[V2] - Chapter 42. Madara, Come On!
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It's confirmed!
The hero who once ended the Warring States Period and founded the first ninja village in the ninja world—Konoha—has been corrupted by capitalism.
He.
Senju Hashirama.
Fallen!
Tsunade stood to the side, black lines all over her face as she watched her First Grandpa align himself with Orochimaru. She honestly didn't even know what to say anymore.
You have to know, this was her First Grandpa!
The same man who once pitied the ninja world—the God of the Ninja World?
How did he end up like this?
Looking at Uchiha Madara and her Second Grandpa Tobirama fighting her First Grandpa, her gaze grew even more complicated.
Especially her Second Grandpa... who was shouting while fighting, something along the lines of: "I worked my butt off to pay for your internet—what the hell did you end up doing?!"
His tone was full of grievance.
If it weren't for the fact that they were currently in Impure World Reincarnation bodies, Tsunade would've thought her Second Grandpa was about to cry.
How much suffering had her Second Grandpa gone through all these years?!
Meanwhile, Uchiha Sasuke, who was called over to help... had already stopped. He suddenly didn't know what the point of fighting was anymore.
And Otsutsuki Urashiki still hadn't shown up—what was the point of him doing anything?
This scene before him—
It made him feel like: "The ninja world isn't worth it."
As expected—
It wasn't that he was short-sighted; it's just that this ninja world had always been kind of messed up from the beginning.
[Let's just finish up with Urashiki and get out of here!]
"Sigh~" Gamabunta put his custom Bluetooth headset back on and sighed in melancholy. "Money has blinded the world!"
Then he looked down at Jiraiya, who seemed like he wanted to say something but couldn't find the words. "If there's nothing else, I'll be going now. And don't forget to transfer my payment and skins to my account later."
With that—
Poof—he disappeared on the spot.
Jiraiya didn't even bother with Gamabunta. He stood there silently, watching the scene unfold.
So in the end... why did he even show up?
He let out a long sigh, glanced at the three still fighting up front, then turned to look at Orochimaru standing nearby with a sly smile. His gaze was full of complexity. Orochimaru, having clearly noticed, flicked his tongue and said with a grin, "Goodbye, Jiraiya!"
The moment the words fell—
Jiraiya's face changed, and he rushed forward. "Don't fall any further! Come back with me. If it's money you want, let's do some serious business!"
However—
Just as he reached Orochimaru and was about to grab him—
"Ptooey!"
A mouthful of water hit him square in the face.
"If you use my identity to go dancing again, I'll kill you!"
And with that—
Orochimaru's entire body dissolved, leaving only Jiraiya standing there, awkwardly laughing.
After a moment of silence, he sighed, "…If you didn't like dancing, you could've just said so!"
…
According to the information coming in from various shadow clones, the explosive tags were already placed, but they just couldn't be detonated yet.
Outside, the army of ninjas was still fighting against the Impure World Reincarnation forces. Of course, as time passed, quite a few of the resurrected ninjas had been sealed.
Since the caster hadn't been dealt with, sealing the guy who was resurrected by Impure World Reincarnation was still the best option.
As for inside—
The fighting was even more intense.
And he didn't know if he was seeing things, but it really did look like the Second Hokage and Uchiha Madara were ganging up on his big brother?
No matter how he looked at it, it all felt a bit off!
Could it be that Senju Tobirama still hadn't broken free from the control of Impure World Reincarnation?
So Hashirama stepped in to stop him?
As for Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama... isn't it normal for these two guys to fight when they meet?
But Uzumaki Nagato, who originally came to confront Madara, for some reason hadn't joined in. Instead, he stood on the side, quietly observing the front lines.
At that moment—
"Dad, Dad, Dad~"
His phone rang. Yuto glanced at the caller ID and picked up the call.
"We got the item!" Kabuto's voice came through at once. "And Orochimaru also got away!"
"Eh, I figured it wouldn't be so easy to catch that guy." Yuto nodded, not surprised that Orochimaru had managed to slip away at a time like this.
You have to know that even in the other ninja world… Orochimaru only surrendered voluntarily in the end and was merely monitored by Konoha afterward.
"We don't know anyone named Orochimaru. That black-hearted capitalist of the ninja world… has nothing to do with us."
"…" Kabuto was silent for a moment, then said blandly, "Anything else? If not, I'm hanging up."
"Go ahead! I've got to detonate the—wait, hold on. What's the situation inside?" Yuto suddenly remembered something and curiously asked, "Why is the Second Hokage beating up the First Hokage? Didn't he break free of Impure World Reincarnation control?"
Silence.
"…"
More silence from the other end.
At this point, Yuto also sensed something strange, and just as he was about to press for details—
Kabuto's voice came back, though his tone now carried a subtle hint of a stomachache. "The First Hokage and Orochimaru… are in cahoots."
"???"
What?
What?!
