Chapter 3: Chaos at the Valley's End
Clearly, the Dragon Country player reincarnated as Uchiha Madara knew his situation was dire.
He spared no effort, unleashing every ounce of power at his disposal in a relentless barrage of attacks.
Nearby, the Nine-Tails—summoned by Madara and clad in a towering Susanoo armor—charged forward with earth-shaking force.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Tailed Beast Bombs erupted from the beast, obliterating swathes of ninjas in their path. The duo of Madara and the Nine-Tails was a force of nature—gods fell before them, unstoppable.
In that moment, their combined might seemed capable of wiping out an entire nation single-handedly.
Chunin and below couldn't even get close. Even Jonin could only harass from the outskirts, waiting for an opening.
Across the Valley of the End, only one figure could stand toe-to-toe with Madara: the Neon Nation player reincarnated as Hashirama Senju.
He unleashed his legendary Wood Style, summoning the colossal Thousand Hands Buddha to clash with Madara's onslaught.
Chu Tianyou scanned the battlefield.
Figures unaffiliated with Konoha or the Uchiha Clan were converging on the scene. Clearly, these were players from other nations.
They didn't join the fray, instead watching from the sidelines, biding their time like vultures circling a dying beast.
Some Dragon Country players wanted to aid Madara, but their numbers paled against Konoha's forces, leaving them helpless with frustration.
A deafening roar shattered the air.
"Bijūdama!"
Perched atop the Nine-Tails, Madara synchronized with the beast to unleash a cataclysmic Tailed Beast Bomb.
A thunderous explosion rocked the valley.
Hashirama conjured a Wood Golem to block the massive attack, but the sheer force spilled over, devastating the battlefield.
Of the thousand-plus Konoha ninjas besieging Madara, over ninety percent were obliterated in an instant. The survivors were battered, nursing wounds.
...
As the dust settled, a shocking sight emerged.
Madara and Hashirama stood locked in combat, each with a kunai piercing the other's body.
Unlike Hashirama's grimace of pain and rage, Madara's face bore a manic grin.
"Neon Nation scum, you've fallen to my unique talent: Ghost-Sealing Inferno!"
"Soon, your chakra will be sealed, rendering your ninjutsu useless. Worse, your life force will drain by 3% daily. You've got, what, 30 days left? Come, die with me!"
"You bastard! I'll kill you!"
Countless vines surged toward Madara, piercing his heart and skull. He was dead—truly dead.
Unlike the manga, where Madara faked his death, this was no ruse. His knowledge of the plot, matched by Hashirama's, ensured no escape.
But Hashirama's victory was pyrrhic. Cursed by Madara's talent, he was now a ticking time bomb, a soon-to-be husk with only a month to live.
This battle was catastrophic.
Dragon Country's top player was gone, but not without dealing a crippling blow. He'd decimated seventy percent of Konoha's forces and doomed the "God of Shinobi," Hashirama Senju.
At last, the mystery of Hashirama's untimely death in the Naruto lore was explained.
The forums fell silent, stunned by the outcome.
[Dragon Country's unique talents are straight-up broken. Never underestimate them, or you'll get counter-killed!] [Neon Nation's screwed. Both their top-tier powerhouses—gone in the opening act!] [This levels the playing field. Imagine if Madara's Susanoo teamed up with Hashirama's Buddha—Konoha would've steamrolled everyone!] [Don't forget Tobirama. As long as Hashirama's body remains, he could develop Edo Tensei. Konoha's still a threat.] [Bro, stop theory-crafting. Edo Tensei needs White Zetsu as sacrifices to work properly. Otherwise, the revived are barely at ten percent strength. Case in point: Orochimaru vs. the Third Hokage.]
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With Naruto's two titans fallen, the surviving players gained a moment to breathe.
Chu Tianyou inhaled deeply, staying put. His eyes darted around, noting how everyone's gazes were locked on the battlefield's center—Uchiha Madara's corpse.
He knew the real fight was just beginning.
For Hashirama's Neon Nation players, killing Dragon Country's Madara was the main objective. But for everyone else?
They were here for one thing: Madara's Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.
As the crowd surged toward the body, ignoring the wounded Hashirama, Chu Tianyou didn't hesitate. His figure flickered, darting forward.
The Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan was his for the taking.
But then, his peripheral vision caught movement. Dozens of ninjas closed in, led by none other than the Uchiha Clan members who'd been hunting him.
They blocked his path, shouting, "Uchiha You, traitor to the Uchiha Clan and Konoha! This time, we'll end you!"
"Don't you want to know why I betrayed the Uchiha Clan?" Chu Tianyou's icy voice cut through their clamor, freezing them in place.
He pointed to the chaotic center of the battlefield.
"Who's that body they're fighting over? You know, don't you? It's Uchiha Madara—our clan leader, one of Konoha's founders. And who's leading the charge against him? Hashirama Senju and every non-Uchiha Konoha ninja!"
"Konoha's leaders never wanted us as equals. They're plotting to oust the Uchiha Clan entirely. They targeted our leader first, and now they're desecrating his corpse. Do you think they'll stop there? Or will they come for the rest of us next?"
His words, sharp and calculated, silenced the Uchiha ninjas.
They weren't fools. The First Great Ninja War had halved their clan's numbers. Only under Madara's leadership had they secured a foothold in Konoha. Without him, they were lambs to the slaughter.
[Congratulations, Host! Your silver tongue has sown dissent among the Uchiha Clan, earning +10 Charisma!]
As expected, Chu Tianyou's words flipped a switch. The Uchiha ninjas snapped to attention, charging toward Madara's body.
"Damn it, no one's taking the clan leader's corpse!" "We must secure his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan!" "No one—not even the Senju—touches Uchiha property!"
Their eyes blazed red, emotions surging. Several awakened their single-tomoe Sharingan on the spot, heedless of its drawbacks.
Fueled by rage, they unleashed genjutsu, Fire Style, and elite taijutsu, bypassing Chu Tianyou to storm toward Madara's body.