Looking at Uchiha Madara, who was in a state of autistic withdrawal, Senju Hashirama couldn't help but comfort him.
"Don't worry, Madara!"
"That Six Paths Sage will be handled by Lord Jin. We only need to clear out some small fry; there's no need to bring those Edo Tensei Strongmen over."
"After all, if something goes wrong, it will be troublesome!"
"He has controlled the Pure Land for thousands of years, after all. Who knows what kind of methods he has devised over such a long time."
"Izuna has just been revived via Edo Tensei. I'm sure you wouldn't want him to be sent back to the Pure Land again, right?"
Hearing Hashirama's words, Madara instantly shut up.
Indeed!
If he wanted to have a good chat with Izuna, the two of them would have plenty of time in the future. There was no need to dwell on this specific moment in time.
On the contrary.
If Uchiha Jin's guess was true, this might be the best way to protect him.
Just as the three of them were chatting idly, others gathered in twos and threes, clearly using this to vent their inner worries and fears.
More importantly, they were really bored!
...
Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, two hours had gone by.
Just as Uchiha Jin was leisurely drinking tea, he noticed the void in front of him distorting. He saw a man with white robes, horns on his head, and a pair of Rinnegan eyes standing on the head of the Great Toad Sage...
One person and one summon beast, standing quietly in mid-air.
"Is this—flight Ninjutsu?"
Senju Hashirama frowned, his expression turning serious instantly.
Especially the Chakra fluctuations from the person opposite him; it gave him the feeling of looking at the vast ocean.
He used to think his own Chakra was abundant, but compared to the person in front of him, it felt more like a small stream.
'Sage Mode!'
Senju Hashirama clasped his hands together.
The Sage Mode markings instantly appeared on his face. He stared fixedly at Hagoromo, clearly prepared to fight at any moment.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Upon seeing this Six Paths Sage, the arrogance on Uchiha Jin's face vanished, replaced by deep wariness and seriousness.
He immediately activated his Rinnegan and stood beside Senju Hashirama.
"Hashirama, let's go!"
"Right, let's go!"
The two of them clearly forgot Uchiha Jin's task allocation. Seeing the Six Paths Sage Hagoromo in front of them, they were eager to test their skills against him personally.
Clearly.
Possessing the heart of a warrior, they couldn't just sit on the sidelines. Thus, they instantly forgot Uchiha Jin's warnings and chose to fight Hagoromo directly first.
'Sage Art · Wood Release · True Several Thousand Hands!'
Senju Hashirama didn't hesitate, immediately activating his strongest technique.
Almost in an instant.
A thousand-meter-tall Buddha statue stood on the spot, completely stunning the strong fighters around.
There was no help for it; it was too strong!
But before they could react, the Rinnegan on Uchiha Madara's body instantly reverted to the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
The dual-faced Susanoo was instantly activated.
However, unlike before, this time the Susanoo was draped directly over the thousand-meter Buddha statue. Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama were teaming up for the first time.
At the top of the Buddha statue, Hashirama and Madara stood shoulder to shoulder.
'Top Transformed Buddha!'
Accompanied by Senju Hashirama's roar, the thousands of arms of the giant Buddha began to smash madly toward the Six Paths Hagoromo.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Hagoromo indifferently extended his right hand, and a powerful repulsive force erupted.
Boom!
In just a thousandth of a second, the countless arms of the thousand-meter Buddha were blown away, taking Hashirama and Madara with them.
Seeing this scene, the expression on Hagoromo's face became even more indifferent.
"Senju? Uchiha?"
"You are both my direct descendants, yet you attempt to counterattack using the bloodline I bestowed?"
"Foolish!"
Hagoromo's evaluation was biting and sarcastic.
He waved his hand casually, and the Edo Tensei army appeared instantly, controlled by him to charge toward the Konoha crowd.
This batch of Edo Tensei soldiers were just puppets being manipulated.
There was no interest on their faces, but they could exert all the strength they had in life, which showed that Uchiha Jin's worries were well-founded.
If the Konoha Edo Tensei Strongmen had really been brought over, they might have actually ended up just feeding kills to the Six Paths Hagoromo.
Therefore.
There was only one best way: keep those Edo Tensei Strongmen hidden!
"Is this the battle of the strong?"
"It's too terrifying!"
"According to the Hokage-sama's classification of strength, Lord Hashirama and Lord Madara are only Super Kage Level."
"Six Paths Sage! Six Paths Level!"
"This level of destructive power is truly terrifying!"
"Fortunately, the Hokage-sama warned us in advance to run to the periphery of the battlefield as soon as the war started. If we had stayed close during a battle of this level, we wouldn't even know why we died."
"..."
The spectators sighed one after another.
Their gazes were extremely complex, filled with a desire for strength and a hint of despair.
Never mind the so-called Six Paths Level; even Super Kage Level was not something they could reach!
And just as they were sighing, they suddenly saw the Six Paths Sage wave his large hand, and the army of the undead began to pounce on them.
Seeing this, Kakashi spoke up: "Everyone—use the Five Elements Sealing scrolls!"
Tsunade, Orochimaru, Shisui, Fugaku, Hiashi, and other Konoha Higher-ups naturally shouted to their subordinates upon seeing this.
Almost in an instant.
All Konoha experts began to group into fives. The sealing scrolls in their hands were instantly activated, and the five-person squads immediately formed a sealing barrier, sealing the countless Edo Tensei soldiers surrounding them.
Everyone acted quickly!
Before this battle began, Uchiha Jin had anticipated various situations, and his preparations were terrifyingly thorough.
No matter what tricks Hagoromo brought out, Uchiha Jin had a countermeasure!
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Hagoromo just watched the Konoha crowd seal his Edo Tensei army without any intention of going up to stop them.
"Trash!"
"As expected, I cannot rely on this kind of garbage; they aren't even qualified to be cannon fodder."
The Six Paths Hagoromo spoke in an indifferent tone.
He turned his gaze back to Madara and Hashirama in front of him, his tone very calm, carrying a hint of condescending charity: "The rules between the living world and the Pure Land cannot be broken. Both of you are my descendants."
"I can give you another chance to choose: return to the Pure Land to enjoy eternal bliss. The affairs of the living world have their own rules to be resolved."
"Your resurrection has broken the cycle of life and death and ruined the rules!"
"Come back."
"I don't want to kill you, and I certainly don't want to destroy your souls!"
Senju Hashirama: "..."
Uchiha Madara: "..."
Listening to the Six Paths Hagoromo's extremely arrogant words, the expressions of the two turned indescribably ugly.
If it had been the two of them in the past, they might have been persuaded.
But, unfortunately.
The two of them had spent a lot of time in the Neo Konoha Ninja Academy recently, and they had received new ideological education, so they no longer bought the Six Paths Sage's act.
At this moment, Uchiha Jin stood in front of the two of them, facing the Six Paths Hagoromo directly while protecting them.
"Madara, Hashirama."
"The gap in strength between you and Hagoromo is too large; he is not an enemy you can deal with at your current stage."
"Leave him to me!"
"Your target is that Great Toad Sage!"
"I always feel that Gamamaru is not right. He must have a trump card we don't know about, otherwise, Hagoromo wouldn't have brought him out specifically."
"Of course, I'm not very curious!"
"So, just kill him directly to prevent future trouble!"