Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 140 The Great Earthquake in the Ninja World!
A few years ago, Hizashi did have the idea of ​​cooperating with Kaedeji, thinking that one day in the future, he might need Kaedeji's help.

But I never imagined that my formal conversation with Kaede Tsukasa would take place in this kind of setting.

As soon as Hizashi pushed open the door to the Hokage's office, he was speechless at the scene before him—the Fire Country Daimyo was sweating profusely, and he didn't know where to put the fan in his hand, which symbolized his status and prestige, so much so that he seemed very uncomfortable.

"Well, since everyone agrees, from today onwards, the nation officially appoints Kaede Tsukasa as the Fourth Hokage!" The Daimyo spoke in a somewhat effeminate voice, his words lacking conviction.

More importantly, in theory, the daimyo's status is half a rank higher than the Hokage's. After all, the daimyo is the top leader of the country, which is definitely higher than the top leader of the military region.

But at this moment, Kaede Tsukasa sat in the former Third Hokage's seat, expressionless; the Daimyo and a group of dignitaries stood, drenched in sweat.

Perhaps they were afraid of turning into zombies; these arrogant guys rarely showed such fear and unease, Hizashi thought.

"Well then, thank you all for making the trip to Konoha. Now, I am issuing the second Hokage order: the budget allocated to the village will be increased by 30% from now on."

"What? That's too much! It's not wartime now. Such violent escalation will cause instability in the country..." a powerful figure retorted instinctively, speaking loudly.

Kaedeji glanced at him, and the guy instantly turned into a zombie, standing there with his mouth open, tearing at the air and making a whimpering sound.

The daimyo abruptly closed his folding fan: "No problem! As expected of the Hokage, so prepared! In order to compete with those hostile nations that covet the Land of Fire, we must strengthen Konoha Village no matter what!"

Kaedeji Tsukasa showed an appreciative expression and praised, "Your Majesty is indeed a very decisive person. However, you need not worry about this. As far as I know, the country's economy is booming. The towns you all rule have made a lot of money in the past few years, haven't they? This is the benefit of World War II, the result of my comrades and I fighting to the death. It is reasonable for you to give some of it now, isn't it?"

"That makes sense, absolutely right!"

"Whatever the Hokage says is right... So, can I move to another spot? This guy is too close to me..."

Many powerful and wealthy people were terrified and wanted to stay away from the zombies. Although they all knew that Kaede Tsukasa could control them, knowing that was true was one thing, but being close to them still made them terrified.

Kaede Tsukasa smiled and said, "Since everyone is cooperating with my work as Hokage, I'm a fair person and I won't let you suffer any losses..."

What a joke! The Fourth Hokage said he was a kind and honest person—but no one would say such a thing out loud, because saying it would turn them into zombies.

Kaedeji's expression shifted slightly, and the zombie immediately began forming hand seals, using the Reincarnation Technique to reach out to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. The Daimyo screamed in agony, tears streaming down his face, only to see a green light transfer to his body.

His physical condition improved dramatically; he was full of energy, as if he suddenly had inexhaustible strength.

"Huh? This thing turned into dust..."

"This is the Reincarnation Technique. As you can see, if I so desire, I can grant you immortality. All I need to do is have someone who can create chakra sacrifice themselves for you." Kaede Tsukasa stood up. "For the foreseeable future, we will be working together, and I will need your cooperation in many matters. I will not treat you unfairly."

"Wow, look at him! No wonder he's the Hokage, his vision is truly grand!"

"Everything we do is for the country and the village, so of course we will help the Hokage!"

These powerful figures immediately changed their tune, showering her with praise, and every one of them wore a look of longing.

Immortality! No one in a high position could resist such a temptation. The key is that Kaedeji really has this ability, and the cost of performing the technique is very low, which means that Kaedeji will not be stingy in giving them the opportunity!
Who wouldn't want to have a strong and healthy body forever, so they can enjoy a high status and wealth indefinitely?

Kaede Tsukasa commanded, "Alright, everyone can leave now if there's nothing else. I will be issuing new orders in the coming period, and you must cooperate with them."

These people readily agreed, and the daimyo turned around and saw Hizashi standing at the door. He suddenly snapped his fan shut.

"Oh~ isn't this the head of the Hyuga clan? What's his name again?"

"You are referring to my elder brother, Hyuga Hiashi. I am his twin brother, Hyuga Hizashi."

"I see. The Hokage must have something very important to tell you. Work hard, and the Hyuga clan will prosper even more under the leadership of the Fourth Hokage."

The daimyo gave a perfunctory reply, not caring at all about ordinary ninjas like Hizashi. Normally, even for important meetings, only Hyuga Hiashi would be qualified to attend. Hizashi? It would be difficult for him to even see him.