Yuto froze for a moment, but before he could ask—
Beep Beep~
The call ended.
Leaving Yuto staring dumbfounded at his phone, murmuring to himself, "Cahoots? In cahoots about what?" Then he took a sharp breath. "Hiss… don't tell me Hashirama plans to pursue immortality with Orochimaru?"
The God of the Ninja World—
Has he fallen?
At that moment—
"I can control myself now!"
Cheers came from up ahead.
"The Impure World Reincarnation control seems to be gone!"
…
"Orochimaru is already gone! Stop fighting, Tobirama!"
"I don't care! I'm beating you to death, you disgrace of the ninja world!"
"Alright, alright! I was wrong! I admit I was wrong! Tobirama, how about I give you my figurine?" Senju Hashirama said with an awkward smile as he looked at Tobirama, then sighed emotionally, "Actually, I didn't do it on purpose either. Back in the day, I was always fighting for peace…"
Before he could finish—
"Shut up already!" Senju Tobirama glared at his older brother with a fierce expression. He had always been deceived by this idiotic big brother.
Things like "I was too tired back then, and only in death could I relax."
Or "I just wanted to see a peaceful and beautiful ninja world after death!"
This guy—
It seemed like ever since he learned how to use the internet, he hadn't been the same idiot big brother anymore!
But now that Orochimaru had escaped again, it was time for them to leave too!
"Hmph!" Tobirama snorted coldly and glared at Hashirama. "It's all your fault! Now that such an evil, black-hearted man has escaped, who knows what disaster he'll bring to the ninja world!"
"Hahaha~ We're already dead! Maybe this is fate! Orochimaru wasn't meant to die by our hands."
"Shut your mouth!" Tobirama snapped at the now-silent Hashirama, then took a deep breath and turned his cold gaze to Uchiha Madara. "You… what exactly is your goal?"
However—
Uchiha Madara let out a scornful laugh. At this point, he had no need to bother with the guy who washed his foot. He looked at Hashirama and said, "Our fight isn't over yet!"
"Madara!" Hashirama was stunned, looking at Madara's serious expression. He sighed, opened his mouth, and spoke helplessly, "The ninja world is already at peace, and we're already dead! We should let go of everything from the past!"
"Everything you did to me, can it be solved by letting it go? I'll prove that I was the one who was right!"
"Just as I thought! I can never let you off!"
"Forget it, Tobirama. We can't stay here much longer," Hashirama stopped Tobirama, who was about to make a move, shook his head, and sighed. Looking at Madara, who was staring at him, he remembered what the Uchiha Clan Leader had once said. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "Back then… I didn't do it on purpose. I'm sorry, Madara. I did betray our agreement. If you want revenge…"
He gritted his teeth, turned around, and stuck out his butt. "Come on! Let the sins between us end here!"
With that—
"…"
Everyone was dumbfounded, silently watching the scene before them.
Why did the First Hokage suddenly stick out his butt?
What's going on?
Why did the atmosphere suddenly turn so weird?
They looked at Hashirama, then at Tobirama, then at Uchiha Madara… this relationship seemed kind of complicated!
Before they could figure out what was going on—
Uchiha Madara looked at Hashirama, who was shouting "Come on!", with a few black lines on his forehead.
What was this guy trying to do?
Come on what?
What does sticking out your butt even mean?
What do you take me for?
With a kick, he sent him flying. "You're crazy! Our final battle will come sooner or later. I hope you won't be as weak as you are now! I will be the one who wins!"
After saying that—
He didn't look at Hashirama, whom he had kicked into the ground. He looked deeply toward the faraway sky… at that pair of eyes… his own eyes. Then he gave a cold snort and disappeared without another word.
As for the others… no one stopped him. Just like Hashirama said—he would eventually return to the Pure Land. There was no need to stop him.
At that moment—
Sasuke, who had hung up the phone, looked at them and said flatly, "Let's get out of here quickly! Uchiha…" He paused for a second. "Yuto has already covered the area with explosive tags and is about to blow it up."
With that—
He ignored the shocked crowd, flashed away, and disappeared from the spot.
If he'd known it would be like this, he wouldn't have come at all.
What even was this mess!
Next—
Tsunade snapped back to her senses. She sighed, looked at the current situation, then glanced complexly at her First Grandpa who had fallen in with Orochimaru. "Let's leave first."
Whatever else needs to be said can wait.
Just thinking about how her First Grandpa fell into depravity for money gave her a headache. If she'd known this was going to happen… maybe it was better to never meet him again.
However—
She looked on in confusion as her First Grandpa suddenly stood up and ran off in a hurry to the side. "Grandpa, what's wrong? Is there something else?"
"Oh~ this place is about to blow! I need to hurry and grab my figurine! It's the gift I prepared for you, little Tsunade!"
"…"
Who even wants that!?
And didn't you say you were going to give it to Second Grandpa just now?
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