"Hmph, has the moment finally arrived? The Impure World Reincarnation has been released!"
Uchiha Madara spoke coldly before turning his gaze toward Tsunade and the others, a mocking tone in his voice. "You all seem quite pleased? Unfortunately, you're celebrating too soon!"
Hearing this, the Five Kage immediately grew wary.
Ōnoki spoke gravely, "The Impure World Reincarnation has been undone. What else can you do? Are you just struggling in vain before your end?"
Madara did not respond. He simply stood there in silence.
Tsunade and the others had no idea that he was attempting to resist the release of the reincarnation. But precisely because they couldn't see through his actions, their unease only grew.
"Attack!"
"Whatever he's planning, stop him!"
Tsunade suddenly roared, charging at Madara first. The others quickly followed suit.
Uchiha Madara: "???"
He hadn't expected that after deliberately halting his assault, these fools would instead take the initiative to attack him!
Naturally, he couldn't let them interfere with his plans. With no other choice, he had to strike them down!
"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Release Song!"
"Boom!"
Blazing dragon-like flames erupted, scattering in all directions!
At the same time, Madara finally succeeded in forcibly stabilizing his reincarnated body just before the Impure World Reincarnation was fully undone. The chakra that had been dissipating rapidly returned to him.
Tsunade and the others were utterly stunned. They had never imagined that someone could forcibly resist the release of the Impure World Reincarnation!
Seeing their shocked expressions, Madara shook his head in disappointment.
"Your understanding of ninjutsu is far too shallow."
He spoke calmly, "The Impure World Reincarnation is a technique that summons the dead. However, this technique has a critical flaw—if the summoned dead learn the hand seals, they can break the summoning contract themselves, freeing themselves from control and acting independently."
"Gulp!"
Ōnoki and the others swallowed hard, their faces paling.
They realized just how dire their situation had become.
Uchiha Madara had already been terrifying enough before. Now, with his immortality restored, infinite chakra, and immunity to the Impure World Reincarnation's release, how could they possibly defeat him?
Worse yet, they were all heavily injured and nearly out of chakra. What could they do now?
A sense of despair quickly spread through their hearts.
Yet, even in this situation, they had no choice but to fight. If they fell here, no one in the entire shinobi world would be able to stop Uchiha Madara!
But just then, Madara did something unexpected—he suddenly turned and left!
Tsunade and the others were dumbfounded.
However, their expressions quickly twisted in horror as they shouted, "Not good! Stop him!"
Though they didn't know what Madara was planning, they knew they couldn't let him reunite with the fake Madara—the mastermind behind the Fourth Great Ninja War!
But in their current state, they had no way to stop him. Even Tsunade, who had received emergency medical chakra from Katsuyu's Healing Technique, was powerless.
Because before leaving, Madara had left them a "gift"—twenty-five wooden clones, all capable of using Susano'o!
While they were held back, Madara swiftly disappeared into the distance.
Why had he acted so aggressively earlier?
The main reason was to prevent Kabuto from noticing anything amiss and taking countermeasures—such as relocating himself.
If Kabuto had moved, the release of the Impure World Reincarnation might have failed, disrupting Sasuke's plan to work with Itachi to eliminate Kabuto, resurrect Orochimaru, and then use Orochimaru's power to reincarnate Hashirama.
But now that the Impure World Reincarnation had been undone, Kabuto's role was over. The next step—Hashirama's reincarnation—was all but guaranteed.
Thus, Madara had no further interest in wasting time with these "future generation" weaklings. He had more important matters to attend to—such as ensuring Obito became the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki and casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi!
However, on his way, he suddenly encountered a very special existence—Black Zetsu!
"Long time no see, Lord Madara. It brings me great joy to see you!"
The half-black, half-white creature bowed respectfully.
Madara looked at his "loyal" servant, his expression calm as he replied indifferently, "Ah, yes. I've been waiting for this day for a long time."
Black Zetsu didn't notice the double meaning in his words. Madara had indeed been waiting—for the day he could take his revenge.
Zetsu, still playing his role, said apologetically, "Forgive me, Lord Madara. There were some… complications with the vessel you designated, which is why you were revived in this form."
Madara waved his hand dismissively. "No need to explain. Though it's not exactly as I envisioned, our plan is still on the verge of success, isn't it?"
As he spoke, he sneered inwardly: If not for those "complications" forcing me to return via Impure World Reincarnation, I wouldn't have had the chance to change the future!
Seeing that Madara wasn't blaming him, Zetsu feigned relief.
Then, Madara urged, "Let's go to Obito. He's moving too slowly—he still hasn't revived the Ten-Tails. Useless fool."
Hearing Madara's impatience to revive the Ten-Tails, Zetsu was inwardly ecstatic. He immediately agreed and even joined in criticizing Obito's incompetence.
Thus, under Madara's lead, they headed straight for Obito's location.
From a distance, they could see Obito battling Naruto and the others, the Ten-Tails' incomplete form already looming beneath the moon.
Zetsu's heart swelled with excitement: "Excellent! Soon, my plan will succeed!"
He failed to notice the cold glint in Madara's eyes.
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