Naruto: Uchiha Youngjo's Konoha Spring

Chapter 311 Madara Uchiha Dancing

“So, Touko,” Minato Namikaze’s clear and calm voice rang out in the heavy silence, drawing everyone’s attention back to reality, “what are your specific ideas? How should we deal with two enemies so powerful that they are beyond imagination?”

In an instant, all eyes were focused on Uchiha Touko.

Uchiha Touko met everyone's gazes, pondered for a moment, then raised his eyes and slowly revealed his audacious, even insane, plan:
"My idea is very simple, it can be summed up in one sentence - let Uchiha Madara fight Otsutsuki Isshiki."

"Let them...fight each other?" Tobirama Senju immediately grasped the key point. He habitually began to analyze, his brows furrowed. "Right now, both sides are eager to bring the Ten-Tails back to the world, but their ultimate goal is to acquire the Ten-Tails' power and become the new Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. This means..."

"This means there is a fundamental and irreconcilable conflict of interest between them." Uchiha Touko picked up where the Second Hokage left off, his tone cold and certain. "There is only one Ten-Tails, and only one Chakra Fruit. They both want to become that one and only god, so a conflict between them is inevitable, and it will be a life-or-death, most brutal conflict. We just need to create a suitable opportunity to ignite this fuse."

"So, you mean, you want to incite them to 'fight like dogs'?" Tobirama Senju concluded, the word carrying a chilling cruelty and precision. Though harsh, it hit the nail on the head.

“Yes.” Uchiha Touko readily admitted that although the plan sounded somewhat “unprincipled,” in the face of such a desperate situation, any effective means were worth considering. “Although I am very reluctant to admit it, at present, Uchiha Madara, who has been resurrected with a young body, a complete Rinnegan, and terrifying combat experience accumulated from countless battles that allows him to unleash his full power, is very likely the only one in the entire ninja world who is qualified and capable of confronting Otsutsuki Isshiki on the front lines.”

"Damn it!" Tobirama Senju couldn't help but lightly slam his fist on the table, his face filled with resentment and confusion. "Logically speaking, Madara Uchiha shouldn't have become this strong! Back in the battle at the Valley of the End, although my brother won with difficulty, he did kill him with his own hands. At that time, although he was strong, he was far from reaching the level you described... almost monstrous!"

This was not only his question, but also the question of everyone present except for Uchiha Touko. Uchiha Madara's power seemed to have exceeded the scope of what could be explained by common sense.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Touko sighed deeply and revealed a truth that had been buried for decades: "The problem lies precisely here. First Hokage, you... did not truly and completely kill Uchiha Madara back then."

"How is that possible!?" Tobirama Senju questioned, his tone resolute. "My brother and I personally confirmed that his vital signs had completely disappeared, and we even witnessed the burial! How could he not be dead?"

Faced with the doubts, before Uchiha Touko could explain, the silent shadowy figure—the "Black Zetsu" disguised as Tobi—speaked slowly in his hoarse, aged voice, his tone carrying a sense of vicissitude as if he had witnessed history firsthand:
"A descendant of Ashura, that is indeed the case. As the embodiment of Indra's will, I have been silently watching the changes in the ninja world, especially those descendants like Uchiha Madara who inherited pure Indra's chakra and possessed extraordinary talent. Back then, I witnessed him using a special forbidden Izanagi technique to alter his own 'death' reality on the verge of death. He quietly awoke in his grave, then dug up the soil and returned to this world."

"Izanagi..." Tobirama Senju's expression turned extremely grim. He naturally knew about this forbidden Uchiha technique, which sacrificed the light of one Sharingan in exchange for a temporary alteration of reality. He never expected that Madara Uchiha could have pre-programmed this technique under those circumstances!

“And that’s not all,” Black Zetsu continued, stating an ancient fact, his gaze fixed on Hashirama Senju. “More importantly, he didn’t leave empty-handed in that earth-shattering battle with you. Through that battle, he successfully… obtained the most crucial thing from you.”

"The most crucial thing on my body?" Hashirama Senju was taken aback upon hearing this, and subconsciously touched his body, his face full of confusion.

