Chapter 249

"I can't keep going like this. I must find an opportunity to end this battle soon!"

Kaito silently muttered to himself. The next moment, his Susanoo swung its blade, once again clashing with Uchiha Madara's Susanoo.

A lightning-like force rapidly spread outwards, and Kaito's gaze instantly locked onto Madara, who was enclosed within his Susanoo.

Suddenly, Kaito formed a hand seal with one hand, and simultaneously, a hand of his Susanoo mirrored his movements, forming the same seal.

"Hmm?"

This action immediately caught Uchiha Madara's attention, and without hesitation, he commanded his Susanoo to swing its blade.

Boom!

However, before his blade even moved, the ground beneath Madara began to collapse. At this moment, he found it hard to maintain his balance, and both he and his Susanoo started to sink.

"Earth Release to alter the terrain; does this kid want to end the battle?" 

Uchiha Madara silently speculated. Regardless of what Kaito was planning, Madara didn't care. He made his Susanoo leap violently upwards.

As he leapt, both his hands began forming hand seals.

Coincidentally, a resonating chakra boom emanated from Kaito at this moment, as he too completed his hand seals.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"

"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Singing Technique!"

Both Kaito and Uchiha Madara, one above the other, chose to unleash Fire Release techniques at the same moment.

Two different colored Fire Release techniques explosively erupted, and the terrifying flames instantly formed a powerful storm.

However, this stormy inferno halted almost immediately after spreading out. The next moment, all the flames began to swirl back, condensing furiously.

Within the suffocating surge of chakra, a black fiery dragon suddenly let out a roar.

It leapt out from the flames, charging ferociously towards Uchiha Madara!

"With such control over the Fire Release, this guy..."

At this moment, Madara couldn't evade it, as controlling his Susanoo had also somewhat restricted his own speed.

"Considering the current geographical environment, he can't make any good maneuvers.

After all, a huge mountain was directly turned into a deep pit by their battle, forming a valley. For him to jump up would waste quite a bit of energy.

Therefore, Uchiha Madara brought his hands together, and his eyes began to rotate rapidly, while his Susanoo let out an abrupt roar at this moment.

The Susanoo, which originally stood at only thirty to forty meters, kept growing taller, only coming to a complete stop when it reached around fifty meters.

The armor on its body became even thicker at this moment, with an intense aura that caused the surrounding mountain walls to crack.

"Boom!"

The once gigantic fire dragon suddenly seemed somewhat miniscule in front of the towering Susanoo.

Uchiha Madara looked indifferently as the dragon approached him, but in the next moment, the Susanoo suddenly swung its blade!

"Whiz!"

A terrifying blade's edge was swung out, and with an intense burst of energy, the head of the fire dragon was directly severed into two parts.

Yet, the edge unleashed by Uchiha Madara did not stop. With the overwhelming power, the fiery dragon was instantly split into several sections and eventually dissipated between heaven and earth.

After all this, Uchiha Madara, controlling his Susanoo, rushed towards Kaito.

At this moment, chakra inside Kaito was also erupting wildly. If Uchiha Madara had already gathered his final strength, then he naturally wouldn't fall behind.

By this point in the battle, Kaito was truly satisfied, for he realized his control over Susanoo was becoming smoother.

The power of Susanoo has always been his, and he has never been sparing in its use.

However, he rarely encountered enemies that made him unleash this power to its fullest, leading to a somewhat lack of intensity in his use of Susanoo.

Even in the current ninja world, his Susanoo, even without its full force, can deal with most enemies.

But this isn't what Kaito hoped for. His target has always been Uchiha Madara.

So far, the only ones that made him come close to or even use his full power were the Senju brothers and the Raikage brothers.

And now, there's Uchiha Madara. Moreover, this guy puts the most pressure on Kaito.

Looking at the power that was almost of the same origin as his, feeling that formidable aura that reached its peak.

The excitement in Kaito's eyes became even more apparent, and he seemed to feel his blood boiling.

No wonder Uchiha Madara always longed to face powerful enemies. No wonder he was so thrilled when he felt his blood boil after his resurrection.

Because the Uchiha have always been a family of warriors, and that feeling of blood boiling is truly unforgettable!

"Jutsu: Grand Annihilation!"

Kaito didn't hold back. As Uchiha Madara dealt with the fire dragon, Kaito also unleashed his power.

Moreover, the natural chakra inside him began to spread rapidly throughout his body.

What he wanted to do now was to finish the battle, to get stronger eyes, to activate a more powerful bloodline.

And for all this, he had to defeat the person in front of him!

The moment Kaito initiated the Grand Annihilation, Uchiha Madara sensed something was amiss with Kaito's state.

This strength seemed to have surpassed the third-stage Susanoo, but it was still far from reaching the fourth stage.

After all, the fourth stage of Susanoo is the limit of the Eternal Eyes; it's the mature form of Susanoo.

Besides the strange performance of Kaito's Susanoo, Uchiha Madara also keenly discovered an incredible power in Kaito.

He had experienced this power and suffered a miserable defeat from it. This power belonged to Senju Hashirama's ultimate technique – it was the Sage chakra!

"This kid, he can use Sage chakra?"

Uchiha Madara seemed to have discovered something unbelievable, and even someone as formidable as him was taken aback for a moment.

Just how powerful the Sage chakra is, Uchiha Madara could be considered one of the most qualified to say.

Back in the day, Senju Hashirama relied on that darned Sage mode to unleash the ultimate Wood Release, and Madara became the final victim of that godlike Wood Release technique.

Madara still vividly remembers that terrifying power. He will never forget how, even with his Susanoo and combined with the beasts, he was defeated so thoroughly.

And that battle instilled an idea and impulse in Uchiha Madara's heart – he must acquire the Sage chakra!

Because in his view, Senju Hashirama without the Sage chakra is not a complete Senju Hashirama.

The power of 'Creation of All Things' requires the combined strength of his and Senju Hashirama's powers, hence the Sage techniques are indispensable.

However, during the many years he left Konoha and hid away, he couldn't glimpse the true power of Sage techniques.

He even managed to figure out the Yin-Yang Release, but he had no opportunity to delve into the Sage techniques.

Now, suddenly seeing this power manifesting in Kaito, how could he not be astonished?

He had even initially believed that the Uchiha clan might not be able to learn the Sage techniques, so he was prepared to snatch the techniques from within Senju Hashirama's body.

But seeing this now, his heart once again became fervent, for he saw the possibility of successfully learning the Sage techniques.

For a moment, he truly wanted to break free from the Reanimation Jutsu to come back to life.

However, for his inner plans, he forcefully suppressed his impulse, knowing he couldn't make a rash decision at this juncture!

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a muffled sound, Kaito swiftly swung his ninja blade in the blink of an eye, blocking Uchiha Madara's slash.

He took a slight step back, but in just one step, he firmly regained his footing.

In Uchiha Madara's perception, the Sage chakra had completely enveloped Kaito's body, even affecting his Susanoo!

Kaito slightly lifted his head, his eyes so crimson and captivating.

Especially the slowly rotating, eerie pattern within his eyes, which at this moment seemed to emit a devouring brilliance.

"It's time to end this. We've been battling for quite some time."

Kaito's voice sounded cold, feeling that his own exhaustion was approaching its limit.

Although the duration of his battle with Uchiha Madara wasn't as long as with the Fourth Raikage brothers.

Yet, in this short battle, the pressure Kaito felt was something the Fourth Raikage brothers couldn't impose on him.

Such an opponent is truly terrifying. Such an opponent indeed allows Kaito to grow rapidly, but such an enemy is also far too dangerous.

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