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Uchiha Madara danced across the battlefield.
Wearing crimson armor, he charged into the encirclement of the Cloud Shinobi below, fearless and dominant.
Children and grandchildren from the chat group watched silently.
Senju Tobirama commented, "Rather than saying he's surrounded by a group of people, it's more accurate to say that he has surrounded a group of people."
Fourth Raikage Ai remained silent for a moment.
Tobirama continued, "Raikage, what do you want to say? Or do you have anything else to add?"
He paused, then added coldly, "I'll take it as your final words."
The Fourth Raikage finally responded, "Final words? I have none left."
He exhaled sharply, his tone grim. "I've been fed to that tree-like thing... it's terrifying."
He shook his head. "No, this isn't the time for fear. Can you notify the remaining ninjas in Cloud Shinobi Village... and tell them to retreat?"
Tobirama asked him calmly, "So, you want to preserve the soil of Cloud Shinobi Village?"
Ai answered, "Darui is gone. The only one left is Samui. She's reached JĆnin level."
He hesitated. "But even though her personality is calm and reserved, her strength and talent don't quite compare to Darui's."
Ai's voice dropped. "Which means, for Cloud Shinobi Village... this may be the end."
He clenched his fists. "But based on how things are going..."
"It's madness!"
Suddenly, the Fourth Raikage exclaimed in shock.
Battlefield Rose had used her impeccable taijutsu to move through the crowd of Cloud Shinobi and realized that someone had used ninjutsu directly on her leader.
Uchiha Madara stood unmoving, yet smiling.
With a single motion, he grabbed a Cloud Shinobi JĆnin and threw him aside like a ragdoll.
"It was you who made the first moveâwho dared to use ninjutsu!"
"Fire Style: Fire Extinguishing!"
It was merely a B-rank ninjutsu on paper, but an entire wall of fire erupted, consuming everything in its path.
Onoki, watching from afar, muttered, "This is terrifying..."
He added, "Uchiha Madara... truly lives up to the legend."
He didn't dare speak any further.
Fifth Mizukage, Terumi Mei, also observed the carnage. "So this is Uchiha Madara's ninjutsu?"
She nodded to herself. "No wonder the First Mizukage submitted. It makes perfect sense."
She sighed. Faced with this kind of overwhelming power, how could ordinary Kage-level shinobi even hope to compare?
They were nothing more than measurement unitsâtokens of office.
The First Hokage and Uchiha Madara... these ancient shinobi were on an entirely different level.
No wonder the five great villages dared to start the First Great Ninja War only after Hashirama's death.
Because whether it was Hashirama or Madara... were they even ninjas anymore?
Even Madara's basic ninjutsu looked like large-scale jutsu meant for war.
Tobirama made a note in the records. "As expected of Uchiha Madara's Fire Style."
He added flatly, "Only Madara can wield it this way."
Tobirama's tone shifted with sarcasm. "Your Fire Style is just a flickering flame."
The records didn't respond immediately.
Finally, they echoed back, "You should talk while you still can."
"My eldest brother is warming up. Once he's ready... it will be the end of you, Tobirama."
"He will avenge me."
This time, Senju Tobirama did not refute him.
It was rare.
He turned his eyes forward.
"Water Style: Water Rush!"
Tobirama launched his jutsu.
He had no emotional stake in the Cloud Shinobi Village, but now that they were battling Uchiha Madara, he couldn't let them all die in vain.
Even if his aid was temporary, it was necessary.
"Save the survivors first," he muttered.
If Madara was unleashing Fire Style, then Tobirama would counter with Water Style.
Water overcame fire. He had a temporary advantage.
"Alright," Kitahara Hitoshi said, as he and Kakashi entered the battlefield, moving swiftly to evacuate the Cloud Shinobi who were caught off guard by Madara's rampage.
But even so...
"It's terrifying..."
"Wait..."
"Thank you..."
Kitahara Hitoshi helped up a female ninja.
She had short, straight hair, striking features, and a pronounced nose bridge that added elegance to her appearance.
Her eyes were a dark emerald green.
Unlike other Cloud Shinobi with sun-darkened skin, hers was pale, almost snow-white.
She wore a black combat top and maintained a calm composure despite her injuries.
"A Konoha ninja who doesn't want to give his name," Kitahara Hitoshi said plainly.
"Samui..." she replied, still remembering his name.
After all, when Kitahara Hitoshi was speaking with Madara earlier, Tobirama had already called him by name.
"Please, Your Excellency Hashirama... take action," she said.
Kitahara Hitoshi corrected her calmly. "Uchiha Madara is only warming up. He won't stop until he's finished."
Samui bit her lip. "Then now..."
"You have no choice but to retreat," Kitahara Hitoshi interrupted.
Samui clenched her fists.
Born and raised in Cloud Shinobi Village, today truly felt like the end for her homeland.
