The Konoha Demon Has Nothing Left / The Konoha Demon Actually Has Everything

Hagoromo Otsutsuki, who had been in a daze, felt a sudden sense of panic as he watched Kaguya Otsutsuki's figure begin to fade.

He reached out, as if to grab his mother, but then lowered his hand halfway through.

His reason told him that this was the best outcome.

From now on, he can focus all his energy and strength on dealing with the Ōtsutsuki Clan, who may return.

He no longer has to be that disobedient son.

The Hagoromo Otsutsuki watched Kaguya Otsutsuki disappear from this world without uttering a word.

After a long while, he looked at Uchiha Madara again.

"Ban, do you understand now?"

Uchiha Madara ignored him and looked at Uchiha Shingen instead.

"Your purpose is to show me this?"

"Yes." Uchiha Shingen nodded. "I think this is the only way to resolve your inner conflict."

Uchiha Madara's Eye of the Moon Plan was based on the stone tablet left by Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

Then there's no better explanation than the appearance of Hagoromo Otsutsuki himself in the book, plus Kaguya Otsutsuki's finishing blow.

No matter how stubborn Uchiha Madara was, he wouldn't ignore the facts.

"It seems you've convinced me," Uchiha Madara said calmly. "I don't really like this place anymore. Let's talk outside."

"Okay." Uchiha Shingen nodded in agreement, then severed the connection between Uchiha Madara and the spiritual world.

In the blink of an eye, Uchiha Madara's figure vanished from this place.

Only Hagoromo Otsutsuki, who seemed somewhat absent-minded, and a group of Tailed Beasts with varying expressions remained in the arena.

Uchiha Shingen gave them one last look, and after confirming that everything was alright, he left.

Chapter 139 The Leaf Village Asura Who Has Nothing

Upon returning to the real world, Uchiha Shingen's first action was to dispel the Ninjutsu.

With the dissolution of the Majestic Attire Susanoo, the massive wooden figure once again revealed its weathered surface. Unlike Susanoo a pure Chakra construct, Wood Release will continue to exist even without the support of Chakra once it is generated.

Having removed his Majestic Attire Uchiha Shingen jumped off the wooden dummy.

While others were in mid-air, Uchiha Madara's Susanoo in front of him was also dissipating into particles in the air.

Amidst the swirling Chakra particles, Uchiha Madara tossed Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki to his feet, his expression somewhat wistful.

He looked at Uchiha Shingen walking towards him without saying a word.

Uchiha Shingen shattered his beautiful illusions about the Eye of the Moon Plan in the most direct way.

Well, now he admits it was a fantasy.

As a top-tier ninja, Uchiha Madara would use rhetoric and tactics against his opponents, but he would not waste energy denying their beliefs, as that was meaningless and unnecessary.

Similarly, Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Kaguya Otsutsuki, two figures from ancient times, had no need to spend time doing such a thing.

Therefore, Uchiha Madara Uchiha Shingen was willing to do so.

The last time I felt this way was during the final battle with the Senju of the Forest, when I was defeated by Senju Hashirama.

Uchiha Madara knew that this was the feeling of losing everything.

"Clan Chief Madara, are you alright?" Uchiha Shingen looked at Uchiha Madara, then at Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki at his feet, and asked with some concern.

Uchiha Madara's expression seemed familiar to him.

"It's alright," Uchiha Madara said.

Although his expression didn't reflect that.

"So what are you planning to do next?" Uchiha Shingen asked, feigning concern.

"Since you are the Hokage, you can do whatever you want." Uchiha Madara waved his hand, and as he lowered his hand, a flash of blue light appeared, Susanoo sword pierced out, cutting Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki at his feet in two.

Poor Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki didn't even have time to say "mmp" before he typed "gg".

He is a pure Ōtsutsuki Clan, and doesn't have the ability to create clones.

But he is not dead yet.

Even humans don't die immediately after being cut in half at the waist.

"His vitality is quite strong." Uchiha Madara looked at Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki, who was now broken in two at his feet. Although Chakra was sealed, it was still very active in his Rinnegan. This was not the state of someone who was about to die.

Then, Uchiha Madara breathed fire at Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki again.

Uchiha Shingen had to take a few steps back; he wasn't Impure World Reincarnation.

