"I'll take my time fighting you!"
Hearing Hashirama's resolute words, a cold sneer slowly spread across Madara Uchiha's fanatical face.
He was just about to mock him.
When a sudden change erupted.
"Whoosh!"
Without any warning.
A specially made kunai engraved with the Flying Thunder God formula suddenly appeared directly before Madara Uchiha's brow like a venomous fang tearing through space.
Then, water splashed as a blinding blade flash erupted.
"Flying Thunder God Slash!"
Tobirama Senju's cold shout exploded in the wind.
The creator of the Ninja World's greatest speed had somehow already crossed the battlefield. Using that kunai, he clung to Madara's front like a ghost.
The gleaming ninja blade in his hand carried an edge sharp enough to sever anything as it slashed diagonally down from Madara's left shoulder, fiercely cutting through the dark crimson layered armor.
"Splat!"
The blade cut through flesh.
Crimson blood instantly sprayed forth, drawing a glaring arc of red through the air.
A deep, horrifying gash tore straight across Madara Uchiha's chest.
Tobirama Senju landed several meters behind Madara, gripping his bloodstained blade.
A gleeful, icy mockery appeared on his stern face, covered in cracks from the Impure World Reincarnation.
"You're no longer that undead body that couldn't be killed, no matter what."
Tobirama slowly turned around, his red eyes brimming with killing intent.
"Flesh and blood—the feeling of this blade cutting through you..."
"Now that's real."
However.
The smug, cold smile on Tobirama's face did not even last half a second.
Madara Uchiha did not so much as glance at the bone-deep wound across his chest.
At a terrifying speed far beyond the limits of human reflexes, he suddenly spun around.
"Whoosh!"
A pitch-black Yin–Yang Release Black Receiver shot directly out from Madara's palm.
Before Tobirama could form seals and use his