Of course, Parallel World 1 Madara had no intention of dying together with Parallel World 2 Madara.
His future was extremely bright: the Rinnegan was already in his hands, and he was about to revive his younger brother, Izuna, then inherit the position of the Second Hokage, easily uniting the entire shinobi world and reaching the pinnacle of his glory!
Why would he want to die together with a failed version of himself who hid in the dark corners?
That failed version of himself wasn't even worthy!
So, why did he capture the complete Susano'o of his other self?
Of course, it was to finish off this foolish and failed version of himself!
While the armed Kyuubi locked down the complete Susano'o, Parallel World 1 Madara took the initiative and jumped out of his armed Kyuubi.
He leaped and landed on the armor of his opponent's Susano'o.
'He released the armed Kyuubi? What is he planning?'
'Is he planning to use a kunai to stab his own Susano'o?'
'How ridiculous!'
Parallel World 2 Madara scoffed inwardly. Although he no longer had the armed Kyuubi, the defense of the complete Susano'o and his Wood Style made him immune to most attacks.
At the very least, no attack could penetrate his defenses in a short amount of time.
Unless it was a special Mangekyou Sharingan eye technique like Kagami's!
'Wait... Does the Rinnegan also have an eye technique that can penetrate Susano'o?'
Parallel World 2 Madara was right!
After landing on his opponent's complete Susano'o, Parallel World 1 Madara didn't immediately attack. Instead, he simply activated the basic ability of the Rinnegan.
Fūinjutsu: Kyūin.
Or, in other words, the unique ability of the Rinnegan to absorb all ninjutsu! Even eye techniques! Even senjutsu that has undergone nature transformation!
And Susano'o, being an eye technique, was no exception.
With the activation of Fūinjutsu: Kyūin, the defense of the complete Susano'o, which was as strong as stone, became as fragile as sand, quickly absorbed by the Rinnegan, leaving a huge gap!
"What!"
Parallel World 2 Madara was shocked. Although he had guessed that his opponent might have an eye technique that could counter Susano'o, when his complete Susano'o was so easily breached, he still couldn't help but be astonished.
Damn it, the Rinnegan was really that powerful?
Why does he have it while I don't?
This isn't fair!
If I also had the Rinnegan, even if I didn't use it, I would at least know most of its information and abilities, and I wouldn't be so passive!
I lost because of a lack of information!
But Parallel World 2 Madara didn't despair. He only lost because of the Rinnegan, not because of his past self, and that was still acceptable!
And at this moment, the battle wasn't truly over yet.
Although his Susano'o had been breached, it didn't necessarily mean he had lost!
He still had his powerful taijutsu, incredible Wood Style, and extraordinary regeneration abilities.
Even if he fought his opponent in close combat, he would most likely win!
Thinking this, Parallel World 2 Madara immediately pulled out his Uchiha fan and activated Wood Style, summoning a wooden dragon to attack Parallel World 1 Madara.
"Relying only on the power of the Rinnegan, you coward! Dare to dance with me again!"
Parallel World 2 Madara shouted provocatively, hoping his opponent wouldn't return to the armed Kyuubi, which would be a huge hassle for him.
But who would have thought, Parallel World 1 Madara had no intention of engaging in close combat with his other self. Instead, he looked at him with a sneer.
Just kidding, his opponent had mastered Wood Style and had regeneration abilities close to Hashirama's. If he fought in close combat and exchanged injuries, he wouldn't gain any advantage.
Madara definitely knew this.
So, he had no intention of fighting his opponent in close combat.
On the contrary, since he had successfully breached the complete Susano'o, he had already won!
"Goodbye, my foolish and failed future self!"
"Your wishes will be fulfilled!"
With those words, Parallel World 1 Madara immediately controlled the Kyuubi, gathering a massive Bijūdama, and fired it directly into the gap in his opponent's complete Susano'o!
If there's a nuke available, who would still want to fight hand-to-hand?
In another situation, if there was time, he might not have minded dancing with his other self. But now, time was running out. Parallel World 1 Madara just wanted to quickly get rid of this embarrassing version of himself so that Hashirama wouldn't see it later.
And this was his plan.
