"Boom..."
The calm sea suddenly erupted with terrifying tremors, as monstrous waves surged violently in all directions, triggering massive tsunamis.
The sheer force of these tsunamis nearly capsized Lin Xuan's ship, even though they were already quite far away. On board, the Roshwald Saint family of three and the pirates Lin Xuan had captured with genjutsu were tossed around, bruised and wailing in agony.
To make matters worse, the physical trauma temporarily broke the genjutsu, leaving them bewildered to find themselves suddenly adrift at sea amid such a terrifying storm. Some nearly died of fright before they even had a chance to be injured further!
Fortunately, Lin Xuan still had some use for them, so he mercifully knocked them unconscious. Then, activating Susanoo, he formed chakra ropes to tie them up before lifting them all into the air and landing safely on the water's surface, saving their lives.
The golden Susanoo had barely left the wooden ship when a colossal wave struck, flipping the vessel and sending it sinking into the depths.
"Close call!"
Standing atop the water in his Susanoo, Lin Xuan felt a surge of relief. He had just spent some reputation points to learn the "Water Walking" skill, which had proven to be a wise decision.
Turning his gaze toward the epicenter of the storm, he spotted Uchiha Madara venting his fury like a madman.
As it turned out, this sudden, catastrophic tsunami wasn't a natural disaster—it was man-made!
The entire upheaval was caused by Uchiha Madara, who, after watching the Naruto clips Lin Xuan had shown him, became so enraged that he began rampaging across the sea!
His outburst even disturbed several massive Sea Kings lurking in the depths. Enraged, the creatures surfaced to attack Madara, but their fate was sealed. They became nothing more than punching bags, brutally pulverized before being incinerated with Amaterasu!
Finally, after some time, Madara's fury subsided, and he calmly walked back across the water toward Lin Xuan, his demeanor so composed it was as if the earlier rampage had never happened.
When he reached Lin Xuan, Madara first glanced at the golden Susanoo and remarked indifferently, "I don't know how you awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, but I'll warn you—don't use it recklessly. Overuse will lead to blindness."
With that, he used Wood Release to create another large wooden ship on the sea's surface.
Lin Xuan was slightly taken aback by Madara's unexpected concern. He figured this was probably a small gesture of gratitude for revealing the truth.
After all, the spoilers he'd shared, while agonizing and humiliating for Madara, were also invaluable insights. Madara's rage stemmed from the realization that he had been manipulated like a puppet.
But now that he knew the future, he could change it.
In other words, being Edo Tensei'd into this world was an enormous opportunity for Uchiha Madara!
As for Madara's rare show of goodwill, Lin Xuan simply smiled and replied, "Ah, I almost forgot. It's about time to evolve my Mangekyō Sharingan into the Eternal Mangekyō."
With that, he stepped onto the newly created ship, dispelled his Susanoo, and unceremoniously dumped the three Celestial Dragons and three pirates onto the deck like lifeless sacks.
"Hm?"
Madara was startled by Lin Xuan's words, and his eyes widened in shock as Lin Xuan casually pulled out a small bottle.
Lin Xuan poured out a pill, swallowed it in front of Madara, and closed his eyes to focus on absorbing its effects.
The next moment, Madara's expression twisted in disbelief as he sensed an overwhelming surge of ocular power erupting from Lin Xuan's eyes.
This was unmistakably the evolution of the Mangekyō Sharingan into the Eternal Mangekyō!
Once again, Madara found himself utterly baffled.
In his world, awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan was an excruciating process—requiring the death of a loved one and extreme emotional trauma.
Yet Lin Xuan had done it effortlessly.
If Lin Xuan had merely copied Madara's Mangekyō, it wouldn't have been as shocking. But Lin Xuan's Mangekyō was entirely different from his own!
As for the Eternal Mangekyō, Madara had only achieved it by fusing his eyes with his brother Izuna's Mangekyō.
But Lin Xuan? He just swallowed a pill and evolved instantly!
The disparity was downright infuriating.
Of course, by now, Madara had witnessed so many of Lin Xuan's miracles that he was almost numb to them.
For instance, he still couldn't fathom what the Naruto clips Lin Xuan had shown him even were.
If it was some form of future sight, allowing Lin Xuan to project future events, that still didn't explain how the clips included flashbacks and internal monologues!
After watching, Madara felt like he had seen a divine recreation of his future—as if a god had meticulously documented every thought and memory of the people involved.
In his view, only a true deity could produce something so comprehensive.
But if Lin Xuan was a god-like being, why would he bother learning mortal techniques—even if they were Madara's own proud jutsu?
And why would a god need to summon him, a mere mortal, from another world to deal with enemies he couldn't handle himself?
These questions swirled in Madara's mind, momentarily overshadowing the fury he'd felt after learning the truth about Naruto.
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