Madara: I Didn't Expect the Nine-Tails to Come Right to Me!

A dark and damp underground space.

The face, covered with Old Madara Old Madara, sits regally on a stone throne.

On the wall next to the stone seat, there was a sickle-shaped weapon leaning against it.

The White Zetsu Original emerged from underground and appeared in front of Madara.

"White Zetsu, how is it?"

Ban asked indifferently.

"I've made a lot of progress this time. I've gathered a great deal of information," White Zetsu Original replied, pausing as if waiting for Madara to ask a question.

Ban frowned slightly and asked, "And then?"

"There are many geniuses in the Uchiha now. This generation of Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Soujin, and Uchiha Chiho have all awakened the Three-Tomoe! They are truly worthy of being your juniors!"

"Among the new generation, there's a kid named Shisui, only five years old, but his talent is astonishing. There's also Uchiha Obito just graduated not long ago, and he's 10 years old this year. That guy's talent is so-so, but he fits your requirements perfectly—he's very emotional and enthusiastic!"

The White Zetsu Original said.

"Shisui, Obito." Madara fell into deep thought. He knew better than anyone the strength of the Uchiha Clan.

Most Uchiha possess talent, but unless one surpasses their predecessors, strong emotions are more important.

The more intense the emotions of Uchiha, the more likely they are to awaken their Sharingan after losing love.

If they cannot awaken the Mangekyo, even the strongest Uchiha are just ordinary Kage Level beings, and have no value to Madara.

"Keep an eye on Shisui and Obito, and find an opportunity to help them out."

Ban said calmly.

After lying low for so long, it seems the time has finally come.

"By the way, Yagami Shiraha, the one who discovered my clone last time, is here again."

The White Zetsu Original added.

"Yagami Shiraha?" Madara said expressionlessly, "He's just a nobody. Ignore him. Since he can detect your clone, his perception must be quite special. Don't let him find you."

"Also, he brought a woman with him this time. According to human standards, she's very beautiful! And she has red hair; I think her name is Uzumaki."

"Mito?" A flicker of emotion crossed Madara's eyes as the beautiful and powerful image of Uzumaki Mito flashed through his mind. However, he quickly realized that Mito had died several years ago.

One by one, his old friends have passed away, and he has been clinging to life until now. If it weren't for the Eye of the Moon Plan, which aims to correct this distorted Shinobi World, he would have chosen death long ago.

"I remember now! Her name was Kushina Uzumaki. Her Chakra was very special! Her sensory abilities were extremely strong. My clone got a little too close and she detected it. From the conversation I overheard among the Konoha Ninja, I learned that she was the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki. Ah~ What a pity, I can't get close to her. I wanted to see what it looks like when humans kiss."

White Zetsu Original in his true form said in a serious tone, looking extremely disappointed.

"The Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki actually escaped?"

Ban Tobi.

"If we capture the Kurama first, the progress of the Eye of the Moon Plan will be affected."

Although it's best to collect the Tailed Beast one by one in order, from the One-Tail to the Kurama, now that the Kurama has come to us, taking care of it ahead of time saves us a lot of trouble.

At worst, they can only absorb a portion of the Nine-Tails Chakra, letting the Kurama dissipate, giving them several years to resurrect.

With the power of the Kurama, the plan can be implemented ahead of schedule.

After making his decision, Madara asked, "White Zetsu, what about Combat-type White Zetsu?"

"Lord Madara, why can't you ever remember names? Didn't I say I named him Tobi? And you always forget my name too." White Zetsu Original complained, but seeing Madara's serious expression and not-so-good look, he shrank his neck and immediately disappeared underground to search for ' Tobi '.

A moment later, a White Zetsu Clone with a distinctly different appearance appeared; it was Tobi.

Among all these White Zetsu, including the White Zetsu White Zetsu Original, almost all of them are functional, with their main ability being reconnaissance. Through the Mayfly Technique, they can freely enter and exit most places in the Shinobi World.

Even though Konoha possesses the massive barrier left by Uzumaki Mito, it cannot be maintained continuously throughout the year; there are always weak points. White Zetsu, on the other hand, is omnipresent, and as long as there is a loophole, he can find a way to enter.

Of all the White Zetsu, the only one that leans towards a combat-oriented style Tobi White Zetsu.

The White Zetsu Original and its White Zetsu Clone all have a humanoid appearance, with grass-green hair and white spikes protruding from the lower half of their bodies.

Only Tobi is in normal human form, except that his body surface has Uzumaki patterns, and his head looks like he is wearing a Uzumaki mask, with only his empty right eye showing.

"Hello— Lord Madara! Long time no see!" As soon as Tobi appeared, he greeted Madara warmly.

Ban still maintained a cold and indifferent expression.

Both the White Zetsu Original and Tobi are annoying.

"Lord Madara, you're being far too cold," Tobi complained.

Madara's gaze shifted to the White Zetsu Original: "How old are the Mito clan members?"

"She was probably around eighteen years old, the most beautiful human I've ever seen. But Yagami Shiraha is also very good-looking, though."

White Zetsu mumbled something in his tongue.

"You've only seen a few humans. I'd really like to see what human poop looks like. I wonder if it's what I'm thinking?" Tobi asked curiously.

"Shut up!"

White Zetsu Original and Tobi immediately fell silent.

At this moment, Ban reached down to the stone throne beneath him and retrieved a Storage Scroll.

Then he took out a glass bottle from the scroll, inside which floated several pairs of Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

Madara reached out and grasped a pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

White Zetsu Original appeared in front of Madara, removed his own eyeballs, and then placed the pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan from Madara's hand into his own eye sockets.

