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Chapter 336

The Battle of the Valley of the End reenacted

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Two green waves extended countless branches, twisting and intertwining like coiled snakes. Although Madara Uchiha had the upper hand, the confrontation was still fierce.

The fierce confrontation strained the tree, causing its branches to gradually bend and arch, and the clashing branches were constantly lifted, eventually transforming into a battle dome.

As Hashirama Senju felt the pressure mounting, he unconsciously began to absorb the Natural Energy from the air, and red eyeshadow quietly appeared around his eyes.

The emerging Sage Mode markings connected, Hashirama entered Sage Mode, but to his surprise, he found himself at a disadvantage.

Madara Uchiha noticed Hashirama's change, and as the rings of his Rinnegan expanded and contracted, he released even more Chakra, steadily accumulating and suppressing Hashirama.

Madara Uchiha, feeling completely at ease, chuckled smugly, "Hashirama, you see? My power has reached a new level, one you can't even begin to comprehend."

Hashirama Senju gritted his teeth and advised, "Madara, I admit your power is indeed immense, and I also admit that my judgment was inferior to yours back then, and I made a grave mistake."

Madara Uchiha: "?"

He never expected that Hashirama Senju would apologize to him, and to his utter surprise, he stopped attacking.

Hashirama Senju hadn't expected his apology to be so effective, and pressed on, saying, "Madara, we're all dead! Our era has passed. Wouldn't it be better to hand over the future to future generations, to outstanding successors like the Five Great Hokage?"

"Nonsense!" Madara Uchiha roared again, "You're the one who's dead! Your whole family is dead, except for one girl!"

"I will definitely be resurrected, not Tobirama that villain Tobirama's [Impure World Reincarnation], but a true resurrection, a resurrection that restores my youth!!"

Enraged, Madara Uchiha increased his Chakra output, pushing the battle line between the two Forest directly to Hashirama Senju's front.

Hashirama Senju no other option, could only clap his hands again.

[Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique]

In the Forest behind Hashirama Senju, the trees intertwined to form a pointed-nosed Wood Dragon, which leaped into the air and swooped down along the treetops.

However, he was caught by countless Forest created by Madara Uchiha and dragged into the dense Forest, where he never made a sound again.

Just then, a Kunai was nailed to Madara Uchiha's feet, and Tobirama Senju, his Kunai about to sever Madara Uchiha's neck.

[Flying Thunder God Slash]

However, this Mangekyō Sharingan, was clearly visible to the Rinnegan, whose eyesight was capable of seeing even the folds of space.

Madara Uchiha didn't even raise his hand, but just chuckled coldly, "Tobirama Senju, you used this move to kill my brother Izuna, and you think you can use it against me?"

Is it possible that I've been thinking about this tactic to counter you for a full 60 years?

[Limbo: Border Jail: Border Prison]

Clang!

The kunai rang out with a sharp clang, Kunai missed Madara Uchiha's neck, being blocked by an invisible force halfway through its trajectory.

Tobirama Senju: "!!"

He couldn't understand the situation. There was a monster in the void in front of him that could block his Kunai, yet it was completely absent from his Chakra perception.

Even more terrifying, Tobirama Senju's attacks on the monster failed to touch anything, yet he was attacked again, leaving a large hole in his stomach.

Tobirama a soft shout, Tobirama activated the [Body Flicker Technique] and swiftly moved away from his original spot, but in the midst of his rapid movement, he suddenly crashed into something, like a solid wall, which blocked his path.

This block felt like being struck by Sledgehammer at the same speed as the [Body Flicker Technique]. Not only was Tobirama Senju forced to stop, but he also broke countless bones.

More importantly, Tobirama Senju instinctively sensed that stopping would be dangerous. Ignoring the pain in his body and without needing to form any Hand Seals, he activated his prized forbidden technique.

[Flying Thunder God Technique]

The spatial traversal was unimpeded, Tobirama Senju appeared smoothly beside Madara Uchiha.

But the moment he appeared, Madara Uchiha's hand had already reached out and grabbed his neck.

Madara Uchiha sneered, "Tobirama, haven't you noticed that my eyes can see through all Space-Time Ninjutsu?"

Tobirama Senju remained unmoved. Instead, he puffed out his cheeks, unleashing a massive surge of water-style Chakra, about to unleash a deadly Water Release Ninjutsu.

However, the Impure World Reincarnation body is not alive after all. Tobirama Senju was much slower than when he was alive when extracting Chakra, which caused the near-instantaneous [Water Release: Water Severing Wave] to take half a second to prepare.