Amidst the raging flames, Uchiha Madara's face seemed to regain a bit of vitality.

Because his eyes were filled with the meaning of "This thing is amazing".

The reason for this change lies solely with Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki, who appeared to be unharmed amidst the flames.

The Ōtsutsuki Clan's extraordinary vitality was fully demonstrated at this moment.

Uchiha Madara had a very solid foundation in Sealing Jutsu, and Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki is still unable to speak.

Even Uchiha Shingen felt that it was truly tragic...

This is already at the level of execution.

Wouldn't Ōtsutsuki Clan die if he were cut in half at the waist? Of course not.

Otherwise, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki wouldn't have needed to urgently catch insects and use Jigen as a container back then.

Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki Chakra, whose chakra was sealed, would naturally die if left unattended, given that he had been cut in half at the waist.

However, this certain Leaf Village Asura has obsessive-compulsive disorder, so Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki suffers as a result.

In the end, this Ōtsutsuki Clan, who might have had a significant presence in the new era of the original timeline, was Susanoo destroyed by Uchiha Madara.

However, Uchiha Madara thus returned to his previous state.

He ignored Uchiha Shingen and walked away on his own.

At that moment, it seemed that nothing else mattered to him.

Uchiha Shingen looked around at the empty surroundings. He wanted to convince himself to think like a Hokage about the impact of Amegakure's disappearance on the Ninja World and Leaf Village's next move, but he couldn't.

Chapter 140 Leaf Village Asura Wasn't Actually Completely Destitute

He said he would lead the way, but Uchiha Madara gradually walked faster than Uchiha Shingen.

No matter where he was on the continent, no one knew the way back to Leaf Village better than him.

This vast forest was where he often played as a child; it was where he grew up and fought.

Nowadays, people refer to the continuous primeval forest within the Land of Fire, which is under the jurisdiction of Hidden Leaf Village), as the Leaf Great Forest.

However, this largest forest region on the Hokage Continent encompasses most of the territory of the Land of Fire today, extending all the way to the present-day Kusanagi, Ame, and Kawa provinces.

During the Warring States period, more than half of the ninja clans on the continent gathered here.

During the time Uchiha Madara was away from Leaf Village to develop his skills, he also hid in this primeval forest, watching as the war between various factions reignited, and people fought each other to the point of exhaustion.

At that time, even though Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama were no longer alive, Uchiha Madara never thought of going back. With his focus on the nation and the ninja village, he didn't see Leaf Village as any different from other villages.

At most, one might find it laughable that a village jointly established by the Uchiha Clan and Senju of the Forest clans could be declared war on by a group like Rain Village.

Seeing how Leaf Village later struggled with Sand Village, Cloud Village, Hidden Mist Village, and Iwagakure, and even had to reluctantly recruit Rain Village and Kusagakure, I felt that the later generations were incompetent.

Without the inspiration of a nemesis like the Senju of the Forest, the Uchiha Clan, renowned for their fighting prowess, became weak and incompetent.

That's exactly what he thought before he died.

Now, as he walks back, he feels as if he has missed out on a lot.

Perhaps Hashirama is right?

Perhaps he should be more lenient with Tobirama? After all, Tobirama always gets angrier, so thinking about it carefully, he has every reason to be the one who's happy.

Or perhaps, he should also... Oh no, Senju Kite that out!

Uchiha Madara stepped over a fallen, dead tree.

The forests here are all true virgin forests, not secondary forests. The ground is messy and littered with dead trees, which will transform into nutrients for the entire forest over time, maintaining its vitality.

In the past, Uchiha Madara wouldn't even bother to glance at it, unless it was to secretly make a mark.

But now, he finds it easy to be reminded of himself when he looks at these dead trees on the ground.

Uchiha Shingen walked up behind him and, seeing his constantly changing expression, knew that this guy was overthinking things.

Although Uchiha Madara and Senju Tobirama disliked each other, they were indeed the same kind of people with extremely complex inner feelings and outrageously dramatic personalities.

"Clan Chief Madara, we're not in a hurry," Uchiha Shingen said to him with a smile.

Standing at this level, he finally understood why Senju Hashirama became so unreliable later on, even though he wasn't like that at the beginning.