Not only is the Raikage gone, but Killer Bee is also missing, and the two Yuzu Wooden Golems are not in the village because they're on a mission. If they had been in the village, they might have been lost too.
And now, in the face-to-face confrontation just now, at least 100 ninjas from the same village have been injured. Even those close to Uchiha Madara were burned directly.
And that doesn't include Uchiha Madara's melee attacks.
We finally managed to gather over 3,000 people, yet more than 1,000 were wiped out in less than 10 minutes.
Uchiha Madara... so terrifying.
Namikaze Minato: Hmm...
Kakashi: Huh?
Namikaze Minato: I always feel that Kitahara-kun's way of doing things is slightly off from his usual character.
Kakashi: What do you mean?
Namikaze Minato: Would he really help Cloud Shinobi Village of his own will?
Kakashi: The Second Hokage ordered it just now. So we are executing the command.
Kakashi: But yes, would Kitahara Hitoshi really follow the Second Hokage's orders? It's hard to believe.
Namikaze Minato: Waitâwait!
Namikaze Minato: I see now.
Namikaze Minato: That's right.
Namikaze Minato: Kakashi is now doing his best to help the ninjas of Cloud Shinobi Village.
Namikaze Minato: If my guess is right, the Fourth Raikage is gone, and the Eight Tails has appeared.
Namikaze Minato: Cloud Shinobi Village has lost so much, and the next Raikage candidate is also gone.
Namikaze Minato: Kitahara-kun isn't trying to save Cloud Shinobi Village.
Namikaze Minato: In other words, there won't be a Fifth Raikage.
Namikaze Minato: From today on, Cloud Shinobi Village is no more.
Namikaze Minato: The surviving Cloud ninjas will wear Konoha forehead protectors like those from the Sand Shinobi.
Namikaze Minato: Are we just following the old pattern again? The five great ninja villages going to war?
Namikaze Minato: Then reducing the five great villages to three.
Namikaze Minato: A three-way balance of power.
Namikaze Minato: And now, Sand Shinobi Village no longer exists as an independent power. It's become a subsidiary of Konoha. Now Cloud Shinobi Village will be the second sub-village of Konoha.
Fourth Raikage-Ai: What!
Fourth Raikage-Ai: You're swallowing my Cloud Shinobi Village right in front of me!
Namikaze Minato: Fourth Raikage.
But Minato's tone was serious.
Namikaze Minato: At first, I thought of how you took people from other villages, just like your father did.
Namikaze Minato: Now, how does it feel to have your own shinobi taken?
Kakashi:
The man who opened the Eight Inner Gates and kicked Uchiha Madara with one strike: I support!
The man who kicked Uchiha Madara at Eight Inner Gates: I want to tell Neji the news. He'll be happy too!
The man who opened the Eight Inner Gates and kicked Uchiha Madara: Hahaha!
The man who opened the Eight Inner Gates and kicked Uchiha Madara away: Come on, Kakashi!
The man who opened the Eight Inner Gates and kicked Uchiha Madara away: Don't let the capable ninjas of Cloud Shinobi Village be burned to death!
The man who opened the Eight Inner Gates and kicked Uchiha Madara: Not this one, he's average. Look forward, yes, the one with the green hat, that's the one, that ninja's level is good.
The man who opened the Eight Inner Gates and kicked Uchiha Madara away: Save him.
The man who opened the Eight Inner Gates and kicked Uchiha Madara away: Wait, no, not him, Kakashi. Save the next one.
The man who opened the Eight Inner Gates and kicked Uchiha Madara away: Huh...
So, under the command of Might Guy, Kakashi rescued the skilled ninjas of Cloud Shinobi Village.
As for those with poor performance... they had to rely on their own luck.
Fourth Raikage-Ai: Damn it!
Raikage's soul body trembled with rage, but at this point, no one could do anything to stop it.
The ninjas of Cloud Shinobi Village...
"Retreat! All of you!"
And after Kitahara Hitoshi rescued Samui, she finally made a decision.
"This battlefield is no longer a place for us."
She made the hard choice.
"Finally..."
"Can we retreat...?"
The ninjas of Cloud Shinobi Village were stunned.
Some were trembling.
Though the village had fought in the last three ninja wars and put up fierce resistance each timeâ
But...
"My comrade...
Just now...
He was right beside me...
He returned...
And he tried to stick a paper bomb on Uchiha Madara...
But he got tagged with one himself...
And then he exploded..."
From the original 3,000 ninjas of Cloud Shinobi Village, about 1,200 remained. Of those, more than 300 were already losing their minds.
They couldn't understand it at allâwas this the power of a god?
"Madara, are you alright?"
Senju Hashirama, resurrected by the Impure World Reincarnation, was calm as ever, watching Uchiha Madara with a serious expression.
"As expected of you," Madara said, stomping the ground. "You only protect your Konoha."
