Half the sky was fiery red, the other half pure white. As two immensely powerful forces clashed amid vast clouds of mist, rain began to fall.
The dense rain vanished into the darkness. Storm clouds gathered, thunder rumbled, and then endless darkness began to spread, shrouding the sky's original colors until not a glimmer of light remained. Pure darkness represented nobility, composure, silence, and mystery. It embraced all things and could destroy everything. At the same time, darkness was also a profound loneliness that could reflect the deepest desires of the human heart.
"Hmph, the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique?" After a cold snort, Madara said in surprise and doubt, "No, this darkness isn't genjutsu at all."
Once complete darkness enveloped Madara, dazzling bolts of lightning split the night sky. Without a sound, a ribbon of blade light slashed toward him behind the flames.
"Break."
Amid the lightning and thunder, Anyo's cold shout rang out clearly. Unlike his previous Blade-Breaking Technique, this time he moved with his blade, compressing his power into a single point while carrying the might of lightning. Vast and imposing, he also used the Supreme Edge to draw together the various intertwined forces of heaven and earth within the clouds. Sound surged, winds rose, and clouds churned with overwhelming force.
Before the blade even reached him, Madara felt a tremor deep in his soul. Within that rolling storm of blade light lay the icy hatred in Anyo's darkness.
"So strong."
Even Madara had to marvel. It was not merely strength, but an endless variety of combat methods. First, Anyo had used ice to counter fire, changing the weather through their interaction to create lightning. Then he had blocked his vision, covered his entire body in heavenly lightning to reach light speed, and finally delivered a killing strike with his