Naruto World, within the Akatsuki Organization.
"A small accident just happened on my end."
Pain spoke. Obito had suddenly erupted just now, and all his attention had been focused there. Then he looked at Black and White Zetsu and said calmly, "You two be careful."
Even knowing that Black Zetsu was Madara's incarnation, Pain didn't want to kick him out.
Because both Black Zetsu and White Zetsu were very useful to the current Akatsuki, Pain could tolerate them.
Even if the other party were to betray him in the future, it didn't matter. Pain only focused on the present. As long as he deterred the Five Great Nations with force, then—
"...I understand, Pain."
Black Zetsu indicated that he understood. In fact, even if Pain hadn't spoken, he knew Obito would come looking for him.
Even though there was a Forbidden Individual Curse Tag in Obito's heart right now, Black Zetsu couldn't do anything to him. After all, even now, he was a good pawn. He had to prioritize bringing Madara back via Edo Tensei.
"This is a headache. I actually quite liked Obito."
White Zetsu was somewhat helpless. Although he had known this day would come, his time spent with Obito was still quite pleasant.
If possible, he had hoped Obito would walk the same path as Lord Madara to the end. Wouldn't that have been great?
"Everyone, we'll be taking our leave for now."
Black Zetsu's voice was raspy as he spoke. He was going to use Edo Tensei on Madara, and since Obito could arrive at any moment, he had to leave first.
"I wonder if we'll see you again next time." Hidan said heartlessly. Even though Black Zetsu and White Zetsu were old acquaintances.
Although Hidan always wanted to sacrifice these two to Lord Jashin, he still didn't really want them to die at someone else's hands.
Almost everyone in the Akatsuki was his target, but before the final plan Pain mentioned was achieved, Hidan still wouldn't act recklessly.
Because organizations like Akatsuki, where no one would nag him no matter what he did, were simply too few.
"Although your heads aren't worth much, they're still worth some money."
Kakuzu was much more realistic. In the black market bounties, Black and White Zetsu naturally had a presence. Although they weren't particularly valuable, even a small mosquito has meat.
From the video, Obito would definitely not let Black Zetsu and White Zetsu go.
Just like when his own assassination of Senju Hashirama failed and the Village Higher-Ups tried to kill him, Kakuzu could understand that feeling of betrayal, so he was already prepared to collect the bodies of Black and White Zetsu.
"No need for you to worry."
Black Zetsu left these words and disappeared from the meeting. They were going to run.
After Black and White Zetsu disappeared, the atmosphere on the scene became somewhat cheerful. Although everyone liked Black and White Zetsu's intelligence-gathering abilities, after knowing they were Uchiha Madara's will, they couldn't bring themselves to like them anymore.
After all, the name Madara itself represented destruction, and his actions in the video were quite unpleasant.
However, if he chose the Village, then his younger brother Sasuke would be able to survive, and there would be hope for the Uchiha to rise again.
"This guy... I'm afraid things are going to get very uncomfortable for him next."
Deidara was clearly gloating, as he quite enjoyed seeing this person known as Madara's will suffer a setback.
"Yes," Sasori nodded slightly, his tone calm. "Judging from the video, that being named Obito will definitely not take this loss lying down, and that being named Rin is certainly very important to him."
Sasori somewhat understood why Obito would be angry; if his own parents had died right before his eyes, he too would have fallen into complete madness.
Similarly, upon learning of his parents' deaths, Sasori grew to hate the Third Kazekage and Konohas White Fang, and likewise... he hated his grandmother for not telling him the truth.
So Sasori assassinated the Third Kazekage, while Konohas White Fang died due to the Village's public outcry. As for his grandmother, Sasori simply left in silence without doing anything to her.
"Mm."
Itachi nodded slightly and said very calmly, "From the video, Rin is extremely important to Obito—important enough that he would personally destroy this world. So, I think Black Zetsu must have gone to find someone who can protect him."
"Someone to protect him?"
Kisame was no fool, or rather, no one present was a fool; they instantly understood the meaning behind Itachi's words.
Because there was only one person who could protect Black Zetsu from Obito.
And that was the long-deceased Uchiha Madara.
"..."
