Chapter 336

336. Chapter 331: Battle of the Valley of the End, The Tailed Beast Bomb That Returned

"This is... finally going to start, huh?"

Uchiha Gin, who had just stepped into his house, paused, looked back in the direction outside the village, and muttered to himself in a low voice.

"Curly-haired baboon! Why are you back so late? Did you go out to steal food again?"

Inside the house, Senju Itama, sitting cross-legged on the sofa, wrinkled her delicate little nose, trying to sniff out suspicious smells from Uchiha Gin. But unfortunately, she only smelled the aroma of grilled meat.

"It's the smell of grilled meat from Sister Yazi's house. You actually ate alone without us!"

Senju Itama put her hands on her hips, stood up on the soft sofa, and the white, tender little legs exposed under her hot pants made Uchiha Gin's eyes ache.

"How can you slander an innocent person out of thin air? I was negotiating with Konoha's top high-level officials for a long time, and happened to have a meal. Sigh~ the adult world is all about human relationships!"

Ignoring this little brat who was becoming less and less guarded, Uchiha Gin lowered his head and spoke of the depression in his heart in a very decadent tone.

"Eh... it's okay, it's okay, I'll go brew you a cup of tea!"

Deceived by Uchiha Gin's superb acting skills, Senju Itama's little face revealed a look of deep guilt, then she ran into the tea room barefoot, 'pitter-patter'.

"Three spoons of sugar!"

"Got it!"

After fooling this little brat who had developed everywhere except her brain, Uchiha Gin lay on the sofa contentedly. He raised his head and met a pair of eyes filled with mockery.

"Is it fun to fool a fool?"

Uchiha Guang was wearing a set of casual home clothes, her arms resting on the stair railing on the second floor, looking down at Uchiha Gin, her red and full lips curling into a slightly awkward smile.

"Really, I was clearly telling the truth~"

Uchiha Gin curled his lips. He really wasn't lying. Although the F6 were still a bunch of 'cai-kun' now, they would all be Konoha's high-level figures in the future. His words just now were fine.

"I believe you, ghost~"

Shaking her head, Uchiha Guang walked down slowly, then sat down beside Uchiha Gin.

Her slender and beautiful legs hooked, and seeing Uchiha Gin didn't react, she rested her fair, jade-like feet on him wantonly.

"Looking at your expression, something happened?"

Having been with Uchiha Gin for many years, Uchiha Guang had long been able to understand her man's expressions. From the moment he entered the door, he had a worried look; something must have happened.

"Hmm, a little, but it's not a big problem."

The Great Battle of the Valley of the End was still going to happen as scheduled, although this timeline had long gone astray under his influence.

His cousin and Senju Hashirama no longer had the ideological conflict from the original work, but in battles, no one could say for sure. If they got carried away, they might have a classic reenactment.

"Do you need me to step in?"

Seeing Uchiha Gin's worried look, Uchiha Guang poked his waist with her little foot and asked lazily.

"No need~"

Uchiha Gin reached out and pushed away the mischievous little foot. The soft touch on his hand made his heart flutter, then he shook his head.

"They're both old enough to know their limits."

On the plain on the east side of Konoha village, a river named Nanhechuan flowed. On the open space by the river, two figures were clashing fiercely with sharp weapons. The golden clashing sounds from the collision added several ripples to the mirror-like water surface.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

"Haxi Lama!"

Uchiha Madara, full of battle intent, held the family fan in his right hand and the long-handled sickle in his left, waving them with great momentum, forcing Senju Hashirama, who held a wide-bladed great sword, to retreat steadily.

"Madara! Haven't seen you for a few years, your taijutsu level has improved~"

Feeling the numbness from the great sword in his hand, Senju Hashirama, smiling, shook his hand, the battle intent in his eyes only increasing.

"Hmph~ I've been training all along, unlike you, rotting in the office and wasting your training."

Uchiha Madara looked at Senju Hashirama triumphantly. After a round of exchanges, he had quickly gained the upper hand, easily suppressing his former rival.

"Hehe."

Senju Hashirama laughed upon hearing this, rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, and casually retracted the great sword into the huge scroll on his back.

"Giving up so soon? I haven't had enough fun yet~"

"The first round is over, now the second round begins!"

Senju Hashirama put his hands together, chakra rapidly condensing around him, and announced the start of the second round with a smile.

"Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!"

Countless dark brown wooden branches broke through the ground, and soon, trees thicker than a person spread out, transforming the surroundings into a vibrant forest in the blink of an eye. Senju Hashirama stood on the largest tree among them and raised an eyebrow at Uchiha Madara provocatively.

"Hmph! Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"

Seeing Senju Hashirama use a field card without a word, Uchiha Madara snorted coldly and jumped into the air to avoid the wooden branches entangling him. Then he performed hand seals, and scorching fire-attribute chakra rapidly condensed in his mouth. As his chest swelled high, scorching flames erupted from his mouth, burning the sneaky wooden branches under his feet into charcoal.

"Snap!"

Landing on the scorched black open space he had cleared with Fire Style, Uchiha Madara's handsome face took on a bewitching look in the reflection of the flames. His scarlet eyes had changed into complex patterns at some point, and he looked at the slowly recovering wooden branches around him with a bit more solemnity.

Haxi Lama's Wood Style is truly becoming more and more terrifying. Fortunately, I have a trump card, otherwise, I might have been exhausted by this move.

Uchiha Madara withdrew his previous triumph, a bit more thought appearing in his eyes. Senju Hashirama took advantage of this opening and put his hands together again.

"Wood Style: Wood Dragon Technique!"

A ferocious wood dragon extended its sharp teeth from the thick wooden branches, its dragon head several times larger than before, biting toward Uchiha Madara, who was standing still, with unstoppable momentum.

"Madara! You can't be distracted during battle!"

Senju Hashirama, standing on the wood dragon's head, reminded him kindly, but Uchiha Madara didn't appreciate it, instead reaching out to pull a card radiating a scorching aura from his waist.

"Madara? What are you trying to do?"

Senju Hashirama's good eyesight saw the Tailed Beast card depicting the Nine-Tails clearly. Aside from surprise, he couldn't help but ask loudly.

"Soldier against soldier, general against general."

A mere wood dragon wasn't worth Uchiha Madara opening his Susanoo, otherwise, it would seem like he was making a mountain out of a molehill. So after a brief thought, he decided to send out the Nine-Tails he had just captured.

"If that is darkness, then dye it all in darkness!"

Facing the incoming wood dragon, Uchiha Madara didn't dodge or evade. His eyes flashed red, and he held the card in his hand high, shouting loudly with a very 'chuunibyou' and shameful posture,

"Come with me! Nine-Tails!"

"Boom!!!"

The next moment, the Tailed Beast card in Uchiha Madara's hand suddenly shone with a dazzling red light. Then, a thick, substantial bright red chakra surged out from it. The front of the chakra transformed into a ferocious beast head, opening its bloody maw and charging straight at the wood dragon.

"Not good!"

Senju Hashirama, standing on the wood dragon's head, recognized the Nine-Tails' big head at a glance and immediately jumped off the wood dragon. A violent booming sound rang out, and what greeted him was wood chips dancing all over the sky.

Senju Hashirama's proud wood dragon was torn into fragments by the Nine-Tails' big mouth. He looked at the gradually solidifying giant beast in surprise, a bit more seriousness appearing in his heart.

"Roar!!!"

The Nine-Tails, released from the Tailed Beast card by Uchiha Madara, roared excitedly at the sky. It had finally regained its freedom; it must eat two humans first to satisfy its hunger.

"Nine-Tails, look into my eyes!"

Suddenly, the Nine-Tails heard a cold voice from below. Knowing who the owner of the voice was, it didn't dare to look down at all.

So it turned out I wasn't free, just being let out for a bit of air...

"Hmph~"

The Nine-Tails, fearing Uchiha Madara, this nemesis, snorted coldly. Not wanting to be controlled, it turned its head away, only to see an even more terrifying human looking at it curiously.

"Hi~ Nine-Tails, Sa-shi-pu-li!"

Old acquaintances meeting, Senju Hashirama greeted it politely, scaring the Nine-Tails into a shudder. It hurriedly lowered its head, only to meet Uchiha Madara's gaze. Looking at the bewitching patterns in his eyes, it sighed slightly in its heart and gave up resistance.

Since it couldn't hide either way, it chose to be controlled; at least it wouldn't have to eat the iron fist of the wood man.

After a brief moment of self-comfort, the Nine-Tails was captured by a Mangekyou genjutsu, showing no resistance at all during the process.

