Deep Forest Emergence vs. Deep Forest Emergence

"Hashirama ----"

"Madara ----"

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha stared at each other from afar, their gazes intense, locked in a tense standoff in mid-air.

The atmosphere on the battlefield suddenly became tense.

A simple greeting like this might not be a big deal if it's between a man and a woman, but when it's between two grown men, especially one facing a life-or-death situation, it can easily cause discomfort.

But the two parties involved don't think so.

Madara Uchiha: "Hashirama ----"

Hashirama Senju: "Madara ----"

The Second Hokage immediately disowned his brother, saying to Minato Namikaze, "Fourth Hokage, aren't you finding this a bit annoying?"

The Fourth Hokage was extremely embarrassed and could only laugh, "Haha, ha, haha----"

The Third Hokage: "----"

Uchiha Izumi covered her mouth with her hand and whispered, "Shisui- nii, why do I smell the stench of love?"

Shisui Uchiha didn't know where to put his hands and feet. "----(o) Don't talk nonsense, this is the First Hokage!"

Although the five people were talking to themselves, their eyes were fixed on the two in the center without blinking.

Eating melons is human nature, but the gossip about the God of Shinobi and the Asura of the Ninja World is something you might never get to witness again in your lifetime.

You absolutely can't miss it!

Finally, all the pent-up emotions were released.

Hashirama Senju transformed back into the First Hokage, and greeted him gently but calmly, "Madara, it's been a long time."

Madara Uchiha, now transformed back into the Asura of the Ninja World, solemnly replied, "It has indeed been a long time!"

"For me, it was 36 years of torment and hardship, but for you, who died young, it was just a year of retirement."

Madara Uchiha closed his eyes, his tone gradually turning cold. When he opened his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan again, his eyes had become incredibly indifferent.

He asked, his voice filled with murderous intent, "Hashirama, the body Impure World Reincarnation cannot bear our full power, but my essence far surpasses yours. Even weakened by my physical form, I can still crush you."

"Have you come before me to die?"

Hashirama replied, "I came before you because the Fifth Hokage asked me to stop your reckless behavior."

"You're right. You used my flesh and blood as a catalyst to cultivate the Rinnegan, surpassing the level of Kage-level Ninja, and your strength far exceeds mine."

"But as Impure World Reincarnation being, I have no interest in life or death. I'm already dead anyway, so why would I want to die again?"

Hashirama Senju had talked too much, and when not in combat, he couldn't maintain his serious demeanor. Without realizing it, he put his hand behind his head and started laughing to himself.

"Hahaha, there's nothing to be afraid of about dead people!"

Hashirama Senju's sudden display of foolishness stunned all the Ninja; no one had expected the God of Shinobi to be such Ninja.

The Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, covered his face. "Not bad, he killed his own brother with one punch. It's a pity he couldn't do it in life, and he still can't do it in death."

But the one most affected was Madara Uchiha. The atmosphere he had painstakingly created was completely ruined by Hashirama's smile.

Hashirama Senju was practically his nemesis; a single silly grin from him was enough to break him down.

Madara Uchiha's face was extremely gloomy, with murderous intent and malevolent energy emanating from it as if they were real, making even the dead feel a chill.

In Shang-Chi did not change at all. It was the heart that sensed a deadly threat, and this threat was so strong that it instinctively transformed into a feeling of cold, more directly reminding its consciousness.

Uchiha Izumi and Shisui Uchiha exchanged a glance and immediately retreated, leaving the battlefield to the five immortal Impure World Reincarnation beings.

Madara Uchiha looks like he's about to explode; we can't afford to mess with him.

Only Hashirama Senju seemed completely unfazed, still smiling as he faced Madara Uchiha: "Madara, you still can't take a joke—"

Madara Uchiha's mental string snapped, "You Hashirama, you bastard!"

Hashirama Senju: "Hahaha, Madara, you're still as funny as ever!"

Madara Uchiha, "I'm so funny! I'll fucking kill you!"

Hashirama Senju: "Oh, you can even swear like that? Your vocabulary is quite extensive."

Madara Uchiha: "----, the sun!"

When Madara Uchiha met his destined soulmate Hashirama Senju, his image as a ruthless, world-destroying boss immediately crumbled, and he became like a resentful woman.

Madara Uchiha, having reached his limit, vowed in his heart that he would create a Tsukuyomi World without Hashirama Senju!

