Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 200: With the power of two pairs of Rinnegan!
Otsutsuki? Never heard of it.

Ban's face was cold. Although he knew that the world had changed drastically in the years since his death, he still felt suspicious about the sudden appearance of a seemingly exceptionally powerful guy.

Kaede's strength was traceable, and while Nagato's growth rate surprised him somewhat, it wasn't incomprehensible. But what on earth was the Otsutsuki? He had never heard of it.

Could it be that there have always been powerful ninjas in this world that neither he nor Hashirama had ever heard of? Stronger than he and Hashirama?

"Clumsy attempts to provoke me won't work on me, especially your so-called titles of 'strongman,' which are even less convincing," Madara said. "With your talent, there shouldn't be anyone in this world who can rival you, unless it's me and Hashirama at our peak. I also want to ask you, you and Obito should have started implementing the Eye of the Moon Plan long ago, but you've been delaying it. What's going on?"

Although delaying would benefit Madara—by subjecting Nagato to more beatings, he would be more determined to use the Rinne Rebirth Technique to revive Madara Uchiha, the only savior, in his youthful form.

Danzo staggered over, which confused Madara even more—long before he died, Kaede Tsukasa was already able to precisely control the movements of zombies. Although Danzo was a useless person, he was still an elite Jonin and could be used.

Given Kaede Tsukasa's Corpse Escape Technique, how come his ability to remotely control zombies has weakened after several years?

In the end what happened?
Kaede Tsukasa, controlling Danzo, said, "Well, that's a long story. More troublesome guys have appeared, and there's more than one. They'll hinder our plans."

"Even you are no match for him?" Madara frowned, looking at him more seriously.

"No. I know what you're trying to say. Even if I led a large group of powerful zombies to charge in and attack, it wouldn't be completely useless, but it wouldn't be able to turn the tide of the battle. At most, it would just wear down the enemy a bit," Kaedeji said.

"Who is the Otsutsuki...?"

"This is the name of a clan. Simply put, this clan is the bloodline of you ancient ninja clans. Senju, Uchiha, Hyuga, Kinkaku and Ginkaku... The powerful bloodline limits that are able to be stably passed down and dominate the ninja world almost all come from the Otsutsuki clan."

Kaedeji spoke casually, slowly walking towards Nagato and Konan.

To be honest, he only spared a small amount of attention for this task. He devoted most of his energy to controlling the Mugen Tsukuyomi to attack the Limited Tsukuyomi. This was a huge project that required a great deal of his energy, but the rewards would be incredible if he succeeded.

If Madara hadn't suddenly appeared, Kaede Tsukasa wouldn't have bothered with the commotion. As long as Nagato wasn't dead, everything was fine; even if he died, it didn't matter, he would revive Nagato.

However, given that Madara has come out at this time, according to Kaedeji's idea, he can make good use of him... We can't let Jigen have it too easy.

Madara's expression shifted, revealing a hint of surprise: "The source of all precious bloodline ninja clans? The Sage of Six Paths?"

"The Sage of Six Paths, whose real name is Hagoromo Otsutsuki, you understand now. This sage who founded Ninshu and spread chakra was also a member of the Otsutsuki clan. However, he is an exception. Apart from him and Hamura Otsutsuki, the bloodline originator of the Hyuga clan, all the other Otsutsuki are enemies, all of them are troublesome guys that must be faced."

Kaedeji controlled Danzo to begin forming hand seals: "Fine, I'll just show you some fragments from my battle with Hamura Otsutsuki..."

He used a genjutsu on Madara, showing him countless fragmented images. A few seconds later, Madara processed the information and a distorted expression appeared on his face.

It wasn't fear or apprehension, but rather... excitement.

Yes, he was excited. In Madara's eyes, the only one who could truly be called a rival was Hashirama. Everyone else, including Kaede Tsukasa, was nothing. Before his power, they were all ants.

This was his power during the Eternal Eye era. If we include the Rinnegan, combined with his young and robust body and Wood Release bloodline limit, he would be even more unmatched in this world.

Shortly after the Battle of the Valley of the End, Hashirama died mysteriously. Madara's warlike heart had long been frozen and dormant, and all his attention was focused on advancing the Eye of the Moon Project, bringing lasting peace and silence to this boring and sinful world.

