Madara Fights Fair

"Is this the power of the Red Moon Orb? That's incredible! It can turn back time?"

Hashirama pulled the orb from his robes and stared at it in astonishment.

It had turned back time. Even though Madara had snatched the orb away at the last moment, it had still activated.

Good grief. Not only had he and Madara traded places, with Madara becoming a general loyal to the Imperial Court and Hashirama becoming a "Rogue Ninja" outside its ranks, but even the part where he faked his death at the Valley of the End had played out again?

This was different from Izanagi, too. Turning back time did not necessarily require him to lose a battle.

Just now, for instance, Madara had knocked him off a cliff.

A fall like that would certainly kill an ordinary person. To Hashirama, it was no worse than being let go.

Even injured as badly as he was, he would not have died from the fall.

If this had only been Izanagi, it would not have activated at all. Even if it had, it would merely have healed his injuries. It could not have changed the fact that Madara had taken the orb and was about to hand it over to the Imperial Court.

"So this is the Red Moon Orb's power to change fate? Madara, here I come again!"

Hashirama checked his "skill list." Once he saw that his abilities were much the same as in the Real Shinobi World—and in some cases even stronger—his confidence surged. He strode back into the Valley of the End.

Above them, Naruto and Obito watched the reversed events unfold in spirit form. Naruto simply found it interesting, but Obito immediately grasped how important the orb was in this world.

Obito committed every detail to memory. Once