In this crossover anime, many ruthless and powerful figures reside in my territory.

"You are someone the master highly regards; you will surely be able to resolve the crisis!"

Madara Uchiha silently watched the battlefield, showing no intention of taking any action.

Why are you asking me this?

"If I have to take your life before I act, what would you choose?"

Kotini raised her head, her determined eyes shining through her blonde bangs.

She slowly stood up, straightening her chest.

"Half of the inhabitants of Red Maple Territory are orcs."

“I am no different from them; I am a legal ‘contract citizen’ in the kingdom.”

"Our fate is forever in the hands of our 'masters'."

"but!"

"Lord Lister promised us! As long as we are willing to follow him to reclaim the wasteland, he will grant us the status of free citizens!"

“When we came here and built our village in the first spring, he gathered us together and, in front of everyone, tore up the contracts and gave us a new identity.”

“Some people received land and could cultivate it freely; some learned forging and took up the work of blacksmiths; and some learned knowledge that they could never have learned before and became scribes and stewards trusted by everyone.”

Kotini took a deep breath, tied her disheveled hair back into a ponytail, and said firmly.

"We can finally choose our own lives and futures!"

"So from that day on, I made up my mind! If necessary, I will give my life!"

Suddenly, a commotion came from behind.

A large number of human and orc civilians rushed over, wielding makeshift weapons.

They bypassed the sentry posts and held up the crumbling defense line.

"For Lord Lister!!!" xN

"For Red Maple Territory!!!" xN

Noticing the commotion, Lister looked over and cursed with a complicated expression.

"Those idiots! How many times have I told you, if you're not a soldier, don't go to the battlefield!"

"What use are you?!"

"People die on the battlefield!"

Now he understood what the signal flare that Morag had sent out meant.

Damn it! How dare you disobey me! Morag! I'll punish you according to the rules when we get back!

From a high vantage point, Madara Uchiha surveyed the entire battlefield.

He saw the newly arrived civilians wielding farm tools with only their strength, only to be knocked to the ground by the berserk gnolls.

He saw the exhausted soldiers who had fallen rise again and rejoin the battle.

He also saw Lena and other members of the Royal Guard risking injury to get to Lister's side as quickly as possible...

It seemed that everyone's eyes were filled with the image of Liszt's back.

Madara Uchiha slowly closed his eyes.

I don't know if it's because I'm getting older, but I always like to reminisce about the past.

He once had a large following of Uchiha Madara clan members.

However, after his younger brother Izuna died, his clansmen gradually left him.

On the contrary, more and more people were behind Hashirama Senju.

He had assumed he was standing with Hashirama, but reality told him that he was all alone.

No, there is still power.

Madara Uchiha opened his eyes.

The crimson three-tomoe Sharingan spun, and an unparalleled burst of chakra suddenly erupted.

Kotini was blown back a few steps by the strong wind.

The figure that had looked old and unable to move vanished from her sight in an instant.

The entire battlefield felt that indomitable spirit.

Are they spots?!

Lister thought to himself.

The next second, all the rock golems around him shattered into dust, and a figure appeared beside him.

When Liszt turned around, he saw a pair of withered hands effortlessly pinching the air.

No... it should be described as a transparent dagger.

The dagger was only a fist's distance from his neck.

"I am very interested in the powerful beings from other worlds."

"So he can't die yet."

The gray-robed assassin, gradually becoming visible, stared in horror at those unfathomable, deep eyes.

The person before me seemed to be the Asura who determined the life and death of others.

Chapter 6 The Second "Surprise"

Who is this old man?

There's no such ridiculously strong being mentioned in the intelligence reports!

The scarred face beneath the gray-robed assassin's hood hinted at a deep sense of fear.

He had never seen such a display of power before, which is why he planned to take immediate action and eliminate his target.

However, his supposedly invisibility magic was easily seen through, and even his honed assassination skills were precisely clamped by those old, frail fingers, rendering him unable to move.

There is no escape.

There's no way to escape from such a powerful opponent!

The gray-robed assassin trembled as he raised his head, his scarlet eyes gleaming with an eerie light.

The sun in the sky turned into a blood moon that resembled an eye, he became an ant, and the white-haired old man became a battlefield demon who had killed countless people.

"Ahhhhh!!!!"

The piercing screams were chilling and sent shivers down one's spine.

In Liszt's eyes, the gray-robed assassin covered his head with his hands, tears streaming down his face. After screaming, he convulsed and collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

"A fragile spirit."

Madara Uchiha casually remarked.

Even the Sharingan genjutsu imbued with his killing intent couldn't withstand it. Either the people in this world are mentally weak, or he hasn't encountered a strong enough opponent yet.

I'm really disappointed, but...

"You should be able to make me a little happier, right?"

Madara Uchiha suddenly turned his head and looked at a tree a hundred meters away.

The tree suddenly twisted.

A flash of light appeared, the ground rose up, and a huge rock giant, about twenty meters tall, emerged.

Madara Uchiha observed the flow of energy.

"Is that all?"

Suddenly, more thick, tangled tree roots emerged from the ground and wrapped around Ban's body.

Wood escape?

No, I almost forgot that it's not surprising that there are powers similar to Wood Release in another world.

The rock giant raised his hand, and the shadow blocked out the sunlight.

"This weak Wood Release is nothing more than a blade of grass compared to a forest compared to Hashirama's Wood Release!"

"Who gave you the audacity to challenge me, Uchiha Madara!"

The next moment, the blue chakra expanded and tore apart the tree roots on Madara's body. They climbed upwards and formed a skeletal half-giant.

The giant had four arms, each holding a curved sword.

Susanoo!

Even in his old age, his eyes are still just ordinary three-tomoe Sharingan.

He can still use the ultimate power of the Mangekyou Sharingan!

The four swords slashed downwards, instantly shredding the rock giant before them. The massive sword energy split into two streams, one rushing towards the enemy caster and the other towards the gnoll army.

The enemy spellcaster used magic again to lift the rock wall, but it was still destroyed by the indestructible sword energy.

The remaining gnolls were mostly shredded into mincemeat by the sword energy, and the few surviving gnolls were quickly killed by Lena, Morag, and others.

With a single strike, the situation was completely reversed!

"Lord Lister!"

Lena and Morag rushed over and knelt on one knee.

"I'm so sorry, this happened due to our negligence..."

"enough!"

Lister interrupted them.

"We'll talk about this later."

"Morag, you're in charge of clearing the battlefield. The gnoll hides are still somewhat useful."