One Dragon Tail Kick will shatter your Susanoo dream!

For two days in a row, Madara Uchiha meticulously instructed Uchiha Hikaru on how to manipulate a village kage, watching him handle government affairs. Uchiha Hikaru, disguised as a confidant of the newly appointed Mizukage, couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.

Then, the figure of the vortex white Zetsu gradually emerged from the ground beside them.

"Lord Madara, the offerings are ready!"

"Okay, let's go!"

After taking one last deep look at Uchiha Hikaru, and instructing his will, Black Zetsu, to take good care of him, Madara Uchiha's hunched figure gradually disappeared from the spot.

Behind Yagura, Uchiha Hikaru, who was handling government affairs on Yagura's behalf, stopped writing, a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes.

"Farewell, old man..."

The following afternoon, Cao Zhi, who was enjoying the new Cao Xue Ice Cream, suddenly stuffed the yellow magazine in her hand into the drawer.

"Ahem, Jonin Mangetsu, what brings you to my office? Is it about that blind date we went on? Have you thought it through?"

Hozuki Mangetsu smirked, a fleeting hint of embarrassment in his eyes. Heaven knows he was only ten years old, yet he'd already been reduced to being pressured to get married...

"Ahem, Lord Kusakage, Minister Kisame received a strange threatening letter this morning. Two Night Watch squads that went out to investigate have not yet returned. Minister Kisame himself went out not long ago, but it has been almost an hour and he still hasn't come back, so I think we need to take this seriously!"

"Give it to me, let me take a look!"

Cao Zhi took the letter and saw a few lines of small, crooked handwriting on it.

"If you don't want Kusagakure to disappear from the ninja world map today, come find me at the Valley of the End!"

"The signatory was an elderly but still dignified man..."

Cao Zhi stroked his chin, searching his mind for the corresponding character.

"The retired Hiruzen Sarutobi probably wouldn't have the guts!"

"Besides, given that his strength is rapidly declining, even if Kisame can't defeat him, he can still escape..."

"Shimura Danzo?"

"That's unlikely. Recent intelligence indicates that this old bastard is being heavily targeted by Minato. He probably doesn't have the ability or the opportunity..."

As he pondered, Cao Zhi's figure transformed into a pile of cards and vanished, leaving behind only one sentence before departing.

"Keep an eye on the village, full moon!"

"I will do as you say, Lord Kusakage!"

At this moment, in the Valley of the End, Madara Uchiha, who was sitting cross-legged on the Hashirama statue, was holding White Zetsu Uzumaki in one hand.

"You idiot, what exactly did that note say? Apart from one guy who's pretty good at water-style magic, it's all just a bunch of weaklings!"

"Lord Ban, calm down! This body of yours was painstakingly cultivated; don't let it go to waste before you even get a chance to fight!"

Madara Uchiha tossed White Zetsu aside, and the latter immediately burrowed into the ground. In front of him, a pile of cards quickly coalesced into a human form.

"Oh, I didn't expect that the narcissistic old man is Old Spotted!"

Madara Uchiha's face darkened. He spat a fireball in the direction of White Zetsu, creating a large crater where White Zetsu had been standing.

"This stupid protein is terrible! We shouldn't have used idiot cells to culture it in the first place!"

Kusashiba looked at Uchiha Madara, who appeared to be in his prime but clearly possessed the aura of a living person, and couldn't help but feel a little nervous, his mind racing with thoughts.

"This old guy, could he be sacrificing Nagato ahead of time to revive himself and prepare to start the Eye of the Moon Project ahead of schedule?!"

When Kusashiba saw Madara Uchiha turn around and reveal a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan eyes, he patted his chest, looking as if he was relieved that heaven hadn't forsaken him, which only made the other party look at him with disdain.

"Hey, Kusashiba, right? Are you prepared to die in battle?"

Kusaji did not respond to the other party's provocation. After all, when he dragged him to his death last time, Madara Uchiha was so angry that he jumped up and down. He still remembered that look vividly!

"Where are my people?"

"Hmph, only the weak choose to huddle together for warmth. You, a guy like you, are also held back by so-called emotions..."

Like Madara Uchiha's left hand, ten people dressed as grass ninja, their eyes flashing with kaleidoscope blueprints, walked out from the corner in a daze.

Kisame, the leader, limped out awkwardly, his cheeks swollen and his body covered in serious injuries, including several cuts on his chest. The others, on the other hand, were completely unharmed, creating a stark contrast between the two!

Kusaji's face turned somewhat ugly as she glared angrily at Uchiha Madara.

The other person turned their head away awkwardly, their tone somewhat embarrassed.

"This guy created a lot of water currents, mingling with a bunch of strange fish, and almost bit me, so I taught him a lesson..."

"Anyway, if it's you, this injury is nothing!"

Kusaji whistled "Sailor," and a few minutes later, Kisame had no more wounds on his body.

"Hey, old man, do you really have to fight? Looking at you, you must have finally gotten younger!"

"Hmph, I can choose not to fight you, unless you're willing to go into seclusion and lock your village away for 20 years!"

Kusashiba attempted to dispel the genjutsu that Kisame and the others were suffering from, but unfortunately, he was not skilled at it and ultimately failed, so he had no choice but to stop and respond to Uchiha Madara.

"Old man, dispel the illusions cast by my men. It's just a fight, I'll take you on!"

"Hey, are you even listening to me? Only you..."

"Stop wasting your breath. We've worked so hard to develop the village to this point, how could we possibly stop now!"

A glint of light flashed in Madara Uchiha's eyes, and then he took out a fan from behind his back.

"Persuasion by force is definitely more suitable for me!"

As Madara Uchiha brought his fingers together, Kisame and the others shuddered and regained their senses. Kisame reacted quickly, immediately rolling to the side and forming hand seals to prepare to use Water Release, but was stopped by Kusanagi.

"Alright, Kisame, take your men and leave. And keep your distance!"

Kisame was slightly taken aback, then nodded gently and prepared to lead the others away, when he was suddenly stopped by Kusashi.

"Wait a minute, old man, where's Kisame's weapon, Samehada?"

Madara Uchiha coughed lightly and summoned the vortex White Zetsu from underground.

“Return that special ninja sword to that shark-faced guy…”

White Zetsu revealed half of his body, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes.

"Lord Ban, you didn't tell me to hand it over to Yu..."

"Shut up, you idiot! Give the ninja sword back!"

After being yelled at, the White Zetsu muttered under his breath, "The fickle old man," and returned the ninja sword to Kisame, who was waiting.

Here, shark face, back to you.

"Thanks a lot, pretty boy!"

"My name is White Zetsu, not some pretty boy, you rude shark-faced bastard!"

The White Zetsu burrowed into the ground, cursed Kisame, and then immediately fled.

Once Kisame and his group had gone far away, Kusashi and Madara Uchiha faced each other, their auras rising steadily. Finally, with Madara Uchiha unleashing "Great Fire Annihilation...", the two began a fierce battle!