Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 176 My Other Self Must Have Two Eyes; It Would Be Tough to Deal With.
Things went surprisingly smoothly. Orochimaru had thought that Kaede Tsukasa was there to kill him, or at least to confront Jigen and make his stance clear.

But it seems that this is not the case. The connection between Kaedeji and Jigen is closer than he expected.
"So, Fourth Generation, what do you hope I can do for you? Let me make it clear first, my priority is to cultivate a reincarnation vessel for Lord Jigen."

"With your talent in scientific research, why would you worry about not being able to meet my requirements? Cixian wouldn't object to this, right?"

Kaede looked at Jigen, whose expression was cold.

Cixian said, "I only want the container, and I will not compromise on that point. Apart from that, I will not interfere with your actions."

He was an extremely proud and arrogant man, confident that he could suppress all resistance with absolute power, so he turned a blind eye to many of his subordinates' actions.

This aligns with Kaedeji's style of doing things, but while Kaedeji can tell which guys are reliable and which are not, Jigen can't do that, so it's not surprising that he was betrayed by his subordinates.

Moreover, Jigen never truly trusted Orochimaru. While cultivating a vessel for reincarnation was his primary goal, it was by no means his sole objective.

If Orochimaru's performance satisfies him, he will also entrust Orochimaru with the task of creating the God Tree Man, which would truly expose him to the core secrets of the Otsutsuki clan.

Kaede glanced at Jigen and could basically figure out the guy's mindset. For him to advance the Musou Tsukuyomi, the most important thing was that Jigen couldn't come out and cause trouble.

If we can use someone like Orochimaru to divert Jigen's attention by cultivating a reincarnation vessel, that would undoubtedly be the best decision, all to buy time.

As for what would happen if Jigen were to be perfectly resurrected first, while Kaede Tsukasa's Musou Tsukuyomi and other plans were not completed... then Kaede Tsukasa's situation would be extremely passive. He would either have to gamble everything to resurrect Kaguya and let her deal with Isshiki, or he would have to take a long-term approach.

And the guy who could have accelerated his long-term planning finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"Then, our cooperation agreement is reached. My requirements are recorded at the end of the scroll; you can check them yourself later."

After saying this, Kaede Tsukasa immediately formed a hand seal and dropped a zombie on the spot, then disappeared without a trace.

Jigen looked at the zombie in front of him. He wasn't interested in the dealings between Kaedeji and Orochimaru. After taking a closer look at the zombie, he lost interest as well.

Reversing life and death? Such tricks are inconceivable to the native ninjas who are prone to birth, aging, sickness and death, but in Jigen's view, they are the most useless.

The life and death faced by the Otsutsuki is a completely different concept from the life and death understood by the natives. At the very least, when the natives die, their souls can still return to the Pure Land.
Can a spell really be used to summon a soul back to the mortal world? What kind of death is that?
But the Otsutsuki are different. If they die, they are truly dead, or even worse off than dead. Their souls and consciousness are part of a vast amount of data, so they are no exception.

Konoha Village.

Obito had already entered Kaedeji's house and was looking at the guys around him with a blank expression.

"Two guys who can't strictly be considered living people, as expected, fit Kaede Tsukasa's style very well. The only normal one, Konan, is nowhere to be seen."

Obito appeared dressed as a White Zetsu, and in a foul mood, he mocked the guy in front of him.

Kakuzu wasn't angry at all; a subtle glint flashed in his eyes. "Konan ran away. I've been searching the village for a while without finding her, which has already made me furious. And now you've appeared, a guy who's just asking to die... Sasori, after I kill him, I'll take his heart. Is that alright?"

"Sure, but the other body parts are mine; I've been eyeing them for a long time."

Sasori of the Red Sand said coldly, "I was fooled for a moment and thought this guy was really Uchiha Madara. I didn't expect him to be an imposter. Even with the Mangekyou Sharingan and Wood Release bloodline limit, he doesn't seem to be invincible."

This response made Obito's mood even worse, and his murderous intent surged.

No matter how young he is, he is still the successor who has been personally trained by Madara for many years, and his malice and ferocity are no less!

Afei said, "If we fight here, it'll be a two-on-two situation, which is fair. But Kaede Tsukasa could come back at any time, and there are some rooms in this house that are sealed with zombies..."

