Chapter 640: Mu Yue’s Death (2-in-1 7k chapter, please vote)

“This is getting interesting, hahahaha!” Uchiha Madara laughed wildly as he watched the mighty Wood Human Technique.

Although Muzuki’s plan had caused him a lot of trouble, Uchiha Madara was surprisingly appreciative of Muzuki at this moment.

He himself possessed Wood Release, and Danzo Shimura, who had undergone White Zetsu body tissue transplantation, also had Wood Release, but Uchiha Madara did not acknowledge that kind of Wood Release.

In his eyes, Muzuki, who had developed Wood Release independently, was the true second Wood Release Ninja.

As the second Wood Release Ninja, Muzuki’s performance had gained Uchiha Madara’s approval; only such a Wood Release powerhouse could bring him a little fun in battle.

“Although far from Hashirama, you are still quite good, worthy of witnessing the true Susanoo.” Uchiha Madara’s mouth curved into a smile, and an incredibly terrifying Chakra erupted from his body.

A large amount of blue Chakra exploded around Uchiha Madara, merging into Susanoo.

Boom boom!!

The Susanoo, which was originally only a little over twenty meters tall, suddenly grew rapidly, causing the ground to rumble.

Thirty meters, thirty-five meters, forty meters…

Susanoo quickly surpassed the height of Muzuki’s Wood Human Technique, eventually exceeding an astonishing eighty meters.

It wasn’t just Susanoo’s size that changed; dazzling blue Chakra added a thick layer of armor to Susanoo, further enhancing its might.

When Susanoo was fully formed and the turbulent Chakra stabilized, an unprecedented sense of oppression enveloped the entire battlefield.

The third stage Susanoo from before looked like a helpless child in front of the Wood Human Technique, but at this moment, Muzuki’s Wood Human Technique also appeared small and weak in front of the towering and mighty Susanoo.

All the Konoha Ninja looked at the terrifying blue giant in a daze, as if they were witnessing a god descend.

Clatter.

“What kind of enemy are we fighting against?” A Konoha Ninja’s Kunai fell to the ground, and he looked at the incredibly tall blue giant with a despondent expression.

He felt that even if the black-robed man stood still and let them attack, they wouldn’t be able to break through his defenses, and the black-robed man only needed to stomp a few times to wipe them out.

He couldn’t imagine that such a terrifying Ninja existed in the world; even the legendary Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara were probably nothing more than this.

“Can such an enemy truly be defeated?” A Konoha Jonin’s hand, clutching his long sword, trembled slightly.

Staring directly at the Susanoo, which was over eighty meters tall, his legs almost lost control, and he had to strain his muscles to stand steadily.

There was no other way; the gap was too wide. The gap between them and the black-robed man was even greater than the gap between a Jonin and an ordinary person.

At this moment, Kakashi and Obito’s tension also reached its peak.

“Did he not take it seriously in the previous battle?” Obito looked at the terrifying giant Susanoo, and a frightening thought arose in his mind.

This eighty-meter Susanoo was too different from the twenty-meter Susanoo before; it was so different that it didn’t seem like the same Ninjutsu.

Obito quickly shook his head, shaking that terrifying thought out of his mind.

Because this represented one thing: perhaps Uchiha Madara still had other powerful means he hadn’t revealed.

“Lord Mu Yue…” Shisui clenched his fists, looking at the battlefield with a tense expression.

He wanted to rush up and help Muzuki, but he knew that would only cause trouble for Muzuki.

If Shisui might have been able to injure the black-robed Uchiha with a sneak attack from Azure Flame before, then after the black-robed Uchiha used the eighty-meter-tall Susanoo, he couldn’t cause the black-robed Uchiha the slightest bit of trouble, no matter how much he exerted himself.

“Damn it, the gap is too big.” Kakashi’s forehead was covered in fine sweat, but no matter how much he thought, he couldn’t figure out how to help Muzuki.

The power gap between them and the black-robed Uchiha was already too great to describe in words.

Even Might Guy, who opened the Eight Gates to his own limit, might not be able to play much of a role, after all, Might Guy could only open up to the Sixth Gate at most right now.

