"What?! Kagami will become the vile Madara's steed? No way, absolutely not!" Tobirama jolted awake from his nightmare, still shouting.
Clearly, he was still furious over the last incident when Madara captured his beloved disciple, which had nearly become his greatest nightmare. Compared to that nightmare, the Tenseigan's hateful backlash felt insignificant.
Only one could sigh—the teacher-disciple bond in Konoha was indeed deep and enduring!
"You're awake?"
"What did I just…?"
"Good that you held on. Seems your obsession with Uchiha runs that deep?"
"I…" Tobirama was stunned, recalling how he broke free from the Tenseigan's hateful invasion.
His face darkened slightly. If possible, he really didn't want his resolve to be strengthened by Uchiha! Unfortunately, that was reality. If anyone else said he loved Uchiha so much, Tobirama would fight them to the death. But since it was the Sage of the Six Paths' taunt, he could only endure it.
"Alright, test your Tenseigan's power." Lux skipped the Uchiha topic, focusing on letting Tobirama try the Tenseigan's abilities to gather reference data.
Tobirama was straightforward. He immediately began activating and testing the Tenseigan's power.
After several trials, Lux roughly understood the Tenseigan's abilities, summarizing them into five simple points:
1. Tenseigan Chakra Mode: Activates a mode granting a massive power boost.
2. Gravity and Repulsion Control: Similar to Rinnegan's Shinra Tensei and Bansho Ten'in, but slightly weaker.
3. Onmyoton Jutsu: Creates objects, imbues puppets with vitality, and gathers Chakra Beads.
4. Space-Time Tunnels: Creates long-range space travel tunnels, akin to Rinnegan's space-time dojutsu.
5. Green Light Orbs: Absorbs enemy ninjutsu, remotely drains opponent chakra, and pierces their body.
Each point was a highly potent ability, worthy of the Tenseigan's name. By activating Tenseigan Chakra Mode alone, Tobirama instantly gained overall combat power comparable to Quasi-Six Paths level. Combined with Chakra Beads, Onmyoton Jutsu, and specific dojutsu, his strength was formidable.
Overall, Lux assessed Tobirama with the Tenseigan as having peak Quasi-Six Paths combat power, occasionally bursting with Six Paths-level destructive force!
Of course, it wasn't the Tenseigan's inadequacy but Tobirama's ordinariness that prevented him from fully unleashing its power.
This Tenseigan, condensed from a Giant Tenseigan into a normal one, inherently possessed full Six Paths-level power. Unfortunately, Tobirama couldn't fully tap into it.
Even near-pureblood Otsutsuki Toneri struggled to unleash the Tenseigan's full power. Though partly due to combat inexperience, his defeat by Quasi-Six Paths Naruto highlighted some issues.
Relying solely on one Tenseigan to achieve Six Paths-level power was still challenging.
However, when fully unleashed, like Toneri's Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, it could produce Six Paths-level damage. Under normal conditions, it fell slightly short.
For Tobirama now, this explosive power surge, jumping from Quasi-Six Paths to its peak, was near-miraculous.
Tobirama couldn't help but feel excited and confident. With such immense power, what was there to fear from Uchiha Madara? This time, he'd crush that vile Madara hard!
"Lord, do you know where that Uchiha Madara is?" Tobirama, brimming with confidence after slightly familiarizing himself with the Tenseigan's power, eagerly asked for Madara's location.
He was ready to rush there, crush Madara thoroughly, and truly become strong this time!
"Why, just finished the transplant and already itching for revenge?" Lux chuckled, noting Tobirama's impatience. It felt like mastering a divine technique and immediately seeking an enemy to fight.
"It's urgent!"
"I'm worried the longer I delay, the worse it'll be for the village."
"And even if I can't win, I can retreat with Flying Thunder God Jutsu—he can't catch me!" Tobirama replied confidently.
He wasn't foolish; if he truly couldn't win, he could escape. Madara couldn't catch his Flying Thunder God Jutsu, and with the Tenseigan's immense power, his chances of victory were high.
"You sure?"
"I'm sure, please tell me, Lord!" Tobirama was impatient.
To crush that vile Uchiha Madara sooner, Tobirama didn't want to wait another second.
"Alright, no need to tell you the location."
"I'll take you there directly." Lux seemed to think of something amusing.
So, he was straightforward, immediately teleporting Tobirama across worlds to Madara's location.
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On the other side.
In Kirigakure village, one of the superpowers rivaling Konoha in Parallel World 2, Kirigakure recently appeared mighty on the surface. After the last great war between Konoha and Kirigakure, the village adopted an "isolation" policy, rejecting all envoys from other nations and withdrawing all outer posts.
To outsiders, this seemed like a profound, inexplicable defensive strategy. After all, Kirigakure had just defeated the combined forces of Konoha and Sunagakure, even killing the Second Kazekage outright, marking the peak of its military glory. It surely wasn't retreating out of fear of Konoha.
But in reality, Kirigakure was in chaos. Though the last war appeared victorious, it was essentially Madara's solo win. The other three parties—Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure—suffered significant losses.
