Gradually Revealed Power

Hashirama Senju had finally revived Uchiha Madara. Now, all that remained was to make Madara the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki... Before that, he had to obtain Ye Zi's Rinnegan.

Black Zetsu silently watched Uchiha Madara's back, thinking of Ye Zi, a supporting character who had completely refused to follow the script. Now, he had actually become the greatest obstacle.

"With Madara's current strength, which is close to his peak, and the Senjutsu Chakra he can obtain from Hashirama Senju, Ye Zi's strength and those insignificant Impure World Reincarnation bodies should pose no threat."

Black Zetsu shifted his gaze toward Hashirama Senju. He was the hidden mastermind behind the history of the shinobi world, well versed in the rise and fall of all things and the passage of time.

He sensed Hashirama approaching. In his view, Hashirama's choice to come here in his Impure World Reincarnation body at this time was practically like delivering a pillow to him.

The advantages of an Impure World Reincarnation body were indeed obvious: inexhaustible Chakra and an immortal body could make a powerful Impure World Reincarnation body even stronger. However, when facing an equally top-tier opponent, the drawback of being unable to recover to one's peak would be magnified infinitely.

Hashirama Senju had indeed used the advantages of his Impure World Reincarnation body to force the Allied Forces into retreat after retreat, but in his current state, facing Uchiha Madara at his peak, the advantage of inexhaustible Chakra could not become the deciding factor. On the contrary, the fact that his strength was only around seventy or eighty percent of its peak was an unavoidable fatal flaw.

"Madara..."

When Hashirama arrived, he saw the vitality filling Uchiha Madara's body, and his heart sank.

They were both people who should have died. This era no longer belonged to