Nine-Tails Descends! Lord Madara: Obito! I gave you a chance, you're useless!

October 10th, the 48th year of Konoha, in the early hours of the morning.

The night sky was like spilled ink, shrouding the entirety of Konoha Village.

Far away in the Land of Water, atop the Mizukage Building in Kirigakure, the sea breeze blew past with a salty, damp scent.

Lin Feng sat leisurely on a newly replaced lounge chair, a massive water mirror constructed from chakra hovering before him.

Within the mirror, a hidden cave outside Konoha Village, sealed off by a powerful barrier, was clearly reflected.

"Tsk, to go to such lengths just for a birth; the Uzumaki Clan certainly knows how to make an entrance."

Lin Feng picked up a cup of clear tea, his tone as relaxed as if he were watching a midnight movie.

From the shadow behind him, Black Zetsu emerged silently, half his body surfacing, his yin-yang face wearing an expression of fawning excitement.

"Lord Madara, according to my intelligence, tonight is the day Kushina Uzumaki gives birth. That brat Obito should already be preparing to make his move."

"Hm, let him move."

Lin Feng sipped his tea, his eyes never leaving the water mirror.

"I want to see how this 'avenger,' whose script I've torn to shreds, intends to perform this one-man show."

No sooner had he spoken than the image in the water mirror changed abruptly.

A spatial vortex appeared out of thin air, and Obito, wearing a tiger-striped mask, stepped out from it.

Without a moment's hesitation, he turned intangible, passing effortlessly through the highest-level barrier personally erected by the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato.

"Kamui... truly a convenient and shameless ability."

Lin Feng offered an assessment, his tone impossible to distinguish between admiration or disdain.

"Pity that the one using it doesn't have much of a brain."

Inside the cave, Kushina's painful roars could be felt even through the water mirror.

Namikaze Minato stood to the side, nervously maintaining the seal, sweat soaking his golden bangs.

The moment the newborn's first cry rang out, Obito acted.

A black shadow flashed, and the midwife and Anbu guards collapsed to the ground.

Holding the newborn infant in his arms, Obito used a cold voice to threaten Kushina, who had just given birth and was at her most vulnerable...

"Fourth Hokage, step away from the jinchuriki. Otherwise, this child will lose its life."

Before the water mirror, Lin Feng saw this scene and nearly laughed out loud.

"See? What did I tell you?" He tilted his head toward Black Zetsu. "Typical villainous, moronic behavior, using an infant as a hostage. His vision is just too narrow."

Black Zetsu let out a raspy laugh: "After all, he is just a brat blinded by hatred."

The ensuing events were no different from the plot in Lin Feng's memory.

Namikaze Minato used the Flying Raijin to save the child, but was forced to separate from Kushina.

Obito seized the opportunity to use his Sharingan to control the Nine-Tails, which had just been extracted. The massive demon fox appeared in Konoha Village, roaring as it began to wreak havoc.

Destructive Tailed Beast Bombs, the roar of collapsing houses, the terrified screams of villagers... a catastrophe had officially begun.

"Here it comes, the main event."

Far from being nervous, Lin Feng sat up straight, like a long-expectant spectator.

Black Zetsu was somewhat puzzled: "Lord Madara, you're just going to let him cause this much destruction? This contradicts your previous plan to stabilize Konoha..."

"Destruction?" Lin Feng glanced at him. "This situation is absolutely necessary. For one, it allows us to take advantage of the momentum to shift the image of the Uchiha Clan from harsh enforcers to heroes who saved the village. Secondly, we remain the final trump card; once the Nine-Tails exceeds control, I can immediately use the Rinnegan to dominate this big cat. What I want is 'controllable chaos.' The fire Obito is lighting is burning just right."

The image in the water mirror split in two.

On one side was the intense clash between Namikaze Minato and Obito in the Kamui dimension.

The ultimate duel between the Flying Raijin and intangibility was dazzling to behold.

On the other side was the brutal battlefield within Konoha Village, where the Nine-Tails was being confronted.

The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, clad in battle armor and wielding the Adamantine Staff, proved he had not lost his edge, fighting on the front lines.

However, just as everyone was sinking into despair, an unexpected change occurred.

"Orders from the Hokage's assistant! Uchiha Military Police Force, all units move out!"

A resonant shout echoed across the entire battlefield.