"Roar!"

The Nine-Tails, with Sharingan patterns in its eyes, roared again, successfully transforming into Uchiha's loyal dog.

"Snap!"

Uchiha Madara jumped and landed on the Nine-Tails' head, very satisfied with Senju Hashirama's shocked expression. He waved his hand and shouted,

"Haxi Lama, if you want to admit defeat, do it early, otherwise, if we start fighting, I might not be able to hold back my strength."

"Haha, Madara, thank you for your contribution to the village."

Senju Hashirama smiled and waved at Uchiha Madara. Now that the Nine-Tails was accounted for, Tobirama would never nag in his ear again. Otherwise, nagging about the Tailed Beast every day was a headache.

"No choice, who told me I'm the village head~"

Nodding seriously, Uchiha Madara manipulated the Nine-Tails and killed toward the unyielding Senju Hashirama.

"Since that's the case..."

Looking at the Nine-Tails' massive body, Senju Hashirama didn't hesitate anymore, putting his hands together, and the near-endless chakra in his body was frantically refined.

"Wood Style: Wood Human Technique!"

"Finally here, huh? I've won this time!"

Standing on the Nine-Tails' head, Uchiha Madara looked at the Luo Han giant emerging from the wooden branches, a look of joy appearing on his face.

According to his knowledge, the Wood Human Technique was Haxi Lama's trump card. In that case, Senju Hashirama was at his wit's end, while he still had Susanoo and the Knight System unused.

The scales of victory had tilted!

"It's too early to say, Madara!"

Standing on the head of the Luo Han Wood Human, Senju Hashirama had no fear on his face.

"Boom!"

The giant red beast and the cute Luo Han Wood Human collided. The massive commotion could be heard clearly even by people several miles away.

"Is this an earthquake?"

Nearby residents, affected by the fluctuations generated by the collision of these two behemoths, rolled up their quilts and ran outside, fearing that if they hesitated for a second, they would be sent to the Pure Land by the aftershocks.

"Prepare Tailed Beast Bomb!"

After manipulating the Nine-Tails to grapple with the Wood Human for a while and finding no advantage, Uchiha Madara immediately ordered the Nine-Tails to retreat dozens of meters and issued his command.

"Roar!"

Although it didn't want to listen to the Indra descendant on its head, the Nine-Tails, suppressed by ocular power, still obediently tucked its tail and acted like a beast, very obediently opening its big mouth. Dark red light began to condense.

"Lower the gear!"

Seeing the Tailed Beast Bomb in the Nine-Tails' mouth becoming darker and deeper, Uchiha Madara, intending to spar, immediately stomped his foot, making the Nine-Tails' head dizzy.

"Roar~"

No choice, power is everything. The Nine-Tails at least reduced the concentration of the Tailed Beast Bomb, turning the deep black color into a scorching red. The power was naturally much smaller, but the speed of condensation was much faster.

The red Tailed Beast Bomb shot out of its mouth, heading toward Senju Hashirama's Wood Human.

"Well done!"

Senju Hashirama shouted, and the Wood Human's large hand raised, catching the scorching Tailed Beast Bomb steadily in its palm like a baseball.

"Nani?"

Seeing this unbelievable scene, Uchiha Madara almost dropped his jaw. Before he could spit out a second one, the Wood Human holding the red Tailed Beast Bomb had already bullied its way forward, preparing to return the scorching light ball to its owner.

"Susanoo!"

Seeing the Tailed Beast Bomb about to hit his face, Uchiha Madara, who had a chance to dodge himself, looked at the heavy Nine-Tails under his feet and gave up the idea of dodging. Then he put his hands together, the patterns in his eyes slowly rotating, and a blue phantom instantly rose.

"Boom!"

Smoke rose. Senju Hashirama, controlling the Wood Human, frowned in confusion. He clearly felt that what he hit wasn't the beast's physical body. This hard hand feel was slightly familiar.

Only when the smoke cleared a bit did he see the strange Susanoo wrapped around the Nine-Tails, and he widened his eyes in surprise.

But it was too late for him to think more. Accompanied by a violent energy explosion, the high temperature centered on the two instantly ignited everything around them.

Senju Hashirama's Wood Human was annihilated into fragments by the shockwave from the Tailed Beast Bomb. He hurriedly used the Wood Style: Wood Golem Technique to wrap himself in layers, avoiding the damage from the high temperature.

