"You... can't walk?"
Madara Uchiha said coldly, lifting his chin slightly while narrowing his eyes from under the hood, looking down at the woman before him.
His tone always reeked of arrogance — like a strict old master berating a student — which never failed to make others uneasy.
"Move aside."
Tsunade looked at the woman blocking her path and frowned in displeasure.
She'd just lost millions of ryo and was in a foul mood as hell.
"She is the granddaughter of Hashirama Senju — Tsunade."
Black Zetsu approached quietly, whispering into Madara Uchiha's ear.
"Oh?"
Madara gave Tsunade two quick looks upon hearing that, then rolled his eyes in clear disappointment.
"Hashirama failed too much. His descendants didn't inherit his talents at all, only his bad habits."
He didn't hold back a bit when delivering this scathing verdict to her face.
In his opinion, the Tsunade standing here completely lacked any aura of strength, falling far short of her grandfather Hashirama Senju.
"What did you say?"
Hearing these words, Tsunade suddenly raised her head, her gaze turning sharp.
Who was this woman who appeared out of nowhere, directly calling her grandfather by name with such provocation?
Tsunade couldn't accept it.
With that, she balled her fists so hard her knuckles popped. If this irritating woman kept it up, she'd smash her into pulp with Monster Strength.
"I said..."
Madara, fearless as ever, was about to provoke Tsunade further when suddenly a voice interrupted him.
"Big sis!"
A childish voice came from the street — a little boy who quickly ran over to Tsunade from a distance.
He looked about seven or eight years old, with short brown hair and round cheeks bearing two red spots on them. He was Tsunade's younger brother, Nawaki.
"Nawaki, what's wrong?"
Seeing Nawaki's excited expression, Tsunade temporarily relaxed her tightened fist, asking curiously.
"Big sis... in two days... Valley of the End... The Three Prodigies... Challenge Match."
Nawaki panted out the news between breaths.
"Where did you hear about this?"
Tsunade showed surprise; after all, she'd been spending days recently at the casino, somewhat out of touch with current events.
"Everyone in Konoha already knows! And even the chunin teachers at the Ninja Academy will take us there to witness the battle."
Nawaki boasted proudly, clearly filled with anticipation.
"So... Heiyan's finally gonna take on Fugaku Uchiha and Hiashi Hyuga..."
Upon hearing this, Tsunade placed her finger on her chin, and instinctively muttered:
"There should be betting odds, right?"
Suddenly, she felt this might be her chance to make a comeback.
The moment she thought about it, Tsunade couldn't wait to hit up every casino for the odds and bet everything on Heiyan's win.
As for Heiyan's strength? One word: trust.
"Let's go, Nawaki!"
Tsunade grabbed Nawaki's hand and directly left Madara and the others behind, hurrying off.
"That woman is utterly incorrigible."
Madara Uchiha stared at Tsunade walking away, sneering.
"Hey, you two over there—stop!"
Suddenly, several men in Uchiha clan police uniforms came from across the street and surrounded Madara Uchiha and his companion.
"Esteemed gentlemen, what seems to be the problem?" Black Zetsu asked calmly.
"Cut the chatter. Take off your hats."
One of them, a Chunin squad leader, snapped harshly.
It turned out that earlier, Madara had spat on the street, irritating many pedestrians. Their bizarre outfits made them look suspicious too, so villagers called the cops.
Hmm?
Upon hearing this, Madara didn't flinch. Instead, he unleashed an overwhelming aura, freezing all of them in fear.
We've hit a wall here.
The group of Uchiha ninja couldn't help but change expressions.
By now, a large crowd had gathered.
"Take them back to headquarters," the Chunin leader stiffly ordered under the eyes of the spectators.
"Don't know your place," Madara coldly remarked, ready to humiliate them publicly—but Black Zetsu stopped him.
"My lord, since we were heading to the police headquarters anyway, why not…" Black Zetsu whispered.
"Fine."
Nodding slightly, Madara barked at them, "Lead the way!"
"You!"
Furious, the Uchiha ninja were already full of themselves back home—this chick's ego was off the charts.
Too much swagger. Way too much.
But intimidated by her presence, they dared not attack.
So both sides marched one after another toward the police headquarters.
Ten minutes later.
They entered Konoha's Police Department building.
"Seize these two!"
As soon as they stepped into the lobby, several Uchiha ninja shouted, calling for backup.
In an instant, over a dozen Uchiha warriors closed in from all directions.
"Has the Uchiha clan truly fallen this far? To live comfortably, you willingly become watchdogs for Konoha's elders?"
Looking at the encircling Uchiha, Madara smirked mockingly.
He recalled how, long ago, he had broken away from Konoha intending to lead the Uchiha clan elsewhere. But the clan—accustomed to peace—betrayed him, their very own clan head.
From that day forward, Madara held no affection for the Uchiha. In his eyes, they were spineless lapdogs begging for scraps.
His words undeniably ignited fury among all present Uchiha ninja.
"Get them!"
The Uchiha surged forward.
"Oh no!" Realizing trouble, Black Zetsu immediately vanished underground.
"Hmph."
Madara snorted, a cold smile briefly flashing before he instantly disappeared.
Not vanished—just moving so fast it looked like he disappeared.
"Aaaaaaah!"
Several screams rang out almost simultaneously through the lobby of the police headquarters, accompanied by the sound of breaking bones. One by one, Uchiha ninja flew backward through the air.
The battle was over before it even began — a one-sided slaughter.
Madara Uchiha had overwhelmed everyone with taijutsu alone. Not a single person could survive even a single strike from her.
"I'll take her on!"
Just as the Uchiha forces were suffering defeat after defeat, a figure rushed out and actually matched Madara Uchiha's strength for several moves in an instant.
This individual was a deputy captain of the police force, an elite Jonin among the Uchiha, and the strongest Jonin still stationed at police headquarters.
His intervention gave everyone a flicker of hope.
"Deputy Captain, defeat this wretched woman!" the crowd shouted.
Madara hesitated momentarily; her face twitched at being called "this wretched woman."
"Good opportunity."
The deputy captain seized this moment, staring directly at Madara Uchiha with his triple-tomoe Sharingan and initiating a genjutsu.
He had succeeded.
A faint smirk curled on the deputy captain's lips. However, before he could even begin to smile, his expression froze.
Because at that instant, the woman facing him had also activated her Sharingan.
A surge of Sharingan power flashed through Madara's eyes.
[Genjutsu: Reflection!]
"Ah!"
The deputy captain immediately cried out in pain, fell victim to the very illusion he cast, bled from both eyes, and collapsed backward.
As for Madara Uchiha, she finally pulled back her hood, revealing long blue hair and delicate facial features,
along with her triple-tomoe Sharingan.
"Dare to toy with illusions in front of me? How pathetically foolish," she mocked mercilessly.
"Who exactly are you? Why do you possess the Sharingan?"
The Uchiha crowd stared in terror at Madara's Sharingan, none recognizing this unfamiliar woman.
Without acknowledging anyone, Madara approached the deputy captain, grabbed his collar, and lifted him up.
"Where is Fugaku Uchiha?" she snapped coldly, activating her Sharingan again to extract information about Fugaku's retreat for cultivation at a certain location along the Naha River.
With the intelligence secured, Madara turned and strode away.
At the entrance of the police building.
Bang!
Madara slammed open the main door and stepped outside.
Black Zetsu had somehow emerged from deep beneath the earth again. He was already waiting at the entrance.
However—
After stepping out, Madara didn't leave immediately. Instead, she suddenly halted, fixing her gaze on a row of buildings northeast of the police compound.
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