A group of powerful and wealthy people filed out.

Kaedeji casually opened a drawer and tossed the documents from the table inside.

"See? These guys' faces?" Kaedeji said casually.

Richa cautiously said, "People always seek a longer life, and only you have the ability to grant people immortality."

"Is that so? That's true. Since the birth of ninjas, there has never been a ninja like me. But you know, Hizashi, whether it's immortality or resurrection, comes at a price."

"You can say so directly; I'm already mentally prepared."

"If I had to say something, I'd probably hope you'd be on my side. I can give you anything you want, including the information about the eye that surpasses the Byakugan," Kaedeji said.

My heart skipped a beat.

What does he want? Is it really just, as the clan meeting said, to revive some Hyuga Tennin?
Well, the fact that Hyuga Tennin was able to leave his name in the history of the Hyuga clan already shows that he was extraordinary, but this does not align with his deepest desires.

Hizashi wants to break the Caged Bird Seal, which requires killing the branch family members, activating the Caged Bird Seal, and then reviving the corpses; he also wants to know information beyond the Byakugan—although it sounds absurd, how can the Byakugan have a higher-level eye?

But the person who said those words was Kaedeji Tsukasa!
Such a powerful person would never stoop to fabricating such absurd information to deceive him, the head of a branch family. If he really wanted him to obey, there were countless better ways.

Kaede closed the window, sat down in a chair, and let out a comfortable sigh: "The Tenseigan is the superior eye of the Byakugan, possessing incredible power. To obtain this eye is, in a way, quite simple: just accumulate a large number of Byakugan."

Just one sentence was enough to make Hijikata's heart pound.

Hijiri is quite intelligent; he immediately thought of the caged bird.

This technique, which allows the small number of main family members to control the life and death of numerous branch family members at will, is also a technique to prevent the Byakugan from flowing out!
"A lot of eye-rolling...this kind of thing..."

"That's right, just as you understand it. The caged bird did protect the continuation of your clan, making all those who wanted to kill it always fail. Killing more branch family members was useless, and they couldn't find an opportunity to kill the main family members."

Kaede Tsukasa said, "But this also locks out your possibility of going further. I can give you this opportunity. Just as the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan can continuously advance, so can your Hyuga clan."

The key resource consumed is the white eye, which is a rare commodity among living people, but cheap and readily available among a large number of dead people.

Hizashi swallowed hard, wanting to leave, but inexplicably, he remained rooted to the spot: "Can a branch family member who has been resurrected escape the caged bird trap? Are you sure about that now?"

“Although I haven’t actually tried it yet, I can be pretty sure,” Kaedeji Tsukasa replied.

Interestingly, in the original timeline, when Neji died, he muttered a lot of dying words to Naruto, and the Caged Bird Seal on his forehead disappeared.

From this perspective alone, family members who die naturally are freed from their cages at the moment of death, and their white eyes should also be destroyed at the same time.

However, it's quite interesting that Hyuga Hizashi, resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation, still bears the Caged Bird Mark.

If we have to put it in perspective, considering that Hizashi was used as a scapegoat, a pawn pushed out by Konoha to quell the anger of Kumogakure, he probably had his Byakugan destroyed by someone using the Caged Bird Seal before he died, and then he committed suicide.

Or perhaps the mechanism of the Impure World Reincarnation is somewhat special, and the physical state of the resurrected Hizashi is the same as when he still possessed the Caged Bird Seiryu in his previous life.

Ultimately, it all depends on the Hyuga clan's final choice. Over the years, countless members of the Hyuga branch family have died. If the Hyuga clan has any demands and hopes to exchange something from Kaede Tsukasa, then they will have no choice but to hand over the Byakugan.

In this way, in terms of quantity alone, he can obtain many Byakugan. Even if the overall quality is not as good as the eyes of the Otsutsuki descendants on the moon, he will still have some.

“I will not force you. Sooner or later, the fate that binds you will inevitably breed a spirit of resentment. Even if you disagree, someone will come to me.”

Kaedeji waved his hand, indicating that Hizashi could leave.

Hizashi's mind was in turmoil; he didn't know what to do—should he agree? But that meant digging up the dead members of his clan, handing them over to Kaedama Tsukasa to revive them, and then gouging out their eyes!

This is too cruel, exceeding Hizashi's tolerance limit. He longs to break free of the caged bird and hopes that the Hyuga clan can produce powerful ninjas, but this is definitely not the way to achieve it.

"The ancestor who developed the caged bird technique, what exactly is the meaning of the white eye..."

The Reincarnation Eye? Hizashi walked on, looking lost and dejected.

Kaede Tsukasa watched Hizashi's retreating figure from the Hokage Building. He knew that this guy would come looking for him sooner or later.

