"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."
In an instant, Madara Uchiha split off four shadows identical to himself, yet they were completely invisible to the naked eye unless one possessed the Rinnegan.
By sheer coincidence, Hashirama Senju possessed the Rinnegan. However, the shadows could be controlled by Madara's will, ignoring distance and appearing beside Hashirama Senju in an instant, making them impossible to guard against.
"Shadows?"
"They can't even be seen with the naked eye?"
"Is this your ocular technique?"
"Then take a look at mine. Tenseigan Chakra Mode, activate."
"Ha...!"
When Hashirama Senju saw Madara Uchiha use his ocular technique and made out the shadows, he continually retreated before activating Tenseigan Chakra Mode. Enormous waves of green energy surged from his entire body, wrapping around him.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The moment Hashirama Senju activated Tenseigan Chakra Mode, countless chunks of ice across the icy world exploded, filling the sky with shattered ice.
"A new mode?"
"You're not the only one who has one. So do I."
"Six Paths Mode, activate."
Seeing Hashirama Senju enter a new mode, Madara Uchiha refused to be outdone and immediately activated Six Paths Mode. Seven Truth-Seeking Orbs instantly appeared behind him, fewer than Senju Fujima had.
A Spear of Heaven also appeared in his right hand, like an upgraded version of a black staff. Legend said it was the Sage of Six Paths' divine weapon of creation, immensely powerful.
There were two ways to activate Six Paths Mode. The first was to seal the Ten-Tails and become its jinchuriki.
The second was to directly consume the God Tree Fruit. Since the God Tree Fruit contained most of the Ten-Tails' power, it was essentially an alternative Ten-Tails—except one had consciousness, while the other did not.
"So this is your mode?"
"Very good. Then let me see what it