In the depths beneath the Land of Rain, Black Zetsu was possessing Hiruko, frantically fleeing.
Ahead of him, White Zetsu, who had just separated from him, was in charge of leading the way.
Hiruko was still unconscious; carrying him away was the best method.
After possessing Hiruko, he immediately used Earth Release and White Zetsu to hide beneath the Land of Rain.
He wasn't sure if Naruto would actually come, so to be cautious, he chose to wait until Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha finished their battle before going out.
He didn't expect Naruto to actually use the Flying Thunder God Technique to come over, scaring him into running on the spot.
He was now convinced that the Nine Tails Jinchuriki was a contingency plan left by Hagoromo Otsutsuki; otherwise, how could a child's strength improve so quickly?
This Hagoromo Otsutsuki was truly shameless; when dividing the Ten Tails, he deliberately gave the Nine Tails so much Chakra, waiting for this moment.
As long as the Nine Tails was sealed in the reincarnation of Asura's Chakra, it would be like starting from the finish line, with no need to worry about insufficient Chakra.
Add a Rinnegan, and who could be his opponent now?
Truly shameless!
In any case, Black Zetsu didn't want to face Naruto head-on now; if he was caught, there would be no chance to revive his mother.
Black Zetsu could only rely on Hiruko now, to see if he could completely perfect the Reanimation Jutsu.
Once he could reanimate Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju in their complete states, he would find a way to deal with the opponent.
Black Zetsu had watched the entire battle through the eyes of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.
Even though he was deep underground and constantly moving away from the Land of Rain, his body couldn't help but tremble.
Scared, he increased his escape speed even more.
Although Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha could only exert a little more than 50% of their strength,
the two of them were fighting together, and their combined strength should be about the same as either of them in their prime.
Not to mention that final move, the Susanoo-clad Buddha.
With the Susanoo enhancement from Madara Uchiha, the destructive power was not much different from the True Several Thousand Hands that Hashirama Senju used during the battle at the Valley of the End.
He still remembered that Hashirama Senju directly blew up Madara Uchiha's Armored Kurama at that time.
He didn't expect that on the Nine Tails Jinchuriki, it only destroyed the outer Susanoo armor.
So the current Nine Tails Jinchuriki's strength should be above either Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha alone, but probably not a match for the two of them combined.
After carefully comparing their strengths, Black Zetsu's tense mood relaxed a lot.
It would depend on Hiruko's research strength, and Obito Uchiha; it would depend on whether he was useful or not.
If it really didn't work, he would just have to wait a few more centuries.
Anyway, he was bad at everything else, but he could live.
...
On the ruins of the Land of Rain, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha's bodies had recovered almost completely, and they were standing side by side.
Madara Uchiha looked up at Naruto, who was towering above him, with a frustrated expression. This was an angle he really didn't like.
Hashirama Senju, on the other hand, looked at Madara Uchiha's chest, which had almost completely recovered, with a surprised expression. Although it was just a glance, he saw it very clearly.
"Madara, why is my face tattooed on your body?"
Hashirama Senju asked directly.
Madara Uchiha couldn't help but twitch his lips when he heard this, and he sighed inwardly that he had been careless and let Hashirama Senju notice the face on his chest.
Naturally, he couldn't tell the truth.
"Hmph, this is my shame, in order to remind myself at all times, to guard against arrogance and impatience, and not to be stabbed in the back by you again!"
"This…"
Hashirama Senju was also a little embarrassed. What happened back then was indeed not very honorable of him, but at that time, Madara was determined to destroy Konoha and even brought the Nine Tails over, so he had no choice but to put on a straight face and said.
"Madara, this is all for the village!"
"Heh, you guy, you're still so naive. The Shinobi Village System you created can't achieve peace."
After Hashirama Senju's death, Madara Uchiha personally witnessed the three Shinobi World Wars, and it completely made him understand how naive the system that Hashirama Senju had created with his own hands was.
Hashirama Senju fell silent. He didn't know whether his path to peace was right or wrong, because he had already died and didn't have the ability to predict the future, so he couldn't see the Shinobi World decades later, but at least, while he was alive, it was right.
"Madara, our lives are too short. There are too few things we can do while we're alive. We can only entrust them to our descendants to complete for us."
"We can only trust the wisdom of future generations."
"Heh!" Madara Uchiha sneered and didn't want to explain anything further.
He knew very well that the paths of people were not replicable. Just like he didn't approve of Hashirama Senju, it was difficult for the other party to understand him, but he would walk on his own path.
Only the Eye of the Moon, in that dream country, would peace truly descend, and when peace truly arrived, he would let Hashirama Senju witness it with his own eyes.
Madara Uchiha looked up at Naruto under the sunlight. Although he felt frustrated in his heart, he still maintained the arrogance of the Shinobi World Asura on the surface.
"Kid, among all the opponents I've encountered, you are the most outstanding, whether in terms of talent or strength."
"It's just a pity that today's battle wasn't enjoyable enough. When we meet next time, you will see my true, full-strength form."
After saying that, Madara Uchiha's body began to emit a white light, and a large amount of white mist emerged.
At the same time, the same phenomenon was happening on Hashirama Senju's body.
"This is?"
Naruto's lips parted slightly. If he remembered correctly, this reaction should be that the caster had already released the Reanimation Jutsu.
He returned the Nine Tails to the Sealing Space, and his figure appeared in front of the two of them, watching them with interest. It was the first time he had seen someone else's soul.
There was an S-Rank Ninjutsu called Spirit Transformation Technique in Konoha's Sealing Scroll. He had practiced it at the time, but he felt that it was quite useless. After learning it briefly, he didn't delve into it further.
If there was enough time, he would really like to study the other party's soul.
"I hope next time, you can make me more satisfied."
Madara Uchiha's soul had already left his current body. He looked in the direction of Nagato and said his last words.
"I'll leave my eyes with you for now. Next time, I'll retrieve them myself!"
Buzz——
In the next moment, Madara Uchiha's soul ascended into the sky in a pillar of white light.
"Sigh——"
Hashirama Senju beside him also let out a helpless sigh, but when he looked at Naruto, his smile was still gentle.
"I originally wanted to ask about the situation in Konoha and the Land of Whirlpools..."
"Hashirama Senju, although you are naive, you shouldn't be stupid."
Naruto interrupted Hashirama Senju's words. Just from his attitude, the other party could definitely guess his relationship with Konoha.
Hashirama Senju was also stunned, shaking his head with a wry smile.
"I am a dead man after all. Goodbye, young man."
Hashirama Senju's soul also ascended to the heavens.
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