Chapter 46

With his arms folded across his chest,

Madara Uchiha stood across the river and said confidently.

"Oh? If you put it that way, then since you brought this up yourself…"

"It seems you're quite confident in yourself…"

Hashirama Senju said with a smile.

"Hashirama, do you think I'm still the same me as before?!"

"What I've been through these past few years, you definitely have no idea!!!"

"But I have confidence in myself!!!"

"I've long since surpassed who I used to be!!!"

Thinking of his hidden trump card,

Madara Uchiha felt like he was on top of the game again!!!!

Thinking of what he'd been through these past few years,

even Madara Uchiha himself felt a pang of bitterness!!!

In order to catch up to Hashirama Senju's footsteps,

he had never let up on pushing forward these past few years!!

When others were training,

he was training!!!

When others were eating,

he was also training!!!

All for this very moment!!!!

"Since you've said as much, it seems you've achieved some unusual breakthrough…"

"Otherwise… you couldn't possibly speak to me with such confidence!!!"

Hashirama Senju couldn't help but take a serious look at Madara Uchiha.

As for his own strength,

although he hadn't fully revealed it these past few years!!

But,

Madara Uchiha should be well aware of the gap between them.

So for him to be able to stand before him and say these things with such confidence,

wouldn't that mean

that he too had achieved no small breakthrough these past few years?!

【Tobirama Senju: The sky's cleared, the rain's stopped!!! Big Madara thinks he's on top of the game again!!!】

【Fourth Raikage: I wonder how many moves this Madara Uchiha will lose by against the First Hokage in front of him!!!】

【Rasa: I reckon it'll probably be an instant kill again!!! Although this Madara Uchiha has progressed faster than ours, but… the man he's facing has progressed even faster!!!】

【Ōnoki: I really can't imagine what kind of confidence this Madara Uchiha is possessed with, to actually dare provoke the First Hokage again!!】

【Orochimaru: The First Hokage of this world might actually be stronger than the First Hokage of our world… Poor Madara Uchiha… I hope he doesn't lose too badly!!!】

【Madara Uchiha: …You guys!!! None of you have seen my true strength!!! How do you know whether another me might not have achieved an even greater breakthrough?!!! Judging the outcome of the match right now… that's way too rash, isn't it!!】

【Tobirama Senju: …】

【Fourth Raikage: …!】

【Rasa: …】

【Ōnoki: …】

【Orochimaru: …】

【Tobirama Senju: Madara, as long as you're happy…】

…

"Hashirama!!!"

"Feel the might of the Uchiha clan!!!"

Madara Uchiha formed hand seals with both hands,

the pinwheel in his pupils spinning rapidly!!!

Immediately after,

a giant purple warrior clad in armor appeared in the open arena!!!

"Feel the new power I've obtained!!!"

Madara Uchiha declared in high spirits!!!

Susano'o!!!

This was a technique he had newly developed!!!

Through constant exploration these past few years,

he had reluctantly discovered a fact!!!

If he wanted to defeat Hashirama Senju,

he could probably only start from his own dojutsu!!!

As for ninjutsu,

his chakra reserves were simply no match for Hashirama Senju's,

and on top of that Hashirama Senju possessed Wood Release,

He had no advantage!!!

And in terms of taijutsu,

he could see no hope either!!!

So after thinking it over and over,

combined with the records within his clan,

he realized that his only advantage over Hashirama Senju was his own dōjutsu!!!

"Madara... I truly did not misjudge you..."

"You are the only one in this world who might still be able to catch up to my pace..."

"If there is someone in the future most likely to defeat me, that person must be you!!!"

Feeling the surging power transmitted by the purple warrior,

Hashirama Senju also sent forth praise for Madara Uchiha from the bottom of his heart!!!

Madara Uchiha had indeed not let him down these past few years!!!.

41. Susanoo? Do you know the power of Wood Release!

Standing atop the head of the giant warrior formed by Susanoo.

Madara Uchiha was also somewhat proud of himself!!!

In the present-day Uchiha clan,

only he himself had developed his Mangekyo Sharingan to this extent,

even his father, Tian Dao Uchiha,

although he had also awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan,

he was unable to use the technique of Susanoo!!!

Susanoo demands an immense amount of ocular power and chakra.

Even though Madara Uchiha told Tian Dao Uchiha how to use the technique of Susanoo,

Tian Dao Uchiha still could not bring it out smoothly!!

And he himself was completely different,

within just a few years of awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan,

he had already been able to release the complete form of Susanoo!!!

Presumably...

even if Hashirama Senju used the Wood Release from before,