The moment Madara and Izuna spotted that enormous headache, Isshiki, their expressions turned extraordinarily foul. Still, they forced themselves to hold their tempers and refrained from chopping the bastard dead.
Given the Uchiha Clan's temperament, that was nothing short of a miracle.
But Hashirama and Tobirama had no idea what was going on. Before they disappeared, Isshiki had merely been lurking in the village-
"Where did this guy come from? Why don't I remember him?"
Hashirama looked bewildered, muttering inwardly.
"Why is he so familiar with Shingetsu?"
Tobirama frowned too, full of questions.
Watching Isshiki stare openly and unblinkingly at Shingetsu, both brothers had the same thought:
Who does he think he is? How is he still standing here alive, instead of getting beaten to death by Madara and Hōkaku?
"Let's head back!"
Sensing the increasingly tense atmosphere, Shingetsu decisively led this group of dangerous people, who could erupt at any moment, away from the crowd before they gave her an even worse headache.
They immediately went to the Uchiha Clan Head's Mansion. After Izuna briefly explained the man's true identity, Hashirama and Tobirama's eyes widened in shock-
"Another Ōtsutsuki?"
"And he actually dares to show himself openly in Konoha?!"
Their gazes instantly sharpened, their murderous intent laid bare.
Having survived a thousand years in the Shinobi World, Isshiki was no ordinary man. He keenly sensed the Senju brothers' hostility, but remained perfectly composed and said calmly:
"We aren't enemies. We're allies with the same goal and the same enemy."
With that, he prepared to introduce himself again:
"I am..."
"He's a traitor to the Ōtsutsuki Clan!"
Izuna rudely interrupted him, his tone dripping with contempt and disdain, though what he said was indeed true.
Isshiki wasn't angered. He merely smiled faintly, as though they were nothing more than immature