Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha lacks motivation.

Nine identically dressed Hashirama Senju stood in a row, making no move, yet the mere hint of aura they exuded inadvertently intimidated everyone present.

The F6 members, who were hiding not far away, stood frozen in place, not daring to make a sound, for fear of being severely lectured by a group of teachers who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"If they're not clones, how could there be so many clones?"

Senju Tobirama, locked onto by nine gazes, felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. His senses told him that each of these clones in front of him was an independent individual, and not a disguise used to deceive others.

Suddenly, one of the clones turned around, looked at the somewhat disheveled Number Nine, and a mocking smile appeared on his lips.

"That's really ugly, number nine."

The relationship between the nine clones was not as good as imagined, especially after some of them successfully gained sentience by absorbing the tailed beast's chakra, which led to more friction when they met.

Among them, after absorbing Shukaku's chakra, clone number one unconsciously developed extreme hostility towards clone number nine.

Despite the supreme directive from Cixian, which forbade private battles between clones,

However, Number One often used words to bully Number Nine, who was not yet intelligent, and would often make sarcastic remarks whenever they met.

"If it were you, you would be dead by now."

Number Nine glanced at Number One, who had been mocking him. Now that he was beginning to develop intelligence, he was able to fight back and was no longer the silent, bullied person he used to be.

"You couldn't even take down the weakest one-tailed creature. If I were you, I would have jumped into the research institute's waste pit long ago."

"Oh! You've even learned to talk back now~"

Number One raised an eyebrow, his expression subtly changing, a hint of barely perceptible joy and relief flashing in his eyes, but he remained unyielding in his words.

"But at least I defeated the mission objective. What about you?"

"I'm not missing any arms or legs."

Number Nine curled his lip and immediately brought up the incident of Number One losing his arm in a sarcastic tone.

"Number nine, I'm at 8 AM!"

"Whitey, can you hold on?"

While Number One and Number Nine were catching up, Madara Uchiha lowered his head and quietly asked Tobirama Senju, who looked as if he were looking after his parents, "..."

"ha?"

top?

I'll fuck you!

Nine top-tier leaders, what am I supposed to use to support them?

Sensing the burning fighting spirit of Madara Uchiha beside him, Tobirama Senju's heart tightened, and he quickly asked in a low voice,

"Hey, you're not thinking of hitting me, are you?"

"Otherwise what?"

Madara Uchiha straightened up, his gaze fixed on the nine clones before him, each with a different expression, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

Sigh~ If only those nine hot moms from Harbin weren't enemies.

Tobirama Senju hesitated for a moment. Thinking of the village and the six disciples who hadn't escaped behind him, a resolute look appeared in his eyes. He drew a kunai with his backhand and said softly:

"In that case, the plan remains the same."

"Uh, what plan?"

Madara glanced at Tobirama Senju with a puzzled look, blinked, and tried to recall their conversation, only to find that there was no battle plan involved.

"I'll cover the rear."

"Are you crazy?"

Stunned by Tobirama Senju's words, Madara Uchiha really wanted to touch the white-haired man's forehead to check if he was delirious from a fever.

"It's not that I'm underestimating you, but you probably can't even last ten seconds."

Having just experienced a battle with the clone, Madara Uchiha already had a certain understanding of its combat strength.

Aside from slightly lacking in combat awareness, the clone was a complete replica of Hasi Hot Mom's stats at her peak. The mere white-haired girl was no match for her.

"Don't worry, if I want to leave, no one can stop me."

Tobirama Senju shook his head. The Flying Thunder God Technique gave him immense confidence; even facing an encirclement of nine clones, he was confident he could escape unscathed.

"You only need to take a few of them with you; your Susanoo should be able to fly."

Pointing with his eyes to the trembling F6 members not far away, Tobirama Senju had even come up with a way to escape.

Big brother can't fly.

"You're so nagging. I hate taking care of kids. I'll leave this job to you and let me handle them."

Madara Uchiha stared at Tobirama Senju, whose expression was serious, for a few seconds. Instead of following Tobirama's plan, he took a large step forward.

"Don't be impulsive, I am..."

Seeing Madara Uchiha's aggressive actions, Tobirama Senju was extremely anxious. Even if he made a mistake and died, it wouldn't be a big deal.

"Hmph! I am the Hokage."

Ignoring the anxious Tobirama Senju, Madara Uchiha strode towards the nine clones, a shocking move that immediately drew the attention of everyone present.