Although he doesn't necessarily need the Tenseigan, and if he really wanted it, he could try to steal the one on the moon in the future, if the Hyuga clan could make up their minds, Kaede Tsukasa wouldn't mind making use of those worthless Hyuga corpses.

Anyway, burying it will only lead to continued decay and silence.

Kaede Tsukasa quickly shifted his attention, signing the documents rapidly. "Shikaku."

Kaedeji handed these documents to Nara Shikaku. Instead of killing him on the night of the coup, he appointed him as his assistant.

"Go and send these documents to various countries, and tell them the fact that I, Kaede Tsukasa, have become the Fourth Hokage."

"This behavior is very much like a provocation."

"If you're not convinced, come and fight. So many people need to be resurrected. Our village is very short of corpses, especially the corpses of ninjas."

Kaedeji's nonchalant words sent a chill down Shikaku's spine.

Things have changed; even the direction of Konoha Village's development has changed.

The previous three Hokage believed that war should be avoided if possible. The Land of Fire already possessed the richest land and the largest population, and Konoha Village controlled the vast majority of the Land of Fire's military power, possessing countless secret and forbidden techniques. There was absolutely no need for them to plunder from outside.

But when it came to Kaede Tsukasa, he used the irresistible lure of resurrection slots to lure the Konoha ninjas step by step into the abyss of belligerence.

Shikaku finally couldn't hold back any longer and said, "What exactly do you want to do? Reviving dead ninjas is nothing to you, is it? Yet you're using this to drive all the ninjas mad for you... Do you want to unify the ninja world?"

"Unify this chaotic world? No, I don't intend to do that in terms of political power, but I do intend to do it in terms of chakra," Kaedeji said.

Shikaku didn't understand. Reviving the dead and unifying chakra? What's the connection between these two things? To what extent does it take to unify chakra?
But he had no choice but to strictly follow Kaedeji's orders.

At the same time, Kaedeji issued a policy of longevity to the village, but the villagers still had to prepare the corpses they needed themselves.

Furthermore, it was demanded that all towns and villages within the Land of Fire prioritize the training of new ninjas, and that the vast disparity between ninjas and civilians be changed at all costs, so that the number of ninjas could increase significantly.

As for the fact that the Land of Fire cannot provide a corresponding number of missions to solve the employment problem of ninjas due to the increasing number of ninjas, Kaedeji didn't care about that.

Anyway, the third war is about to begin soon, and there will be as many missions as needed.

If you don't want to become a puppet manipulated by Kaedeji, it's simple to get rid of this passive situation: be without desires, have no desire to be resurrected, and do not want to prolong your own or others' lives. Then you will naturally not be affected by Kaedeji.

But such people who are without desires are too few to be counted.

Soon, the document from the Fourth Hokage was immediately sent to various countries in the ninja world, and all the leaders of the various forces who learned of this fell silent.

There was no ceremony or handover ceremony; all that was done was a notification after everything was settled. Even many villagers in Konoha were bewildered and surprised, let alone the rest of us.

At a glance, everyone could tell that there was definitely something wrong here. It wasn't impossible for Danzo Shimura to rebel and assassinate the Third Hokage, but Danzo probably wouldn't directly target the Third Hokage before killing Kaede Tsukasa.

"Hmph, Kaedejima, that guy actually became the Kage through a coup!"

"He should be able to easily reach a consensus with the guys in Kirigakure, as they share a lot in common regarding this way of rising to power."

"Resurrection slots, corpses provided by the villagers... This is insane, utterly insane! This is pushing Konoha to the brink of war, no, it's already on the path to war. Many crazed Konoha ninjas are constantly provoking us, as if they're afraid the ninjas from other villages won't intervene!"

"As expected, Konoha Village is extremely evil. It must be the biggest instigator of the Third Shinobi World War!"

"I heard that the people of Sunagakure have sent a team to Konoha to pay their respects to Kaede Tsukasa, also hoping to get a chance to be resurrected. How shameless! No wonder they have fallen to such a low point!"

Kaede Tsukasa's impact on the world comes in waves, leaving those familiar with the old operating model feeling disoriented.

There was also a deep sense of powerlessness, because what Kaede Tsukasa possessed was something they could hardly have, let alone find a way to deal with it.

Within their own sphere of influence, there are many people who yearn to join Konoha and obtain what Kaede Tsukasa promised!
"Kaedeji has developed the Wood Release bloodline limit to an extremely high level, and can now use the Wood Dragon Technique..."

"There are even more terrifying rumors. It is said that Kaedeji also possesses the legendary Mangekyou Sharingan and can use terrifying eye techniques. He defeated several Hokage-level ninjas from Konoha Village all by himself!"

