"Konan, you go first. Take Yahiko and that little shark with you."
"But... I understand."
Konan glanced at Uchiha Madara with her beautiful eyes, then wrapped Yahiko's corpse in paper ninjutsu. She looked back at Lin Yu and the others one last time, flapped her wings, and flew towards the sky. All she could do now was to prevent outsiders from disturbing them!
However, this was clearly Konan overthinking. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to get close to their battlefield.
"What do you say? Fight here, or find another place?"
Lin Yu asked Nagato and Uchiha Madara with a relaxed tone.
Nagato's eyes shifted and he said, "Let's change places. This spot is too small."
Nagato thought about the civilians nearby. He didn't care about human lives, but he couldn't let the people Yahiko sacrificed his life to save die because of him. That would make Yahiko's death truly meaningless.
Uchiha Madara said nothing, just stared coldly at Lin Yu. His goal was to stall Lin Yu so that Black Zetsu's plan could succeed. Changing the battlefield would be more than welcome.
But he was Uchiha Madara, and he had to maintain his dignity. He let out a cold snort and didn't express his stance.
"Then let's change places. I don't suppose this elder minds, do you?"
Lin Yu smiled at Uchiha Madara, then his figure moved towards the seaside.
Nagato glanced warily at Uchiha Madara. For some reason, ever since this old man appeared, his eye had been twitching, as if something bad was about to happen. Although the old man claimed to be Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Madara should have been dead long ago.
But he had to fight today! Otherwise, he wouldn't be satisfied!
Seeing Nagato follow Lin Yu, Uchiha Madara also moved. He didn't show any sign of retreat due to Nagato's presence. On the contrary, he had deliberately chosen to reveal himself when Nagato was present.
One of the reasons was that his eyes were not so easily taken. No one was more familiar with his Rinnegan than he was. He could instantly control Nagato's actions, and Nagato posed no threat to him.
The second reason was to retrieve his eyes when necessary!
The second reason alone was enough for Uchiha Madara to take such a risk. However, he would not retrieve his eyes unless absolutely necessary. His Rinnegan needed to be nurtured, and Nagato was the best incubator!
The Land of Water was an island surrounded by water. Lin Yu landed on a spacious beach, the sea stretching boundlessly in the distance.
*Whoosh! Whoosh!*
Two figures landed.
Seeing them follow, Lin Yu chuckled, "You two are quite fast."
Nagato didn't reply. He glared at Uchiha Madara and said coldly, "Should we deal with him first?"
Facing an unknown enemy, Nagato still wanted to team up with Lin Yu first. This old man gave him a very terrifying feeling!
Uchiha Madara remained silent, but his hand hidden in his sleeve had already formed a hand seal. As soon as Lin Yu agreed, he would instantly control Nagato.
"No, no, no, how can we bully an old man!"
Lin Yu shook his head and said with a smile, "I have a proposal. Do you agree?"
Now, both of them looked at Lin Yu, but they tacitly remained silent.
Uchiha Madara's expression was calm, but his heart rippled a little. This Uzumaki Lin Yu kept mentioning bullying old men. If I were still in my prime, would you dare to say such things?
Seeing that neither of them responded, Lin Yu was not embarrassed and continued, "I want to beat you both up simultaneously, or be beaten up by both of you! What do you think?"
Was this looking down on them? This Uzumaki Lin Yu was so arrogant! This was the common thought of Uchiha Madara and Nagato.
Nagato hesitated. He didn't really want to be enemies with Lin Yu. He just needed to vent his anger, otherwise, he felt he would be stifled.
Lin Yu saw Nagato's hesitation and said, "If the two of you don't team up, this battle will be meaningless. I also want to see what my limits are!"
Lin Yu really wanted to know how strong he was. If he hadn't been unable to use Edo Tensei, he would have really wanted to revive Hashirama Senju for a 1v3. This wasn't Lin Yu being arrogant. Neither the old Madara, the newly awakened Nagato, nor the reanimated Hashirama were at their peak. A 1v3 was not impossible!
However, the infinite chakra of Edo Tensei was a bit unfair, so he wouldn't try it!
Nagato remained silent, his expression somewhat taken aback: Is this still the Senior Lin Yu I know?
Uchiha Madara's face stiffened. Was this guy trying to dance with me? Bullying me because I'm old?
Uchiha Madara had never expected Lin Yu to suggest they team up. Only a madman would say such a thing. Moreover, he had just let Black Zetsu scheme against Nagato, and then he wanted to team up with Nagato to deal with his teacher. Even the battle-hardened Uchiha Madara felt this was strange.
But no matter what, both of them felt dissatisfied at Lin Yu looking down on them.
"Almighty Push!"
Without any unnecessary words, Nagato made the first move, directly using the power of the Rinnegan for his first technique. Since Lin Yu was speaking so arrogantly, he couldn't blame Nagato!
The powerful gravitational force pulled at Lin Yu's entire body. Nagato's right hand had already grasped a black rod that fell from his sleeve, ready to restrain Lin Yu's chakra.
Heavenly God's Push and Almighty Push were not uncrackable dōjutsu. As long as one's power exceeded the repulsive and attractive forces released by the Rinnegan, one could break free from the attraction or repulsion.
Another method was to stop the Rinnegan user from using their dōjutsu!
Lin Yu's body was uncontrollably flying towards Nagato. Even facing Nagato's Almighty Push, he couldn't break free easily.
"Third Gate, Gate of Life, Open!"
Lin Yu, who had opened the third gate of the Eight Inner Gates, could slightly resist the pull of gravity. He was about to bring his hands together to cast Wood Style to interrupt Nagato's jutsu when a cold, hoarse voice sounded in his ear,
"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Bullet!"
Four fire dragons instantly hit Lin Yu from all directions, preventing him from casting Wood Style. Uchiha Madara wouldn't let Lin Yu succeed so easily. He had timed his attack precisely, attacking Lin Yu the moment he gathered chakra and brought his hands together, leaving him defenseless.
"Wind Style: Vacuum Sphere!"
From not far away, Nagato also took the opportunity to spit out several wind projectiles into the smoke, hitting Lin Yu. He didn't hold back at all. Since Lin Yu was so arrogant, he should be prepared to be ganged up on!
Although their cooperation was good, they didn't look at each other. Nagato was still wary of Uchiha Madara. Although he was angry, Nagato knew what was more important in the face of great matters. He believed Senior Lin Yu would also...
"Hahaha! This is how it should be! Nagato, Madara, don't hold back! Otherwise, I'll kill you!"
Lin Yu's wild laughter came from the smoke, and then a giant golden hand tore through the smoke and lunged straight at Nagato.
"Nagato! You're the first one!"