"You two can go back and argue all you want. Number Nine, your target is here."

On the clone's side, a clone with a helpless expression stepped forward and separated the arguing Number One and Number Nine, and pointed to Uchiha Madara who was walking towards them.

"Has this human gone mad?"

The two, reminded by Number Eight, looked at Uchiha Madara with surprise, his face full of fighting spirit. Shouldn't they have run away in this situation?

Watching Madara Uchiha's retreating figure, Tobirama Senju gritted his teeth and leaped after him.

"You idiot, what will become of Konoha?"

Do you think I'll lose?

Turning his head to glance at the furious Tobirama Senju behind him, Madara Uchiha's disdain only intensified. Even facing nine clones couldn't extinguish the burning fighting spirit within him.

This is Madara Uchiha.

If you want war, then I will fight.

We will never back down because of the enemy's strength.

Do you think you can win?

"We will win."

Tobirama Senju almost laughed out of anger. He went all out against one clone, and now he's going to fight nine? Does he think he's the Sage of Six Paths?

"Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about the Uchiha clan. What will happen to the Uchiha clan without you?"

Seeing that Madara Uchiha remained obstinate, Tobirama Senju had no choice but to try appealing to his emotions, attempting to awaken him by mentioning the future of their clan.

"With Izuna and my cousin around, the Uchiha clan will only take off; they will never perish."

Surprisingly, Madara Uchiha seemed quite open-minded, showing no concern whatsoever for the future of the Uchiha clan.

They even believed that under the management of their brothers, the clan would rise to become the number one clan in the ninja world, living a prosperous life where every Uchiha clan member could walk with their head held high and enjoy the admiration of thousands.

"you"

Tobirama Senju trembled with rage. Despite his earnest attempts to reason with Madara Uchiha, the stubborn man remained unmoved.

"Then you hold on for a while. I'll come back to rescue you after I've sent them away."

There was no other way; Tobirama Senju couldn't ignore both sides. Since Madara Uchiha was confident in his strength, he had no choice but to lead the F6 to escape first.

Moreover, according to the intelligence we had previously gathered, the clones that attacked the Tailed Beast Riders would not directly kill their targets, so Madara Uchiha's life should be safe for the time being.

Thinking of this, Tobirama Senju felt a sense of relief and raised his hand to search for the coordinates he had left on F6. But the next second, he was dumbfounded.

"Flying Thunder. Huh?"

In his perception, the coordinates of the Flying Thunder God technique on F6 were moving at a rapid pace.

But it wasn't the escape he imagined, but rather...

"Tap!" *6

"Teacher, are we late?"

"I'll blanch it!"

Watching the F6 land steadily, their faces resolute, Tobirama Senju's throat was filled with an impending outpouring of Konoha slang.

"Who sent you?"

Why do you bunch of good-for-nothings only know how to cause trouble? Do you think a few Iron-level players like you can participate in such high-level matches?

"Jing, you shouldn't have come."

Madara Uchiha also noticed the F6 who had come to cause trouble. A faint sense of relief flashed in his eyes, but more than that, there was helplessness.

He could still protect himself when the battle started, but he really had no time to worry about Uchiha Kagami.

"It's me!"

Danzo bravely raised his hand, his face beaming with pride as he awaited the teacher's praise.

"You rascal Danzo, if nothing goes wrong this time, I'll definitely 'reward' you properly!"

Tobirama Senju nearly ground his teeth to powder when he saw Danzo's smug expression.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami, standing to the side, did not participate in the conversation. Their eyes were wary as they watched the nine clones not far away, their hearts heavy.

They came here with the determination to die. Although they knew the gap in strength between themselves and their clones, as Konoha people, the F6 could not allow themselves to watch the Hokage and the branch secretary sacrifice themselves.

The six of them together should be able to hold off a clone, relieving some of the pressure on the Hokage and the teacher.

"Wow! So many people have come, this makes it more interesting."

Suddenly, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice rang in their ears. Number One, who had just been arguing with Number Nine, looked at the Konoha members with a smile on his face.

Now, he yearns to interact with more humans in order to learn more about human emotions and lay a solid foundation for his own evolution.

"Numbers 5 and 6, you two go and have some fun with those guys."

Number One pointed at Tobirama Senju and the F6, and gave orders to the two expressionless clones beside him.

"receive."