The Iwagakure Ninja Force, still circling nearby and waiting for an opportunity, were all dumbfounded when they saw the blue giant that resembled a mountain.

“Lord Kitsuchi, perhaps we should retreat.” An Iwagakure Jōnin suggested to Kitsuchi.

“This black-robed Ninja is too powerful; Hayate Mugetsu and the others will definitely be killed, and this person is not friendly to Iwagakure either, so staying here is very dangerous.”

He was very worried when he thought about how the black-robed man casually killed dozens of Iwagakure Ninja with a single attack; with such an exaggerated size, if they were to be affected again, it wouldn’t just be a matter of dozens of Ninja.

“Retreat.” Kitsuchi took a deep look at the blue giant and the Wood Human Technique, then finally led his force away.

If the black-robed man were to attack the Iwa Ninja Force, Kitsuchi would have no way to stop him; he couldn’t gamble with the lives of his subordinates.

However, the Susanoo that shocked all the Ninja on the field caused Uchiha Madara, the caster himself, to show a dissatisfied expression.

“It’s only this much, as expected, I still need to use Reincarnation to revive.” Uchiha Madara slightly frowned as he felt his Susanoo.

The Susanoo he was currently using couldn’t even be called a complete body, because it had no wings.

His true peak complete body Susanoo was more than twice the size of the current Susanoo, and it also had wings that allowed it to fly.

“However, it’s enough.” Uchiha Madara thought as he looked at the Wood Human Technique charging towards him.

After dealing with the Shadow Clone Susanoo, Muzuki immediately controlled the Wood Human Technique to charge towards the Susanoo where Uchiha Madara’s main body was located, but Uchiha Madara cast the higher-level Susanoo too quickly; Muzuki hadn’t even reached Uchiha Madara before Uchiha Madara had completed the casting.

Swish!

Uchiha Madara controlled Susanoo to swing a giant blue light sword.

Terrifying power tore through the air, creating a strong gust of wind, as if it wanted to cleave the ground itself.

Boom!!

The Wood Human Technique extended its large hand, trying to catch the light sword, and instantly its palm exploded, and more than half of its body was directly cut off.

And Uchiha Madara’s attack didn’t stop there; his other arm also swung the light sword rapidly, directly aiming for the Wood Human Technique’s head, which was where Muzuki was standing.

The strong wind generated by Susanoo’s swing hit Muzuki’s face, making his golden hair flutter in the wind.

“Wood Release: Art: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees!”

Muzuki calmly condensed Wood Release Chakra and used the Wood Release.

As Muzuki clasped his hands together and Chakra erupted, the ground began to tremble, as if a massive force was surging underground.

Immediately after, countless thick tree roots broke out of the ground, writhing in the air like living snakes, growing rapidly, and quickly transforming into incredibly thick and long giant vines.

Three vines extended together, binding the light sword that was slicing towards Muzuki, preventing it from advancing.

The remaining vines either bound Susanoo’s other arm or directly attacked Susanoo, striking its body.

“Wood Human Technique!” Muzuki also took this opportunity to activate the Wood Human Technique again.

Several thick tree roots broke out of the ground, growing rapidly and merging into the Wood Human Technique’s body, repairing its form while also making the Wood Human Technique’s size even larger.

The Wood Human Technique is a powerful Wood Release Ninjutsu that can rival the complete body Susanoo, but Muzuki currently doesn’t have enough Chakra to reach the same intensity as Senju Hashirama.

Of course, although he couldn’t match the peak Senju Hashirama, the Wood Human Technique Muzuki used before was not the limit he could cast.

Finally, the Wood Human Technique reached a height of sixty meters; although it was still not as tall as Susanoo, it was no longer the difference between a child and an adult.

“That’s it, let me feel more pleasure!” Uchiha Madara laughed again, seeing that Muzuki still had strength left.

Crack crack!!

Susanoo erupted with power, tearing apart all the thick vines on its body, and raised the giant light sword with both hands.