Just as the two sides were about to start fighting, Kaedeji pushed open a door and came out.

"The guy who attacked me in my house last time was called Yahiko. He's dead now and doesn't even have the right to be resurrected. Do you want to end up like him? Kakuzu, Sasori, go do your own thing. I'm not restricting your freedom, but that doesn't mean you can do whatever you want."

Kaede looked at Obito opposite him: "It seems you have indeed thought it through and made your final decision."

"Hmph, that's what I hate most about you... no, I hate many things about you. This time you've completely exploited my weakness and forced me to submit."

"But you still came. Admit it, when you can't see a better way out, I can give you a clear and visible plan."

Kaede Tsukasa calmly walked up to Obito: "Compared to the hardships of the journey, what humans fear most is losing their way. I can give you the most crucial thing, so you should thank me."

"Thank you for making me sacrifice one of my Mangekyou Sharingan? You should be the one to sacrifice your own eye, especially since you have the Box of Elysium, which can be used to obtain a new Mangekyou Sharingan if necessary!"

"That won't do. The Box of Elysium is too inefficient. It took the sacrifice of hundreds of thousands, even millions of people, and countless others being drawn into wars and conflicts, to obtain these eyes. Do you know how much benefit you could gain by investing all these talents into the Mukoro Tsukuyomi?"

Even though the vast majority of the people in the Land of Grass are commoners who do not have the ability to create chakra, if they were to forcibly train inferior ninjas from among these commoners regardless of the cost, and continue to select them generation after generation, the benefits they would provide to Kaede Tsukasa in the future would be considerable.

Kaede Tsukasa has passed his weak period. Now, whether he has one more or one less pair of Mangekyou Sharingan, it is no longer enough to cause a qualitative change in his strength.

Kaede's disappearance frustrated Obito, forcing him to use the Great Sun Spirit Eye Technique to catch up—which, in turn, worsened his eyesight.

He felt that Kaedeji was doing it on purpose, always trying to wear him down!

Soon after, the two appeared one after the other in the desert of the Land of Wind.

"It's the desert again. The beginning of the Tsukuyomi was also a scene like this. Since you like deserts so much, why don't you go to Sunagakure and become the Fifth Kazekage, taking over from Rasa?"

Obito sneered and glanced in the direction of Sunagakure. He sensed faint activity coming from there. The fact that he could sense it from such a distance meant that Sunagakure was in considerable trouble.

"...The Seven-Tails has gone berserk? These useless people can't even control such a weak tailed beast properly," Obito cursed. If it were him, a single glance would have solved the problem.

“The main force of Sunagakure has been split in two. One part has gone deep into the Land of Earth to carry out sabotage, while the other part has been sent to Orochimaru’s command to serve as cannon fodder on the front lines. Even if the large-scale war ends, it will be impossible for them to all return to Sunagakure in a short time. Don’t have too high expectations for this weak village,” Kaede Tsukasa said.

Even the weakest tailed beast is still a tailed beast.

Moreover, Rasa led a force that was constantly burning, killing, and looting. What they couldn't get from the Land of Wind, they had to take back from the Land of Earth during the war!
If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult in the future.

Kaede Tsukasa said, "Well then, since you've made up your mind, we can begin. We'll create a dragon vein out of thin air in this desert and establish a connection with another timeline."

Dragon veins are supposed to be unique to the anime timeline, but they are specifically recorded in the official guidebooks yet have never appeared in the manga timeline. Therefore, the only way to bring out the dragon veins is to use Izanagi, a forbidden technique that can switch between real and fake.

Izanagi was a technique that the Sage of Six Paths used quite often. At the very least, he used it when he was removing the nine tailed beasts from the Ten-Tails.

“Ordinary Izanagi can only change its own state, but Mangekyou-level Izanagi can change reality within a specific range. Obito, this is the detailed information on the Dragon Vein. I will leave the rest to you.”

Kaedeji unfurled a scroll.

Braving the swirling sandstorm, Obito lowered his head and read carefully.

"...Loulan? What kind of country is that? I've never heard of it. Could it have been annexed by the Kingdom of Wind during the Warring States period or even earlier, which is why so little information about it has survived?"

