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

Within the card space, the Nine-Tails' enormous body began to rapidly dissolve, transforming into golden rays that flowed into Tobirama Senju's body.

As Tobirama Senju felt the powerful tailed beast chakra merging into his meridians, and was shocked by the terrifying power of the Nine-Tails, a shrill voice suddenly rang in his mind.

"I was once called a natural disaster by ignorant humans."

As they spoke, the Nine-Tails' body rapidly reassembled within Tobirama Senju's consciousness. Its crimson fur began to turn golden, and the Nine-Tails, now a legendary golden creature, opened its massive maw, releasing wisps of scorching heat.

"Now, I'll show you the power of a cataclysmic disaster."

The next second, before Tobirama Senju could react, a blinding light pulled him back to reality. He instinctively raised his hand to shield his eyes, only to find a hard, solid object in his grasp.

"This is."

He looked at the golden fox-shaped belt in his hand with a puzzled expression. He had seen the same one on Madara Uchiha's waist before, but that one was white and red.

"This is my true power, consider it a newbie perk for you."

The Nine-Tailed Fox's piercing voice rang out again. Tobirama Senju looked up at the massive hand about to descend from the Buddha, and without further thought, relying on the operating manual that popped into his mind, skillfully cleaved the fox strap in two.

"Dooms Geats!"

"Set! Judgement!"

Inserting the two straps into the sides of the waist driver, Tobirama Senju raised one hand and looked straight ahead.

"henshin!"

As the golden fox belt around his waist emitted a emotionless electronic sound, he mimicked Madara Uchiha's transformation move, flipping the golden fox belt over.

"Revolve On!"

"Snapped!"

The fox strap instantly unfolded automatically, revealing a beautifully crafted golden nine-tailed creature seated atop the driver, its nine upright tails radiating intense heat.

"Judgement Boost!"

Golden armor materialized out of thin air, seamlessly covering Tobirama Senju's body, and a terrifying, bloodthirsty aura surged forth.

"Ready to Fight!"

Nine golden fox tails slowly descended behind him. Feeling the surging, powerful energy within him, Tobirama Senju's pupils dilated dramatically beneath his golden mask, a barely perceptible hint of regret on his face.

"That's incredibly strong!"

If he had known earlier that the Tailed Beast Riders were this strong, he would never have agreed to sell those Tailed Beasts for a pittance.

If all nine tailed beast riders were gathered, the entire ninja world would have to take their surname, Wood.

"teacher?!"

Suddenly, a surprised voice woke Tobirama Senju. Kagami, who had been watching the flashing lights, finally regained some strength and slowly climbed out of the pit.

"Snapped!"

Seeing Tobirama Senju's magnificent transformation, he slapped himself in disbelief, but the sharp pain on his face forced him to accept reality.

The teacher really transformed into a Tailed Beast Rider, and a legendary gold-level one at that. To be fair, he looked several times cooler than Uncle.

"Click~"

Tobirama Senju remained silent. Sensing something, he raised his hand, and golden light particles gathered in his palm, eventually transforming into a golden spear. He held the weapon horizontally in front of his chest, and the nine golden fox tails behind him moved without wind, transforming into golden energy that coiled around the blade.

"Whoosh!"

With a sudden swing, golden sword energy shot out, rapidly expanding in flight until it reached the size of a Buddha's palm.

"Boom!"

The golden sword energy slammed into the wooden hand of the Buddha statue, instantly igniting the volatile energy. With a violent explosion, the Buddha's hand was blasted into wood fragments.

"I'll blanch it!"

Jingzi was nearly stunned when he saw this. He had used all his strength to unleash his light-based skills, but he couldn't even scratch the wooden figure in front of him. Yet, his teacher had simply chopped off one of the figure's hands with a single slash.

"I will take down the mastermind hiding behind the scenes."

Holding his sword in one hand, Tobirama Senju took a step forward. Though his voice was soft, it landed steadily in Kagami's ears. The firmness and confidence in his tone made Kagami feel as if he were seeing his spirited teacher from back then.

"Whoosh!"

With a leap, the golden fox transformed into a golden streak of light and hurtled towards the unreachable top of the Buddha statue.

Tobirama Senju knew that he and the Great Buddha Senju were vastly different in size, and that continuing the fight would only be a waste of time. He decided to capture the leader first and go directly to the clone above him.

However, the clone who saw through Tobirama Senju's plan wouldn't let him have his way so easily. The countless giant hands on the Buddha's back fell down simultaneously, determined to blast the golden knight into dust in mid-air.

"Tsk!"

Tobirama Senju frowned slightly. Although he was agile, he could only rely on the flames shooting out from his fox tail to propel himself forward as he narrowly dodged the Buddha's attacks, facing a dense mass of arms.

