Ambush Assassination

Kakuzu's plan was simple. Since he himself could not defeat the First Hokage, he could only find someone who could.

After looking around, he set his sights on Madara.

Konoha had only just been founded, and Uchiha Madara had not yet left the village.

From Kakuzu's perspective as someone from the future, Madara would become Konoha's first Rogue Ninja before clashing with the First Hokage in the Battle of the End Valley.

Tracing the result back to its cause, the conflict between Madara and the First Hokage had to run deep!

Madara was certainly no match for the First Hokage, but the First Hokage could not have defeated Madara easily either. Otherwise, he would not have died so soon afterward.

In that case, Kakuzu could pose as a mystic and trick Hashirama into attacking Madara.

Then, after the two had fought, he could swoop in and reap the benefits, finally ending this cycle and breaking Omoikane!

Kakuzu gave a few more pieces of information from the future to win the First Hokage's trust.

"Since that is the case, what can you, a son of the Sage of Six Paths, teach me?" Hashirama asked with great interest.

"There is no rush for that. Let me tell you, Uchiha Madara is planning to attack Konoha. You must kill him first, or the ninja world will never know peace."

"Wood Release? Deep Forest Emergence!"

Kakuzu: "..."

Watching Kakuzu fall under Genjutsu, Danzo panted heavily, his hands trembling without pause.

Using Izanagi consumed an enormous amount of Chakra for him, and the Mangekyo Sharingan's ocular techniques were no different.

Not to mention that he had previously used Wood Release, a Ninjutsu that consumed an extreme amount of Chakra.

Yet Danzo did not immediately kill Kakuzu.

Kakuzu had five hearts. Such an intense