As the Allied Ninja Forces slowly retreated, only one figure stepped forward.
Uchiha Madara faltered slightly and inquired, "Who is this person? Why is he also in an Edo Tensei state?"
Behind him, the Second Tsuchikage, Mu, who should have been sealed, appeared silently, his voice as sinister and eerie as ever.
"This person's name is Lin Nan. I've clashed with him multiple times. That 'Madara' called him the most unstable factor in this war! And it's true. After I resurrected him with Edo Tensei, he broke free from my control and has now joined the Allied Ninja Forces!"
"To escape the bonds of Edo Tensei is quite impressive!" Although he said this, Uchiha Madara wore a disdainful smile. "Sharingan, is this person from my clan?"
"Mu" spoke with a more serious tone. "He is not from the Uchiha clan. According to Lord Orochimaru's description, this person was once a test subject in Konoha. After being transplanted with Sharingan and First Hokage cells, he was the only survivor to escape Konoha. When he reappeared, he had joined the Akatsuki. Later, after being killed by that 'Madara,' I resurrected him with Edo Tensei!"
"The Akatsuki?" Uchiha Madara was even more dismissive. He was merely a pawn. "So this person now intends to face me alone?"
"Perhaps he is confident. It is worth noting that Lin Nan possesses the ability to convert any ninjutsu for his own use, though the specifics are unclear!" "Mu" explained.
"Convert ninjutsu for his own use? Is it a Mangekyo ability?" Uchiha Madara's interest was piqued. "Then I shall indeed witness this junior!"
"Of course, before Uchiha Madara, who has surpassed his prime, all techniques are futile!" "Mu" praised him without reservation.
"Hmph!"
Uchiha Madara strode forward. "Yōkoso (Welcome), let me show you the power of Uchiha Madara, a Kami (God)!"
"Bang!"
With a loud explosion, a deep pit appeared on the ground, dirt and debris flying. In the next second, Uchiha Madara's figure was already dozens of meters away.
Seeing Uchiha Madara charging at him, leaving afterimages in the air simply by running, Lin Nan was startled.
He had originally wanted to exchange a few pleasantries. After all, facing the legendary Madara himself, it would be a lie to say he wasn't excited.
But since it was like this, then let's fight!
"Bang!"
Without a word, the two collided like sparks meeting a fire.
There was no scene of clashing swords and sparking fire. The moment they collided, Edo Tensei splattered.
Lin Nan looked at his severed arm, a look of surprise on his face.
Uchiha Madara's taijutsu was unexpectedly strong.
Before he could turn around, he felt a numbness behind him, and Lin Nan's body was sent flying backward.
Uchiha Madara calmly retracted his foot. "How ugly. You can't even dance?"
As the 'King of Dance' of Konoha, Uchiha Madara was very disappointed with Lin Nan's footwork.
On the other side, seeing Lin Nan instantly defeated in one round, Naruto was stunned. Onoki covered his face. "We still need to call the communication unit and contact other Kage for reinforcements!"
"Wait, little Lin is fine!" Gaara said, observing the battlefield with his 'Sand Vision.'
Brushing the dust off his body, Lin Nan, unharmed, looked at his arm, which was almost fully restored. He then shouted at "Mu," "Kabuto Yakushi, whose corpse did you use for Edo Tensei? The recovery is quite fast!"
"Mu" said nothing, but quietly hid behind a stone pillar, indicating he didn't want to deal with Lin Nan.
"Hmm, do you still want to dance?" The King of Dance, Uchiha Madara, showed a flicker of interest in Lin Nan.
Lin Nan shrugged indifferently. "As for taijutsu, I'm indeed not very good at it, but it's more than enough to deal with you!"
"Clap clap!"
Lightning arcs flickered across Lin Nan's body. Though resurrected by Edo Tensei, his relatively fair skin was quickly covered with strange, dark patterns. Two large, ugly fleshy wings extended from his back.
Looking at Lin Nan now, his hair had turned blue and grown longer, strange cross-shaped markings appeared on his face, and his skin had turned from fair to dark.
"Sage Chakra?" Uchiha Madara murmured, but still remained unfazed, even extending his hand and beckoning Lin Nan.
Naruto, watching from afar, pondered for a moment. "This looks so familiar!"
"Mu," observing from the shadows, became more interested. "I heard long ago that Lord Orochimaru had implanted another Ten-Tails Curse Mark into a perfect test subject. I didn't expect it to be you!"
"Bang!"
The moment Lin Nan completed his transformation, the blue arcs surrounding him turned into dark light and flared instantly, his aura climbing steadily.
As the saying goes, the Lightning Release Armor is B-rank, and it's easy to learn, but not everyone can use it like the Raikage.
Lin Nan did not have the lightning-attributed chakra that had been tempered in this way, but this did not prevent him from amplifying his own chakra, thereby strengthening the Lightning Release Armor.
"Boom!"
Like a bolt from the blue, the ground where Lin Nan stood cracked inch by inch, and his figure charged towards Uchiha Madara like a dark lightning bolt.
"Very well, let the music play and the dance continue!"
Uchiha Madara's arrogance was overflowing, a mockery of the entire world.
In his eyes, Hashirama was first, Madara was second, and he didn't care about third!
In other words: "All of you here are trash!"
Of course, Hashirama was standing.
Uchiha Madara simply stood, ready to receive Lin Nan's onslaught, unadorned, not even adopting a defensive stance.
Compared to the flamboyant Lin Nan, they were two extremes.
"Bang!"
This time, the two finally collided, creating intense, sparking fireworks.
Under the splatter of Edo Tensei, Uchiha Madara remained in place, while Lin Nan flew past him. It was noteworthy that one of his fingers was extended.
"Crack!" Lin Nan collapsed to the ground, the finger shattering layer by layer. Lin Nan's aura instantly weakened, but then began to recover rapidly, as if possessing a mobile spring.
Those watching were all horrified. Even such a fierce attack was useless?
However, when Uchiha Madara turned around, after the crowd was stunned for a second, they erupted in cheers of shock.
"Good boy!" Onoki smiled slightly.
Naruto and Gaara also breathed a sigh of relief.
In the field, more than half of Uchiha Madara's body below his shoulder had disappeared, Edo Tensei flying, rapidly repairing itself.
"Mu," observing from the shadows, also looked somewhat grim.
Uchiha Madara had been pierced? But it was fine, this was just the beginning!
"So fast, I was careless, I didn't dodge!"
Uchiha Madara showed a look of admiration. "Not bad, not bad! In the realm of taijutsu, no one I encountered in my life has ever performed so astonishingly. I, Madara, declare you to be..."
"Stop!"
Lin Nan interrupted Uchiha Madara, his expression peculiar. "You should save that line for someone else!"
"Huh?" Uchiha Madara's expression froze. Before he could understand what he meant, Lin Nan charged forward again.
Uchiha Madara, with his single leg, retreated backward, clearly unwilling to engage in further taijutsu with Lin Nan.