"So I didn't take part just now. Because this is Cloud Shinobi Village, not Konoha," Uchiha Madara continued.
"It was our joint effort after all," Senju Hashirama replied.
Uchiha Madara fell silent for a moment.
Tobirama's record: I have a really bad feeling.
Senju Tobirama: What kind of bad feeling?
Tobirama's record: I'm worried your big brother will be persuaded by mine.
Senju Tobirama: Isn't that... not a bad thing?
Senju Tobirama: I don't want to accept Uchiha Madara's return.
Tobirama's record: My big brother won't come back!
"Hashirama, don't you get it yet?"
"You're wrong!"
"Only strengthâtrue strengthâyour own strength is what's real."
"So..."
"If you and I had joined forces from the start, this ninja world might have stayed stable and peaceful."
Uchiha Madara said firmly.
"If the two of us had joined forces...
Fifth Mizukage Terumi Mei: If the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara had joined forces, the situation would indeed be very different today.
Fifth Mizukage - Terumi Mei: Maybe it was two people who joined forces, and Shikoku disappeared in an instant.
Onoki (Cowardly as a Mouse): Uchiha Madara is really terrifying.
Onoki: And the most terrifying thing is that he hasn't even gotten serious yet.
Kakashi: He hasn't even started yet? Is that really his serious state?
Onoki: Yes.
Onoki: Because⊠Uchiha Madara used Susanoo to bully me.
Kakashi: Susanoo?
Onoki: It seems to be an exclusive skill of the Uchiha clan.
Onoki: But⊠Uchiha Madara's Susanoo is on an entirely different level. It's terrifying.
Minato Namikaze: Not only that.
Tobirama Senju: What do you mean, Minato?
Minato Namikaze: Because Madara also possesses the Rinnegan.
As soon as those words came out, the entire group fell silent for a moment.
Because⊠Uchiha Madara with the Rinneganâit's more frightening than they had imagined.
They had already seen Kitahara Hitoshi's Rinnegan, and they knew how overwhelming it was.
Tobirama Senju: Big Brother, if we can't beat him later, let's retreat. Kitahara Hitoshi should be able to assist. Even though relying on juniors might be embarrassing, in times like this, it's nothing to be ashamed ofâwe're still here.
Hashirama (The Big Pillar): Anija!?
Hashirama: Mm⊠right, okay.
Meanwhile, in another place.
Black Zetsu was drifting in the air, but Obito was hidden in the shadows, observing the battlefield below.
The Ten Tails that Uchiha Madara had previously summoned was now gone, and the moon had not yet returned to its original orbit.
But Uchiha Madara remained.
And Obito, naturally, couldn't just leave.
The reason was simple.
He still needed to stayâperhaps to obtain Madara's Rinnegan.
Yes.
At first, he had no intention to covet it, but later he realized how supreme the Rinnegan truly was. After seeing Nagato's strength, it became harder to seize it from him.
He even tried to cultivate it himself.
But failed.
And now...
Was Uchiha Madara really this powerful? Just with taijutsu alone, he had overpowered the entire Cloud Shinobi Village.
Obito grew increasingly uneasy.
BecauseâŠ
He felt that the mere idea of betraying Madara would be suicidal.
But at this momentâ
Uchiha Madara had begun to reveal his true power.
And what was more chillingâwas that this was only the beginning.
"I used to be suppressed by you, Hashirama," Madara declared, his voice echoing like thunder. "But now, I've acquired a new power."
"Let me show youâŠ"
He narrowed his eyes.
Senju Tobirama crashed to the ground with a hard slap, thrown down like a dog eating dirt.
Tobirama didn't even have time to respond.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Six black receivers pierced into Tobirama's body.
Tobirama's Report: Big Brother, you're really something!
Tobirama Senju: I really want to mute you.
Hashirama: Tobirama, are you alright?
Tobirama Senju: It's strange⊠I got hit instantly, and didn't even register it before I was on the ground.
Minato Namikaze: We didn't even see when Uchiha Madara launched those black rods.
Minato Namikaze: It was justâsuddenly, Nidaime was on the ground, impaled.
Tobirama Senju: As odd as your wording is, Minato, it's accurate. I didn't see any attackâthen I was struck.
"See? Even the proud Tobirama Senju is helpless against my new power."
"SoâŠ"
"Hashirama!"
Uchiha Madara abandoned Tobirama and charged straight toward Senju Hashirama.
Tobirama Senju: Be careful, Anija!
"Wood Style: Clone Technique!" Hashirama responded swiftly, forming a hand seal. In an instant, four Wood Style clones emerged from his body.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The clones immediately engaged in both offense and defense. However, surprisingly, every attack missed as the real Uchiha Madara dodged them with ease.
Even more astonishinglyâwhen Uchiha Madara touched Hashirama's body, he bounced off.
It was then that everyone noticedâ
There weren't just one, but four Uchiha Madaras surrounding Hashirama!
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