Should I continue being a villain in the ninja world after transmigrating?

Chapter 41 Susanoo and Acnologia

Faced with Acnologia's unwillingness to communicate and inability to negotiate, Hashirama Senju surprisingly chose to try to cooperate with Zeref.

Tobirama Senju glanced at his elder brother but did not object to Hashirama Senju's suggestion.

Or rather, he secretly agreed with his older brother's suggestion.

It's clear right now that Acnologia is the biggest threat. Besides, Zeref had already planned to leave the ninja world with Mavis. Even if Zeref had other plans afterward, it wouldn't be too late to deal with Zeref after we've dealt with Acnologia...

All I can say is that, regardless of how others perceive him or what his reputation is, Tobirama Senju is indeed beyond reproach as the younger brother.

He was so used to supporting his older brother's decisions from behind, helping to improve them, doing his best and willingly.

Unaware that Tobirama Senju was already pondering countless thoughts, Hashirama Senju was now looking intently at Zeref, awaiting his answer.

Jelf blinked, but before he could speak, a mocking voice came from the side.

"Has Konoha fallen so low that it can only seek refuge from outsiders? How pathetic, Hashirama. Is there any point in Konoha existing when it is so weak?"

Unsurprisingly, these sarcastic words came from Madara Uchiha. He slowly walked forward, glancing sideways at Hashirama Senju, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

"Madara!" Hashirama Senju frowned and called out disapprovingly.

"You, who attacked Konoha, what right do you have to judge Konoha!"

Hashirama Senju's extraordinary patience towards Madara Uchiha does not mean that others can do the same.

Enraged by Madara Uchiha's contemptuous attitude and words towards Konoha, Naruto couldn't help but roar out.

After shouting, Naruto wanted to rush forward and punch this guy who shared the same surname as Sasuke—if it weren't for Minato Namikaze stopping him.

Moreover, if Naruto really rushed in, it would indeed result in one punch—but the one who would take the punch would definitely not be Madara Uchiha.

At this moment, compared to Madara Uchiha, Sasuke's usual arrogant demeanor seemed exceptionally kind and friendly to Naruto.

"Dad!" Naruto shouted angrily at Minato Namikaze, who was blocking his way.

When his beloved village was mocked like this, Minato Namikaze's gentle expression vanished, and his azure pupils unusually reflected a cold quality, but he did not lose his composure.

Minato Namikaze addressed Naruto and Sasuke, while Sakura instructed them: "As ninjas, you must never let anger cloud your judgment, especially since your strengths are worlds apart."

Still somewhat unconvinced, Naruto pressed on, "Dad's the Hokage, how could even Dad not beat him?"

Upon hearing this, Sasuke's ears twitched. Although the Uchiha clan had once been the largest clan in Konoha, they had never produced a Hokage. Sasuke couldn't help but be curious about Naruto's question.

Meeting Naruto's bright, sparkling eyes, and the glances that Sasuke and Sakura were secretly turning to look at him, Minato Namikaze scratched his head and said with a wry smile, "As for Madara Uchiha, who is comparable to the First Hokage, I wouldn't dare say I have any confidence."

"He's actually that strong? We're both Uchiha, but he's so much stronger than Sasuke..." Naruto's mutterings drew an annoyed glare from Sasuke beside him.

Unfortunately, Naruto's shouting only earned him a dismissive glance from Madara Uchiha. His gaze lingered on the whisker pattern on Naruto's face for a second, a knowing look and a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.

Turning his head back to look at the black dragon with its wings hovering in the sky, looking down from above, Madara Uchiha's eyes blazed with fighting spirit.

In an instant, Susanoo enveloped Madara Uchiha's body, and even Acnologia could no longer look down at him.

Roar--

The blue chakra giant raised its head and roared, hurling its spear at Acnologia, who was hovering in the sky.

Naruto Uzumaki stared wide-eyed at the imposing Susanoo, and had to admit that Minato Namikaze's earlier statement about "vast differences in strength" was absolutely true.

This is the strength of the Uchiha! Naruto couldn't help but steal a glance at Sasuke, who was staring intently at Susanoo. His determination to become stronger became even stronger. How could he be left behind by Sasuke!

