Naruto: Traveling Through Time Starting with Seizing the Dragon Vein

Ao stared intently at Madara in the center of the crowd with his remaining eye, his brows furrowed. As the strategist of Kirigakure, he keenly sensed an extremely strong sense of unease.

"In this 'United Konoha,' the Uchiha were not ostracized, but instead occupied the core of power; Madara himself was deeply loved and respected."

Darui also abandoned his usual laziness: "If it wasn't due to internal conflicts within the village... then what kind of terrifying external reason forced this ninja world demon to leave the village he built with his own hands under the pretext of 'defection'?"

The elites from the four villages looked at each other, a strange chill creeping into their hearts.

Why did Madara Uchiha defect as soon as Uchiha Tsuki returned?

I dare not think about it, I dare not think about it.

In front of the gate.

Madara Uchiha, carrying his fan, was forced to stop.

"Lord Ban! Why are you leaving?"

A young Uchiha Jonin rushed to the front, his voice trembling with tears, "The village is so prosperous now, everyone is together, you are our clan leader, one of the founders of Konoha! What is it that you can't tell us about your troubles?"

"Yes, Lord Madara!"

Beside him, a Senju veteran with a missing arm squeezed through the crowd, his eyes red as he roared, "Without you and Lord Hashirama, there would be no Konoha as we are today! I'll be the first to object to anyone who dares to speak ill of you!"

"Lord Ban, please don't go..."

Several civilian ninjas who benefited from Uchiha Tsukuyomi's "technology sharing" policy knelt on the ground, saying, "We haven't even fully learned the Fire Release theories you taught us yet. Konoha can't do without you!"

The crowd was agitated, and cries of pleading, questioning, and pleas converged into a massive wave of sound that echoed for a long time before the gates of Konoha.

In recent years, with the covert efforts of Uchiha Tsukikage clones and Tobirama, the "Heaven's Will Project" was implemented early on.

The Uchiha were not viewed with suspicion, but rather truly integrated into the core of the village.

Although Ban was still arrogant and had a bad temper, his protective attitude when dealing with external threats had long won him the love and respect of the entire village, regardless of family.

Standing at the front of the crowd, Madara Uchiha looked at the villagers and clansmen who were genuinely moved and had tears in their eyes trying to stop him from leaving. His fingers, which were holding the fan, tightened slightly involuntarily.

In this script, which was even written in history books in order to deceive the "correcting force".

He had thought that he would experience the loneliness and desolation of being abandoned by everyone, just like the "original fate" described by that bastard Yue.

He was prepared to bear all the infamy and misunderstanding.

But now...

Hearing the pleas for him to stay throughout the streets, and seeing those alien ninjas who were even willing to challenge the village's higher-ups for his sake.

Even the ninja world's demon, whose heart was always as firm as iron, found his proud heart beating violently a few times uncontrollably.

'Hashirama...Tsuki...you guys really did build an amazing village.'

Ban sighed silently in his heart.

This village is no longer a cage filled with prejudice and estrangement; it has truly become a "home" that Madara Uchiha would fight to the death to protect.

But that's precisely why he had to leave.

If this "Battle of the Valley of the End" is not completed according to the script, and if we do not temporarily retreat into the shadows, then the supreme power of fate will destroy everything sooner or later!

"cough……"

At the top of the Hokage Building not far away, Uchiha Tsuki and Senju Hashirama stood side by side.

Seeing the deeply moving scene below, Hashirama was already sobbing uncontrollably, frantically wiping away his tears with a handkerchief: "That bastard Madara... He was clearly moved to tears, but he still had to pretend to be a villain. It's so heartbreaking, sob sob sob..."

Yue crossed her arms and grinned wildly, ready to see how Madara would handle the situation.

In front of the gate.

Ban took a deep breath.

When he lowered his head again, the tenderness in his eyes had been completely sealed away.

"Om-!"

The three black tomoe instantly connected, and the scarlet Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan burst forth in its eye sockets!

A terrifying killing intent, seemingly forged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood, swept across the entire Konoha gates like a hurricane!

"boom!"

The deep blue chakra materialized into a visible shockwave, directly blasting the ninjas at the front of the group backward!

"Shut up!"

Ban's voice was icy and chilling: "Who do you think you are? Do you have the right to question my decision?!"

He slammed the Uchiha fan heavily onto the ground, causing the earth to crack instantly.

Ban raised his chin, his scarlet eyes sweeping over all the villagers who were too intimidated to utter a sound.

"Why should I, Madara Uchiha, explain my actions to a bunch of weaklings like you!"

"Konoha will not tolerate my path! From this day forward, my ties with Konoha are severed!"

