When the battlefield suddenly saw Madara being grabbed like a dying dog, everything fell silent!
That was Madara Uchiha—the legendary ninja!
His name had been as legendary as Hashirama Senju's across two generations!
Plus, the fact that he had wiped out most of Iwagakure with a single strike already proved his might!
Yet such a mighty ninja had been easily defeated by Seiki Shimaseki. Even considering it was just an Impure World Reincarnation body, the act was still shocking!
Gengetsu Hozuki shook his head in amazement. "How terrifying… Even a monster like Uchiha Madara can actually lose!"
Onoki felt deeply shaken, then immensely pleased.
He had once been upset about losing to Shimaseki, but now, seeing Madara—whom he had once been humiliated by, and who had loomed like an insurmountable mountain over both himself and Lord Mu—being seized so effortlessly, he couldn't help but feel delighted.
Madara's face darkened threateningly. He could accept defeat, but being held in such a humiliating posture was something he had never experienced before!
At the very least, Hashirama would never shame him like this!
"Damn you, let me go…"
Suddenly, a voice familiar to Madara came from the side.
"Madara, what happened to you?"
Madara was as if struck by lightning, his eyes instantly dimming. His humiliating scene had been seen by Hashirama!
And it wasn't over yet—another hated voice came from the side.
"Hehe, Aniki, don't you think he looks just like a puppy whose neck has been pinched?"
Since he was already dead, Hashirama wasn't worried about Madara. Hearing Tobirama describe it like that, he burst into loud laughter. "Haha, now that you mention it, he really does…"
Seeing the murderous glare in Madara's eyes, Hashirama awkwardly shut his mouth, then turned his gaze to Shimaseki and said, "Haha, so you're Tsunade's disciple? Truly outstanding indeed!"
Tobirama kept stoking the fire. "Aniki, this is your first meeting, so how can you already confirm that Shimaseki is so outstanding? Could it be you think he did something you've always wanted to do?"
As he spoke, Tobirama even made the gesture of pinching a dog's neck, causing Madara to fly into a rage. "Damn it, I'll kill you both!"
Seeing Madara's anger rising to the point of near madness, Hashirama quickly tried to smooth things over. "No, no! I just feel… Oh right! He must be excellent because he's as handsome as me!"
This time, even Tobirama and Madara fell silent.
Although Hashirama did look pretty decent, both Tobirama and Madara saw him as too much of a fool to take seriously.
He was low on charisma!
"Hashirama, get some dignity!"
"Eh? How did I…"
Shimaseki interrupted their teasing banter and asked, "Two Hokage-sama, you two previously went to the Cloud Village, right? However, there shouldn't be anyone there anymore!"
Hashirama laughed heartily. "Haha, at first we thought the Cloud Village was haunted! We wasted some time there!"
Tobirama looked around, snorting disdainfully. "The one controlling us must have been worried that you would seal them all, so he quickly called us back to deal with the situation—or rather, to get me ready to use the Flying Thunder God to escape with everyone!"
Madara had just calmed down slightly when he suddenly felt his line of sight rise. A sense of dread filled his heart. "What are you planning to do?"
"Seiki completely ignored Madara's roar, even lifting him high into the air. 'Nagato, I know you can hear me. Tell them, and the two Hokage, to stop. Let's settle this like men, without dragging innocent civilians into our conflict. In return, I'll let Madara go!'
Onoki's heart tightened, and though he wanted to speak, he chose to remain silent.
Cloud Village and Iwagakure were the first to evacuate. If Akatsuki were willing to swallow their pride, they could definitely start a race—kill or save, whichever came first!
As someone saved by Seiki, he just couldn't bring himself to ask him not to release Madara Uchiha!
"Maybe the only thing I can do is trust him, trust that he can defeat the combined might of these two legends!"
At that moment, Nagato, still in the Rain Country, fell silent.
Actually, he had already heard what Obito had relayed to him through others' ears.
At first, he felt fear, as if his life had been manipulated.
He had no memories in his mind about Madara Uchiha or the eyes that Madara Uchiha gave me!
Yet now, seeing Madara being lifted up high, Nagato's fear gradually faded.
He even thought to himself, Is this all Madara Uchiha has got?
"No matter how much he plotted, he's already failed now. This era belongs to us!" Nagato's mind regained calmness as he spoke through Second's body. "Fine, I agree with you. Let's end this today!"
After all, he wasn't someone vicious without restraint. He only harmed civilians to exchange for Jinchuriki, never intending to kill them.
Since Seiki proposed that there was no need to seal Madara Uchiha, he decided to go along with the plan.
When the reply came, the Iwagakure villagers who hadn't yet been transferred into the space let out a sigh of relief and began cheering loudly. "Lord Seiki! Lord Seiki!"
Seeing so many Iwagakure villagers cheer for Seiki, Hashirama opened his eyes wide. "Amazing! For someone from Konoha to earn this many cheers in Iwagakure!"
Tobirama was also deeply impressed, as earning sincere admiration from the civilians of an enemy village was something even his older brother hadn't achieved!
After receiving the confirmation, Seiki didn't hesitate. He sent Madara Uchiha flying.
Madara adjusted mid-air and landed steadily. Immediately, he was about to erupt. "Damn it, I'll kill you..."
However, just as he lifted his hand, his body froze.
A cold voice came from Second's mouth. "I said it's over for today!"
Madara grew even more furious. This pawn had dared to speak to him like this!
And then there was that traitor, Obito, daring to betray him!
"I will get my revenge..." Madara's heart continued to blacken.
Nagato ignored him, turning to Seiki. "I lost again. You truly are my worthy enemy and... friend!"
Both sides were startled inside. Friend?
Seiki sighed. "If Obito hadn't told me, I would have never imagined that you, who once yearned for peace during the Chunin Exams and the Third Great Ninja War, would actually become warmongers!"
"War criminals?" Nagato shook his head slightly, not bothering with explanations. "It's already meaningless to talk about this now. Let victory decide who is right and who is wrong!"
After saying that, Onoki had Tobirama use the Flying Thunder God Technique to take them away!
Seeing the enemy forces had left, the villagers who hadn't had time to evacuate all breathed a sigh of relief. Then they looked upon Iwagakure's post-battle devastation and sorrow filled their hearts.
"Waaah, my home is gone!"
"Iwagakure is ruined! Gone is everything!"
Onoki also felt great grief, but thinking back to the talks from earlier that day, he felt relieved. Now was the perfect opportunity to completely sever ties with the past and begin anew!
But before he could even speak, Seiki stepped forward and declared, "There's no time for grief. War waits for no one. If you don't want grief to become regret, pull yourselves together and retaliate against the Akatsuki organization!"
Everyone clenched their fists and shouted, "Lord Seiki is right! We must pull ourselves together!"
"Let the Akatsuki feel our wrath!"
Seeing everyone regain their spirit, Onoki felt gratified at first, then suddenly lost in thought, he muttered, "Wait a second... Am I being completely ignored as Tsuchikage?"
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