At this time, the situation on the battlefield was far from optimistic.

A spear made purely of chakra should be invincible if it weren't held in a claw's hand.

Acnologia's remaining right claw tightened slightly, and Susanoo's spear instantly broke, turning into specks of blue chakra that dissipated into the air.

Seeing that Acnologia's claws remained intact despite easily shattering the spear formed by Susanoo, Madara Uchiha raised his eyebrows high, his eyes burning with even more intense fighting spirit, and an excited smile appeared on his lips.

In the next instant, Madara Uchiha controlled Susanoo to rush forward. The blue chakra giant stretched out his hands and tightly hugged Acnologia's body, bending slightly as he tried to pull Acnologia down from the sky!

After all, Madara Uchiha had long disliked Acnologia's arrogant posture as he looked down from the sky!

Seeing that Madara Uchiha actually took the initiative to confront Acnologia, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, and the others all showed a hint of surprise.

After all, Madara Uchiha had just spoken ill of Konoha, but the next moment he took the initiative to confront Acnologia, leaving the Konoha members caught off guard.

Hashirama Senju placed his hand on his forehead, gazing at the battle between Susanoo and Acnologia, and sighed, "He talks so tough, but he still went to fight Acnologia. Madara is such a kind person."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze, and Kakashi: ...

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura: ? ? ?

Hearing this, Mavis exclaimed in sudden realization, "So that's how it is! Is this what they call saying one thing and meaning another?"

Hashirama Senju's eyes lit up. It was rare for someone to show such approval when he spoke of Madara's gentleness. He nodded repeatedly at Mavis and said seriously, "That's right, exactly!"

Konoha members: ...Why don't we believe you??

Tobirama Senju couldn't help but sneer, exposing the truth: "Madara only wants to fight Acnologia himself. How could he possibly protect Konoha now! Brother, wake up!"

Please stop viewing Madara Uchiha through the lens of so many filters! Tobirama Senju's last shred of rationality prevented him from publicly grabbing his older brother and yelling those words.

Seeing that Hashirama Senju looked unconvinced and wanted to say something, Tobirama Senju took a deep breath and turned his head to continue observing the battle.

At this moment, the blue Susanoo clung tightly to Acnologia's massive black body, its legs bent, straining desperately to throw the black dragon to the ground.

Caught off guard, Acnologia was pulled straight to the ground, but it quickly regained its balance and flew back into the sky.

After a fierce back-and-forth battle, the black dragon and the blue giant gradually moved to a more distant place.

As the battlefield between Madara Uchiha and Acnologia gradually receded from Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya exchanged a glance and quickly gave chase. Orochimaru reacted just as quickly.

Jiraiya glared at Orochimaru speechlessly and cursed, "What kind of trick are you up to now?"

Orochimaru, who didn't even spare a fraction of his attention for Jiraiya, simply called him an "idiot" and sped off again to catch up with the blue giant and the black dragon.

"That bastard!" Jiraiya's forehead veins throbbed. Orochimaru's dismissive attitude made Jiraiya want to rush up and fight him again.

"Alright! Still don't you understand the main point, Jiraiya!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was walking alongside Jiraiya, spoke up to stop him. His disciple was already quite old, yet still acted as impulsively as when he was young. Hiruzen Sarutobi felt weary once again.

The group stopped not far from Konoha, as Acnologia quickly regained his footing.

The black head pressed against Susanoo's chest, and the huge black tail lashed out like a steel whip, whistling through the air as it struck the blue Susanoo hard.

"Click—"

A crisp cracking sound rang out.

"Brother..." Under Uchiha Izuna's somewhat worried gaze, a crack instantly appeared where Susanoo had been struck by Acnologia's tail.

In a short while, the cracks spread to the entire body of Susanoo. The blue Susanoo giant let out a reluctant roar and then began to gradually disappear.

"So you easily shattered Susanoo with just your physical strength...?" Even Madara Uchiha, who quickly jumped out of the blast radius after Susanoo was destroyed, couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"Madara! Are you alright?" At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Orochimaru, and the others arrived at the scene. Seeing that Susanoo had been shattered by Acnologia, Hashirama Senju couldn't help but ask with concern.