As the only two clones in the clone army that have not awakened their intelligence, the command of Number Five and Number Six was temporarily handed over by Cixian to the quick-witted Number One, who was allowed to make temporary deployments.

"As for us, Number Nine, let us clean up your mess~"

Number One glanced at the stiff-faced Number Nine, smiled with satisfaction, and turned to call the remaining clones to surround Madara Uchiha.

"We don't need your help."

Number Nine, with a cold expression, followed, glancing at Number One at the front who was smugly pleased with himself, and muttered something under his breath.

"Just wait and see, next time I'll add extra-concentrated wasabi to your nutrient solution."

Seeing the clones closing in on him, Tobirama Senju knew he couldn't escape this battle, so he quickly gave some instructions to the F6 behind him.

"The six of you, don't get separated. You know how capable our eldest brother is. Just hold him off; don't act rashly."

Having said that, he drew his short blade, his gaze turning serious as he looked at the two clones approaching him, a slight smirk playing on his lips.

"We've been underestimated; only two people showed up."

On the other side, Madara Uchiha was surrounded by seven clones. Under the gaze of seven pairs of eyes with different expressions, a faint solemnity appeared on his face.

"One against seven?"

"Human, if you surrender, we can make your departure less painful."

Number One sized up Uchiha Madara, who exuded a dangerous aura, and his heart tightened, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he tentatively offered some advice.

"Enough talk, let's fight."

Madara Uchiha scoffed at Number One's remarks, his eyes flashing with a scarlet light, revealing a bewitching pattern.

"In that case, we'll play along."

Seeing Madara Uchiha's utterly unreasonable behavior, Number One could only shake his head regretfully, a hint of seriousness creeping into his eyes.

The human in front of him, though not as bad as the curly-haired guy he had encountered in the Land of Wind, was still a tough opponent. No wonder he was able to make Number Nine run away with his tail between his legs.

"superior!"

With a wave of his hand, Number One sent several clones leaping out and charging towards Madara Uchiha. In mid-air, they simultaneously clasped their hands together, and a surge of powerful Wood Release energy instantly filled the entire battlefield.

Rumbling--

With a deafening roar, seven lifelike wooden Arhat figures rose from the ground, menacingly surrounding the tiny Uchiha Madara.

"Humans, if you obediently eat this, we can let you all go."

Number One, standing atop the wooden dummy, made his final attempt to persuade them to surrender. A gray seed emanating a putrid aura emerged from his palm, and his smile was full of threat.

"No! Don't believe him!"

Before Madara Uchiha could answer, the Nine-Tails, huddled in his sea of ​​consciousness, shouted first, its enormous beastly eyes filled with visible fear as it looked at the decaying seed.

"Do you know what that is?"

"I don't know, but that stinky tanuki told me that thing is a tool that turns tailed beasts into Devil Fruits."

After being glanced at by Madara Uchiha with a gloomy gaze, Kurama immediately shivered. It knew that Madara was really angry that it hadn't shared information, so it immediately began to explain loudly, repeating Shukaku's words in the chat room word for word.

Of course, the curly-haired man wielding an old-fashioned scalpel was omitted.

"fruit?"

Madara Uchiha's gaze sharpened. Just as they had guessed, the ultimate target of these clones was the tailed beasts possessed by the knights.

However, the method of acquisition is not simply to steal the Tailed Beast Card, but to use the body of the Tailed Beast Rider as a seedbed to solidify the power of the Tailed Beast and condense it into a fruit.

When the fruit ripens and falls, the life of the Tailed Beast Rider will come to an end.

"Excuse me, my older cousin taught me not to eat food given to me by strangers."

Even unaware of the purpose of the seed in Number One's possession, the well-educated Madara Uchiha wouldn't eat indiscriminately. After gently shaking his head in refusal, a ghostly blue phantom materialized behind him.

"You want to fight seven people at once?"

Disappointed, Number One withdrew the Divine Tree Spores and looked at Uchiha Madara, whose aura was surging, with surprise. This human is really stubborn. Does he really think they are little Karami?

"Wood Release: Wood Clone"

Madara Uchiha was no fool; he swiftly raised his hands to form hand seals, and in the next instant, six wooden branches detached from his back, transforming into six cold-faced clones that landed on the ground.

To the astonishment of the clones, the six clones seemed to be of one mind, and a ghostly blue shadow appeared behind them.

"Now it's fair." (End of Chapter)