Seeing himself locked onto by countless arms, Tobirama Senju raised the spear blade in his hand, golden light once again swirling around it.

At this critical moment, a red figure appeared in front of him, causing Tobirama Senju to pause slightly in surprise.

"Ha!"

With his hands crossed and stacked together, golden energy beams poured out, causing explosions wherever they went, and countless wooden arms were destroyed by the scorching energy.

"Teacher, please leave this to me!"

After repelling the first wave of arm attacks, Mirror turned around and nodded slightly to Tobirama Senju.

With just over a minute left before the transformation ends, he will do everything in his power to buy time for his teacher.

Tobirama Senju nodded in response, and without the slightest hesitation, his figure once again transformed into an unstoppable streak of light, rushing towards the top of the wooden doll's head.

"Boom!"

The large wooden hand immediately changed course and reached for Tobirama Senju.

"Don't even think about it!"

Upon seeing this, Mirror's eyes sharpened, and a bright orange-red light shone from the top of his pointed head. The next moment, a blazing beam of light shot out, completely destroying the large hand that was chasing Senju Tobirama.

"Your opponent is me."

The red giant lowered his hands, his oval eyes filled with determination. Even though his body was very small in front of the Buddha, it could not extinguish the passion in Uchiha Kagami's heart.

"Ha!"

Once again assuming that familiar starting stance, the red giant leaped forward, charging headlong into the countless wooden hands that loomed overhead.

A fierce and exhilarating final battle has begun.

"despair!"

Under the cover of Uchiha Kagami, Tobirama Senju moved unimpeded and landed steadily on the wooden dummy's head. The clone controlling the Buddha statue's gaze sharpened.

As a combat weapon specifically designed to hunt Tailed Beast Riders, the clone is extremely sensitive to the aura of the Tailed Beast Riders. Although the golden knight in front of him is not his target, the chakra it exudes makes him drool.

I can sneak a little bit; hopefully Number Nine won't find out.

"Whoosh!"

A sudden whooshing sound rang in the clone's ears, instantly putting it on alert. The golden knight, who had been some distance away, was now right in front of it.

He immediately tightened his grip, and countless thick wooden branches sprouted from beneath his feet, transforming into resilient vines that attacked Tobirama Senju, who was raising his sword.

"Splash!"

A flash of golden light streaked past, and the wooden branches hastily sprouted by the clone were severed by the golden knight's blade.

Moreover, taking advantage of the clone's momentary hesitation, Tobirama Senju accelerated once more.

"Sizzle!"

A blinding golden light flashed, and the expressionless clone suddenly widened his eyes. More overwhelming than the spurting blood before him was the excruciating pain in his chest.

"Whoosh~"

Having landed a successful blow, Tobirama Senju flicked the blood from his spear blade. The sudden surge of power left him somewhat dazed, a hint of confusion in his eyes beneath his visor.

But he quickly came to his senses. Now was not the time to think about such trivial matters. Madara Uchiha was waiting for his support, and he had to take down this clone as soon as possible.

"Whoosh!"

After finalizing the plan, he once again transformed into golden light and charged towards the clone.

"when!"

The clone, whose chest wound had already healed, saw the golden light hurtling towards him, quickly adjusted his stance, and assumed Hashirama Senju's classic blocking posture.

"Clang~ Clang~"

In an instant, the dull thuds of stomping and blocking echoed, as the clones precisely deflected all of Tobirama Senju's attacks.

Seeing that his attack had failed, Tobirama Senju immediately retreated, flexing his slightly numb hands. His gaze then fell upon the clone's fleshy hands.

Looking at his bloodied palm, he felt a little better. If his opponent could really block his attack without getting hurt, then his transformation would have been for nothing.

So he pressed forward again, ready to press his advantage. The two figures began a tense and exciting physical duel atop the Buddha's spacious head.

The golden blade light and the eerie blue power clashed repeatedly, and the energy explosions generated by the collision of the two forces could be clearly seen even from miles away.

"Tick-tock~ Tick-tock~"

The grayish-brown giant hammer was covered with human skin and tissue, and the blood, which had turned black, dripped slowly from the shipbreaker's blood groove onto the ground, pooling into a puddle that reflected the muscular figure of Uchiha Madara.

"That's the power of the Nine-Tails! What's that white-haired guy doing?"

With the enhancement of his Mangekyou Sharingan, Madara Uchiha could clearly see the battle aura emanating from the wooden doll's head in the distance. Among them, a familiar power was none other than the Nine-Tails, with whom he had spent over a decade.

"despair"

"Tap tap."

Before him lay several still-convulsing corpses. Of the seven alien knights he had fought, nearly half had perished, with only knights number one, seven, eight, and the strongest, number nine, remaining.

