Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha is not motivated.

Nine Senju Hashirama dressed in the same outfit stood in a row. Without making any movements, they shocked everyone present with just a hint of aura that they inadvertently revealed.

The F6 who were hiding not far away froze in place, not daring to make a sound, for fear of being severely taught a lesson by a group of great teachers who appeared out of nowhere.

"If it's not a clone, how can there be so many clones?"

Senju Tobirama, who was locked in by nine gazes, felt as if he was falling into an ice cellar. His perception told him that each of these clones in front of him was an independent individual and was definitely not a doppelganger used to deceive others.

Suddenly, one of the clones turned around and looked at the somewhat embarrassed No. 9 with a mocking smile on his face.

"That's really ugly, number nine."

The relationship between the nine clones is not as good as imagined, especially after several of them absorbed the chakra of the tailed beasts and successfully awakened their spiritual intelligence, there are more frictions when they meet.

Among them, after absorbing Shukaku's chakra, clone number one unconsciously developed great hostility towards clone number nine.

Although there is a top order from Jigen that clones are not allowed to fight each other privately,

But Number One often uses words to bully Number Nine, who has not yet developed his intelligence, and he always makes sarcastic remarks when they meet.

"If it were you, you would have died long ago."

Number Nine glanced at Number One who was mocking him. Now that he had begun to gain wisdom, he was able to fight back and was no longer like a dumb person who allowed himself to be bullied.
"You couldn't even take down the weakest one. If I were you, I would have jumped into the waste pool of the research institute long ago."

"Yo! You've even learned to talk back~"

Number One raised his eyebrows, his expression changed slightly, a hint of barely perceptible joy and relief flashed across his eyes, but he remained unyielding.
"But at least I defeated the mission target, what about you?"

"I'm not missing any limbs."

Number Nine curled his lips and immediately brought up the incident of Number One's broken arm in a sarcastic tone.
"Number nine, I'm on morning eight!"

"White Hair, can you handle it?"

While No.1 and No.9 were reminiscing about the past, Uchiha Madara lowered his head and asked the elderly Tobirama Senju in a low voice,
"what?"

top?
What the heck!
Nine top brothers, what can you expect me to do?

Sensing the burning fighting spirit of Uchiha Madara beside him, Senju Tobirama's heart tightened, and he quickly asked in a low voice,

"Huh, you don't want to fight?"

"if not?"

Uchiha Madara straightened up and looked at the nine clones in front of him with different expressions, his eyes full of complicated expressions.

Alas~ How nice it would be if those nine hot moms were not enemies.

Senju Tobirama was stunned for a moment, thinking of the village and the six disciples behind him who had not escaped. A look of determination appeared in his eyes, and he pulled out a kunai and said softly:

"In that case, the plan remains the same."

"Uh what's the plan?"

Uchiha Madara glanced at Senju Tobirama in confusion, blinked, and tried to recall the conversation between the two, only to find that there was no battle plan in it.

"I'll cut off the queen."

"Are you crazy?"

Uchiha Madara was shocked by what Senju Tobirama said. He wanted to touch the forehead of the white-haired man beside him to check if he was confused due to the fever.
"I'm not looking down on you, but you might not even last ten seconds."

Having just experienced a battle with the clone, Uchiha Madara already had a certain understanding of its combat power.
Except for the slightly weaker combat awareness, the clone can be said to be a complete replica of the Hasi Lama's appearance during her peak period. With just white hair, she is no match for the opponent.
"Don't worry, if I want to leave, no one can stop me."

Senju Tobirama shook his head. The Flying Thunder God Technique gave him great confidence. Even if he was surrounded by nine clones, he was sure that he could escape unscathed.

"You just need to take a few of them away, and your Susanoo should be able to fly."

Pointing at the trembling F6 not far away, Senju Tobirama even thought of a way to escape.
My brother can't fly.

"Stop talking nonsense. I hate taking care of children. I'd better leave this kind of work to you. I'll deal with them."

Uchiha Madara stared at the serious-looking Senju Tobirama for a few seconds, but did not follow his plan. Instead, he took a big step forward.

"Don't be impulsive, I am"

Seeing Uchiha Madara's radical behavior, Senju Tobirama was very anxious. Even if he really made a mistake, even if he died, it would not be a big deal.

"Hmph! I'm the Hokage."

