In the time that followed.
Madara was no longer harassed by Obito, so he did not go around causing destruction.
Instead, he headed alone toward the Dragon Vein ruins in Wind Province.
Because the underground energy in this area had been depleted, restoring greenery here was more difficult than elsewhere.
So for the time being, the area had been left vacant, with the greening efforts going around it.
After stepping into the area, Madara looked around. All he had seen along the way was green, and now that he finally saw some yellow sand, he felt rather unaccustomed to it.
"Is this the place?"
Asura responded, "A little farther north."
Madara followed his instructions and moved swiftly ahead, until he reached the place where Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki had activated the Chakra within Naruto and Sasuke.
"This is it."
"What do I do?" Madara had agreed to help Asura find Indra, but he still did not know how to begin.
"I can handle it. Let me borrow your body."
"Mm."
If it had been anyone else, Madara would definitely have been wary. But after learning that Hashirama was Asura's reincarnation, he trusted Asura greatly.
And after spending time with him along the way, he felt that Asura was even more...
Friendly.
So he had no worries at all about letting Asura borrow his body.
"Ha!"
Clap!
Asura controlled Madara's body and brought his hands together.
Seeing that opening gesture, Madara felt as though he were seeing Hashirama's shadow from back then.
He had to admit that the successive blows after his resurrection had left him somewhat lost and vulnerable.
In this new era, there was no longer any ship from the old one.
Madara could no longer see his close friend, Hashirama.
As he pondered.
Energy began erupting continuously from Madara's body.