Naruto: I am Uchiha Shirou-Chapter 313: Naruto: I am Uchiha Shirou []

Konoha.

Inside the Forest of Death, a terrifying battle unfolded before their eyes, resembling an apocalyptic catastrophe. If not for the Four Red Yang Formation barrier, the sheer intensity of the fight would have been enough to obliterate all of Konoha's buildings.

At the Chūnin Exam arena, Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and a group of Genin stared blankly at the battle that had far surpassed their comprehension.

"This... is Sensei's strength?"

Sasuke and Naruto, in utter shock, recalled countless times imagining how strong their Sensei—Konoha's Hokage—might be. But without exception, their imagination had always been too small.

"This is youth!"

Might Guy shouted excitedly, continuously encouraging his disciple, Rock Lee. The master and student enthusiastically cheered, seemingly oblivious to the concept of powerlessness that others might feel.

Suddenly, a golden flash appeared. Namikaze Minato, breathing heavily, shook his head and sighed in response to the crowd's gazes:

"The mysterious man was too cunning... he still managed to escape."

Although the enemy had escaped, the severed arm in Minato's hand served as evidence that this time, it was still his victory.

...

Meanwhile, in the forest outside Konoha, Uchiha Obito's battered figure appeared amidst the swirling space of Kamui. Panting heavily and coughing up blood, he lifted his head and looked toward the terrifying battle in Konoha, unable to suppress his fear.

"Damn it!"

From a distance, the colossal figures engaged in fierce combat made Obito fully realize the pinnacle of a ninja's power.

"Konoha! You won't stop my plan!"

From beneath his cracked mask, Obito's eyes burned with deep hatred.

...

At the same time, at one corner of the Four Red Yang Formation, Uchiha Sasuke, wearing the Anbu mask stood frozen. His Mangekyō Sharingan glowed as he stared intently at the battle.

The clash between Uchiha Madara, the First Hokage Senju Hashirama, Uchiha Shirou, and Lady Tsunade filled him with an overwhelming sense of awe.

"So this is it! Kage-level... is just the beginning!"

At that moment, Sasuke awakened from the complacency he had felt over years of hard training.

He had thought that his relentless training over the past five years—never slacking for even a moment—would make him invincible against the Akatsuki, and even his brother Itachi.

But today's battle revealed the truth: the road of a ninja was far longer than he had imagined. Even the Mangekyō Sharingan had much more to uncover.

...

Inside the Four Red Yang Formation.

"To think we're being suppressed!"

Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama were filled with frustration. While part of the reason was the limitations of the Edo Tensei, which restrained their power, they also possessed infinite chakra.

More importantly, Hashirama had to admit that Uchiha Shirou in Sage Mode, along with his granddaughter Tsunade, had surpassed the combined quality of his and Madara's teamwork.

For Madara, the frustration stemmed from the fact that he possessed even greater power, but the time to unleash it had not yet come.

"Madara!"

"Hashirama!"

Hashirama and Madara roared in unison, their teamwork as natural as ever. Together, they summoned their ultimate technique.

Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands! Top Transformed Buddha!

Across from them, Shirou and Tsunade, seeing their opponents unleashing their ultimate technique, also shouted in unison.

"Husband, seize the moment! Let's go!"

Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands! Top Transformed Buddha!

Two colossal Buddha statues—one blue and one red—roared ferociously. Although the techniques were the same, their execution was vastly different.

Hashirama and Madara's blue Susanoo Buddha unleashed a storm of countless arms, hurtling forward with devastating force.

In contrast, Shirou and Tsunade's red Susanoo Buddha utilized the Mangekyō's imprint, forming massive Rasengans within thousands of hands.

Seeing Tsunade and Shirou's combined attack, Hashirama couldn't help but laugh excitedly:

"Haha, Madara! Do you see this? This is the power of the Senju and Uchiha!"

In Hashirama's eyes, such a seamless combination of Susanoo and the Buddha statue required absolute trust and perfect coordination. Without such a bond, such a feat was impossible.

Back in the day, Madara's Susanoo combined with the Nine-Tails only because the beast had been under the Mangekyō's control.

But here, Hashirama saw the bond between his granddaughter Tsunade and the Hokage Uchiha as pure and genuine—a bond of true love!

"Idiot! Attack already!"

Madara glared at the raving Hashirama, cursing under his breath. No one understood the power of combining the Senju and Uchiha lineages better than he did.

After all, how else would the Rinnegan have been awakened?

If not for the fact that the time wasn't right, he would have shown Hashirama the true power of the Senju and Uchiha combined.

"Big Brother!"

A roar echoed from the distance. The Susanoo-clad Nine-Tails, which had been overwhelming several Kage-level opponents, opened its mouth to charge a massive Tailed Beast Bomb. The deadly orb was hurled toward the blue Susanoo Buddha of Hashirama and Madara.