Konan looked at Pain with a somewhat grim expression, sensing an ominous aura.
If Madara were to be resurrected, would he come to seize Pain's Rinnegan?
At the thought of this, Konan's expression became very unsightly. She even felt like helping Obito kill Black Zetsu; that guy had to die.
Elsewhere, in a dark room, Black and White Zetsu appeared.
"Ah, we've been exposed. Honestly, why were we exposed?"
White Zetsu seemed particularly bewildered. Just moments ago, they were happily watching the drama unfold, only for the drama to suddenly target them, which instantly made them unhappy.
"It's fine, I still have a trump card."
Black Zetsu's voice was raspy. He hadn't finished watching the video, but he had to wake Madara now.
Because this situation was no longer something he could control.
Obito was going mad trying to find him and kill him. Given Obito's knowledge of himself and White Zetsu, combined with his troublesome Mangekyo Sharingan...
Once he fell into Obito's hands, the grand plan to resurrect Mother would surely fail.
And there was another very important matter: would Obito, now knowing the truth behind Rin's death back then, return to the embrace of Konoha?
Black Zetsu didn't know, so he was going to 'resurrect' Madara and let him handle this matter.
"Ah, as expected of you," White Zetsu said with a smile, looking at Black Zetsu. "You prepared the Edo Tensei technique in advance and even found a suitable body to resurrect Lord Madara."
Black Zetsu didn't speak. At that moment, a White Zetsu with a spiral face appeared. As soon as he showed up, he said helplessly, "Ah, Obito has gone crazy; he wants to kill me."
"Say no more," Black Zetsu said hoarsely. "Quickly, use the Edo Tensei technique."
"Yes, yes, yes~~~"
This White Zetsu, named Tobi, began to form hand seals and then slammed his hand onto the ground.
"Edo Tensei Technique—!!!"
A coffin emerged from the ground.
Crack!
The sound of shattering echoed. Black and White Zetsu and Tobi quickly retreated, knowing what was about to happen...
Boom—!!!!
Accompanied by a terrifying shockwave surging outward, the coffin lid was kicked flying.
A figure slowly stepped out from inside, his voice tinged with excitement. "That day has finally arrived. It seems that kid Nagato has finally grown up!"
Uchiha Madara was resurrected; he was brought back through the ritual of Edo Tensei.
"Wait... this is Edo Tensei?!"
At this moment, Uchiha Madara stepped out. Looking at his hands, he said with some surprise, "Is it not the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique?"
"Lord Madara, the plan failed."
Black Zetsu spoke.
White Zetsu also chattered incessantly, "The multiverse projection exposed the images of your past. The originally perfect situation has completely vanished."
Tobi also chimed in, "Obito already knows that you killed Rin. The other ninja Villages also know that you are to be resurrected in the future, as well as the Infinite Tsukuyomi you intend to cast."
"Wait... what is going on?"
The newly resurrected Uchiha Madara was a bit dazed. He couldn't quite understand the situation before him. What was happening?
The plan failed? How could that be!
With Black Zetsu and White Zetsu helping Obito, as long as they waited for Nagato to grow up and become proficient in using the Rinnegan to cast the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, he could be resurrected in his most perfect state.
Obito had completely fallen into darkness; it was impossible for him to betray him. The Infinite Tsukuyomi was his ultimate destination.
But soon, Uchiha Madara caught a key point: the multiverse projection. Wasn't that the little toy he used for boredom while staying in the pitch-black Underworld?
When did this thing start being able to broadcast future scenes?
Doubt, extreme doubt. Having just been resurrected, Uchiha Madara had received so much information in a short time that even with an Edo Tensei body, he felt a massive headache.
"Black Zetsu, what is going on? Tell me everything honestly."
Uchiha Madara folded his arms across his chest, looking at Black Zetsu with great majesty, his tone very calm. "What exactly happened with Obito and the multiverse projection?"
Black Zetsu nodded slightly. He was about to speak and briefly explain the situation regarding Obito and the multiverse projection.
But the spiral-faced White Zetsu, Tobi, shouted, "Lord Madara, you'll know if you just take a look at the multiverse projection."