Ignoring the anxious Senju Tobirama, Uchiha Madara strode towards the nine clones. This shocking move immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.
"You two can go back and argue slowly. Number Nine, your target is coming."

On the clone side, a clone with a helpless look on his face stepped forward to separate the quarreling No. 1 and No. 9, and pointed at Uchiha Madara who was walking over.
"This human, is he crazy?"

The two people who were reminded by No. 8 looked at Uchiha Madara with surprise, who was full of fighting spirit. In this situation, shouldn’t they run away?

Looking at Uchiha Madara's back, Senju Tobirama gritted his teeth and leapt to chase after him.
"You idiot, what about Konoha?"

"You think I'll lose?"

Turning his head to look at the angry Senju Tobirama behind him, the arrogance on Uchiha Madara's face only grew. Even when facing nine clones, he still couldn't extinguish the burning will to fight in his heart.
This is Uchiha Madara.
If you want to fight, I will fight.
Never retreat because of the enemy's strength.

"You think you can win?"

"It will win."

Senju Tobirama was almost laughed out of anger by him. He put all his strength and firepower into fighting one clone, and now he is fighting nine of them. Do you think you are the Sage of Six Paths?

"If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about the Uchiha clan. What will the Uchiha clan do without you?"

Seeing that Uchiha Madara was stubborn, Senju Tobirama had to play the emotional card and tried to wake him up with the future of the family.
"With Izuna and my cousin here, the Uchiha clan will only take off and will never perish."

Unexpectedly, Uchiha Madara was quite open-minded and did not worry about the future of the Uchiha clan at all.

He even thought that under the management of his brothers, the family would become the largest clan in the ninja world, and their lives would be prosperous. Every Uchiha clan member would be able to hold his head high when he went out and enjoy the admiration of thousands of people.

"you"

Senju Tobirama was so angry that his whole body was shaking. He had tried to persuade him with emotion and reason, but this stubborn Uchiha Madara still didn't turn back.

"Then hold on for a while. I'll send them away and come back to save you." There was no other way. Senju Tobirama couldn't just ignore both sides. Since Uchiha Madara was confident in his own strength, he could only take the F6 and run away first.
Moreover, according to the intelligence previously obtained, the clones that attacked the Tailed Beast Knights would not kill their targets directly, so Uchiha Madara's life should be safe for the time being.

Thinking of this, Senju Tobirama felt relieved and raised his hand to look for the coordinates he left on F6. However, he was stunned the next second.

"Flying Thunder. Huh?"

In his perception, the coordinates of Flying Thunder God on F6 were actually moving very fast.
But it was not the escape he imagined;
"Tap!"*6
"Teacher, are we late?"

"I boil it!"

Looking at the F6 who landed steadily with a determined look on their faces, Senju Tobirama's throat was filled with Konoha slang that was about to erupt.
"Who asked you to come?"

How come you guys only know how to make trouble? Do you think you Iron players can participate in such a high-end game?

"Jing, you shouldn't have come."

Uchiha Madara also discovered the F6 who came to cause trouble, and a hint of relief flashed in his eyes, but more of it was helplessness.
When the war starts later, he will still be able to protect himself, but he really has no time to take care of Uchiha Kagami.

"it's me!"

Danzo raised his hand bravely, waiting for the teacher's praise with pride.
"Good job, Danzo. If nothing goes wrong this time, I will definitely reward you!"

Senju Tobirama looked at the smug Danzo and almost bit his teeth.
Sarutobi Hiruzen and Kagami, who were standing by, did not participate in this topic. They looked at the nine clones not far away with vigilant eyes, their hearts filled with heaviness.
They came here with the determination to die. Although they knew the gap in strength between themselves and the clones, as Konoha people, the F6 would never allow themselves to watch the Hokage and the branch secretary sacrifice themselves.

The six of them together should be able to hold back a clone and reduce some of the pressure on the Hokage and the teacher.

"Wow! So many people are here. This will make it more fun."

Suddenly, a familiar yet strange voice sounded in the ears of several people. Number One, who had just quarreled with Number Nine, looked at the people of Konoha with a smile on his face.

Now, he is eager to come into contact with more humans so as to learn more about human emotions and lay a solid foundation for his own evolution.

"Number five and six, go play with those guys."

Number One pointed at Senju Tobirama and the F6s, and gave an order to the two expressionless clones beside him,
"receive."