At this moment, the surrounding air seemed to solidify, and as the sword rose, a chilling aura gradually permeated the area.

The moment the light sword cleaved towards the Wood Human Technique, the sword light streaked across the sky like lightning, and wherever the sword’s edge pointed, the air seemed to be split in two.

For a moment, the sword wind howled, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Muzuki, facing this powerful attack from Susanoo, did not dare to be careless. His Byakugan, with its powerful observation ability, locked onto the light sword, and the Transparent World was predicting Susanoo’s movements.

He precisely used the Wood Human Technique’s giant palm to block the swinging light sword.

Boom!!

The immense force spread from the bodies of the two giants to the ground, shattering it.

The aftermath of the airflow rushed into the distance, forcing some Konoha Ninja to use Chakra to stabilize themselves.

“Lord Mu Yue, you can do it!” Obito was excited to see Muzuki also use a stronger Wood Human Technique.

If looks could kill, Obito would have stared the black-robed Uchiha to death.

“Lord Mu Yue will definitely succeed in changing history. Yamato has become Lord Mu Yue’s disciple, so the two worlds can be different.” Rin Nohara clasped her hands together, silently praying for Muzuki.

Yamato from the Land of Roura didn’t know Muzuki, so he definitely wasn’t Muzuki’s disciple.

However, in their world, Muzuki might have taken the Yamato of this world as his disciple because he met Yamato during his trip to the Land of Roura.

This indicated that history was not unchangeable; logically, time travel itself would have an impact on history.

Roar!

Just as the Wood Human Technique caught the light sword swung by Susanoo, the wood dragon on the Wood Human Technique’s shoulder moved, charging directly towards Uchiha Madara in Susanoo’s head.

At this moment, two arms made of pure Chakra instantly extended from Susanoo’s arms, gripping the wood dragon and preventing it from advancing.

Uchiha Madara controlled Susanoo to unleash its power and pulled hard, causing the Wood Human Technique to temporarily lose its balance and fail to continue gripping the large blue sword, but it did pull closer to Susanoo.

Swish!

Susanoo swung its giant light sword, leaving a deep slash mark on the Wood Human Technique’s body, and a large amount of wood chips flew into the sky.

Bang!

Crack!

Taking advantage of the proximity to Susanoo, the Wood Human Technique raised its large fist and delivered a powerful punch to Susanoo, causing cracks to appear in Susanoo’s blue armor.

The two giants, one blue and one green, continuously exchanged blows. The forest was trampled like weeds, and the ground was full of craters, as if it had undergone a meteor bombardment.

Neither of the two giants retained their initial perfect appearance; the Wood Human Technique’s body was covered in gruesome Knife marks, and Susanoo’s armor also had cracks.

“Haha! What a long-lost feeling.” Uchiha Madara showed a nostalgic expression.

His battle with Muzuki reminded him of Senju Hashirama.

“In return, I will kill you cleanly and decisively.”

Uchiha Madara then unleashed more Chakra, and the cracks on Susanoo’s body instantly disappeared, and its aura even faintly grew stronger.

He could tell that although Muzuki was strong, his Chakra was far inferior to his own and Senju Hashirama’s.

Muzuki, standing on the Wood Human Technique’s head, was slightly panting and did not continue to use Ninjutsu to repair the Wood Human Technique.

Boom boom!!

Uchiha Madara controlled the tall Susanoo to grip the blue greatsword and charged towards Muzuki. Each step he took was as if some powerful Ninjutsu was bombarding the ground.

With the same two-handed sword swing, Muzuki still controlled the Wood Human Technique to block with both hands.

But this time, the result was completely different.

Swish!

Rumble!!

The blue greatsword, carrying supreme power, swung down. Although the Wood Human Technique’s timing was still good, its incomplete body couldn’t withstand this power.

The Wood Human Technique’s large palms directly exploded, and the blue greatsword sliced through the Wood Human Technique’s body, directly cleaving it in half from top to bottom.

The massive remains of the Wood Human Technique crashed to the ground, emitting a huge roar.

