After firing a single [Yasaka Magatama],
Lord Madara didn't stop.
He fired two more in succession, shattering the next two giant boulders as well.
At high altitude, it created over a thousand fragments plummeting down together.
Now, it was showtime.
Before Hashirama showed up, watching Tobirama panic and lose his composure would be quite entertaining.
On Tobirama's side,
he was truly losing his cool.
Dozens of Clone Techniques rushed forward at once.
They began frantically performing the [Flying Thunder God Technique], trying to move away as many large boulders as possible.
Attempting to reduce the damage these falling "boulders" would bring to the village!
Unfortunately, even with dozens of clones exerting themselves,
after more than ten seconds, they had only managed to remove about 300 boulders.
There were still over a thousand fragments remaining!
And Tobirama had become exhausted, panting heavily and nearly drained completely.
After all, the chakra of an Impure World body could regenerate at incredible speed, but not without limit.
Therefore, even though the [Flying Thunder God Technique] didn't consume much chakra,
with dozens of clones repeatedly using it simultaneously, the consumption was still terrifying.
It got to the point where even the rapid recovery ability of the Impure World body couldn't keep up!
Even more importantly,
the speed of these fragments kept increasing as they fell.
Already less than 500 meters above Konoha, they'd crash down in just a few seconds, destroying half the village.
Clearly, Tobirama had run out of options…
He never imagined there would come a day when he was defeated by Madara's scheming!
How infuriating!
No choice then...
Even if it cost him face, he couldn't let the village go up in flames!
Helpless, Tobirama gritted his teeth and made a decision.
The next moment,
he quickly formed hand seals and performed a technique to send a voice message, connecting with his older brother Hashirama, who was currently inside the underground chamber beneath Konoha.
"Big Brother! Help me!"
"He came—Madara is here!"
...
BOOM—
A thunderous explosion.
In an instant,
a figure shot straight up from the underground chamber, breaking through layers of walls, and jumped onto the [Hokage Tower].
"What?!!!"
"Madara is here?"
"He's alive?"
Hashirama roared, a mixture of hope and confusion on his face.
He quickly scanned the area, searching desperately for that familiar figure.
"Big Brother! Look above!"
"Hurry and stop these rocks!"
Tobirama frowned deeply and shouted urgently at Hashirama.
If his big bro didn't step up *now*, the whole village was toast!
Upon hearing this, Hashirama immediately looked upward.
When he saw the sky filled with countless crimson 'falling boulders,' Hashirama quickly turned serious too, instantly beginning to perform jutsu.
No other option left.
No matter how important 'Madara' was, he couldn't stand idly by while his village was destroyed.
Regardless of the reason,
Stopping this rain of boulders in the air must come first!
[Wood Release: Complete Capture!]
With both hands clapped together, Hashirama used Wood Release and quickly activated the [Complete Capture].
Although using [Tree Propagation: Descent of the Heavenly Tree] and [Advanced Tree Propagation: Descent of the Heavenly Tree] could create a denser network of wood vines to better protect the village,
the wooden vines produced by these two techniques required some time to grow.
There just wasn't enough time left to stop it now.
Only the instantaneous-use [Bursting Palm Jutsu] was faster and more efficient.
"Swish, swish—"
In an instant.
Countless wooden hands suddenly rose from underground—big and small, numbering over a thousand!
They practically covered the entire village.
The wooden hands pierced right through countless houses that had only just begun to be repaired...
"Boom—"
A wave of dull roaring erupted.
Each wooden hand locked onto a falling piece of rubble.
Catching them midair, firmly gripping them within their palms!
Thus, the 'shower of rubble' capable of destroying the entire Konoha was successfully neutralized by Madara on the spot.
Countless Konoha ninja, who had already fallen into despair and lay motionless on the ground,
felt immeasurable relief after surviving the catastrophe…
"Tobirama, what exactly happened?" Hashirama asked in confusion, hurrying to question.
