"This scene... is this the world of the living?"
As Madara Uchiha formed the hand seals and, with the help of a White Zetsu clone, resurrected Hashirama Senju, who slowly opened his eyes.
When he saw the underground space, which was different from the world of the dead, which was like a starry sky twenty-four hours a day, and was pitch black.
Although the reanimated body would not feel pain or other sensations, Hashirama Senju instantly realized that he had been resurrected.
"Big brother?"
"...Madara?"
At this moment, a familiar voice came from Hashirama Senju's ear.
But he did not look in the direction of the voice. He looked at Madara Uchiha, who was sitting on the stone chair in front of him. Although he was incredibly old, his eyes were still as domineering as when he was young, and his face was slightly stunned.
"Long time no see, Hashirama."
Madara Uchiha's response made Hashirama Senju's eyes light up, "It really is you, Madara! No wonder I never found you in the world of the dead."
"..."
Hearing Hashirama Senju's words, the look in Madara Uchiha's eyes became even more complicated.
At this moment, the grudge from the Valley of the End back then instantly disappeared from Madara Uchiha's heart.
Looking at the only rival and close friend he acknowledged and felt inferior to, a rare, emotional, and proud smile appeared on Madara Uchiha's face, "Of course, because I didn't die."
"Madara Uchiha, you're not dead?!"
Just as Madara Uchiha was about to catch up with Hashirama Senju, a jarring voice suddenly came from his ear.
Looking at Tobirama Senju, who was standing next to Hashirama Senju, who, even after death, now looked at him with hostility, and at the same time, was the murderer of his younger brother, Madara Uchiha's face immediately darkened. Then he raised his index and middle fingers and said, "I'm not talking to you right now. Stand aside obediently."
Almost as soon as Madara Uchiha's words fell, Tobirama Senju's face also darkened.
Because Tobirama Senju discovered that not only had he been resurrected by the ninjutsu he had developed, but he was also being controlled by the ninjutsu he had developed.
However, soon, Tobirama Senju's heart was once again filled with a deep sense of shock.
Because he had discovered again...
The Reanimation Jutsu, which he had specially developed to be used with the Tandem Paper Bomb, and which was full of flaws and weaknesses, had been perfected by Madara Uchiha.
Not only was his strength infinitely close to his peak, but even the user of this jutsu could not break free from this restraint.
If it were the peak Madara Uchiha who had used the Reanimation Jutsu, then it would be fine if he couldn't break free.
But Tobirama Senju, whose sensory ability was one of the best in the entire ninja world in any era, was clear that if the Madara Uchiha in front of him were to fight him, he would definitely not be a match for him in a single blow.
So, this restraint had nothing to do with the user's strength.
However, the inwardly shocked Tobirama Senju did not know that the reason this restraint was so strong was actually because of the White Zetsu clone.
"Hahaha... Madara, I didn't expect to be tricked by you."
Hashirama Senju did not know his younger brother's thoughts.
Because just like Madara Uchiha, his eyes now also seemed to only have his "old lover."
As if he hadn't seen Madara Uchiha form a hand seal to seal Tobirama Senju's ability to speak, Hashirama Senju walked over just as he had back then, patted Madara Uchiha's shoulder, and looking at the incredibly old Madara Uchiha, who had a tube connected to his back, he laughed heartily, "If I'm not mistaken, you must have used your clan's Izanagi!"
"That's right. Because I knew that you and Tobirama would not let go of my corpse."
Madara Uchiha said with a proud smile, "So in the battle at the Valley of the End, I deliberately feigned death. I didn't lose to you, Hashirama."
"Hahaha... you really have something."
Hashirama Senju laughed nonchalantly, gave Madara Uchiha a thumbs-up, then looked around and said, "So, after you were resurrected, you've been staying in this place all this time?"
"Of course not."
Madara Uchiha's expression returned to seriousness. He looked up at his close friend and said in a deep voice, "Hashirama, I need your help. No... our world needs the help of us, the dead, and the dying."
"...What happened?"
Seeing Madara Uchiha's appearance for the first time, Hashirama Senju's carefree expression couldn't help but be restrained.
Like him, there was also Tobirama Senju.
"...Alright, I'll tell you everything."
Madara Uchiha glanced at Tobirama Senju behind Hashirama Senju and raised his hand to release his seal.
Not only was his ability to speak released, but Tobirama Senju also regained control of his body.
However, the newly freed Tobirama Senju did not attack Madara Uchiha.
It wasn't because of Madara Uchiha's words just now. Madara Uchiha himself also knew that his older brother would definitely not let him attack Madara Uchiha.
Besides this, Tobirama Senju was also full of curiosity about what Madara Uchiha had said.
And so...
The Senju brothers both came before Madara Uchiha.
Raising a wrinkled hand that, if not for a layer of skin, would have been like a bone, Madara Uchiha now needed to use great strength just to clench his fist.
The fist, fixed in the air, trembled.
This appearance, as if he would die the next second, or rather, his lifespan had long since ended, and he was only living now by relying on external forces to stay alive, was nothing like the Shura of the Ninja World who had made the entire ninja world tremble with fear during the Warring States period.
"...I'm too lazy to talk. Let's fist bump."
Madara Uchiha said in a hoarse voice.
Hearing this, the Senju brothers were slightly stunned.
Then, after reacting, they both raised their fists and bumped them with Madara Uchiha's.
The next moment, a large number of images, like memories implanted by the Paramecia Memo-Memo Fruit, appeared out of thin air in the minds of the Senju brothers.
This fist bump was the way the people of the Ninshū had communicated a thousand years ago, and also the original use of chakra.
Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki had distributed chakra to the people of the world to let them use it to communicate and understand each other, so that this world would no longer have wars.
But he had never expected that his action would be even more foolish than Hashirama Senju's.
After ordinary people obtained chakra, it directly turned this ordinary world, where everyone was an ordinary person except for outsiders and natural energy, into a world of superhumans.
The chaotic Warring States period, after his death, had lasted for over a thousand years.
Even now, the war had not ended, but had only changed from the Warring States period to the internal strife of the five great ninja villages.
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