Before Tobirama Senju could unleash his Ninjutsu, four Black Rods shot out from the void, piercing his body from two different directions.

As Sage of Six Paths Level Chakra creation, the Black Rods has an absolute suppressive effect on low-level Chakra. Once it entered Tobirama's body, it completely sealed off his Chakra Flow.

Although it did not completely deprive Tobirama Senju of his mobility, it completely interrupted his Water Release Ninjutsu.

The attackers and Tobirama's Chakra clashed fiercely, and the two afterimages finally materialized.

Madara Uchiha sneered, "How could Ninja like you possibly see through the techniques of the Rinnegan?"

When Hashirama Senju saw his younger brother in danger, he instantly forgot that he was a Impure World Reincarnation technique. He unleashed a surge of Chakra once more, summoning a Wood Dragon from behind him that skimmed along the ground as it charged toward the two phantoms attacking Tobirama.

At the same time, he shouted at Madara Uchiha, "Madara, stop being so stubborn!"

"Hashirama, it is you who have fallen by lying!"

Madara also summoned a Wood Dragon, intercepting Hashirama Senju's Wood Dragon Wood Dragon through, and forcefully bit down on it, severing it in two.

"No matter how terrifying Ninjutsu, once my Rinnegan sees it, I can learn it with just one glance."

"No one can stop my dream. As long as I live, the Infinite Tsukuyomi will surely come true!"

In Tobirama Senju death throes, Tobirama Madara Uchiha hurled a Kunai.

Under Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan, one of the two phantoms disappeared and then reappeared in front of the Kunai, using its body to block the attack for Madara Uchiha.

But at that moment, Tobirama Senju smiled, because he threw a Sword of Ninja Love from below with his other hand, while Minato Namikaze appeared on the other side of Madara Uchiha.

The clang of metal against metal was deafening, and a dazzling spark flashed. Madara Uchiha turned around and blocked Minato Namikaze Namikaze's Kunai, but was hit in the abdomen by the Rasengan and sent flying into the air.

Minato Namikaze first knocked the Black Rods Tobirama Senju's body, helping him regain his freedom of movement.

Then, the two Hokage simultaneously used the Body Flicker Technique to chase after the enemy into the sky, while also throwing out more specially made Kunai and the Sword of Ninja Love.

Konoha is very wealthy now, Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze can completely ignore the price and throw their specially Kunai kunai as if they were ordinary throwing weapons.

The "all-or-nothing" tactic is always very effective, Madara Uchiha felt considerable pressure, once again unleashing the Rinnegan's Secret Technique.

[Limbo: Border Jail: Border Prison]

The two Hokage sensed intuitively that two more invisible yet tangible humanoid figures capable of attack and defense had appeared, but they were unable to break the technique and could only helplessly be defeated.

Minato Namikaze reacted extremely quickly, and before he even landed, he used the [Flying Thunder God Technique] again, suddenly disappearing from the battlefield.

Tobirama Senju, however, suffered multiple injuries that left his body incomplete, rendering him unable to use Ninjutsu, and he fell heavily to the ground.

Clang! Clang!

Madara Uchiha was originally in mid-air, Body Flicker Technique arrived and thrust two Black Rods into Tobirama Senju, piercing through Tobirama's chest and forehead respectively.

This time, the needle was inserted into a vital area, not only suppressing the Flow of Chakra 'Tobirama nerves, rendering him completely incapacitated.

Under the Impure World Reincarnation, Tobirama Senju is immortal; even if his head is blown off, he will not die and will not even feel much pain.

He even tried to take the opportunity to extract some information. "What kind of Ninjutsu is this?"

Madara Uchiha laughed angrily, "Idiot, do you think I don't know you're trying to trick me? Of course I won't tell you, but you can guess for yourself."

After saying that, Madara snorted coldly again, ignoring Tobirama and turning to fight Hashirama Senju.

At this point, even Hashirama Senju felt he could barely hold on, so he disregarded his body's endurance and focused all his energy on absorbing Natural Energy, pushing his Senjutsu Chakra to its current maximum.

Feeling his body tremble, Hashirama Senju clapped his hands together again and shouted, "Ha!!"

[Sage Art: Wood Release: Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands]

The dense Forest converged to form Wood Release Sacred Statue hundreds of meters tall. It was a Buddha with the countenance of all living beings on his face, and thousands of arms were closely arranged behind him to form a disc.

