While Hashirama Senju and the others chatted, Princess Tsunade led Torifu Akimichi and the others in surrounding Madara Uchiha, bracing themselves as though facing a formidable enemy.
Every face was filled with fear and shock.
After all...
This was a man whose fame rivaled that of Hashirama Senju, the First who had once brought peace to a war-torn world!
Not one of them felt completely confident.
Looking at the scene before him, Madara Uchiha slowly stopped and folded his arms, regarding everyone with a disdainful gaze as though they were ants.
His gaze swept over them.
It lingered on Torifu Akimichi's face for a moment before finally settling on Tsunade. He looked her up and down, then let out an inscrutable laugh.
"What are you laughing at?!"
Tsunade was already furious, and she had been drinking. Her temper flared at once. "Was it you?! Have you been active in the shinobi world all this time?!"
"You led that brat Shinji astray!"
"Do you have any idea?! Unifying the shinobi world sounds so simple when you say it, but how many people would have to die to actually make it happen?!"
"Shinji wasn't like this before! He was gentle and caring, but ever since the last time we met, he's completely changed!"
"He's changed so much I don't even recognize him!"
"And he just keeps getting worse!"
"You're clearly the one who led him astray! No wonder he suddenly started talking about unifying the shinobi world! That's exactly what you used to say!"
"...?"
Madara froze for a moment, then snorted before throwing back his head and bursting into laughter.
Kei Uchiha couldn't bear to watch.
He covered his face helplessly. Shinji... you're not even here, but I feel embarrassed for you...
Everyone exchanged glances.
Amid Tsunade's anger was a peculiar