Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 184 Is a kaleidoscope something you can just get anytime?

If one had to pinpoint any chance of turning the tide, there were essentially two possibilities: one was to eliminate Kaedejima, the caster of the technique. However, after careful examination, the Third Hokage realized that this was simply impossible...

With the number of zombies increasing and the number of powerful ones growing, he simply didn't have the ability to break through to Kaede Tsukasa's feet!
Even if they managed to force their way through, who knows if Kaedeji Tsukasa has any other abilities? Putting aside everything else, the fact that he survived using the Reaper Death Seal and was even unharmed after being hit by Minato's Reaper Death Seal is enough to make the Third Hokage extremely wary.

The second method was to exhaust Kaede Tsukasa's chakra... but this plan also failed. That technique that can transfer life force can transfer it from a corpse to a corpse, so why can't it transfer it from a corpse to a living person?

This means that Kaede Tsukasa has an exaggerated amount of chakra, which makes him stronger the more he fights, and the more he kills, the more chakra he accumulates, which allows him to unleash even more ferocious killings!
The issue now is not whether the Third Hokage is willing to fight to the death, but that he can't even do that. Who knows if he will become a new zombie in the hands of the enemy after he dies, and turn around and kill his comrades?
Furthermore, the Third Hokage had not yet fully understood the mechanics of the technique that turns a living person into a corpse.

"Could that guy really be the Fourth Hokage?" The Third Hokage held his Ruyi Jingu Bang in front of him, gritting his teeth. This was the most dangerous situation he had ever faced in his life.

But as my brain raced, I began to vaguely guess at some possibilities.

Finally, the battle line on Konoha's side collapsed. Even though more and more Konoha ninjas rushed over, it was too late. The battle collapsed far too quickly!

Many people still believe that the enemy is the Nine-Tails and have come with the intention of suppressing the tailed beasts!
"It's finally here. Has the Jinchuriki gone out of control? It's actually half-tailed beast transformed... Wait, why are there two Jinchuriki? Huh, the one with the four tails has swelled up and completely transformed into a tailed beast?"

"Four-Tails, it really is a Four-Tails! This is unbelievable, what on earth is going on?!"

But these people quickly lost interest in that. They were barely able to protect themselves. One after another, someone who was perfectly fine one second suddenly died, letting out a shrill scream, and resolutely joined Kaede Tsukasa's camp, tearing and biting those around them.

Every bite was a death symphony, leaving those who didn't understand bewildered and confused, only able to dodge and evade, thinking their companions were merely under an illusion.

By the time the information began to spread throughout the village, it was already too late. What spread even faster than the information were the zombies who ran and jumped at high speed, swiftly scaling walls, completely disregarding their physical limitations.

Under the cover of darkness, the already devastated Konoha Village was completely overrun. Screams and cries filled the air as countless figures scattered in all directions. Whether they resisted or fled, nothing could change the final outcome.

Occasionally, some people give up resistance and hide in their rooms or under their blankets, trembling with fear, and they might escape this calamity, but they are only barely clinging to life.

The vast village of Konoha survived three wars, but never had the chance to enjoy the fruits of peace before it was suddenly captured.

Black Zetsu and Obito both witnessed this scene.

"That's the Corpse Escape Technique. It's amazing that it can still be used in your world. There must have been many powerful ninjas who tried to stop it."

Black Zetsu was also amazed, completely unprepared for this outcome. Kaede Tsukasa's technique terrified him.

Since the beginning of the ninja era, there has never been a ninja as terrifying as Kaede Tsukasa, who single-handedly defeated Konoha Village!
"Moreover, the Four-Tails and the One-Tails have also fallen into his hands..." Black Zetsu said in a low voice, this was the point he was most concerned about.

As for those powerful zombies, to put it bluntly, although they are shocking, their strength ceiling is just so-so. Once the nine tailed beasts are gathered and Mother is resurrected, these guys will be nothing more than larger ants.

Obito stared coldly at the war-torn Konoha village, watching the ever-growing number of zombies hunting down the resisting survivors in droves, his eyes devoid of any emotion.

He had seen similar things many times in his own world.

“The Hidden Leaf Village in your world is really weak. Where are the Legendary Sannin? Where is Sakumo Hatake? Where is Might Guy? These guys are all very strong. Even without the Third Hokage and Minato Namikaze, these guys would be enough to support the Hidden Leaf Village. So why is there only one Third Hokage fighting now?” Obito asked.

