In terms of taijutsu, besides Guy-sensei, the only one who could fight evenly with Uchiha Madara was the First Hokage, Hashirama.
Therefore, Uchiha Madara’s taijutsu was definitely in the top tier, even though it wasn't his primary focus.
Lin Nan’s taijutsu wasn't strong; to win, he could only resort to surprise tactics. For the first move, he unleashed his full power.
With the amplification of the Lightning Release Armor and the Curse Mark mode, he ensured his cell activity and then launched a surprise attack with the stolen "Hell Stab."
Hell Stab: One-Finger Piercing Hand, in terms of lethality, was comparable to the Evening Elephant.
Even though Lin Nan’s One-Finger Piercing Hand didn't unleash its full power, its destructive force was more than enough to penetrate Uchiha Madara’s body under the Edo Tensei.
He could probably even pierce through Madara’s Susanoo.
Lin Nan did not pursue Uchiha Madara’s departure.
Taijutsu was truly not his forte. That previous attack was at least his current full power.
As for why he said "current"?
The reason was simple: Lin Nan would encounter Guy-sensei again in the future.
Feeling his depleted chakra replenish in just a few short breaths after excessive expenditure, Lin Nan nodded inwardly.
Edo Tensei was indeed the best!
Seeing that Lin Nan did not pursue his current damaged body, Uchiha Madara sneered.
"Youngster, you don't know how to press your advantage. A rat's stomach acid!"
Turning back, Uchiha Madara’s upper body had already regenerated. He shouted loudly, "Interesting kid, I acknowledge your taijutsu. The warm-up is over, the real fight begins now!"
Without waiting for Lin Nan's reply, Uchiha Madara formed a hand seal.
"Fire Style: Majestic Fire Annihilation!" a deep and majestic voice slowly uttered from his mouth.
"Hoo!"
Flames erupted, starting as mere embers from his mouth, but they grew with the wind, igniting upon contact with the air, eventually engulfing everything in a raging inferno, vast and ferocious like a beast of fire, charging towards Lin Nan.
The temperature surged instantly, and all vision was occupied by flames, maximizing the visual spectacle.
"The jutsu’s range is vast. Water Style, Water Wall!" Gaara’s pupils constricted, and he quickly attempted to aid Lin Nan.
Looking at Lin Nan.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
At this moment, Lin Nan had already created dozens of shadow clones, clapping their hands simultaneously in a spectacular display.
"Water Style: Water Release Wall!" they all shouted in unison.
As countless shadow clones spewed torrents, a rapid and surging stream of water converged and erupted, colliding forcefully with the widespread flames.
The raging flames of the "fire child" meeting the surging water of the "water child" would ultimately form – steam!
Accompanied by piercing hissing sounds, dense steam instantly filled the entire battlefield.
Lin Nan held his breath, marveling at Uchiha Madara's chakra reserves.
The Great Fire Annihilation, a B-rank fire jutsu, was wielded by Uchiha Madara as if it were S-rank. The fundamental reason was Uchiha Madara's immense chakra reserves.
To put it simply, if Lin Nan had a total of one hundred chakra points, even with the rapid recovery under Edo Tensei, he couldn't use the same jutsu repeatedly because his chakra reserves were limited.
However, Uchiha Madara’s total chakra was five hundred points. With the advantage of Edo Tensei, he could unleash all five hundred points in an instant for a single jutsu, achieving a feat that surpassed the jutsu's original rank.
After all, he could regenerate it immediately after usage.
While Lin Nan could also pour out all his chakra, the vast difference in total amount meant he couldn't defend against Madara’s attack alone.
If he used shadow clones, with each clone receiving about twenty percent of Lin Nan's chakra, creating twenty to thirty clones would exponentially increase the overall power.
It took one Madara's fire jutsu and one team's water jutsu to neutralize it, and this was why.
What Lin Nan did was to become a "team" himself.
Edo Tensei, what fun!
The steam formed by the collision of water and fire spread rapidly, soon reaching the Allied Shinobi Forces' area.
"Hoo!"
Just then, a figure shot out of the steam like an arrow, it was Uchiha Madara.
"Enemy attack!"
With a sudden shout, Lin Nan turned his head sharply, his expression changing.
Damn it, no honor.
Uchiha Madara was from a previous era, yet he would still stoop to bullying children.
Shameless old man!
Gaara and Onoki stepped forward, their faces grim, prepared to defend against Madara’s surprise attack.
However, Uchiha Madara stopped in his tracks, calmly looking at them.
"Old man, no honor!"
Lin Nan swept past him from behind, lightning gathering in his hand, approaching Uchiha Madara in an instant.
"Chidori!"
"Bang!"
Lin Nan felt as if he had hit steel.
Looking up, Lin Nan retreated two steps and looked at Gaara.
Gaara immediately understood, "Everyone retreat!"
The Allied Shinobi Forces began to retreat in a chaotic throng once more.
Uchiha Madara did not stop them, merely observing the disciplined yet diversely clad army.
"Has the era changed?"
With his arms crossed, Uchiha Madara glanced back at Lin Nan, "You are very interesting, and you have quite a connection with my Uchiha clan. Join me, and I can grant you true resurrection!"
"Really?" Lin Nan's face showed longing.
Uchiha Madara smiled slightly, "I, Uchiha Madara, keep my word!"
"I don't believe you!"
Lin Nan revealed a gentle smile.
"Hmph!"
Uchiha Madara didn't get angry. With a cold snort, a blade of light appeared in the giant blue skeleton figure radiating flames that shrouded him, and it swung towards Lin Nan.
However, before the blade landed, it was solidly blocked.
Uchiha Madara stood with his arms crossed within the blue flames, his brow furrowed, his eyes flashing with orange-red light.
"Hmm?"
Before his colossal blue skeletal form, a skeletal figure radiating orange-red flames had formed.
It was like the upper bodies of two giant skeletal figures. They shared the same structure but differed in color and weaponry.
"Can someone not of the Uchiha bloodline also awaken the Susanoo?" Uchiha Madara chuckled, "This is getting more and more interesting!"
The next moment, the giant blue skeleton manipulated by Uchiha Madara grew muscle tissue, and the orange-red skeleton did the same.
Following that, the muscle tissue was clad in armor, and the upper body of a giant appeared complete.
Looking at the orange-red giant, it was the same.
Now their forms differed slightly: one had a double head and four arms, while the other had heavier armor and wielded weapons in each hand.
The upper bodies of these two giants were thus revealed on the battlefield, appearing like two differently designed mechs from afar, leaving the spectators in awe.
"Interesting, let's dance!" Uchiha Madara's face showed excitement, and the next second he directly controlled the blue mech to attack.
Lin Nan stood beneath the red mech, his eyes filled with excitement.
Bring it on.
The third stage of Susanoo, who would be superior, Uchiha Itachi or Uchiha Madara!