"He has a whole lot more unknown information about him now, and I don't know how many comrades will have to sacrifice to figure it out."

Everyone who learned about the events of the night of the coup thought it was absurd. How could someone simultaneously possess the power of both Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha?
But all the intelligence ultimately pointed to this point, leaving one utterly speechless.

The various factions were plunged into immense shock, anger, and turmoil. Everyone was anxiously discussing Kaede Tsukasa and Konoha Village, fearing when a larger-scale war might erupt in the world.

Villages like Kumogakure, which already harbored a deep hatred for Kaede Tsukasa and have always been tough, have now focused all their efforts on expanding their military and preparing for war.

"As long as we attach the Eight-Tails' chakra to our companions, we can ignore that guy's control. In this respect, we have an advantage over other ninja villages and get along better with the Eight-Tails."

Tsuchida felt overwhelmed with worries, and in the end, he could only hope that the new Eight-Tails Jinchuriki would be reliable, so as not to let Kaede Tsukasa succeed so easily again.

The Third Raikage said in a deep voice, "Even if we back down now, it may not satisfy that guy. Human desires are endless. Everyone has friends and relatives. If he resurrects one, he wants to resurrect a second and a third! All the battle merits and corpses will come from villages like ours. This kind of conflict is irreconcilable."

Moreover, his son is determined to take revenge on Kaedeji, and even if he gives up his hatred now, it seems too late and he cannot stop Kaedeji's ambition.

They all suspected that Kaede Tsukasa had followed Danzo's path, hoping to use force to compel all forces to submit—to be as obedient as Sunagakure. But how could that be possible!

An arms race more radical than ever before has begun. No one wants to become the fuel for Kaede Tsukasa's throne. In order to avoid becoming a zombie or a sacrifice to resurrect others, it seems that the only option is to desperately increase their strength.

Mt. Miaomu.

Jiraiya has been recuperating for some time now, and his injuries have almost fully healed.

But his ashen face indicated that he was in a very low mood.

When the scout frog returned from Konoha Village with the latest intelligence, Jiraiya sighed repeatedly.

"How could this happen? Why did it turn out like this..."

"Hey old man, stop wandering around. You look even worse than Jiraiya!"

"Old woman, how can you say that? Little Jiraiya has already worked so hard!"

The two toads started arguing again, secretly watching Jiraiya's condition.

This isn't something that can be easily distracted and made Jiraiya cheer up.

"Now that things have come to this, there's no other good way but to wait."

Minato, who also arrived at Mount Myōboku using the Reverse Summoning Technique, said helplessly, "Kaedeji has quickly consolidated his control over the village, forcibly forcing all the ninja clans to submit. Currently, no one has stepped forward to organize a force to resist..."

"Resist?"

Jiraiya gave a bitter smile: "That night, so many people attacked Kaedeji and failed. The old man and his men even lost their lives. How could anyone possibly resist? It has nothing to do with courage; it's just throwing their lives away."

He sighed deeply. He wasn't someone who lacked willpower and fighting spirit, but when faced with a flawless guy like Kaedeji, he really didn't know what to do to be of any use.

It is precisely because there is no hope that we feel helpless.

Perhaps only if Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha were resurrected could they possibly suppress Kaede Tsukasa? But what would happen after that? Konoha would probably be destroyed anyway, so what would be the point?
"What about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? Didn't you take her with you when you left Konoha?" Shima asked. "If we could keep the Nine-Tails under our control, it would still be useful, at least it would prevent Konoha from losing its tailed beast."

Minato sighed, "She's gone back to Konoha. I don't have any good way to stop her. If we really fight, I'm no match for her."

He had considered bringing Kushina directly to Mount Myōboku, but after learning about Tsukasa Kaede's attitude towards the two toad masters, he was immediately glad he hadn't done so.

Otherwise, given Kaedeji's temperament, his first major task after taking power might be to lead an attack on Mount Myōboku!
Fukasaku pondered, "In short, increasing strength is definitely the right thing to do. Jiraiya's defeat to Kaede Tsukasa was purely due to a lack of intelligence; he didn't expect the enemy to possess such a terrifying genjutsu. But increasing strength is definitely the right thing to do. Minato can also train in Sage Mode, and... what about Nagato..."

Fukasaku glanced at Jiraiya almost imperceptibly.

This made Jiraiya's mood even worse!

Minato was just a bonus; Nagato was the real target of these two toad sages. Faced with Kaede Tsukasa's contempt and disdain, Mount Myōboku also became somewhat anxious.

What they didn't know was that Kaede Tsukasa had no intention of attacking Mount Myōboku, at least not in the near future; his attention was soon drawn to something else.

The Four-Tails is almost ready to be resurrected.

(End of this chapter)