Already Shaped Like Uchiha Madara / Take the One-Tail, Kidnap the Kazekage, Summon Obito

Nagato remained expressionless.

Uchiha Itachi, on the other hand, had a very expressive face.

The two Jinchūriki being carried also raised their heads, only because they sensed the tense atmosphere; otherwise, they would have already been cursing "Leaf Village is despicable."

They knew that Leaf Village Asura was Impure World Reincarnation and then left Leaf Village.

But now, an Uchiha Clan has appeared next to the Leaf Village Asura's Shura. Isn't that Leaf Village's despicable act?!

It's not fair to blame them for their wild speculations; Leaf Village has a history of such controversies.

Back then, Senju Tobirama and Senju Muzoku were both notorious fishermen, and the later Leaf Village ruling class naturally followed suit.

The Third was an honest man, but his "Darkness of the Ninja" made him incredibly popular throughout the Ninja World.

By the time of the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, who was known for restoring order and being an upright man, proved that there were no good people among the Hokage. By taking Joint Chunin Exams, he directly killed two Kage and a large group of elites from three villages, laying a solid foundation for the Konoha Ninja Army to later rampage and kill on the battlefield.

Returning to the topic of Uchiha Madara, there have always been two versions of the story of Uchiha Madara leaving Leaf Village. One version is a rumor that Uchiha Madara and left in Senju Hashirama, vowing to be irreconcilable with Leaf Village.

The mainstream version is more serious: Uchiha Madara wanted to fish, but Senju Hashirama disagreed, so Uchiha Madara left in a huff, intending to use this to lure people to attack Leaf Village.

Everyone agreed that the rumor was obviously a hoax, something Leaf Village had fabricated themselves. What's worse, it was a blatant attempt to bait the fish without even using bait; they had no shame whatsoever.

As time went on, the rumors continued to be dismissed, because the truth will prevail. Thus, Uchiha Madara was always considered to be Leaf Village person, at most just having different political ideologies from Leaf Village.

This is the case in several major ninja villages. If a ninja of the Five Kage level doesn't get along with the village's higher-ups and doesn't want to get involved, he/she will travel around the Ninja World. The village will support his/her travel on public funds, and the ninja will also help the village gather intelligence or carry out sabotage outside.

Now, in the eyes of the two Jinchūriki, Uchiha Itachi proved that Uchiha Madara was indeed a Leaf Village person from beginning to end, and Leaf Village's ambition to monopolize the Tailed Beasts was obvious.

Chapter Sixty-Seven already resembles Uchiha Madara.

The exact number of ninjas in the Hokage Continent is impossible to say for sure.

The total number of registered ninja villages across the continent is in the hundreds of thousands.

If we also include the various ninja organizations that have emerged since the Third Shinobi World War, as well as the wandering ninjas who make money by Bounty Exchange, the number should easily reach over a million.

Of these millions of people, the majority became ninjas voluntarily, but there were also a few who became ninjas purely by accident.

That's just how Nagato is.

He wandered the streets as a child, met Yahiko and Konan, who became his family, and later founded the Akatsuki. He wanted to do good to others but ended up falling into a big pit and turning to the dark side. But Nagato was still a veteran in the Ninja World.

He'd seen plenty of ridiculous things.

So Nagato first convinced himself that this was just how ninjas were, then took a deep breath to calm himself down.

It means I can't beat him, otherwise he could just fly up and kick me!

"Ban, I know this person," he said.

Uchiha Madara looked at him, his expression blank, but his eyes seemed to say—what does it matter to me whether you know him or not?

Nagato then took another deep breath.

Although the air here is a bit humid, it's still quite cool, which helps to reduce internal heat, especially when you're losing to the enemy.

"He's a die-hard fan of Hokage."

Nagato had been to Hidden Leaf Village, and even if he hadn't, he was still familiar with Uchiha Itachi, a die-hard Hokage fan.

How could he not recognize the Leaf Village Killer Ghost?

With Nagato's strength, he naturally didn't care about whether someone Killer Ghost or Killer Ghost. However, as the leader of Rain Village, Nagato had to admit that there was only one ANBU ANBU in the ninja Ninja World who was so loyal to their leader.

Other ANBU do have dogs, but that's a requirement for their positions.

This Uchiha Itachi, he truly is a dog from the bottom of his heart.