It was as if their confidence had also collapsed along with the Wood Human Technique.

The Konoha Ninja looked at Susanoo’s dazzling blue greatsword as if they were seeing the Shinigami’s scythe, and despair filled their eyes.

At this moment, they truly understood what true power was.

No matter how strong Fire Release or Lightning Release were trained, could they defeat this Susanoo, which was over eighty meters tall?

“We’re done for. Even Lord Mu Yue, who is so powerful, couldn’t defeat this enemy.” Some Konoha Ninja fell into complete despair, believing they were all doomed.

“Lord Mu Yue hasn’t given up yet! We must believe in him!” Other Konoha Ninja still believed in Muzuki.

Most of them were Ninja who had followed Muzuki since the Hidden Mist battlefield, believing Muzuki was a Ninja who could create miracles.

Muzuki, currently in battle, was unaware of his subordinates’ thoughts. At this moment, he was preparing to unleash a super-strong attack he had never used before.

The instant Uchiha Madara’s Susanoo light blade slashed down, Muzuki, standing on the Wood Human Technique’s head, leaped fiercely towards Susanoo’s head.

“Thunder Breathing, Full Concentration!”

Muzuki switched his Breathing Technique to Thunder Breathing, entering the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and then pushed his perfect-grade Thunder Breathing to its limit, enhancing his abilities and Lightning Release as much as possible.

Muzuki gripped the air, and Enma was once again taken out of the system by Muzuki, appearing in his right palm.

Sizzle! Sizzle!

The large amount of Chakra Muzuki had condensed beforehand rapidly transformed into Lightning Release Chakra with the assistance of the Lightning Release Chakra Mode. Dazzling purple lightning covered Enma’s blade.

Muzuki’s body was also filled with lightning, and his speed became extremely fast, like a true flash of lightning.

Almost instantly, Muzuki charged in front of the towering Susanoo and saw Uchiha Madara within it.

Uchiha Madara also saw Muzuki. He looked at Muzuki with interest, seemingly curious about Muzuki’s next move.

Curious as he was, Uchiha Madara wasn’t idle. He controlled Susanoo’s arm to grasp at Muzuki.

Muzuki tightly gripped the long blade, which shimmered with the might of lightning. He pushed Thunder Breathing and Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation to their limits, making the lightning on Enma’s blade even more terrifying.

Rumble! Rumble!

Just then, as if the lightning power on Muzuki’s body was too strong, the sky inexplicably flashed with lightning and thunder.

Muzuki raised Enma, which glowed with a massive amount of purple lightning. The lightning in the sky was attracted to Enma, further enhancing the lightning power on Enma’s blade.

Feeling a sense of danger from Enma, Uchiha Madara’s expression changed slightly, and he quickened his pace. Susanoo’s large hand, carrying an overwhelming momentum, rushed towards Muzuki.

“One Thought Cut!”

When Susanoo’s arm was only two meters away from him, Muzuki suddenly swung Enma.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Terrifying lightning power erupted, like ten thousand thunders roaring. A huge lightning beam shot out, and Susanoo’s arm, reaching out towards Muzuki, instantly shattered, turning into blue light particles and dissipating into the air.

Uchiha Madara’s face instantly changed drastically. He unleashed all his Chakra to strengthen Susanoo’s defense.

But this was not the energy-saving version of No Thought Strike that Muzuki used against ordinary Ninja; it was Muzuki’s ultimate blade, consuming a massive amount of Chakra.

Muzuki didn’t even dare to use such great power during his training, fearing that the commotion would be too great and lead to exposure of information.

Boom!

The powerful lightning force instantly tore through Susanoo’s defense, shattering Susanoo’s body, sending blue fragments flying.

As Susanoo shattered, Uchiha Madara, inside Susanoo, also spurted a large amount of blood, falling to the ground like a kite with a broken string.

Without Uchiha Madara supplying Chakra, Susanoo’s remaining body rapidly dissipated, and a blue giant standing on the battlefield thus disappeared under the lightning.