No, he cannot live without Hashirama, but he can have an understanding, gentle, and considerate Hashirama Senju.

Oh, and there absolutely can't be Tobirama Senju or Mito Uzumaki, that would be the perfect world!

Madara Uchiha was so angry that he was dizzy. Tobirama Senju, who was behind Hashirama Senju, couldn't stand it either. For a moment, he wanted to pull out a specially made Flying Thunder God Kunai and slash his Big Brother's neck.

But Hashirama Senju was, after all, the First Hokage. He quickly regained his composure and solemnly advised, "Madara, we've seen the Uchiha Stone Tablet and know about your Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan. Give up."

"That stone tablet has been altered. Your efforts are nothing but the result of deception and manipulation, and are meaningless from beginning to end."

"Ban! Peace based on Genjutsu is an illusion, a world away from true peace. You've been deceived!"

Madara Uchiha. He hadn't expected that Hashirama Senju would also have seen the Uchiha Stone Tablet. Based on his trust in Hashirama, he wavered for a moment.

But a surge of emotion rushed into his mind, and he became incredibly determined.

"Hashirama! You've fallen! How dare you lie to me! Without the Mangekyō Sharingan, all I could see on that stone tablet were the most ordinary characters."

"You know absolutely nothing!"

Tobirama Senju spoke coldly, reciting a series of terms. "Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Ten-Tails, Senju of the Forest, Yin-Yang Unity, Power of All Creation, Rinnegan, Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan ----"

He chuckled coldly, "... And the most ridiculous thing of all: Eternity peace, a perfect world."

Tobirama Senju over ten seconds, and Madara Uchiha was stunned for that long. He never expected that his biggest secret would be exposed.

His unwavering belief began to waver, and Madara Uchiha asked in a death throes, "How... how did you know? You don't even have the Mangekyō Sharingan— "

He thought of the two young Uchiha from earlier and changed his tune, saying, "No, you don't have the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, so it's impossible for you to see so much."

At this moment, a surge of emotion welled up within Madara Uchiha, flowing into his brain like a stream, striving to solidify his wavering beliefs Hashirama Senju explained, "Madara, we don't have the Sharingan, but the Fifth Hokage Shazo, has the Rinnegan. He infused the power of the Rinnegan into our eyes, which naturally allows us to see those characters."

"Furthermore, we also saw traces of alteration—"

"Ha ha ha ha----"

Before Hashirama Senju could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Madara Uchiha's maniacal laughter. Madara laughed so hard, but his eyes revealed a sorrow that was almost desperate.

"Hashirama Senju, you actually lied to me! You lied to me!"

"The Rinnegan is a product of the fusion of the Uchiha bloodline and the Senju of the Forest bloodline, and it can only be born from the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan."

"The Fifth Hokage Shazo, is a descendant of your Senju Clan. What gives him the right to possess the Rinnegan?"

Madara Uchiha's life was incredibly difficult. He lost his father at a young age, and his younger brother when he came of age. He reconciled with Hashirama and founded Konoha, only to be betrayed by his clan shortly afterward.

This incredibly proud man, whose pride lay solely in his own strength, was shattered by his Hashirama Senju.

After being resurrected, Madara Uchiha discovered that having lost his pride, he had also lost the will to live.

If it weren't for the flesh Hashirama Senju that he plundered, which gave him a glimmer of hope to gain greater power, Madara Uchiha would have committed suicide at the Valley of the End.

In the decades that followed, Madara Uchiha, who had completely lost his will to live, wandered around like a Nezumi in the Gutter and caves of various places, nurturing the Rinnegan while collecting the White Zetsu left over from the God Tree according to the clues given by Black Zetsu, and gathering them all underground in the Land of Land of Iron.

Because a section of the God Tree root that remains in the Land of Iron still retains some vitality, it is able to maintain the life force of the White Zetsu that have been hanging for over a thousand years, and even allow them to gradually recover.

For over 20 years, Madara Uchiha like a walking corpse, as if his resurrection at the Valley of the End was a hoax.

On the day the Rinnegan was born, Madara Uchiha's confidence and arrogance were revived, and Madara Uchiha himself was truly resurrected.

The Rinnegan became the foundation of Madara Uchiha's pride, and his emphasis on the Rinnegan naturally reached its limit, with unwavering faith in its Rinnegan uses.

