Senju Tobirama began to analyze calmly.
"Because Uchiha Madara wasn't fighting just one person!"
"From beginning to end, two people were fighting Uchiha Madara, one in the open, and one hidden!"
"Does Hashirama still remember Mū, who just disappeared? After performing that white pillar Ninjutsu once, Mū hasn't appeared since!"
"The one in the open directly engaged Uchiha Madara, luring Madara to a pre-arranged trap, while the hidden one waited in the shadows for an opportunity. These numerous explosive tags were the work of the person in the shadows!"
Senju Tobirama's analysis made Senju Hashirama nod repeatedly.
"But why didn't Madara notice?" Senju Hashirama couldn't help but ask.
"Perhaps Uchiha Madara didn't expect a trap to be laid here in advance. Mū was always in Madara's line of sight, so he didn't observe too much."
Senju Tobirama personally felt that Uchiha Madara was simply arrogant.
"Hiss! Madara isn't going to lose, is he?" Senju Hashirama's eyes widened suddenly.
"Not necessarily, Hashirama. Madara hasn't activated his Perfect Susanoo yet."
"However, at this distance, I'm not sure if Madara will have enough time to activate it..."
Senju Tobirama stroked his chin, a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes.
Mū... can you really do it?
Ninja are high-offense, low-defense. Even Kage-level Ninja can be injured by a kunai.
Even if you have the Rinnegan, a kunai can still blind you. Six Paths Obito also had to use Truth-Seeking Orbs to defend against explosive tags.
Explosive tags detonating at close range on Madara has a certain feasibility.
Uchiha Madara, sealed by Chibaku Tensei, has no room to maneuver, and Susanoo cannot be activated instantly, but explosive tags detonate instantly.
Uchiha Madara's body also doesn't have rapid regeneration capabilities.
(Reasonable speculation, not intending to disrespect Uchiha Madara. The Five Kage also used explosive tags against Madara. The current Uchiha Madara doesn't have the Rinnegan and is not an Edo Tensei, so I believe that if Madara is careless, he can be damaged by explosive tags.)
..."Just trying to trap me with these, then buy time to escape?"
Inside the giant sphere, Uchiha Madara remained as steady as a mountain.
His thought was simple: Mū did this to trap him and then buy time to escape.
From Madara's perspective, there was no problem.
Spending so much to build a sphere, was it just for show?
It was precisely to trap him and buy time to escape that such a sphere was created.
"However, I really want to see how desperate you'll be when you see my Perfect Susanoo!!!"
A flicker of excitement passed through Uchiha Madara's eyes.
Imagine this:
When his opponent has exhausted all their strength, and he activates his Perfect Susanoo, what kind of expression will his opponent have?
Presumably, his opponent will fall into endless despair and complete submission!
This was also why he hadn't activated his Perfect Susanoo yet; only those who earned his basic approval were qualified to witness his Perfect Susanoo!
It's like the saying goes:
A genius merely sees his own threshold.
However, Uchiha Madara misjudged Mū.
Mū was not just a genius.
Mū had seen "Heaven"!
(Here, "Heaven" refers to Mū having received a large amount of information about Naruto, having seen various scenes of post-Kage-level Ninja being common, Six Paths Ninja everywhere, and Perfect Susanoo being kicked apart, so he felt that Madara's Susanoo was nothing special.)
"Wait!"
Just as Uchiha Madara was about to activate Susanoo to give Mū a shock.
Madara suddenly sensed something was wrong.
He immediately began to perceive carefully.
He didn't know until he sensed it, and when he did, he was startled.
These rocks actually had a large number of explosive tags buried within them!
Even more astonishing, it wasn't just one spot.
Instead, the entire sphere was filled with a large number of explosive tags!
Even on his face!
"When did this guy bury them!?"
Uchiha Madara suddenly realized something was wrong. Mū had always been in his line of sight; how could he have had the spare time to bury so many explosive tags?
Zzz!!!
Outside, Mū looked at the Chibaku Tensei he had created, then immediately formed hand signs!
"Hmph!"
Mū directly triggered the explosive tags!
Boom!!!!!!
The Chibaku Tensei was instantly covered in white light!
That was the explosion of the explosive tags!
In an instant, the entire world was brightly lit!
The ground shook!
Rumble!!!
Mū slumped to the ground, slowly closing his eyes, not attempting to escape.
Regardless of success or failure, his goal had been achieved.
And there was no need to escape.
Because he... Mū stared intently at the white light, beginning to activate his sensing ability.
"I knew Madara wouldn't be so easily tricked by me..."
Whoosh!
As the explosion ended, a massive Chakra surged into the sky!
Accompanied by a wild and maniacal voice from the sky!
"Hahahaha, interesting! Interesting! Truly spectacular! Hahahahaha!!!"
"You almost got me, you bastard!!!"
Mū looked up at the sky.
In the sky,
A majestic Susanoo, towering like the heavens, stood in mid-air like a martial god descending from the nine heavens!
