Uchiha Madara had already planned for Black Zetsu to take action as a fallback, and still refused to submit to Akihara Kagura for even a moment. His eyes were full of madness, desperately resisting Akihara Kagura's control!
Uchiha Madara tried multiple times to break free from Akihara Kagura's control, attempting to use the seal release hand sign of the Reanimation Jutsu!
Actually, he could be controlled...
However, such control must be established within a range where he can release the control at any time!
Uchiha Madara resisted Akihara Kagura's control himself, and was still trying to awaken his old friend through battle, to jointly resist Akihara Kagura's invasion of will!
"Hashirama!"
Uchiha Madara roared, his voice echoing with anger, "Have you forgotten your pride? Or do you want to be controlled by that kid forever?"
The pride of the Uchiha Clan...
Was reflected vividly in Uchiha Madara's being!
This eternally proud man never wanted to be subjugated to anyone, and he didn't want to see his old friend submit to the threats of a mere kid...
Uchiha Madara was somewhat angry!
This man was angry at Senju Hashirama's display!
Uchiha Madara couldn't tell if his battle with Senju Hashirama was meant to awaken his old friend or to prove to Akihara Kagura his unyielding will.
"Hashirama!"
Uchiha Madara roared as he controlled the Complete Form of Susanoo, disregarding his mental and psychic resistance to Akihara Kagura's pain, he forcibly controlled Susanoo to strike again at Senju Hashirama's wooden figure, directly severing the wooden figure's hand!
"Madara..."
Senju Hashirama glanced at Uchiha Madara somewhat helplessly, his hand slowly and laboriously clasped together, and vines emerged from the wooden figure's body, reassembling into a new hand!
"Sage Mode..."
Senju Hashirama suddenly clasped his hands together!
It was obvious.
Senju Hashirama was about to use his strongest move.
Uchiha Madara was somewhat frustrated at its lack of effectiveness, as his Susanoo suddenly lifted a finger and formed a hand seal: "That kid thinks this will make me submit?"
The dark clouds in the sky suddenly split open!
A meteor slowly descended from space!
If in terms of distance, even if this meteor fell outside Konoha Village, it would bring huge casualties to Konoha, and might even destroy it...
"This is..."
Senju Hashirama looked up at the sky.
Everyone in Konoha couldn't help but look at the sky.
Everyone felt a tremendous oppressive aura, their bodies involuntarily trembled at the sight of the meteor!
Within Konoha Village.
Black Zetsu controlled Nagato to form the hand seal for the Reincarnation Jutsu again, and watched the Konoha Ninja terrified by the meteor with a smirk at the corner of its mouth.
"See? This is Madara's power..."
"..."
The present Konoha Ninjas had all fallen silent.
However...
Konoha was not without its savior.
"Sage Art: Wood Release: True Thousand Hands!"
Suddenly, a giant Statue of Guanyin appeared beneath Senju Hashirama, thousands of hands behind the Statue of Guanyin simultaneously rose, shattering the meteor in the sky!
After shattering the meteor, Senju Hashirama looked at his old friend opposite him: "Madara...this jutsu will endanger Konoha's safety..."
"Now is not the time to say such things..."
Uchiha Madara did not hesitate, summoning the meteor once again, his eyes had already transformed into the Rinnegan: "You've been somewhat disappointing...Hashirama...just becoming a puppet easily controlled by a kid behind the scenes..."
This battle was clearly no longer within the same dimension as the ninjas of the Ninja World!
Uchiha Madara greatly benefited from the Body of Reanimation's granting him infinite Chakra, allowing him to battle endlessly!
The same was true for Senju Hashirama.
To protect Konoha which was behind him from being affected by the meteor, was also a result from Akihara Kagura forcing him to defeat Uchiha Madara, the Statue of True Thousand Hands raised its fist again, shattering the descending meteor in the sky once more!
"Madara!"
"Hashirama!"
Uchiha Madara watched the towering True Thousand Hands opposite him, controlled his Complete Form of Susanoo to fly up, heading straight towards the True Thousand Hands!
"Now that kid wants to steal my plan, using it to destroy the Ninja World, until this moment you still can't sober up?"
"As long as we join forces..."
"We can resist the kid's control over us!"
Uchiha Madara stood within the crystal of Susanoo, his brows furrowed tightly, clenching his fist: "Hashirama, if only we shake off the control, together we can eliminate that kid, and achieve true peace!"
At this moment...
The identities of the two seemed to have swapped.
The once Senju Hashirama continuously called to Uchiha Madara, hoping Uchiha Madara could understand the peace he wanted; now it turned into Uchiha Madara continuously calling to Senju Hashirama, hoping this old friend could rouse himself, jointly resist Akihara Kagura's will and move towards the peace he wished to bring.
"But..."
Senju Hashirama hesitated for a moment, quietly saying: "Madara, your plan surely is evil, isn't it?"
"That kid indeed wants to destroy ninjas extremely!"
Uchiha Madara looked at Senju Hashirama with a bit of frustration for not living up to expectations, almost wanting to curse at him: "Regardless of what my plan is like, at least the people of the Ninja World could still live! Can you differentiate between me and that kid!"