Chapter 170: First Battle with Madara Uchiha!

Chapter 170: Chapter 170: First Battle with Madara Uchiha!

On the coastline, Kakashi, Obito, and Rin were desperately fleeing.

Behind them, a group of masked Kirigakure shinobi pursued them relentlessly.

Obito glanced back anxiously, shouting, "Kakashi, they're catching up to us!"

"If this keeps up, we'll be overtaken."

"I'll stay behind to hold them off. You take Rin and go ahead."

Kakashi looked back at the pursuing Mist ninjas and replied calmly, "You won't be able to hold them off."

"I'll stay behind. You two go and find reinforcements!"

Rin turned back, "Kakashi..."

"There's no need to argue," Kakashi said firmly. "I'm the strongest here, so I'm the best choice to hold them off."

"I'm the only one who can hold them back until you bring reinforcements."

They had ventured deep into Mist-controlled territory on this peninsula to rescue Rin, who had been captured by Kirigakure.

Obito didn't want to leave Kakashi alone, but he had to protect Rin.

If no one stayed behind to cover them and they were surrounded, the weakest of them, Rin, would be the first to fall.

"Obito..."

Kakashi added, "Take care of Rin!"

Gritting his teeth, Obito nodded, "I understand. I'll keep her safe!"

"Rin!"

He grabbed Rin's hand and picked up the pace.

Meanwhile, Kakashi stopped in his tracks. The sound of chirping birds filled the air as blue lightning crackled around him.

He drew his sword and dashed forward!

Kakashi charged toward the pursuing Mist shinobi.

The enemy split up, with some attacking Kakashi while others continued after Obito and Rin.

Kakashi managed to take down three of them before he turned to pursue the ones chasing Obito and Rin, engaging them in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

Lightning crackled over Kakashi's body as he swung his White Fang short sword, using his speed and reflexes to cut down the Mist shinobi.

But there were too many of them, and they were elite members of the Mist's special tactical forces. Kakashi alone couldn't hold off so many.

"Damn, there's no way to stop them all at once."

"Obito, you'd better..."

Anxiety and fear gnawed at him.

Though Obito's powers had grown with his newly awakened two-tomoe Sharingan, he was still far from the level of a jōnin.

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Meanwhile, Obito quickly realized that the Mist shinobi were catching up.

"Damn, there's no way we're getting away!"

Grinding his teeth, Obito reached into his pouch, flinging several shuriken that struck two of the Mist shinobi.

But there were more of them, and they were starting to close in from both sides.

"Rin, go ahead!"

Obito stopped, clutching his kunai, and prepared to charge at the Mist shinobi.

Rin also stopped, feeling the terrifying power within her that was beyond her control. She looked into the distance, unable to see anything: "Kakashi..."

In the next moment, she spun around and suddenly stepped between Obito and the Mist shinobi.

"Rin!"

Obito was shocked.

Thud!

Rin threw herself into Obito's arms, driving his kunai directly into her own heart with perfect precision.

"Obito..."

Blood gushed from Rin's mouth as she looked at him.

Obito's eyes widened. He instinctively stepped back, releasing the blood-covered kunai.

"Obito..."

Rin staggered, then collapsed toward him.

Obito quickly caught her shoulders, barely able to breathe. "Kakashi... protect..."

Obito's pupils contracted, his heart pounding fiercely, the tomoe in his eyes spinning into a new pattern.

In that instant, Rin's body lost all strength and slumped into his arms.

"No..."

Obito opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound. His blood-soaked hands slipped through her body.

Thud!

Rin's body fell to the ground.

"Damn, she managed to do it!"

"The plan failed!"

"We must retrieve the Three-Tails before she dies!"

The Mist shinobi shouted in shock, realizing Rin had used Obito's hand to end her own life.

A group of Mist shinobi rushed toward Obito and Rin.

Obito looked up at the oncoming enemies, and suddenly, the entire world seemed bathed in blood—as if everything had been dyed red by Rin's blood.

"Rin!"

"You damn bastards..."

"Die!"

