A blinding light was flashing there, illuminating all of Konoha. When all the ninjutsu had dissipated and the clouds had also gradually cleared, a huge pit appeared on the ground, but there was no one inside. Torifu was not surprised. If Madara was that easy to deal with, he wouldn't have appeared here. The jutsu just now was not enough to kill him.
At this moment, a figure landed beside Torifu. "Kid, what happened here? Who were you fighting with?" The person was none other than Tobirama. He heard the sound of the battle in his sleep and immediately put on his armor and came to the mountain in the back. It was a shame he was a step too late. The battle had already ended. From the traces of the battlefield, this was not a small scuffle.
Torifu scratched his head with a bitter smile. "Tobirama-sama, you might not believe me, but the person who came was Uchiha Madara."
"What!" Tobirama roared. He couldn't believe it. "Didn't Uchiha Madara die? He was killed by your ancestor right in front of my brother's eyes! You should know this!"
Torifu also nodded. Of course he knew this. After all, the ancestor was himself.
"You're right, but Naori once told me that the Clan has a special forbidden jutsu. At the cost of losing one Sharingan, they can rewrite an already failed outcome."
Tobirama blurted out, "Izanagi!"
"Yes, Uchiha Madara only has one of his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan left. His combat power has also weakened due to his old age." Tobirama slapped his forehead hard. "Sigh! It's all my fault. If I had come a step earlier, I could have kept Uchiha Madara here!"
Torifu shook his head when he heard this and comforted him. "Uchiha Madara's purpose wasn't us. He was just covering for someone's retreat, so he wasn't going to fight to the death." Torifu told Tobirama what he knew about the matter.
"A white guy secretly snuck out of Konoha? Uchiha Madara was covering for his retreat and didn't even care about exposing the fact that he was still alive?"
Torifu nodded. "That's right." The situation had become a little confusing. Tobirama couldn't see the direction of the situation at all. That was right. Besides Torifu, who knew the plot's direction, who would have known that Madara would awaken the Rinnegan after he got Hashirama's flesh and blood? But he couldn't tell anyone the secrets he knew.
Tobirama thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with a conclusion. He could only helplessly pat Torifu's shoulder. "Sigh, let's go back first. Whether or not to announce this to the public is all up to your choice."
"Okay, Tobirama-sama."
Just like that, Tobirama and Torifu went back to Konoha along the mountain path. Along the way, they met the night patrol ninjas. They were being stopped by Torifu's clones. In the end, they also went down the mountain together. Konoha was now brightly lit. The fierce fight had caused many villagers to come out of their houses in the middle of the night to watch. It was inevitable that they would be worried about Torifu's safety. But now that they saw Torifu had returned, they all gathered around.
"Torifu-sama, are you alright? Are you hurt?"
"Did an enemy invade Konoha, Hokage-sama?" The villagers were a little worried about the battle and asked Torifu many questions.
"Everyone, please go back and rest. I will give a unified response on the bulletin board tomorrow. I'm a little tired after the battle." When the villagers heard that Torifu was a little tired, they immediately cleared a path for him. Torifu waved to them and then walked toward the clan compound. After Torifu disappeared, the villagers gradually returned to their homes and went back to sleep.
But Torifu didn't go home. Instead, he appeared in the Senju Clan compound. A group of people were sitting in Hashirama's house. In the living room, Hashirama's face was gloomy. The wound on his arm had disappeared, but the bloodstain was still on the sleeve of his sleeping robe. Mito, who was next to him, was constantly stroking his back to keep him from getting too angry and hurting himself. Nawaki and Tsunade, who usually liked to play around, were also sitting obediently on the side, not daring to make a sound. They knew that their grandpa was truly angry. The air pressure in the entire room was very low.
At this moment, Tobirama and Torifu pushed the door open and walked in.
"Sensei, Mito-sama, is everyone awake?"
Mito gave a bitter smile. "With such a loud commotion, how could we not be awake?"
"Who was the enemy?" Hashirama asked.
"It was Uchiha Madara."
When he heard this name, Hashirama's heart sank. Then he looked at Torifu in confusion. "How is that possible? In that battle, I watched him die at your ancestor's hands!"
Tsunade and Nawaki, who were next to them, didn't understand the importance of the matter. They were a little curious when they heard the name Madara, as he was a character from the game.
"It was Izanagi, a forbidden jutsu of the Uchiha Clan. He lost one eye." Tobirama added.
At this moment, Hashirama closed his eyes and let out a heavy sigh. "It seems that our fate has not ended yet. That's right. How could you be willing to die just like that?"
"What do you plan to do, Torifu?"
"It's naturally impossible to tell all the villagers about this. Otherwise, the image the Uchiha Clan has built over all these years would instantly collapse, and it would be difficult for them to gain the villagers' trust again. Moreover, even if the villagers knew, it wouldn't help the situation. I plan to hide Uchiha Madara's name and just say that a mysterious powerhouse invaded Konoha but was eventually killed by me."
When he heard Torifu's response, Hashirama nodded. "Good. Since you've already made a decision, go do it. We won't interfere with you."
Tobirama noticed the bloodstain on Hashirama's sleeve. "Who hurt you?"
When she heard this, Mito's hand froze for a moment. Then she looked at Tobirama. "It was my 'Big Brother.'"
"Ashina? What happened?"
When he heard this name, Torifu was not surprised. "You could say that we were all deceived. The Senior Ashina who came back with me is fake. He's an expert at disguise. The real one was impersonated."
"Then where's the real Ashina?!" Hashirama asked anxiously. He couldn't let anything happen to his old brother.
Torifu shook his head. "I'm not sure. It's possible that when I defeated Uchiha Setsuna, he came ashore and killed Senior Ashina and took his place. Or he might have just simply taken control of him."
After hearing this, Mito couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache. Although they hadn't seen each other in decades, how could blood ties be severed so easily?
"I'll send someone to the Land of Uzushio tomorrow to send a message and have them confirm my Big Brother's situation to see if he's still alive."