Arc 2The Naka River Encounter
Indra trained the Uchiha while Madara and Hashirama formed an uneasy friendship at the Naka River, leading both clans into a clash. The arc ended with Tobirama gravely wounded after Indra’s attempt to kill him was interrupted by Butsuma, Tajima, and Hashirama.
- Indra returned to the Uchiha Compound with Madara and Hachishaku, then learned that the Senju Clan’s Young Master had gone missing.
- Indra challenged the Uchiha elders, defeated them in the Meeting Hall, and ordered them to study the clan records and return to the battlefield.
- Madara met Hashirama at the Naka River, and their friendship grew through sparring and conversations about peace, despite Madara repeatedly misreading Hashirama’s intentions.
- Madara and Hashirama arranged a meeting between their sisters, but Indra and Tobirama were brought to the river in disguise instead.
- Indra, Madara, Hashirama, and Tobirama spent time together in town before Senju ninja surrounded Indra and Madara near a grain shop.
- Indra and Madara fought the Senju ninja, with Hashirama and Tobirama joining the battle and Izuna arriving to support Madara.
- Indra charged Tobirama, but Butsuma, Tajima, and Hashirama deflected his blade, leaving Tobirama gravely wounded.