The last time, it had been revenge.
This time, it was settling a grudge.
That battle at the Valley of the End all those years ago.
Madara Uchiha had never imagined that Hashirama could actually stab him from behind!
After all, Madara Uchiha was very, very, very sensitive to anything unusual coming from behind him.
He had been that way since childhood.
Just how sensitive was Madara Uchiha?
Put it this way.
If someone stood behind Madara Uchiha while he was peeing.
Madara Uchiha could not squeeze out a single drop!
Hmm...
In fact, Hashirama Senju had personally verified this...
In short.
Madara Uchiha was a man who practically could not be stabbed from behind.
Yet on that very day, Hashirama Senju had stabbed him hard in the back!
This time.
Not only had Madara Uchiha paid him back in full, he had also stuck a brand-new, big black rod into Hashirama!
For an Uchiha, even a few decades was not too late for revenge~
And the reason Madara Uchiha had chosen [Chakra Black Rods] rather than a kunai for his revenge.
Was quite simple...
Hashirama had nothing to fear from injuries inflicted by ordinary bladed weapons like kunai!
There was another old grudge involved here.
It dated back to a time even earlier than the battle at the Valley of the End.
Madara Uchiha had faced Hashirama Senju and lost to him yet again.
Hashirama Senju's overwhelming strength had broken not only the Uchiha Clan's bodies, but their will as well.
Madara Uchiha had wanted to resist with everything he had.
His younger brother, Uchiha Izuna, had supported him wholeheartedly too.
Then...
Uchiha Izuna had been hit by Tobirama Senju's [Flying Thunder God Slash]...
His younger brother's death had triggered a further eruption of Madara Uchiha's mental energy, awakening