As the only two clones in the clone army who have not awakened their intelligence, the command of No. 5 and No. 6 was temporarily handed over by Jigen to the quick-witted No. 1, allowing him to make temporary deployments.

"As for us, No. 9, let us clean up your mess~"

Glancing at the stiff-faced No. 9, No. 1 smiled with satisfaction, turned around and called the remaining clones to surround Uchiha Madara.

"I don't need your help."

Number Nine followed with a cold face, looking at the smug Number One in the front, muttering to himself,

"Just wait and see. Next time I'll add extra strong mustard to your nutrient solution."

Looking at the clones surrounding him, Senju Tobirama knew that he could not escape this battle, so he quickly made some simple arrangements with the F6 behind him.
"The six of you should not disperse. You all know how big brother handles things. Just hold him back. Don't act rashly."

After saying that, he took out the short blade he carried with him, looked at the two clones walking towards him with a serious look, and twitched the corners of his mouth slightly.
"I was underestimated. There were only two of them."

On the other side, Uchiha Madara was surrounded by seven clones. Under the gazes of seven pairs of eyes with different expressions, a solemn look appeared on his face.

"One against seven?"

"Human, if you surrender, we can make your departure less painful."

Number One looked at Uchiha Madara, who was emitting a dangerous aura, and his heart tightened, but he did not show it on his face. Instead, he tried to persuade him.

"Stop talking nonsense and fight if you want to."

Uchiha Madara scoffed at Number One's remarks, his eyes gleamed with scarlet light, and a seductive pattern was revealed.
"In that case, we'll play with you."

Seeing that Uchiha Madara was so ignorant, No. 1 could only shake his head regretfully, but his eyes were more solemn.

Although the human in front of him was not as good as the curly-haired guy he met in the Kingdom of Wind before, he was also a tough guy. No wonder he could beat No. 9 so hard that he ran away in panic.

"on!"

Number One waved his hand, and several clones behind him leaped out and rushed towards Uchiha Madara. They put their hands together in tacit understanding in mid-air, and the majestic power of Wood Release instantly filled the entire battlefield.

Rumbling--

With a sound that shook the earth, seven lifelike wooden Arhats rose from the ground, surrounding the tiny Uchiha Madara with a fierce look in their eyes.

"Human, if you eat this obediently, we can let all of you go."

Number One, who was standing on top of the wooden man, tried to persuade them to surrender. A grey seed with a rotten smell floated in his palm, and the smile on his face was full of threats.

"No! Don't believe him!"

Before Uchiha Madara could reply, the Nine-Tails, which was hiding in his sea of ​​consciousness, shouted first. Looking at the rotten seed, its huge animal eyes were filled with fear visible to the naked eye.
"Do you know what that is?"

"I don't know, but the raccoon cat told me that it is a tool to transform the tailed beast into a fruit."

The Nine-Tails shuddered at the gloomy look from Uchiha Madara. It knew that the other party was really blaming it for not sharing information, so it immediately explained loudly, repeating Shukaku's words in the chat room word for word.
Of course, the curly-haired guy holding an old-fashioned scalpel was omitted.

"fruit?"

Uchiha Madara's eyes narrowed. Just as they had guessed, the ultimate goal of these clones was the tailed beasts held by the knights.
However, the way to obtain it is not simply to snatch the Tailed Beast Card, but to use the Tailed Beast Knight's body as a seedbed to solidify the power of the Tailed Beast and condense it into a fruit.

When the time is ripe, the life of the Tailed Beast Knight will come to an end.

"I'm sorry, my eldest cousin taught me not to eat food given by strangers."

Even though he didn't know the purpose of the seed in Number One's hand, Uchiha Madara, who had received a good education, would not eat anything carelessly. He shook his head gently to refuse, and a dark blue shadow condensed behind him.
"You want one against seven?"

Disappointedly taking back the spores of the sacred tree, No. 1 looked at Uchiha Madara with a turbulent aura in surprise. This human was really stubborn. He didn't really think they were little Karami, did he?

"Wood Release·Wood Clone."

Uchiha Madara was naturally not a man of courage but strategy. He quickly raised his hands and formed a seal. The next moment, six wooden branches emerged from his back and transformed into six cold-faced clones that fell to the ground.

Under the surprised gazes of the clones, the six clones seemed to be in telepathic communication, and a faint blue shadow appeared behind them.

"Now it's fair." (End of this chapter)