Second Parallel World – Kannabi Bridge Base
"Swoosh!"
Two childlike Uchiha Madaras landed simultaneously, one on each side, their movements mirroring each other. Then, in perfect unison, they turned to confront the new arrival who had suddenly appeared.
Final-Chapter Sasuke gazed at them impassively.
"Madaras, huh?" Two of them. No matter which version, it was impossible not to be concerned. Even though he'd been told that, in this world, they had resurrected Madara for help against Kaguya, Sasuke still believed Madara was untrustworthy.
(Neither version of Madara can be up to any good. We should have eliminated them from the start…)
No one spoke. Each side recognized who the other was.
Almost immediately, Final-Chapter Naruto arrived, followed closely by Tobirama (the child version) and the Main World's Sasuke (wearing white robes), albeit a bit later. Now the scene was quite strange: obviously, they were all supposed to be allies facing Kaguya. Yet each stood apart, forming a scattered tableau that hinted at deep mistrust.
The two Madaras isolated themselves on either side, refusing to trust each other—or anyone else. The final-chapter pair stood together, while Tobirama stood alone, and Main World Sasuke, in white, hung around the outer edge.
"Everyone, aren't we here to fight Kaguya together?" Final-Chapter Naruto spread out his hands in an attempt to break the awkward vibe.
A moment later, once childlike Uchiha Izuna arrived, the "first" Madara took the initiative to speak: "Since you called me back to gather troops against Kaguya, let's not waste time."
Final-Chapter Sasuke cast his gaze over them all. Forget Kaguya—just the "Six Paths Obito" or "Six Paths Madara" they'd battled during the Fourth Great Ninja War… aside from himself and Naruto, no one here could stand up to even one of them.
No time-space ninjutsu? Then how would they deal with the teleporting Kaguya in battle without dragging everyone down?
More importantly, without a Six Paths–level "Double Kamui" or a "Six Paths Chibaku Tensei," how could they seal her immortal body?
"Yeah, guys, let's discuss our cooperation from here on," Final-Chapter Naruto said, forcing a smile.
Still, the mood only worsened. The two Madaras, who had just returned, clearly weren't eager to team up. Both had seen Kaguya's terrifying might. Even if they regained their old power after being reincarnated, they still weren't confident.
Yet their plan to become Ten-Tails Jinchūriki was vetoed, so they were stuck waiting, unwillingly.
Without the "first" Hashirama to smooth things over, the massive Uchiha presence made the tension inevitable.
(Future Sasuke and Naruto seem decent enough, but these Madaras obviously still have their ambitions…)
Tobirama, watching from the shadows, reflected. He knew from "the future events" that even with future Naruto and Sasuke able to hold their own for a while, truly killing or sealing Kaguya—who could shift dimensions at will—wasn't certain.
(I wonder how brother and Link are doing…)
…
Main World – Outside Konoha, In a Mountain Valley
"Seal the Head!"
"First" Hashirama, hands in a seal, wearing Sage Mode markings on his face.
An enormous Myōjinmon crashed from above, fully pinning the rampaging monster. Even its ten thrashing tails behind it were suppressed by a combination of ground-based pre-prepared sealing formations. The beast's chakra gradually calmed.
Yet the body, covered in blackish seals, still writhed and bulged, like something was trying to split free.
"Incredible power," Hashirama commented solemnly. Even with Senpō: Myōjinmon plus "Seal the Head," they only managed to suppress most of the Ten-Tails' strength. Without the giant pre-prepared seal, the Ten-Tails might still resist.
(No wonder in 'the future' the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki—Obito and Madara—were so unstoppable that the Allied Shinobi Forces couldn't beat them.)
"Link-kun, let's see how your Five Elements Seal affects it," said Orochimaru, staring at the colossal form, tongue flicking. What immense power.
He marveled at how future Naruto and Sasuke supposedly overcame Ten-Tails Jinchūriki. This was beyond comprehension.
(I came back only to jump into such a wild experiment?)
Link, inhaling a breath, detached the hand he'd used Five Elements Seal on and had one of his shadows carry it over.
With a few body-flickers, the Eight Gates–empowered shadow pressed the hand onto the Ten-Tails.
"!" The next second, countless five-colored markings spread across its brownish hide.
"Ghiiii!" Even though the beast had shown no reaction to Senpō: Myōjinmon plus Seal the Head, it now let out a bloodcurdling roar.
(As expected—)
Orochimaru nodded calmly, eyes glued to the Ten-Tails while typing a storm of notes on the Net. The essence of Five Elements Seal was to hamper the target's chakra flow via forcibly controlling natural energy.
As a combined creature of all nine Tailed Beasts, the Ten-Tails boasted chakra far beyond the Five Elements Seal's safe threshold. Being forcibly restricted, it was no wonder it howled in agony.
Its entire body swelled, the force smashing and cracking the Myōjinmon.
"Its resistance is intensifying. That chaotic power is uniting under pain, plus it's mixing in more natural energy. The Myōjinmon can't hold!"
Hashirama clung to his handseal posture. "Everyone, get back!"
No hesitation—Link signaled his shadows to retreat, while Orochimaru had already fled behind them.
Crack—BOOM!
The "Seal the Head" Myōjinmon shattered. An instant later, the Ten-Tails, momentarily freed, howled upward—but then froze, motionless. Yet the more it unleashed chakra, the more natural energy it drew in, and now its entire body was covered in a five-colored glow, continuing to expand.
"If we don't do something, it's done for," Orochimaru concluded. The Ten-Tails had mindlessly gathered far too much chakra plus natural energy. Even if it tried to stop now, that unstoppable tide of natural energy was poised to blow it apart.
Wait—"blow apart?"
Orochimaru's eyes widened. He dove underground to escape. His senses told him that enormous natural energy had almost taken tangible form—if it exploded, the results would be catastrophic.
Hashirama, whose Sage Mode perception was sharper, realized the moment the Ten-Tails began to balloon. He grabbed Link and sprinted off at full speed.
"Whooosh—"
"BOOOOOM!!!!"
In the next instant, the sky turned white as day.
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