Obito's brow furrowed deeper and deeper; much of the information was completely unheard of.

Moreover, the dragon vein is naturally an incredibly massive aggregate of chakra? Possessing the power to stir up spacetime? What kind of bizarre thing is this? What does massive chakra have to do with time travel?

"Don't ask about the logic behind this, because I don't know why it turned out this way either. Anyway, the dragon vein is just like this. You and I just need to act according to this established reality."

Kaede Tsukasa said, "Compared to the vast and endless power of space and time, people like you and me are nothing more than stowaways."

Time travel isn't exclusive to anime timelines; it's also appeared in comic book timelines.

In order to escape Urashiki's pursuit, adult Sasuke and young Boruto traveled through time and met young Naruto. However, unlike in the anime timeline, adult Sasuke's true identity was not revealed by Jiraiya.

Moreover, this wasn't just traveling to a parallel world; it genuinely impacted the original history, at the very least achieving a closed time loop.

After reading the information recorded on the scroll, Obito's face turned extremely ugly: "If I weren't certain that you wouldn't use lies to achieve your goal, and if I didn't know that you wouldn't fabricate such a bunch of ridiculous information to deceive people, I would have suspected that you were a liar, and a very low-level one at that."

"So, act quickly and let me see what a more powerful Izanagi looks like. Don't you want to obtain the eternal Mangekyou Sharingan? This is your only chance."

Kaedeji's seductive voice entered Obito's mind.

"According to the information you provided, the Dragon Vein contains a massive amount of chakra! It's impossible for me to create a large amount of chakra out of thin air using Izanagi. That's unrealistic. In any world, chakra is the foundation of everything."

Activating Izanagi already requires a large amount of chakra; how could it possibly generate an even larger amount of chakra after successful activation? That's impossible!
“I can provide the chakra. All you have to do is get me a section of the empty shell of the dragon vein. The chakra collected by the Musou Tsukuyomi can now be used on the dragon vein.”

Kaede Tsukasa pointed one hand towards the sky and began to draw chakra.

Obito was a decisive person. He gritted his teeth and thought he must be crazy to believe Kaedeji's nonsense. He then began to use his right eye to perform the technique.

The left eye creates black holes, while the right eye controls them; undoubtedly, the left eye is more important!
This is similar to Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi; without Amaterasu, Kagutsuchi's deterrent power would decline infinitely.

His right eye immediately turned grayish-white, and an indescribable change occurred in the sandstorm in front of the two of them.

Space seemed to be distorted, and reality changed as Obito tried to materialize the dragon veins recorded in the intelligence report.

This was originally an extremely absurd action, but the Izanagi technique itself was even more absurd, and to use the Mangekyou Sharingan specifically to activate this technique was utterly absurd.

But Obito did indeed do that.

As reality continues to distort, an indistinct object slowly emerges, its shape currently unknown, which is ultimately unimportant.

"Very good, Obito, you did it, you didn't disappoint me!" Kaede Tsukasa didn't hold back his praise. "Sacrificing your right eye, which isn't very useful, to create an opportunity for yourself to reach a higher level, you will win everything you want."

When Obito unleashed the Great Sun Spirit, the main pressure was on his right eye, and he was actually unable to unleash the true power of the Great Sun Spirit.

Obito never managed to create ten or eight black holes at once; he could only create two or three at most. After that, he relied on his right eye to continuously manipulate black holes to fight.

Now that he has lost his right eye, he can no longer control black holes as freely as before when using the Great Sun Spirit. He can't even do the simplest thing like making a black hole bigger or smaller at will.

However, Obito's left eye technique alone is still enough to maintain his intimidating presence.

"I hope that my other self is weak and hasn't awakened any troublesome eye techniques, otherwise I really will have nowhere to go."

Obito was panting heavily, clearly exhausted. The complete loss of his right eye caused him immense pain and despair. Now, he could only hope that his other self was a weakling.

However, no matter how bad he was, Obito helplessly judged that he would still be in a very passive position if he used only one eye to face the opponent's two eyes.

He might end up having his eyes stolen by another version of himself, leading to him jumping through timelines and sacrificing himself to help the other side.

(End of this chapter)