chapter 55 part 1
Chapter 55: I, Black Zetsu, Shall Carry Out Tsukasa Kaede-sama's Will to the End! (Two-in-one)
The Uchiha Clan's Kekkei Genkai has a very peculiar characteristic: Kaedengle-Eye Eye Techniques cannot be activated after losing an eye, but if it's a two-eye Dojutsu, specifically Susanoo, as long as the dōjutsu power is strong enough, it can still be used briefly even if both eyes are lost.
However, until now, only Madara managed to evolve his two eyes into the Rinnegan, an epic-level enhancement of dōjutsu power, and only he could activate Susanoo without eyes.
As for the Three-Tomoe Sharingan Madara is currently using… Tsukasa Kaede was very clear that that thing was purely for maintaining vision, and losing it wouldn't affect Madara's power.
But he knew that he couldn't say it so directly.
"You surprise me, knowing about Susanoo. In today's Shinobi World, that Jutsu is already lost," Madara said.
"The Uchiha Clan's strongest Dojutsu, I have indeed heard a little about it. Your identity is then very suspicious, and appearing before me makes it even more so."
Tsukasa Kaede said, "At this age, with this ominous dōjutsu power, and able to activate Susanoo with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, you must be… Madara. But you should have died long ago; I didn't expect you to still be alive. If this news were to spread, it would surely shake the Shinobi World. The Great Shinobi Villages would rather halt their wars than not team up to find and kill you."
White Zetsu cackled loudly: "Wah ha ha ha ha, you were exposed in an instant! Madara-sama, you've hidden your identity for so many years, and your first move turns out like this."
Madara wasn't angry at all. He had nothing to be angry about with the flawed Hashirama clones he created. Every time he saw White Zetsu, he was reminded of that brainless idiot, Hashirama.
"Your Space-Time Ninjutsu is very interesting. It seems like a mutual teleportation jutsu with corpses, but theoretically, this is impossible. Kaedemultaneously casting the jutsu to swap positions means losing the target's coordinates the instant of the swap. Yet you truly achieved space-time transfer."
For both parties to simultaneously use Summoning Jutsu on each other, it should theoretically be absolutely impossible to succeed.
There must be something he hadn't figured out yet, and it was the core secret of this Space-Time Ninjutsu.
"If I don't understand it once, then I'll just try a few more times."
Ribs reappeared on Madara's body, and a giant skeletal arm lunged forward, but after several attempts, it always grabbed empty air. Tsukasa Kaede could always instantaneously teleport.
If one were to view this scene from the perspective of an ordinary person, they would see Tsukasa Kaede's figure flickering repeatedly across more than a dozen locations, like a virtual image with poor network connection.
Madara stopped, because he confirmed that he couldn't do anything to Tsukasa Kaede with conventional methods, and he still hadn't analyzed the secret of this Jutsu.
Even if he killed all the Zombies and destroyed Tsukasa Kaede's transfer coordinates, Tsukasa Kaede could still transfer to even more distant locations; he must have placed Corpses in other directions as well.
"All your Jutsus are very special; each supporting Ninjutsu could exist as an S-rank Forbidden Jutsu."
Madara's gaze lingered on the numerous Zombies on the ground. Many Zombies with intact brains, even if their bodies were shattered into many pieces, were still "alive." Those with hands could even cooperate with Tsukasa Kaede to cast Spatial Rift Jutsu.
This peculiar Space-Time Ninjutsu indeed made Madara look at him in a new light.
"I cannot kill you, and your abilities are somewhat useful to me. For a black flower like you to grow in this ugly and corrupt world is also an extraordinary thing. I will tell you some things about this world. It won't be too late for you to make a decision after hearing it."
Madara spoke slowly, but his tone left no room for Tsukasa Kaede to refuse: "If, after hearing what I have to say, you still decide not to cooperate with me, I will not stop you."
"You say that as if I have no other choice. I could still kill you here, even if you truly are that legendary figure."
Tsukasa Kaede scoffed: "Starting from when that white guy threw something strange onto me."
Immediately, a white lump of flesh swelled on his body.
"How is that possible? How did you detect my Spore Jutsu?" The newly grown White Zetsu was extremely shocked. "But don't worry, it won't hurt you. It's just to make it easier to transfer you to our Base."
"A boring trick. I have plenty of ways to deal with you." Tsukasa Kaede's thoughts stirred, and a large number of Viruses invaded, making White Zetsu scream in agony. Moreover, he could transfer away at any time, taking the White Zetsu on his body with him.
Even Kage-level experts, if they didn't know about White Zetsu's abilities, would be caught off guard. Any Sensory Ability other than Senjutsu could not detect the Spores planted by White Zetsu. But Tsukasa Kaede was different; his body was covered in Viruses.
Madara remained expressionless: "Is that so? You also possess special Sensory Abilities. It's been a long time since anyone gave me continuous surprises, not since Hashirama. Although I am extremely weakened, I'm not so easy to deal with. Before we continue fighting, why don't we have a serious talk? Perhaps we could be allies."
Tsukasa Kaede pondered for a moment. He probably had no way to deal with Madara right now. Even if he could defeat the current Madara, as long as Madara was willing to swallow his pride and don Tobi's gear, his Combat Power would instantly skyrocket. Activating Susanoo and wildly slashing away would be enough to give Tsukasa Kaede a tough time.
Moreover, Madara indeed possessed things Tsukasa Kaede needed, such as Hashirama Senju's clones.
Soon after, Tsukasa Kaede and Madara's figures disappeared, and the remaining White Zetsu took all the White Zetsu Corpses.
By the time Jiraiya arrived belatedly, he only saw widespread wreckage.
And the lingering, fragmented Zombies.