After kneeling and standing several times amid their argument, Tobirama, true to habit ultimately submitted under the overwhelming authority of his older brother.
"…I greet you, Master," Tobirama said stiffly.
"Good." Garfield replied cheerfully. "This is your welcome gift."
With a flick of his paw, he tossed the glass sphere compressed with dense space-time power straight into Tobirama's hands.
The moment Tobirama caught it, the fluctuation stabilized.
Just like that, everything was settled. Uchiha Madara watched the scene in silence.
Hashirama was laughing while the orange cat hovered smugly in midair.
And Izuna, his Izuna stood right beside him. A cold thought slowly took shape in Madara's mind.
…So that's it. This was a setup.
Yes. It had to be.
Hashirama and this mysterious orange cat were working together. Their goal was obvious, to take his younger brother away.
The 'gift' to Tobirama?
A reward.
Once Izuna was gone, the Uchiha clan's strength would weaken.
Then the Senju, along with the other clans of Konoha, would slowly swallow them whole.
How insidious. Madara's eyes darkened.
Absolutely unacceptable.
I will not let them take my brother. And I will not allow the Uchiha bloodline to wither.
Having reached his decision, Madara firmly grabbed Izuna's wrist.
Garfield noticed the movement.
Madara thought himself clever, but he was missing a critical truth.
Izuna was already a soul that should have been taken. The God of Death's avatar had come for him.
And it had been stopped only because of the Death Mask. But that mask had merely blocked the avatar.
If Izuna remained in this world without leaving with Garfield to return to the Marvel universe, then the moment he stepped beyond that protection, the true God of Death would descend personally.
And when that happened, Izuna's soul would be taken without resistance.
As for punishment? The Shinigami wouldn't bother exterminating the Uchiha.
After all, they carried the blood of Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo. That alone earned them a measure of grace.
Besides…
Other eyes were already watching this world from the shadows.
The Ōtsutsuki.
Garfield's gaze drifted briefly skyward.
White skin.
Red-ringed eyes.
He tilted his head. "…Did this world evolve from the descendants of that moon rabbit?"
The more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.
Long ears and red eyes. Definitely suspicious.
Just as Garfield's thoughts wandered, he felt… aforeign consciousness probing him.
Garfield flicked a paw.
The spell snapped shut like a guillotine. Snort.
"If I don't show my claws, you think I'm just a kitten?" He straightened slightly, aura sharpening.
Guardian of the multiverse.
Disciple of the Ancient One.
The orange beast personally acknowledged by the Lord of Death.
"And you," He thought coolly, "Are only a rabbit in a small world."
The presence vanished instantly. Coward.
With Tobirama now officially apprenticed, Garfield's status in Konoha skyrocketed overnight.
Madara used an excuse to take Izuna home.
Hashirama lingered, laughing and chatting with Garfield for a while longer, before finally leaving with Tobirama.
According to the agreement they had made…
The very next day, Senju Hashirama personally arranged a grand ceremony.
In the dead of night, using his absurdly powerful Wood Release, he constructed a massive mansion in the heart of Konoha.
The entire village was invited.
Under Rin's stunned, completely confused gaze, having no idea what had happened while she was sleeping.
Garfield officially became…
An elder-level figure of Konoha.
Master of Time and Space.
The Great Cat God… King Garfield Pando Godzilla Pendragon.
And so… the legend of the Cat God who would turn Konoha upside down had officially begun.
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