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Uchiha Madara's words were thought-provoking. At the very least, Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama, facing Madara directly, had nothing more to say.
After a long pause, it was Senju Hashirama who spoke: "Alright... Regardless, we are already dead men. The dead shouldn't meddle in the affairs of the living. Then, Madara, what do you intend to do with Tobirama and me? Leaving only our heads surely means you have other intentions."
Uchiha Madara smiled faintly, indicating he was right.
"Correct. Your two souls are still very useful to me. After resolving these matters in Konoha, I will deal with the two of you separately. For now, please stay muffled inside this summoning scroll for a while..."
Completely ignoring the feelings of the Senju brothers, Uchiha Madara was about to take out a storage scroll from his bosom. "Six Two Zero"
However, just as Uchiha Madara put his hand into his robes, he sensed something and stopped his movement.
"Hm? This feeling is..." Uchiha Madara suddenly leaped into the air at extreme speed!
Just as Uchiha Madara's feet left the ground, nine sinister red fox claws burst out from underground, clawing fiercely towards Uchiha Madara! To be precise, towards Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama held in Uchiha Madara's hands!
The sudden movement caught the attention of the Senju brothers and both Konoha factions on the battlefield!
The nine fox demon claws abruptly extended, unwillingly clawing towards the ascending Uchiha Madara!
The rapidly ascending Uchiha Madara squinted his Rinnegan eyes slightly, calmly extending his palm towards the attacking nine sinister red fox claws.
"Shinra Tensei!" (Almighty Push!)
The nine sinister red fox claws were forcefully repelled by the irresistible repulsive force! The absolute repulsion of Shinra Tensei, with unreasonable force, impacted the ground below, instantly blasting a huge crater dozens of meters wide!
The ground shattered, rocks flew, and amidst the rising dust and smoke, a sinister red figure drilled out from underground, escaping. It landed on all fours at the edge of the crater with a leap, nine long fox tails waving ominously behind it.
Uchiha Madara, suspended in the air, instantly understood. He turned his head to look towards where he had bound the Nine-Tails with Wood Release. Sure enough, at some unknown point, the giant Nine-Tails had already disappeared.
The figure below was Uzumaki Mito in her Tailed Beast state!
"So that's how it is. Taking advantage of the Nine-Tails' weakened state to seal it within yourself again, attempting to use the Nine-Tails' power to save Senju Hashirama and turn the tables?"
Below, enveloped in surging sinister red chakra, came Uzumaki Mito's aged and pained voice.
"Hashirama..."
Senju Hashirama, still held in Uchiha Madara's hand, couldn't help but be moved:
"Mito..."
With a roar towards the sky, the Tailed Beast state Mito once again transformed her nine tails behind her into nine fox claws, viciously swiping upwards at Uchiha Madara!
"Uzumaki Mito, overestimating yourself! Wind Style! Decapitating Air Blade! (Fūton! Zan Kubi Katana!)"
The disdainful Uchiha Madara directly skipped the hand seal steps. With a wave of his right hand, a long, narrow white wind blade swung out! The incomparably sharp wind edge chopped downwards, instantly cutting the nine upward-grasping fox claws into several segments!
All nine fox claws were severed! Just as the Tailed Beast state Mito let out a miserable shriek towards the sky, Uchiha Madara raised his arm:
"Wind Style! Rasenshuriken!"
A Rasengan instantly condensed in Uchiha Madara's raised hand! Then, under the enhancement of powerful Wind Style chakra, the Rasengan instantly expanded and grew into a flat, rapidly spinning shuriken-shaped Wind Style ninjutsu! Due to the extreme friction of the Wind Style power, the air itself emitted piercing sounds!
Enhanced by natural chakra, the Rasenshuriken was thrown by Uchiha Madara, spinning and roaring as it rushed downwards!
The Tailed Beast state Mito lacked Madara's speed and reaction time, unable to dodge in time. The Wind Style Rasenshuriken hit directly!
Instantly, the rapidly spinning, cutting, and exploding Wind Style energy blasted upon the Tailed Beast state Mito! Terrible white, sharp chakra immediately enveloped her body! The explosion impacted outwards!
In that instant, countless fine Wind Style needles within the storm swept across the Tailed Beast state Mito's body! Countless microscopic energies capable of destroying cells ravaged the sinister red Tailed Beast cloak covering her body! This layer of sinister red chakra was continuously destroyed and damaged...
Within the swirling white terrifying storm, the Nine-Tails' miserable screams echoed! Senju Hashirama, held in Uchiha Madara's hand, cried out worriedly:
"Mito!"
The white light storm gradually dissipated. The ground was ravaged and devastated. The Nine-Tails' sinister red chakra aura had completely vanished, leaving only Uzumaki Mito's heavily scarred, aged original body lying there...
Suppressing the agitated Senju Hashirama, Uchiha Madara said:
"Rest assured Hashirama, she isn't dead yet. I will let you two lovebirds have one final meeting."
Saying this, Uchiha Madara slowly descended, landing beside Uzumaki Mito. Very kindly, he held Senju Hashirama's head and brought it close to Uzumaki Mito.
The lying Uzumaki Mito stirred. Aged, she opened her weary eyes and saw Senju Hashirama, who was only a head left.
Tears could no longer be stopped, falling continuously.
Her body ravaged by the extreme Wind Style and Nine-Tails chakra, Uzumaki Mito could no longer get up. She mustered all her strength, reaching a trembling hand towards Senju Hashirama's face.
"Hashirama... I'm sorry... I couldn't... protect Konoha well..."
Gazing closely at Mito's face, Senju Hashirama was extremely moved (0.8). In his eyes, this aged face was just as beautiful as the bright face from her youth when they were young.
"Not at all... Mito... Konoha being like this... It is I who have wronged you."
A lifetime couple, eyes meeting eyes, everything understood without words. Tears flowed like springs.
Finally, Uzumaki Mito's last breath was exhausted. The hand reaching towards Senju Hashirama's face fell powerlessly. Her pair of bright eyes closed peacefully...
Senju Hashirama watched all this, his lips trembling. Finally, he closed his eyes too, powerless to look anymore.
Uchiha Madara watched everything. Under the gaze of the Rinnegan, Uzumaki Mito's soul was about to leave her body.
He extended his hand towards Uzumaki Mito.
"Soul Fixation!"