As for those who don't reach the level of Hokage, they aren't even human in his eyes.

"Of the three legendary Sannin, two left and one defected. As for Sakumo Hatake, he committed suicide before the Third Shinobi World War even began. As for Might Guy, he used the Eight Gates Formation to fight the Seven Ninja of the Mist, killed four of them, and then died."

Of all these people, only Might Guy could be remembered by Black Zetsu. It was through Might Guy that White Zetsu recorded the strength of the Eight Gates Formation.

A genin who only knows taijutsu can kill several elite jonins at the cost of his life. The Eight Gates technique is very valuable, but if you remove the "novelty" factor, the strength of this technique is just so-so.

"Matt Day died so cheaply? But considering the average level of your world, this is probably the only way he could die."

Obito grew increasingly disdainful: "You know, Might Guy in Kaede Tsukasa's hands killed Otsutsuki Hamura and even severely weakened the guy who gave Yahiko that strange tattoo."

It's here! Crucial intelligence!!
Black Zetsu roared inwardly, utterly bewildered—Might Dai, having opened the Gate of Death, could only reach the level of a Hokage, no matter how powerful he became. Logically, he shouldn't need to be paid special attention to, especially since Might Dai was a one-time use item, dying after one burst of power!
Why was he able to appear on the battlefield against Hamura? That's Otsutsuki Hamura! No, he didn't even know why Hamura was still alive, or why he was fighting Kaede Tsukasa!
"Otsutsuki...Hamura?"

"Hmph, it's normal that you don't know. That guy is the Sage of Six Paths' younger brother. He can be considered the origin of the Byakugan bloodline limit. He should have eyes that surpass the Byakugan, just like that guy who gave Yahiko the ability to tattoo. One is a Byakugan, and the other is a strange cross-shaped eye." Obito sneered.

This further scrambled Black Zetsu's mind, leaving him completely unable to comprehend.

Hamura's eyes, surpassing even the Byakugan?!
Impossible, absolutely impossible! There are eyes even stronger than the Byakugan? Absolutely impossible! His mother, Kaguya, is a branch family princess with pure and noble blood, yet she only possesses ordinary Byakugan!

Of course, "ordinary" here is in comparison to the Rinnegan; it is definitely far, far more powerful than the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan.

Moreover, he seems to possess the ability to bestow tattoos? What kind of technique is tattooing? How could there be an Otsutsuki hidden in this world?!
For a moment, Black Zetsu lost his composure and felt a chilling cold. He had been traveling for a thousand years and never expected that there was an Otsutsuki lurking in the shadows!

Hamura is alive, the unknown Otsutsuki is still hiding, and what about the most troublesome Hagoromo? He might still be alive, and could be resurrected by some means if necessary!
Black Zetsu said in a low voice, "Could it be that he used the Corpse Escape Technique to control Might Guy's corpse? But even if it is a corpse, the body will be damaged after the Eight Gates are opened. It should not be used multiple times. Could it be that Lord Kaedeji has obtained a method to suppress the injuries from the Eight Gates?"

"I guess so. That guy has the ability to resurrect people infinitely, and he can bring the dead back to life again and again, and he only has to pay a low price - using corpses as sacrifices."

Obito completely disregarded Black Zetsu, focusing only on Kaede Tsukasa, who had easily destroyed Konoha.

Understood.

Black Zetsu finally understood how Might Guy worked. The ability of infinite resurrection was perfect for Might Guy, allowing this martial arts master to tear apart his enemies like a mad dog. "I wonder what has become of the other world..." Black Zetsu thought silently. "Even Hamura showed up and was killed. It's probably been ravaged beyond recognition by Kaede Tsukasa."

Obito frowned and said, "I need to understand the history of your world. Why has it changed so much from the history of my world? And why has Kaede Tsukasa of this world simply disappeared? What exactly happened?"

He had a vague premonition that, compared to his original world, this place, which seemed much weaker, was actually... more normal?
As expected, Obito's face under his mask grew darker and darker as Black Zetsu recounted his story.

"Is that so? Nagato hasn't been exposed to most people yet. He should still be running the Akatsuki organization in the Land of Rain? But Yahiko actually died at Hanzo's hands."

"The mysterious disappearance of the Third Kazekage triggered the Third Shinobi World War? Such a ridiculous reason..."

It's a bit ridiculous, really. After being bombarded by Kaede Tsukasa's various actions, the death of a Kage was nothing to Obito, let alone triggering a war between a bunch of countries and villages.

and……

"War III was really this brutal? Four- or five-year-old children were sent to the battlefield. It only lasted for a little over a year, but the intensity was even greater than War II?"