“Yes, your flesh and blood.” Afei slowly revealed the terrible secret hidden beneath the dust of history. “He deliberately collected the blood and cellular tissue splattered from your wounds during the battle. From then on, he gathered the power of the Thousand Hands, representing the ultimate in ‘physical strength,’ and the power of the Uchiha, representing the ultimate in ‘spiritual strength.’ When these two powers, which originated from the Sage of Six Paths but were mutually opposed, merged within him, he was able to glimpse the principles of all things in the universe, and finally… awakened his own Rinnegan.”

"The Rinnegan!?" Hashirama Senju was shocked again. "In the ninja world... isn't the only one who possessed the Rinnegan, Nagato?"

"The Rinnegan that Nagato possessed was personally transplanted to him by Madara Uchiha before his own lifespan was nearing its end and his body was on the verge of collapse," Uchiha Touko sighed.

"Moreover, in the long years between his feigned death and his actual death from old age, he secretly laid out countless contingency plans and pawns in the ninja world. The Akatsuki organization was just one of them. His ultimate goal from the beginning was to wait for the perfect opportunity to resurrect himself in his prime. He had long anticipated this day of his return and had been planning for it for decades."

Upon hearing this, Kakashi, who had remained silent, unconsciously clenched his fists under the table, his nails almost digging into his palms. He knew that his once best friend, Obito Uchiha, was one of Madara Uchiha's most important and tragic pawns, ultimately manipulated and reduced to a grotesque, inhuman form, destined for destruction in endless pain and distortion.

“That’s right,” Black Zetsu let out a heavy, helpless sigh at the opportune moment, his acting skills impeccable. “Shortly after he fused his power and awakened the Rinnegan, I appeared as the will of an ancestor to try and dissuade him, hoping he wouldn’t embark on this obsessive and dangerous path. But… unfortunately, he was completely trapped in his obsession with his ‘Eye of the Moon,’ and he wouldn’t listen to me at all.” This speech perfectly portrayed him as a helpless elder who had tried but failed.

"As expected! Uchiha Madara is evil by nature! He is paranoid and arrogant! For his own ambition, he has schemed to this extent, playing with life and death, and even regarding the entire ninja world as his chessboard!" Tobirama Senju made his signature summary at the right time, his tone cold and piercing, full of extreme disgust and vigilance.

"Doukō," the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been listening calmly, exhaled a smoke ring and raised the most crucial practical question, "So, how exactly do you plan to ensure that these two powerful enemies can clash head-on as we wish, rather than joining forces against us first, or one of them being quickly devoured by the other?"

“This will require the full assistance of all of you seniors.” Uchiha Touko leaned forward slightly, crossed his hands on the table, and began to explain his battle plan in detail. “I plan to carefully designate a sufficiently large, relatively complex, uninhabited area in the eastern part of the ninja world, near the sea. This area will be suitable for large-scale ninjutsu but also easy to seal off. All civilians and irrelevant personnel in the area will be evacuated in advance.”

His gaze swept over the Hokage present: "Then, with Kakashi and my cooperation, we will precisely open the exit of the alternate dimension that has temporarily trapped Madara Uchiha and guide him to this designated area."

"At that time," Uchiha Touko's voice turned solemn, "we will need to gather our strength and engage in a true battle against the resurrected, prime-age Uchiha Madara. This battle has three objectives: First, to further provoke and confuse Uchiha Madara, making him believe that we are obstacles he must eliminate to implement his Eye of the Moon Plan; second, through the massive energy fluctuations generated by this high-intensity battle, to actively attract Otsutsuki Isshiki, who has been hiding in the shadows and is undoubtedly closely monitoring the movements of the Tailed Beasts and the Ten-Tails!"

“Third,” Uchiha Touko continued, “and most importantly, we need to use the battle to cleverly limit Uchiha Madara’s activity range to this area we have designated in advance, so as to avoid the battle from affecting innocent towns and civilians as much as possible.”

“Once Isshiki Otsutsuki is successfully lured out and confirmed to have appeared and intervened in the battlefield,” Tokko Uchiha concluded, “our mission will be basically complete. At that time, we can rely on the immortality of the reanimated beings and our flexible tactics to gradually fade out of the main battlefield and hand over the stage... entirely to the two of them.”