In order to better nourish his Rinnegan, he actually went so far as to gouge it out and stuff it into the carefully selected Nagato eye socket.

In order to better utilize the power of the Rinnegan, he was willing to risk dying once and use the [Outer Path: Rinne Rebirth] to regain a young body.

Therefore, when Hashirama Senju said that the Fifth Hokage Shazo Natsumi, possessed the Rinnegan, Madara Uchiha was enraged as if his most sensitive spot had been exposed. He not only concluded that Hashirama Senju was lying to him, but also dispelled all his previous doubts.

The heat emanating from his heart was no longer raging, but it didn't stop either; instead, it took this opportunity to completely solidify Madara Uchiha's perception.

It's all a lie; the Infinite Tsukuyomi is the truth!

It is well known that broken bones become stronger after healing, and one gains strong immunity after recovering from a severe cold.

The current Madara Uchiha is no longer swayed by words. Even if he saw Shazo with his own eyes and saw the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan his eyebrows, he would not waver as he did today.

Hashirama Senju wanted to say one more thing, but before he could speak, Madara Uchiha interrupted him, "Liar! You don't need to say anything more. I won't believe you anyway, it will only increase my disappointment in you!"

"A single word is too much when there's no common ground, "Hashirama Senju, keeping his mouth shut.

He sighed deeply, his mind naturally recalling his interactions with Madara Uchiha.

From skipping stones and peeing Madara Uchiha and fighting side by side to conquer the Land of Fire, establish Konoha, and usher in a new Shinobi Village Era.

Until the two joined forces to promote peace in the Ninja World and fulfill their childhood dream.

That period was so busy, yet also more fulfilling and happy than ever before, until Madara Uchiha discovered the hidden crisis beneath the peace, ultimately leading to a falling out between the two.

Now Hashirama Senju knows that he was the one who made the mistake back then; he lacked foresight and failed to see the major flaws in his balancing strategy.

Therefore, Hashirama felt immense guilt towards Madara and desperately wanted to make amends for his mistakes.

But seeing Madara Uchiha, who was originally about to be persuaded, suddenly become incredibly stubborn and determined to push the Ninja World into the Abyssal One, Hashirama Senju knew that Madara Uchiha was wrong this time.

After a moment of silence, he said, "I will stop you, just like I did back then!"

Madara Uchiha's expression became even more ferocious. "Just like back then?"

"Hashirama Senju, are you referring to the time you stabbed me through the neck?"

"Was it the battle where the two of us destroyed dozens of mountains, blasting out a valley that was later renamed the Valley of the End?"

Madara Uchiha's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan's intricate patterns shrank inwards, then unfolded again, transforming into rings of pale purple Rinnegan.

He said arrogantly, "Haven't you realized it yet? That battle was just a scheme I devised to seize your flesh and blood so I could awaken my Rinnegan."

"Don't even mention that I deliberately held back then. Even now that I possess the Rinnegan, you have no chance of defeating me. What makes you think you can stop me!"

"Of course, it's through my strength and skills!"

Having witnessed the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan with its Hashirama Senju merely glanced at the pale purple Rinnegan and disregarded this supreme Dōjutsu known for controlling life and death.

He clasped his hands together and slapped them together sharply.

[Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence]

The earth trembled, and countless trees, like giant pythons, emerged from the ground, pushing aside the fallen stone pillars and transforming into a surging torrent of trees that swept down upon Madara Uchiha.

Madara, hands clasped together, glanced at Hashirama with an exceptionally arrogant and smug expression, and shouted, "It's useless! This move no longer works on me!"

[Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence]

The Deep Forest Emergence versus the Deep Forest Emergence!

The two streams of green energy collided between the two, instantly unleashing a terrifying roar.

Everyone felt a ringing in their ears and could only watch silently as broken branches flew and sawdust flew through the air.

It took a long time for the four Hokage and Madara Uchiha to regain their hearing.

Then they heard the chilling creaking and cracking sounds of the massive logs pressing against each other.

Despite Orochimaru's best efforts, Hashirama Senju his Impure World Reincarnation state was still weaker than he was in life.

However, thanks to the Rinnegan, Madara Uchiha far surpassed his state during the Battle of the Valley of the End, and was even able to overpower Hashirama Senju in terms of Wood Release.

Even though his Wood Release was a bootleg version obtained through White Zetsu, it still surpassed the original due to his superior strength!