"What?"
"What did you say?"
"I died from a stab to the heart?"
"No way, absolutely impossible!"
The three Madaras denied it in unison. The self-healing ability of the Juubi Jinchūriki was obvious. Even if his heart were gouged out, he would regenerate and heal instantly.
The Six Paths Madara down there could never die from a stab to the heart and lungs!
Even if their version was stupid, even if foolish, even if pathetic—he couldn't possibly die just like that, right?
This was utterly impossible!
"I seem to recall someone successfully stabbing Uncle from behind, stealthily?"
Boruto didn't know the specific details of the Fourth Great Ninja War. He had only heard bits from his parents and the older generation occasionally.
"From behind?"
"A sneak attack?"
"That's even more impossible! No one could stand behind me!"
"Even if they did, I wouldn't be completely defenseless!"
The three Madaras grew furious.
It should be noted that his vigilance toward his back was sky-high his entire life. Even when Hashirama stood behind him, he couldn't take a piss.
Let alone anyone else.
Therefore, it was absolutely impossible for someone to attack him from behind!
"That's right! If you don't believe me, you can ask Sensei!"
Boruto insisted, even dragging Sasuke into it. For these long-covetedured, thrilling stories from the Fourth Great Ninja War, there was no way he could misremember!
Madara stared at Sasuke.
The cold Sasuke from Parallel World 7 didn't answer, but his silence itself was agreement.
This made the faces of the three Madaras grow even uglier. Their lungs nearly exploded with rage.
"Damn it!"
"Who?"
"Who could attack me from behind?"
Boruto smacked his head and finally remembered.
"Oh! I remember! It seems it was that pitch-black guy...!"
"Black Zetsu? That's right, it was him!"
"But how could trash like that pierce the body of a Juubi Jinchūriki?"
"It was Obito! He was controlling Obito. There were still remnants of the Juubi's power in Obito's body, enough to pose a threat!"
The three Madaras each spoke a line and immediately concluded the truth.
Upon hearing his name mentioned, Obito from Parallel World 4 beside them shrank his head, not daring to speak, afraid of drawing attention again.
Now he suddenly understood why Itachi's little friend from Parallel World 4 hated him so much in the future.
No choice!
The sins committed by his future self had been preemptively blamed on Itachi's little friend by Fugaku. It was natural for him to be angry!
And now, it seemed it was his turn.
Sure enough.
The young Obito, who had been holding his breath, still failed to avoid Madara's attention.
"It's you, kid!"
"Trash!"
"How can a ninja's will be so weak? You couldn't even resist control from that beast Black Zetsu?"
"I had such high hopes for you!"
Madara didn't truly hate Obito. He knew Black Zetsu was the mastermind.
But as a dignified Uchiha ninja, Obito's spiritual will was so weak that he was controlled by a mere beast. This was truly too humiliating.
Especially Madara Edo Tensei from Parallel World 5. His face felt hot. After all, he had chosen the Obito by his side as his successor.
(This kid just managed to overpower the Juubi's spirit earlier. Why did he become so weak after being 'enlightened'?)
(Are you acting?)
"It wasn't me! I have nothing to do with him!"
Obito from Parallel World 4 desperately denied it, trying hard to distance himself from the Obito of Parallel World 6.
At the same time, Minato stood in front of Obito, shielding him from the immense invisible pressure from Madara.
Minato was ruthless toward enemies, but he protected his own.
Moreover, this young Obito had sincerely repented and returned to being his student.
"Madara-sama, please don't be too hard on him. The future self is not the same as the present self. You should understand this very well."
"Hmph!"
"Relax, I won't vent my anger on a child."
"By the way, kid Minato, don't forget to strengthen your student's willpower training!"
Madara from Parallel World 1 snorted, indicating he wouldn't bully a child.
"Tch, truly shameless!"
Someone hiding behind Hashirama couldn't help but mutter mockingly.
"Senju Tobirama! What did you say?!"
Madara shouted loudly. Sometimes he really wanted to tear apart Tobirama's foul mouth!
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The battlefield below also reached a critical moment.
After using Infinite Tsukuyomi, Six Paths Madara descended to the ground majestically, preparing to finally deal with the somewhat annoying Naruto and Sasuke.
But right at that moment, Black Zetsu, controlling Obito, stealthily approached Madara's back.
"I have completely eliminated the disputes from the long history of ninja wars, as the savior!"
"Accept reality, everything is over!"
Six Paths Madara was delivering his victory speech to Naruto, Sasuke, and a few others.
*PU-CHI!*
"Pfft—!"
Black Zetsu directly stabbed Six Paths Madara's heart from behind!
This scene instantly stunned Naruto from Parallel World 6 and the others.
Even Six Paths Madara himself looked incredulous, mixed with fear.
He never dreamed that the one stabbing him from behind would be the most loyal Black Zetsu!
It should be noted that Madara had been vigilant about his back his entire life. It was absolutely impossible for anyone to attack him from behind. But could Black Zetsu be considered human?
He was merely a split of his own consciousness. This Six Paths Madara always thought Black Zetsu was his creation. He never regarded him as human, so he naturally never suspected him.