"In the video, you were resurrected by Edo Tensei just like you are now, but at that time, it was the Fourth Great Ninja War."
"Later, you even fought a guy named Might Guy. That guy was way too strong; he opened the Gate of Death of the Eight Gates Formation and almost kicked you to death."
"At that time in the video, Lord Madara had already been resurrected and had obtained the Six Paths power. You even said, 'This Chakra! I acknowledge you! In terms of Taijutsu, among those I have fought, no one is more excellent than you!!! I, Madara, declare you the strongest!'"
"Later, Obito was moved by Naruto. While you were seizing the Rinnegan from Obito's eye, you even told him the truth about how you controlled Rin back then. So now... Obito has defected."
"Enough!"
By this time, Madara was already somewhat impatient. After all that blabbering, he was still in a fog, so he might as well watch the video himself.
Uchiha Madara casually opened the multiverse projection and found that he had received two special messages; these were messages pushed by the official multiverse projection.
"Oh?" Uchiha Madara showed an interested expression and said with intrigue, "This multiverse projection, which I used to kill time, actually pushed two videos so strongly. That is rare."
"Yes, Lord Madara, you've made the list twice."
The White Zetsu who was with Black Zetsu chimed in slightly, "Once for getting beaten, and the other time it just flat out exposed your plan."
"..."
Black Zetsu remained silent. He didn't speak because White Zetsu had said everything, so now he just needed to keep his mouth shut and stay quiet.
"Getting beaten? Forget it, I'll watch that later."
Madara wasn't interested in seeing himself get beaten. He just wanted to know why his plan had been exposed, and judging from what White Zetsu said...
When he was resurrected in the future, the Infinite Tsukuyomi—the Eye of the Moon Plan—was already about to enter the successful stage.
Under White Zetsu's guidance, Madara found the video: Inventory! Omni-Anime Top Ten Godly Plot Twist Famous Scenes.
As soon as he clicked in, without a word, he dragged the progress bar to the end, and then he heard his own voice.
The video continued playing.
Six Paths Madara appeared. He looked with a smile at the Team 7 members who had finally managed to 're-gather' in front of him. His two Rinnegan eyes stared at them as he said, "Well then, dying together can also be considered teamwork."
"Madara, you've recovered both Rinnegan."
Kakashi felt things were going south when he saw this scene. Madara had actually recovered both Rinnegan, and his lower body had also completely recovered.
"Obito!" Naruto shouted.
Black Zetsu said in a rather raspy voice, "Unfortunately, Obito is no longer here. This body is mine now. This guy seemingly wanted to settle the score for the mistakes he committed."
"He was pleading in his heart like a child, wanting to entrust the future to you. How selfish, just like a willful brat."
As Black Zetsu spoke, Six Paths Madara's Rinnegan flickered slightly. He looked at the New Three Ninjas in front of him and Kakashi behind them, his expression appearing very serious.
Clearly, Six Paths Madara had not forgotten the pressure Naruto and Sasuke had just brought upon him.
Facing the gaze of Six Paths Madara's Rinnegan, Sakura Haruno retreated. Her expression looked quite panicked, as if she were being stared down by some massive, terrifying creature.
'It's no wonder.' Kakashi looked at the constantly retreating Sakura Haruno and sighed inwardly, able to understand her. He looked at Madara's eyes, feeling extremely wary in his heart. 'This visual prowess...'
The constantly retreating Sakura Haruno seemed to see the Naruto and Sasuke of the past who were always moving forward, and herself who stood still.
The diamond-shaped seal on Sakura Haruno's forehead spread across her entire body. She steadied herself and charged toward Six Paths Madara, shouting, "I'll be the decoy, follow me!!!"
"Wait...!"
Naruto and Sasuke clearly hadn't expected Sakura Haruno to be so brave as to charge straight in.
One must know that even the two of them didn't dare to get so close to Six Paths Madara. With both Rinnegan obtained, he was simply not the same as he was just moments ago.
Puchi!
Sakura Haruno's outcome was naturally very simple: her body was impaled. However, she still tried hard to throw a punch, attempting to hit Six Paths Madara, but her movements were so slow.
