Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 203 If I fall, the world will end.
Ban is a very confident, even arrogant, person. He doesn't mind being used, provided that such use aligns with his expected development path. In that case, he can reluctantly accept being used for a short period of time.

Just like in the original timeline, after Madara was summoned by Kabuto, Madara followed the path drawn by Kabuto before Kabuto was defeated by Itachi and Sasuke.

"However, even if Madara and Nagato join forces and use the power of their two Rinnegan to deal with the weakened Otsutsuki Isshiki, the outcome probably won't be too good." Kaedeji watched from afar with great interest.

Around the Land of Fields, zombies were constantly approaching stealthily, using various methods to conduct remote observation. Whether it was ninjutsu, binoculars, or simply getting close to observe with their own eyes, the information collected by each zombie eventually converged on Kaedeji Tsukasa.

Everything proceeded as he had expected. Whether it was making use of waste materials or utilizing the details he had casually arranged a few years ago, it was indeed achieved according to Kaedeji's ideas.

Regardless of what Madara and Nagato end up in, whether they live or die, it's secondary. What's most important is that they can wear down Jigen. Kaede Tsukasa won't have to get involved himself; it's a huge win.

In Madara's eyes, Kaede Tsukasa was utterly evil. After escaping Madara's control, Kaede Tsukasa had turned the world upside down in just a few years and even created a powerful group called the Otsutsuki.

Madara felt as if decades had passed in the world, but since it was already a fait accompli, he could only adapt and eliminate the unexpected factor—the Otsutsuki named Jigen on the other side.

Complete Susanoo!
Madara stood inside Susanoo, wielding this colossal creature as he slashed down at Jigen. His simple taijutsu attack was enough to blot out the sky, as if it were about to shred the world before him.

The two katanas, already enormous and ridiculously large, could flatten mountains with a single slash, their sharpness capable of leveling continuous mountain ranges horizontally. Now, under Madara's control, they were no longer just about making one or two cuts, but rather transforming into countless afterimages, unleashing countless slashes in an instant.

The blue chakra glow, carrying an aura that could devour and cover all vision, pressed down on the insignificant Jigen below.

Madara acted decisively, but Jigen's cold expression remained unchanged.

"Tenzo, step back and go to Orochimaru's side. He won't do anything to you for now." Jigen calmly said these words and flew into the sky, just as he was about to be swallowed by two katana.

First, his fingers trembled slightly, then his right eye glared, instantly enlarging the two needle-thin pegs that had been flicked out, making them resemble two black pillars, precisely causing a slight deviation in the slashing trajectory of Susanoo's two katanas.

If any other ninja were to be attacked like this, even if there was a slight deviation, the impact of the slash alone would be enough to kill them. But now, Jigen is here.

"We might have to be a little more serious when dealing with this kind of guy; we need to finish this quickly."

Cixian's expression was indifferent, the patterns on his body spread further, and at the same time, a spiraling horn grew on his head.

"horn?"

Ban's gaze sharpened. Horns similar to those of the Gold and Silver Horns? However, they were much larger than the brothers' horns, hovering above their heads—this further proved that Cixian shared similar bloodlines with the Gold and Silver Horns.

Swish!
Furthermore, in his new form, Jigen's strength surged once again, reaching the upper limit of Jigen's body at this stage.

If it were to advance further, it wouldn't be like it is now, where Isshiki controls Jigen's body. Instead, it would be a true reincarnation within Jigen, officially becoming Otsutsuki Isshiki!
However, the price is that Isshiki only has two days left to live. After all, even after a thousand years of adaptation and adjustment, Jigen's body is still far too inferior. Within these two days, Isshiki must successfully reincarnate from the perfect vessel, or he will surely die.

However, Tenzang had not fully adapted to the data sealed within the wedge and had not yet reached the level of a perfect vessel. If the One Style were to be reincarnated into Tenzang, it would also mean certain death.

Kaedeji, who was closely monitoring the battle, was extremely satisfied.

"He entered this form right after making his move, pushing the limits of what Jigen's body can withstand. Is he trying to finish this quickly and not want to waste any more time on Madara and Nagato?"

Kaede Tsukasa clearly remembered that Jigen, who had grown horns, could only fight for a very short time. Once he exceeded the required strength, cracks would appear on his body, and he would need to rest for many days to recover.

