Yet at that very moment, a deep, resonant voice suddenly rang out across the battlefield.
"Hashirama!"
"Long time no see!"
Hearing that voice etched into the depths of his soul, Hashirama froze, then stiffly turned his head toward its source.
That voice was all too familiar to Hashirama, so familiar that he could hear it even in his dreams.
"Madara??"
In that instant of distraction, Tobirama seized the opening and attacked with the Body Flicker Technique.
But in the next second, Hashirama swung his fist on combat instinct and slammed it straight into Tobirama's face.
This time, the punch sent Tobirama flying backward, his entire face battered out of shape and blood spraying uncontrollably. That single punch had cost him nearly half his fighting strength.
The sight was almost impossible to believe.
The Mist Ninja watching nearby were all dumbfounded. That was the legendary Second Hokage!
He had actually been seriously injured by a single punch?
As expected of the First Hokage, hailed as the God of Shinobi. His fists hit absurdly hard.
And now, Madara Uchiha's spectacular entrance instantly drew everyone's attention, leaving them so shocked their jaws nearly dropped.
If Hashirama was the God of Shinobi, then Madara was likewise a legendary shinobi.
After all, throughout the entire history of the Shinobi World, only Madara Uchiha could rival Hashirama Senju.
These two men had once joined forces to dominate an entire era.
At that moment, even Raito, who had remained seated on the roof of the Mizukage Building, opened his eyes slightly and looked toward Madara with interest.
Madara Uchiha had actually returned to life and appeared, and he seemed to have been revived in a flesh-and-blood body at his prime.
But Madara should have already lost the Rinnegan that originally belonged to him, right? Were those Sharingan