A brief silence fell over the secret room as everyone digested the details of the plan and the risks involved.

After a while, Tobirama Senju spoke first. Although he disliked Madara Uchiha, he had to admit that the plan was feasible: "It sounds... indeed workable. My older brother, the Fourth Hokage, and I are all reanimated, possessing unlimited chakra and immortality. Even if we are not as strong as Madara Uchiha in his prime in a one-on-one fight, the three of us working together, with the mobility of the Flying Thunder God Technique and various forbidden techniques, should be able to hold him off for a while and keep him in a specific area. It shouldn't be a big problem."

Hashirama Senju nodded, his expression still complex, but his determination to protect the ninja world was unwavering: "I understand. Although I don't want to fight Madara again, this is a necessary battle to guide him to deal with that more dangerous enemy from beyond the heavens. I will do my best."

Minato Namikaze also solemnly stated: "The Flying Thunder God Technique is most suitable for restraint and area control. I will do my best to cooperate with the First and Second Hokage."

"Kakashi," Uchiha Touko looked at the Sixth Hokage candidate beside him, "your Kamui is key. I'm counting on you to open and maintain the interdimensional portal, and to handle any emergency interventions that may be needed at the most critical moments."

"Understood." Kakashi nodded succinctly, a determined light shining in his single eye.

“Then,” Uchiha Touko stood up, his gaze sweeping over all the Hokage present, an aura of resolute determination emanating from him, “this is the general plan. We still need to further refine and improve the details. Everyone, for the future of the ninja world, this operation must succeed, failure is not an option!”

Just as Uchiha Toukan was planning to make Uchiha Madara and Otsutsuki Isshiki fight each other like dogs, inside the Kamui dimension, Uchiha Madara had already clashed with the resurrected Kage of the past.

Madara Uchiha stood with his arms crossed in the center of the desolate battlefield, his crimson Sharingan slowly sweeping over the figures surrounding him, a cold and arrogant smile curving his lips.

"What a...nostalgic lineup." His deep voice carried a hint of mockery. "Iwagakure, Kumogakure, Kirigakure, Sunagakure...Hmph, too bad, not a single Hokage from Konoha came? Is Hashirama scared?"

Before him stood the Kage, who had once dominated the ninja world. They were surrounded by the dust of the Impure World Reincarnation, their eyes empty yet instinctively radiating a powerful pressure of chakra.

"Stop your arrogance! Magnet Release: Gold Dust Burial!"

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, made the first move, unleashing a massive wave of gold dust that surged up like a golden tsunami, rushing towards Madara Uchiha from all directions, attempting to completely engulf and crush him.

Almost simultaneously, the Third Kazekage coldly raised his hand: "Magnet Release: Iron Sand Rain!" Countless jet-black iron sand condensed into sharp senbon needles, shooting towards Uchiha Madara like a torrential rain, sealing off all his space to dodge.

"Boring." Madara Uchiha didn't even move his feet, he just slightly raised his eyelids. "Susanoo."

Om-!
Blue chakra surged skyward, instantly forming a massive skull rib, protecting Madara Uchiha within. Neither heavy gold dust nor sharp iron sand could shatter the Susanoo's power; they could only produce a clanging sound, utterly unable to budge it.

"Is that all?" Madara sneered. Flesh and blood vessels instantly grew from the skull's ribs, transforming into a gigantic half-body war god. One of its giant hands swung out with overwhelming force, directly shattering the massive gold dust wave into countless fragments! Rasa groaned, and even his impure body showed fine cracks.

"Wind Release: Infinite Sandstorm Breakthrough!" The Second Kazekage attempted to use a powerful Wind Release technique combined with sandstorm to disrupt the view.

"Magnet Release: Giant Iron Sand Needle!" The Third Kazekage conjured a massive iron sand weapon and thrust it down fiercely.

Madara Uchiha didn't even bother using his Susanoo Perfect Form; with a casual swing of the chakra blade in his other hand, he severed the giant sand needle in two! The shockwave from the explosion directly dispersed the Second Kazekage's Wind Release technique.

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(End of this chapter)