Seeing You Reminds Me of the First Sharingan User Who Fought Me

Konoha was in an uproar.

The dozens-of-meters-tall Susanoo was far too conspicuous!

To the point that the Konoha Ninja could not ignore its presence even if they wanted to!

Most people in Konoha Village had lived through the Warring States Period, and far too many had seen that familiar-colored Susanoo on the battlefield!

"How is this possible?!"

"How could Madara Uchiha's Susanoo appear here?!"

"Madara Uchiha, the man the First Hokage killed, is still alive?!"

"Madara Uchiha is back!"

The ninja throughout Konoha shouted loudly, fear evident on most of their faces!

Although they did not know why Madara Uchiha was still alive, they knew full well just how powerful Madara Uchiha's Susanoo was!

The Warring States Period.

Legend had it that once the Uchiha Clan stood as your enemy on the battlefield, the moment someone saw Madara Uchiha's Susanoo, death was inevitable!

The blue terrifying war god that stalked the battlefield!

That was the impression people had of Madara Uchiha's Susanoo.

Of course.

There was certainly some exaggeration in that.

Quite a few ninja in Konoha Village had seen Madara Uchiha's Susanoo and survived, but that did not mean they dared relax.

Because...

They knew about survivor bias...

They knew that even more people had died beneath Susanoo's power!

At this moment...

People once again recalled the terror of being slaughtered by Susanoo's power!

Especially since the Susanoo appearing in Konoha Village was merely Madara Uchiha's ordinary Susanoo state, nowhere near the limit of that terrifying man's strength!

Even so...

It was not a power ordinary ninja could contend against!

"Go tell the Hokage!"

That was the first thought in most Konoha Ninja's minds.

"Report to Lord Tobirama!"

That was the thought of the few Anbu ninja among the Konoha Ninja who still retained their reason.

In fact.

There was no need to notify anyone at all.

Inside the Hokage Building.

Tobirama Senju understood Madara Uchiha's threat better than anyone.

While handling affairs in place of his elder brother in the Hokage Building, he heard the commotion. Looking out the window, he saw Madara Uchiha's Susanoo and even recognized its state.

"It really is Madara!"

"That bastard isn't dead yet!"

Tobirama Senju recognized it at a glance, gritting his teeth as he stared in the direction where Susanoo had appeared.

Though he did not know why Madara Uchiha, who should have been killed by his elder brother, had not died, Tobirama Senju's first instinct was to rush over and deal with him. He had wanted to teleport there immediately, but the black Curse Mark on his arm restrained him.

This was bad!

He had not yet fully mastered this power and could not freely use Chakra. He had actually neglected his duty to protect Konoha and made such a grave mistake!

If only he had one more day...

If only he had one more day of free time, he could figure out the power contained within the Curse Mark. He had been too careless in coveting the secret power of the Ancient Era!

He had to find Shirou Emiya!

Only then could he undo this Curse Mark!

Only then could he freely use the Chakra within his body!

However, when Tobirama Senju recalled where he had arranged for Shirou Emiya to stay, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. That was the district where Konoha housed distinguished guests from other lands!

Likewise...

It was also where Madara Uchiha had appeared!

What was Madara Uchiha doing there?!

Tobirama Senju hurriedly led the Anbu ninja as they raced over, observing the damaged state of Madara Uchiha's Third Stage Susanoo as he ran. "I've seen this form of Susanoo before, yet he can't even maintain this state..."

It seemed...

That evil bastard had escaped death...

But that battle had ultimately nearly exhausted all his strength!

"Madara has appeared again?"

Hashirama Senju had no time to think further.

He did not even have time to say much to Mito Uzumaki!

The couple hurried toward where Madara Uchiha had appeared. Hashirama Senju disregarded his injuries, while Mito Uzumaki disregarded her exhaustion!

Inside the towering Susanoo.