"Not good! The collision of techniques at this level will be catastrophic!" Senju Tobirama instinctively shouted in alarm.

Namikaze Minato, having just returned, gasped at the scene and immediately instructed the four shinobi maintaining the barrier to brace for the incoming impact.

Inside the barrier, the countless fists and Rasengans collided with a deafening roar. Adding the Tailed Beast Bomb to the mix, the resulting explosion unleashed a blinding white light that engulfed the area. The ground trembled violently as the shockwave radiated outward.

The red barrier quivered under the immense pressure, its surface bulging outward like a balloon about to burst.

"Not good! The barrier can't hold much longer!"

At Minato's warning, the four shinobi maintaining the barrier shouted in unison. Cursed markings appeared across their faces as they pushed themselves to the limit.

"Ku ku ku, so this is the power of the God of Shinobi? How fascinating, truly fascinating."

Orochimaru's raspy, excited laughter echoed as he activated Sage Mode from Ryūchi Cave. Strangely, another Orochimaru stood beside him, observing the chaos with equal intrigue.

At this moment, the two Orochimarus revealed greedy smiles as they collected precious data.

Meanwhile, Senju Nawaki, Uchiha Shisui, and Uchiha Sasuke all entered their Cursed Seal Modes. After all, the true Sage Mode still required time for Nawaki and Shisui to activate—it was impossible to enter it instantaneously. Uchiha Sasuke, who had obtained a new Cursed Seal, faced the same limitation.

Under the stunned gazes of countless onlookers, the barrier erupted with a massive explosion. However, the expanded barrier, reinforced by the chakra of four individuals, remained incredibly resilient.

The next moment, the terrifying energy within the barrier surged upward like a chimney, erupting out of the barrier's top with immense force. The deafening roar and shockwave swept across the sky, leaving the entire village of Konoha's ninjas in a state of shock and disbelief.

"Are you kidding me...?"

"This must be a miracle..."

"Is this the power of the Hokage?!"

The once dense white clouds in the sky were instantly torn apart by the powerful shockwave, revealing a clear and serene blue sky. From the perspective of numerous ninjas, it seemed as if the aftermath had swept the heavens clean, creating a sky utterly devoid of clouds.

"This...!"

Even Minato couldn't hide his astonishment. He murmured:

"Hokage-sama! Your power has already surpassed mine, and even exceeded that of all the previous Hokage combined..."

Though shocked, Minato felt an unprecedented surge of excitement. With the power of the God of the Shinobi, it might be possible to reduce the bloodshed in the ninja world. If the First Hokage had once set the rules for the ninja world, then now Konoha could rewrite them—establishing a new and just order for peace.

Minato understood that such reform would require sacrifices and bloodshed, but the stronger one's power, the fewer obstacles they would face.

"The God of the Shinobi... Maybe we really will see that day..."

As Minato whispered to himself, the dust within the barrier settled, revealing the figures inside.

The blue Susanoo Buddha statues of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and Uchiha Madara had been completely obliterated. Broken limbs and shattered fragments lay scattered on the ground, and the massive statues had collapsed with a thunderous crash, half of their bodies destroyed.

At the same time, the red Susanoo Buddha of Shirou and Tsunade looked battered as well. Half of the Susanoo's armor had been shattered. Tsunade, having consumed an enormous amount of chakra, was panting heavily. Yet, when she raised her head, a smile appeared on her face.

"Husband, well done!"

Shirou had already appeared behind Hashirama and Madara. He placed a hand on each of their shoulders as a sealing jutsu activated:

"Sage Art: Curse of Karma Binding Seal."

"When...?"

Hashirama and Madara's bodies froze, completely unable to move. Both looked in disbelief at the sealing markings spreading across their bodies.

Madara's Mangekyō Sharingan spun as realization dawned, and he revealed a look of admiration, saying:

"Impressive. To seize the briefest opening like that..."

Hashirama, however, frowned slightly and asked in a serious tone:

"Fourth, you broke through during the instant our Susanoo defenses were shattered. But weren't you worried that Tsunade might be harmed? You do realize that this was the combined power of both me and Madara!"

In Hashirama's eyes, the combined power of him and Madara was enough to destroy the entire ninja world.

"Harmed?"

Shirou, who had immobilized both of them, smiled. Madara's brows furrowed tightly as he exclaimed:

"No! Hashirama, look! Their Susanoo Buddha doesn't seem to have taken as much damage as it should have!"

As the lingering dust cleared, Hashirama and Madara noticed something peculiar. Although the red Susanoo Buddha had been damaged, the extent of the destruction didn't align with the power of their previous attack.