"It's that Madara Uchiha!"
"He used a kinjutsu, trying to destroy the whole village!"
"He's come back to life—he's right over there!"
Tobirama quickly pointed toward the north, gritting his teeth as he accused.
However, at this moment, he finally exhaled in relief.
Although his older brother was somewhat naïve,
as long as his older brother stood beside him, Tobirama truly felt incredibly secure.
Even if Madara had returned, he now had nothing to fear...
"Could it really be Madara?!!!"
Madara felt joy at first, then his expression darkened.
Without wasting words, he immediately leapt high into the air.
After several swift jumps, he arrived at the wooden wall on the northern edge of the village, landing atop a giant Wood Release hand.
Dozens of meters away, he locked eyes with Lord Madara from afar.
"Hasegawa! Finally decided to show yourself!"
"You sure kept me waiting!"
Seeing Madara appear, Lord Madara no longer rushed.
He even deliberately withdrew his [Susanoo], preparing for a casual chat while taunting his opponent.
After all, it had been several decades since they last met.
It was truly exciting—their hearts couldn't help but race!
"Madara, so it really is you!"
"How could you still be alive? Back then, I definitely killed you myself!"
"No, this appearance of yours..."
"Your aura..."
"You've been resurrected? And in your prime state?!!!"
Madara was shocked.
He soon realized—Madara had truly returned to life.
Not like himself—who had been summoned through the Impure World Resurrection!
"Madara, so it really is you!"
"How could you still be alive? Back then, I definitely killed you myself!"
"No, this appearance of yours..."
"Your aura..."
"You've been resurrected? And in your prime state?!!!"
Madara was shocked.
He soon realized—Madara had truly returned to life.
Not like himself—who had been summoned through the Impure World Resurrection!
"Hahahaha!"
"So you've seen through my condition?"
"Madara, as expected of you!"
"Never would I have thought we'd meet again in this era after such a long time."
"Just now, watching that technique of yours—it seems your strength hasn't diminished since those days at all!"
Lord Madara scanned his surroundings, visibly delighted.
Otherwise, Madara wouldn't have created over a thousand wooden appendages in an instant to catch so much debris.
"Very good, very good!"
"Now this is interesting!"
"If you were too weak, that would've been boring instead."
"But still, this vitality of yours... it isn't from the Impure World body?!
"So you really came back from the dead?"
"No!"
"This isn't right!"
"Your life force is slowly draining away..."
"So you didn't actually return to life, but instead fused with your corpse? You're moving by relying on the residual vitality left inside it?"
Lord Madara's eyes were extremely sharp.
In just a moment of sensing, he had already figured out Hashirama's condition.
Upon hearing this, Hashirama frowned and shouted in response:
"Madara, this isn't something you should concern yourself with!"
"Tell me honestly, why have you returned in this era?"
"What exactly do you intend to do?"
"Why target Konoha?"
"We no longer belong to this era! You shouldn't be here!"
Madara also slightly raised his eyebrows, showing clear displeasure.
"After all these years, you're still fond of preaching to me?"
"Look at this era. Look at today's Konoha..."
"Do you still believe your ideals and methods back then were correct?"
"The Tailed Beasts you distributed haven't suppressed wars at all—they've become sparks that ignite conflicts!"
"Hashirama, you were wrong!"
Upon hearing this, Hashirama also pursed his lips, bitterness rising within him.
Yet he remained firm in his beliefs.
"Wrong! Completely wrong!"
"Although war has never ceased; our village still stands, and the Will of Fire still lives on!"
"With this very willpower..."
"Peace will come someday—for sure!"
Lord Madara sneered coldly and launched his final blow:
"Oh really?"
"I heard what's left of your Senju Clan has already perished?"
"Or should I say, only one orphan remains?"
"Even if peace ever comes; will there still be a place for your Senju Clan in Konoha then?"
Hashirama:...
Tobirama:...
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