As for fear?
That was impossible.
He was Uchiha Madara.
After stepping into the Six Paths level, Madara was confident that even if he could not defeat the Sage of Six Paths, he could still fight him on roughly even terms.
In short, if Hagoromo thought he could use Madara and take everything for himself, he was dreaming.
Uchiha Madara was no pushover.
"Good. Very good. Uchiha Madara, you have made a wise choice."
The Great Toad Sage nodded in satisfaction.
"When the critical moment comes, the Sage of Six Paths will act. For now, I will cooperate with you."
"Fine."
Madara looked deeply at the Great Toad Sage and nodded coldly.
Wasn't it just cooperation?
He wanted to see what Hagoromo and this old toad were really planning.
Madara had already seen through everything.
"Then why are we still waiting?"
Now that his goal had been reached, the Great Toad Sage calmly adjusted his hat.
"The images on that giant screen will only affect morale. Rather than stay here, we should reach Konoha as quickly as possible and face Uchiha Ren directly."
"Exactly."
Fukasaku nodded coldly.
"Since we have already entered the Land of Fire, we might as well rush straight to Konoha and begin the decisive battle."
"Once we arrive, Mount Myōboku's forces can also be summoned."
Shima hesitated for a moment before adding, "At that time, Konoha will be surrounded from all sides. They won't be able to escape."
Madara frowned.
For a moment, he hesitated.
Then he looked up at the giant screen in the sky with clear wariness.
For some reason, he still had a bad feeling.
"Wait. Why doesn't the Great Toad Sage sense any danger?"
Realizing this, Madara glanced at the Great Toad Sage, clearly waiting for an explanation.
"I sense it."
The Great Toad Sage's old face showed confidence.
"But I am not afraid. Not in the slightest."
"Uchiha Ren created these giant screens across the shinobi world, but in my view, he is only digging his own grave."
"The Great Toad Sage is right."
"What are you waiting for? Even the Great Toad Sage has said so. Why not move?"
Fukasaku and Shima immediately echoed him, almost too eagerly.
"…"
Hearing the words of the Great Toad Sage, Fukasaku, and Shima, the shinobi of Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Otogakure fell silent.
They opened their mouths, but no words came out.
Unease appeared on their faces.
Even after forming an alliance with Mount Myōboku, they still did not want to rush toward Konoha.
Hadn't the giant screen already humiliated the Nine-Tails in front of the whole world?
If they continued advancing, who knew what else might happen?
"Enough. Let's just do it."
Suddenly, the Fourth Raikage's eyes turned cold.
"There is no turning back. We cannot stop marching toward Konoha just because of a giant screen."
"Correct. We have no retreat left."
Ōnoki clenched his fists, his red nose twitching slightly.
"Other than fighting with our backs against the wall, the shinobi alliance has no other choice."
"Then we continue forward."
"We are already in the Land of Fire. If we increase our speed, we can surround Konoha within three hours."
"Other than playing tricks, Uchiha Ren has nothing to fear. That giant screen is only meant to shake our morale."
"After cooperating with Mount Myōboku, our overall strength has increased again. We can definitely crush Konoha in one strike."
Soon, the revived Second Raikage, Third Raikage, First Tsuchikage, and Second Tsuchikage all spoke eagerly.
Clearly, after forming an alliance with the Great Toad Sage, their confidence had swelled again.
Especially after learning that the Sage of Six Paths would act at the critical moment, their confidence soared.
Meanwhile, Hashirama, Tobirama, Hiruzen, Minato, Sakumo, the revived Kazekage, Mizukage, and the others all showed helpless expressions.
They had calculated many things.
But they had not expected the Sage of Six Paths to send the Great Toad Sage to cooperate with Madara.
This was truly troublesome.
At the same time, in Konoha—
After being publicly humiliated by the giant screen, the Nine-Tails was completely broken.
It had imagined many possibilities.
But it had never imagined that the giant screen would broadcast its humiliating moments across the entire shinobi world.
Thinking that its lifelong reputation had been destroyed, the Nine-Tails almost wanted to cry.
"So the Nine-Tails acted so mighty on the surface, but behind the scenes it was that pitiful?"
"Pitiful? In the eyes of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, the Nine-Tails was basically a pet. Could it even hurt anyone?"
"I never thought the Nine-Tails would have a day like this."
"Facing a broadcast across the entire shinobi world, the Nine-Tails has truly suffered social death. Lord Fifth really doesn't move casually, but when he does, he kills the heart."
Before long, waves of discussion spread through the area.
Every word stabbed straight into the Nine-Tails' heart.
The great Nine-Tails, strongest of the Tailed Beasts, had officially become the shinobi world's newest joke.
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