Kushina Puts Duty Before Family

"What did you say?!"

Sasuke's eyes widened.

He had never expected Naruto to say something like that.

Protect Obito's Burning Furry world? What kind of person said that?

Faced with Naruto's refusal to cooperate, Sasuke had no idea what to do.

Force himself on Naruto?

But lifting Infinite Kotoamatsukami required contact, and contact alone was not enough. Naruto still had to cooperate and form the hand seals.

Kushina, meanwhile, remained calm, watching it all with cold eyes.

She had lost all hope in Naruto.

Naruto had said himself that the last time was the final time, yet here he was doing it again.

As Kushina saw it, he was simply taking advantage of the fact that he and Sasuke were needed to lift Infinite Kotoamatsukami.

So she made her decision.

"Hashirama, you've seen it too. Naruto Uzumaki has no intention of lifting Infinite Kotoamatsukami. It looks like I'll have to step in. Once I become—"

Madara was still trying to persuade Hashirama to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, overwrite Kotoamatsukami with new Dojutsu Power, and restore the Shinobi World to normal.

Just then, a black portal appeared silently behind Madara.

Yomotsu Hirasaka finally displayed one of its terrifying qualities from the original story: it made no sound and was almost impossible to guard against.

Shnk.

Even Madara at his peak might not have reacted in time, let alone Old Man Madara now.

Madara looked down at the hand protruding from his chest and froze.

Which one of us is supposed to be the villain?

Why was I killed without warning?

"Pfft..."

Madara sprayed a mouthful of blood all over Hashirama's face.

"What was that for? Madara hadn't even finished talking."

Hashirama turned to Kushina in confusion.

He was not particularly upset by Madara's death.

Madara had already been dead to begin