The rest were thoroughly dealt with by Madara Uchiha using his sharp weapons, and should be reporting to the Pure Land by now.

I just don't know if clones have souls, or if they meet the entry requirements for entering the Pure Land.

"Target spotted."

The ninth clone, who was confronting Madara Uchiha, also sensed the Nine-Tails' chakra emanating from afar, and a flash of greed crossed its eyes.

"Number Nine, you're not thinking of sneaking out, are you?"

Sensing his teammate's wavering resolve, Number One abruptly turned around and questioned him.

Faced with Uchiha Madara, who suddenly pulled out strange ninja tools and transformed into a muscular man, their clones were no match for him at all.

Number three, with the strongest defense, had its hard skull shattered by a single hammer blow.

Number Two, skilled in sneak attacks, was sliced ​​in half vertically by the opponent.

Number Four tried to use his super speed to unleash the Six Deadly Kicks on Madara Uchiha, but ended up having all three of his legs broken instead.

As for the few clones who were still alive, they were all in danger and could only huddle together to confront Madara Uchiha, while secretly discussing how to fight as a unit.

The horrific state of the previous three clones was still fresh in his mind; to fight the current Uchiha Madara one-on-one would be tantamount to suicide.

"My master said that the mission always comes first."

Glancing at Number One, whose face was full of suspicion, Number Nine confidently used Ci Xian as a shield.

"Hmph! You think I don't know you're planning to run away? What a coward."

With a disdainful snort, Knight Number One couldn't help but mock him. Although Number Nine was annoyed, he unusually refrained from retorting.

That's right, he really wanted to escape. The Uchiha Madara in front of him was a complete monster, and the most likely outcome of him staying would be that he would be beaten into mincemeat by the other party.

"What are you all spouting nonsense about? Prepare to die!"

"Thump!"

Seeing that the several alien knights remained inactive, Madara Uchiha, growing increasingly impatient, frowned and slammed his giant hammer to the ground, instantly causing an earthquake.

As expected of my cousin's product, the effect is amazing.

Looking at the Destroyer in his hand, Madara Uchiha couldn't help but recall how his father, when he was still alive, would often show off the ninja tools his older cousin had given him. He still remembered those lavish praises.

"Let's all go shoulder to shoulder, no need to talk to him about chivalry!"

Another Rider is still a Rider~

Madara Uchiha's arrogant attitude successfully ignited the anger of the Other Riders. Number One gritted his teeth, waved his hand, and took the lead, transforming into a streak of light as he rushed over.

The others were stunned for a moment, taken aback by Number One's sudden bravery, and then followed suit, unleashing their full power, determined to cut down Uchiha Madara.

"Well done!"

Seeing that his enemy was finally willing to engage in hand-to-hand combat, Madara Uchiha laughed loudly, wielding his two heavy weapons with tremendous force.

"Snapped!"

The first one to reach him couldn't dodge in time and was precisely struck in the face by the shipbreaker; his upper body was instantly torn to shreds by the terrifying force.

"Haha. Huh?"

Madara Uchiha's smile had just begun when a grain of sand fell into his eye, interrupting his gaze as he looked at the "flesh and blood" scattered everywhere.

What filled the sky wasn't flesh and blood, but clearly yellow sand.

It was all a smokescreen. Number One didn't lead the charge at all; he just sent a sand clone to fool everyone present.

The other alien knights who witnessed this scene all cursed in unison.

Blanch!

But it was too late to stop. Number Eight, the strongest among them, had no choice but to grit his teeth and raise his chainsaw, colliding it with Madara Uchiha's Shipbreaker.

"Boom!"

The seemingly indestructible chainsaw shattered instantly, its smoking teeth scattering across the ground. Number Eight was also thrown away by the immense force of the impact, crashing heavily into the forest and knocking down dozens of towering trees along the way.

Upon seeing this, the seventh clone immediately flapped its wings and took flight, but before it could reach high altitude, Madara Uchiha threw out the Black Cutter in his hand, severing its wings at the root.

Dead.

Now only Number Nine is left. He looked at Madara Uchiha slowly approaching him with some despair, cursing Number One in his heart for causing the annihilation.

"Number Nine, go and carry out your mission."

Just as Number Nine was preparing for a desperate fight, a clear, cold voice rang in his ear.

Following the sound, she looked up and saw the figure slowly descending from the sky. A flame of hope rekindled in Number Nine's heart.

"Who are you?"

Upon discovering yet another troublemaker, Madara Uchiha stopped in his tracks, a barely perceptible hint of surprise flashing in his crimson eyes.

He hadn't even noticed this person's presence.

"I am not human, I am..." (End of Chapter)