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

[Fellow cultivators, please toss any unwanted energy stones my way～～]

Silver Horn stood in the center of the arena, his entire body coursing with energy like molten lava, the two tufts of hair on his forehead resembling the shape of fox ears.

All his injuries had healed, his body radiating a crimson glow, his exoskeletal skin trembling, exuding waves of formidable aura.

He silently recited an incantation, and Kamihane suddenly felt the Huangjin Rope on his left arm rapidly heating up. He immediately released it, and the rope, like a serpent, began to writhe on its own, returning to Silver Horn's hand.

"Still got tricks up your sleeve?" Kamihane's expression turned grave as he stared at Silver Horn in this state.

Silver Horn opened his mouth, and the Huangjin Rope, the Seven Star Sword, along with the floating Kotodama, all shrank and were sucked into his mouth.

"Didn't expect this, huh? You forced me to reveal my trump card!" Silver Horn's rough voice echoed from within the skeletal mask.

"Amaterasu!" Uchiha Hikaru seized the moment, unleashing the long-prepared Amaterasu.

A black flame instantly appeared on Silver Horn's back, but with a flash of red light, Silver Horn vanished from the spot. The Amaterasu missed its target and, unexpectedly, landed on Kamihane instead.

Engulfed in black flames, Kamihane frowned, but before he could react, a fierce gust of wind surged before him. Silver Horn had already closed the distance, his fist aimed directly at Kamihane.

"Incredible speed!" Kamihane's gaze sharpened, chakra naturally surging to his legs.

The crimson fist came crashing down, as if it had drained the air, and Kamihane's body seemed to tear apart. Yet, Silver Horn let out a puzzled sound.

"This feeling... wrong! It's an afterimage!"

He abruptly looked up to find Kamihane already leaping above him.

Silver Horn's back erupted with red light, and a long tail, entirely composed of Tailed Beast energy, formed and lashed out toward Kamihane.

Kamihane, mid-air and unable to gain leverage, clasped his hands together. His black-clad figure flickered, splitting into two, narrowly avoiding the tail.

"Phantom Body Flicker Technique!"

Both Kamihane landed simultaneously, their chakra blades wrapped in black flames slashing downward. Silver Horn roared, his crimson fist striking like thunder, colliding with Kamihane's blade!

A deafening explosion followed, the shockwave stirring up a fierce wind, visible ripples of energy spreading in all directions.

After entering this mode, Silver Horn's attacks became unpredictable, no longer mere physical strikes. The sheer power of his attacks, infused with pure Nine-Tails chakra, along with the six tails, made him elusive. Relying solely on the "Gate of Injury" state and Uchiha-style swordsmanship to counter him was clearly insufficient.

"Fifth Gate of Limit, open!!!"

Kamihane let out a low shout, the blue energy around him intensifying, the air currents surging like a storm, tearing up the ground and sending debris floating. He had pushed himself to his current limit!

At this moment, with a single step, he could traverse a hundred meters in an instant, and with a flick of his finger, he could shatter stone and sever metal!

Relying on the "Gate of Limit" state, he managed to hold his own against Silver Horn in "Nine-Tails Chakra Mode." The two figures continued to split, two becoming four, four becoming eight... After just a few exchanges, sixteen identical figures surrounded Silver Horn.

Kamihane wasn't in a hurry to extinguish the Amaterasu through reversal. He had sparred with Uchiha Hikaru for five years, during which he had been burned by Amaterasu over ten times. Thanks to the adaptation of Makorad, he had developed a high resistance to it.

Though the chakra blades were sharp, facing a monster like Silver Horn with his insane regenerative abilities, they were barely sufficient. The Susanoo was slightly slower and consumed too much ocular power. To truly injure Silver Horn, he had to rely on the Amaterasu covering his body.

"The fact that Hikari cannot hit Ginkaku does not mean that he cannot!"

The numerous clones pounced from all directions, the blue energy intertwined with black flames raging and burning. In no time, Silver Horn's body was covered in patches of black fire.

Enraged, Silver Horn continuously shed his Tailed Beast cloak to block the Amaterasu's flames. As they fought, fragments of bone fell to the ground, and this method of severing tails to survive filled him with humiliation.

Under the onslaught of so many clones, even Silver Horn felt overwhelmed. Though he swept with his long tails, the clones wouldn't disappear even when hit, their figures flickering briefly before attacking again.

"This can't go on! These damn flames are draining my chakra too quickly!"

Silver Horn crossed his arms in front of him, "Try this move of mine!"

He leaped into the air, his entire body erupting with red light, like a burning miniature sun, all six tails striking the ground simultaneously!

"Boom!"

The ground instantly shattered, a surging wave of energy rushing in all directions, the red energy like a raging river, overturning everything, and in an instant, engulfing all of Kamihane's clones!