"Lord Madara..." The young Uchiha Jonin looked at him in despair.

"Don't call me sir!"

Ban suddenly turned around, his back to the group of people with tears in their eyes, his wide robes fluttering in the wind.

He didn't look back at the prosperous village he had built with his own hands, but before leaving, he uttered a thunderous roar:

"I don't need you to see me off! All of you, get back home!"

A strong wind whipped up a cloud of sand and dust.

The dark red figure, all alone, strode towards the end of the Nanhe River.

Watching Ban's receding figure.

The members of the delegations from the four major villages in the distance looked at each other in bewilderment.

On the Hokage Building.

Hashirama wiped away his tears, his gaze gradually becoming incredibly sharp and solemn.

"Bandit is in position. Moon Brothers."

Hashirama turned to look at Uchiha Tsukuyomi, and the natural energy around him began to gather wildly, with the Sage's face faintly appearing.

Yue slowly drew the straight sword from her waist, revealing starlight patterns in her eyes.

"Then let's go, Hashirama."

Chapter 168 The warm-up is over, the two

The commotion outside the gates of Konoha did not last long.

As Madara Uchiha's figure completely disappeared into the sandstorm, Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze, who had concealed his true appearance, quickly took over the situation.

With a cold expression, Tobirama forcibly dispersed the crowd and announced that "Konoha is under the highest level of martial law."

Minato, with his gentle approach, quickly calmed the civilians and ninjas who were on the verge of collapse.

As the village settled down, the Nanga River came to a stop.

Within the vast, nameless canyon, thanks to the peace and prosperity of the past few years, the jest left behind by Toki seems to have come true, as two enormous, opposing stone statues of Madara and Hashirama have indeed been erected ahead of schedule.

A deafening waterfall cascades down a hundred-foot cliff, its spray filling the air.

Madara Uchiha stood quietly at one end of the waterfall, letting the water droplets soak his dark red armor.

His pair of scarlet, eternal kaleidoscope eyes gazed at the stone statues between the pillars on the opposite bank, but his mind involuntarily replayed scenes from many years ago.

Back then, when he captured the Nine-Tails and was preparing to fight Hashirama to the death, it was Uchiha Tsuki, along with Hikaru and the group of civilians, who used that extremely strange mental network to shatter the coldness in his heart and pull him back to the negotiating table.

"After many years apart, I never expected to fight you again in this place of destiny."

A fanatical smile curled at the corners of Ban's mouth.

"Moon, let me see how much your real strength has actually improved these past few years, aside from your manipulative political skills."

"boom!"

With a tremor of the earth, Hashirama Senju's figure landed heavily on the other side of the waterfall.

Hashirama did not activate Sage Mode, nor did he summon the Wood Dragon. He simply stood there empty-handed, watching the space in mid-air gradually distort.

He was also reminiscing.

Recalling the scene where Momoko single-handedly used almost openly scheming methods to force Madara to sit down and drink tea;

Looking back on those years, I realize how the people secretly helped to build up a prosperous Konoha that was ahead of its time.

"Brother Yue, you are indeed an extraordinary person," Hashirama sighed inwardly. "But the burden of so-called 'fate' is too heavy. If you don't have enough strength, how can I entrust all of this to you with peace of mind?"

Just when the two had different thoughts.

A purplish-black ripple spread out in the void above the waterfall.

Wearing a black trench coat, Uchiha Yue slowly stepped out of the space-time vortex.

Behind him, Uchiha Hikaru held her short sword, her red robes fluttering, like a serene Valkyrie.

"Now that we're here, there's no need to hide anything."

Looking down at these two pinnacle ninjas from his high perch, Yue slowly drew his straight sword from his waist, his voice beneath the mask exuding extreme arrogance.

"Let me see if you two old guys who have been living comfortably for the past few years are still worthy of my full effort."

"Insanity!"

Ban gave a cold shout, without any further words, and his scarlet eyes instantly burst forth with a dazzling light.

Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!

The towering flames erupted from Ban's mouth like a tsunami. Their wide range and high temperature instantly evaporated a large area of ​​vacuum from the waterfall, heading straight for the moon in the sky!

"Wood Release: Advent of the World of Trees!"

Almost simultaneously, Hashirama formed hand seals, and the ground beneath his feet suddenly cracked open. Countless ancient giant trees, as thick as dragons, burst forth from the earth and spread wildly along with the fire, forming a vast ocean of burning wood that completely blocked Yue's retreat from all directions!

With a single move, he unleashed a terrifying combo capable of instantly killing a Kage-level expert!

This was just a test for them.