Fugaku Uchiha was seen wearing the uniform of the Military Police Force, but over it, he wore a haori symbolizing the status of high-level leadership, standing proudly atop a building that had yet to collapse.

Behind him were hundreds of Uchiha elites with their Sharingan activated!

This sight left every Konoha ninja fighting in the bloodbath stunned.

In the past, whenever the village faced a major crisis, the Uchiha Clan was always ordered to stay within their district—ostensibly for protection, but in reality, for surveillance.

Yet today, they had actually... taken the initiative?

"First and Second Divisions, evacuate the civilians! No mistakes allowed!"

"Third and Fourth Divisions, follow me to pin down the Nine-Tails from the front! Buy time for Lord Fourth Hokage!"

Fugaku's command was clear and decisive, without a hint of hesitation.

His three-tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly as he was the first to charge toward the Nine-Tails.

"Is that... the Uchiha?"

"They've come to save us!"

"Lord Fugaku! No, Lord Advisor!"

Shock and gratitude welled up in the eyes of the villagers and ninjas alike.

The Uchiha clan, previously notorious within the village, now stood before everyone in Konoha's darkest hour, acting as guardians with their heads held high.

Before the water mirror, Lin Feng tapped the armrest with satisfaction.

"Do you see, Black Zetsu? This is what politics is."

He said leisurely, "A title of 'Hokage Advisor' is enough to turn the Uchiha from 'suspects' into 'saviors.' That fellow Fugaku knows how to seize an opportunity better than I imagined."

Watching the scene in the mirror where Fugaku led his clansmen to harass the Nine-Tails with chains and Fire Style, creating rescue opportunities for other ninjas, Black Zetsu sighed sincerely, "Lord Madara, your planning... is truly unfathomable."

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield.

Namikaze Minato used a Rasengan combined with a Flying Raijin mark to severely wound Obito, breaking his control over the Nine-Tails.

However, when Obito clutched his severed arm and retreated to Konoha in a sorry state, prepared to admire his own "masterpiece," he was completely stunned.

What was he seeing?

The Sharingan pattern had vanished from the Nine-Tails' eyes, and the beast was now rampaging indiscriminately.

And standing opposite the Nine-Tails were not only the Third Hokage but also... a massive group of Uchiha?

Not only were they not being suspected, but they had become the main force resisting the Nine-Tails?

The villagers weren't looking at them with fear, but were instead shouting, "Go, Uchiha!"

Obito's mind went blank in an instant.

The script was wrong!

This script was all wrong!

I went through all the trouble of releasing the Nine-Tails to intensify the conflict between the village and the Uchiha, to ensure they would be mistrusted and eventually wiped out!

I didn't bring you Uchiha here to farm reputation and play the hero!

"Wh... why..."

Obito's scarlet single eye was filled with confusion and collapse.

He felt like a clown; he had meticulously planned a grand performance, only for the actors to ignore his script entirely and even change the stage.

"Pfft."

Lin Feng, before the water mirror, finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He pointed at the dejected look on Obito's face in the mirror and said to Black Zetsu:

"Look at him, doesn't he look like a child crying to his mother for candy, only for her to hand him a stack of exam prep books instead?"

"Anger, confusion, grievance, and just a tiny bit of existential doubt."

Lin Feng shook his head, his tone filled with "disappointment" toward his junior.

"The Nine-Tails incident you were so obsessed with has ended up giving your opponent a massive assist. Obito, oh Obito, I gave you the chance, but you just weren't up to the task."

Just then, the battle in the water mirror shifted once more.

The giant Gamabunta was summoned, and Namikaze Minato appeared atop its head.

Immediately after, Kushina Uzumaki arrived, dragging her weakened body, as golden chakra chains erupted from her back to bind the rampaging Nine-Tails tightly.

"It's coming."

Lin Feng's expression turned serious for a moment.

He knew what this couple was about to do.

The Dead Demon Consuming Seal.

This was the final swan song that Namikaze Minato and Kushina were offering to this village and to their child.

"Lord Madara, shall we not intervene?" Black Zetsu asked. "If the Fourth Hokage dies, for us..."

"No." Lin Feng interrupted him.

"Minato's death is inevitable. His existence is, in itself, a symbol of an era. Only when he dies can a legend of a 'hero's son' be left for Konoha, and only then can a new era begin."

Lin Feng's gaze grew profound. "But a script like this is just a little too boring, isn't it?"