I am the savior, do you have any objection?

"Oh no..."

Helpless, Hashirama Senju grabbed Kerry's calf under the watchful eyes of Mito and countless clansmen.

Then Kerry soared into the sky and flew away into the distance.

...At this time, in the Land of Lightning, at the stronghold where Uchiha Madara was stationed.

"what……!"

Thick smoke billowed from Uchiha Madara's body, while Belonging to him were Byakuren, who was immobilized by genjutsu, and a squinty-eyed man.

However, at this moment, countless experts were still attacking him from all directions.

He miscalculated. His opponent had no intention of giving him a chance to breathe, and even though his opponent was not in good condition, he insisted on fighting him at this moment.

"What are you hesitating for? Get them!"

Madara Uchiha exhaled smoke as he mocked A, who stood in the distance, his entire body shimmering with chakra light like a Saiyan in a transformation.

"Uchiha Madara, I respect your strength, but unfortunately, there is no room for my hesitation between nations."

Ai, who looked like a bird's nest with thick lips and a farm tool, closed her eyes slightly, and the next moment she opened them, her eyes filled with murderous intent.

Madara Uchiha looked around. The ninjas behind him were still trying to come forward to support him, but there were just too many of them. Even though the Uchiha and Senju ninjas were generally strong, he was still trapped in the siege of the enemy's experts.

Madara Uchiha formed a hand seal and vanished from his spot, leaving the gold and silver-clad figures empty-handed.

The two ninjas, one wielding the Seven Star Sword and the other holding a Banana Leaf Fan.

With a series of chakra transformations, he sent Uchiha Madara flying out of the ground.

Ban was also quite capable. He spun his fan and the blade hit Silver Horn on the head. He then reached out with his other hand and grabbed Gold Horn's hair. He even tried to strangle Gold Horn with his own arm.

However, at this moment, Madara also revealed his only weakness.

"Whoosh!" The sound of air being cut came quickly. Madara aimed his Golden Horn at his opponent, forcing the First Hokage A, who was preparing to use this opening to directly kill him, to change his charge into an elbow strike, which hit Madara's arm that was holding Golden Horn.

Blood gushed out instantly. Madara could hear the sound of his arm being injured under the protection of Susanoo armor, but this blow also nearly killed Kinkaku, who was being held captive by Madara.

The opening was immediately followed by a retraction, and Madara Uchiha's Susanoo was retracted into his body.

The sharp-eyed Hozuki Gengetsu noticed the bloody gash on Uchiha Madara's arm and attacked from the side.

Madara wanted to raise the fan again, but his arm hurt, so he could only use one hand to form a hand seal and release a fire jutsu to force Hozuki Gengetsu back.

Although Madara Uchiha was bleeding, his arrogance remained undiminished. Standing there, those who were attacking him felt as if they were being looked down upon.

"One against seven, even when exhausted, he did not retreat an inch. Is this the Asura of the Ninja World?"

Panting heavily, Byakuren, who had just been carried away by her clansmen when Madara Uchiha was forced to retreat, and who had barely escaped the genjutsu that had tormented her for hundreds of years after being treated by medical ninjas, covered her bleeding eyes and looked at Madara.

It turned out that Madara had discovered their plan to rescue Byakuren and, before leaving, struck out with a blow, taking away one of the powerful warrior's eyes.

"Alright, old man, let's talk about these things after we take him down. I think he's almost done for."

The handsome blond man with a not-yet-thick mustache removed his robe, which had been scorched by fire-style techniques, revealing his well-defined muscles, and once again pointed his sword at Uchiha Madara.

It seems I must use Susanoo again.

At first, I was just thinking of waiting for Kerry to come and rescue me.

When did I become so weak? I should have solved these kinds of problems myself.

Madara Uchiha made up his mind. At this moment, his torso and calves were somewhat injured, but his chakra was still relatively healthy. However, the group in front of him were in good condition under the cover of the medical ninja.

Ban was already prepared to risk his life even if it meant going blind.

But at that moment, a familiar voice came from the sky.

"Ban! Don't be afraid! I'm here to save you!"

It's Kerry!

Madara Uchiha's arrogant expression instantly turned into a sinister grin.

"Good! Well done! Let these dog-like creatures witness your power..."