"Crunch... crunch..."

At the center of the explosion, the Nine-Tails' massive body still stood tall. As the smoke cleared, its once slender body was now covered in a heavy blue armor. As the faceplate slowly descended, Uchiha Madara, standing on its head, looked down at the fanged ghost face that had appeared on the ground, his mouth curling slightly.

"Blocked the beast's disaster, is that the Wood Golem Technique..."

The aftershocks of the explosion had passed. Senju Hashirama's Wood Golem Technique slowly opened, revealing a dumbfounded big face. He racked his brains but couldn't understand how Uchiha Madara came up with such a good idea.

"Madara, you have quite a few ideas!"

Senju Hashirama praised him from the bottom of his heart. Uchiha Madara's face was instantly filled with triumph.

This move was actually inspired by the Knight System. Since Tailed Beast chakra could turn into armor on a human, couldn't his Susanoo do the same?

So after Uchiha Madara's repeated experiments, he discovered that his Susanoo could indeed be worn on the Tailed Beast, though it wasn't as detailed as the Knight System, the power it presented was far superior to the simple complete Susanoo.

"It's too late to admit defeat now. Let me ravage you properly! Haxi Lama!"

Uchiha Madara, in the cockpit on the Nine-Tails' head, felt he had reached the peak of his life, then manipulated the two extra arms on the Nine-Tails holding long swords to slash at Senju Hashirama on the ground.

"I've already seen through your attack!"

Examining the Nine-Tails wearing Susanoo, Senju Hashirama wasn't afraid at all, but his battle intent increased. He clapped his hands, and two large hands broke through the ground, performing a 'bare-handed catch of the white blade', intercepting Uchiha Madara's blue long sword, then clapped his hands together and opened them, posing in a posture of releasing a Kamehameha, shouting,

"Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!"

Hearing Senju Hashirama's shout, Uchiha Madara immediately collected his mind, his eyes scanning the surroundings, predicting where the large hands would suddenly emerge.

"Boom!!!"

The result disappointed him. On the empty ground around him, large hands emerged from all directions without any blind spots, grabbing toward the Nine-Tails.

Uchiha Madara's heart skipped a beat. If he were caught by these large hands, his and the Nine-Tails' chakra would be sucked away by Wood Style. Even if the Nine-Tails' chakra was near-endless, it would temporarily lose its combat ability.

"Draw Slash!"

So Uchiha Madara gritted his teeth, manipulated the arms on the Nine-Tails, and swung the blue long sword around the field. The sharp blade cut the Wood Style large hands along with the surrounding mountain peaks into pieces.

Senju Hashirama, blown away by the sword energy, landed on the gravel in mid-air and glanced at the majestic Susanoo behind him, his brows furrowing slightly. Uchiha Madara's slash just now had changed the surrounding terrain.

The location of their sparring wasn't far from Konoha village. If they continued to fight here, not only would the surroundings become a mess, but the village might also be affected.

"Madara! This isn't the place to fight. Let's go to the seaside to continue!"

Saying that, Senju Hashirama turned and flew, running toward the coastline of the Land of Fire.

Uchiha Madara, hearing this, felt Senju Hashirama made sense. The commotion of their battle was indeed too big, and he wasn't skilled enough in operating his new skills. If he missed and razed Konoha, he would become a sinner through the ages. Thinking of this, he manipulated the Nine-Tails to follow.

The two moved extremely fast, arriving at the coastline of the Land of Fire in no time. Uchiha Madara, following behind Senju Hashirama, saw the boundless sea level and couldn't help but feel his hands itching. The old illness from his childhood had recurred.

He manipulated the running Nine-Tails to condense a pitch-black Tailed Beast Bomb, took a look, felt it was too round and not suitable for skipping stones, so he thought about it and covered the Tailed Beast Bomb with the Susanoo's long sword.

"Hmm~ this is much easier to use!"

Uchiha Madara nodded with satisfaction. The originally round Tailed Beast Bomb now had two fan blades, which could increase the rotational force during the movement in the air, helping to skip a more perfect stone.

【Majestic Tailed Beast Bomb】

"Haxi Lama! I've won this time!"

Shooting out the perfect stone-skipping artifact, Uchiha Madara loudly declared his victory to Senju Hashirama, who had just arrived by the coastline.