Kirigakure not only lost many elite ninjas, but the interim Mizukage, Gengetsu, was killed by Tobirama in battle. The newly elected Third Mizukage was young.
This new Third Mizukage was already under Madara's dojutsu control, making Kirigakure essentially a puppet dominated by Madara.
The isolation and withdrawal strategy was also Madara's order. Planning to explore the Moon first and avoid a sneaky Tobirama attacking Kirigakure, he commanded full defense.
Now, having learned the truth, understood everything, and shifted his goal to obtaining the Rinnegan and reviving Izuna, Madara returned to Kirigakure. He didn't lift the blockade but used Kirigakure's resources and research equipment to start a new round of Rinnegan catalysis experiments.
His goal was to quickly obtain his own Rinnegan, then use its power to revive Izuna and Hashirama. For this, Madara accelerated his research day and night, a grueling process.
Fortunately, after paying a price, Madara contacted Parallel World 5's Edo Tensei Madara via a space-time wind chime, gaining much information and successful Rinnegan catalysis data, greatly speeding up his experiments.
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Space flickered. Lux brought Tobirama above Kirigakure village.
"We're here."
"This is Kirigakure? Madara's hiding here?"
"Yes."
"Why does this Kirigakure feel so gloomy, nothing like the vibe under that goofy Gengetsu Hozuki…"
Tobirama scanned the area, clearly sensing a major change in Kirigakure, as if its spirit had been drained, steeped in a deeply oppressive atmosphere.
"Hmph! Must be that vile Uchiha Madara's doing again."
"That guy has no clue how to manage a village—no wonder Kirigakure's in ruins like this."
"Forget it, I'm not here to observe Kirigakure. Since Madara's here, it's simple!"
"Let's meet him right here!"
Tobirama took a deep breath, suppressing the dread he'd always felt toward that bastard Madara, and shouted loudly:
"Uchiha Madara, I'm here to annihilate you! Come out and die!"
Tobirama's roar turned into a thunderous soundwave, sweeping across Kirigakure. Like a boulder thrown into a lake, it instantly caused ripples and waves, prompting many Kirigakure ninjas to leap out, glaring at Tobirama with seething anger.
Tobirama didn't care about these minor roles; his eyes were fixed on Madara. Once he defeated Madara, wouldn't all of Kirigakure be his to trample as he pleased?
Seeing Madara still hadn't appeared, Tobirama grew impatient. He continued using his map-wide loudspeaker, taunting and threatening loudly:
"Uchiha Madara, if you don't come out, I'll use Edo Tensei to summon Izuna!"
Tobirama truly knew Madara's weakness. Those words struck Madara's sore spot directly.
The next second…
*BOOM!*
Kirigakure's center erupted with a loud explosion. A figure burst out from the underground experiment base, shattering walls and earth, then leaped high, landing atop the towering Mizukage building.
"Senju Tobirama, you beast, daring to come alone seeking death? Do you really think I won't kill you?" Madara roared furiously.
Tobirama had already infuriated him, and now he dared threaten him with his brother Izuna. That was asking for death!
Originally, Madara had no intention of troubling his opponent, but since he dared jump in front of him seeking death, he couldn't be blamed for acting ruthlessly!
"Hahaha! Vile Uchiha Madara, I'm no longer the old me!"
"Next year, today will be your death anniversary!" Tobirama was unprecedentedly arrogant and confident, somewhat intoxicated by the Tenseigan's immense power.
Anyone gaining such power overnight would struggle to stay grounded. Tobirama's state was already quite good.
"TENSEIGAN CHAKRA MODE!"
Tobirama activated Tenseigan Chakra Mode, six Tenseigan Chakra Beads appearing behind him. The overwhelming chakra aura surged skyward, exerting immense pressure across Kirigakure village.
Across from him, Madara, seeing Tobirama's drastic change, couldn't help but have his pupils contract, secretly gasping.
Unimaginable—Tobirama suddenly gained such immense power. Had he sealed a certain Bijuu?
But even Kurama didn't have chakra this strong?
And those chakra beads behind him, resembling Truth-Seeking Orbs, seemed a hallmark of the Six Paths Sage.
As for that unique right eye, some unknown dojutsu? Tobirama suddenly gained god-like power?
"I see. This is your courage to challenge me? Using power not your own to rashly prove yourself, useless Tobirama, you're truly disappointing!" Madara wasn't afraid, continuing to mock and belittle Tobirama.
"Don't call me useless anymore!"
"Madara, die!" Tobirama exploded in rage, turning into a bluish-green light stream, instantly charging at Madara in the distance.
Madara didn't underestimate him, immediately activating his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Just a Mangekyo? You're doomed!"
Tobirama sneered. No matter how strong the Mangekyo Sharingan was, it couldn't match his Tenseigan. Today, he'd exact his revenge!
But before Tobirama finished speaking, he saw dark, rippling circles rapidly spreading in Madara's eyes.
The next second, a pair of pure, authentic Rinnegan appeared in Madara's eye sockets.
"Damn it! Where'd you get a Rinnegan?"
"Impossible!!!"