Obito let out a bestial roar, releasing a cold and overwhelming chakra that split the earth beneath him as he shot forward.

In an instant, he collided with a Mist shinobi.

The shinobi's sword sliced through Obito's body, but before he could react, Obito turned and punched him, sending him flying.

Uchiha Madara looked at Shūichi and said calmly, "Are you so confident because you've never failed?"

"Well, today will be your first failure!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, fierce blue flames ignited around Madara.

However, this technique did not harm Madara in the slightest.

A dense blue chakra emerged around him, forming a half-bodied skeletal structure.

Susanoo!

Boom!

Susanoo raised its fist, striking toward Shūichi from a distance.

Rumble!

The ground exploded, and Shūichi barely managed to dodge using Body Flicker. As he landed, a surge of flames rolled toward him.

Water Release – Water Formation Wall!

Water swirled around Shūichi, clashing with the oncoming flames in a great burst of steam.

In the next instant, Susanoo's hand broke through the steam and water barrier, grabbing Shūichi.

Splash!

Shūichi dissolved into a puddle of water.

Water Clone!

Shūichi's real body appeared in mid-air, with his Totsuka Blade expanding.

Blue Flame Vacuum Slash!

This was a powerful blade combining Fire and Wind Release, more concentrated and much stronger than the original Blue Flame Sky Blade.

He slashed down fiercely, striking Susanoo's skull.

Crack!

Susanoo's skull fractured, shattering with a thunderous impact, and the blade's light sliced downward.

Boom!

The energy blade struck the ground, carving a charred trench.

But Madara dodged the strike with Body Flicker at the last second.

Just as he landed, Shūichi's Wind Release: Rasenshuriken came whistling down from above.

Dense chakra erupted from Madara's body, and Susanoo appeared again—this time not as a skeleton but with muscle and tissue, resembling a fully formed humanoid.

Boom!

Susanoo raised a powerful fist, colliding with the Rasenshuriken in a blazing explosion that shone like a newborn sun.

"As expected of Susanoo..." Shūichi narrowed his eyes.

As the light faded, the sound of air splitting filled the air as a series of blue magatama came flying toward him.

Yasaka Magatama!

Shūichi flickered, dodging the magatama while launching another jutsu.

Earth Release – Swamp of the Underworld!

The ground beneath Madara turned to a swirling mire, pulling his body downward.

"Using jutsu without hand seals?"

Madara, sinking slowly, chuckled with mild interest.

Meanwhile, Shūichi had activated his Fire Release Chakra Mode along with his Bijuu Sealing Mark, diving down with another slash.

This time, the blade's glow turned purple as he struck Susanoo's head once again, shattering it.

Clang!

Chains shot out, plunging into the mire.

Shūichi knew that a mere Earth Release wouldn't hold Madara.

Sure enough, a blue arm emerged from the swamp, grabbing a chain and yanking it, snapping it.

Boom!

A massive blue figure rose from the mire, only to be quickly ensnared by Shūichi's Fire Nether Chains wrapping around its limbs, torso, and neck.

Shūichi sheathed his blade and formed two Rasenshuriken, one in each hand.

Wind-Fire Rasenshuriken!

Lava Release Rasenshuriken!

On his shoulder, a dragon's head appeared, charging a blue sphere, then blasting it out as a blue-violet beam.

Dragon Flame Breath!

Two beams streaked toward Madara's head in Susanoo.

At that moment, Susanoo transformed once more, now clad in crow-headed armor resembling a cloak. With a mighty swing, it shattered the Fire Nether Chains and deflected the Dragon Flame Breath.

Crack!

Susanoo drew its sword, slicing through the remaining chains with ease.

Perfect Susanoo!

Seeing the towering entity before him, Shūichi smirked slightly.

Compared to that, his Fire Release and Blaze Release Chakra Modes were indeed insignificant.

Shūichi swung both arms, launching the Wind-Fire Rasenshuriken and Lava Release Rasenshuriken.

"You're the second person to force me into this form!"

With a casual swing, Madara effortlessly deflected both of Shūichi's Rasenshuriken, causing them to explode in mid-air.

(End of Chapter)

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