Naruto: Manipulation-Chapter 211: The Sage of Six Paths May Descend at Any Moment

"Madara..."

"You were too careless."

Hashirama stared at Madara's immobilized Susanoo, finally allowing himself to relax. At least, for now, they had one enemy contained.

Truth be told...

He felt a bit ashamed.

Back when Madara charged into battle alone, it should've been him—his old friend and rival—to step up and stop him. But as a reanimated version of himself, Hashirama no longer had that strength.

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"Madara."

"Give it up."

Standing atop his wooden golem, Hashirama peered into the crystal that housed Madara, speaking to his old comrade with a heavy tone. "You've gone down the wrong path. The ninja world has never needed—"

"Hashirama!"

Madara cut him off with a scoff, mocking his idealism. "Still the same as ever—trying to talk your enemy down before the fight's even over?"

"..."

Hashirama frowned, recalling the strange attack he'd suffered earlier. His voice turned grim. "You're planning to use that clone technique—the one that can fight while invisible, aren't you?"

"Hmph..."

Madara smirked coldly, his Rinnegan glowing faintly.

"Correct."

!!!

Hashirama's instincts immediately went on high alert!

But just as he moved to defend against Madara, the arm of his wooden golem was slashed clean through by a sudden invisible strike!

"Susanoo!"

Hashirama instantly recognized what had attacked him. His expression hardened. "Impossible!"

How could it be Susanoo?

Madara's Susanoo was still restrained by his wooden golem!

Even for someone as powerful as Madara, it shouldn't be possible for a clone to summon a fully realized Susanoo like the original.

It defied logic.

Hashirama raised his hand, commanding the wooden dragon to strike at the hidden Susanoo, but there was nothing—no target at all.

Even worse...

The dragon itself was cleaved in an instant!

Madara's smirk deepened. His blue armored warrior broke free of its restraints and soared into the sky once more.

"Madara!"

Hashirama hastily formed hand seals, trying to summon another wooden golem to stop him—but in the blink of an eye, his own body was split apart!

"Watch out!"

"There's something hidden on the battlefield!"

"Something that can use Susanoo just like Madara!"

Tobirama shouted in warning to the Ninja Alliance, hoping his words would help—but they were of no use.

Because what they now faced...

Was a force far beyond their understanding.

No...

It was a force far beyond anything they could fight!

Suddenly, invisible slashes rained down across the battlefield!

Panic swept through the alliance like wildfire—pure, unrelenting fear!

Naruto and Minato both tried to use the Nine-Tails' chakra to sense the hidden threat...

But it was useless!

Madara's Susanoo streaked through the sky and stopped right in front of Naruto. He dispelled the duplicate and reached out toward Naruto's neck.

"Uzumaki Naruto."

"I'll be taking the Nine-Tails now."

"NARUTO!"

The Ninja Alliance charged forward to help!

But a strange, ghostly slash carved a trench through the battlefield, kicking up a wall of smoke and dust that cut them off!

Minato and Tobirama, the fastest among them, rushed forward—but the moment they moved, an unseen force slammed them into the ground! Fortunately, they both used Flying Thunder God to escape just in time!

They couldn't stop!

If they stopped, they'd be attacked!

But still—

They had to keep going!

Naruto clearly couldn't take on Madara alone!

"Fourth!"

Tobirama's voice was sharp with urgency. "Get that boy out of here! You can use Flying Thunder God without limits through Reanimation! He must not fall into Madara's hands!"

Sadly...

His warning came a moment too late.

Madara placed his hand over Naruto's abdomen and activated the Tailed Beast Extraction Seal, forcefully ripping the Nine-Tails out of Naruto's body!

The Nine-Tails roared in agony, clawing wildly—

But the Ten-Tails sensed its chakra. One of its tails transformed into a clawed hand and dragged the Nine-Tails' chakra back.

"..."

Naruto's head slumped forward.

Madara tossed his body to the ground with disdain.

Sasuke appeared before Madara in a flash, slashing with his sword and forcing Madara back. He looked down at Naruto's body—and his heart sank.

"Naruto..."

Sasuke stared in disbelief.

He knew that Jinchūriki die when their tailed beast is removed—but he never imagined it would happen to Naruto.

This teammate...

Wasn't that important...

No...

This teammate...

Was actually really important.

Because he was a friend—a friend he trusted with his life since they were kids.

"He's dead."

Madara chuckled softly, stretching out a hand toward Sasuke. "Come back to our side. This is the path you were meant to walk..."

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"Even though Lord Shigen and I no longer need your Eternal Mangekyō as a backup, I'd still like to see you by my side..."

This boy...

He'd raised him himself.

Madara had always been fond of Sasuke, who looked so much like his own brother. In Sasuke, he saw reflections of his past.

"..."

Sasuke gave no reply.

"Naruto is my friend."

The dark-haired young man plunged his sword into the ground, picked up Naruto's limp body, and turned to leave.

"Friend, huh..."

Madara chuckled but didn't stop him. To him, Naruto and Sasuke no longer mattered. His gaze shifted—he was now searching for Minato.

But—

Minato was already gone!

Madara's eyes flickered. He tried using Limbo with his Rinnegan to track him down, hoping to seize the last fragment of the Nine-Tails' chakra—but he found no opening!

That Fourth Hokage...

His teleportation was too fast!

Fast enough to snatch Naruto's body right from Sasuke's arms!

"I'm going to save him!"

Minato left behind just one sentence before vanishing with his son, urgency etched across his face.

He needed to get somewhere safe—somewhere he could transfer the Nine-Tails sealed within himself into Naruto.

It was the only chance to save his son's life.

"..."

Sasuke stared blankly at the golden flash that disappeared from sight. After a moment of thought, he leapt in the same direction.

He didn't want to be part of this war anymore.

Right now, Sasuke only wanted to know if Naruto could be saved.

Tobirama noticed it all. His eyes scanned the battlefield, flashing with a strange glint, and without a word, he followed after Minato and Sasuke, quietly exiting the battlefield.

Meanwhile—

Chaos was erupting everywhere. The morale of the Ninja Alliance had collapsed. The invisible enemy had driven terror into their hearts.

And the cause of it all—Madara—

Continued sweeping through the battlefield, keeping the alliance at bay with his Limbo clones while still searching for Minato.

"Black Zetsu."

"Tell Madara—"

"That it ends here."

Shigen had been monitoring the battlefield the entire time. He quietly ordered Black Zetsu beside him, "This is enough. Initiate Infinite Tsukuyomi before something unexpected happens..."

"There's still a portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra—"

Black Zetsu muttered, hoping Madara could retrieve it from Minato as well.

"The Sage of Six Paths might descend."

Shigen flared his nostrils slightly, as if sensing some unknown threat. His tone darkened. "I don't know whose side he'll take if he shows up. Let's revive Lady Kaguya before that happens..."

"Understood."

Black Zetsu was instantly shaken by Shigen's warning.

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