Start with the Mangekyō and leave Konoha with Madara.

The border between the Fire Kingdom and the Rain Kingdom.

A rumbling sound was heard between the mountains and forests, and even the ground was shaking.

Billowing smoke and dust swept in, shrouding a huge shadow, which was a running giant wild boar.

It came with great fury, its body as big as a hill, and plunged into the depths of the forest, running bravely towards a certain target.

Suddenly, an orange light flashed, and with a low roar, a giant skeleton covered in orange and gold rose from the ground. Flesh, blood, and meridians quickly filled up, and a half-giant took shape in an instant, holding a golden thunder hammer in his hand.

There was no fear in the wild boar's eyes. It was completely enraged. Even with the thunder hammer raised high, it still rushed forward without hesitation.

"boom!!!!"

With a loud bang, the shock wave spread rapidly along with visible lightning arcs. The violent vibration awakened the sleeping forest, and the animals fled and the flocks of birds fluttered away.

The smoke and dust slowly dissipated, and the light disappeared, revealing two figures standing in front of the charred body of the wild boar.

"I'm sorry, Lord Madara, I was a little too harsh." Uchiha Nen scratched his head.

Madara folded his hands, looked at the wild boar with half of its head missing, and shook his head, "It doesn't matter, no one eats pig heads anyway."

Nian nodded, took out the scroll skillfully, and temporarily sealed the wild boar's body inside.

After the hunt, the two headed back home. Shenyu and Guang had an appointment to come back for dinner today, so Madara prepared a big meal.

"Compared to this..." Madara looked at the young man in front of him, his eyes behind the sunglasses were scrutinizing, "You seem a little absent-minded, what happened?"

"This..." Nian hesitated for a moment, and his thoughts couldn't help but drift back to the coast of the Whirlpool Country, rising and falling with the waves.

"I met an old friend in the Land of Whirlpools a while ago."

Madara glanced at him, "Girl?"

"Ah, yes." Nian said softly, "I actually don't understand some of her ideas, and I don't understand why she does these things."

"What's the idea?" he asked calmly.

"She always felt that she owed me something, but in fact, there was no grudge between her and me. I only hated the upper echelons of Konoha. The dark political struggle was disgusting, which was why I followed my uncle and left there."

Nian explained: "But she doesn't owe me anything, and I have never blamed her. Even though she is the granddaughter of the first Hokage, there is no need for a girl to take all the responsibilities on herself."

"what?"

Madara suddenly turned around and frowned slightly, "The person you are talking about who is troubling you is Hashirama's granddaughter?"

"Yes, her name is Tsunade. She was my senior when I was studying in the Ninja School." Nian nodded.

"We have carried out several missions together. After she saw my Wood Release, she went to investigate the past of the higher-ups privately. Unexpectedly, she found out about my father. In order to prevent the village from doing anything extreme, she took advantage of the night..."

Next, Nian briefly recounted his past with Tsunade.

Madara was silent for a long time, and his frown relaxed slightly, "Humph, that's how their clan is, self-righteous."

"But it's hard to figure out..."

Nian asked, "Master Ban, what do you think I should do?"

"I can't give you good advice on this matter because I still have the same distress as you." Madara raised his head slightly, and the sunlight shone through the trees, casting mottled light and shadows on his face.

He unbuttoned his shirt in front of Nian, and next to his solid chest muscles, there was a pale face with clear features and eyes closed.

Nian's eyes widened instantly.

Madara said expressionlessly: "This is the ending of me and Hashirama. Maybe this is the right solution, but it is definitely not suitable for you."

At this moment, the shadows of the surrounding trees rustled, and the sound of the wind was mixed with a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

Madara and Nen looked at each other at the same time, with a sharp flash in their eyes.

"Shhhhhhh!"

Shuriken shot out from overhead, completely covering the two men's retreat route, piercing through the forest and hitting the leaves like a lead-gray rainstorm.

Orange light spread instantly, and a huge skeleton stretched across the spot, protecting the two of them firmly in the center.

Ding ding dang dang, sparks flying.

The skeleton slowly solidified, and the orange skull rose again. Nian raised his head slightly, and his scarlet eyes had already captured the attacker's figure.

He raised his hands, formed a seal, and clasped his palms together.

"Wood Release: Silent Killing Bind!"

A strange wave spread out from his body, the grass and trees everywhere swayed gently, and the flow of air within it also became much lighter.

Noisy exclamations immediately came from the bushes above!

Under the influence of Wood Release Chakra, the trees within a hundred meters were controlled by the mind. Countless vines emerged from the tree stumps, and branches and leaves grew wildly, wrapping around and binding the attackers.

Because this move was so unexpected, most of the attackers didn't have time to react and were strangled like dumplings by the thick wooden vines. Only three agile enemies dodged the vines in time and escaped the net.

However, what greeted them was——

Susanoo's back bulged slightly, quickly forming a huge round cannon barrel, locking onto their direction from a distance.

Chakra condensed like a whale drinking water, and amidst the roar of thunder, a thick pillar of lightning suddenly shot out, and the golden light illuminated half of the forest!

Divine weapon: Thunderbolt.

The dazzling thunder swept past, instantly shattering the two figures. When they fell to the ground, they were already smoke-filled corpse fragments.

Nian ignored the last "survivor" because Lord Madara behind him had disappeared.

He drove the wooden vines towards the center, trapping all the enemies together like dumplings.

"Die, Wood Release: Tree Binding and Eternal Burial!"

His hand seal changed, and the vines tightened at the same time. With the sound of crisp bones cracking and sharp screams, the tree stumps bulged, the branches grew, and finally intertwined into a huge ancient tree, completely sealing all the enemies inside the tree, cutting off their life.

"Susanoo! Wood Release! Who are they? Could Konoha have hidden such a trump card?!"

In the end, the man turned pale and was completely frightened.

In just a few moments, their elite team was almost wiped out!

No, not almost!

There was a flash of breeze before his eyes, and a figure appeared silently. He subconsciously swung his knife, but a large hand like a steel clamp gripped his throat tightly, and his strength was exhausted.

"Damn it... when was it..."

Ban lifted the man's body easily. Although he was nearly seventy years old and no longer as majestic as he used to be, his skills were still beyond the reach of these ants.

He pulled down his sunglasses with his other hand, and as the three scarlet magatama came into the attacker's eyes, the attacker's eyes immediately glazed over and stopped struggling.

"Tell me, who are you?" Ban asked calmly with a majestic tone.

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