Madara Uchiha stood inside its head with gritted teeth. His gaze swept across Konoha, and he saw countless figures rushing toward him!

Those ninja, insignificant as ants...

At this moment, were all threats to his escape!

Of course.

The most troublesome one...

Was undoubtedly the mysterious man before him...

Through the damage in Susanoo's head, Madara Uchiha saw Shirou Emiya standing below, and he bitterly resented being exposed today.

"Susanoo?"

"I didn't expect to see such astonishing power even in this era..."

Shirou Emiya raised his head to look at Madara Uchiha's Susanoo and asked in a sincere, humble tone, "Though I've never liked fighting, isn't using only the Third Stage Susanoo a little too much of an underestimation of your opponent?"

"..."

Madara Uchiha's eyes narrowed slightly.

This man...

Actually knew Susanoo so well!

He did not even care about the threat posed by the Third Stage Susanoo!

Yet Madara Uchiha did not dwell on it further. His hurried eruption of Susanoo had only been to undo the Curse Mark within his body; his true purpose was merely to use Susanoo's power to escape!

"You..."

"Who exactly are you?"

Madara Uchiha narrowed his eyes, calculating the time it would take Hashirama Senju to arrive. He only wanted to know who this person was, the one who had caused him such a huge loss!

Without question...

The other party was an exceptionally terrifying powerhouse!

At the very least, Madara Uchiha had never seen anyone like the man before him, someone who could so easily break his genjutsu and even crush it instantly through sheer mental strength. Even if he used genjutsu at his peak, he could not possibly be this man's opponent!

Especially since...

This man's identity was so mysterious!

Even Hashirama Senju did not know who he was!

As someone who had contended in the Warring States Period, Madara Uchiha had never imagined there was another powerhouse in this world besides himself and Hashirama Senju!

"I always believed Hashirama was the only one who could contend with me. I never expected someone like you to exist in such a small Shinobi World..."

Madara Uchiha's remaining Sharingan stared fixedly at Shirou Emiya. As he warily observed him, he continued in a deep voice, "Someone as powerful as you should not be unknown..."

"That saying...

"Sounds somewhat familiar to me..."

Shirou Emiya frowned and thought for a second before suddenly raising his head. "It reminds me of the first Sharingan ninja I defeated..."

"Hm?"

Madara Uchiha immediately grew curious.

Had someone from his clan fought this man before?

"Indra."

Shirou Emiya looked up at Madara Uchiha and introduced Indra's identity. "If your clan has records of him, Indra was the ancestor of your Sharingan clan..."

"When I defeated him..."

Shirou Emiya spoke the truth with complete frankness, not deceiving Madara Uchiha in this regard. "He happened to say the exact same thing to me."

It was the absolute truth.

When Shirou Emiya had first moved to assassinate Indra, Indra had also bluntly expressed disbelief that the Shinobi World contained someone like Shirou Emiya. Just as Madara Uchiha did now, he had claimed that someone as powerful as Shirou Emiya should not be unknown.

Something like that...

Madara Uchiha naturally did not believe it!

"What kind of joke is this?!"

"Are you playing with me?!"

Madara Uchiha's face was full of fury. Clenching his fist, he tried to control Susanoo and smash its fist down at Shirou Emiya!

That bastard...

Actually dared use such words to toy with him!

Although Madara Uchiha did not know what his ancestor was called, he knew he could never believe such nonsense!

"I am Shirou Emiya."

Shirou Emiya shook his head, seemingly unconcerned by Madara Uchiha's fury. He calmly raised a finger and sighed. "I've never liked lying..."

Crack!

A massive stone arm suddenly erupted from the ground!

The stone arm clenched its fist and forcibly collided with Susanoo's fist!

"What?!"

Shock like raging waves surged through Madara Uchiha's heart. He was not surprised that his attack had been easily stopped; he was only shocked by the name he had heard!

The name Shirou Emiya...

He had truly heard it far too many times.