A Threat from the Uchiha!

Tsunade frowned, staring in astonishment at the figure approaching from afar.

"Karmic Fire, why didn't we find Nawaki, but ran into Madara Uchiha instead?"

Uchiha Gōka looked somewhat puzzled. "We used the Crystal Stone Necklace as a guide to enter the Pure Land. We should have appeared near Nawaki."

"Yet the one standing before us is Madara Uchiha?"

"Where exactly did things go wrong?"

Tsunade suddenly thought of something. "The Crystal Stone Necklace was left behind by my grandfather, the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju."

"I heard Grandfather say that the necklace contained a chakra seal he had stored away during his lifetime, and it possessed the power to suppress the Nine-Tails."

"Could it be that the Crystal Stone Necklace also contains some of the Nine-Tails' power?"

"And that Nine-Tails chakra has some connection to Madara Uchiha?"

Uchiha Gōka pondered for a moment. "Hmm... that is probably it."

"Although the Crystal Stone Necklace was Nawaki's keepsake—"

"The Nine-Tails' power overwhelmed the trace of Nawaki's presence left within it."

"The Nine-Tails chakra in the necklace guided us to where Madara Uchiha is in the Pure Land."

After hearing Uchiha Gōka's analysis, Tsunade suddenly understood and clenched her delicate fists.

"Damn it! I was careless!"

Tsunade knew that Madara Uchiha was a legendary genius ninja.

Even to this day, aside from her grandfather, the God of Shinobi—Hashirama Senju—no one in the ninja world could rival Madara Uchiha.

Tsunade grew nervous, her heart pounding wildly.

She had never imagined that one day, she would personally face the powerful Madara Uchiha.

"Karmic Fire, what do we do now?"

"Could we die here in the Pure Land?"

When facing danger, a woman's heart was always vulnerable, hoping for a man she could rely on.

Even if that woman was Tsunade.

At this moment, Uchiha Gōka was Tsunade's only support.

Right now, Uchiha Gōka could form hand seals at any time and take Tsunade back to the real ninja world.

But when Madara Uchiha truly reached them, would Uchiha Gōka still have time to form hand seals???

If they feared dying in the Pure Land, then the best choice right now was—before Madara Uchiha reached them, quickly form hand seals and flee back to the real ninja world!!!

Yet at this moment, Uchiha Gōka did not form hand seals. Instead, he watched Madara Uchiha's gradually clarifying figure with a grave expression.

"It wasn't easy to come to the Pure Land. Let's wait and see what happens first."

Tsunade nodded lightly in agreement.

Very soon, Madara Uchiha arrived before Uchiha Gōka and Tsunade.

Seeing the two standing side by side, Madara Uchiha looked somewhat puzzled.

"Hm? Where did these two little brats come from?"

"How did they end up here?"

Madara Uchiha examined Uchiha Gōka and Tsunade.

When he saw the clan emblems on their clothes, Madara Uchiha recognized their identities.

"Hm! You two are from the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan?"

Despite Madara Uchiha's powerful presence, Uchiha Gōka did not cower. He replied calmly.

"That's right. I am from the Uchiha Clan."

"She is from the Senju Clan."

"Today, we lost our way and accidentally entered your territory, Senior."

Madara Uchiha studied the two curiously. "Oh? Lost your way?"

"Although you two are in soul form, you are somewhat different from the souls of the dead in the Pure Land!"

With his vast experience, Madara Uchiha immediately saw that Uchiha Gōka and Tsunade's soul forms were more solid and weighty than those of the people in the Pure Land.

However, they seemed somewhat unsteady, as though they could disappear at any moment.

Uchiha Gōka did not beat around the bush. There was no need to hide too much, so he spoke directly.

"The two of us are from the real ninja world. We are not dead."

"We entered the Pure Land through a ninjutsu capable of reviving the dead."

"We originally wanted to find Nawaki, but we lost our way and encountered you, Senior."

After hearing Uchiha Gōka's words, Madara Uchiha's calm expression instantly froze.

Even Madara Uchiha, with all his experience and composure, was shaken.

"Brat, what did you say?!"

"You came from the real ninja world?"

