"Madara's" body turned into white smoke with a pop the instant it touched the cold water, dissipating on the bed.
A clone?!!
Tobirama's pupils contracted sharply, his heart shuddering as an intense sense of unease welled up inside him.
He immediately prepared to use the Flying Thunder God Technique, but a hidden door in the wall opened, and a powerful gravitational pull surged out, interrupting him.
"Hmph. I knew you'd come." The real Madara slowly emerged, an eerie purple light flickering in his Rinnegan as chakra gathered around him.
"Well, Tobirama Senju? Feels good, doesn't it? You delivered yourself right to me. I'll be sure to give you a proper working-over~"
With that, he let out a smug, wicked laugh. "Hehehehehe..."
Tobirama showed no sign of panic. Instead, he smiled.
Pop! His figure likewise dissolved into white smoke.
"Murada! (Got you!)" Tobirama teleported to the doorway at lightning speed, spewing a Water Release attack from his mouth.
In a split second!
The entire house exploded with a deafening boom!!!
The tremendous repulsive force not only destroyed the house but also sent Tobirama flying!
"Enemy attack!!!" The guards' shouts rang out alongside the alarms, and the entire Uchiha Clan Compound erupted into an uproar.
"Damn it, we've been tricked!" Izuna had just sliced the dummy in half when he heard the enormous explosion. Immediately realizing something was wrong, he rushed toward the master bedroom...
Outside the courtyard.
His dark combat clothes torn, Tobirama knelt on one knee, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
Opposite him, Madara Uchiha hovered in the night sky, his black robes snapping in the wind as he watched Tobirama coldly.
His seven-tomoe Rinnegan slowly rotated, holding a trace of contempt.
"Tobirama Senju, your little tricks are utterly laughable!" Madara's voice carried a mocking edge. As