Looking at Sakura Haruno, who still intended to attack as if she hadn't sustained any damage, Six Paths Madara was somewhat surprised. A certain woman whose body had been pierced flashed through his mind; she was also just as brave, not dying even after being impaled by Susanoo.
'A regenerative technique like Hashirama's granddaughter?'
Six Paths Madara's expression appeared very calm.
Bang!!
Sakura Haruno threw this punch, but she felt as if she had hit something, though there was absolutely nothing in front of her.
'An invisible wall?! I can't hit him?!'
Sakura Haruno was extremely surprised in her heart, but at this moment, Naruto and Sasuke made their move.
Lightning light emerged from Sasuke's hand, hitting Six Paths Madara. At the same time, Naruto rescued Sakura Haruno and pulled the black rod out of her abdomen.
At this time, Sakura Haruno was quite concerned about Sasuke's situation, but finding that Sasuke had no intention of sparing her even a single glance, she felt somewhat dejected.
"Naruto!"
Sasuke shouted. He naturally had no time to attend to Sakura Haruno because they were on a battlefield.
"Yeah, I know. There are more of them now, right?"
Naruto naturally knew what Sasuke was talking about; he had also felt it just now—Madara's shadows had increased.
On the other side, Sasuke activated his Rinnegan and looked forward.
With Six Paths Madara as the center, four other shadow Madaras stood guard around him.
'Madara's shadows have increased to four.'
Sasuke's expression appeared exceptionally grave. Just one Madara shadow was already somewhat difficult to deal with; now with four of them, things were going to be a bit tricky.
"The side show should come to an end."
Six Paths Madara, however, seemed to no longer want to fight them. He jumped high up and reached out his hand.
A huge black sphere emerged in his hand, which then quickly split apart toward the surroundings.
"What is he trying to do?" Kakashi didn't quite understand the current situation.
But Six Paths Madara clapped his hands together and thought calmly, "Planetary Devastation!"
Countless rocks were drawn up, quickly converging toward the black spheres, subsequently turning into over a dozen massive boulders.
"This is the Six Paths power?!" Sakura Haruno was extremely shocked.
Uzumaki Naruto furrowed his brows and said, "They're bigger than before, and the number is different too."
Sasuke, however, looked ahead and said very seriously, "Don't just pay attention to what's above; that guy's shadows are right here!"
Above, Six Paths Madara looked down at Naruto and Sasuke and said calmly, "These raindrops are a bit hard, and a bit large as well."
"Rumble—!!!"
The rocks near Six Paths Madara began to move, just like the Tengai Shinsei he used during his Edo Tensei; meteors fell from the sky, crashing toward the ground below.
"It's coming!" Naruto saw this and felt that things were taking a turn for the worse.
Sasuke also spoke up, "The shadows are coming too."
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto formed a seal, creating several Six Paths clones that charged forward as he shouted, "Watch me!!"
Madara's shadows began to fight with Naruto's Shadow Clones.
Meanwhile, Chakra began to emanate from Sasuke's body.
Black Zetsu chuckled gloomily, "Let me record the way these fellows die."
"Kurama!"
Looking at the meteors above, Naruto intended to use a Truth-Seeking Orb to destroy the meteors created by Planetary Devastation.
"Susanoo!" Sasuke leaped directly into the air, activating his Susanoo.
"Tailed Beast Ball Rasenshuriken!"
Naruto also unleashed his own technique.
The two used their respective methods to intercept Madara's attack.
At that moment... Madara had already flown to a great height. Looking at the red moon ahead, he silently and forcefully ripped off the protector he wore on his head.
"Crack!"
Accompanied by a crisp sound, Six Paths Madara revealed his forehead, which now had a slit upon it.
Simultaneously, Six Paths Madara's inner voice spoke calmly, "According to the contents of that stone tablet, when the possessor of the power of the Rinne approaches the moon, the Moon's Eye used to realize the infinite dream shall open."
It was then that the slit on Six Paths Madara's forehead opened, and the Nine-Tomoe Sharingan appeared.
The pattern of the Nine-Tomoe Sharingan appeared upon the red moon.
"Illuminate the world!" Six Paths Madara raised his hands to form a seal and spoke with absolute gravity, "Infinite Tsukuyomi!"
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