Creating a piece of land on the ocean — the Shinju made it sound simple, but in practice...
It actually wasn't that hard! Ծ‿Ծ
The Shinju first split off a clone to help support the meteorite.
With his hands now free, his real body dove straight into the ocean depths.
Although the Island Turtle was located near the coast, the water was still three to four hundred meters deep.
A normal person could barely dive a few dozen meters at most. Even a trained shinobi with a strong body could only dive a hundred meters or so — and couldn't stay long.
Before diving in, the Shinju had already prepared himself, activating Creation Rebirth to deal with any emergencies.
But even as he descended all the way to the seafloor, he felt no discomfort at all.
Opening his mouth to speak, he tried to say, "I…"
"Glub glub glub~~~"
After swallowing a few mouthfuls of seawater, he quickly shut his mouth, his expression turning serious as he began forming hand seals.
"Earth Release!!"
"Earthquake Core!!"
Rumble—
The seabed immediately began to quake, slowly rising upward...
Meanwhile, on the Island Turtle, everyone raised their heads, staring at the massive meteorite not far away.
"What… what's Shinju-san planning to do with something that huge? (꒪⌓꒪)"
"Shut up. How could the likes of us possibly guess what Shinju-san is thinking?"
"Still, maybe we should just send Shinju-san to the battlefield already. He's not the type who can sit still. He's been on this island less than half a month and has already stirred up so much... (;′⌒`)"
"Shut up! Our mission is to protect Shinju-san, not to gossip!"
"Wait! Did you guys notice? The ground is shaking!"
"What's so strange about that? We're standing on a giant turtle. If it wasn't moving, that'd be the real problem..."
"Look! Over there!!"
"Holy crap!! Land—there's land rising out of the ocean!! d(ŐдŐ๑)"
Everyone froze.
Their minds went blank.
"How did he even make land appear like that? Earth Release?!"
"When we fought against Iwagakure shinobi before, I saw them use Earth Release: Earthquake Core. That jutsu can raise or lower sections of terrain... but that—"
He pointed at the new landmass rising from the sea.
"—isn't that a bit too big?! ◝₍ᴑ̑ДO͝₎◞"
"Yeah! That's nearly the size of Kumogakure itself! (´°Δ°`)"
Elsewhere, after the Shinju successfully raised the land, his clone hurled the meteorite onto the new surface.
Then, he summoned Kumogakure's ore experts to analyze whether the meteorite contained any materials useful for forging weapons.
...
In the Island Turtle forest, Killer B said, "See? Told ya Shinju'd be fine. (๑ت๑)"
"For the sake of forging, he actually went and brought back a meteorite from the sky... I'm really curious what kind of weapon he'll make from it."
...
On the battlefield of the Land of Iron—
After being transported there, Tsunade used her medical ninjutsu to heal the Tsuchikage's injuries.
Then, the battle of the Four Kage versus Uchiha Madara began!
During a pause in the fighting, Madara looked at Tsunade.
"You carry the blood of the Senju clan."
"That strange mark on your body... some kind of regeneration technique?"
"The Senju really have fallen. Each generation weaker than the last."
"You know, your grandfather Hashirama could heal himself instantly—without even forming hand seals," Madara mocked.
Tsunade gritted her teeth and snapped back,
"I'm Senju Hashirama's granddaughter! I may not have inherited my grandfather's natural talent for jutsu, but I inherited something else from him!!（｀Δ´）!"
Madara's tone remained indifferent.
"If you couldn't inherit his strength, then what's the point of inheriting anything else? ╭(′▽`)╯"
Tsunade's expression hardened. "I inherited his will. The Will of Peace, the Will to Protect — the Will of Fire!!"
"As for his power..."
As she spoke, the image of the Shinju appeared in her mind — that flowing red hair, that effortless mastery of Wood Release...
She said quietly, "My grandfather's strength has already been inherited by another. Though he doesn't share our bloodline."
Madara's eyes sparked with interest.
"From what you're saying... someone in this era possesses power equal to Hashirama's? ꉂ(ˊᗜˋ*)"
Tsunade raised an eyebrow. "Not equal — he may have already surpassed my grandfather."
Madara laughed, as if he'd just heard the best joke in the world.
"Heh, don't be foolish. Hashirama and I already stood at the very pinnacle of the shinobi world! ୧⍢⃝୨"
"You later generations can't even match us — let alone surpass! ´◡`"
While Madara was boasting, Kabuto decided it was time to step in.
Controlling the Second Tsuchikage's body, he said, "Actually, what Tsunade said isn't wrong. There truly is a terrifyingly gifted shinobi in this era."
"He's not even seventeen yet, and he's already mastered multiple Kekkei Genkai — Wood Release, Dust Release, Ice Release, Crystal Release... and more importantly, he also possesses a pair of Uchiha eyes."
"Really? ( ˝ᗢ̈˝ )"
For some reason, Madara laughed.
"So he's of Uchiha blood then?! (σ≧︎▽︎≦︎)σ"
"Hah! To think that among my Uchiha descendants, there's still such a dazzling talent. I knew it — the Uchiha bloodline surpasses that of the Senju! (•̀⌄•́)"
"Oh, right!" Madara suddenly remembered something.
"If he can use Wood Release and has Uchiha eyes... then tell me, has he awakened the Rinnegan?! (´◊ω◊｀)"
Kabuto finally had the chance to answer. "No."
"Also, his Uchiha eyes were transplanted later."
Madara frowned. "So he's from the Senju clan then? Or the Uzumaki?"
"Whichever it is—how dare he steal the eyes of the Uchiha! Unforgivable!! (・'ヘ´・;)"
"But it doesn't matter. The eyes of the Uchiha choose their wielder. It's not something a thief can just use! (๑❛ᴗ❛๑)"
Kabuto replied, "Well… actually, he's not from any clan."
"As for the Uchiha eyes, he's using them very well — no rejection whatsoever. He can even manifest Susanoo through them."
Madara's expression froze. "Nani?!! (눈益눈)"
"That damned outsider… take me to him! I'll kill him myself! (ꐦ°᷄д°᷅)"
It wasn't unheard of for Uchiha eyes to end up in the hands of outsiders.
But for someone perfectly compatible with them — someone whose innate ability might even rival the Sage's — that was a dangerous unknown.
Kabuto rubbed his temples. "Let's hold off on killing him for now. Maybe deal with the four Kage in front of us first?"
Madara forced down his fury and nodded. "Fine."
Then he clapped his hands together. "Wood Clone!!"
Swish swish swish—
Seven wooden clones split from his body!
Immediately afterward, all eight Madaras were surrounded by the blue chakra of Susanoo!
Madara smiled — confident and cruel.
"Well then... do you four still have the strength to dance with my Susanoo?! (ツ)"
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