Confirmation: Madara Was Still Alive

"An unknown powerful figure?"

Kou frowned slightly, looking at Konan with a serious expression, and said in a deep voice:

"As far as I know, Obito did indeed secretly recruit a group of people to work for him."

"Including Raiga Kurosuki, they are all members of that organization."

"Obito?"

Upon hearing this completely unfamiliar name, a hint of doubt clearly appeared in Konan's beautiful eyes.

"Uchiha Obito is the real name of the 'Madara' you know."

"The identity of Madara is just a mask he uses to fool you."

Kou said directly, waving his hand:

"Let's not worry about that for now, let's get back to our previous topic."

Konan was taken aback for a moment, then quickly suppressed the complex emotions that surged up within her, emotions that had overturned her years of understanding, and nodded gently.

Seeing that Konan quickly accepted the truth, Kou continued:

"The mysterious expert you mentioned, if nothing unexpected happens, should also be a member of that organization."

Hearing Kou's explanation, Konan's doubts did not dissipate; instead, they deepened.

"Since you specifically asked this question, it means that the person who attacked you must be the mysterious expert you mentioned."

He looked down at Konan, his tone extremely low:

"The person who was able to take Nagato and his Rinnegan from you must be extremely powerful."

Tell me all the details of your encounter with that mysterious man. Once I know his methods, I can roughly deduce his true identity.

"I did not fight that mysterious person."

Konan answered in a low voice.

"... ha?"

Hearing this unexpected answer, Kou couldn't help but feel somewhat taken aback.

Konan looked at Kou and said earnestly:

"Also, although I don't know the true identity of that mysterious expert, there's one thing I can tell you for sure."

"That person is definitely not Madara... no, Obito's subordinate."

Their relationship is most likely one of equal cooperation, or even that Obito might simply be a subordinate of that mysterious person!

Upon hearing Konan's words, Kou's pupils dilated violently.

He suppressed the thoughts that flashed through his mind and said to Konan in a deep voice:

Why do you say that? What is your basis for this claim?

"Because he is very strong."

Konan recalled Nagato's grim expression and said with difficulty:

"Judging from the aura that Nagato sensed at the time, that mysterious person's strength was even greater than yours when you fought us in Konoha."

Moreover... it's more than several times stronger!

"What?! How is this possible?!"

Jiraiya stared wide-eyed in disbelief, his usually unserious face filled with horror.

"How could there possibly be someone stronger than Kotomi in this Ninja World? And several times stronger at that?!"

Konan, are you sure Nagato didn't make a mistake in his judgment?

If such a person truly existed, how could there have been absolutely no activity beforehand?

He turned his gaze urgently to the knocking sound ahead and instinctively shouted:

"You think so too, right? Knock!"

But the moment his gaze fell upon Koko's face, Jiraiya's voice suddenly caught in his throat.

At this moment, Kou's face was filled with a solemnity he had never seen before.

It wasn't like facing unknown intelligence; it was more like accepting a nightmare he had vaguely guessed and finally confirmed.

"... knock?"

Without responding to Jiraiya's words, Koko suddenly took a step towards Konan and said in a heavy Konan:

"Konan, tell me the whole story of your contact with that mysterious person, every single detail!"

Immediately! Right now! Quickly!

Faced with the overwhelming aura emanating from Kou, which seemed to threaten to crush the entire basement, Konan instinctively held her breath.

But she quickly calmed down, nodded seriously, and recounted the whole story, from the weakened Nagato being ambushed by Obito after the battle of Konoha, to the sudden disappearance of Obito's Shadow Clone after she obtained one of the Rinnegan.

He recounted in detail everything, from the moment they were preparing to escape, the powerful aura Nagato suddenly sensed, and his eventual decision to entrust the remaining Rinnegan to Konan so she could leave first while he stayed behind to confront the mysterious powerhouse.

As she continued speaking, Jiraiya and Kokoro's expressions gradually darkened.

However, compared to the undisguised shock on Jiraiya's face, Kokoro's face was more thoughtful.

There's no need to Obito your brains to figure out why Obito's Shadow Clone suddenly disappeared.

That point in time almost coincided with the time when he personally killed Obito body.

With the original body dead, the Shadow Clone naturally could no longer maintain their form.

There was only one question that he truly needed to think about.

The identity of that "mysterious powerhouse" whose strength even surpassed his own.

No, Kou already knew the answer in his heart regarding that person's identity.

He has a connection equal to, or even greater than, that of Obito.

They were able to pinpoint Nagato's location with pinpoint accuracy, demonstrating a power that drove Nagato to near despair and defied all reason.

Uchiha Madara —only the Uchiha Madara who is suspected of still being alive has the ability to do these things.

The question is, how exactly has Ban (斑) survived until now?

If he truly possessed a way to return to his peak condition and prolong his life, why did he go to such lengths to drag Obito into this scheme back then?

Furthermore, and more importantly, how could Uchiha Madara, without the Rinnegan, possibly surpass him in strength, especially since he was now at the pinnacle of the Super Kage? And by several times!

This strength is already approaching that of the Six Paths!

Given Uchiha Madara's personality, if he truly possessed that power, he would have already activated Susanoo, swept away all Nine Tailed Beasts with a single click, and activated the Eye of the Moon!

This is completely unreasonable!!

"Knock."

Looking at Kou Na's increasingly gloomy face, Konan keenly sensed something and couldn't help but ask:

"Regarding the identity of that mysterious powerful figure, do you... already have a guess?"

Jiraiya snapped out of his shock and turned his gaze to the silent young man in front of him.

Feeling the gazes of the two, Kou slowly pulled his consciousness back from his chaotic thoughts and slowly raised his eyes.

Those Mangekyō Sharingan, without anyone noticing, had appeared in his dark pupils:

"Regarding the identity of that mysterious person... I can now roughly confirm it."

Who is it?

Almost immediately after he finished speaking, Konan eagerly pressed for an answer.

"Uchiha Madara."

He looked at the two people in front of him, paused, and spoke in a very low voice, as if each word weighed a ton:

"Not that Obito who used his name, but the real Uchiha Madara, who has lived since the battle with the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, at the Valley of the End!"