Moreover, Infinite Tsukuyomi had been successfully cast. Nearly everyone in the world had been swallowed by the God Tree and fallen into a beautiful Genjutsu.
Six Paths Madara thought he had achieved complete victory and inevitably became a bit arrogant and careless.
This gave Black Zetsu the opportunity!
And Black Zetsu had been waiting for exactly this chance!
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"Stabbed! Kawaki, look, he really got stabbed!"
"The stab was so precise! Right through the heart!"
Seeing Black Zetsu successfully stab from behind, Boruto and Kawaki still commented excitedly.
To them, this was hundreds of times more exciting than watching a movie!
They were afraid of missing any detail, or they wouldn't be able to share and brag to their little friends after returning...
Of course, these words were extremely grating to the ears of the other Madaras.
At this moment, extreme anger and impulse surged in the hearts of the three Madaras. They truly intended to rush out now and kill Black Zetsu and the trash Six Paths Madara from Parallel World 6 together!
Letting themselves lose all dignity and face in front of Hashirama and so many people.
For the proud Madara, this was a thousand times worse than Tobirama stabbing his ass!
But the three Madaras still restrained themselves and didn't act rashly.
However, while Madara could hold back, others couldn't.
"Madara shouldn't end like this!"
Hashirama from Parallel World 1 suddenly sighed earnestly.
"Brother? What do you mean?"
"If Madara was truly on an evil path, I would certainly need to stop him. But this Madara was just deceived by Black Zetsu. He doesn't deserve to die!"
"Brother, what are you going to do?"
Tobirama was shocked. He seemed to guess something.
"Sorry!"
"If the Lord blames us afterward, I'm willing to bear all responsibility alone!"
"But I can't just watch this Madara be killed by a despicable villain like that!"
After saying this, Hashirama didn't hesitate for a second and rushed out, leaving the barrier.
No choice.
In the end, this Hashirama from Parallel World 1 was still a compassionate person who valued kin more than the village.
He hadn't yet become the paranoid First Hokage of the future, who could hurt kin and friends for the village.
When did the original Hashirama change?
After Madara left Konoha?
Or from the day-to-day life as Hokage?
People do change!
It's just that this Hashirama from Parallel World 1 hadn't changed yet; in his eyes, kin was still the most important!
Moreover, he already knew Madara was just a pawn deceived by Black Zetsu.
Therefore, seeing Madara killed just like that, he absolutely couldn't accept it!
Even if Six Paths Madara truly had to be executed, it should be done by him personally!
It was absolutely not Black Zetsu's turn, that cunning bastard!
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Hashirama's rash action was too sudden and decisive.
The others didn't have time to stop him.
"Brother!"
Tobirama from Parallel World 1 symbolically called out and didn't even reach out to stop him. His acting was still a bit over the top.
He hadn't forgotten how Black Zetsu plotted against him and Izuna. He certainly hoped Black Zetsu would be killed soon!
Similarly, Tobirama from Parallel World 2 cooperated silently. He never blocked Hashirama. He also hated Black Zetsu deeply!
"Oh my, Hashirama-sama is really too impulsive!"
"Why didn't anyone stop him?"
"Yeah, this is getting more interesting."
The three trouble-loving Orochimarus would never stop him, not to mention they couldn't stop Hashirama anyway.
Minato didn't care about Six Paths Madara's life or death, but in front of the First Hokage Hashirama, he certainly couldn't block him.
As for Nagato, he cared even less about who won or lost. He just wanted to gather more information and observe more exciting Six Paths-level battles.
The only one with the ability and reason to stop Hashirama was Sasuke from Parallel World 7.
Sasuke from Parallel World 7 hesitated for a moment. He did consider stopping Hashirama but ultimately gave up.
For him, as long as the future was changed, how it was changed didn't matter.
If he could truly prevent Kaguya's resurrection, that wouldn't be a bad thing either.
Let the First Hokage do as he pleased; it had nothing to do with him anyway.
Moreover, with his Naruto as a guarantee, if something really went wrong, just let Naruto kill everyone on the field, right?
That was absolutely no problem!
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And the most shocked and unexpected were the remaining three Madaras.
Goodness.
They were still worried and hesitant about whether to intervene and change all this.
While Hashirama didn't hesitate at all. As soon as he saw the other Six Paths Madara about to die, he acted decisively.
Was this love?
Madara was deeply touched in his heart. Truly worthy of being his only lifelong best friend!
But the fact that Hashirama ignored the danger to save his foolish future self still made the three Madaras feel uncomfortable.
This contradictory psychology of being touched and jealous was truly torturous.
But this wasn't the key.
The key was that Hashirama acting alone now was too dangerous!
If Hashirama really had an accident, they would regret it deeply!
Therefore, the three Madaras exchanged glances and immediately reached a silent understanding. They all chased after him without a moment's hesitation.
The original plot of the Fourth Great Ninja War in Parallel World 6 was inadvertently disrupted by the intervention of Hashirama and the other Madaras.
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At this moment, Six Paths Madara was bound in place by the Onmyōton (Yin-Yang Release) controlled by Black Zetsu, unable to move at all.
"Black Zetsu! What did you say?"
