This is also why Madara could remain so calm, because he didn't believe that Tianqi could awaken the Rinnegan. After all, not many people in this world know about the Rinnegan, and even those who do only regard it as a legend. No one would be foolish enough to believe it unless they have seen it with their own eyes.
However, what Madara didn't know was that even without the Rinnegan, Tianqi was still someone Madara couldn't defeat in his current state. Even if the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan wasn't enough, the complete Sage Body could still contend against Madara's most basic form of the Rinnegan. Just look at Naruto; he didn't even have the Rinnegan, yet he still teamed up with Sasuke to seal Kaguya and ultimately fought Sasuke to a draw. That's the power of a fully-fledged Sage Body.
"Bai Jue, you need to keep a close eye on the battlefield and keep an eye on Tian Qi. I need to know his situation at all times."
"Yes, Lord Madara."
Thick smoke billowed across the battlefield, and countless corpses lay motionless on the ground. Most of the dead ninjas wore expressions of terror, helplessness, and resentment. What should have been a peaceful place was instead filled with the sounds of fighting, screams, and explosions. Seventy blue giants were relentlessly hacking and slashing at the ninjas who were closing in.
"The Five Kage are a bunch of idiots. They haven't even dealt with a few clones yet. I really don't know where they got their titles of Kage." Tian Qi became impatient as he watched the Five Kage still fighting with their clones.
Tianqi unleashed his divine power to launch a sneak attack on the Five Shadows, who were caught off guard and were sent flying.
Tian Qi came to the Five Kage and laughed, "Hehe, I really don't know where you got your titles of Kage. All you know how to do is deal with my clones. Take a good look at your subordinate ninjas."
Upon hearing Tian Qi's words, the five turned their gazes toward the Allied Shinobi Forces in the distance, where they saw giants and tailed beasts slaughtering the Allied Shinobi Forces.
"Damn it! When did so many Susanoo appear?"
"Holy crap! We were so focused on dealing with these clones that we didn't realize the allied forces were already losing."
Watching the ninjas losing their lives in the distance, the five Kage gritted their teeth in heartache.
Seeing the expressions on the five shadows' faces, Tian Qi immediately began to mock them, "Heh, you dare to call yourselves shadows? You can't even handle my clones. It's laughable. I advise you to give up your positions as shadows as soon as possible and stop embarrassing yourselves here."
Upon hearing Tianqi's words, the Five Shadows clenched their fists, staring intently at Tianqi as if they were ready to fight him to the death.
"You don't need to look at me like that. I'm absolutely right to say that. As Shadows, you really are failures."
"However, I've decided to give you another chance. I'll let you go back and rest today, and we'll fight again tomorrow. Don't say I'm not giving you a chance. If you're still like this tomorrow, I will personally destroy the five great nations." With that, Tian Qi turned around and prepared to leave.
Seeing Tianqi about to leave, Onoki arrogantly jumped out and said, "Hmph! Let us go back to rest. I bet you're running out of Susanoo chakra after all this time. You think you can fool me?"
The other four Kage, upon hearing Onoki's words, also agreed that he made a lot of sense. Maintaining so much Susanoo fighting, and then suddenly saying that they should go back to rest, meant that Uchiha Tenki was about to give up.
Immediately, several figures stared intently at Tian Qi, ready to make a move at any moment.
After listening to Onoki's words, Tianqi turned to look at the several Kage who were about to attack. He shook his head self-deprecatingly, "Are all the Kage this ignorant nowadays? I wanted to let you go, but you're not happy about it."
"To tell you the truth, I only used half of my strength in today's fight. If you don't believe me, try again."
"Hmph, you've only shown half your strength and are just bluffing. Today I'll test you out." Onoki didn't believe Uchiha Tenki's words at all and was about to launch a Dust Release attack.
"Dust Release - Primal World Detachment..."
Seeing that Onoki was about to complete the Dust Release technique, Tianqi didn't tolerate him. "You really want to try! You're really not afraid of death!" He immediately formed the hand seals.
"Wood Release - Wood Binding!" Tree branches sprouted directly from beneath Onoki's feet, binding him tightly. Dust Release was also interrupted, and the other four Kage were simultaneously bound.
"Today I'm going to teach you a lesson and show you that you need to know your place," Tianqi said, forming hand seals once more.
"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique"
As they hid, the earth trembled, and a huge wooden dragon emerged from the ground, aiming at the Five Shadows. The wooden dragon lashed its tail directly at the Five Shadows.
The five shadows were unable to break free of their restraints and could only stare blankly as the wooden dragon's tail attacked them.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The wooden dragon's tail struck them, and the wooden restraints were broken, sending the five shadows flying once more.
The five figures were sent flying, all of them spitting out blood and clutching their chests.
"This wooden dragon is just as powerful as the First Hokage's wooden dragon. It seems he wasn't lying; he really only used half its strength before." Hiruzen Sarutobi clutched his chest, panting as he looked at the wooden dragon.
"What's wrong with Konoha? You don't even know such a powerful Wood Release technique, how come Uchiha Tenki knows it?" Hozuki Eiji was repeatedly knocked away, and he was furious. He directly questioned Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Yes! Where did Uchiha Tenchi get his Wood Release ninjutsu?" The other four Kage also looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi at the same time.
"What do you all mean by this? Why are you all looking at me? Even the First Hokage's granddaughter doesn't know Wood Release now. How would I know where Uchiha Tensei got Wood Release from?" Seeing that everyone was starting to question him, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly tried to explain.
While the five shadows were still questioning each other, Tian Qi walked over. Looking at them, he sneered, "Even now, you still have the nerve to argue. It seems your alliance isn't so reliable after all. Well, a bunch of rabble together is still a rabble. It's laughable that I thought you were my formidable enemies."
After saying that, Tianqi turned and left, leaving the five people clutching their chests. The five people looked at each other and understood that now was not the time to question them.
Tianqi walked to a huge rock, raised two fingers to his chest, and exclaimed, "Release!"
With a shout of "Release!" from Tianqi, the hundred clones of Susanoo disappeared, as did the eight tailed beasts. The Uchiha members, who possessed the tailed beast chakra cloaks, slowly retreated, and the wooden dragon burrowed into the ground and disappeared.
The Allied Shinobi, seeing the giant and the tailed beast disappear, assumed that Uchiha Tensei had been destroyed. Just as they were about to rejoice, they saw the five wounded Kage walking towards them.
"All ninjas, retreat twenty kilometers to rest and regroup. We'll fight again tomorrow," Ai shouted as he stepped forward.
Seeing that the commander of the allied forces had spoken, the ninjas began to retreat.
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