"Is that so...?"
Seeing Kushina's response, Uya hesitated for a moment, then said, "Then, you guys go back to Amegakure first. I'll clean up the mess and be back soon."
Kushina looked at Uya with a gentle expression and nodded softly.
Konan looked at Kushina with a hint of envy, but the smile on her face was genuine. Seeing Kushina safe and sound, and seeing Uya's smile, made her happy.
Whoosh!
After releasing Kushina's hand, Uya flashed away and swiftly chased after Nagato in the direction Kushina and Konan had pointed out.
It was still all over. Nagato was also the culprit this time, Uya could not let him leave. He was filled with killing intent towards Nagato.
However, even after chasing him all the way to the edge of the Land of Rain, Uya still couldn't find any trace of Nagato. Even after using his Shockwave Sensing to search along the way, he couldn't find any clues.
Standing at the border of the Land of Rain, Uya looked around and shook her head slightly.
It seems the battle with Madara Uchiha lasted quite a while; Nagato changed course midway through and left no trace.
However, Nagato cannot hide forever; he will eventually have to appear.
Even if Nagato really keeps hiding, Uya isn't helpless against him. At worst, he can use his Shockwave Sensing to search the entire Shinobi World world like a carpet. No matter where he hides, Uya can still find him!
Unable to find Nagato quickly, Uya gave up the search and turned back towards the Land of Fire, the frontline battlefield of Kumogakure.
Previously, because Kushina was in danger, Uya rushed to the Land of Rain without thinking of anything else, but he forgot about one thing: White Zetsu and Obito.
The Three-Tails has already been captured, so the events described in the original story are unlikely to occur. However, the White Zetsu has captured Obito Uchiha, which is rather strange.
Of course, Obito Uchiha wasn't what Uya was really concerned about. The guy Uya was truly focused on was Black Zetsu, who hadn't appeared at all, and nobody knew what he was doing.
In the original work, Madara Uchiha believed that Black Zetsu was created by his will, but in reality, Black Zetsu was the third son of Princess Kaguya Otsutsuki and a brother of the Sage of Six Paths, whose identity can be traced back thousands of years.
He instigated almost all the wars in the Shinobi World, with the aim of merging the powers of the Senju and Uchiha Clan to awaken the Rinnegan and ultimately revive Princess Kaguya Otsutsuki.
Madara Uchiha thought he had outsmarted everyone, but in reality, he was outsmarted by others. This is why Uya called Madara Uchiha a loser.
Advancing at full speed, Uya traversed most of the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire in a short time, arriving at the battlefield on the front lines of Kumogakure.
By this time, the war here was nearing its end, and the Kumogakure had been completely defeated. Uya ignored the war here and went directly to the place where he had found Madara Uchiha.
Unfortunately, White Zetsu and Obito Uchiha are no longer here, and Black Zetsu has also disappeared without a trace.
"Never mind."
Finding no trace, Uya finally shook his head.
Uya was too lazy to play hide-and-seek with those guys who only knew how to hide in the shadows. They couldn't hide forever; they would eventually come out.
Whatever they're plotting, if they dare to show themselves, Uya will crush them all with absolute power!
All calculations are futile in the face of absolute power!
In a corner of the Shinobi World.
This is a ruin, and in one corner of this ruin, a dark figure stands.
It wasn't that its appearance was obscured by darkness, but rather that its color, like a shadow on the ground, gave the impression that the shadow was rising from the ground.
He is none other than Black Zetsu, who has been hiding in the shadows all along!
"How exactly did Uya Ye appear?"
Black Zetsu murmured to himself, deep in thought. He had been paying attention to Uya ever since Uya began to gain fame in the Shinobi World.
He had once considered guiding Uya to join his plan and become his pawn, but he immediately gave up because he realized that Uya was too dangerous, even more so than Madara Uchiha.
Contact with Uya is like walking a tightrope; you could be instantly killed by Uya at any moment!
There is far too much mystery surrounding Uya.
As Uya's power grew stronger, Black Zetsu became increasingly uneasy and wanted to eliminate this uncertain factor as soon as possible. He even tried to guide Uya, but all his attempts failed.
As a result, Uya has grown to such an extent that even Madara Uchiha, who briefly revived his former powerful strength by borrowing the life force of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, is no match for Uya.
Black Zetsu has lived since the time of Princess Kaguya Otsutsuki, witnessing everything in the Shinobi World and the history of ninjas, but he has never seen power like Uya's.
Uya's power seemed to appear out of thin air, extremely strange and completely beyond Black Zetsu's expectations, continuously shocking Black Zetsu.
Fortunately, he finally managed to get Madara Uchiha back on the right track.
"The next step is to guide Nagato and the talented Obito Uchiha, but we need to be careful. If Uya this, the situation might not be good..."
The thought of Uya filled Black Zetsu with apprehension.
As Princess Kaguya's third son, Uya's power was not enough to make him fearful. Even if Uya's power were twice as strong, he would not be afraid. But he saw the unknown and the mysterious in Uya.
He could see through everyone in the Shinobi World with perfect clarity, including Madara Uchiha, but he couldn't see through Uya at all, and he didn't dare to come into contact with Uya.
"If only Uya could obtain the Rinnegan and collect the Tailed Beast, everything would be settled once the Ten-Tails appears. But doing so is extremely dangerous..."
Black Zetsu pondered for a moment, an unknown light flickering in his pupil-less eyes.
After a long while, he seemed to have made a decision, and his body slowly merged into the earth and disappeared.
News of Kumogakure's crushing defeat due to Uya's intervention on the battlefield did not cause much of a stir in the Shinobi World, as many had become numb to Uya's previous victories over the Three Great Shinobi Villages.
This is a situation that sends chills down your spine!
Even if it were said that Uya single-handedly wiped out a major ninja village, many people would probably only be surprised by why Uya would destroy that village, rather than shocked that Uya was actually able to destroy it!
This situation in itself is enough to be extremely alarming.
Moreover, although the news of Kumogakure did not cause much of a stir, a piece of news that reached the Shinobi World almost simultaneously with the Kumogakure's defeat was like a bombshell dropped into the ocean.
The entire Shinobi World was thrown into turmoil, with towering waves of shock. This time, not only the four great ninja villages were shaken, but even Konoha was shaken, including Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and others, all of whom were extremely shocked.
If the news of the Shinobi World Rinnegan known to some among the high-ranking members of the major ninja villages and only shocked ordinary Shinobi World, then the news of Madara Uchiha, who was once on par with the God of the Shinobi World Madara Uchiha Hashirama Senju, reappearing in the Shinobi World caused turmoil throughout the entire Shinobi World!
Those who lived through that era, such as the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki and the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, were all very clear about what kind of existence Madara Uchiha was and what kind of power he possessed!
No one knows what Madara Uchiha was planning by faking his death and hiding until now.
Before everyone could recover from the Madara Uchiha being alive, the news that Madara Uchiha and Uya had engaged in an epic battle outside Amegakure, which ended with Uya's victory, once again left everyone in a daze.
Those who witnessed that battle could not even describe in words the almost cataclysmic scene it depicted!
For a time, the entire Shinobi World seemed to be engulfed in a raging storm. (To be continued.) 8