Chapter 46: The Battle of the Valley of Termination

Only Senju Hashirama, riding a wooden dragon, could be seen gazing at Madara from afar in the sky.

"Madara, stop," Hashirama said tenderly, "Do you really intend to destroy the village we built together?"

Madara's expression remained calm, "Hashirama, the peace you believe in is mistaken; I do not agree."

Speaking, the Tailed Beast Orb gathered in the Nine-Tails' mouth suddenly burst forth.

Hashirama's pupils narrowed; he hadn't expected Madara to be serious!

He truly wants to destroy Konoha!

Hashirama clapped his hands, and Wood Release Vines behind him unfurled into a massive barrier, completely blocking the impact of the Tailed Beast Orb.

In the haste of blocking the Tailed Beast Orb, even Hashirama found it somewhat overwhelming.

Sweat beaded on his forehead as he looked in disbelief at his former friend, "Madara, why are you doing this..."

"Hashirama, you remain the same, always one‑sided in your wishes," Madara's gaze was as still as an ancient well.

This time he came to fight with a death‑defying resolve, so he naturally wouldn't fall victim to Hashirama's Mouth Ninjutsu.

"If you wish to advise me, you might as well give up!" Madara looked at Hashirama with a mocking expression, "We have long ceased to belong to the same world."

"Big brother, stop being so naggy!" Feijian said.

Madara, that guy, actually wants to annihilate Konoha.

What idle talk is big brother still having with him?

"I understand..." Hashirama murmured softly.

Madara has already walked a road of no return; his persuasion is futile.

Hashirama's gaze was steadfast as he stared into Madara's crimson Sharingan; his voice was low yet each word weighed heavily:

"I will never allow anyone to destroy the village, not even you!"

Before the words finished, countless sturdy wooden stakes burst from the ground, surging toward Madara and the Nine-Tails.

"Hashirama!"

"Madara!"

A cataclysmic battle was about to erupt.

Hashirama knew Konoha could not withstand the aftershocks of this battle.

He leapt fiercely, Wood Release chakra coalescing beneath his feet into a massive lotus platform, using Wood Release to block the Nine-Tails' attack.

"Madara! If you have the skill, come at me!"

Madara understood Hashirama's intentions, yet he did not mind.

The two's fight gradually moved away from Konoha Village.

Lian Ye watched Hashirama and Madara's battle, stunned into speechlessness.

Is this truly a power that a human can possess?

He even thought that even if he were to awaken the Kaleidoscope in the future, he would still not match Madara.

Unless, thirty or forty years later, he finds an elderly Madara fitted with oxygen tubes.

After all, that Madara would only be surviving on an Outsider Demon Statue, limping as he walked.

A mere old man, Lian Ye thought it would be easy to pin him down.

But that was only a thought; Madara's hideout is not that easy to locate.

Lian Ye felt a bit helpless.

Perhaps that is the only chance in his life to defeat Madara...

Senju Hashirama and Madara's figures had already vanished.

Yet from afar, the thunderous sounds of battle still echoed.

Lian Ye knew the battle would end with Hashirama's victory and Madara's Fake Death Escape.

After this fight, little time would remain for his cultivation.

The distant battle cries continued throughout the night.

Until dawn, the sounds gradually faded.

Everyone knew the two's battle had ended.

They began to worry about who the ultimate victor was.

"Hokage, we must win!"

The villagers could not imagine what they would do if Hashirama lost.

Feijian led Konoha Ninja to the battlefield.

He originally intended to go up and help, but was sternly refused by big brother.

Hashirama did not wish others to interfere with his fight against Madara.

When the battle sounds ceased, Feijian finally led the people forward.

If big brother wins, all will be well.

If Madara wins, they will move to eliminate him.

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Shuukyoku no Tani.

Madara and Hashirama stood opposite each other.

After a night of fighting, both were exhausted, their armor shattered and tattered.

Madara had even exhausted the chakra needed to activate his Sharingan.

Both charged toward each other.

Their weapons clashed, and Hashirama fell to the ground.

Madara Uchiha turned around, looked at Hashirama on the ground, and softly said, "The one standing is me, the opposite of then."

His thoughts returned to the time when he was defeated by Hashirama.

If he had won then, Konoha Village would never have been founded.

It was precisely because of Madara's defeat that Hashirama coaxed an alliance, together establishing Konoha Village…

Senju Hashirama knelt on the ground, his voice low: "I want to protect the dream that has just been realized… I will never let you destroy the Village."

Madara Uchiha wore a disdainful expression, "Hashirama, you are now nothing but a loser, wait for me…"

Before he could finish speaking, Hashirama suddenly appeared behind Madara and thrust a blade through his left chest.

Madara looked incredulous, bowing his head in disbelief at the blade that pierced his chest.

It was only then that he realized the Hashirama he had faced earlier was merely a Mokuton Bunshin.

"I was taken from behind…" Madara murmured softly.

"I will protect us… no, my Village!" Hashirama said seriously, "Whatever happens, protecting the Village protects everything.

I firmly believe that even my friends, brothers, children—anyone who endangers the Village will never be forgiven!"

"You've changed, Hashirama."

Madara's body went limp, kneeling on the ground, "At first you founded the Village to protect family and friends.

But now, to protect the Village, you can kill friends and family… is this a reversal of priorities?"

Having said that, Madara slowly fell to the ground.

Hashirama stared at Madara's corpse, falling into silence.

If he could, he truly does not wish to kill his former friend.

But there is no way; Madara's actions have struck his vulnerable point.

In his view, the Village's safety outweighs everything.

He sat beside Madara's corpse and softly said, "Madara, I have been striving to ease the conflict between the Senju and the Uchiha."

Hashirama smiled faintly, "I even had Feijian adopt your Uchiha children."

"I want Feijian, through his interactions with that child, to gradually dispel his prejudice against the Uchiha…"

It was originally thought that Madara left out of spite and would return to the Village soon.

He even planned to wait for Madara's return, tell him this, and give him a surprise.

Unexpectedly, it ended like this…

"Madara, farewell forever…"

At that moment, Qianshou Feijian arrived with many ninja.

When they saw that Hashirama was the ultimate victor, they instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Big brother, are you alright?" Qianshou Feijian asked concernedly.

Hashirama shook his head, struggling to rise from the ground,

"Feijian, I'm fine."

Feijian's gaze fell on Madara's corpse, his eyes filled with greed.

Madara possessed the Kaleidoscope Sharingan.

If he could unravel the Kaleidoscope's secret…

Hashirama seemed to read his thought and shouted, "Feijian, I advise you not to plot against Madara, or I will get angry!"

He does not allow anyone to desecrate a friend's corpse.

"I understand, big brother…"

In the end, Feijian hid Madara's remains deep in Konoha's mountains.

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In the deep mountains.

Madara Uchiha, lying in a coffin, suddenly opened his eyes.