69novels Chapter 178 This is the power to change the ninja world
Chapter 178 This is the power to change the ninja world
Chapter 178 This is the power to change the ninja world
Despite being nearly cleaved in two by a single strike, Madara Uchiha did not die.
White spores were constantly oozing from the wound on his chest, trying to repair his broken body.
Shiba Kiyokawa was not surprised by this.
There's nothing to worry about: even if White Zetsu can repair Madara's injuries, it can't make up for Madara's depleted life force.
From the moment Madara Uchiha resolutely pulled the tube and severed the connection with the Gedo Mazo, the old man's life was destined to enter its final countdown.
Kagura's Mind's Eye perception feedback: The opponent has only a few dozen seconds left.
Therefore, Shiba Kiyokawa was never in a hurry.
"Cough cough cough!"
Ban coughed incessantly, the bloody sputum he coughed up filled with white spores.
Apart from the battle at the Valley of the End, he seemed to have never been in such a sorry state in his entire life.
But when he reached this dead end, his confidence and pride returned.
The initial defensiveness and anger before the war have miraculously vanished, as if they had suddenly gained enlightenment.
"Hehe, I never expected that a ninja like you would emerge in this era. No wonder my clone of the will has been looking so gloomy lately."
Shiba Kiyokawa, I've remembered your name. Seeing you always reminds me of the days when I fought alongside Hashirama.
You are more ambitious than that fool Hashirama, and you are better at winning people over than I was back then…”
Shiba Kiyokawa frowned.
He didn't know why Madara Uchiha suddenly became interested in talking again at such a crucial moment.
Is this what you plan to talk about in the last few seconds of your life?
Although this was a good thing for Shiba Kiyokawa, he was happy to chat with Uchiha Madara for a while longer, preferably until Madara was buried.
But the current situation and such an abnormal development still made him instinctively wary!
Have you given up on treatment?
No! Based on his understanding of Madara Uchiha, he probably wouldn't accept his fate so easily.
Sure enough, the next moment, Madara Uchiha, who had just been reminiscing about his glorious past, suddenly looked up, his eyes burning and his laughter maniacal.
"But even so, you can never stop true peace from coming! Hahahaha!"
Madara burst into his signature Uchiha-style maniacal laughter, and at the same time, a violent explosion suddenly came from behind him, accompanied by the sound of countless pieces of rock falling from the sky.
At that moment, the person most surprised on the battlefield was none other than Minato Namikaze!
The explosion actually came from a cliff on a distant mountain peak!
The stone bridge that stood on the cliff was now being engulfed by the flames and smoke of the explosion!
The situation took an unexpected turn, and Minato Namikaze almost burst into tears of joy!
Despite all that, he still managed to achieve his strategic objective!
Ahead of the smoke and dust from the explosion, a pitcher plant opened, revealing Black Zetsu's striking black and white face.
He opened his mouth to say something, but the distance was too great for his voice to carry; only his lip movements silently conveyed his smugness.
"Qinghe, are you surprised? Unexpected?"
Even from a great distance, when the sound was inaudible, Black Zetsu's smugness was still clearly conveyed through his facial expressions and demeanor.
He looked very excited!
It's like after being frustrated for so long, you finally win, so you can't wait to shake the champagne and celebrate wildly.
For a fleeting moment, Shiba Kiyokawa even felt an urge to burst out laughing.
"Your standards are getting lower and lower."
Black Zetsu couldn't hear his words from a distance, but Madara Uchiha, who was nearby, could.
His triumphant laughter abruptly stopped, and Madara looked up at him.
"Kid, what do you mean by that?"
Shiba Kiyokawa smiled contemptuously and continued to stab Madara in the heart.
Am I wrong?
Your pursuit has evolved from initially despising me and wanting me to submit; to regressing to acknowledging me and wanting to kill me; and now you fear me. Simply disrupting my actions is enough to make you gleefully forget yourself and think you have won a great victory.
Aren't your aspirations getting lower and lower?
Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha's face darkened again, his chest heaved several times, and he couldn't help but cough up several mouthfuls of blood.
For a fleeting moment, he even felt that what Shiba Kiyokawa said made a lot of sense, and felt ashamed of his earlier smugness.
However, Ban had been through a lot before, and he quickly adjusted his emotions.
"Ha! You sharp-tongued brat, so what if you're eloquent? You've still lost this battle!"
If his life hadn't already come to an end, Madara wouldn't have wanted to bully a junior in this way.
If he were still able to fight, he would much rather have a good fight with this young man!
Unfortunately, he is about to die, and he has not yet made proper arrangements for his own funeral.
He didn't want to deceive himself into declaring victory, but for the sake of his precarious "great cause," Madara had to compromise and join forces with Black Zetsu to block Shiba Kiyokawa's path.
What made Uchiha Madara uneasy was that after the explosion actually occurred, Shiba Kiyokawa relaxed his brows, as if his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, had finally been put down.
Even after talking for so long, the young man above him never showed any signs of anxiety, nor did he seem in a hurry to pass him and fly towards the Kannabi Bridge.
This made Madara Uchiha, who had been secretly accumulating power and waiting for his final dance before death to surprise Kiyokawa Shiba, extremely uncomfortable.
Damn it! Your strategic goal, which you've worked so hard for, has failed. Aren't you even a little bit worried?
How can you not be anxious?
Why aren't you in a hurry?
Seeing that Shiba Kiyokawa remained unperturbed, the Uchiha began to get anxious.
Because he knew he was really about to die.
Then, Shiba Kiyokawa suddenly chuckled, as if he could see right through him, and spoke slowly.
"I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush. Just look back."
Madara Uchiha turned around, refusing to believe it.
The flames and smoke from the explosion finally dissipated.
The original stone bridge shattered and fell off the cliff.
However, when the smog cleared, the scene that Madara, Black Zetsu, and even Minato Namikaze had envisioned did not appear!
The cliff did not sever ties—
Although the stone bridge was destroyed by the bomb, the exposed steel bars were still interconnected!
Only then did Hiruko appear strolling out from the woods on the other side of the cliff, followed by some of the newly recruited members of the Akatsuki organization.
These people are not wearing combat vests now, but have returned to their old profession from when they retired in the Land of Rain - beating ashes!
They were all wearing hard hats, carrying shovels, and their wheelbarrows were full of yellow sand and concrete.
A blimp was slowly rising into the air from the woods behind the squadron. The basket beneath the blimp was filled with cast steel that had been processed in Loulan and transported here overnight just a few days ago.
Not long ago, Shiba Kiyokawa and Hiruko spent the whole night studying the location and structure of the Kannabi Bridge. After much deliberation and repeated discussions, they finally finalized the renovation plan for reinforcing the bridge!
Fortunately, some new ninjas have recently been added to the front lines, led by the troublesome old man Kiyono Tetsuji. Many of them have worked on construction sites in the Land of Rain, so there is no shortage of manpower.
The steel reinforcement structures exposed under the bridge deck today are all the result of their emergency renovations over the past few days!
Even without Black Zetsu's bombing, they plan to continue renovating and reinforcing the key transportation route on the cliff within a week.
The iron mines of the Grass Kingdom, the energy resources and factories of Loulan all played a significant role in this process.
At that moment, Shiba Kiyokawa, facing the rising sun, smiled proudly at Uchiha Madara.
"Do you see that? This is the power to change the ninja world!"
(End of this chapter)