Such behavior even angered the Hashirama.
Tobirama, the younger brother, drew his long sword and wanted to fight him to the death, but was stopped by his older brother.
"I need an explanation," Hashirama, looking at his former friend.
To everyone's surprise, Kyosuke shrugged and said helplessly, "I already told you, this is the gift Madara gave you."
"Oh, he also said that if that guy really gets slapped, you might as well just kill him."
Hashirama: ⊙▂⊙
Tobirama:(-᷅_-᷄)
He stood there stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly seemed to understand Madara's intention.
"Are you blaming me for not stopping Uncle and his men from attacking Kyosuke?"
"To be honest, it is indeed I who have wronged Kyosuke."
Amidst the strange gazes of the crowd, Hashirama stepped forward and slowly brought his right cheek closer.
"... I'm telling you, don't try that on me." Kyosuke glanced at Hyuga Tennin, who was planning to stand by and watch, and a wicked smile crept onto his lips.
"I know why you've come here. Unfortunately, the Hyuga Clan Leader has already agreed to the Uchiha's request for an alliance."
"As for the reason, he's optimistic about my future with Madara; he believes the Senju will be destroyed by us within ten years."
Upon hearing this, both brothers turned and glared angrily, even Hashirama was finding it hard to control the primal power within him.
He had his left cheek slapped, and then offered his right cheek, not because he had developed some strange interest over the past year.
While the act of deliberately taking the beating certainly contained an element of compensation and repentance towards Kyosuke, it was also sending a stronger signal.
Look, I can even ignore my Uncle's death and take the initiative to apologize to the murderer. If your Hyuga Clan were to join us, you would definitely become the second largest power in the Land of Fire in the future.
I'm asking you, Hyuga Tennin, do you understand?
To be honest, Kyosuke didn't understand the deeper meaning behind it; he just wanted to find an excuse to test Hashirama's strength.
Madara Uchiha has now reached the peak of his strength Elite Jonin.
With skillful use of the Sharingan, fighting against a newly ascended Clan Leader level expert is no problem at all.
Ban was two years older than him, so it's not surprising that he had such cultivation.
Moreover, he had long suspected that Indra's Chakra had begun to affect Madara.
Otherwise, how could that guy's Chakra have increased so rapidly?
So, what kind of astonishing level of strength would Hashirama Senju, who is three years older than Kyosuke, possess?
Only by understanding this can Kyosuke consider his next plan.
Just as he once told the two of them, if they wanted to resolve the hatred between the two clans, they must first become the leaders of their respective Family.
"Tajima Uchiha, Butsuma Senju, you two old geezers have lived long enough."
That's right, Kyosuke is preparing to take action against the two Clan Leaders.
Of course, this move will be fraught with difficulties. Not to mention anything else, he must never let outsiders know that he harmed Tajima.
Otherwise, regardless of how Madara and Izuna would view him, he definitely wouldn't be able to stay in the Uchiha Clan.
This doesn't align with Kyosuke's plans; at least, he doesn't intend to wander the Shinobi World alone.
Establishing Konoha and becoming the First Hokage would be so much fun!
If a calamity were to strike, and some powerful figure wanted Kyosuke to carry some rice for them, Konoha could find a way to help them ward off the disaster.
The best way is to pin the blame on Butsuma Senju.
The Senju Clan committed heinous crimes, plotting to ambush their Clan Leader Tajima Uchiha, who ultimately died fighting fiercely afterward.
Enraged, Uchiha Kyosuke attacked and killed Butsuma Senju, avenging the Clan Leader's death by arrow wound.
How pleasing to the ear that sounds!
They had power, status, Points, and fame.
At that time, with a single call to arms, he will lead his troops to defeat the Senju and forcefully dominate the establishment of Konoha.
Once Konoha, that bastard Senju will be banished to a corner of the village.
Oh, we can also assign them duties as Konoha Military Police Force.
Don't say Kyosuke is deliberately targeting them; he's just taking precautions. After all, that's the inherently evil Senju of the Forest.
The Hyuga Clan's Back Mountain Training Ground.
Regardless of what Tennin thought, Hashirama could not accept the consequences of mission failure.
Kyosuke wants to fight so badly, I'll just play along.
Looking at his friend standing twenty meters away, Hashirama took a deep breath and clasped his hands tightly together.
Wood Release: Tree Binding Eternal Burial!
The immense Chakra activation caused vine-like saplings to sprout continuously from the ground within a radius of twenty meters.
In the blink of an eye, the sapling transformed into a large tree and began to move orderly around Kyosuke.
"The same old tricks again, Hashirama." Kyosuke smiled faintly, his expression full of mockery towards the Bowl Cut.
In the previous battle, he was unable to break through the barrier of the Tree Binding Eternal Burial, thus losing the opportunity to defeat his opponent.
But now, he can wipe out a mere Forest with a wave of his hand.
Kyosuke bit his right thumb, drawing blood, and slammed his palm into the ground.
Ninja Art: Summoning Technique!
A huge plume of smoke rose, and the Venomous Snake Xiti appeared at his feet.
"Lord Kyosuke," Xiti greeted respectfully.
Without wasting words, he pointed ahead with one hand and chuckled, "Charge! Crush this damned Forest!"
"Yes, sir."
The Summoning Beast's body began to move; the seemingly clumsy Venomous Snake possessed extraordinary agility.
Taking advantage of its size and strength, it completely ignored the Tree Sea below and began charging towards Hashirama.
"Summoning Beast, huh? His methods are still incredibly varied." Hashirama laughed Hashirama, seemingly very pleased with Kyosuke's growth.
He was already pretty silly, but his smile made him look even more idiotic... Kyosuke's lips twitched as the Cursed Seal on his shoulder began to spread across his body.
He knew that Xiti couldn't possibly harm Hashirama; she was only using the summoning technique to try and shorten the distance between them.
"What a pity, your Summoning Beast is useless against me."
As Hashirama's laughter subsided, he reached out to the menacing Xiti, and the branches spread wildly, binding its massive body to the spot.
Wood Release: Silent Binding Technique!
The fact that Hashirama dealt with the Adult Giant Snake of Ryūchi Cave so easily suggests that Hashirama strength is even more terrifying than he imagined.
"Kyosuke- sama!" Xiti was still struggling.
"You should go back first." As he spoke, Kyosuke, who had successfully entered the Curse Mark Stage Two, flapped his wings and arrived directly above his opponent.
Black lightning gathered, and he swooped down from the sky like a bomb.
Wailing Chidori!
As for Hashirama, he continued to slowly urge the trees to grow, using the endless supply of trees to stop the surprise attack.
Kyosuke in his Curse Mark Stage Two state experiences a significant increase in power, and his Wailing Chidori possesses power comparable to S-Rank destructive Ninjutsu.
However, no matter how strong it is, it cannot withstand the relentless attrition of Wood Release.
In this contest between spear and shield, Wood Release Ninjutsu ultimately prevailed.
"There's no other way." Concentrating, an irregular Hexagram pattern suddenly appeared in his eyes.
Mangekyō, open!
The Hexagram in his right eye spun wildly, and the trees blocking his way miraculously disappeared.
"What?!" Hashirama's expression finally changed, and he tried to respond.
Unfortunately, Kyosuke's Kusanagi Sword was already drawn, and in an instant, it slashed a deep wound in his chest.
Uchiha Style: Sword Leaps with Thunder!
Hashirama is injured.