Boom!
Upon hearing this, it was as if a Tailed Beast Ball had been launched into Senju Tobirama's mind!
Senju Tobirama felt a sudden buzz, a bolt from the blue!
"What did you say?"
Senju Tobirama's pupils trembled as he repeated his question.
"The Clan Head... the Clan Head died in battle!!"
The Senju Jonin couldn't help but cry as he spoke.
Senju Tobirama involuntarily stumbled back a few steps, leaning on the Kage's desk.
Due to their conversation, the other Clan Heads, all sharp-eared and keen-sighted individuals, heard everything clearly.
When they learned of Senju Hashirama's death in battle, all the Clan Heads were shocked and dismayed!
"Impossible! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"My elder brother is invincible! How could he die at the hands of those people!"
"Even if he couldn't defeat them, my elder brother should have been able to escape..."
"It must be my elder brother faking his death to get away... It must be! It must be!"
Senju Tobirama muttered to himself, his other hand gripping the corner of the desk so tightly that it deformed!
...
At this moment, inside an underground cave,
Two corpses lay on the ground.
One was Uchiha Madara, and the other was Senju Hashirama.
"To think, to think that the reincarnations of Ashura and Indra were actually killed by mortals..."
Black Zetsu was hidden in the shadows,
Silently observing the corpses of Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama.
He had calculated everything, yet he never expected that the reincarnations of demigods would be killed by a mere mortal; one would have been enough, but both were killed.
His great plan to resurrect his mother would have to be postponed again...
He didn't know when the next reincarnations of Indra and Ashura would appear...
"Sigh!"
"Damn Bandage Man! Why did he have to jump out and form an organization to kill Madara? He should have just lived his life! Wouldn't it have been better to just be honestly tormented by Madara?"
Black Zetsu cursed in his heart at this moment.
It was all because of the Bandage Man who stirred up these troubles.
If it weren't for the Bandage Man, things probably wouldn't have turned out so badly.
Ordinary mortals should just be background characters!
Don't think about going against the protagonists of the era!
Isn't being a background character good enough?
Just as Black Zetsu was cursing the Bandage Man in his mind, a faint breathing sound was heard!
Black Zetsu was startled. Not completely dead yet?
He quickly concealed himself, lurking beneath the earth.
A few seconds later, the breathing grew louder.
Uchiha Madara suddenly opened his eyes!
One eye was normal, while the other had turned grayish-white.
"Haaah! Haaah!"
Uchiha Madara gasped for air, abruptly getting up from the ground.
"Those guys actually didn't dispose of my body, hahaha... Haven't you heard, there's always a way out?"
Uchiha Madara chuckled softly, looking at his hands.
He had used the Uchiha Clan's Ninjutsu, Izanagi.
As for when he set it up,
It was approximately when he was caught in the Multiply Detonating Tag explosion by Senju Tobirama; in the chaos, he quickly set it up.
Although he was very reluctant to admit that he was forced into a desperate situation at the time,
At that time, those were indeed the only means he had available.
He had to take a gamble!
He gambled that Senju Tobirama would preserve his body and later bury it in Konoha.
When he saw Hashirama arrive, he was completely relieved.
Because as long as Hashirama was there, he could die with peace of mind; Hashirama would definitely preserve his body.
"Hmm, this is..."
"Hashirama?!"
Uchiha Madara's eyes widened as he looked at Senju Hashirama, who lay beside him, no longer breathing.
Immediately, Uchiha Madara's expression turned grim.
"Could it be that Hashirama was also killed by those guys...?"
Uchiha Madara's expression was grim. Could it be that Senju Tobirama was so ruthless he'd even kill his own brother?
No!
It must be someone else!
That leaves only...
The figure of a Bandage Man appeared in Madara's mind.
"It's truly incredible. I never thought that we would both fall into the hands of the same person in this world..."
Uchiha Madara gritted his teeth, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.
His mind recalled that Bandage Man.
He had wanted to kill him a long time ago!
If Hashirama hadn't stopped him, he would have killed that guy already!
Now, look at this.
Both he and Hashirama fell into this person's hands.
He should have disregarded Hashirama's obstruction and forcefully killed that bastard back then!
"However..."
Uchiha Madara looked around and found that his current location was in an underground cave.
This made Uchiha Madara curious.
Why was he here?
Even if it was a grave dug for him, they shouldn't have buried him and Hashirama together, right?
"It seems many things I don't know have happened here..."
Uchiha Madara's eyes narrowed slightly.
It seemed things were a bit different from what he had imagined.
The current situation outside still needed to be analyzed...
However, revenge would probably have to wait.
He didn't plan to seek revenge now; he was missing an eye, and a slight misstep would only lead to death.
He needed to find a place to lay low,
Waiting for even greater power...
Then Uchiha Madara looked at Senju Hashirama.
He slowly crouched down and spoke softly, "Hashirama, I will avenge you. When the time comes, I will create a perfect world..."
Uchiha Madara cut off a piece of Hashirama's flesh and placed it onto his own wound.
Poof!
This was something he had always been very curious about.
The Uchiha stone tablet said: Combine two into one to gain all creation.
Yin and Yang, Senju and Uchiha...
What if he and Hashirama combined into one?
After gathering his Chakra, Uchiha Madara picked up Senju Hashirama's corpse and quickly left the underground cave.
After Uchiha Madara left, Black Zetsu slowly emerged.
"Hahaha... It seems this generation's Indra reincarnation is quite clever, actually having a backup plan!"
Black Zetsu chuckled mischievously.
He had taken these two corpses during the chaos using his special ability, because they were both useful, thinking they might come in handy later.
He never expected that by a stroke of luck, he saved Madara's life.
He originally thought he would have to wait many more years, but he unexpectedly had a turning point now!
However, he couldn't appear directly in front of Madara now.
He needed a reasonable and unobtrusive reason for his appearance.
Appearing rashly would absolutely not do...
Then Black Zetsu slowly followed them.
...
The encampment of the Four Nations Allied Forces.
The Bandage Man slowly woke up from his sickbed, noticing that his bandages had been changed and his arm felt heavy.
He looked down and saw Ōnoki sleeping on his arm.
The Bandage Man gently nudged Ōnoki.
"Hmm..."
Ōnoki rubbed his eyes groggily. When he saw his teacher had woken up, Ōnoki's face instantly lit up with surprise, his eyes glistening with tears: "Eh? Teacher, you're awake!"
The Bandage Man rubbed his head, nodded, and immediately asked, "What's happening now? How long have I been unconscious? And..."
Before the Bandage Man could finish his sentence, Ōnoki pounced on him.
"Wuwuwu! Teacher! You're finally awake! I almost thought you were going to die! Wuwuwu X﹏X..."
Ōnoki hugged the Bandage Man's arm, crying with snot and tears.