When Hashirama took action, he was naturally unstoppable.
He didn't even need to use the True Thousand Hands. With a simple use of Wood Release, ten wooden humanoid figures rose from the ground.
He immediately pummeled the Bijuu, sending them running around in panic, screaming and covering their heads.
As the leader of the Beast Organization, the Kyuubi was the first to bear the brunt of the attack. It was beaten back and forth by two wooden humanoids and left dazed.
However, the Kyuubi was still very loyal.
Without hesitation, it admitted the truth that Tobirama was the 'mastermind.'
Then it led the Bijuu, pretending to be defeated by Hashirama, and quickly fled the Daimyo's Prefecture.
Before leaving, Hashirama deliberately had the wooden humanoids publicly blast Shukaku, turning him into scattered yellow sand.
Of course, this wasn't to oppress Shukaku; it was all to make the performance more realistic. After all, Shukaku was the most suitable one to fake his death!
If any of the other Bijuu were blasted, they would at least be severely injured.
For the collective interest of the entire Beast Organization, everyone unanimously agreed to let Shukaku bear this burden.
As for the effect, it was really good.
At least most people thought Shukaku had been killed by Hashirama, which terrified the remaining Bijuu.
After Hashirama eliminated the "Bijuu threat."
Amid the thunderous cheers from the entire Daimyo's Prefecture, he immediately returned to the ruins of the Central Imperial Palace in anger.
"Tobirama!"
With a roar, the extremely anxious Tobirama emerged from the ruins.
The man who was the fastest ninja in the world could only tremble and sweat in front of the furious Hashirama.
"Brother, listen to my explanation!"
*BAM!*
"Ahhh↘↗↘Oh↗!!!"
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On the other side.
Madara returned from Parallel World 3 with Hashirama and was sent back to Konoha Village.
At this time, Madara had obtained the Golden Rinnegan between the brows of Otsutsuki Urashiki.
Thus, he immediately devoted himself to researching the Rinnegan.
With Hashirama gone, Madara naturally acted more decisively without needing to worry too much.
He simply captured a few wandering criminal ninjas and used them as test subjects.
But after several attempts, Madara discovered many problems.
The power of this Golden Rinnegan was so immense that after being transplanted into an ordinary ninja, the latter would quickly be eroded by the Rinnegan's power.
In mild cases, the subject would lose their sanity and go mad, while in severe cases, they would suffer mental breakdowns and brain death.
Just like when the Sharingan awakens and evolves, there's a certain chance of mental instability, let alone a direct one-step Rinnegan transplant.
There was one lucky person who managed to survive the transplant erosion.
However, as soon as he used even a fraction of the Rinnegan's power, his chakra was drained from his body, and he died on the spot!
Even Nagato, who was from the Uzumaki Clan, was immediately battered after using the Rinnegan's full power for the first time.
What about other ordinary ninjas?
Moreover, these were Urashiki's eyes. The pure-blooded Otsutsuki genes had a strong rejection reaction to humans. The application requirements were even stricter and more stringent than Madara's Rinnegan.
The progress of his experiments came to a complete halt, forcing Madara to rethink his approach.
He prepared to obtain some more adaptable bearer materials.
The first thing that came to mind was, of course, the Uzumaki Clan, renowned throughout the ninja world for their vitality and chakra.
However, the Senju Clan and the Uzumaki Clan had already formed an alliance through marriage, so Madara naturally wouldn't directly attack the Uzumaki Clan and embarrass Hashirama.
Thus, Madara prepared to seek out Hashirama.
Let Hashirama go and ask the Uzumaki Clan to donate a few members.
No need to force it. In the large Uzumaki Clan, there would always be some members who were terminally ill or dying.
As long as they were willing, the Uchiha side would provide a substantial reward.
He was sure Hashirama wouldn't object if both parties were willing.
It was better than just accepting rewards and working for nobles from various countries; worse yet, a ninja with a terminal illness wouldn't even qualify for such work.
On the other hand.
To build a larger biological laboratory and acquire much experimental equipment, Madara also needed significant financial support.
Just like the mountain burial base he built after leaving Konoha; no matter how strong and powerful Madara was, he couldn't create equipment and resources out of thin air.