As the dust settled, Silver Horn froze in shock. The sixteen figures stood unharmed, like bamboo breaking through rock, unmoved.

Within the surging blue energy, sixteen pairs of crimson eyes stared coldly at him.

"How... is this possible? Are they all massless afterimages? But why does each attack feel so heavy?"

"My Body Flicker Technique has no physical form." Kamihane's clones spoke in unison, raising their chakra blades in perfect sync, "But at the same time, you could say all the clones are physical!"

"This monotonous method of attack must be tiring for you." Kamihane smiled slightly, the energy boiling around him like a dark blue cloak.

"Let's try something new. I ask you, should these clones use Susanoo?"

"What?" Silver Horn's mouth hung open, as if the question was difficult to answer.

"Fine, I'll answer for you." Kamihane's lips curled into a smirk, "The answer is, yes!"

Black energy surged like waves, and sixteen massive skeletal figures materialized from the ground. Unlike the earlier ribs and arms, Kamihane had activated the first stage of Susanoo. The sixteen half-skeletal figures seemed to crawl out from the abyss, forming a massive encirclement.

The black skeletons roared in unison, each with four arms, all covered in black flames!

Ginkaku's scalp tingled with fear, not daring to confront directly, he transformed into a streak of golden light, darting and evading.

Kamihane stood with arms crossed inside the Susanoo, his face obscured by the dark aura, making it impossible for Ginkaku to see the glistening beads of sweat on his temples.

The so-called Phantom Body Flicker Technique involves creating afterimages through continuous high-speed movement, while using genjutsu to conceal the traces left by displacement. The visual effect is akin to being truly surrounded by clones.

In reality, the true body's position only appears at the moment of attack.

At a fixed moment, Ginkaku is actually only subjected to one attack. However, when he seizes the opportunity to counterattack, Kamihane uses the Body Flicker Technique or "Ama no Tokotachi" to move back to one of the afterimages, creating the illusion that the clones cannot be eliminated.

Although the effect of this move is significant, the consumption is astonishing. Leaving behind mere afterimages is manageable, but now he must also maintain the Susanoo and sustain the "Gate of Pain," making the consumption incomparable.

It must be noted that once the Eight Gates are opened to the "Gate of Injury," the body begins to suffer damage, entering the dangerous zone of the Eight Gates, truly entering the Eight Gates state.

Now, not only is his chakra rapidly depleting, but he must also endure the pain of muscle tearing at all times, with every cell in his body aching subtly—a side effect of the Susanoo.

If it weren't for the "Ama no Tokotachi" ocular technique, he wouldn't dare to play like this.

"Boom, boom, boom—"

Countless fists descended like a storm, the ground continuously shattering amidst a series of explosions, and Ginkaku finally revealed a flaw.

Although his movement was godly, he was still unable to hide from this nearly omnidirectional attack. With a resounding crash, he was slapped into the ground like a red thumbtack.

To avoid continuous contact with Amaterasu, Ginkaku immediately burrowed underground, evading attacks while swiftly searching for Kamihane's true body.

"Damn it, how is this brat so terrifying? Where is his true body?" Ginkaku transformed into a loach, with black fists continuously smashing into the ground towards him. "Right, I can use that move, focus my mind..."

Just as Kamihane was immersed in his assault, his eyelids twitched. A beam of red light broke through the ground, heading straight for him inside the Susanoo. The speed was so fast that he couldn't react in time, and he instantly met a pair of eyes filled with violent desire.

"Found you!" Ginkaku appeared before him, his mouth curving into an exaggerated grin.

With a "squelch," Kamihane's heart was pierced by a bone claw, blood spraying into the sky as his body was flung far away, the sixteen towering half-skeleton figures instantly vanishing.

"Brat, no one can match my speed!"

"Is that so? Whatever, do as you please."

Kamihane wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his right eye's Mangekyō subtly rotating.

A surprising scene unfolded—his condition instantly returned to full, the bloodstains vanished, his crimson body turning back to pale, the black flames and blue energy extinguishing completely, and the Eight Gates were released along with it.

His aura was deep, steady as Mount Tai.

His vitality was vigorous, yet restrained.

Ginkaku stared dumbfounded at Kamihane, who had instantly returned to his peak state, utterly stupefied.

Now, Kamihane's presence was imposing, composed and unruffled, almost no different from when he first entered the battle.

Just a second ago, he seemed on the verge of death from severe injuries...

"What kind of monstrous body is this!" Ginkaku lost his composure, furious and flustered. "Do you also possess the power of a tailed beast?"

"My apologies..." Kamihane calmly flexed his wrist, his ancient well-like eyes revealing a hint of serenity.

"I forgot to tell you... I am invincible."

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