defense was almost invincible, but it was not without weaknesses. After observing it for a long time, Minato discovered an extremely tiny gap where the blue skeleton at its feet met the ground. It was a node in the flow of chakra, and the weakest point in the entire defense.
As long as I hit this spot, I can break through Susanoo.
Minato rapidly calculated the distance, angle, and timing in his mind, but he needed bait. He needed someone to draw Madara's attention before that gap would be fully exposed.
And the Konoha ninja who had remained inside the barrier were his bait.
I'm sorry.
Minato silently apologized.