Lured Out

Kentaro used the fission jutsu to split himself in two before leaving with Mū. His other half would take care of the village while he goes to Konoha.

What Kentaro found weird was that this invitation was never talked about in the show. The Five Kage Summit would normally take place much later.

But even so, Kentaro was prepared to face anything. The two of them were flying towards the land of fire.

"Lord Tsuchikage, do you think that the other Kages will also be present?" Kentaro looked at Mū.

"I don't think that they'll all be there, maybe we'll be the only ones. And stop calling me Lord Tsuchikage, it's only you and me here." Mū shook his head, he wasn't willing to do that.

"I think that we shouldn't go, the timing is weird. Hashirama's invitation feels rushed." It was true, but Kentaro knew what personality Hashirama had.

Hashirama wasn't the type to lure people out by inviting them to a meeting where they were supposed to talk about the future.

"I know how you feel, Mū. But you worry too much, chill out and go with the flow." Kentaro flew faster.

They flew until sunset, they stopped at the border with the land of fire. Kentaro and Mū had created a little campfire.

"When he speeks of goodwill, I ask myself what he means by that." Mū was eating while asking, he waited for Kentaro's answer but he didn't get it.

Mū looked up and saw how Kentaro's face was serious, it was clear to see that Kentaro was focused on something.

"Kentaro, it has been such a long time. I thought that you were dead, you know?" out of the trees, a sinister looking man came out.

"What do you want from me? Madara. I am in my way for the meeting, you shouldn't act rashly." Madara looked at Kentaro's clothes.

"I see that you're a big guy now, the Tsuchikage HIMSELF." Kentaro stood up and looked at Madara intently.

"As a shinobi of Konoha, I must listen to the Hokage's orders. We have lured you out, I will kill you now." Mū hurriedly stood up after hearing this.

Madara formed three hand seals and spewed a sea of flames towards Kentaro and Mū. Kentaro formed one hand seal and protected himself from the flames.

'Mud style: Mud Wall.' out of the ground, mud came out and formed a wall. When the flames collided with the wall it was automatically weakened because of its water property.

'This flame doesn't want to extinguish!' Kentaro formed two hand seals in an attempt to extinguish the flames.

'Mud style: Mud Dragon.' from the left and the right, a mud dragon jumped out of the ground. The two mud dragons clashed with the flames and successfully extinguished it.

'I'm in a divided state, my other half is in Iwa. It's gonna be difficult to face this son of a bitch.' Kentaro placed his hand on Mū and the two of them slowly sank in the ground.

"Where are you going, Kentaro? Don't you want to dance with me?" Madara threw two kunais towards them, Mū formed a triangle with his two hands.

"Particle style: Attomic Dismantling Jutsu!" Mū created a little cube that intercepted the two kunais and turned them to dust.

'What an impressive jutsu, I have to hand it to him.' the next second, Kentaro and Mū had completely dissappeared.

Five hundred meters further, the two of them came out of the ground. Kentaro used the mud transportation jutsu to bring them there.

"Mū, by staying here, your life will be in danger. I'm in a divided state right now, that means that my power is half of what it should be." Kentaro wanted Mū to escape.

"That's why I'll stay by your side, Lord Tsuchikage. I will help you like you have helped me countless of times." Kentaro shook his head and used another way to make Mū escape.

"It's an order, Mū. And, you won't be able to help me. Madara is another breed, now go!" to this, Mū had nothing to say. He reluctantly flew away.

He had to follow the Tsuchikage's order as he was the supreme authority. Mū looked back while he was flying away.

'Lord Tsuchikage, I shall notify the village about Konoha's assassination attempt." Mū flew even faster, he hoped that Kentaro won't 'die' because he would then forever be in a divided state.

Seconds later, Madara walked closer in on Kentaro. He looked around and noticed that Mū wasn't here anymore.

"Madara, I will beat some sense back into you." Kentaro grabbed his Tsuchikage attire and pulled on them.

He threw them on the ground, revealing his battle outfit. Kentaro was wearing the black Iwa long-sleeved version and the headband.

"Yes, I shall make you beg for mercy, just like last time." Madara's face was filled with rage, he prepared his scythe and Gunbai.

Kentaro had a little scroll in one of his poaches, he took it out and opened it. He placed his hand under the scroll, a puff of white smoke submerged him.

Kentaro came out of the smoke and charged at Madara with the golden staff he had just summoned.

The staff and the Gunbai collided, Madara swung his scythe at Kentaro. Seeing this, Kentaro slammed his left foot on the ground.

When Kentaro slammed his foot, a stone spear came out of the ground and met with the scythe, completely blocking it.

With pure force, Madara pushed Kentaro back with the help of his Gunbai. He planted his weapons in the ground and formed hand seals, all of this in a matter of two seconds.

'Fire style: Fireball jutsu!' a big fireball came in his way, Kentaro placed the end of the staff towards it.

The fireball was quickly absorbed by the golden staff. With one swift vertical motion of the staff, Kentaro sent the fireball back to Madara.

'His staff absorbed my jutsu and even sent it back to me, interesting.' Madara jumped to the left a few times to avoid the fireball.

The fireball traveled until it hit a tree that was fairly far away.

"I can feel how weak you are. Maybe you need to wear that straw hat of yours, it could bring your powers back to you." Madara smiled and a mocking tone.

"My straw hat belongs to the warring period. Now, I wear my village's headband and protect my children from danger! Madara, you are the greatest threat to my beloved Iwa! As the Tsuchikage, I shall take your life and spare the world some suffering." Kentaro stood in position, ready to attack or be attacked.

"How noble of you, Lord Tsuchikage. Let me see what you're all about now that you wear that...headband of yours. YES, let us dance together until we can no more!" Madara charged at Kentaro and jumped high in the air.

Kentaro elongated the staff towards Madara's face. Seeing the incoming staff, Madara dodged it in the air and struck Kentaro in the face with his Gunbai.

The fight had begun, the two titans met again. What could Madara's act mean for the future relation between Iwa and Konoha?