"He's ANBU, so it's normal for him to have such thoughts," Uchiha Madara said. "When Leaf Village's ANBU was established, I was still in Leaf Village, so I know very well what kind of people they were."

You know nothing!

Are you the ringleader or the investment leader?

Nagato really wanted to say that.

But thinking of the talisman on his heart... no, it should be Konan's usual nagging, Nagato knew he couldn't swear.

He decided to be more tactful.

"You can't subdue this person. He's not like Uchiha Obito," Nagato said. "He's the son of the former head of the Uchiha Clan and a student of Uchiha Shingen. Everyone knows he's a practitioner of the Will of Fire. He's not one of us."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Itachi felt a surge of pride and unconsciously straightened his back a bit.

His efforts seem to have paid off; even his enemies acknowledged his abilities.

"What does he know about the Will of Fire?" Uchiha Madara scoffed, then turned to Nagato and said, "And what do you know about the Uchiha Clan?"

The first sentence was fine, but the tone of the second sentence...

Nagato's chest heaved noticeably.

Uchiha Madara waved his hand dismissively, signaling Nagato to shut up, and then turned his gaze to the two Jinchūriki.

"You did a good job with the mission, now you can put them down."

Nagato face, tossed Zi and Han at Uchiha Madara's feet and went to the side to get some fresh air.

Uchiha Itachi glanced at the Jinchūriki, then at Uchiha Madara.

He suddenly had a bold idea.

Hidden Leaf Village currently has four Tailed Beasts. Apart from the Seven-Tails, which is nominally still the Jinchūriki of Takigakure, the other three clearly belong to Leaf Village.

However, even Hidden Leaf Village might not be able to handle accepting Nine Tailed Beasts in a short period of time.

What if the time is extended?

Just as Uchiha Itachi was having an idea, Uchiha Madara suddenly turned his head.

"Kid, don't daydream or do unnecessary things."

As he spoke, the Chakra representing Susanoo emerged from Uchiha Madara's body, quickly transforming into a large hand that grabbed both Zi and Han.

The Sealing Jutsu on their bodies were visibly beginning to crumble.

This might make Nagato's Sealing Jutsu seem weak, but it's not.

This sealing technique was originally taught to Nagato by Uchiha Madara, so naturally no one could undo it as quickly as he could.

With the seal removed, the two Tailed Beasts began to cause trouble.

Nonsense, they're not blind.

To put it simply, the Jinchūriki design actually imposes far more restrictions on the vessel than the Tailed Beasts.

Especially when the container is stolen by the person in charge.

The idea that one can skillfully control the power of Tailed Beasts after rigorous training sounds inspiring, but it can actually be put another way: the Jinchūriki betrayed them.

This betrayal refers to failing to properly fulfill the duties of Jinchūriki and instead colluding with the Tailed Beasts.

No matter how hard you train, you can never control a Tailed Beasts 'Tailed Beasts Chakra if it doesn't want to.

The Perfect Jinchuriki has always been exclusive to Cloud Village. In this timeline, Leaf Village obtained this technology. In the original timeline, Naruto Uzumaki was an outsider who only appeared under special circumstances. No matter which timeline it is, it would never be Iwagakure's turn.

Therefore, whether it was Zi or Han, the prerequisite for them to obtain this power must have been that they had cooperated with the Tailed Beasts to a certain extent. Such cooperation would certainly not be accepted by Ōnoki, which is probably why the two of them left Iwagakure.

Therefore, the Four-Tails and the Five-Tails possess a certain degree of autonomy. The so-called Lava Release ninja and Steam Ninja are actually the "mounts" of these two Tailed Beasts.

Now that their mounts are useless, the two Tailed Beasts have no choice but to dismount and fight on foot.

"A pointless act of resistance." Looking at the surge of Chakra emanating from the two, Uchiha Madara. "Beasts, trying to turn the world upside down?"

He began to ruthlessly extract the Tailed Beasts from the two Jinchūriki.

As for Zi and Han, they had already been subdued by him at a glance and had no ability to resist.

The giant hand formed from the Susanoo firmly gripped the two of them, giving Uchiha Itachi no chance to make a move.

Although it possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan was still very immature and he had no ability to break through Uchiha Madara's Susanoo power.

None of the three people present mentioned the new container.

