Unstable Mangekyō Sharingan, Rampage
Tobirama Senju did not feel that he had done anything wrong. The hatred that had existed for centuries could never be resolved with a few words. Rather than indulging in unrealistic fantasies, it was better to seize this opportunity and kill a few more Uchiha Clan ninja.
Killing might not have been the best choice, but it could definitely solve most problems. For example, if all the Uchiha Clan's ninja were wiped out, the Senju Clan would no longer have enemies in the Land of Fire.
More importantly, even if Uchiha Madara went berserk, Tobirama Senju believed that Madara Uchiha could not possibly kill his way over, because his elder brother Senju Hashirama had yet to reveal his true strength.
"Shikotsumyaku! Dance of the Clematis: Flower!"
Uchiha Jobu charged over, spinning his body and driving the bone spikes on his elbows and arms into Tobirama Senju with all his strength.
"Shadow Clone!"
He completed the hand seals with only three signs and created three Shadow Clones. Including the original body, there were four of him in total.
"The Shikotsumyaku is powerful. I am no match for you, but this time, I won."
With the Shadow Clones covering his true body, Tobirama Senju retreated calmly.
"Are you dreaming?! What gives you the right to say you won?!"
"This Sharingan belongs to Izuna Uchiha..."
"You! Izuna, your eye!"
Tobirama Senju spread open his hand, revealing a Sharingan in his palm for Uchiha Jobu to see. There were many ways to win, such as taking the Sharingan that belonged to an Uchiha Clan ninja.
Izuna Uchiha said, "It is mine. I thought I could block his attack, but at that instant, he used a genjutsu I did not understand. Even my Sharingan was caught by it, and he managed to dig out one of my eyes."
Tobirama Senju raised his hand as though showing it off and said, "I won."
Uchiha Jobu gritted his teeth. "You took one of Izuna's eyes. Then every member of the Senju Clan will pay with their lives as an apology!"
"Madara! Tobirama Senju dug out one of Izuna's Sharingan!"
If he had been a few years older, even if he was not fully grown—if he were merely fifteen like Uchiha Madara—Uchiha Jobu would have had enough confidence to sweep through everything alone.
But his age was always an insurmountable weakness. There was no way to make up for it, and a Kekkei Genkai could not make someone grow up in a single day.
Uchiha Madara, who had already awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and possessed strength comparable to a Jonin, was completely enraged the instant he saw his younger brother Izuna Uchiha injured.
Then he heard Uchiha Jobu shouting that even Izuna's Sharingan had been dug out. His unstable Three-Tomoe Sharingan split apart into pitch-black ink, completely merging together in an instant.
The three tomoe turned into ink and fused together, trembling as they transformed into a new shape.
"Hashirama! Go die with your ridiculous naivety!"
His younger brother Izuna Uchiha had been injured, and one of his Sharingan had even been dug out. No one could stop Uchiha Madara now.
"Fire Release! Great Fire Annihilation!"
The blazing flames instantly burned away everything in front of Uchiha Madara.
"Water Release! Great Water Shockwave!"
"Earth Release! Earth-Style: Earth-Flow Rampart!"
Under scorching flames, things could easily be reduced to ashes. But a ninja like Senju Hashirama, even though he had yet to grow into the Ninja God's strength of the future, was not someone who could be easily burned to death by a single Fire Release technique.
The Water Release extinguished the sea of flames sweeping toward them.
The Earth Release created walls to protect the clan members.
"Madara! Calm down! Izuna is fine. His eye has not been damaged yet!"
Senju Hashirama tried to calm Uchiha Madara down, but the moment he said that, he only provoked Madara Uchiha further. It had backfired.
"Fire Release! Dragon Flame Song!"
So-called Clan Leader Tier strength was actually the rank that would later be classified as Jonin after the ninja villages were established.
Of course, the Ninja World had not yet fully accepted the ranking system of Jonin, Chunin, and Genin, so many ninja still judged strength by status and age.
Watching two figures around fifteen years old unleash ninjutsu with destructive power, many declining and weak ninja clans could only sigh. As expected of the Uchiha and Senju Clan. The older generation of powerful figures had only fallen not long ago, yet the younger generation, who had not even fully matured, already possessed Clan Leader Tier combat power.
"Hashirama! If you keep stopping me, I really will kill you too!"
The Three-Tomoe Sharingan had fused into ink and formed a Mangekyō Sharingan, but it had not yet stabilized. It shook violently as though it could shatter apart at any moment. In this state, Uchiha Madara could not calm down at all. His mind held only one thought: kill Tobirama Senju.
His good friend was blocking the way in front of him, so he would kill his way through and kill his good friend along with him!
"The one you want to kill is my younger brother! I will never step aside!"
"Then fine. You can die too!"
Even though his Mangekyō Sharingan had not stabilized, the rampaging Uchiha Madara actually managed to activate Susanoo. A somewhat transparent, azure giant skeleton appeared behind him, protecting Madara Uchiha from ninjutsu attacks.
Its two skeletal arms slammed up and down, dispersing both the Earth Release and Water Release attacks.
Looking at the Susanoo rising from the ground, everyone found it utterly unbelievable. It could even disperse ninjutsu. This had completely surpassed the limits of what ninjutsu should have been capable of.
"Wood Release! Wood-Style: Wood Human Technique!"
Senju Hashirama gritted his teeth and brought out his trump card, using Wood Release to summon a Wood Golem. Its savage face resembled the wrathful Vajra depicted in Buddhist scriptures, possessing the strength to subdue dragons and tigers. It looked incomparably imposing.
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