And now, what he saw was that there was an even more powerful ninja clan in this world, and even the Sage of Six Paths was a member of this clan!
"Where did the Otsutsuki come from, and what was their purpose in appearing in the ninja world? The Ten-Tails?"

“Strictly speaking, they are all outsiders. The Ten-Tails is just a tool they brought with them, with the aim of devouring the natural energy of this planet,” Kaede Tsukasa said calmly.

Madara seemed to be deep in thought. He didn't think Kaede would lie to him about this, but if it was true... then if he revived the Ten-Tails, wouldn't the Ten-Tails also devour natural energy? What would the result be?
Instinctively, Madara felt that allowing the Ten-Tails to absorb too much natural energy was not a good thing for the world.

"Ten-Tails..."

Madara's expression turned serious. He had indeed overlooked this point before, focusing solely on capturing the nine tailed beasts, reviving the Ten-Tails, planting trees, and casting Infinite Tsukuyomi on the entire world. He hadn't given much thought to the fact that the Ten-Tails was going to devour natural energy—a point that wouldn't have been given much attention by anyone else.

Apart from the three holy lands and a very few ninjas, the entire ninja world has a pitifully small understanding of natural energy, and the dissemination of related information and knowledge is almost non-existent. Ninety-nine percent of ninjas have no idea what natural energy is, let alone that the world they live in depends entirely on natural energy to maintain the planet's vitality.

Kaede Tsukasa said to himself, "You guessed it, Madara, the purpose of the Ten-Tails is to devour natural energy. If someone can control it strongly, that's fine, but if they can't... the ninja world will lose too much natural energy, and large areas of fertile land will become like the Land of Wind, with deserts covering everything."

"Hmph, of course I thought of that. According to the information you provided, the Land of Wind is probably where the Ten-Tails took root back then, absorbing all the natural energy there and destroying the original ecological environment."

Madara snorted coldly. Although he was becoming alert, his strong confidence made him believe that he could control the Ten-Tails. He immediately said, "It's just a piece of land to be used as a sacrifice for the spell. Compared with the goal of world peace, this loss is worthwhile. Moreover, I can use Wood Release to transform the desert and restore the scarce earth energy."

The wood created by Wood Release Technique is all alive. If it is left unattended after being created, it can indeed increase greenery to some extent.

"Whatever you want, I can't control you anyway, someone else controls you. What you plan to do is none of my business, but if you can stand up and help me deal with the Otsutsuki and stop these aliens, that would be helping me."

Kaedeji stretched out his hand and began transferring life force to Konan using his Reincarnation Technique.

Ban's expression was indifferent. Was someone else controlling him? Don't be ridiculous. He simply didn't resist this control. Otherwise, with his strength, how could a mere Tianzang possibly withstand him?

Hanzo and Tenzo watched the battle from a distance.

Hanzo managed to glean some of the conversation between Kaedeji and Madara, but the information was incomplete. "Damn it, we're too far away! Tenzo, you're reading their lip movements too, right? We can exchange information—Byakugan?!"

Hanzo turned his head and was immediately shocked, staring in disbelief at Tenzo's eyes, which were bulging with veins.

Possessing Wood Release bloodline limit and Byakugan? What kind of crazy combination is this? Are ocular ninjas embarrassed to go out without Wood Release? It's become standard equipment!
"This is nothing to be surprised about. Orochimaru's abilities are beyond your imagination." Tenzo said expressionlessly. His Byakugan was actually quite poor, and his eye power was probably even lower than that of the Bian family. However, he did have basic X-ray vision and farsightedness, which could be used when necessary.

Although it's not very useful in battle, Tianzang doesn't use pressure point techniques.

"It seems you know exactly what they're talking about. Tell me afterwards... I didn't expect there to be such a secret. Kaede Tsukasa and Madara have been working together for a long time to carry out what seems to be a very complicated plan, and there's also someone like Otsutsuki."

Hanzo didn't even want to deal with these complicated matters; he just wanted to hide in his own territory and live a life of ease. The man who once started World War II, declared war on the three great ninja villages in one fell swoop, and annihilated the three ninjas in one fell swoop, had long lost his sharp edge and turned to the other extreme.

Tianzang said coldly, "This is indeed information you shouldn't know."

"You already knew?"

“I know it perfectly well, even more than the two of them. The peace they pursue is a complete illusion, with no value in practice. Everything will eventually belong to the Otsutsuki.”

