Madara did not continue bickering with Mingye. Instead, he changed the subject. "Senju Hashirama is at the border too!"
Mingye shook his head. He had no idea what had gone wrong with that blockhead Senju Hashirama. Hashirama had actually rushed into the battlefield and brought the entire war to a halt. Even though Konoha's ninja had ultimately driven back the ninja led by A, they had not dealt the enemy any fatal blow. This made Mingye increasingly dissatisfied with him. As he once again considered how to kill him, he shook his head and said to Madara, "Ignore him. Whatever he wants to do, we will not concern ourselves with it. There is another objective this time—I believe the Two-Tails is also in the Land of Lightning. I do not know where it is, but I doubt that will be difficult for their Daimyo."
Madara nodded. Though he still wanted to fight Senju Hashirama to the death, the current situation simply did not permit any changes to the plan. Feeling slightly disappointed, he said, "I understand. I will not act recklessly. You should be careful too. After all, there are more and more flies buzzing around lately."
Mingye nodded. Madara's warning was unnecessary, as he had already made thorough preparations. "I know! I will be careful. Do not lose! And if you win, make it a spectacular victory!"
Madara gave Mingye a confident look, then retorted arrogantly before leaping down from the mountain gate.
"Who do you think you are talking to?! Do you know who I am?!"
"I'll be watching! Go early and come back early!"
Watching Madara stride away, Mingye felt that his earlier words had been somewhat superfluous. He called out once more in jest to bid him farewell.
Less than half a day after Konoha's