Start with the Mangekyo Sharingan: Follow Lord Madara out of Konoha

Within the valley, Ginkaku once again activated the Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak. Having tasted the flavor of "Amaterasu," he immediately shifted his target and launched an attack towards Uchiha Hikari.

"Take this!"

Having consecutively unleashed two ocular techniques, Hikari's face was already drenched in blood, her vision somewhat blurred. Hearing the sharp whistle of the wind, she quickly clasped her hands together, "Fire Release: Great Dragon Flame Technique!"

Tilting her head back, she exhaled a flame that transformed into a lifelike dragon's head, carrying a wave of heat and high temperature to meet the incoming slash!

With a "crack," the fire dragon was split in two from the center, accompanied by Ginkaku's maniacal laughter. The sword's Uchiha Hikari was unstoppable!

Facing the increasingly close Seven Star Sword, Uchiha Hikari's eyes were illuminated.

At that moment, her vision blurred, and a sUchiha Hikarily frail figure appeared in front of her.

A pitch-black skeletal hand extended, moving with Uchiha Hikarining speed, and with a "clang," it firmly caught the slash, gripping the Seven Star Sword in its palm.

Amidst the swirling black aura, Kamihane coldly stared at Ginkaku, his two Mangekyō Sharingan emitting a chilling Uchiha Hikari.

"Damn brat, you're quite fast!" Ginkaku sneered.

The Seven Star Sword seemed as if it was embedded in a massive mountain, momentarily impossible to pull out. Seeing another skeletal arm raised high, Ginkaku immediately abandoned the sword and retreated.

"Such a nuisance," Ginkaku silently recited an incantation, storing the Red Gourd and freeing his other hand.

"I'll feint an attack; you find an opportunity to finish him with an ocular technique," Kamihane quickly spoke, his hands surrounded by a blue Uchiha Hikari, icy-blue chakra surging like blades.

Before Uchiha Hikari could respond, the black skeletal arm suddenly swung, hurling the Seven Star Sword high into the sky, disappearing in the blink of an eye. Kamihane's figure also vanished from the spot.

Ginkaku's heart skipped a beat. Part of his attention was drawn to the Seven Star Sword in the air, but the deadly chakra blade was already slashing towards him. He had lost the initiative to counterattack.

With almost all his strength, he twisted his body. The blade flashed past, and with a "whoosh," half of his silver hair scattered like snow.

"My hair!"

Ginkaku roared and lunged at Kamihane, his burly figure blocking the sunUchiha Hikari, resembling a tiger ready to devour its prey.

After just a few exchanges, Kamihane was struggling to keep up.

Facing Ginkaku's fierce onslaught, he was barely managing, his speed seemingly falling short.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

After several rounds, he had been hit multiple times by Ginkaku!

If it weren't for the Susanoo, he would have been severely injured. The terrifying force was even causing the skeletal structure to crack.

"Heh, it seems this is the limit of my normal state."

Kamihane's expression turned serious as he began to quietly accumulate power.

"Eight Gates Released Formation, Gate of Opening, open."

A faint vein bulged on his forehead.

"Gate of Healing, open!"

His hair floated, his black robe fluttered without wind, his body turning red like a shrimp due to the rush of blood, even starting to emit a faint heat.

"Gate of Life, open!"

With a "boom," accompanied by a surge of air currents, Kamihane spread his arms, surrounded by swirling winds, burning with tangible cyan energy!

At this moment, his physical abilities had surpassed ten times his normal state!

Ginkaku felt his vision blur, a crimson, ferocious yet delicate face instantly appearing before him!

Following that, countless punches and kicks transformed into a storm of attacks. Ginkaku hastily blocked, but was sent flying by a kick to the chest, crashing into the ground, plowing a deep human-shaped trench.

A flash of cyan Uchiha Hikari, and Kamihane was once again in front of Ginkaku. The violent energy left a straight Uchiha Hikari trail in the air, his hands wrapped in swirling winds, sharp chakra blades condensing like ice.

"Brat! Don't underestimate me!"

Ginkaku roared, shooting out from the flying debris towards Kamihane.

"It's not over yet! Fourth Gate of Injury, open!"

Kamihane's speed suddenly increased by a level, his entire figure seeming to blend into the air like a ghost. "Dew on Autumn Leaves" combined with the Body Flicker Technique, he disappeared on the spot. The next moment, a deadly slash appeared at the back of Ginkaku's neck!

"Whoosh!"

Every hair on Ginkaku's body stood on end. He desperately twisted his body, feeling a numbness in his neck, followed by a searing pain!

"Bastard! You almost took my head off!"

Ginkaku clutched his neck, warm blood seeping through his fingers. His pupils trembled with panic, the sweat on his forehead evaporating from the heat.

So close!

Just that little bit more!

He was almost decapitated!

"Ahhhhh! I'll kill you!"

As if responding to his rage, the Nine-Tails Chakra burned fiercely, and he shot towards Kamihane like a cannonball!

A red and a green Uchiha Hikari clashed wildly, rampaging through the valley. Fists and palms like wind, sword shadows flashing, debris flying everywhere, their figures blurred and indistinct.

