Second Coming of Madara and Hashirama

Obito was depressed.

With Ryosuke around, how can he capture the Nine Tails Jinchūriki?

It seems that in the future, it can only be done when Ryosuke is not in Konoha, or when the Nine Tails Jinchūriki is not in Konoha.

Anyway, as long as Ryosuke is with the Nine Tails Jinchūriki, Obito would not dare to let the people from the Akatsuki come to Konoha to collect Nine Tails.

Wouldn't that just be walking to their own deaths?

He is only using the people from the Akatsuki as tools.

But he will not let these tools be scrapped in advance before using them.

While Obito was watching Menma, Menma was watching him too.

Menma said, "Hehe, does he think that I am very weak now?"

"Very well, just misunderstand like this, and don't be scared."

He pretended to be weak on purpose, just to fool Obito.

Otherwise, with Obito's timid character, he would probably keep on hiding.

To be honest, Ryosuke really made a bit of mistake today.

He accidentally showed a little bit more power.

It kind of scared some people a little bit.

Like Obito in front of him.

Another example is Homura and Koharu, who planned to plot against Ryosuke before.

They were all intimidated by the strength displayed by Ryosuke and Menma tonight.

But in fact, the strength shown by Ryosuke tonight was far from his peak strength.

Whether it's the Wood Clone or him.

In fact, it is just the strength of the peak of Super Kage level.

That is, the strength of Madara at the time of the Battle of the Valley of the End.

It's a little bit worse than Senju Hashirama, but not by much.

And the real peak strength of Ryosuke is actually after entering Sage Mode and then using the Susanoo Buddha!

That is his real peak combat power!

It is much stronger than what he showed tonight.

It's a true Six Paths-level power.

But Ryosuke does not have Six Paths Chakra.

It's just that his destructive power has reached the Six Paths level, and it is even at the middle level of the Six Paths level.

The Six Paths level also has differences.

Before awakening Eternal Mangekyō, Ryosuke's destructive power was at the early stage of the Six Paths level, close to the middle stage.

And after awakening Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, his destructive power had reached the level slightly above the middle of the Six Paths class.

It's just destructive.

In terms of the level of life, Ryosuke doesn't have the Sage of Six Paths level Sage body, nor Six Paths Chakra.

But his level of immortality is not bad.

Next, what Ryosuke has to do is fuse seven Chakra nature transformations to create Six Paths Chakra, truly stepping into the Six Paths-level.

This step will take a lot of time.

But if his eyes can evolve to the Rinnegan, it can save him a lot of time an allow him to step into the Six Paths class faster.

After that, Ryosuke intends to go to the interior of the moon.

On the one hand, he wants to transform the Ōtsutsuki Toneri's biopheromone into a talent entry.

Secondly, he wants to capture that giant Tenseigan.

And see if there is any way to make Hinata's Byakugan evolve into Tenseigan?

As for Ōtsutsuki Toneri?

This guy has been eyeing Hinata for a long time and wants to marry Hinata as his wife.

For such a guy with bad intentions, Ryosuke will naturally not keep him alive .

When he gets the talent entry, he'll just kill him.

It doesn't take much effort anyway.

And after Tenseigan's matter is settled, Ryosuke won't have anything to do on his side.

But Menma still needs to do some things to help him get more talent entries.

Menma can also further increase the attribute value of the talent entry [Public Enemy].

At present, the attribute value of this talent entry is still very low.

But it has a bright future!

Menma had left Konoha with Sasuke and Tobi.

The other side

After Ryosuke came back, he went to report to Hinata and the others that he was safe.

Then , he was called to the Hokage building for a meeting.

In the conference room

Everyone here belongs to the top level of Konoha.

Sitting at the top is naturally the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade.

Then on the first seat on the left is Ryosuke, followed by the leaders of some clans.

Sitting in the first position on the opposite right-hand side is Jiraiya.

The two old guys, Homura and Koharu were sitting behind him.

"Ryosuke, tell me about Menma's strength first."

Tsunade saw that everyone had arrived, so she turned her head and said to Ryosuke.

After all, among them, only Ryosuke has really fought Menma.

As for the others?

Menma was just playing with them.

It's embarrassing to say it!

Ryosuke answered, "Menma is indeed very strong. The destructive power of his complete body Susanoo is much more terrifying than a tailed beast."

"Although I have never seen Madara, I think that Menma is not weaker than Madara."

Ryosuke didn't say too much.

He just took Madara as a comparison and briefly described the strength of Menma.

Hearing this, everyone present nodded in agreement.

If Menma was not as strong as Madara, then how strong was Madara back then?

Fortunately, they have Ryosuke, who is also not weak.

Menma and Ryosuke are hust like Madara and Senju Hashirama back then.

Either one of them could easily cause a disaster for the rest of the world.

"What is the complete-body Susanoo? Does Susanoo have a level distinction?"

The leader of the Shimura clan, who was sitting in the lower position, couldn't help asking.

The Shimura clan was not completely liquidated after Danzo's death.

But they were severely suppressed in terms of strength and welfare.