"I won't let you succeed!"

Looking at the strange Tailed Beast Bomb flying at high speed, Senju Hashirama's competitive spirit also rose. He had never lost to Uchiha Madara in skipping stones since he was a child. He gritted his teeth, bit his finger, and slapped the ground.

"Five Gates Knocking at the Door!"

"Boom!!!"

Five hellish ghost-faced gates rose from the ground, but they weren't intended to block Uchiha Madara's attack, but to deflect its trajectory, causing the stone skipping to fail.

"Hmph! Want to change the trajectory, huh? Haxi Lama, you've gone bad~"

Uchiha Madara, full of confidence in this move, didn't panic at all. Mere Luo Shengmen couldn't block his attack at all.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom~"

Sure enough, the five Luo Shengmen were like thin grass paper in front of the Majestic Tailed Beast Bomb, shattering at a touch. Five white smokes rose, and the trajectory of the attack didn't change at all.

The Majestic Tailed Beast Bomb grazed the top of Senju Hashirama's head with unstoppable momentum, passed over the boundless sea level, and shot toward a certain country on the other side of the ocean.

"Madara, you idiot, you're going to hit the land on the other side!"

Seeing this, Senju Hashirama regretted not blocking it further just now. On the other side of the sea were the Land of Whirlpools and the Land of Waves. If Uchiha Madara's move hit either one, he couldn't afford the compensation!

Uchiha Madara, standing on the Nine-Tails' head, looked at the departing Majestic Tailed Beast Bomb, his heart also losing its bottom. He never expected this move could shoot so far; it was still flying on the sea level~

Uchiha Madara, unable to cancel this move, could only pray silently in his heart, hoping it wouldn't hit the flowers and plants on the other side of the sea.

Let the Tailed Beast Bomb fly for a while~

"Haxi Lama, it's been a long time since I fought you seriously. You should know I'm different from before now~"

Although he was uneasy in his heart, the atmosphere had been built up to this point, and Uchiha Madara had to maintain his expert persona. Ignoring Senju Hashirama's questioning, he started to act cool on his own.

"Indeed different, you've become stronger, Madara!"

Senju Hashirama steadied his mind, looking at Uchiha Madara, whose momentum was rising, his expression carrying rare solemnity.

"Snap!"

While speaking, he clapped his hands, but didn't perform any technique. His hands just stayed clapped, making Uchiha Madara, who was waiting for Senju Hashirama's ninjutsu attack, frown slightly.

Could it be that Haxi Lama's body is severely damaged, and he can no longer do what he used to do, clapping his hands and getting whatever he wants?

"Madara, your current strength has far exceeded my expectations. How about we shake hands and make peace? I don't want you to be hospitalized as soon as you come back, otherwise, Brother Gin won't let me off~"

Senju Hashirama, whose hands were still in the 'clapped' state, had a look of full sincerity on his face, but the content of his words made Uchiha Madara feel uncomfortable. He widened his eyes, his black hair dancing without wind, and his voice became somewhat cold.

"Huh? Haxi Lama, listen to what you're saying?"

"I just don't want you to get hurt!"

Senju Hashirama's expression was slightly flustered. He also felt his words were a bit excessive, but these were just his heartfelt words.

"Do you mean you can cripple me at any time?"

Uchiha Madara gritted his teeth and asked hatefully.

Clearly, he had the advantage of the heavens, Haxi Lama was now just a naked crystal, Uchiha Madara had super soldiers in all three lanes, and even a vanguard. What did he have to lose?

"No, no, no, I mean, we are good friends, don't..."

Seeing Uchiha Madara's face getting darker and darker, Senju Hashirama hurriedly played the emotional card, trying to solve it peacefully. His ultimate skill was about to be fully charged. If he used it, Madara would be the one to suffer.

"But I've already hit the opposite shore. I've won this time!"

As soon as Uchiha Madara's voice fell, splashing water suddenly rose on the silent sea level. A bright light shot from the other side of the sea at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

"Boom!!!"

The Nine-Tails, which had been hit in the face by the lost-and-found Tailed Beast Bomb, along with the dumbfounded Uchiha Madara on its head, flew backward for hundreds of meters.

In a trance, Uchiha Madara recalled the 'loving slaps' from his father when he was young, which were just as heavy. (End of chapter)