"I created you! You are my consciousness!"
Madara was furious and shocked.
Unfortunately, Black Zetsu had no time to explain slowly to Madara:
"That's also wrong. My consciousness is Kaguya!"
Black Zetsu fully activated the Onmyōton power given by Kaguya in his body. It was the ability to control the Juubi and accelerate the God Tree's Chakra absorption.
It was precisely this power that resonated with the Juubi, binding Madara tightly.
Simply put, what restrained Six Paths Madara wasn't Black Zetsu, but the Juubi inside his body—the Juubi controlled by Kaguya's will!
"Agh—!"
Madara cried out in pain. Black Zetsu's arm, which had pierced his heart, gradually turned into black Onmyōton slime, spreading and eroding like a spiderweb virus.
*WHOOSH!*
An extremely sharp sound of cutting through the air rang out.
With a flash of sword light, Black Zetsu's arm, which controlled Obito to stab Madara's heart, was severed in an instant.
"What?!"
Black Zetsu was shocked. He thought it was Six Paths Sasuke who flashed in and cut off his arm.
Logically, seeing him stab Madara from behind and sever their connection, why would the other side rush to attack him?
Madara had nearly killed both of them just now!
The other side had no reason to attack, right?
But Black Zetsu looked closely and, after truly recognizing the attacker, became even more shocked.
"Senju Hashirama?!"
"It's you!"
Indeed, the one who cut off Black Zetsu's arm with a single slash was Hashirama from Parallel World 1, who had emerged from the barrier.
If Black Zetsu weren't still controlling Obito, and if Hashirama weren't slightly worried, that slash would have directly beheaded Black Zetsu!
Black Zetsu, controlling Obito, quickly jumped back to keep distance, glaring at Hashirama with a face full of hatred.
He was just one step away from success.
He only needed to wait for his Onmyōton to cover Madara's entire body, then absorb the massive Chakra taken by the God Tree, and his mother could bypass the Six Paths seal on the moon and directly resurrect and reincarnate using Madara's body!
But now, he was suddenly interrupted by this Hashirama.
It truly enraged him!
But it wasn't a big problem.
He had already injected part of Kaguya's Onmyōton power into Madara's body. He had successfully seized and controlled the Juubi inside Madara. And Infinite Tsukuyomi had been cast. A massive amount of Shin: Jukai Kōtan (Birth of the World Tree: True) had bound everyone in the world, turning them into Chakra blood bags.
Next, the massive Chakra absorption by the God Tree was the Juubi's instinct. No one could stop it.
All that was left was to wait for enough Chakra to be absorbed.
Soon, Six Paths Madara would still become the vessel for Kaguya's resurrection, allowing Her to be truly freed and descend!
"Hashirama!!!"
Seeing that it was actually Hashirama who saved him, Six Paths Madara was immediately overwhelmed with emotion. His eyes stung.
It had to be Hashirama!
Only he would come to save him in a crisis, even after he had committed countless great evils.
"Madara, don't talk. Quickly suppress that black thing on your chest. You should be able to do it, right?"
Hashirama hurriedly reminded him.
Although he didn't know about Onmyōton, he could see that the black slime still spreading and eroding on Madara's chest was extremely dangerous. That's why he urgently warned him.
"I'll try!"
Six Paths Madara's condition was currently very bad.
Inside, the Juubi was rampaging and swelling, difficult to control; outside, Black Zetsu's Onmyōton slime was gradually eroding.
He was just one step away from being completely swallowed.
But fortunately, he was now free from Black Zetsu's restraints. He barely managed to split some spirit and power to suppress the Juubi and hold back the slime...
"Senju Hashirama, you deserve to die!"
"But it's all useless. My plan has succeeded. Madara is paralyzed. Soon he will become Mother's resurrection vessel!"
"No one can stop it!"
"Wait..."
"Something's wrong... Your appearance? Your aura?"
"You're no longer an Edo Tensei body?"
"You've truly been resurrected?"
"How is this possible? How?!"
Black Zetsu, who was arrogantly boasting, suddenly sensed the abundant vitality in Hashirama from Parallel World 1's body and was immediately stunned.
The Hashirama in front of him seemed not to be Edo Tensei but truly resurrected!
But how could this be?
Both Rinnegans were with Madara. Who else could use Rinne Tensei no Jutsu?
This made no sense!
Black Zetsu currently didn't dare think that the Hashirama in front of him wasn't the Edo Tensei Hashirama from Parallel World 6. He was still racking his brain, trying to figure out how Hashirama was resurrected?
*WHOOSH!* *WHOOSH!* *WHOOSH!*
The next people to appear directly fried Black Zetsu's brain, making him momentarily suspect if he too had fallen for Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Several more sounds of cutting through the air rang out.
The next second, three Madaras simultaneously landed beside Hashirama from Parallel World 1 and stood in front of him.
Seeing this scene, everyone present was stunned.
Black Zetsu: (ﾟДﾟ#)?!!
Six Paths Madara: ∑(ﾟДﾟノ)?!!!
Naruto and Sasuke: (ミﾟДﾟ彡)?!!
Kakashi and Sakura: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ?!!