The personalities of Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama were almost interchangeable during their adolescence and adulthood.

The more cunning someone is, the more idiotic they become.

He used to be a rather generous person, but now he's becoming increasingly sullen and unfriendly.

It was only because Senju Hashirama became too powerful that everything that was originally troublesome became easy. The God of Shinobi no longer needed to consider those trivial matters, and naturally became more magnanimous.

In contrast, Senju Tobirama realized his limitations and positioned himself as his brother's assistant, which led to him being Tenten frustrated.

Being a hands-off manager is truly appealing; it's euphemistically called "setting the big picture."

Uchiha Shingen is now realizing that whether he works that hard or not makes no difference; it's just that he's not as thick- Senju Hashirama, and he was too embarrassed to do so when he was in the village.

Because if he showed even the slightest sign of anything, Namikaze Minato would block him and watch him without saying a word.

Is it easy to slack off if the Hokage Flying Thunder God? Uchiha Shingen had thought about this question before, and now he has the answer—if your ex can also use it and is serving as your assistant and is also a seasoned pro at slacking off, then it's really not easy to slack off.

But don't worry, he already has a solution.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Shingen's gaze towards Uchiha Madara also became intense.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Uchiha Madara didn't like that look, so he glared back arrogantly.

Compared to before, the flavor is a bit bland.

"Oh, Clan Chief Madara, I forgot to tell you," Uchiha Shingen said, "Your salary in Leaf Village hasn't been touched for so many years, decades! Go back and collect it this time. I'll open an investment account for you."

"What salary?" Uchiha Madara taken aback.

He felt that Uchiha Shingen was mocking him.

Who is he? He's the man who originally decided to destroy the entire Ninja World, including Leaf Village.

Should we tell him now that he still receives a salary in Leaf Village?

"You forgot? This is a rule set by the First Hokage: you have to see the person alive or dead, otherwise you can't cancel their account. You're missing, so of course your salary will still be recorded." Uchiha Shingen said with an air of self-righteousness.

He was even self-righteous.

As the saying goes, old sayings are not repeated twice, but Uchiha Shingen still wants to say it again—in the official records and external propaganda of Hidden Leaf Village, Leaf Village Asura never betrayed the village; he simply disappeared.

Uchiha Madara's identity has always been that of Konoha Ninja.

Since he was considered a missing person, his salary had actually been accumulating. This was a rule established since the founding of Leaf Village: if a death was not confirmed, the salary had to be paid to the family. If there was no family to receive it, it would be recorded in the books. This was to prevent the absurd situation where a ninja went missing during a mission, but was treated as a combat death by the relevant departments in order to avoid being lazy.

This move does not affect Leaf Village's cash flow and embodies the Will of Fire.

Uchiha Madara was the only exception, because his salary was initially determined by Senju Hashirama based on his own abilities, and since he was one of the founders, no one else had any objections to that.

But no one expected that the account holder Uchiha Madara, would remain "missing" and be all alone. As a result, no one could access the money, and it had to be recorded in the account every year. The Hokage Building could not, in name, use it.

The salaries in Hidden Leaf Village are adjusted according to changes in the purchasing power of the currency. The most recent adjustment was during the Fourth Hokage's era. Currently, the Hokage's annual salary is ten million ryo, thanks to the epic increase in Leaf Village's financial strength. A group of people forced the Hokage to take the lead in raising his salary so that they could also legitimately receive a raise.

Regardless, over the years, Uchiha Madara's savings were actually quite staggering.

Recalling the early days of the Fourth Hokage's reign, Shimura Danzō, who was known as the "Dark One of the Ninjas," a major figure in the Ninja World, actually resorted to using spies who had been lying in wait in the Water Daimyo's Court for years, all for a mere 2 billion ryo in war reparations. It was truly a past event that was too painful to recall.

However, Uchiha Madara clearly found the idea of Leaf Village paying him a salary for decades ridiculous. He simply replied with "Nonsense" and refused to continue the conversation.

Uchiha Shingen didn't mind and changed the subject to continue the conversation. Perhaps because he had lost his original target, Uchiha Madara now seemed quite indifferent to worldly affairs, letting Uchiha Shingen bother him without much impatience.