[Facing the twenty-five Wood Style clones of Madara, the Five Kage did not sit idly by.]
[However, the huge gap in strength made the battle incredibly difficult for them.]
[Although later, Tsunade infused Onoki with chakra, and with an enhanced version of Dust Release, destroyed all of Madara's Wood Style clones, it was when the complete Susanoo appeared that the Five Kage realized—this life-or-death battle they were fighting was nothing but a game for Madara.]
"The difference in strength is just too much."
Compared to the two-hundred-meter tall complete Susanoo, the Susanoo used by the previous Wood Style clones was like a dwarf.
If the "dwarf" Susanoo was this difficult to deal with, how much harder would the complete version be?
Can we even fight this?
"I wonder how Grandpa managed to defeat this monster back then."
With her hand on her forehead, Tsunade's thoughts were a mess.
On one hand, she was shocked by Madara's strength.
On the other hand, she worried for the future of the ninja world.
From what was happening, it was clear—the Five Kage had no chance. They were being toyed with by Madara the entire time.
"The scariest part is that Susanoo is just a Mangekyo Sharingan ability. He hasn't even used the powers of the Rinnegan yet."
"This means this isn't even Madara's full strength."
"How can we fight this, damn it!"
With a loud slap, Tsunade threw the cup of alcohol she was holding.
Just thinking about facing this overwhelmingly imbalanced battle in reality in a few days made her feel powerless.
"Should I… ask Grandpa for help?"
Tsunade frowned.
She didn't know why she had such a blasphemous thought about her Grandpa, but it was definitely one way to go.
"Though Orochimaru is dead, where would I even find someone who can use the Reanimation Jutsu?"
Just as Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, was thinking about summoning her grandfather through Edo Tensei to help, the battle displayed on the screen took a new turn.
[Just as Madara was about to activate his complete Susanoo, his Susanoo suddenly vanished.]
[This happened because Itachi found Kabuto and used the Izanami technique on him, forcing him to cancel the forbidden technique, Edo Tensei.]
[Faced with his body about to disappear, Madara chose to fight to the death.]
[Tsunade had planned to keep going and resist with her invincible healing, but her body suddenly began to feel intense pain.]
[The Strength of a Hundred Seal had reached its limit, and Tsunade's consciousness started to fade.]
[At that moment, a miracle occurred.]
[She suddenly regained her consciousness and dodged Madara's attack.]
[It turned out that, in that brief instant, Tsunade had seen Dan in her mental world.]
[She had once given Dan the "kiss of death," and now Dan gave her the "kiss of life."]
[Before Edo Tensei was undone, he used a Spirit Transformation Technique to give Tsunade a chakra boost, allowing her to dodge Madara's fatal blow.]
"What? Even Dan was brought back through Edo Tensei?"
Seeing Dan again on the screen, Tsunade was honestly shocked.
But beyond the shock, her heart was filled with sweetness.
"I didn't expect you to save my life even after death, Dan."
After a brief moment of sentiment, Tsunade suddenly shook her head, clearing those romantic thoughts from her mind.
"This isn't the time for this."
Anyway, now that she had found him and Dan had been brought back through Edo Tensei, she just needed to quickly take care of Madara, and then she'd have time to find Dan.
But how could they quickly deal with Madara? That was the real challenge.
"But the good news is that with the end of the Edo Tensei, Uchiha Madara will disappear too."
"We've definitely won this war."
Maybe it was fate playing a joke. Just when Tsunade thought Madara would disappear with the end of Edo Tensei, the next scene that appeared on the screen immediately startled him.
"Impossible!"
"Hehe, the Madara on the screen is really cruel."
In Tobirama's office, Uchiha Madara crossed his arms, a smile on his lips, showing a hint of schadenfreude.
"Madara, you're really something, giving the Five Kages hope, only to crush it later."
Senju Hashirama didn't understand why Madara was smiling like that.
But as the inventor of Edo Tensei, Tobirama knew exactly why Madara was smiling.
"Tobirama, Madara, what kind of riddle are you two playing?"
Shaking his head, Tobirama softly said, "The Edo Tensei technique has a flaw. After watching the video review of Uchiha Itachi earlier, we know that he used the Kotomatsukami, a Mangekyō Sharingan technique, to break free from the control of Edo Tensei."
"In fact, there is another way to break free from the control of Edo Tensei, and that is reversing the Edo Tensei seal."
"I think the Madara-nii on the screen just used this method to escape the control of Edo Tensei. Am I right, Madara-nii?"
"...Well, you're right. I knew the seal order of Edo Tensei a long time ago. The reason I didn't break the control immediately was just because I found it fun."
After saying this, Madara looked at Tobirama seriously, and continued, "Also, can you stop calling me Madara-nii? It really grosses me out."
"Gross? I don't think so, Madara-nii."
Tobirama was intentionally trying to annoy Madara, so he wasn't about to change how he addressed him.
"Tobirama, you little brat, you're itching for a fight, huh?"
"Like you could even land a hit on me. How about you try my Flying Thunder God technique?"
"...Bastard, if you've got the guts, don't use the Flying Thunder God."
"That's not going to work. Without using Flying Thunder God, you'll beat me up badly. Do you think I'm stupid?"
Madara was really pissed off by Tobirama's words.
He turned to look at Hashirama and angrily said, "Hashirama, aren't you going to do something about your brother?"
"This…"
Hashirama shrugged and said with a bit of embarrassment, "You know, it's always him looking after me. I can't really manage him."
Madara thought carefully for a moment, and it seemed to be true.
In their daily lives, it was as if their roles had been switched. Tobirama was the older brother, and Hashirama was the younger one.
That really annoyed Madara.
Seeing his big brother so upset, Izuna, at this moment, coldly said, "Lord Hashirama, as Tobirama's real older brother, how can you not care about his lifelong matters?"
Uh-oh!
As soon as Tobirama heard Izuna's words, he knew what this guy was trying to do.
"Big Brother, listen to me…"
He wanted to speak first to nip the danger in the bud.
But to his surprise, Hashirama waved his hand, stopping Tobirama.
"Little brother, don't interrupt. I want to hear what Izuna has to say."
In some small matters, Hashirama, as the older brother, truly couldn't control Tobirama, and in fact, he often listened to him.
But when it came to serious matters, would Tobirama dare not listen?
"He's already not a young man anymore. Don't you, as his older brother, think about arranging a wife for him? Do you want his bloodline to end here?"
After saying this, Izuna sneaked a glance at Danzo.
This idea, he actually got from Danzo.
Don't forget the one who helped you drink water, he will repay Danzo.
Well, that glance just now, that was his way of repaying him.
Izuna: I'm sure Tobirama noticed that glance I gave him just now.
Tobirama indeed noticed.
He looked at Danzo with a twisted expression, wondering how to "get back" at this disciple.
Sweep the streets?
No.
How about going to sweep the toilets and deal with the big mess?
Danzo: What the hell did I do to deserve this?
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