Only afterimages crisscrossed, tangled together, impossible to separate. One could only barely discern their trajectories from the suddenly exploding stone walls and the rising dust.

Hikari looked around, biting her red lips, her mindset subtly changing.

"Is this his true strength? So... the gap between us is this vast..."

Although entrusted by Kamihane with the "fatal strike," her feelings were complicated.

Five years of training, both their strengths had grown. If "leaps and bounds" described her progress, then Kamihane's growth was "a thousand miles a day."

In terms of forbidden techniques, the Spiritualization Technique has strengthened his soul, and based on his spiritual power, both his Yin Release and ocular power have been enhanced; while the Eight Gates Formation has further elevated his limits, with his current strength, he can even open the Gate of Wonder to its maximum!

In the realm of ninjutsu, under Madara's guidance, he has not only mastered a large number of Fire Release techniques, but his fine control of chakra has also significantly improved, making even minor techniques incredibly powerful;

In taijutsu, he has inherited Madara's true teachings, shifting away from a life-risking combat style to a more swift and efficient approach, simple yet deadly.

As for genjutsu, through sparring with Uchiha Hikari, he has gradually reached a proficient level, likely not far behind Uchiha Itachi of the original timeline, but if the opponent uses "Tsukuyomi," that's another story, as he does not possess genjutsu eyes.

His development of the Mangekyō Sharingan is also nothing short of impressive, not to mention the devastating weapon that is Susanoo.

Ginkaku's eyes gleamed with ferocity, the ground beneath his feet instantly shattered, and a fierce upward strike arrived as scheduled in the next second.

"Boom!"

Ginkaku slammed his fists into the ground, unleashing a surge of violent airwaves, his expression fierce, fangs clenched, his body covered in bloodstains.

He had already experienced the uniqueness of Kamihane's chakra blade, which was not a simple change in form; the seemingly ordinary blade had a chakra flow within it like an unceasing river, forming a perfect closed circuit throughout the entire blade, endlessly flowing and regenerating!

Every seemingly simple touch felt like being cut by a chainsaw, rendering his tailed beast chakra cloak useless.

A gust of wind swept by, Kamihane leaped into the air, retracting his limbs, dark ribs manifesting at will, encasing his body like armor.

Ginkaku's eyes gleamed with malice, the ground beneath his feet cracked, and a fierce upward strike arrived as promised the next second.

"Bang!!!"

The sharp long horn clashed violently with the Susanoo skeleton, the mere impact creating a deafening roar, the earth shaking and crumbling, the wind expanding with a boom.

Kamihane's figure was thrown far into the sky, he was about to form the hand seals for Fire Release, but found a golden rope entangled around the ribs outside his body.

"Kid! Forgot about this move, didn't you!"

Ginkaku laughed wildly, with a pull and a tug, Kamihane shot back at an even faster speed.

"Suck it up, Kōkinjō!" Ginkaku pulled back his fist, already poised to strike, waiting for the moment Kamihane's Susanoo would go out of control.

Kamihane's expression remained calm, he actually reached out and grabbed the Kōkinjō himself!

"???"

"A word of advice, don't use the same move on me twice." Kamihane spoke indifferently, his left eye rotating eerily, bleeding while emitting a bizarre Uchiha Hikari.

With "Makorad," Kamihane had already adapted to the three great ninja tools!

He pulled the Kōkinjō, repeating Ginkaku's incantation, "Suck it up, Kōkinjō!"

Ginkaku's eyes widened, his tailed beast chakra cloak instantly dispersing, in that moment, he seemed to lose control of his body, as if disconnected from the world.

"Ugh~" He uncontrollably spat out a blue mist, his words of power.

"How is this possible? Why is the Kōkinjō backfiring on me!!?" Ginkaku's pupils contracted violently, "What did you do!"

Kamihane certainly wouldn't miss such an opportunity, he rubbed his hands together, a chakra blade as solid as reality pierced through Ginkaku's chest, pinning him to the ground with the immense kinetic energy from the sky!

But that wasn't all, a bone arm grew from the Susanoo ribs, sUchiha Hikarily raised as if catching something.

Kamihane jumped in place, the bone arm poised to swing down, and as a flash of silver Uchiha Hikari passed, the flowing blade reflected Ginkaku's panicked face.

That was... the Shichiseiken!

"Damn it! Did he calculate the timing and landing spot in advance!??"

"Curse it, Shichiseiken!"

With a "sizzle," Ginkaku turned his head, an ear was sliced off, along with the drifting words of power.

Kamihane stepped on Ginkaku's chest, reaching into his pocket, where the Red Gourd was stored.

"Damn it!!!!!" Ginkaku roared in anger, "I'll make you pay!!!"

He clapped his palms together, the surrounding air surged violently, hot and thick tailed beast chakra emerged from his body, transforming into long tails sweeping wildly, Kamihane immediately retreated out of his attack range.

Dust and gravel floated sUchiha Hikarily, a massive force was rising, deep red chakra flowed like molten lava from hell, enveloping Ginkaku.

Suddenly, the lava crackled, rapidly expanding, and in Kamihane's astonished gaze, a burly figure clad in skeletal armor let out a long roar to the sky!

"That is..."