Realizing the Juubi had broken free from his control, Nagato knew something was terribly wrong!
The Juubi, trapped by the opponent’s Thousand-Arm Bijuu Susano’o, was in an even worse state!
Seeing Edo Madara charge, Konan, at Nagato’s side, flew out first, transforming into countless paper shuriken, shooting toward Edo Madara.
No matter who the enemy was or how strong, she wouldn’t let anyone harm Nagato again!
"Konan! Come back, you’re no match for him!" Nagato shouted, his heart anxious.
Konan was a living human, not an Edo body.
Facing Madara was tantamount to seeking death!
Madara snorted coldly. Konan wasn’t his target; such a low-level foe wasn’t worth his glance, though her fearless spirit deserved respect.
Only then did Madara stop holding back.
"Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku!"
A massive wave of giant meteor-like fireballs erupted, covering a hundred-meter radius. Their immense power and scorching heat instantly melted all of Konan’s paper.
Clearly, their ninjutsu strengths were on entirely different plane.
Fortunately, Nagato timely used Banshō Ten’in to pull Konan back and Shinra Tensei to block the flames.
Otherwise, Konan might’ve become a ’flame angel’ in one strike.
"The Rinnegan’s power. Fine, let’s see the true difference!"
Madara smirked arrogantly, raising his arms to unleash his Rinnegan’s abilities.
Nagato countered instantly.
The two identical repulsive Shinra Tensei forces clashed, their immense power shattering the air, like two massive invisible walls colliding.
But Madara’s force was clearly superior, overpowering Nagato’s Shinra Tensei and even forcing Nagato back several steps.
After all, Madara’s Rinnegan was the original, bolstered by Uchiha lineage and stronger chakra than Nagato’s.
With these three advantages, Nagato’s Rinnegan power was inevitably inferior to Edo Madara’s.
"A fake remains a fake! Don’t misunderstand—the Rinnegan’s power was never yours to create; it’s mine!"
"Nagato, still want to struggle?"
Madara stood high, looking down at Nagato, his arrogant aura overwhelming, reminiscent of Sasuke.
Of course, unlike Sasuke, Madara’s not just sharp-tongued—his body and power were even tougher.
This backed his repeated arrogant taunts.
Nagato wouldn’t surrender. He let a clone take Konan away while he charged at Edo Madara again.
He knew in a one-on-one fight, he was no match for Madara.
But who said he’d fight one-on-one?
Edo Madara could scheme for decades, using every means to manipulate all pawns.
Edo Nagato had long abandoned the pitiful pride of a ninja. For Amegakure, he’d use any means necessary!
The next second, a swarm of Akatsuki ninjas surged onto the battlefield, rallying at Nagato’s side.
Edo Deidara, Edo Sasori, Fourth Raikage A puppet, interim Hokage Shimura Danzo puppet, Edo Kakuzu, Pain Tendō puppet, Pain Chikushōdō, Pain Jigokudō, Edo Fourth Raikage A, Edo Fifth Mizukage Terumi Mei, Edo Salamander Hanzō, Edo Ginkaku, Edo Kinkaku...
Over ten Kage-level forces were deployed by Nagato.
Except for Edo Itachi and his fleeing allies, all other Akatsuki elites gathered.
The earlier Juubi god-demon battle was too terrifying for them to intervene.
But now, with the Thousand-Arm Bijuu Susano’o restraining the Juubi, Madara had a chance to attack Nagato’s real body directly, giving many Akatsuki ninjas an opportunity to storm the battlefield.
Such a perfect chance to surround Edo Madara.
Nagato wouldn’t miss it!
"Uchiha Madara, return to the Pure Land! This era is no longer yours!"
"So naively foolish, Nagato? You think a bunch of trash can defeat me? Utterly stupid!"
The two sides clashed, and a fierce battle erupted again.
Both unleashed their full power.
Because both knew they couldn’t afford to lose!
Sadly, battle outcomes don’t bend to personal will.
In less than three minutes, the final battle had its victor.
Except for Edo Madara standing alone, nothing else remained upright.
The Fourth Raikage A puppet and Danzo puppet were shattered, Edo Deidara and Edo Sasori were impaled by black rods, Edo Kakuzu’s hard-earned rare hearts were destroyed, and all other Edo ninjas lay scattered around...
The scene was utterly chaotic.
Clearly, Edo Tensei’s infinite regeneration didn’t mean invincibility.
Against Madara, with his Rinnegan, mastery of Yin-Yang Release, ability to create chakra-locking black rods, the so-called immortal Edo Tensei body was mere nonsense...
"Hmph! A bunch of clueless clowns!"
"I thought you could actually dance..."
Madara snorted coldly, full of disdain for these trash.
Against others, these Akatsuki members were rulers dominating ninja world regions; but before Madara, they were hopelessly outclassed...
Madara stepped forward, lifting Nagato, his body riddled with black rods.
These rods locked Nagato’s chakra, rendering him unable to use any ninjutsu or doujutsu.
Clearly, Nagato had lost. The entire new Akatsuki had lost.
"Brat Nagato, you’ve lost..." Madara declared arrogantly.
"Was that your final move?"
Nagato’s face was full of unwillingness, his eyes brimming with hatred. But he was indeed defeated, utterly, with no chance of turning the tables.
Though he’d matured, grown, and strengthened far beyond before, against a monster like Madara—one of only two in the ninja world—he was still too far behind...
"Well! Though a farce, it was somewhat entertaining."
"Your growth exceeded my expectations. You’re the only one who could use my Rinnegan to this degree."
"Rest easy, I won’t kill you."
"Oh! You’re already dead. I mean, I won’t seal your soul."
"After all, you handed the Juubi to me, saving me much trouble. You’ve helped me greatly."
Madara laughed heartily, free and carefree.
As the final victor, he had every right to savor this.
But Madara quickly curbed his excitement, moving to the real business.
"Alright! Let’s see where you’ve hidden my Rinnegan."
"And who’s really pulling your strings?"
Edo Madara prepared to pluck Nagato’s Rinnegan, then use genjutsu to control him and extract the desired information.
This was easy for Madara. With the black rods locking chakra, the Edo Rinnegan wouldn’t recover quickly.
And the mastermind controlling Nagato was no simple figure, worthy of Madara’s serious attention!
At this moment, Edo Nagato was powerless, his body impaled by black rods, unable to move an inch.
He could only watch Madara’s right hand reach for his eyes.
But at that exact moment, his pupils froze, as if seeing an exhilarating sight, a spark of hope gleaming in his eyes!
Madara was slightly puzzled, not understanding what could make the utterly defeated Nagato so elated.
But at the same time, Edo Madara suddenly sensed a chakra aura identical to his own behind him!
Two chakra auras nearly identical to his own!