A Change in the Ninja World

"I didn't expect there to be beings like you in the Ninja World. I was presumptuous this time, but the Witch Church is the enemy of both our sides. Your Excellency should give it some serious thought..."

A voice rolled across the sky above the Land of Fire, then gradually faded into the distance.

The brilliant clouds that had filled the sky also faded along with the voice, then vanished completely above the Ninja World.

The reanimated Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama were now standing almost side by side atop a Giant Buddha over a thousand meters tall.

A layer of blue Flame Armor burned over the statue: Uchiha Madara's Susanoo had enveloped it, adding another layer of protection.

Even so, the two of them—who had grown stronger after killing so many Cockroach People—only began to relax a little once the red clouds had faded from the sky.

Senju Hashirama plopped down on the Buddha's shoulder.

"Phew, he's finally gone. We didn't even fight, but the pressure was tremendous. We're no match for him."

"It wasn't us who drove him off. Are there other people in the Ninja World?!"

Uchiha Madara wore a trace of worry.

He had always been confident in his and Hashirama's strength.

Falling into the Abyss and encountering those explorers had brought a few surprises, but he still thought they could handle it.

Especially after discovering that killing the Cockroach People could make him stronger. He'd thought things were actually going pretty well!

At the very least, his relationship with Hashirama had improved quite a bit.

But last time, an explorer Hashirama had somehow befriended brought word that the Ninja World was about to face a major crisis. Apparently, there was some Witch Church.

Because of that, they'd started grinding monsters nonstop. With the Fourth Hokage