However, the destructive power of this massive lightning slash did not stop there.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

The moment the slash hit the ground, a deep chasm immediately split open, gravel flew, dust billowed, and everything around was destroyed by this force. A black line nearly ninety meters long appeared on the battlefield.

“This…” The Konoha Ninja who thought he was doomed was stunned by this sight.

He exhausted all his knowledge but couldn’t manage to form a single sentence to describe the scene at this moment.

“Lord Mu Yue!” The Ninja who believed Muzuki could create miracles excitedly shouted Muzuki’s name.

Although they believed in Muzuki in their hearts, seeing Muzuki display such a terrifying technique with their own eyes still made it difficult to suppress their excitement.

Now, Muzuki had become synonymous with miracles in their hearts, and could even be said to be the personification of miracles itself.

“Haha, I told you Muzuki Immortal is omnipotent!” Obito clenched his fists and couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

When the Wood Human Technique was split open just now, Obito had already condensed his Chakra, ready to rush towards Muzuki.

The reason he hadn’t participated in the battle was that he was worried about being a hindrance to Muzuki. If Muzuki fell into crisis, even if the strength gap was huge, Obito would rush forward without hesitation. At worst, he would die with Muzuki.

“Huff… huff…”

Shisui panted slightly. He had also been nervous and worried for Muzuki just now, and his Sharingan had been operating at its peak just to monitor Muzuki’s condition.

“That’s great, it’s finally over.” Rin Nohara’s heart, which had been hanging, finally settled down.

Even the eighty-meter-tall Susanoo was directly cut to pieces. The black-robed Uchiha definitely couldn’t have survived. A Ninja’s body couldn’t withstand such a terrifying technique.

“Regarding One Thought Cut, I still have so much to learn.” Kakashi, whose body had been tense, also relaxed.

As long as the black-robed Uchiha was human, he absolutely could not have survived such an attack.

The only one Kakashi could think of who could withstand this technique and not die was the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama.

Legend has it that Senju Hashirama possessed incredibly terrifying regenerative abilities, and it was a no-hand-seal healing, allowing him to rapidly and automatically recover during battle, making him almost immune to injury.

Muzuki, holding Enma, gasped for breath, slowly floated down from the sky, and showed a slight smile towards Obito and the others.

Muzuki’s disciples and subordinates quickly rushed towards Muzuki’s direction.

Obito and Shisui closed their Sharingan, and Kakashi exited his Transparent World state, their faces showing unique smiles.

Obito was full of excitement, his mouth half-open, revealing his upper teeth. Just by looking at his expression, one could see the joy in his heart.

Might Guy showed two rows of gleaming white teeth and gave a thumbs-up towards Muzuki.

Rin Nohara’s eyes were gentle, and the corners of her eyes curved slightly upward.

Shisui’s eyes sparkled with bright light, and his cheeks naturally lifted.

Kakashi’s mouth under his mask curved upward, and his eyes revealed a genuine happiness from within.

The journey to Rouran made them aware of Muzuki’s non-existent future, and they had been working hard to change this outcome.

Even if Muzuki displayed strength that made it almost impossible for him to die in battle, Kakashi and the others were still striving for this goal.

If it didn’t happen, then naturally everything would be fine, which would be the best outcome.

If it did happen, they would then be able to use their strongest abilities to help Muzuki.

Although from the result, they still didn’t help Muzuki, this was not because they didn’t work hard, but because they didn’t have enough training time, and the enemy was too strong, beyond specification.

Just when everyone thought it was over, an unexpected change occurred.

“Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs Technique!”

Uchiha Madara, who should have died, suddenly appeared behind Muzuki. Numerous thick wooden spikes rapidly shot out from his outstretched arm.

Although Muzuki reacted quickly and used Enma to cut off some of the wooden spikes, some still hit Muzuki.

Pfft!

The wooden spikes that hit Muzuki continued to grow, piercing through various parts of Muzuki’s body. Blood splattered for a moment, and he couldn’t even hold Enma, directly falling to the ground.

This sudden shocking change caught everyone off guard.

They didn’t understand how Uchiha Madara had withstood that terrifying lightning slash and survived.

