Madara Uchiha suddenly erupted in a blaze of light. Immediately afterward, a doomsday meant solely for the Five Kage and their companions descended.
The repulsive force surged outward in every direction like a raging sea, shoving aside everything in its path with sheer brute force.
The repulsive force was invisible, but its effects were plain to see.
Most obvious were the earth and air being forced aside.
Seconds later, a crater over a thousand meters in diameter appeared.
There was not a sound, only a deathly stillness.
Only after a while did the wind gradually begin to stir, with rustling sounds coming from the edge of the crater.
Pfft-someone burrowed out of the earth, followed by several more people in succession.
It was the Five Kage, Naruto, and the others.
Aside from looking somewhat bedraggled, none of them seemed seriously injured.
At the last moment, Naruto had sheltered everyone inside Nine-Tails, so the repulsive force had not acted on them directly at all.
Otherwise, they would all have suffered some degree of injury, and Ōnoki might even have been gravely wounded.
The first thing they did upon emerging was search for Madara Uchiha, but there was no one left outside.
Everyone fell somewhat silent.
Several hours later, they returned to general headquarters through the Flying Thunder God Formation.
Their first order of business upon returning was to confirm whether Hashirama Senju had truly become an ally.
After their first clash with Madara Uchiha that day, they realized that the gap between them and these top-tier fighters was like a chasm.
That made Hashirama Senju, another top-tier fighter, particularly important.
Fortunately, everything the bandaged man had said was true.
Hashirama Senju had indeed broken free of control, and so had Tobirama Senju.
A short while later, they met this legendary figure,