"Then let's see how far Madara and Nagato can push Jigen. If it really doesn't work, I'll abandon the Musou Tsukuyomi and the Limited Tsukuyomi and make my own move to force Isshiki to complete his reincarnation on Jigen in one fell swoop."

Yes, it was forced to death, not killed. After completing the reincarnation, he could use various eye techniques such as the short-lived Bikona and Daikokuten at will. Within two days, he possessed true Six Paths level combat power, which was a power that Kaede Tsukasa could not withstand at all.

Putting aside everything else, the young Biguna in Infinite Power mode alone can shrink all attacks infinitely, achieving near-immunity to damage even without using the Karma to absorb them.

Moreover, the technique allows the user to simultaneously scatter tiny, almost invisible pegs on the ground and in the air, then enlarge them in an instant using the technique of Sukuna Biko to launch a surprise attack.

The speed at which it opens a time tunnel is ridiculously fast. Unless you have Urashiki's time-based eye technique or an unreasonable mechanism-based eye technique like Amenotejikara, it's very difficult to hurt Isshiki.

That's definitely not someone that Kaedeji can handle right now. But if it really comes to that, Kaedeji won't need to deal with it at all. He just needs to focus on running away. At worst, he can escape to the anime timeline and hide there for a couple of days, outlasting Isshiki.

"Besides the Sage of Six Paths, Isshiki Otsutsuki is the most troublesome. We'll have to find a way to get rid of these two sooner or later... Don't let me down, Madara."

Kaede Tsukasa has high expectations for Madara.

He watched as Jigen suddenly rushed through the gap between the two katanas, kicking Susanoo's head with a flying kick, heading straight for Madara.

Madara snorted coldly, clearly never expecting that such a physical attack could kill Jigen. He glared and a series of giant tomoe suddenly flew out from Susanoo. Each tomoe spun at supersonic speed, carrying the power to shatter everything in the world, blocking Jigen's path.

Eight-foot magatama!
This is a powerful attack technique that only Madara and Itachi possessed in the original timeline. It involves manipulating Susanoo to throw out a giant tomoe that resembles the Sharingan pattern, as if throwing a giant shuriken.

This has never been Itachi's exclusive ability, nor is it one of the Three Divine Weapons. This move is a type of Mangekyou Sharingan technique.

In Itachi's hands, this was his strongest attack technique. He used this move to attack Edo Tensei Nagato's Chibaku Tensei, and it could only be activated when half of Susanoo was activated. But in Madara's hands, Madara played with this move in a variety of ways. Even if he only activated his skeleton, he could activate it at will and throw out a whole bunch of attacks in an instant.

It can't be called a basic attack, but it's still a decent way to attack.

Cixian had a deep understanding of the power of this move. The fierceness that came at him made him slightly raise his eyelids. In the next instant, he would be hit by the many magatama in front of him, and at the very least, Cixian's body would be damaged.

All horizontal movement paths were filled with even more magatama, making it impossible to dodge, so...

"A boring trick."

Jigen merely glared at the rice-shaped eyes, and the young Bikona activated once more, shrinking all the tomoe within his field of vision to the size of dust particles. The tomoe that struck him were like a gentle breeze, utterly insignificant. His momentum was unaffected; he kicked out as if tearing a path through space, slamming it into Susanoo.

The towering, mountain-like, and seemingly indestructible Susanoo was now shattered like a mirror. Its hard armor, capable of withstanding the bombardment of Tailed Beast Balls, was reduced to countless visible fragments that scattered in all directions.

The stark contrast between absolute defense and fragile white paper left everyone who witnessed it utterly astonished.

Madara himself was kicked by Jigen, and his entire body was shattered. Countless pieces of paper flew in the air and drifted back little by little, repairing Madara's body.

Susanoo also vanished suddenly, like a mirage.

"This is the true power of the Otsutsuki... no, perhaps only a part of it. Although I knew long ago that Susanoo could not withstand it, the Susanoo that Madara used was also no match for him."

Orochimaru was greatly shocked.

Compared to the Susanoo activated by Madara, the one activated by a regular Mangekyou Sharingan is practically a toy.