Perfect Susanoo!
Inside the Susanoo's cockpit, Uchiha Madara's clothes were tattered, blown away by the explosive tags. He was shirtless, wearing only a pair of pants.
But he still maintained a Asura (Shura) posture, arms crossed, his crimson Sharingan eyes gleaming with a hint of madness.
"I want... to fight again!!!!"
Uchiha Madara's voice echoed through the sky!
However, another voice came!
"Stop! Madara!"
Senju Hashirama, wearing a kimono, descended to this place with Senju Tobirama!
"What are you doing, Hashirama!!" Uchiha Madara roared, burning with anger.
You didn't stop it earlier, and now that I've activated my Perfect Susanoo and am ready to go all out, you suddenly show up.
I was about to take off, and you suddenly appeared to interrupt.
Do you really think I'm playing a game?
"Madara! That's enough. For the sake of the Village, stop. Mū is an old friend of our Konoha people!" Senju Hashirama pointed at Madara and advised.
Seeing things escalate, Senju Hashirama naturally couldn't sit still.
Uchiha Madara glared.
What? An old friend of Konoha people?
Konoha has only been built for a few years; where did these old friends come from?
"Madara, I'm afraid you'll hurt Mū!" Senju Hashirama said seriously.
Upon hearing this, a fire ignited in Uchiha Madara's heart!
Didn't you see that he almost got wiped out by that white Ninjutsu just now?
"Heh heh! Afraid I'll hurt him?"
"Aren't you afraid he'll hurt me!?" Uchiha Madara growled in a low voice.
Senju Tobirama's eyebrow twitched fiercely.
Senju Hashirama remained silent.
Uchiha Madara gave a cold glance at Mū, who was slumped on the ground.
At this moment, Mū was exhausted to the point of collapse, his Chakra nearly depleted.
He had burned out... "Hmph!"
Seeing that Mū had burned out, while he himself was still full of vigor,
Madara felt much better.
See, this was the difference between him and Mū.
Mū had to burn himself out completely just to barely force him to activate his Perfect Susanoo.
If he hadn't been careless, Mū might not even have forced him to activate his Perfect Susanoo.
"Mū, are you unharmed?" Senju Hashirama rushed forward to heal Mū with medical Ninjutsu, while looking at Mū with an apologetic expression.
Upon hearing this, Mū's face was hard to maintain.
He almost couldn't keep it together.
Do I look unharmed to you?
I almost died in Konoha... and you ask if I'm unharmed?
"My deepest apologies!!"
"Mū, I, Senju Hashirama, apologize to you in the name of the Kage!" Senju Hashirama stood up and bowed deeply to Mū, his attitude extremely sincere, almost kneeling down.
Uchiha Madara raised an eyebrow, displeased that Hashirama was so humble.
"Cough cough cough!!!" Mū coughed several times in a row.
Then, as if an actor had possessed him, he immediately began to perform.
"Alas!"
"I originally thought Konoha was a Village that loved peace, and therefore traveled thousands of miles to visit, attempting to befriend Konoha and seeking mutually beneficial cooperation."
"I never expected... Konoha to set up such a scheme, wanting to intimidate and suppress me..."
"It seems that people truly cannot open their hearts to each other and understand one another..."
Mū sighed mournfully, shaking his head as he spoke.
These words instantly pierced Senju Hashirama's heart.
Making the already somewhat sensitive Hashirama feel a bit distressed.
Senju Hashirama's face was anxious, and he quickly spoke: "Mū, when have we ever intimidated you? This has never happened!"
"Heh heh... You send one person to fight me and display power, and you hide in the dark, only arriving late when I'm almost done for. One plays the good cop, one plays the bad cop. Isn't this suppression? Isn't this bullying?" Mū said with a sneer.
"This... this..."
"I... I... I..." Senju Hashirama was speechless, his face filled with extreme apology.
After hearing this, his mood was instantly drowned in endless regret and shame; the feeling of regret surged in his heart!
Hashirama was a sensitive person; although sometimes clumsy, he cared deeply about others' feelings.
With Mū putting it that way, Konoha did seem to be bullying... Ah ah ah... This made him feel so hypocritical.
But I, Hashirama, didn't do it on purpose.
Senju Hashirama thought back, and from Mū's perspective, he did seem hypocritical, and it felt like he couldn't wash himself clean even if he jumped into the ocean... How could he make Mū believe he didn't do it on purpose?
Eh! There really was a way!
That was to stake a strong person's dignity!
In the era of chaos, strong people would only kneel to heaven, earth, and their parents; they wouldn't kneel to anyone else. If they met someone like Madara, they might not even kneel to heaven and earth.
If he apologized by kneeling, would it be more sincere?
Immediately after, Senju Hashirama made a bold move under the shocked gazes of Tobirama and Madara!
Bang!
Accompanied by the sound of knees hitting the ground,
Senju Hashirama directly performed a dogeza for Mū!