Naruto: Paws and Whiskers-Chapter 337

"Hahahaha, let’s fight!"

Madara laughed, becoming even more wild and unrestrained.

This confidence of his was truly baffling, just like the confusion Takeshi felt in his previous life when he saw Madara get hit by the Black Zetsu’s backstab, it felt like something that could belong in a "Puzzling Human Behavior" compilation.

"Meow~ Why do you think Black Zetsu will definitely save you? I don’t know where you get your confidence from, but that’s not important. If you want to fight, then we’ll beat you into submission before talking about anything else." Takeshi was blunt and direct.

A fight?

I used to fear you, Madara Uchiha, but now that I’ve mastered the power of the Six Paths, how could I possibly lose to you, a Madara Uchiha with temporarily transplanted eyes?

Madara didn’t hesitate and charged straight at him.

He held a scythe and war fan in his hands, clearly not planning to engage Takeshi in ninjutsu, but in close-quarters taijutsu combat.

But playing close-quarters taijutsu in front of a cat? Who are you insulting?

The moment Madara rushed in front of him, Takeshi raised a paw and struck out, and instantly Madara was sent flying with a *bang*.

It was too fast, he couldn’t react at all.

"So fast! You really are..."

Madara was about to offer praise when, in the next instant, a figure rapidly closed in. He immediately countered with his scythe, but in the blink of an eye, he saw a streak of phantom images flash past. His scythe was knocked flying with a single strike, followed by another claw attack.

*Bang*, sent flying again.

Madara had ample battle experience, but this situation truly left him momentarily unable to think of a countermeasure.

The key point was that the strike really hurt.

The force was immense.

This familiar power was definitely the monstrous strength of the Senju clan. To think a cat could even master human ninjutsu...

Wait, cat had even learned the Flying Thunder God.

At beginning Madara was extremely frustrated and unable to adapt, but on second thought, since this cat had even learned the Flying Thunder God, it wasn’t strange that it could learn other jutsu. It was a pity he had removed his eyes and given them to Nagato, otherwise, he wouldn’t be in such a passive position now.

He felt some silent resentment.

Battle is about give and take, only then can one fully savor the thrill of combat. Being overwhelmingly suppressed isn’t battle, it’s being unilaterally beaten.

Recalling some unpleasant memories, Madara used the force of that punch to retreat, rapidly forming hand seals in mid-air.

The black cat was too fast.

Even with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, he couldn’t completely see the black cat’s movement trajectory, based on previous judgment, what he saw was likely where the black cat had been a second ago.

But that didn’t mean cat couldn’t be exploited.

Madara silently calculated, then suddenly completed his seals and spew out a torrent of fire.

Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation.

His prediction was accurate, at least Takeshi was indeed hit by the flames. But as is well known, Fire Release rarely kills people, especially since Takeshi was currently in Six Paths Mode, with naturally generated Ice Release chakra constantly protecting him.

Flames?

Before they could even touch his fur, they were already neutralized by the freezing air created by the Ice Release, unable to harm Takeshi at all.

Takeshi, his entire body radiating silver light, burst out from the flames and struck Madara with a paw. This blow was even more powerful than before. Madara used his war fan to block the chakra flow of the monstrous strength, but he didn’t expect that this wasn’t Takeshi’s real attack at all.

Using a war fan to block a claw? Takeshi whipped his tail around and struck, hitting Madara directly in the face and sending him flying harshly.

"Meow~ Your skin is really thick, this couldn’t even move you."

"Taunts are useless against me." Madara expressionlessly wiped his face.

This one really hurt.

However, he felt he had figured out the black cat’s patterns. Although he possessed the power of the Six Paths and great speed, his attack patterns were simple, if the timing was right, he could completely counter and defeat this cat. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

The difference between man and beast is that man understands tactics.

Madara felt he was back in the game.

The war fan seemed to have been marked with a Flying Thunder God mark. He glanced at it, then sealed the war fan into a scroll. No need for that.

"Meow~ Black Zetsu is off to find Nagato right now, so let me tell you a secret that our clan knows." Takeshi stayed put, not the least bit eager to attack.

Over on Nagato’s side, after all this time training, his strength and overall abilities had risen considerably, and Kanna and Konan were no slouches either, Black Zetsu won’t find it easy to make a move.

Not to mention, Kanna has learnt Sage Mode.

With her ability, if something really happens, she can instantly summon Takeshi’s Shadow Clone from the sealing scroll, that’s a Shadow Clone sealed with the power of the Six Paths. Black Zetsu would definitely suffer an unexpected loss.

As for Madara’s side...

He may be brain-dead, but he’s still salvageable. If they can talk it out, there’s no need for violence.

Of course, it wasn’t that Takeshi’s conscience had suddenly grown, it was that if Madara stayed alive and backstabbed Zetsu, that guy would definitely snap with rage.

This was another wave of points waiting to be harvested.

Besides, if Madara learns the truth, he’ll definitely generate points as well, there’s still time to kill him later.

"Oh?"

Madara was stunned after hearing that, but his wariness grew even stronger.

This cat might take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

"Meow~, if I wanted to sneak attack you, would preparing help?"

Takeshi was speechless.

Still not beaten into submission, just like the Third Raikage was extremely violent at first, but after a few beatings he became a lot more docile.

He needed to be taught a lesson.

Madara’s vigilance peaked, his eyes wide, using his Sharingan to stare at Takeshi, but the next second his vision blurred as a string of cat afterimages appeared.

’So fast! Even faster than before, how is that possible?’

As he was thinking, his stomach suddenly erupted in pain, then his body was knocked into the air, he could feel the Flying Thunder God mark being applied to him.

If there had been enough time, Madara could have used his regeneration to simply remove that chunk of flesh with a ninjutsu.

But now he couldn’t at all.

Takeshi’s attacks came one after another, and the power was enormous. It might look only slightly faster than before, but in reality, it was on a completely different level, a qualitative change.

Each blow chained into the next, not giving any chance to catch a breath.

If he hadn’t just gained extra life force, he might already have been killed by Takeshi. However, even with so much life force, his condition still hadn’t returned to its peak, and...

Life force and the ability to endure a beating are different.

When it comes to taking a beating, without Susanoo, Madara isn’t even as durable as Tsunade, and right now he doesn’t have Mangekyo, so Susanoo was naturally out of the question.

A chill began to invade his body.

Madara took a deep breath, directly pulling the Gedo Mazo over as a shield, but...

The next second, the Gedo Mazo was also sent flying.

Without tailed beast chakra and Rinnegan control, the Gedo Mazo wasn’t particularly strong, at most it could take a beating. But Takeshi’s power was terrifying. After kicking the Gedo Mazo away, its tail grew huge.

The final blow.

He would die!

Madara’s eyes widened in shock, and he immediately used Izanagi.

The strike landed, in that instant, his chest nearly shattered, but then Izanagi restored it. And the next second, his hands quickly formed seals, and as he landed, trees sprouted all around.

Takeshi flew over with Flying Thunder God, the trees swiftly entwined and attacked him, and the poisonous gas filling the air was lethal.

However, the next second, Madara found himself transported away from that ninjutsu zone to a sea.

"..."

"What the fuck."

He wanted to curse, he had seized the moment to use a ninjutsu, only for the opponent to break it with a Flying Thunder God and remove him from the battlefield.

He took back what he’d said earlier.

This cat’s tactics were anything but simple, cat had only been pretending to be weak before.

Too cunning.

"Meow~ Now your Wood Release is hardly effective. If you don’t start talking properly, I’ll have to blind your other eye too. Although you still have eyes you can plug and play, I’m curious whether I can kill you faster than you can insert an eye."

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