The White Snake Sage's Sage Poison

"Teacher Minato, why didn't you take me with you?"

Obito's eyes dimmed slightly.

He knew it was due to various reasons—Minato hadn't spotted him in time, hadn't recognized him, was worried about Jiraiya, Minato...

But not getting on the ride was not getting on the ride.

He was already a dead person in the Leaf Village; who still remembered him?

Grandmother?

Grandmother had long since passed away.

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Rin?

Obito couldn't fool himself; Rin liked Kakashi!

"Obito, you still dare to run? I'll bury you for real!"

Fish Ball swung Cat Paw and charged up in a flustered rage.

On the other side, Madara recognized the technique Minato had used.

"Flying Thunder God!"

Madara's expression darkened: "That's Tobirama's technique! Minato Namikaze, quite a Minato Namikaze."

The person Madara hated most in his life was definitely Senju Tobirama.

Because Senju Tobirama had stabbed his younger brother with a Flying Thunder God Slash, causing Izuna to die young.

Later, he'd even instigated Hashirama not to let him become the Second Hokage, tampered with the Leaf's textbooks, and erased all of Madara's deeds.

Every bad thing was done by him!

If it weren't for Hashirama Senju protecting Senju Tobirama so well, Madara would have killed him long ago.

Ryobu walked up and urged, "Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Technique is a big threat to the Ancestor. Why don't we just pursue and kill him in the Leaf Village?"

"Kill Minato Namikaze and steal his wife."

"Get lost!"

Madara kicked Ryobu.

Madara considered himself unmatched in the Ninja World, but he didn't think he could do as he pleased.

The Leaf Village had tens of thousands of ninja in their Ninja Army, and if they all unleashed their secret techniques and Forbidden Techniques at once, Madara would have to avoid their edge.

Because he was still a Mortal Body.

He could bleed, get tired, and be sealed.

Without becoming the Six Paths, he was still an ant!

Madara looked at Ryobu and suddenly sensed something: "You're a clone! Where's your Main Body?"

Ryobu's Clone said, "Bathroom break, everyone has their needs!"

"Hmph!"

Madara snorted, then looked toward the Land of Rain and said, "Let's go. Time to take back my eyes."

Suddenly, Madara coughed up a mouthful of blood with a splat.

Ryobu was startled, then inwardly ecstatic—the Madara Old Demon was injured.

Black and White Zetsu, who appeared beside Madara, was also startled.

Madara caught the blood he'd spat with his palm; it was black blood laced with Snake Venom, expelled by the Hashirama Cells inside him sensing it.

Madara's face darkened: "Orochimaru, quite an Orochimaru. I really can't underestimate his poison!"

"Let's get rid of the poison in my body first. Nagato, you can't run."

The Border Canyon near the Land of Grass and the Land of Fire.

The Third Hokage led a large force of ninja, Anbu, and Elite Ninja from the Great Families stationed here.

Sarutobi, Senju Clan, Ino-Shika-Cho, Inuzuka...

Everyone except the Uchiha.

The moment he received Tsunade's message, the Third Hokage led the elite out and rushed to the Land of Grass.

Madara Uchiha was a legendary ninja equally famous as the First Hokage; the Third Hokage couldn't afford any carelessness.

He even ordered the front lines to abandon the war with the Mist Village and recall all ninja squads.

The Higher-ups from the Great Families followed the Third Hokage with some confusion.

What had happened to make the whole village rush about like this? The Third Hokage hadn't said.

Everyone could only speculate inwardly.

The old man from Leaf Village must have had his person snatched away, which is why he's so frantic.

They ran straight to the border in one go, and everyone was a bit tired, so the Third Hokage ordered the whole army to stop and seize the opportunity to rest.

Even though the matter with Madara Uchiha was urgent, the more critical the moment, the less you could rush it.

Shinobi weren't made of steel; they needed supplies and rest too.

I know you're anxious, but don't be! As far as we know, we came charging along without knowing a thing.

You've got to know who you're cutting down, right? What if you end up hacking a relative?

At the resting spot of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

Choza Akimichi quietly asked the strategist of the three clans, Shikaku Nara.

"Shikaku, what do you think happened to make Hokage-sama so... anxious?"

Choza even used the word anxious to describe Leaf's most composed elder.

Before Shikaku could speak, Inoichi offered his guess: "Probably Stone Village. If it weren't for Minato cutting off their supplies last time, the whole Leaf Village would have been in danger."

Stone Village's system was completely militarized; the whole village didn't have much else, but it had plenty of shinobi.

In the conflict between Stone and Cloud, they wore down the Third Raikage with tens of thousands of ninja.

Stone emphasized large-scale coordinated operations, often deploying in groups of hundreds.

Inoichi guessed that Stone was trying to repeat their old trick, mobilizing their entire force to invade the Land of Fire through the Land of Grass and wipe out Leaf in one blow.

Shikaku shook his head: "No, Inoichi. Stone is already exhausted. It's not them."

Inoichi scratched his head: "Not Stone, then it can't be Grass Village, can it? Is Grass Village worth mobilizing the entire Leaf Village?"

Choza laughed.

Shikaku analyzed: "It's not Grass Village either. Haven't you noticed? There are no Uchiha ninja in our ranks."

Choza and Inoichi looked around and saw that Shikaku was right.

Among this massive march of shinobi, there were White Cataracts, Insect Tamers, even Dog Tamers had come, but not a single one of those Red Eyes.

"You're right, no Uchiha!"

"Shikaku, why no Uchiha? Don't tell me the Uchiha are the ones who caused this?"

Why "again"? Because the matter with Liao Wu hadn't settled yet, and involving Tsunade had stirred it up even more.

In another part of the dense forest.

Kurenai asked Asuma Sarutobi: "Asuma, did you go ask Hokage-sama what big thing happened?"

Asuma shook his head: "The old man didn't say. Even Big Brother had a grim look on his face. It's probably a big deal, and even if I stepped in, I couldn't mediate it."

Kurenai rolled her eyes at Asuma.

Then Asuma thought of something and said: "Let's go find Shizune. I saw it earlier—it was only after Shizune went to the Hokage's Office that the old man's behavior changed drastically."

Kurenai and Asuma found Shizune and cornered her.

Kurenai asked: "Shizune, aren't you in on the inside story? Tell us quickly what happened that has Hokage-sama so on guard?"

Anko spotted the commotion from afar and brought her squad, Uzuki Yugao and Gekko Hayate, over.

Anko's squad joined Kurenai and Asuma in surrounding Shizune.

"Shizune, you know the inside story? Spill it!"

Shizune backed up against a big tree and shook her head vigorously: "I can't say. Hokage-sama told me not to talk about it carelessly."

Anko got tough: "Not talking, huh? Shizune, I'll really set my snakes on you!"

"No—"

The Third Hokage asked Senju Tamajun, the Senju Clan Head, the ninja who had used a Ninja Hawk to transport Tsunade to the Land of Grass earlier.

"Tamajun, did you really see Madara Uchiha?"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke and Yūhi Shinkō kept the others outside the dense forest while they secretly eavesdropped.

Tamajun said: "Yes, I delivered the Young Lady to Madara Uchiha's base. I took a look from the sky, and Madara Uchiha was still in fine form!"

The Third Hokage pressed: "And what state is Madara Uchiha in now? Can he still fight?"

Tamajun suddenly dropped to one knee and told the truth directly: "Sorry, Hokage-sama. I delivered the Young Lady in front of Madara Uchiha and then ran."

"I didn't dare stay because I was too scared. No ninja fears Madara Uchiha's power more than the Senju Clan."