Senju Hashirama laughed loudly. "Uchiha Madara, even if you fight me to a draw, it's useless! This world will not be destroyed just because you refuse to lose. Only by winning can you leave this miserable space!"
Uchiha Madara said coldly, "If that's the case, then I'll win this war and show you!"
The moment Uchiha Madara spoke those words, Senju Hashirama suddenly realized that, at some point, Uchiha Madara's hand had pierced through his body.
"You... how is that possible...?"
Senju Hashirama had never imagined that Uchiha Madara could find, in such a short time, the part of his illusory form that belonged to Senju Hashirama's own consciousness.
"Senju Hashirama, I know you too well. You are a good man, a man incapable of slaughtering others. You appeared here and massacred all the bracers, priests, and even civilians because you had no choice. You were being controlled, which was why you did such things... But within this illusion, the part that belongs to you—your own consciousness—would never become such a person. As long as I found your consciousness, I could find the weakness of the one controlling you..."
Using that familiarity, Uchiha Madara seized the weakness of the person before him—the sliver of the real Senju Hashirama revealed amid the falsehood—and destroyed him...
At the same time, he destroyed Senju Hashirama, destroying the last trace of consciousness his friend had left behind in this world.
"Senju Hashirama, your consciousness ultimately saved this world... I, Uchiha Madara, should thank you..."
The entire world collapsed. Uchiha Madara broke free from the massive Aureole, and the Aureole finally shattered. Crack after crack spread through it as it began to collapse!
It finally broke apart! Within this world, it completely shattered into a beam of white light!
"Finally, it's your turn, Aidios..."
Uchiha