In the vast desert of the Land of Earth, three large figures were running at high speed across the ground.
Three beasts were sprinting across the land: Nibi, Gobi, and Hachibi.
Hashirama stood atop Nibi, leading Gobi on the ground.
Above them, Shichibi towered high in the sky, with another figure standing on its head: Madara.
"Hahaha! I'm the one who can fly the highest!"
Madara's warm laughter echoed through the sky.
During this time, he and Hashirama had been traveling the ninja world, capturing Bijuu.
It could be said that this was the happiest and most comfortable day for him.
There was no need to think about any problems related to the village and the future. He just needed to devote himself to this journey.
"Madara! Come down and let me sit for a while!"
Hashirama shouted in response from below. Seeing Madara so happy made his heart lighter.
This journey was indeed not in vain; it at least brought him and Madara closer together again.
The two of them seemed to have returned to the most innocent and beautiful time of their youth!
"Hahaha, catch me! As long as you catch up, I'll let you ride Shichibi…"
Madara controlled Shichibi, quickly drawing a semicircle in the air and accelerating to fly forward.
The Bijuu, which were considered terrifying monsters by the ninjas, were obedient beasts under their feet, mere toys for him and Hashirama to play with and compete against.
"Madara, wait for me!"
Hashirama happily sped up and chased after him with the three Bijuu.
In less than two weeks, they successfully captured four Bijuu, almost half of them. This efficiency was truly frightening.
In fact, most of the time was spent rushing and searching for signs of Bijuu.
The time spent capturing Bijuu was hardly worth mentioning at all.
Often, Hashirama didn't need to do anything. Madara just needed to activate his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and take a glance.
The Bijuu would immediately fall and begin to lower their heads and lick his feet obediently.
Hashirama initially wanted to maintain world peace by entrusting these beings to several great nations.
How naive!
Every time he thought about this, Madara couldn't help but laugh loudly.
The two of them chased each other and had fun. Unfortunately, it didn't last long.
They were interrupted by Lux and Minato, who suddenly appeared.
Seeing outsiders approach, Madara immediately restrained himself, crossing his arms and pretending to be cold.
He then controlled Shichibi to descend back to the ground. After that, he jumped onto Nibi's head and joined Hashirama.
"Sir, Minato, why are you here? Is something wrong with the village?"
Seeing Lux and Minato, Hashirama was very happy and enthusiastic.
But he couldn't help but worry if something had happened to the village?
"Don't worry, if something happens to the village, it will be Tobirama who comes looking for you."
"Oh, right!"
Hashirama slapped his forehead and reacted.
At the same time, Madara and Minato exchanged glances.
Minato immediately became alert, his body tense. This was his first real encounter with Madara.
Even without taking action, he could clearly feel Madara's power and terror.
The overwhelming momentum descending from the sea of blood during the Warring States Period made his scalp tingle without him realizing it.
Some strong individuals could tell how powerful they were just by observing their posture.
And there were some who could feel the full pressure even without seeing it!
"Are you the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato?"
Madara's time with Hashirama was interrupted, and it was inevitable that he would be a bit annoyed.
Of course, this dissatisfaction couldn't be vented on Lux, so he could only direct it toward Minato.
"It's me. Are you Uchiha Madara-sama?"
In front of Lux and Hashirama, Minato certainly didn't dare to argue with Madara. After all, he also knew that this Madara was not from his own world. The other party hadn't harmed his students or his village and didn't even know him.
There was certainly no need to be confused.
"Hmph! Can't the future generation of Hokage recognize me?"
"It must be that bastard Tobirama who did it again, deliberately erasing my information…"
Madara snorted slightly in dissatisfaction.
After all, he was also a founder of Konoha. Was his reputation in the next generation so low?
Yes, this must have been done again by Tobirama!
"Madara, don't be discouraged. You will be the Second Hokage in the future, and your image will be carved into the Hokage Stone. I'm sure all ninjas in the future will recognize you!"
Hashirama comforted him from the side.
These words immediately erased Madara's unhappiness.
'That's right, I will be the Second Hokage in the future, that despicable Tobirama, don't ever think about continuing to tarnish my name!' he thought happily.
"Hah? He becomes the Second Hokage?"
"What, do you have an opinion?"
Madara glanced at Minato and asked coldly.
"This is a bit unexpected…"
"Minato, this is my idea."
"With Madara here, at least the village will be much more stable. Even if I leave, the likelihood of war happening again is small. This is also for the peace and stability of the village in the future…"
Hashirama patted Minato and continued to console him.