Sealing Tailed Beasts requires a container. If it's a human, it's Jinchūriki. If there's no human, then a ninja tool is needed. There are only two of these: the Sand Village's Chagama and the Cloud Village's Amber Purifying Pot.

However, there are two other Ninjutsu that can suppress or control the Tailed Beasts.

Senju Hashirama's Wood Release technique and Uchiha Madara's Mangekyō Sharingan Genjutsu.

Now, the latter should be called the Mangekyō Sharingan Genjutsu of the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Shisui, another Mangekyo Sharingan user from the Uchiha Clan, has been practicing the Yang Release technique created by Uchiha Shingen for many years since he awakened Mangekyō Sharingan Mangekyou Sharingan. He can now control Tailed Beasts with Genjutsu, but he cannot achieve the level of "the Beast Calamity".

After Uchiha Shingen acquired the Rinnegan, he was able to do the same things as Uchiha Madara, but the Fifth Hokage felt that this was too low-level, as he always tried to subdue beasts with reason.

Compared to the three mentioned above, the Mangekyo Sharingan weakling Uchiha Itachi could only express his regret at the sight of the Tailed Beasts so close at hand.

The surrounding air had become scorching hot. Above him and Uchiha Madara, the Four-Tails' main body had been pulled out by more than half, and a gorilla face was clearly visible. Violent Chakra surged from Purple's body, rushing into the air and then coalescing back into part of the Four-Tails' body.

The special abilities of this Tailed Beasts, which was endowed with the power of the Purple Lava Release, need no further explanation.

But what's even more striking about that gorilla's face is its eyes.

Those were Sharingan, with the same texture as Uchiha Madara's eyes; they were his unique Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

Before the Four-Tails was even fully extracted, it already resembled the shape of Uchiha Madara.

Chapter Sixty-Eight: Seizing the One-Tail, Kidnapping the Wind Kazekage, Summoning Obito

The Four-Tails creature's name is Son Goku, a name that feels very familiar to time travelers, so familiar that it makes them think that the Sage of Six Paths was also a time traveler.

The name of the Five-Tails is very localized; it's called Kokuō.

But none of them could escape the grasp of the ultimate tyrant Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Madara didn't even know the names of these two Tailed Beasts, referring to them all as animals.

The two Jinchūriki were essentially euthanized, since they were controlled by Genjutsu from beginning to end.

But that's not important. What's important is that we now have a mount for transportation.

The Hokage world is a world that uses Chakra technology, but Chakra technology is different from the science and technology on Blue Star, so a sense of temporal disconnect can be seen everywhere in the Hokage world.

The Land of Lightning can even build ships that sail in the sea of clouds, powered by electricity, but the Rai Daimyo still travels in a sedan chair carried by human labor.

Not to mention the general public.

Public transportation in Hidden Leaf Village is also horse-drawn carriages, which is already quite luxurious; at least it's not pulled by donkeys.

On Blue Star, ordinary people show off with beautiful women and luxury cars; in the Hokage world, it's all about BMWs and fancy cars.

If we're talking about ninjas, not even mentioning the Warring States period, the Kunimura era would have to start with summoning beasts.

Given Uchiha Madara's status, riding Tailed Beasts would be the obvious choice.

This also fits the positioning of mounts—animals for people to ride.

That makes sense; in Uchiha Madara's eyes, Tailed Beasts were nothing more than animals.

In the lush, verdant forest, accompanied by the roar of a giant beast that startled countless birds into flight, and amidst the tremors of the earth, a large, fiery red monkey and a round-faced four-legged creature were moving according to their own habits.

This scene is very evocative.

The best view is from atop the Tailed Beasts's head.

Standing before Uchiha Itachi, the leader of the Tailed Beasts, vast swathes of trees parted like waves by the Tailed Beasts' bodies, as if a giant ship were sailing against the wind and waves.

The wind howled in Uchiha Itachi's ears, but his heart was colder than the wind itself.

Because the two Tailed Beasts were heading south.

Considering the location of the Land of Waterfalls, they will first enter the Land of Grass, and then Nagato's Land of Rain.

Finally, they entered the Land of Wind.

Uchiha Madara's next target is Sand Village.

The operational objectives are clear: seize the One-Tail, abduct the Kazekage, and summon Obito.

Concealing their tracks is out of the question; Tailed Beasts this size can't possibly hide.

Most importantly, Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito had fundamentally different ways of doing things.