Chapter 313: Uchiha Madara, Finally Dead!

Chapter 313: Uchiha Madara, Finally Dead!

Yin Release, creating form from nothingness.

Yang Release, breathing life into form.

When the powers of Yin and Yang combine—first using Yin to create form from nothing, then using Yang to breathe life into that form—true "life" can be created.

This is the special power known as "Yin-Yang Release."

According to legend, the Sage of Six Paths used this Yin-Yang Release power to create the nine Tailed Beasts.

Old Man Madara's mastery of Yin-Yang Release was, of course, incomparable to the legendary ancestor of shinobi, the Sage of Six Paths.

But compared to everyone else in the shinobi world, Old Man Madara, who awakened the Rinnegan before death, was absolutely number one in his research of Yin-Yang Release!

Wrapped in the "White Zetsu Battle Armor," Old Man Madara used his willpower to create a special, deep black mass of chakra from nothingness, and connected it directly to White Zetsu Tobi's body.

This special black chakra was a product of Old Man Madara's "Yin-Yang Release," and could be seen as a symbol of his own will.

With the existence of this black chakra, even if Old Man Madara's body perished, his consciousness could remain with White Zetsu Tobi, commanding him to continue his grand plan.

"My will..."

After using "Izanagi" several times in a row and then using "Yin-Yang Release" to create a simple life, Old Man Madara's voice sounded incredibly weak.

"Let's call it... 'Black Zetsu'..."

Thanks to the unique nature of the "White Zetsu Battle Armor," this subtle change occurring inside White Zetsu Tobi's body was not detected by Nara Keisuke.

But just as Old Man Madara finished creating 'Black Zetsu' using "Yin-Yang Release"...

...Nara Keisuke's next [Dust Release: Detachment from the Primitive World Technique] smashed over without any fanfare, enveloping Old Man Madara and White Zetsu Tobi.

Voom—

With a soft hum, the fluorescent white light of [Dust Release] erupted. Old Man Madara and White Zetsu Tobi, covered by the jutsu, were once again forcibly erased, reduced to their most primitive molecular form.

[You have killed the A-Rank Ninja Battle Mission target one time!]

[You have obtained one A-Rank Secret Ninja Scroll!]

'...This is the fourth Izanagi, the fourth revival coin. It seems the closed left eye just now was also just a diversion.'

Looking at the notification on the panel, Nara Keisuke's mouth twitched, but his agitated state of mind strangely calmed down.

'Slowly. No rush.'

With three rewards in hand, Nara Keisuke continued his "shoot and scoot" battle strategy, remaining firmly hidden in the shadows while silently molding [Dust Release] chakra.

The current situation was very clear.

Even fused with White Zetsu Tobi, Old Man Madara had no way to avoid the [Dust Release: Detachment from the Primitive World Technique] and could only wait for death.

It was just like the future Shimura Danzō. So what if he had an arm full of Sharingan?

The Black-pot King's practical skill was too low. He really did turn a super-forbidden jutsu like "Izanagi" into a cheap revival coin.

No matter how many times he revived, he still had to die.

Nara Keisuke held his breath, staring intently at Old Man Madara's "death spot." His posture was the very definition of "corpse camping."

It all happened in an instant.

Old Man Madara's "revival time" quickly ended, and his figure once again appeared in the Mountain Graveyard.

Nara Keisuke's eyes were sharp and his hands were fast. He immediately smashed another [Dust Release: Detachment from the Primitive World Technique] over.

The glow of [Dust Release] once again illuminated Old Man Madara's face.

But this time, Old Man Madara made no move to resist. He just stared with his single left eye, which had now gone completely blind and "lost its light," calmly accepting the [Dust Release] attack.

This posture symbolized that Old Man Madara was calmly walking toward death.

In fact, Old Man Madara should have died more than a decade ago.

If not for the chakra of Indra and Asura merging, resonating from the unknown to produce the Sage of Six Paths' power, allowing Old Man Madara to awaken the true "Sage Eyes"—the Rinnegan—his time of death should have been moved up by another dozen years.

Old Man Madara had never feared "death."

Never mind the experience of dying four times just now, never mind the grim death of being stabbed by "Big Pillar" in the Valley of the End…

The most important point was that Old Man Madara had specifically prepared a corresponding method of resurrection!

With that, why fear death?

But just as Old Man Madara generously met his end, the "White Zetsu Battle Armor" rapidly slid off his body, like a pool of white liquid, and sank into the ground of the Mountain Graveyard.

This was the White Zetsu's unique, no-seal ninjutsu—the Mayfly Technique.

Even as the mysterious "Child of the Divine Tree," White Zetsu Tobi's body could not withstand the power of [Dust Release]!

By connecting with the earth and soil, White Zetsu Tobi quickly merged his main chakra and most of his body into the ground, thereby avoiding a direct collision with the [Dust Release: Detachment from the Primitive World Technique].

At the same time, White Zetsu Tobi also used this to bring the 'Black Zetsu' that Old Man Madara had just created underground with him.

As "artificial humans" personally created by Old Man Madara (from Tobi's perspective), almost all White Zetsu resolutely carried out any of his commands.

Although he loved to make jokes about the human... detoxification system... from time to time, White Zetsu Tobi would never defy Old Man Madara's will.

Take 'Black Zetsu,' then take Uchiha Obito, and continue to uphold Old Man Madara's great plan as always, until he is revived from the Pure Land...

'Eh? In that case, doesn't that make me the temporary boss?'

In the darkness, a thought suddenly flashed through White Zetsu Tobi's empty head.

But at that exact moment, a will even darker and more powerful than the 'Black Zetsu' Madara had created, using the cover of the deep underground darkness, silently closed in on White Zetsu Tobi and fused with him, completely unnoticed.

From this moment on, the complete 'Zetsu' was formally born!

Meanwhile, in the Mountain Graveyard.

The glow of [Dust Release: Detachment from the Primitive World Technique] flashed once more.

The unresisting Old Man Madara was taken away without leaving any last words. A part of the White Zetsu organization that hadn't fully withdrawn from his body was taken with him.

[You have killed the A-Rank Ninja Battle Mission target!]

[You have obtained one A-Rank Secret Ninja Scroll!]

The notification on the panel reflected in Nara Keisuke's eyes. He finally let out a long breath.

"He's finally dead! Uchiha Madara!"