Madara Uchiha looked up, ready to unleash his signature four-stage laugh.

At this moment, he felt incredibly relieved. Yes, his friend from another world had finally arrived. Next, he would use his power, which was no less than his own, to wipe out all these guys.

That kind of warmth, like sunshine...

The warmth of the sunlight turned into a chilling, piercing light when Ban looked up.

Because he not only saw the man standing in mid-air, but also a pair of beautiful eyes filled with anger, resentment, and a little moisture.

!

Madara Uchiha's entire body, including his increasingly frenzied expression from the climax of the battle, froze!

Hashirama?!

Madara Uchiha stared in disbelief at Hashirama, who was falling from a great height and getting closer and closer to him, before turning his angry gaze to Kerry.

"I'm going to rescue your people!" Kerry shouted righteously, and disappeared in a flash, leaving behind only the distant screams of enemy ninjas.

"Quack! It's Shimura Danzo! If you don't want to become a woman, retract your weapon!"

But at this moment, Madara could no longer notice what was happening in the distance. Having lost his only outlet for his emotions, Madara could only turn his gaze back to Hashirama, who was descending from the sky and getting closer and closer to him.

At this moment, Madara felt just like Shiro, who had just killed his older brother and adoptive father, and after being toyed with by a gay man for three months, suddenly heard that someone had come to rescue him, only to hear, "Shiro, don't be afraid! Shounan, I've brought Dad, Master, Uncle, and Tongtong to save you!"

Madara even tried to turn his face away, not wanting Hashirama to see his disheveled state.

He didn't want to hear any mockery from Hashirama's mouth.

"boom!"

Instead of the mocking laughter he expected, he felt a punch land on his shoulder.

Madara turned around in surprise, only to see Hashirama with even more misty eyes.

"Ban! Are you stupid? So many people care about you, so many people need you! And you're just putting on a brave face for the sake of your pride!"

What will happen to Izuna if you die? What will happen to the ninja clans in the Land of Fire who are willing to follow you? You're not alone anymore! And what about me…”

As if suddenly realizing something, Hashirama Senju didn't finish his sentence. Instead, he turned his head away and quickly wiped his eyes with his hand.

But it was this action that transformed Ban's pride and unwillingness to be ridiculed, which he had been waiting for his best friend to laugh at, into the guilt of a child who had done something wrong.

"Hashirama...?"

Madara Uchiha seemed to want to explain something, but this was a battlefield. Although the opponent was surprised that the God of Shinobi had suddenly appeared, he would not hold back. A huge mist spread from all directions as Byakuren cast his spell.

However, Madara Uchiha was somewhat grateful to the person who released the mist, because this way he was facing a bunch of damned dogs, instead of Hashirama, whose feelings he couldn't quite define.

Seeing the mist rise, Hozuki Gengetsu swung his sword.

"Ha! So what if another one comes? We'll take care of Madara Uchiha, who defeated Hashirama Senju."

"You two can come at me together. To be able to defeat both the Asura and the God of Shinobi in one go, it seems my reputation is about to soar."

Chapter 228 Susanoo

The moment the massive fog appeared, the mustachioed Hozuki Gengetsu slapped the summoning scroll beside him.

In an instant, a giant clam, as wide and fat as the spirit beasts of the three holy lands, emerged from the ground.

"A mirage!"

Then, after he formed another hand seal, the entire area began to be shrouded in a hazy illusion, and the summoning beasts that could spew hallucinogenic gas also began to exhale.

Meanwhile, the others around them also began to cooperate with Hozuki Gengetsu in casting spells.

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

The squinty-eyed man formed hand seals, and a hundred-meter-long tidal wave, slightly inferior to Tobirama Senju's, instantly erupted from his air, aimed at the mist where Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju had disappeared.

Golden Horn and Silver Horn also took out the five great immortal artifacts, waiting for the two to appear so they could use the Golden Rope to harvest the Word Spirit. Then, the Red Gourd would shine a light on them, and in a short while, the strongest ninja in the world would be turned into thick water.

A, on the other hand, was covered in lightning chakra, holding a lightning fork in his hand, ready to deal with any situation at any time.

They were not afraid at all, even if Hashirama Senju came.