Madara reached out and touched the White Zetsu Original, using Yin-Yang Release to perfectly connect his Sharingan with the White Zetsu's meridians. At the same time, he injected some of his Chakra and consciousness into the White Zetsu Original.

White Zetsu Original reopened its eyes.

In his scarlet eyes, three Tomoe slowly rotated, and his entire demeanor changed drastically.

"Come with me to capture them!" White Zetsu Original said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Tobi didn't dare to joke around anymore and obediently followed.

Originally, Madara planned to send only Tobi, but considering that although Tobi was strong, he was also careless and prone to complacency, Madara decided to send him "personally".

If the Jinchuriki is only 18 years old, it would be quite good if he could use a little bit of the Kurama 'Chakra. Even Mito at that age did not have Kage Level strength. She only learned the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode when she was over 30 years old.

The reason Ban made so many preparations was just to be on the safe side.

The Land of Grass, nestled in a mountain range covered by dense forests.

Kushina and Shiraha were searching for medicinal herbs.

"Kushina, I'll go to the right, you go to the left. Let's look a little longer, and if we can't find it, then we'll stop."

Shiraha spoke up, saying that he and Kushina had come to the forest where he had caught the White Creature last time, and had been searching for almost a day, but still hadn't found any medicinal herbs with similar properties. If all else failed, they would have to give up.

Even if the potency of the "Deep Blue Potion" is weakened, its actual effect is still not weak.

It won't be long before he meets the Mental Power requirements for advancing to the level one "Spirit Summoning Warlock," at most two years.

Moreover, it takes time to integrate bloodlines.

With Kushina's current strength, Shiraha is no longer as anxious as before.

Instead, we should try to create a potion to make Kushina stronger, since she is the main damage dealer in the early game.

Shiraha believed that he would eventually rise to power and subdue Kushina.

"Alright, let's keep looking. If we can't find it, how about we go to the Land of Hot Water? I've heard that the hot springs there are famous in the Shinobi World. I want to see what's different. I also heard that Tsunade is there. We need to go see her as soon as possible, before she gambles away the last bit of the Senju Clan's ancestral property."

Kushina responded and then searched for medicinal materials based on the medicinal properties and appearance described by Shiraha.

Not long after they parted, Shiraha returned.

Kushina looked at Shiraha with a puzzled expression. "Shiraha, why are you back so soon? Aren't you going to look for us anymore?"

"Okay, let's stop looking. We can't find it anyway. Let's go eat first."

"Shiraha" said with a smile and walked towards Kushina.

"He harbors ill intentions towards you, not just Shiraha brat. What a powerful Transformation Jutsu! There's no way to detect any flaws." Inside the Sealing Space, the Kurama suddenly warned.

What about Shiraha? How is he?

Kushina's expression changed slightly, but after experiencing so much, she no longer overreacted to every little thing that happened to her.

"He's fine, he's in another direction, about two kilometers away."

Kurama replied.

"That's good!" Kushina's expression relaxed.

' Shiraha ' noticed the change in Kushina's expression and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I can finally leave here!" Kushina said with a smile, stretched vigorously, and walked towards ' Shiraha '.

Boom--!

As Kushina approached ' Shiraha ', a terrifying Crimson Airflow suddenly erupted from her body, causing the ground beneath her feet to crack inch by inch. With a sudden punch, accompanied by a terrifying sonic boom, she slammed into ' Shiraha's' head.

' Shiraha ' was startled and retreated hastily, but Kushina was faster and closed in again.

With a clap of his hands, ' Shiraha ' pushed aside the soil on the ground with the huge tree trunk, which then grew rapidly, like a soft whip, and lashed out at Kushina.

Boom!

Kushina's Crimson Airflow surged dramatically.

The thick tree trunk snapped in half when hit by the Crimson Airflow, and then burst into flames.

However, more and more tree trunks kept appearing, blocking Kushina's path.

' Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!'

Large, thick, and sturdy trees grew rapidly from the ground, making the already dense forest even more crowded. The newly grown trees, as if they were alive, quickly wrapped around Kushina.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

"So tough!" Kushina frowned slightly as she continued to smash the tree trunk.

Although she didn't have time to use her full strength at the beginning, an attack of this level would be difficult for most people to withstand.

The tree trunk blocking her way was filled with Chakra and was extremely hard; even ordinary Earth Release defensive Ninjutsu couldn't provide such exaggerated defensive power.

"This is... Wood Release?!"

The Kurama in the Sealing Space suddenly widened its eyes, and even its Chakra- refining movements stopped.

' Kurama, you're too strong!'

The man's voice echoed in Kurama's mind once again.

Just thinking about Hashirama Senju's name gives Kurama nightmares.

"No! This Wood Release technique is too strong!"

Kurama quickly realized that if Hashirama Senju were still alive, he would probably have become Yokai by now. Clearly, someone had done the same experiment as the Shiraha brat, fusing Hashirama Senju's cells.

Since it's Wood Release, there's nothing to be afraid of!

Kurama instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

"What amazing sensory abilities! They even detected my Transformation Jutsu!"

' Shiraha ' had disappeared, and what appeared in the smoke was Tobi's figure and his mocking voice.

"There's one more! To the right front." As soon as White Zetsu Original dispelled the Mayfly Technique and emerged from the ground, Kurama sensed his malice and warned, "These two are not weak. You hold them off for a bit. I need time to build up my Chakra."

"Yes!" Kushina nodded, completely unfazed.

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