"You entered the world of the Pure Land using a ninjutsu that revives the dead?"

Uchiha Gōka's few short words left Madara Uchiha dumbfounded, countless questions suddenly rising in his heart.

Uchiha Gōka continued, "Senior, entering the Pure Land from the real ninja world consumes a great deal of mental energy."

"I cannot maintain my current state for much longer."

Madara Uchiha noticed that Uchiha Gōka and Tsunade's soul forms were unstable and fluctuating. He knew that Uchiha Gōka was not lying.

Under such circumstances, Madara Uchiha did not waste words.

"Brat, tell me about this resurrection ninjutsu you mentioned. How does it work?"

Madara Uchiha desperately wanted to revive himself and return to the real ninja world, so the resurrection technique Uchiha Gōka mentioned greatly interested him.

How could Uchiha Gōka possibly reveal the resurrection technique he had painstakingly developed to Madara Uchiha in full?

There was a saying from his previous life: doctors did not go knocking on doors, teachings were not lightly passed down, and methods were not sold cheaply.

Without the slightest hesitation, Uchiha Gōka refused directly.

"I will not tell you the resurrection technique for no reason."

As soon as those words fell, Madara Uchiha's expression shifted, and a powerful aura burst from his body.

"You will not tell me the resurrection technique for no reason?"

"Then, brat, let us make a deal."

"I will spare your lives and not kill you. In exchange, you will tell me how to perform the resurrection technique."

"Otherwise, I will make your soul forms remain in the Pure Land forever."

Hearing Madara Uchiha's rough, domineering voice, Tsunade's entire body trembled, horror filling her heart.

Damn it! This is dangerous!

If we don't tell Madara Uchiha the hand seal sequence for the resurrection technique, Karmic Fire and I may die in the real ninja world.

But if we tell Madara Uchiha the hand seal sequence for the resurrection technique...

Although the resurrection technique is still incomplete, what if Madara Uchiha uses it to return to the real ninja world...

Whether they gave the resurrection technique to Madara Uchiha or not, the consequences would be unbearable!!!

Just as Tsunade was torn with worry—

Uchiha Gōka's gaze sharpened. Looking at Madara Uchiha, he spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"I do not like being threatened."

"This is a bullying transaction. It is unfair."

"Under these circumstances, I will not..."

Before Uchiha Gōka could finish speaking—

Madara Uchiha moved instantly.

Uchiha Gōka sensed the danger as well.

In an instant, Uchiha Gōka activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and hurriedly formed hand seals, intending to take Tsunade back to the real ninja world immediately...

In the brief moment Uchiha Gōka's hands rapidly formed seals—

Madara Uchiha had already appeared before him. A hint of praise entered his voice as the corner of his mouth lifted.

"To think you awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan at such a young age!"

"Uchiha brat, your talent for cultivation is quite good."

Then Madara Uchiha said coldly,

"Unfortunately, your hand seals are too slow!"

With a sweep of his arm, Madara Uchiha interrupted Uchiha Gōka's hand seals.

With the hand seals interrupted, their plan to immediately return to the real ninja world was shattered.

Tsunade's beautiful eyes widened as she watched Uchiha Gōka and Madara Uchiha. Her heart trembled, her eyes filled with endless worry.

The failed hand seals meant that Uchiha Gōka and Tsunade could not escape Madara Uchiha's grasp!!!

In Madara Uchiha's eyes, Uchiha Gōka was merely a junior of the Uchiha Clan, yet he dared defy his will.

Madara Uchiha wanted to teach this Uchiha descendant a small lesson.

His strong, powerful palm struck toward Uchiha Gōka's chest...

A sinister smile appeared at the corner of Madara Uchiha's mouth.

Madara Uchiha had controlled the strength of this strike perfectly. It would not kill Uchiha Gōka.

However, it would seriously injure him, teaching him a lesson he would remember.

The instant Madara Uchiha's palm touched Uchiha Gōka—

Smack! A dull impact rang out.

Under Tsunade's astonished gaze.

Under Madara Uchiha's stunned gaze.

Madara Uchiha took his own palm strike squarely in the chest and was sent flying...

Meanwhile, Uchiha Gōka remained where he stood, completely unharmed!