Tobirama Senju, who arrived a step behind his older brother, had just landed when he heard Hashirama Senju's concerned words, and his face instantly darkened.

What are you worried about, bro?! What's there to worry about when someone's already dead?! And do you even remember what he did?!

Tobirama Senju cried out in despair in his heart, "What can save you, my brother who will always side with outsiders?!"

Hashirama Senju was not affected by his younger brother's resentment at all, although he knew in his heart that Madara Uchiha simply wanted to have a match with a powerful enemy he rarely encountered.

However, seeing the familiar blue Susanoo facing Acnologia, Madara's fighting style looked like he had returned to the time when he and Madara had just established and protected Konoha.

Hashirama Senju's mood strangely improved a little. He eagerly jumped to Madara Uchiha's side and enthusiastically said, "This guy is really amazing. He's probably no weaker than a tailed beast."

Madara Uchiha glanced at Hashirama Senju, who had approached, and sneered, "The Nine-Tails' nine fox tails don't have that kind of power."

Minato Namikaze glanced at Zeref, who hadn't made a move since Acnologia appeared, and tentatively asked, "Lord Zeref, do you know what Acnologia's weakness is? For example, what happened to its missing left arm?"

Zeref's eyes flickered slightly as he glanced at Minato Namikaze with a half-smile, and said, "You are indeed very perceptive."

Minato Namikaze's expression remained unchanged as he smiled and said, "So, Acnologia isn't entirely without rivals, is he?"

“Acnologia’s arm was torn off during the battle with the Fire Dragon King,” Zeref replied. “But even the Fire Dragon King, who is exceptionally powerful among the dragons, paid the price with his life.”

Minato Namikaze also fell silent. He hadn't expected that Acnologia's severed arm would come at such a high price. Moreover, even if the Fire Dragon were still alive, it wouldn't be able to appear here at this moment.

Mavis, having regained some of her magic, tugged at Zeref's sleeve. Looking Zeref in the eye, she stared intently into his eyes, her expression serious: "Zeref, you should be able to control the rifts in time to some extent, right?"

Jelf was taken aback by her words, and upon meeting the deep meaning in Mavis's eyes, he gradually understood: "You want to send Acnologia back to the rift in time?"

Minato Namikaze's eyes lit up upon hearing this. For Konoha, this was indeed a good idea, but it required Zeref's cooperation... Minato's gaze shifted as he looked at Zeref.

Jelf raised an eyebrow in surprise, looking directly into the depths of Mavis's eyes.

He spoke with a mixture of doubt and a hint of seduction: "I'm here, Acnologia is here, Asland's greatest enemies have all disappeared. Isn't that perfect? ​​Fairy Tail will never have to face these dangers again."

Upon hearing Zeref's words, Minato Namikaze's expression changed drastically.

What Zeref said was indeed true to some extent. If Acnologia remained in the ninja world forever, it would mean that Mavis's world would no longer have to face the threat of Acnologia.

He couldn't help but watch Mavis's reaction, worried that Mavis might have changed her mind as well. Even Naruto and the other two behind Minato Namikaze looked at each other in bewilderment.

Mavis looked at Zeref, who had said those words, and at the complex and contradictory emotions hidden deep in his eyes. She closed her eyes briefly and then opened them again.

“Well, Mavis?” Jelf continued, “I can consider it if you just say the word…”

Jelf, who was speaking, suddenly paused and couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Suddenly, Mavis reached out and gently patted Zeref's cheeks, her expression serious, her eyes fixed intently on Zeref, and she spoke without hesitation: "Fairy Tail would never do something like sacrificing others for their own sake! Besides, this isn't exactly a permanent solution, is it?"

"Mavis..." Naruto's eyes were practically sparkling as he looked at Mavis. Mavis's words were just too cool!!

Upon hearing Mavis's answer, Jelf felt a mix of emotions, but also a sense that he had expected this.

It's always the same. If there really are legendary, beautiful, and brave fairies in the world, then they must be just like Mavis.

Zeref gave Mavis a deep look, then let go of Mavis's hands that were holding her cheek, and turned to say, "Time Rift isn't an offensive magic. At least control Acnologia before saying things like that."