End to a Rivalry

With a wave of his hand, the Senju ninja leaped back and gave the two of them distance while the Uchiha ninjas did the same.

Almost immediately, a huge dark blue four-armed skeletal figure rose from the ground with its hands together in a tiger seal as it enveloped Madara who shouted. "Susanoo!"

The huge skeleton quickly developed muscles and became a human before rapidly developing armor around it as well. The armor around its head split from its forehead down, revealing its eyes while obscuring the rest of its face. This form appeared for a short moment too before changing once more. Its head gained a long tengu nose and two lines running down from its mouth to its chin area, as well as hair that was tied up at the sides. In the susanoo's hands were two giant katana's sheathed.

As Madara unsheathed his two giant katanas using his Susanoo, Hashirama did not stay idle.

Creating a giant wooden human, Hashirama was just in time to block the twin swords of Madara's Susanoo.

The earth shook as an incredible shockwave blew many unprepared ninjas from both sides away.

However, the fight was just beginning.

The Susanoo kicked the wooden giant away to create some distance before throwing one of his giant swords like a spinning projectile as it came cleaving toward Hashirama's head.

But before the sword could be fatal, Hashirama created a wooden dragon that swallowed the sword, causing both jutsu to self-destruct in an explosion.

Hashirama then made the wooden giant block with its arms as the Susanoo appeared and cleaved down, once more aiming towards his head.

The sword managed to cut through both arms of the wooden giant but ended up missing Hashirama, who made the wooden giant back away before regenerating its wounds instantly.

Madara smirked. "Your powers always remind me of a cockroach. Why can't you just die in one bit Hashirama!"

"I can't die before we build our village together, Madara!" Yelled back Hashirama with a smile.

"What will you even call the village?" Yelled back Madara as he recreated the lost katana and once more lunged at the wooden giant.

"I was thinking of a name! Still haven't thought of one hahaha!" Yelled back Hashirama as he summoned many wolf dragons to entangle Madara.

"It's just like you to always rush towards your ideal without thinking it through! How will you ever convince me to join your idea of a flimsy village!" Snorted Madara as he effortlessly sliced up all the wooden dragons coming his way.

"That's why I need you!" Yelled Hashirama with a happy yet desperate grin. "I can't do this alone! It is not my dream but ours!"

"Hah!" Scoffed Madara as he sent both his swords flying at the wooden giant before summoning a few magatama beads in his hands.

As Madara tried to block the flying swords with his wooden dragons once more, Madara launched his magatama beads at Hashirama interrupting his defense and causing the wooden giant to be split into four.

However, Hashirama survived without a scratch and landed on the floor a few meters away.

"You were always the smarter one Madara. You and I can create a world where children won't die meaninglessly. A world where brothers don't need to watch their brothers die. So won't you join me and end this war?"

Madara went silent for a moment before shaking his head. "Like I said before. Win if you want me to listen."

Hashirama let out a sigh. "Stubborn like always you battle maniac."

Madara snorted in return. "I know you are holding back. Show me your full power. Show me the power of your sage mode."

Hashirama flinched. "How-"

"If you don't, I'll feel insulted. Now get ready Hashirama!"

Madara summoned his two giant swords once more before combining them into one.

He then sheathed the one giant katana, twice its normal length into the sheath, that had also combined and took a deep breath.

Hashirama contemplated for a moment before a black mark appeared on his face. "Sage art Wood Release! True Several Thousand Hands!"

A giant wooden Buddha with a thousand hands appeared before Madara, causing Madara to let out a wry smile as he felt a little overwhelmed at the size.

"Damn you Hashirama… this has to be cheating! I don't even have an eternal mangekyo and the nine tails…"

"Hahaha! Didn't you want to see my true power? I will win and make you a part of my village!"

"Stop spouting cringe lines like that dammit!"

Madara took in one last breath before his Mangekyo Sharingan's flickered and shut off.

After he poured his entire chakra reserve, with the exception of the chakra needed for Susanoo, Madara drew his sword.

Hashirama matched Madara's resolve and let his thousand-hand Buddha punch out with all its hands.

The world froze as a sword slash capable of splitting the sky tore apart hundreds of wooden hands before slowly disappearing beneath a sea of trees.