Half an hour later, sensing that Hashirama had not moved for some time, Tobirama used Flying Thunder God to check on him. He arrived to find Hashirama pinned beneath a Gate of the Great God, unable to budge!
Tobirama exclaimed, "Big brother... what happened to you?"
Hashirama beamed. "It was Madara's Dōjutsu! It's incredible! You have no idea, little Tobi... [100 words omitted here] ...Oh! Never mind that-get me back! Something terrible is about to happen!"
"You and Madara really are a pair of unfortunate brothers, getting caught by your own techniques one after the other. Haven't you embarrassed yourselves enough..."
Shaking his head, Tobirama freed Hashirama from beneath the Gate of the Great God and immediately activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, returning to Amegakure.
Naruto called a meeting at once.
After explaining what had happened to the village in the Land of Water, Hashirama said agitatedly, "Madara intends to go after the Land of Water's Daimyo. We have to stop him, or the Land of Water will descend into chaos! It could even become the spark that ignites another Shinobi World war!"
This was no alarmist talk. The balance between the Five Great Nations was already delicate; one disturbance could affect them all. If one nation suffered a major upheaval, the others would inevitably exploit the opening.
Hashirama looked grave. "Madara has the Rinnegan now. You're the only one who can stop him, Naruto!"
Naruto stroked his chin and said calmly, "This happened within the Land of Water's borders. It wouldn't be proper for us to overstep our authority. How about this? We'll first send confidential letters to the Land of Water's Daimyo's residence and Kirigakure, explain the situation, and let them prepare their response..."
Hashirama stood up. "But..."
Tobirama pressed a hand to his shoulder. "Big brother,