From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 414 Madara's Response, Asuma's Target

"Sarutobi Asuma, son of the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, ten years old, a ninjutsu prodigy, developed the A-rank Lightning Release ninjutsu Lightning Release: Railgun and the S-rank forbidden technique Lightning Release: Cluster Heavy Cannon, killed the Two-Tails, defeated Fugaku Uchiha's Susanoo, and used the Bloodline Limit Release developed by the Sarutobi clan to seal eight thousand ninja soldiers and the Eight-Tails on the Kumogakure battlefield. In addition, Bloodline Limit Release is..."

In the dark cave, White Zetsu recounted the information about Sarutobi Asuma one by one. The half-dead old man lying there listened very carefully, and occasionally a glint of light would flash in his cloudy eyes.

Madara Uchiha, an old man who lived through the Warring States period and the Five Villages era, was on the verge of death. He was still alive only because of the tube behind his back.

Even with his experience, he was secretly shocked when he heard about Sarutobi Asuma's actions and considered his age.

Could I have achieved this when I was ten years old?
No, when I was ten years old, I was competing with Hashirama to see who could pee the farthest, and I had only awakened one tomoe of my Sharingan...

What does this mean?
This shows that at the age of ten, this kid's strength far surpassed his and Hashirama's!
"Heh, Konoha, has yet another remarkable ninja emerged?"

Even with Madara Uchiha's pride, he had to admit that Sarutobi Asuma was a character similar to himself and Hashirama, and perhaps even more remarkable.

Unfortunately, he was just a Sarutobi.

The fact that he was able to defeat Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan demonstrates the immense power of his ninjutsu.

But so what if it's big?
Does he have Sharingan?

Does he have the Rinnegan?

The Rinnegan!!
This is something that surpasses all ninjutsu!
Whether it's Rank A or Rank S, they're nothing but trash in front of the Rinnegan!

The problem now is that they've discovered the White Zetsu, and the White Zetsu's watchful gaze, and they even need to use the Hidden Mist to catch them by the skin of their teeth, which is quite interesting.

It seems that Konoha's style of doing things has changed!

This doesn't seem like the Konoha that Hashirama, that big idiot, founded!
When Hashirama was alive, for the sake of peace, the Tailed Beasts could be distributed to other villages to maintain the balance of power among them. Now, Konoha has killed one Tailed Beast on the battlefield and sealed another. Because they discovered an unknown enemy, they thought of diverting the trouble to Kirigakure and actually wanted to control Kirigakure by controlling the Mizukage, throwing all the trouble to Kirigakure.

What's wrong with young people these days?
Are people's moral standards really that low?
People's hearts have changed!

Thinking of this, Madara Uchiha couldn't help but smile bitterly. If Konoha had been like this back then, he wouldn't have caused all this trouble!

"Lord Madara, now they've also set their sights on Obito Uchiha. What should we do?"

Black Zetsu looked at Uchiha Madara and asked.

"Aren't they planning to cause trouble in the Land of Water? Then let's completely divert their forces there. As for Obito Uchiha..."

He had previously hoped to use the war as an opportunity to bring Obito Uchiha back, but now it seems that opportunity is gone.

"Bring him back as soon as possible."

"Yes, Madara-sama!"

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Sarutobi Asuma was unaware that his actions had alerted Madara, who was now determined to take Obito away. Madara had already arrived in the Land of Water with Orochimaru and successfully subdued the Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi.

To be fair, the Fourth Mizukage did possess some skill, but it depends on who he's compared to. Asuma and Orochimaru's strength has now surpassed Kage level. Although Yagura is the Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails, he's ultimately just an ordinary Kage-level individual. Furthermore, Yagura was caught off guard by Asuma's condensation technique, and when he turned his head, he saw a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan. The outcome was entirely predictable. "Tsk tsk tsk, the Kage these days are becoming increasingly useless."

After subduing Yagura, Orochimaru clicked his tongue and said, "Can't even defend against a single genjutsu? Is this really a Kage?"

"Orochimaru-senpai, that's the Mangekyou Sharingan." Asuma rolled his eyes. "Now that the Mizukage has taken control, my mission is complete."

"Oh?" Orochimaru narrowed his eyes. "Looks like you have other things to discuss!"

“Of course.” Asuma nodded. “Lord Orochimaru, you can have your fun. Kirigakure has plenty of bloodline resources for you to research. I won’t keep you company any longer. Goodbye!”

As he spoke, Asuma's figure disappeared from Orochimaru's sight.

"The Flying Thunder God Technique? It's different from the Flying Thunder God; has it been modified? This kid really is a genius, just like the Second Hokage!!"

Both were geniuses, but their focuses were clearly different. Orochimaru focused on biology, human modification, and the soul, while Asuma was a genius in ninjutsu, developing many extremely powerful ninjutsu. However, he did not hide these ninjutsu from Orochimaru, but Orochimaru abandoned them immediately after seeing them.

The ninjutsu this kid developed is powerful, but there's a prerequisite: extreme control and imagination over chakra. Although Orochimaru has some experience in chakra control, he's still far from meeting the standards for mastering this type of ninjutsu.

Take Lightning Release: Railgun as an example. Putting everything else aside, just constructing two parallel rails with pure lightning energy is beyond his capabilities, let alone the subsequent energy manipulation. This is not a ninjutsu for ordinary ninjas to learn.

This is also the biggest difference between Asuma and the Second Hokage; this kid only develops ninjutsu for himself, starting with ninjutsu that suits him...

"So, what exactly is your purpose?"

Orochimaru muttered to himself, his wariness of Asuma rising once again.

"My goal now is those Rinnegan!"

When Asuma, who had disappeared from the Land of Water, reappeared, he was already in the Land of Rain.

Target: Nagato, Rinnegan!

The current timeline is at the very beginning of the Third Shinobi World War. The Akatsuki organization is undergoing a difficult reorganization. However, Nagato has already eliminated Hanzo, secretly taken control of the Land of Rain, and is shaping it into his ideal form according to his needs. Their next step is to recruit more people...

In other words, the current Akatsuki organization is not the super organization whose upper echelons were entirely composed of S-rank rogue ninjas after the Third Shinobi World War. On the surface, it is just an ordinary mercenary group in the Land of Rain.

"Heh, there aren't many White Zetsu. Looks like they've gone to deal with Obito now!"

Inside the Amegakure building, Asuma sensed his surroundings. There were White Zetsu, but not many, only three, and they weren't far apart. After assessing the distance, Asuma smiled slightly and clapped his hands together.

Wood Release: Endless Root Binding Technique
The next moment, the roots of the surrounding trees suddenly grew rapidly. Before the three White Zetsu hidden underground could react, they were entangled by countless tree roots. Then, a large amount of chakra was extracted, and without even struggling, they turned into withered tree trunks.

"Next up is Nagato. Well, no need to thank me, I'm doing this for your own good."

Asuma smiled slightly as he looked at the tall and dark Rain Shadow Building in the rain.

(End of this chapter)