Hashirama barely reacted to being restrained, but Madara Uchiha struggled wildly.
Madara Uchiha felt utterly frustrated.
He had clearly gained power on par with the Sage of Six Paths, yet he still couldn't beat Hashirama. He could only fight him to a draw.
And now what was this? A single person had effortlessly restrained both him and Hashirama...
Just then, Naruto and the others approached, along with Tobirama Senju and Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been waiting nearby, ready to act.
Tobirama Senju had planned to wait until his older brother and Madara exhausted themselves or both suffered serious injuries, then release his Resurrección and finish Madara off with a surprise attack.
Tobirama was nothing like Hashirama. Given the chance, he would use every means at his disposal to eliminate Madara Uchiha, the menace threatening all of Konoha, even if that meant using power he didn't trust.
Seeing Madara Uchiha restrained, Tobirama approached and entered Resurrección without another word.
Tobirama's Resurrección looked rather more striking. His originally white hair turned sky blue, his white robe became blue armor, and two streams of water circled him like water dragons.
After his Resurrección, Tobirama waved his hand, sending an enormous kunai formed from water stabbing toward the immobilized Madara Uchiha.
Held fast by the Six Rods Prison of Light, Madara could only watch as the kunai hurtled toward his head.
When the kunai was less than half a meter from Madara's head, space suddenly froze, fixing it in place. Not only the water kunai but Tobirama Senju, who had launched it, found himself unable to move.
"Lord Second, please calm down!"
Just then, Minato Namikaze stepped in front of Tobirama Senju.
"Hmph! You're the Fourth Hokage, aren't you? Are you trying to protect that menace, Madara Uchiha?"
As he spoke, Tobirama Senju