Rabbit Princess [Gaara] [2]

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Being as bothersome as ever, Tsukiko and Naruto's Jutsu did not do much damage to Madara, and Tsukiko knew that the one way out of this was to have Madara sealed. There was no way they could control him else way, especially since he was controlling Obito with the Black Zetsu.

"Stop acting tough!" Hashirama shouted at Madara from where he was constricted, and Tsukiko and Naruto flew over with Sai's help. "This war is over!"

"Sai!" Tsukiko instructed the moment her foot touched the ground and Sai unravelled his scroll, pulling out his ink and brush to get on with it.

"I know!" Sai replied. "Sealing Jutsu: Crouched Tiger Bullet!" He sent his Ink Tiger off to where Madara was caught in Hashirama's Sage Art: Gate of the Great God.

"Tsukiko and Naruto..." Madara spoke up. "I'm grateful to you both. You two even extracted the Tailed Beasts from Obito... saving me the trouble of weakening him,"

"Obito..." Tsukiko muttered, seeing his body being taken over by Black Zetsu in the distance.

"Okay!" Sai exclaimed once his Ink Tiger had caught Madara's arm by its teeth. "Just a little bit longer! Just give a moment more, Tsukiko,"

But it was far too late as Madara moved his hands up into a Hand Seal, making Black Zetsu do the same, which meant that the living Obito did exactly that. Tsukiko's eyes widened and she knew that no matter, there was nothing that they could do anymore –

"Art of Rinne Rebirth!"

"Finally, I can fight for real!" Madara shouted, dispelling both Hashirama's Gate and Sai's Ink Tiger. He stood up, steaming. "This is the form, the body I needed! It's not a battle without raging blood... and a pounding heart!"

Tsukiko was taken aback when Madara's Rinnegan eyes began to crack and fall apart, leaving his eye sockets pitch-black and him blind. Suddenly, Black Flames engulfed the man's body and Tsukiko looked beyond him to see that it was Sasuke who had made his move.

"Ancient relics..." Sasuke spoke, appearing on back of Sai's bird and bleeding from one of his eyes due to the Jutsu. "... should just butt out!"

"A brat who doesn't even come close to my level," Madara said, closing his eyes as he turned to look in the direction of Sasuke in the air. "You stole my line,"

"Sasuke!" Naruto shouted. "It's pointless to just throw attacks at him. This guy can absorb ninjutsu!"

Madara's metallic guard fell to the ground, leaving him naked from the waist up. He turned to look back to where Tsukiko, Naruto, Sai and Hashirama were.

"It is these two polar opposites operating together along that give rise to all things in this universe..." Madara spoke up. "And they've even got the key to balance standing with them, that girl. Hashirama, do you remember me telling you and Suzuran this long ago in front of the Uchiha Stone Tablet? That the inscription on the stone says –

"When two opposite sides cooperate and find a guided balance, you have true happiness. But I also told you it could be interpreted differently. The one who obtains both Uchiha and Senju powers can attain true happiness. Don't you think it could be read that way as well?

"The only thing left for me to bring this happiness is that guided balance – the Kambayashi blood, now left down to its last drop, but you wouldn't let me touch your niece, would you, Hashirama?"

Tsukiko's fingers curled up into fists as she glared at Madara, although she felt a bit apprehensive now that she realised how far Madara was willing to go. Her eyes were stuck on the face of her own granduncle over Madara's heart, and she felt disgusted to even think that her lineage could've ended up there, or that Madara would force her to become that –