On a large tree in the distance.
With a crack, Tobirama Senju's fingers dug deep into the trunk.
"Madara Uchiha! Those eyes... and Wood Release! Everything that Shinji Uchiha brat said was true!"
"Then what has he been plotting all these years?"
Tobirama Senju could no longer sit still.
He cast one last grim look in the direction Madara Uchiha had gone, then closed his eyes. The next instant, they snapped open in alarm.
"...How can this be? The Flying Thunder God Mark on my brother has disappeared!"
His expression shifted.
With a whoosh, he vanished.
Boom!
Madara Uchiha dove to the ground, the force of his landing bending the surrounding trees.
He swept his gaze over the rubble, then smirked at the giant tree before him. Its upper half had been snapped off, and its center was hollow.
His lips curled. "Nagato, come out and see me!"
Wind rustled through the woods. Only distant birdsong answered him.
Madara Uchiha frowned slightly. "Nagato!"
"Tch!"
He shook his head and strode forward, his armor plates clattering. Then he leaped up and peered into the Tree Hollow.
Nagato Uzumaki lay slumped in a Chair, soaked in blood and barely alive.
Madara Uchiha fell silent.
Black Zetsu, still gripped in his hand, stared in shock. Then something occurred to him. "Lord Madara, it was Konan! Konan must have taken the Rinnegan!"
Madara Uchiha ignored him and tapped his foot against the tree. "White Zetsu!"
A soft gurgle sounded.
A clear-eyed White Zetsu emerged. "Lord Madara..."
"Find her!"
White Zetsu giggled. "Oh! Konan's heading toward the Northern Coast! She can fly, so she's moving fast..."
"Stop rambling! What about the Rinnegan?"
"Hmm... it's still intact for now!"
Boom!
A terrifying blast of air swept outward. Madara Uchiha frowned and stepped forward, grabbing