The Sage Art Kingdom

Year 10 of the Leaf.

At this time, Senju Hashirama had been Hokage for ten years.

At Senju Hashirama's insistence, the maximum term for a Hokage in the Hidden Leaf Village of the Land of Fire was set at ten years, with each term lasting five years, and eleven years only under extremely special circumstances.

The Second Hokage was Uchiha Izuna, with Senju Tobirama remaining as Deputy Hokage.

As for Uchiha Madara, he had no desire to be Hokage, so he yielded the position to his younger brother.

The Sannin were born (Hatake Sakumo was likely born around this time), and Sarutobi was nineteen.

In Year 16 of the Leaf, Uchiha Izuna lost the vote to Senju Tobirama.

Senju Tobirama ascended to become the Second Hokage, and Uchiha Izuna became the Deputy Hokage.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama were preparing to set off for the Ninja Holy Land, the Land of Sage Arts.

The Ninja Holy Land, the Land of Sage Arts.

Brilliantly lit skyscrapers stood tall and majestic in the night, like giant guardian deities watching over every corner of the city.

The high-rises were like rows of standing giants, imposing and magnificent. The view from above was incredibly vast; standing on the roof of a super-tall building and looking down at the entire city, everything was laid out before one's eyes. The boundless urban landscape, the winding rivers, and the busy roads were like a massive painting.

At night, those brilliant lights decorated the city's sky like twinkling stars.

And this was the Land of Sage Arts.

"I haven't been back in a hundred years, and it's turned into this?"

Otsutsuki Yuhao's lips curled upward, revealing a row of white teeth.

If he hadn't seen Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama right beside him, he would have suspected that he had traveled back to his previous world.

Looking at the familiar, brightly lit city before him, Otsutsuki Yuhao recalled memories that had long been hidden away.

"This is truly astonishing. No wonder the Ninja World calls this place the Ninja Holy Land. There are so many chakra-infused tools here, and it seems people use them as everyday appliances. I never imagined chakra could be used in such a way!"

Uchiha Madara looked at the city beneath his feet with curiosity, sensing the chakra that permeated the streets; the scent of chakra was everywhere.

The energy inside the light bulbs was chakra, and the vehicles ran on chakra as well. The houses were created from earth—a level of decoration that, in the Ninja World, was reserved only for the homes of feudal lords.

"There are many ninjas here!" Senju Hashirama said with a serious expression.

"Yes, that's right! In the Hidden Leaf, even counting the genin, there are only about ten thousand ninjas; the ratio is roughly one ninja for every ten people. But here, there is one ninja for every five people. And I can feel it—the number of ninjas here exceeds at least one hundred thousand." Uchiha Madara said, looking surprised.

"One hundred thousand? It's not just over one hundred thousand; there are at least three hundred thousand!" Senju Hashirama's sensory perception was superior to Uchiha Madara's, and he spoke with a grave look.

"What are you doing up there? Don't you know you've violated Article 99 of the traffic regulations? You are not allowed to stand on other people's skyscrapers."

Just then, a traffic police officer wearing a blue and white ninja uniform appeared before Senju Hashirama, Uchiha Madara, and Otsutsuki Yuhao.

He was a man with long black hair, wearing a white tight-fitting combat suit with blue and white Kage-level armor over it. On his shoulders and back were blue emblems with the character for "Traffic." On his forehead, he wore a blue-based traffic insignia.

Behind this traffic officer followed four other police officers in identical uniforms; two possessed the Byakugan, and two possessed the Sharingan.

The lead traffic officer, who had a pair of three-tomoe Sharingan, was staring intently at Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.

"Sharingan and Byakugan? Are you also from the Uchiha and Hyuga clans?" Senju Hashirama asked, looking at the traffic officer with some surprise.

"What Uchiha and Hyuga? That is not my surname; my surname is Otsutsuki." The man looked at Uchiha Madara, Senju Hashirama, and Otsutsuki Yuhao with a cold expression.

"Apologies, we didn't know we weren't allowed to stand here. We just arrived in the Sea Realm from the Ninja World, so we aren't very familiar with the traffic rules here."

"Can we just let this matter slide?"

Senju Hashirama stepped forward to apologize.

"Someone from the Ninja World? That makes it even more necessary for you to come with us to the police station. Take them away."

The lead officer commanded his team.

"Then I'm afraid I must offend you!"

Uchiha Madara said calmly, his eyes shifting into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

[Genjutsu]

With just a single glance, all five men fell under the illusion.

"I have to say, Madara, your actions were indeed too hasty. The situation has become much more complicated now. Making an enemy of the traffic police is equivalent to making an enemy of the entire Traffic Bureau. This is quite the mess we've stirred up."

Although Otsutsuki Yuhao said this, a smile remained on his face.

"[Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique]"

Suddenly, that officer broke free from Madara's genjutsu and unleashed a two-meter-wide fireball at the three of them.

The trio dodged it with ease.

BOOM!

The two-meter fireball exploded in mid-air.

It bloomed with the most brilliant colors in the night sky, illuminating everything in the darkness.

"To think it's the Mangekyo Sharingan, and your ocular power is even stronger than mine. You must be from that cult!"

The officer's eyes also shifted into the Mangekyo Sharingan, and he looked at Uchiha Madara with a grim expression.

"A cult? We are certainly not. I already told you, we are from the Ninja World. However, what I didn't expect was that your eyes would actually be the Mangekyo Sharingan. Does every random ninja possess such eyes these days? Has the Mangekyo Sharingan become as common as street trash?"

Senju Hashirama asked with a look of curiosity.

"The Mangekyo Sharingan, you say? Perfect, let me test your strength!"

Seeing another pair of Mangekyo Sharingan appear, a hint of interest flickered across Uchiha Madara's face.

[Amaterasu]

A drop of red blood trickled from Uchiha Madara's left eye as his pupils dilated, unleashing a surge of powerful ocular energy.

Black flames suddenly appeared on the officer's body.

[Susanoo: First Form]

The officer's reaction speed was also swift; his pupils dilated violently, and a burst of ocular power erupted from his eyes.

Centered on the officer, a skeletal chakra construct completely encased his body, instantly keeping the Amaterasu flames at bay.

[Three Thousand Weak Waters]

A drop of blood flowed from the officer's left eye.

Instantly, numerous swirling water bubbles manifested around Uchiha Madara, and in the next second, Madara was swallowed by the deluge.

"Is this your ability?"

"To think it's an ocular technique that acts as the polar opposite of Amaterasu; I am truly surprised!"

Uchiha Madara likewise encased himself in the first form of Susanoo to defend against the officer's ocular attack.

"It's not over yet!"

"Hah!"

[Violent Chaos God]

[Susanoo: Second Form]

The officer immediately activated the second form of Susanoo.

Building upon the skeletal structure, meridians and flesh manifested, covered by a layer of cloak-like chakra, and a large blade appeared in each of the Susanoo's hands.

"What? Is this your ocular technique? To think you could make your Susanoo grow even larger, with power several times that of a standard Susanoo."

Uchiha Madara watched the second-form Susanoo before him, momentarily taken aback.