Naruto: Fire-Release system

Chapter 173: Absorbing the Divine Tree, Awakening the Rinne Sharingan!

The nine Tailed Beasts, like helpless captives, were dragged by the chains of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

From Shukaku to Kurama, one by one, they were devoured.

With all nine Tailed Beasts absorbed, the Ten-Tails was fully resurrected once more.

"Six Paths: Ten-Tails Coffin Seal!"

Madara, noticing Hashirama's approach, remained calm. Step by step, he advanced, his presence growing more oppressive.

Behind him, the massive Ten-Tails was forcibly absorbed into his body.

As the beast vanished completely, his transformation began.

White hair cascaded down his back, replacing the raven-black strands of before. Six orbs—the Truth-Seeking Balls—materialized and floated behind him, orbiting like tiny moons.

In his hand, a six-pronged staff took shape.

His attire morphed into a divine white robe, adorned with the symbols of the Six Paths.

With a single step, Madara ascended into the air, radiating an aura of untouchable divinity.

"Hahaha!"

"So this is the power of the Six Paths? It's even more magnificent than I imagined!"

Madara's laughter echoed across the battlefield, a symphony of triumph.

"Madara, stop this madness!"

"Infinite Tsukuyomi will not bring peace—it will only destroy the world!"

Hashirama's voice carried a note of desperation, his faith in his former comrade still flickering faintly.

"Hashirama, haven't you learned anything from all the pain and suffering we've endured?"

"This world is cursed. Where there is light, there will always be shadow. To protect love, hatred is born."

"These cycles of conflict cannot be broken by ideals alone."

Madara's voice dripped with conviction, his gaze unwavering. He believed firmly in his path, a belief so absolute it had become a crusade.

But Hashirama, equally steadfast, could not accept such a vision of peace.

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In the Realm of the Wheel of Calamity

Within the separate dimension conjured by Uchiha Yi's ability, Obito suffered an unrelenting torment.

In his first cycle, Rin betrayed him, choosing Kakashi over him. The pain of being "green-hatted" drove him to madness.

In another, Obito discovered Kakashi at his home under the pretense of "repairing pipes." Enraged, Obito ended their lives in a fit of despair.

The torment repeated across multiple cycles.

In the tenth cycle, Obito finally broke. His once-unshakable will shattered like glass.

His last coherent thought before his spirit crumbled was a plea for release.

But Yi had no intention of granting mercy.

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"Mark Obito's soul, but leave it behind. There's no need to collect it."

Uchiha Yi decided Obito's suffering would serve a better purpose left as it was.

He burned Obito's remains to ashes, extracting the spoils of his victory.

Among them: the immense strength of Obito's near-Six Paths-level power, his bloodline's potential, and the prized Kamui Sharingan.

It was more than worth the effort.

"Hehehe…"

"Did you think death would free you, Obito? No, your torment has only begun."

Yi returned to the battlefield, his presence shrouded in calm menace.

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On the Battlefield

As Madara and Hashirama clashed in a war of ideals, Madara suddenly froze, a voice whispering in his mind.

"Absorb the Divine Tree."

Though uncertain, the suggestion resonated with an undeniable instinct.

Using Limbo: Border Jail to evade Hashirama, Madara reappeared beside the fallen Divine Tree.

"What is he doing now?"

Hashirama and Tobirama arrived moments later, just in time to witness Madara embracing the massive trunk of the Divine Tree.

Before their eyes, the vast tree was drawn into Madara's body, disappearing completely.

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"Hahaha!"

"So this is the true path to power!"

Madara's third eye—the Rinne Sharingan—opened at the center of his forehead, glowing with a deep crimson light.

The moment was electric, the aura of his transformation suffocating.

With this eye, Madara no longer needed the Divine Tree to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi. The Rinne Sharingan alone sufficed.

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Hashirama's heart sank.

"Madara… no."

The realization struck him like a hammer blow: they had lost.

Madara's ascension to the Six Paths level had made him nearly untouchable.

"I'll stop him myself!"

Tobirama's voice cut through the air. Despite the odds, he refused to back down.

He charged toward Madara with his signature Flying Thunder God technique.

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"Foolish!"

Madara's expression darkened. Using Limbo once more, his invisible shadow clone intercepted Tobirama mid-attack.

A black rod pierced through Tobirama's chest, pinning him to the ground like a broken doll.

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Hashirama, too, tried to intervene, but his attacks were effortlessly deflected.

"You're both relics of a bygone era," Madara declared.

"As the new god of this world, I will reshape it as I see fit!"

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Above them, the newly awakened Rinne Sharingan began to glow.

Madara was ready to activate Infinite Tsukuyomi.

For Hashirama and the others, hope seemed lost.

But then, in the distance, a figure began to move—Uchiha Yi had returned.

"Looks like I'm just in time to end this farce," Yi said, his voice cutting through the air like a blade.

The final showdown was about to begin.

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