"Then Tobirama-sama…"
"Haiz… there's nothing we can do. I've spoken with Tobirama and he agreed. Don't worry."
"Ah, this…"
Minato could only agree. After all, he was not the Hokage here, and Hashirama and the others had to decide the future of the village.
After all, Tobirama had already agreed, so he couldn't argue against anything.
Thinking better, leaving Madara and letting him become the Second Hokage could indeed intimidate the entire ninja world and keep the village peaceful for a longer time.
However, considering Tobirama's plans and goals just now, would the five great nations still exist here in the coming years? It was hard to say…
"Why, do you think I can't compare to Tobirama? Can't I become the Second Hokage?"
Madara asked again, his feelings toward Minato somewhat complicated.
At a glance, the temperament and personality of this man were very similar to Hashirama's, and he seemed quite good. But he heard that the other party was studying Tobirama's Flying Thunder God again and using it better. Anyone who associated with Tobirama would have a low impression in his eyes.
Fortunately, his descent wasn't too great.
With Madara's arrogant nature, he didn't want to bother with a junior ninja who would be born decades later.
He just felt a bit uncomfortable with Minato's questioning tone.
It seemed to imply that he couldn't compare to Tobirama.
Could this be tolerated?
"Madara! Minato didn't mean it that way; you know that!"
Hashirama continued to be the peacemaker; he didn't want to see a conflict between Madara and Minato.
"Hmph!"
Madara snorted coldly and stopped caring.
He continued to stare at Hashirama's face. After all, he didn't hate Minato that much; he just hated Tobirama.
Moreover, now that he had hope to revive Izuna, his dislike for Tobirama had greatly diminished.
Then, they chatted about business.
"Sir, what are you doing here?"
"It seems you've captured four Bijuu? Quite efficient."
Lux looked at the Bijuu at his feet and sighed slightly. Even Hachibi was captured; this efficiency was truly remarkable.
As expected from Hashirama and Madara working together.
In comparison, Akatsuki's plan to capture Bijuu was not pleasant to look at.
"Tsk! How hard is it to catch these beasts? It's as easy as drinking water…"
The corners of Madara's mouth lifted slightly as he spoke arrogantly.
He didn't mind praise from others, especially praise from Lux.
Hashirama touched his head and said cheerfully: "Thanks to Madara, his Sharingan genjutsu is indeed very useful against Bijuu."
"Is there anything else you need to do? If not, you probably wouldn't have brought this kid here…"
Madara just wanted to quickly finish this so he could continue having fun with Hashirama.
Lux pointed at Minato's confused-looking belly.
Hashirama and Madara looked at it and immediately noticed something unusual.
"Ah!"
"Yondaime, inside your body… You sealed the Kyuubi inside you?"
Hashirama became curious and stared at Minato's belly in amazement.
At such close range, if they couldn't feel the Kyuubi in Minato's body, then what kind of Sengoku duo would they be?
"Yes, for some reason, I sealed the Kyuubi inside my body. Now I'm also a Jinchuuriki."
"Did the Hokage himself seal the Kyuubi? That's a good idea."
"But why do you feel your Kyuubi is much weaker?"
"It's only half of the Kyuubi, and the other half is inside my wife…"
"So that's it! Both you and your wife will be Jinchuuriki!"
Hashirama was still happy and said that he thought Jinchuuriki were not dangerous or annoying.
He even thought about whether he should also seal Bijuu in the future?
"Hmph! Sealing that beast in your body? What a foolish act. That beast should just be trampled!"
Madara snorted again, not paying attention to Minato's actions.
He never thought of sealing Bijuu or something inside his body. With his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, how could any Bijuu not obey him?
"By the way, Minato, why did you seal half of the Kyuubi inside you?"
"I faced a relatively strong enemy. I needed the Kyuubi's power to win more reliably."
"What enemy?"
Minato had no doubts about Hashirama and briefly explained the battle between himself and Nagato.
After hearing that the enemy had Rinnegan, Madara, who was initially indifferent, couldn't help but perk up his ears.
At the same time, he quickly guessed that the Rinnegan there belonged to him in the future!
Nagato was the Rinnegan bearer he had chosen himself!
This information was also quite important to Madara.
When he heard in the end that Minato defeated the enemy and obtained the Rinnegan, Madara could no longer hold back.
"Brat, you have Rinnegan?"
"Yes, but I destroyed it."
"What?!!"
Madara's voice rose, and he was a bit excited.
"You destroyed Rinnegan?!!"