Everyone wore confident smiles.

Everyone has a reputation for being an invincible master in their own country. In this era of war, everyone is fighting around their own country. No one thinks that Hashirama Senju is stronger than them just because he is called the God of Shinobi. What made him able to intimidate the shinobi world later was Hashirama's achievement of capturing a tailed beast alive. That hasn't happened yet.

And after that, someone also wanted to send Kakuzu to assassinate Hashirama.

That's how martial artists are; unless they spar, no one knows who has the most powerful skill.

Not to mention they were chasing after Madara Uchiha before, so you can't say Madara Uchiha was someone who cherished his reputation, right? He didn't break through for the safety of his subordinates. He's not a child anymore. Nobody believes that the Asura of the Ninja World would act like that.

If he can't break through, doesn't that just prove we can capture him? Now that we have another opponent with similar strength, we don't need to worry at all!

"That's right. If we can take down these two today, not only will we get a huge bounty, but we can also launch a counterattack against the Land of Fire."

Ignoring her own mental weakness and bleeding eyes, Byakuren drew her katana directly after using the Mist Concealment Technique.

They were actually planning to use this fog to assassinate the two great ninjas.

At this moment, they faced this inescapable trap.

The two people facing each other through the mist were still talking to themselves.

"It won't happen again next time." Madara Uchiha seemed to be speaking to Hashirama, but his eyes were fixed ahead, where a huge wave was crashing in.

"Remember what you said." Hashirama muttered in dissatisfaction, then asked another question.

"Why didn't you tell Shimura Danzo? It's good that he came to tell me. You really are... I won't blame you, just don't be stubborn next time."

It seemed that he originally intended to maintain that angry attitude, but seeing Madara Uchiha's bloodied body, tattered armor, and half of his body exposed, he couldn't bring himself to back down.

Madara Uchiha didn't know what to say, and was preparing to form hand seals to fight against the great waterfall.

Just then, Madara Uchiha felt a sudden sensation on his hand—the feeling of a glove.

The owner of the touch was turning her head away, not daring to look at him, but one could see that her dark skin seemed to be slightly red.

"These guys aren't weak either. It'll be quite troublesome to take them out in one go. How about we try that trick you told me about last time?"

"Alright!" Madara Uchiha realized in just a few seconds which move Hashirama was referring to and immediately agreed.

At this moment, their hands touched, and Madara surprisingly began to form hand seals with Hashirama's hands with great skill.

Finally, Hashirama let go and clapped his hands together.

"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"

After the clash, the two held hands again, and tears of blood streamed from Madara Uchiha's eyes, but this time his expression was one of immense satisfaction.

The reason for not using the True Tree Thousand Hands is that it is actually designed to capture tailed beasts, and for humans, it still needs to be a wooden doll.

Moreover, given Madara Uchiha's remaining ocular power, if he were to actually attack the Senju clan, he would probably go blind.

"Susanoo!"

"ha--!"

"Ahh-!"

The two began to howl!

The numerous ninjas outside, who were confidently preparing to surround and kill the two, suddenly felt as if the world had changed color.

All the ninjas fighting in the entire war zone stopped and looked in that direction.

Amidst the dense fog, a colossal wooden figure rose from the ground, its height causing its head to peek out from the seemingly all-encompassing fog. The cascading waterfall seemed to merely wash the giant's feet, unable to budge the wooden figure in the slightest.

"What?!"

Standing atop his own mirage, Hozuki Gengetsu stared in disbelief at the enormous object that far surpassed the size of his entire illusion, and was momentarily at a loss as to where to aim his prepared molten iron cannon attack.

But that's not the scariest part.

Under the incredulous gazes of all the ninjas, blue chakra armor gradually appeared from the feet of the wooden doll, covering its entire body and finally condensing into a 300-meter-long naginata in the wooden doll's hand.

Enormous as a mountain, majestic as a god.

Besides the fierce-looking Vajra, several horns protrude from the helmet covering its head.

Simply standing there, it dwarfed the surrounding mountains, and the earth seemed unable to bear the weight of the giant, beginning to sink little by little.

The giant tilted its head slightly and looked down at the crowd below, while the group could see the two people standing on the wooden figure across the vast distance.