Whether it's a toy or a fully-fledged form, neither can withstand a single move from Jigen. The so-called absolute defense has become a joke. This is equivalent to dragging the position of top ninjas like Madara back from high attack and high defense to a level similar to that of ordinary ninjas fighting each other—high attack and low defense.

Then we must talk about combat skills and combat strategies.

"That guy's eye technique can shrink even ninjutsu itself, so it's probably effective against sage techniques as well. But it doesn't seem to be able to shrink living beings, so the best way to deal with Otsutsuki is to fight with taijutsu? No, not every Otsutsuki has the same eye technique..."

Orochimaru quickly recorded all of Jigen's information and then analyzed and deduced it.

The limits of the ninja world are rising too fast. Even a genius like Orochimaru needs to be careful, or he might really die.

Nagato was even more shocked than Orochimaru.

"A Susanoo of this size... couldn't even stop Jigen!"

Nagato recalled the scene when Yahiko made his move, equally unstoppable, shattering everything in his path. Neither Susanoo nor the wooden dragon could stop him. But the problem was, even Madara, using a Susanoo of this scale, couldn't stop Jigen...

Even if Nagato were to deal with Madara, it would be difficult for him to destroy the complete Susanoo in one blow using Shinra Tensei or any other means!

"Kaedeji said there are Super Kage level and Six Paths level..."

Nagato was extremely heavy-hearted. While trying to absorb natural energy, he closely monitored the battle situation with his Rinnegan. Madara's first move was useful, at least it made him further understand how terrifying Jigen was!
but……

Click!

A soft, crisp sound, like the cracking of glass, came from Cixian.

"Ok?"

Nagato immediately looked over and clearly saw a very short crack on Jigen's neck!

"This means there's been damage to the body. Why did this happen?" Nagato asked, a look of surprise on her face.

"It's very simple. It's because Jigen's body has very limited strength. Even though it has been used by Otsutsuki Isshiki for over a thousand years, it still can't be considered a qualified vessel."

A white Zetsu emerged from the ground, and the zombie he brought with him said something.

Bai Zetsu chuckled and said, "This is Kaede Tsukasa's order. I can't refuse. You can understand, right, Nagato?"

Nagato completely ignored the White Zetsu, focusing intently on the zombie before him, and spoke to Kaedeji: "You knew all along? This is Jigen's biggest weakness?!"

"Of course, that's why I gave the One-Tailed Beast to your Akatsuki organization. I racked my brains to make sure you had some self-defense capabilities while you were still weak. You are alive, which is why we have this battle now. This is the true meaning of the 'attack' tactic."

In Nagato's eyes, Kaede Tsukasa was like a monster standing in the shadows, its form indistinct, but its gaze was incredibly sinister as it watched everything that changed under the sunlight.

“You have so many zombies at your disposal, you can keep consuming them!” Nagato shouted.

“No, taking a bunch of Kage-level zombies and filling them into Jigen’s bottomless pit is like trying to get to the bottom of a hole. Only someone like you or Madara has the ability to wear him down,” Kaedeji said.

Actually, there's another reason: Kaedeji can't determine whether Sukina Hikona's eye technique will be effective against zombies!
If he sends a large group of zombies to attack, Cixian can shrink all the zombies with a single glance, and that would be troublesome.

Moreover, there's absolutely no need for Cixian to waste time on these zombies. With a single space-time eye technique, he could appear right in front of Kaedeji's true form. What's the point of fighting then? A war of attrition would completely lose its original meaning.

Unless... Kaede Tsukasa forcibly connects the Musou Tsukuyomi and the Limited Tsukuyomi, allowing his main body to travel freely between the two timelines, he can then sit in the anime timeline and command numerous zombies to attack Jigen across timelines.

Nagato was filled with rage: "When are you planning to make your move? He already has cracks in his body, and his body is already damaged."

"Wait a little longer. How can I make a move if you two don't push him to his limit?"

"You just want to use us, then kill us all and get our corpses!"

“Superficial! I have no use for Cixian’s body. As for your body, it has some use, but it’s not worth me expending so much effort to plan these things.”

Kaede Tsukasa said, "If you and Madara fall, I still have a chance to salvage everything, but if I fall, this planet will be doomed, and everyone will die!"

(End of this chapter)