Mū's eyes trembled and lost their luster, then suddenly blazed with light!
Then Orochimaru's voice rang out:
"Greetings, Lord Madara Uchiha. I never expected to meet you this way. Things haven't been going smoothly, which is why we revived you like this. However, all Nine Tailed Beasts have been captured, and the final sealing is underway. Once it is complete, you can be fully resurrected! Until then, Lord Madara Uchiha, sorry for the trouble, but please hold these people off!"
Madara Uchiha narrowed his eyes slightly, and a terrifying aura abruptly erupted:
"Are you ordering me around?! Who are you?!"
Orochimaru showed no fear at all. Instead, he said with a chuckle:
"No one is ordering anyone around here. I'm merely stating the facts. I have no intention of controlling you, either. Do whatever you please; I won't interfere. As for who I am, I'm simply Black Zetsu's partner. Once you become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, we'll each get what we need."
At the mention of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, Madara Uchiha's pupils contracted sharply, and he wanted to ask more.
But just then, Hashirama Senju's voice rang out:
"Madara!"
Hearing that voice, Madara Uchiha gave a rare smile and said with a hint of excitement:
"Hashirama, I never expected us to meet like this. It seems this was all fate, and we were destined to fight again. I won't lose today's battle!"
But Hashirama Senju still wanted to persuade Madara Uchiha to turn back:
"We're both dead already. Leave what comes next to the younger generation. Why keep dwelling on the past?!"
Madara Uchiha laughed loudly:
"Haha! Did you really think I died at the Valley of the End? After all the planning that brought me this far, how could I give up now? I will become that legend, an existence