Lord Hokage, You're Acting Very Strange Today

If it were just for an eyeball, he would have taken it by force long ago. What could these people do to him?

He needs a platform to see the current state of Leaf Village ninjas more clearly.

As one of the founders of Hidden Leaf Village, he naturally believed that Leaf Village was the strongest force in the world, and if any force could stop him, it could only be Leaf Village.

Uchiha Madara didn't leave Leaf Village empty-handed; this arrogance lingered in the subconscious of all Konoha Ninja after his departure.

Even someone like Orochimaru, who claims to have severed all ties with his past, would subconsciously believe that Leaf Village is the most powerful.

Otherwise, instead of launching the Konoha Crush, it could have been any other village. Whoever it was, the outcome would have been the same. He could have joined forces with Iwagakure to target Sand Village, ensuring the plan's perfect execution and achieving the same results.

Uchiha Obito was the same; he went a step further, believing that not only Leaf Village could be an obstacle, but only the Uchiha Clan could be his obstacle.

The stadium's tall walls blocked out the outside airflow, and there wasn't a breath of wind in the arena. But Uchiha Madara standing there at that moment was like a hurricane rising from the ground.

His Impure World Reincarnation, with its bright red armor, perfectly reflects the bloodshed and carnage he endured in his previous life.

On that armor, you can see marks left by all sorts of weapons, all on the front.

On its back, there was only one puncture wound; the rest was smooth and new.

Only Senju Hashirama ever managed to stand behind him and deliver a fatal blow.

This is not a story from a folktale, nor a picture from a book. The Leaf Village's Leaf Village Asura, who has fought his way to the pinnacle of the Ninja World and was only ever defeated by another climber on that mountain, is now standing on the Kitsuchi in the middle of the field.

The Uchiha Clan would never challenge their former clan head, regardless of whether they could win or not. This clan head was forcefully demanding the return of their lost Mangekyō Sharingan.

The forces that are neutral in this matter are unlikely to be so foolish as to engage in a battle with the Leaf Village Asura's Shura.

The ninjas of the Sarutobi Group fell silent.

They knew that whoever stepped forward at this moment would become the darling of this faction and receive the greatest allocation of resources, but...

The resources haven't even arrived yet, and people will be gone!

Standing up for what's right takes time and effort!

No one doubts that Uchiha Madara will have the demeanor of a great senior.

But this air of a senior figure might not be the kind they understand.

"Is there no one else?" Uchiha Madara asked. "Is this all the Konoha Ninja are left?"

Uchiha Madara's feelings were actually somewhat complicated. On one hand, the fact that no one dared to challenge him proved that these people could not become his obstacles.

On the other hand...

What kind of useless things is this village raising now?

Hashirama, this is the village you risked your life to protect!

"Madara, I'll take you on." Senju Tobirama stood up.

Senju Tobirama knew he shouldn't stand up; he was a "referee," not a "player."

He was also disappointed, but since Uchiha Madara had launched a sweeping attack, he couldn't ignore it.

"Tobirama, given our current situation, have you decided on the standard by which to judge the outcome?"

Uchiha Madara smiled when he saw that it was an "old friend" who had stepped forward.

What a bunch of useless fools, a bunch of living people who need dead people to step up.

He actually assumed that such a bunch of useless people could stop him in the slightest.

However, you wretched Tobirama, you asked for this!

"Tobirama!" Senju Hashirama grabbed his younger brother's hand, his expression serious. "Sit down!"

"Brother, this isn't a problem with the Mangekyō Sharingan."

"I know, but that's no reason for you to stand up." Senju Hashirama's tone was stern. "Be good, sit down."

Senju Tobirama: "..."

What kind of nonsense are you spouting in public?

Damn it! The third brother left too early; he should have stayed a little longer.

Under the strange gazes of those around him, Senju Tobirama sat back down with a dark expression.

Seeing his younger brother sit down, Senju Hashirama was relieved.

The second child is still very well-behaved and sensible; he still listens to him.

I was just a little immature.

What are you going down there for? To get beaten up?

You know perfectly well that Ban wants to beat you up so much he can't sleep at Tenten.

Back then, I was so afraid you'd get beaten up, so would I have dragged you out for a walk in the street every time I saw Madara?

"Madara." Amidst everyone's astonished gazes, Senju Hashirama stood up and said, "Let's not meddle in the affairs of the juniors. Come sit here, I'll talk to you."

Senju Hashirama was very confident in his conversational skills.

Senju Tobirama looked at him with a "behave yourself" gaze.

"I'm not talking to you." Uchiha Madara coldly. "If the juniors can't handle it, then the adults will. Either you come down here, or you make these trash hand over their eyes."

"Ha!" Senju Hashirama as if he had discovered a new continent. "See? You said it yourself, we're adults. How can adults bully children!"

Around him, the group of people who held the highest authority in the Hokage Building, including Sarutobi Hiruzen and Namikaze Minato, couldn't help but look at the First Hokage, the God of Shinobi.

My feelings are very complicated.

But they eventually gave an awkward yet polite smile.

"Are you getting down or not?" Uchiha Madara asked. "If you're not getting down, then sit back down!"

"Sigh..." Senju Hashirama, looking somewhat troubled. "But if we spar, this place won't hold up. Maybe..."

He suddenly thought of a suitable candidate.

"Fourth Hokage, you're that child's teacher, why don't you give it a try?"

"First Hokage..." Namikaze Minato was even more embarrassed, "But I'm the Hokage! If we go down there, things will change."