Suddenly, Madara's sharp eyes caught sight of a red chakra shield in the hands of the Susanoo Buddha. His pupils shrank as he exclaimed:

"That's...!"

"The Yata Mirror! The legendary artifact said to possess the strongest defense!"

Shirou's confident smile left Hashirama and Madara stunned. No wonder their combined attack had not inflicted more damage.

"Two old relics coming back to cause trouble again," scoffed Tsunade as she leaped over. When she saw her grandfather, Hashirama, lying on the ground with half of his body destroyed—though still regenerating due to Edo Tensei—her eyes reddened and filled with tears.

"Grandpa!"

Seeing Tsunade, Hashirama let out a hearty laugh, despite the situation.

"Haha, little Tsuna, this husband you've chosen is not bad. At the very least..."

But then, Hashirama's expression froze. His eyes widened in shock, and he stammered:

"Li...Little Tsuna... What happened to your eyes...?"

Tsunade's tear-filled eyes glowed red, revealing a sight that Hashirama knew all too well—a pair of Sharingan, with three tomoe spinning within them.

"Impossible!"

Even Madara, standing nearby, was visibly shaken.

"What's so impossible about it?" Shirou's main body stepped forward, gently placing a hand on Tsunade's shoulder. He smiled calmly at the two legends.

"The Sharingan...," Hashirama muttered, utterly dumbfounded. His granddaughter's eyes were not transplanted, yet he would swear on his life that Tsunade was without a doubt his direct descendant.

Madara, on the other hand, grew furious as the realization hit him. He glared at Hashirama and roared:

"Hashirama! Explain this! I demand an explanation!"

Madara's mind raced with possibilities. Could the Senju clan have somehow stolen the Uchiha bloodline? Did one of Tsunade's parents secretly carry Uchiha's blood?

"Madara, listen to me! I swear I had nothing to do with this...!"

As Hashirama stumbled through his weak explanation, Madara felt both furious and humiliated, while Hashirama himself began to show a rare flash of anger, as though he, too, had just realized something unsettling.

"Tobirama! Tobirama, you better explain this to me!"

The only one capable of pulling something like this off and hiding it from him was none other than his troublesome younger brother, Senju Tobirama.

Meanwhile, in the distance, under the combined efforts of Uzumaki Kushina and Uchiha Mikoto, the Susano'o-clad Nine-Tails had already blown apart several Edo Tensei summons in the earlier explosion.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Kushina, as the strongest sealing ninja, had her Adamantine Sealing Chains tightly binding the Edo Tensei summons, ready to seal them away at any moment.

"Grandpa!"

With the three-tomoe Sharingan spinning in her eyes, Senju Tsunade glared directly at her grandfather, Hashirama, and huffed angrily:

"These are my eyes! They have nothing to do with anyone else! And the grudge between the Senju and Uchiha is nothing but a joke..."

As Tsunade wiped away her tears and started smiling, she cheerfully shared with her grandfather her discoveries and the current flourishing state of Konoha.

Particularly, she highlighted the present relationship between the Senju and Uchiha clans, which had already begun intermarrying.

However, all this caused Uchiha Madara to narrow his eyes in shock, his heart turning upside down in turmoil.

As the first person after the Sage of Six Paths to awaken the Rinnegan, how could he not understand that the Senju and Uchiha were both descendants of the Sage?

What shocked him was that these two had managed, through mere scraps of information, to retrace their shared lineage within just a few short decades—enough to even influence their clans to begin intermarrying.

To make matters worse, Tsunade's bloodline was so pure that she had simultaneously awakened both Wood Release and the Sharingan!

Meanwhile, Shirou, standing to the side, couldn't help but smirk at the sight of this old man's shocked expression. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

You think Hashirama is on the first level, and you're on the second level, thinking everything is under your control. But little do you know, I'm all the way up in the stratosphere.

"So that's how it is!"

After hearing what Tsunade said, Senju Hashirama couldn't help but be utterly astonished. But soon, he broke into a smile, turning excitedly to Madara as he exclaimed:

"Madara! Did you hear that? It turns out the Senju and Uchiha are one family. That means you're my little brother!"

What the hell?!

Uchiha Madara, who had been feeling smug about his supposed dominance over the ninja world, nearly blew a fuse at Hashirama's ridiculous train of thought.

He was the one standing at the pinnacle. So why did Senju Hashirama always act like he was the winner?

"You idiot! What do you mean by saying that I, Uchiha Madara, am your little brother?!"

Looking at Hashirama once again taking advantage of him, Madara completely lost it, glaring furiously at this fool.

Ever since he met this guy, he'd never won even once! And now, just when he finally managed to score a victory, Hashirama still had to get the upper hand verbally.