Obito found it increasingly unbelievable: "Even the village ruled by Kaede Tsukasa never did such a thing! It's commonplace for him to lead a massive horde of corpses and take on the entire army of a major ninja village. There's no need to send children to the front lines! Moreover, in my world, Konoha Village could easily defeat the siege of the other three major ninja villages."

"Then your war must be over soon, right? He possesses space-time ninjutsu, allowing him to move quickly, plus that terrifying corpse escape technique..."

"No, quite the opposite. The war has been going on for more than two years. The Third Shinobi World War broke out a year earlier than yours. Kaede Tsukasa has been endlessly prolonging the war in order to seize living ninjas. He keeps reviving Konoha ninjas who died in battle and constantly throwing them into the battlefield."

Obito snorted coldly, the three tomoe in his eyes spinning around, full of apprehension: "Now you understand, right? There's no future in staying in that world... But you don't need to think about that. You must fight for Kaede Tsukasa to the last moment before you lose your sanity. That's the meaning of your existence—at the cost of this world's fall."

Obito had already seen through it all; Kaede Tsukasa didn't care about the world at all, and his methods were far too ruthless, using simple and brutal means to solve problems.

"I wonder how many parallel worlds there are. There shouldn't be too many, otherwise, whoever possesses the dragon vein, no matter how weak, could eventually become a top powerhouse by extracting bloodlines and secret techniques from several worlds."

Obito felt a surge of anger at the thought that his other Mangekyou Sharingan was still in Kaede Tsukasa's hands, and he was also concerned about what Kaede Tsukasa had said about needing something additional to obtain the Eternal Eye...

"Black Zetsu, I want all the information Madara taught you. Remember, all of it!"

Some time passed.

Obito appeared at the Uchiha clan's territory with a furrowed brow.

"So this is what Limited Tsukuyomi is all about. It's a research result that's an adjunct to Infinite Tsukuyomi. It's called Tsukuyomi, but it's actually a real parallel world?"

However, if he can only enter as a spiritual being and his physical body cannot enter the Infinite Tsukuyomi to interfere with the course of history, then it is definitely not his original world.

Obito was very unwilling. If he could enter the Tsukuyomi in his true form, he could have gouged out the eyes of his other self and avoided Kaede Tsukasa. But that was impossible!
No matter how confident Obito was, he didn't think he could quickly find a more perfect method than Madara's research results.

"Let's think of another way. If all else fails, we'll just have to do what Kaede Tsukasa has to do... Do missions in the Musou Tsukuyomi? Hmph, it's just a trick he uses to force people to use their time and lives to create and sacrifice their chakra."

Obito walked down the street. There were no more Anbu ninjas here. Konoha Village had become such a mess. The various ninja clans either resisted, fled, or pretended to be dead behind closed doors. Why would they need Anbu ninjas to keep an eye on things?

Compared to the chaos outside, every household here kept their doors tightly shut, as if they had prepared for the situation long before it worsened.

Suddenly, Obito stopped in his tracks.

"Oh? You still have the guts to come out under these circumstances, that's truly remarkable."

He slowly raised his head and looked at the guy opposite him.

On the excessively quiet road, only the two of them stood facing each other, as if all guards and civilians had been prevented from intervening beforehand.

"Uchiha Fugaku, is there something you need?"

"Madara, or rather, Obito." Fugaku's first words made Obito reveal his Sharingan.

Fugaku met his gaze with his own Sharingan, both featuring three tomoe, and the clash of their eye powers had already begun.

Unbeknownst to him, the patterns in Obito's eyes had transformed into the shape of a kaleidoscope, unleashing an even more powerful ocular aura. Yet, he still couldn't gain the upper hand, because...

The patterns in Fugaku's eyes also changed; he now possessed a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan!

"??"

Obito looked completely bewildered.

He knew Fugaku, and with the information provided by Black Zetsu, he could confirm that no matter which world Fugaku was, he was an extremely mediocre person, just an elite Jonin with three-tomoe Sharingan, with no outstanding talents.

But what does he see now?
"With your talent and your age, how could you possibly awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan?!"

“Ah, I was lucky enough to obtain these eyes, but I’ve never used them. Now it’s time to use them… I’ve seen so much with these eyes, and now that I’m looking at you up close, I see even more,” Fugaku said.

(End of this chapter)