At this moment, the newly appointed Shimura clan leader was sitting at the end of the conference table.

He didn't have much presence.

The leader of the Sarutobi clan, was in a similar sitiation.

After all, when Ryosuke stole the Scroll of Seals, he had killed many elite ninjas of the Sarutobi clan, resulting in a considerable loss of high-end power of the Sarutobi clan.

In addition, Konoha's top management had changed, and their attitude toward the Sarutobi clan was obviously not very good.

The Sarutobi clan leader didn't dare to take the lead. He just wanted to keep a low profile.

At this moment, when clan leader Shimura spoke, the Sarutobi clan leader, sitting opposite him, couldn't help but glance at him in surprise.

Does this guy really have the nerve to speak at a meeting like this?

He found it hard to believe.

The Shimura clan had fallen from grace, and the people in this room harbored nothing but disdain for them.

The Sarutobi clan's status had declined after Sarutobi Hiruzen's death and Tsunade's rise to power, leaving them with barely a fraction of their former influence.

But the Shimura clan had it far worse.

Danzō had not only died in disgrace, but he had also made too many enemies within the village.

The Sarutobi clan, despite being disliked, had merely suffered a loss of power and resources.

Their past greed had made them unpopular, but now that they had relinquished their privileges, the other clans tolerated them.

Some even maintained a surface-level politeness out of respect for the late Third Hokage.

The Shimura clan, however, had no such protection.

Even after surrendering nearly all their wealth and influence, losing 90% of their land and cramming multiple people into what little space remained, they were still treated with open hostility.

The Shimura ninjas faced daily humiliation.

At best, they were mocked and ostracized.

At worst, they were beaten up under flimsy pretexts.

Many ended up in Konoha Hospital on a regular basis, where even the medical staff treated them coldly.

They ensured that their injuries healed but not without extra pain along the way.

Given all this, the logical move for the Shimura clan leader would be to keep his head down.

Why would he willingly draw attention to himself?

The Sarutobi clan leader stared at him with confusion.

But the Shimura clan leader ignored his look and instead fixed his gaze on Ryosuke, as if awaiting an answer.

Ryosuke was equally surprised.

Truthfully, the only reason the Shimura clan still existed in Konoha was because Tsunade had shown them mercy.

And the only reason the Shimura clan leader was even attending this meeting was that Tsunade's administration was still in transition.

Once she fully restructures Konoha's leadership, people like him won't even be invited to these discussions.

For now, he was barely tolerated.

Ryosuke glanced at Tsunade, then back at the Shimura clan leader, before finally responding.

"The Complete Body Susanoo is the final stage of the Uchiha clan's Susanoo. It has five distinct forms, progressing from the initial skeletal state to the fully-armored warrior. This final form is its peak manifestation, vastly more powerful than the earlier stages."

Ryosuke knew that even if the Shimura clan leader hadn't asked this, someone else eventually would.

Few people in this room truly understood the depths of the Uchiha's power.

Tsunade, with her Senju lineage, might have some knowledge.

Hiashi, given the historic rivalry between the Hyūga and Uchiha, was also likely well-informed.

But as for the rest?

Even Jiraiya probably only had a surface-level understanding.

Hearing Ryosuke's explanation, the gathered leaders nodded in realization.

So that was the terrifying power Menma had displayed.

Still, no matter how powerful he was, he had been driven away by Ryosuke in the end.

With Ryosuke standing guard, they had little reason to worry.

Their job was to handle village affairs, not go up against forces at this level.

Tsunade soon shifted the discussion, "This incident was centered around Sasuke. Now that he has aligned himself with Menma…"

She turned to Kakashi and asked, "Do you have anything to say?"

Kakashi let out a weary sigh before responding.

"Sasuke has always been driven by revenge. By seeking power at any cost, he ended up under Menma's wing. If there's anyone to blame, it's me for failing as his teacher."

"No!"

Ryosuke interjected, "This isn't your fault, Kakashi. Sasuke was always willing to go to any lengths for revenge. That was never something you could have changed."

Tsunade nodded in agreement and said, "Ryosuke is right. You bear no responsibility for his choices."

Kakashi appreciated their words but remained troubled.

Regardless of whose fault it was, Sasuke had betrayed the village.

Tsunade continued, "Since Sasuke has officially defected, we need to issue an arrest warrant. We'll set the bounty at 10 million ryō and classify him as an A-rank missing-nin."

An A-rank classification was more symbolic than practical.

Though Sasuke was only a Genin, he was still an Uchiha—the last one born in Konoha.

That alone warranted a higher-level designation.

A 10-million ryō bounty was reasonable.

Kakashi hesitated, wanting to plead for his student.

But the cold determination in Tsunade's eyes stopped him.

This was no longer the same situation as when Sasuke had defected to Orochimaru.

The battle in Konoha had been too severe, and Menma had proven to be a genuine threat.

No matter how much Kakashi cared for Sasuke, there was no undoing this.

Even Jiraiya wouldn't have been able to change Tsunade's mind even if he wanted to.

Sasuke had made his choice. And now, Konoha had made theirs.