The magnificent figure of the Senju Buddha was so large that it blotted out the sky. The Primeval Forest created by Madara Uchiha was like a clump of grass that barely reached his ankles in front of the Buddha.

Hashirama Senju Senju behind him stirred up a whirlwind, dispersing the dust and smoke from the battle and allowing the sunlight to shine on the earth again, while also bathing his own body in a warm glow.

Madara Uchiha raised his head, looking at the enormous creature with deep emotion. Last time, it was this very thing that shattered the Majestic Attire: Kurama and also shattered his pride.

Overwhelmed with excitement, Madara completely forgot about using Tobirama Senju to fish out Minato Namikaze, muttering to himself, "What a nostalgic technique. It's still so imposing and powerful, like a true Buddha. What a pity—"

Looking at the Wood Release Sacred Spirit Creation that had once defeated him, Madara Uchiha revealed a genuine smile.

He laughed heartily, "Hashirama, you died too young, you didn't make any progress at all, while I am no longer the person I used to be."

You are no longer my opponent!

Hashirama Senju horror, "Madara, could it be that your Rinnegan can even be learned from the Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands technique with just one glance?"

"----" Madara Uchiha was speechless for a moment, and said somewhat awkwardly, "This, this is impossible. I can't sense Natural Energy, so how can I copy your Senjutsu?"

"Damn it, I'm Madara Uchiha, not some Copy Ninja!"

The raging Chakra and the power of the Rinnegan merged to form a deep blue Chakra flame, and an even taller Susanoo from the ground.

Susanoo possesses a colossal body that reaches the heavens and the earth, more than ten times larger than when it suppressed Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Izumi, and its height is comparable to that of the Wood Release Sacred Statue of the Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands.

Madara Uchiha roared, "The complete Susanoo is no weaker than the Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands! Feel it!"

Two Chakra swords coalesced and slashed towards the Buddha statue with Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands.

Meanwhile, thousands of giant hands behind the Wood Release Sacred Statue Elephant clenched their fists and struck at Madara Uchiha's Susanoo.

The fist collided with the Chakra sword. The pure physical collision generated terrifying high temperatures and shockwaves due to its immense power, just like a real explosion.

It was as if the Battle of the Valley of the End was being reenacted; a massive explosion destroyed everything.

Even the Konoha regular Ninja Army, several kilometers away, found themselves unable to maintain their footing amidst the continuous shockwaves and had to use Ninjutsu to create defensive fortifications.

[Earth Release - The Great Wall]

More than 2,000 Konoha Ninja skilled in Earth Release Ninjutsu worked together to create a long rammed earth wall on the ground. The wall was 20 meters high and more than 40 meters thick, and its surface was covered with huge Blue Bricks.

The Great Wall easily blocked the shockwaves from the battle between Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, protecting the safety of the Konoha Ninja.

When the smoke cleared and the battlefield reappeared before the Konoha Ninja, they discovered that this battle, which seemed to be a replay of the Battle of the Valley of the End, had actually been won by Madara Uchiha.

The blue Susanoo's wings and armor appeared tattered, but its basic form remained intact and it had not been destroyed.

In contrast, the thousands of hands on the back of the Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands Wood Release Sacred Statue had all disappeared, and the Buddha himself had a deep sword scar that almost cut the sacred elephant in two.

Madara Uchiha laughed Susanoo, freely displaying his smugness and joy.

However, Hashirama Senju was completely exhausted, and even the Impure World Reincarnation) was scattering from his body; his body was about to fail.

Minato Namikaze and Tobirama Senju Hashirama. Tobirama Senju frowned, deeply worried about Madara Uchiha's strength, but Minato Namikaze was only serious, because he still had the Nine-Tails as his trump card.

Just as Minato Namikaze and Nine-Tails were communicating in their hearts, Madara Uchiha let out a loud laugh, "Hokage, do you feel my power now?"

"Are you still going to stop me?"

Hashirama Senju, "Madara, you're wrong this time. Although I'm no match for you, the four of us Hokage working together can definitely stop your foolish plan!"

Madara Uchiha: "That's wishful thinking. Just the four of you—wait, why are there only three?"

Hashirama Senju: "Three? Who's missing?"

Tobirama Senju gritted his teeth. "Damn Monkey, you're nowhere to be seen when it matters most."

Minato Namikaze: "Um—I think I saw the Third Hokage get hit by the First Hokage's fist—"

Hashirama Senju: "----He shattered?"

Minato Namikaze: "It looks like... it's broken."

Madara Uchiha: "Hahahaha----"

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