This was the perfect time to go to the Daimyo's Prefecture to see how much money Hashirama and his men had squeezed out.
Would it be enough if he took a share for himself?
If not, just ask for more.
What if the other party didn't dare to give it?
Madara didn't need to secretly threaten the Bijuu or anything like that; he could simply arrange a one-stop illusion service!
That's it.
Madara left Konoha and headed straight for the Land of Fire's Daimyo Palace.
The extremely anxious Madara even activated the complete form of Susanoo and flew toward the Daimyo Palace.
It only took half a day to reach the destination.
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When Madara entered the Daimyo Palace and arrived at the central Daimyo Palace, he followed the chakra to find Tobirama.
Just as he saw Tobirama tied up with long wooden vines and hanging alone under a large tree, with red and swollen marks on his body from the beating.
"Madara! Why are you here?"
Tobirama was clearly shocked to see Madara.
"Hmph! Scoundrel Tobirama, have you been taught a lesson by Hashirama?"
"None of your business!"
"You deserve this? You should stay there forever!"
Madara rarely smiled.
No matter the reason, he couldn't help but feel pleased seeing Tobirama humiliated.
"Bastard, what are you laughing at!"
Tobirama felt humiliated, and his face turned pale with anger; he could say anything to others, but he didn't want to be laughed at by the evil Uchiha.
As for the wooden vines binding Tobirama, with his strength, he could easily break free.
But what if he did? Could he still defeat his brother?
It was just a regular beating, then hung up again. So Tobirama deliberately let his brother hang him here to calm Hashirama down.
Although his brother was very angry now, he would soon soften his heart.
Secondly, this was also the result of Tobirama's play.
The effect of pretending to suffer was excellent.
First, it would make it easier for his brother to show his soft-heartedness. Second, it would also make the Daimyo and others who had suffered physical and financial losses feel better.
As for the 1 billion in compensation he had extorted, there was no way he would return it.
Not a single penny less!
Tobirama insisted on this, and no matter how hard Hashirama tried to persuade him, he wouldn't give in.
He had been beaten by his brother. If the money was gone, wouldn't that be a huge loss?
Tobirama was afraid he would wake up in the middle of the night and slap himself.
He refused to give in, which was one of the reasons why he was hung here as punishment by Hashirama.
"You're just full of talk. Where's your brother?"
"Brother is helping those idiots from the Daimyo rebuild the palace. He's really foolish..."
"Helping those idiots fix their house? What a fool..."
Tobirama and Madara exchanged glances, and at this point, they reached a rare consensus.
"Shouldn't you be staying in the village? Why are you here?"
"I have something to ask Hashirama."
"What is it?"
Madara frowned slightly, not wanting to waste time talking to this annoying man, Tobirama.
But then he thought, this was a good opportunity to ask Tobirama how much money he had. He could also make some money to buy a large amount of biological experimental equipment.
"Did your plan with the beasts succeed?"
"Of course."
"How much money did you get?"
"Three billion! How about it? You've never seen that much money, have you?"
"Three billion? You have quite the appetite! You really extorted a huge amount of money."
"What do you mean extorted? This was clearly a legitimate transaction between us!"
"Hmph! Stop talking nonsense to me. You're a man with a black heart, liver, spleen, and lungs. You still dare to call yourself a good person?"
"Bah! You're slandering me!"
"Alright. Stop talking nonsense. Give me 1 billion. I can use it for something big."
"Huh?"
"What? Do you have any objections?"
"Of course I have objections! Why? What do you want that much money for, you bastard? This money is for building the village, and my brother and I worked hard for it. You want to take it for free? No way, absolutely no way!"
"Oh? You don't agree?"
"You're just dreaming. I'll never agree!" Tobirama answered firmly.
Madara slightly raised the corner of his mouth and said, it's better if you don't agree!
How could he do it himself without a reason? So he continued:
"If you don't agree, forget it. But, Tobirama, it's been a long time since we interacted. Do you want to play sandbag together?"
"Huh?"
"You're hanging here, why don't you be the sandbag?"
"???" "Wait! What do you want to do? You bastard!"
"Ouch~~~!"