"It's alright." Uchiha Madara had obviously heard him; his voice came through. "I've fought all Five Kage; I don't mind your identity."

"There's really nothing I can do, Fourth Hokage, please don't mind." Senju Hashirama. He could see that Madara was just looking for trouble and wanted to fight him.

Honestly, Ban is so inconsiderate.

"I... don't mind..." Namikaze Minato realized that communication really is an art.

Uzumaki Kushina felt sorry for her husband for a second.

The next second, they looked at the great First with eyes of worship.

This is the love of Mito's life. Her effortless and graceful demeanor is so cool. I wonder when Minato can be like that.

"I understand, Madara," Senju Hashirama said. "I've come to spar with you. This matter truly needs a resolution; it can't be delayed any longer."

"Very well, you can come down now." Uchiha Madara nodded.

As expected, no one but Hashirama could rival him.

Then he waited for a while...

"Damn it! Get down here!" Uchiha Madara roared in fury. "If you don't come down, I'll tear this wall down!"

"Okay, okay, I'm coming." Senju Hashirama sighed, knowing he couldn't delay any longer, and obediently jumped down.

Several other people jumped at the same time.

Senju Tobirama, Namikaze Minato, Uzumaki Kushina, Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Shingen, and Uchiha Shisui.

"Madara, look, we've been so reckless. We need to make a deal." Senju Hashirama jogged up to Uchiha Madara. "Shall we activate the Crimson Sun Formation first?"

Uchiha Madara calmed his anger.

It's not worth getting angry with this kind of person.

"Hurry up!"

"Okay!"

Satisfied, Senju Hashirama waved to the six people who had jumped down with him.

Senju Tobirama, Namikaze Minato, Uzumaki Kushina, Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Shingen, and Uchiha Shisui each stood in a corner, and the six of them moved simultaneously, unleashing Ninjutsu.

A crimson barrier opened, enveloping the area.

Sealing Jutsu: Six Crimson Sun Formation

Because the power of the casters is different, the power is definitely not as great as that of Obito Uchiha, who had become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki' Uchiha Obito in the original timeline, but its strength is definitely not weaker than the Four Red Yang Formation used to trap the Ten-Tails in the original timeline.

Uchiha Shingen withdrew his hand, looked at the Uchiha Madara in the formation, and thought of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

Those are all fake.

He is now the true Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

A fake Ten-Tails Jinchuriki – absorbing the Ten-Tails.

The real Ten-Tails Jinchuriki -- thinking about updating the anime library every day.

They look so pathetic; it seems like the fake ones are doing much better than the real ones.

In the stands, everyone instinctively held their breath.

Within the formation, Uchiha Madara glanced at the surrounding red curtain and the six people presiding over the formation.

"The Six Crimson Sun Formation, not bad, but all three of them are Uchiha Clan." Uchiha Madara sneered. "Back then, you shouldn't have listened to your brother and started this ridiculous democracy. This Ninja World would have been Leaf Village's for the taking long ago."

"That's not what we want, Madara. Have you forgotten our original intention?" Senju Hashirama said earnestly.

"And don't forget, my brother was killed by your brother." Blue light emanated from Uchiha Madara's body. "It's been a long time since we last fought, Hashirama, let's reminisce!"

Chapter 54 Lord Hokage, you're behaving very strangely today.

The blue light transformed into a giant arm in the blink of an eye.

The Wood Dragon Technique that had been entangled in the giant arm was then pierced and burned through by Fire Release.

The "sparring" between Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama was presented in a completely different dimension from the very beginning.

This art style also exists in the current Ninja World, with Uchiha Shingen being a prime example.

The two, who were too familiar with each other, had only exchanged a few warm-up blows before the massive Susanoo and wooden golem had already poked half of their bodies out of the open-air stadium.

The Crimson Sun Formation's suppressive power against ninjas of this level is something that ordinary ninjas can hardly feel.

The six Kage Level users, including Uchiha Shingen, did not slack off when using this Ninjutsu. The Six Crimson Sun Formation effectively reduced the power of Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama's Ninjutsu.

Their maximum Chakra output is less than half of what it was before it was nerfed.

Unfortunately, for those outsiders, whether they cut or not, it's still just a matter of a few moves for these two.

Uchiha Madara could still use the basic version of Susanoo, and Senju Hashirama could continue to manipulate wooden dummies, only the Susanoo and wooden dummies he created with the same Chakra were much smaller.

Otherwise, it would have been more than just half its body sticking out.

Fortunately, the Six Crimson Sun Formation looked quite impressive, something that gave people a sense of security, and the organizers were among the most powerful people in the village, which is why not all the ninjas in the audience ran away.

"Not all of them ran away" means that all the Jonin stayed behind.

Lower and middle-ranking ninjas would still need to run. If it were to fall, even Jonin could dodge it, but they would most likely not be able to.

Uchiha Shingen activated his Sharingan and observed the situation in the arena.

If the situation shows signs of getting out of control, he will have to act immediately to send the two people away.

He turned his gaze towards Namikaze Minato in the distance.

Namikaze Minato's performance made him very suspicious.

Hatake Kakashi wouldn't covet the Mangekyō Sharingan, and neither would Namikaze Minato.

Since this involves such a sensitive issue as the bloodline limit of ninja clans, following proper procedures is indeed very important. Having procedures means leaving a trace, not just empty White Fang, and preventing any potential problems from arising.

But what Namikaze Minato said sounded very strange; it seemed like he was up to something.

Boom--!