Chibaku Tensei to destroy the armed Kyuubi, Fūinjutsu: Kyūin to breach the Susano'o, and Bijūdama to deliver the final blow!
A seamless series of Rinnegan-based techniques had settled everything.
His other self, without the defense of Susano'o, couldn't possibly survive the explosion of a Bijūdama at such close range with just Wood Style!
"You... bastard!"
"Damn you *￥%*&%**&*…"
Parallel World 2 Madara was shocked, and his anger was immediately drowned in the sudden explosion of the Bijūdama.
*BOOM!*
A blinding explosion and light suddenly appeared, instantly destroying all the wood around Madara and swallowing him.
To be safe, Parallel World 1 Madara also controlled the Kyuubi to fire three more Bijūdama, all hitting the target.
With this, not only would this failed Madara be finished.
Even Hashirama himself, with his Wood Style: Hōbi no Jutsu, couldn't possibly fully withstand this explosion!
In fact, the remnants of his opponent's complete Susano'o, which hadn't fully disappeared, became a large enclosed space that further compressed and amplified the power of the Bijūdama explosion!
*BOOOOMMMM!!!*
The massive explosion lasted for over ten seconds before finally subsiding...
Although the situation inside still couldn't be seen, in Madara's perception, the aura and chakra of his other self had completely disappeared!
It seemed that the other Madara had truly been killed!
This was natural.
In his heart, Madara acknowledged that without the defense of Susano'o, even he himself wouldn't be able to withstand the explosion of four concentrated Bijūdama!
Only he himself knew how to kill himself properly, and Madara was very skilled at this.
"HAHAHA—"
"Finally got rid of this disgrace."
"Indeed, I'm very hard to deal with! It's just a pity that this version is too much of a failure. I really don't want to acknowledge such a failed version of myself..."
"Right, there are still two of Tobirama's dogs. Later, I'll have to silence them, preferably erase their memories of this..."
Madara laughed in his signature Uchiha style.
He didn't feel much after killing his other self.
The version of himself who was deceived by Zetsu and hid in a dark base, living a miserable life, was completely unacknowledged by Madara.
He just wanted to quickly get rid of this disgrace.
How could he possibly mourn or regret?
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And just as Parallel World 1 Madara was celebrating.
A familiar chakra aura reappeared within the explosion's smoke!
In an instant, an intact Parallel World 2 Madara leaped out of the smoke, furious and attacking his target.
Parallel World 1 Madara immediately returned to the Kyuubi's head, reactivating the armed Kyuubi to defend.
"How is this possible? You're still alive?"
"Wait... So, it's Izanagi! You activated Izanagi?!"
The only way to survive such a terrifying Bijūdama explosion unscathed was to activate Izanagi.
The forbidden technique that sacrifices one Sharingan permanently to avoid all real damage!
"You win! You forced me to use Izanagi, you bastard!"
"So, you must die too!"
Now, Parallel World 2 Madara, who had been revived thanks to Izanagi, was clearly even angrier and more insane.
This time, he hadn't prepared any spare eyes, but had hastily activated Izanagi with his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.
This meant he had truly lost one Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan!
And also meant losing one Rinnegan in the future!
And also meant he would never be able to gather two Rinnegan to use Infinite Tsukuyomi!
The loss was enormous, driving Parallel World 2 Madara almost insane.
The only way to make up for the loss was to kill his other self, take his Rinnegan or Sharingan, and complete his missing eye!
This was why Parallel World 2 Madara was so crazed, willing to do anything to kill Parallel World 1 Madara.
"I remember Izanagi grants a few minutes of invincibility after activation?"
"No wonder he's attacking so madly."
Parallel World 1 Madara said coldly.
He had never used Izanagi, so he had forgotten about this technique.
And while under the invincibility of Izanagi, the chances of quickly killing this Madara were very slim.
"Forget it, time's up. This time, I'll let you go."
"Wait, next time I return, I will definitely kill you!"
With those words, Madara and the Kyuubi instantly disappeared from the scene, as if they had used Flying Thunder God to teleport away.
Leaving behind a confused and furious Parallel World 2 Madara. This was even more frustrating than stopping right before the climax!
So frustrating it was driving him insane!