Tenzo spoke these words with utmost seriousness. He knew perfectly well that he was the vessel for Jigen's reincarnation, and that he would completely disappear after Isshiki's resurrection. But so what? It was his honor to be the vessel of the Otsutsuki clan.

Ninjas are meant to complete missions; their tool-like nature is maximized from the start. If they had the chance to be born for the gods, serve them, and ultimately sacrifice themselves... well, Tenzo's heart was filled with pride.

Tenzo said, "However, I am very dissatisfied with the attitude of those two guys when they talked about the Otsutsuki. Kaede Tsukasa only managed to kill an Otsutsuki Hamura who was not fully resurrected, and he thinks he has seen through the nobility and power of the Otsutsuki. He is really ignorant. He has not witnessed the true power of Lord Jigen."

"Cixian?"

"This is not information you can know. Anyway, you probably won't live much longer... Madara Uchiha is breaking free from my control. The talisman technique that Lord Orochimaru taught me is not as powerful as I thought."

Tianzang frowned, then relaxed his gaze, watching indifferently as Ban began to defy his control and forcibly form hand seals.

Lord Orochimaru is a mortal. No matter how brilliant a mortal's wisdom is, there will be loopholes. Loopholes lead to mistakes, which is why the current situation occurred... This is normal. If Lord Jigen had done this, he would never have made such a mistake.

It didn't matter. Tianzang watched as Ban formed a series of hand seals, then slapped the ground.

"Impure World Reincarnation: Release!"

Ban broke free from control and regained his freedom completely.

He didn't even glance at Tianzang; that mere brat was no match for him.

“By reversing the hand seals of the Impure World Reincarnation, we can break free from control, gain unlimited chakra, and become immortal. The forbidden technique left by Tobirama has too many flaws, but it also makes things easier for us to move around,” Madara said.

"That's right. Back then, I was able to possess both Wood Release and Sharingan bloodlines at the same time, and the Impure World Reincarnation helped me a lot."

The two discussed this forbidden technique, which everyone wanted to avoid, in a relaxed tone, but in reality, they had already reached a consensus.

“Something’s not right with you. What are you doing? Are you focused on dealing with the Otsutsuki? But I haven’t sensed any intense battle fluctuations anywhere,” Madara said.

"No conventional battle took place, but I was busy with other things, which were much more important than the Otsutsuki. So, I'm sorry, Madara, I can't help you with anything specific."

"Hmph, I don't need any help other than life force." Madara coldly extended his hand.

"What, are you going to be resurrected now, to gouge out Nagato's eyes? I can offer you ten thousand zombies as a sacrifice to resurrect you."

Kaedeji controlled Danzo, whose body had become incredibly thin, and made a move to summon a large number of zombies specifically to replenish the life force of the elderly Edo Madara.

Nagato breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at Konan, who was out of danger. He glanced at Kaede Tsukasa with a complicated expression, then stood up and said, "These are my eyes now, my weapon to bring peace to the world. I will never give them to you! If you want them, then come and take them."

Madara stared at Nagato for two seconds, then snorted coldly: "Don't worry, I haven't been forced to that point yet. Besides, there's no point in resurrecting someone at such an old age. I might as well continue fighting with my Edo Tensei body."

"That's fine too. When I resurrected myself, I only used tens of thousands of zombies. If I were to give you this many zombies at this critical juncture, it would be a burden for me," Kaedeji said casually.

As for the burden, given the clash between the two illusionary worlds, it certainly distracted Kaede Tsukasa.

Kaedeji said, "Let me give you some information about the Otsutsuki first. Otsutsuki Isshiki is an existence even more ancient than the Sage of Six Paths. He was severely injured back then and parasitized a monk named Jigen, living for over a thousand years. Recently, he has begun to revive and become active again..."

“A thousand years, even older than the Sage of Six Paths, how interesting.” Madara’s interest grew even more.

"I'll tell him the rest of the information. I know quite a bit about Cixian."

Nagato suddenly interrupted, and after confirming that Madara had no intention of gouging out his eyes, he immediately realized that this was a good opportunity. He gritted his teeth and said, "Although you hurt Konan, you did not cause irreversible damage... Jigen is also my enemy. I want to avenge Yahiko, so I don't mind joining forces with you to deal with him, with the power of two Rinnegan!"

(End of this chapter)