“Eight Gates, Fifth Gate, Open!”

Even without understanding what had happened, Might Guy instantly activated the Fifth Gate of Eight Gates and concentrated his breathing to the extreme, entering the Rock Breathing Chakra Mode. He then kicked out an incredibly fast Whirlwind Kick towards Uchiha Madara.

Bang!

Uchiha Madara reached out and caught Might Guy’s right leg, unleashing Chakra and violently throwing Might Guy away like a bottle, shattering the ground.

Uchiha Madara ignored Might Guy, his gaze still fixed on Muzuki, who was pierced by Wood Release.

Might Guy’s current strength was not worthy of his attention.

The other disciples weren’t as fast as Might Guy, but they almost immediately took action.

Obito’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan had automatically activated the moment Muzuki was severely injured. He entered Flame Breathing Chakra Mode and unleashed a fiery punch carrying terrifying flames.

Shisui was also in his Three-Tomoe state, entering Flame Breathing Chakra Mode and condensing a wisp of high-temperature Azure Flame.

Kakashi rapidly drew his White Fang, reactivated Transparent World, and simultaneously entered Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

Rin Nohara concentrated a large amount of Chakra into her fist, preparing to use Exploding Fist.

Some Konoha Jonin who reacted also rushed towards Uchiha Madara.

“Do you wish to dance as well?”

Boom!

Uchiha Madara unleashed Chakra and instantly condensed a second-stage Susanoo. A blue mini-giant, only its upper body, appeared on the battlefield again.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Susanoo’s two hands swung punches and its other two hands condensed energy orbs, blocking all incoming attacks while also sending all attacking Ninja flying.

“To force me to this extent, even in this state, you are worthy of pride, Hayate Mugetsu. I won’t forget you for a long time.” Uchiha Madara said, his remaining Sharingan staring at Muzuki.

At the very last moment, he used Izanagi, rewriting the outcome of being killed by One Thought Cut.

Muzuki truly gave Uchiha Madara a great surprise. He hadn’t expected a Ninja in this era to be able to achieve such a level.

Saying that, Uchiha Madara controlled Susanoo to raise its blue long blade towards the fallen Muzuki.

“Bastard! What kind of skill is a sneak attack? If you have the guts, fight Teacher Muzuki fair and square!”

Obito wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and, unwilling to give up, continued to charge towards Uchiha. He wanted to create the conditions for Muzuki to consume the secret medicine.

He hadn’t taken this secret medicine before, but Muzuki said it was effective, so it must be effective. If Muzuki recovered, there would still be hope for everything.

“Eight Gates, Sixth Gate, Open!”

Might Guy climbed out of the crater and forcefully opened the Sixth Gate of Eight Gates, his body’s power surging again.

He actually wanted to open the higher Seventh Gate or even the Eighth Gate of Death, but unfortunately, he didn’t succeed.

Muzuki’s disciples and the remaining combat-capable subordinates all rushed to stop Uchiha Madara.

“Wood Release: Wood Clone!”

Uchiha Madara ignored them, directly splitting into five Wood Clones, sending the Wood Clones to deal with these Ninja, then continued his attack on Muzuki.

“Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!”

“One Thought Cut!”

“Golden Skyline!”

“Fire Release: Azure Flame!”

Looking at Muzuki, who was visibly pale and weak, Obito and the others desperately unleashed their power.

They threw all thoughts of conserving Chakra and stamina to the back of their minds, using whatever powerful techniques they had.

With the help of other Konoha Ninja, they defeated one Wood Clone, but despairingly, there were still four Wood Clones on the field.

Under the attacks of the Wood Clones, Obito and the others, let alone helping Muzuki, were constantly getting more injured themselves.

Obito, knocked to the ground, could only watch helplessly as the blue long blade descended.

Boom!

The ground where Muzuki lay cracked, and the large amount of blood flowing from Muzuki stained the ground beneath him red.

In the Three-Tomoe eyes of Uchiha Madara, Obito, and Shisui, Muzuki’s life, as faint as a candle flame, completely extinguished.