Konoha: Rebuild the glory of the Uchiha!

However, at least his life was safe. Uchiha Nan breathed a sigh of relief. After some analysis, his worries lessened considerably. The only thing he was still anxious about was when Uchiha Madara would finally come after him.

That's it. After much deliberation, Uchiha Nan felt his best course of action was to decisively kneel and join the Eye of the Moon Project, then slowly and patiently wait his turn, doing his best and leaving the rest to fate.

As for the conspiracy behind the Eye of the Moon, the tragedy of the Otsutsuki family, and Black Zetsu's plan to save his mother, Uchiha Nan doesn't intend to reveal a single detail unless it reaches the most critical and life-threatening moment. He's practically developing PTSD from the butterfly effect. He wants to keep the Naruto storyline going as far as possible. Although it's already completely broken down, the general direction hasn't changed.

Who knows if Madara Uchiha will go insane if he finds out the truth? Or if he'll still be so stubborn as to continue with the Eye of the Moon Plan? There are just too many unknowns and uncertainties. We can't act rashly.

The world of Naruto is ultimately a world where the power of heaven and earth returns to oneself; strength is the only true measure of success!

Uchiha Nan sighed for a moment. Uchiha Madara had grasped the greatest truth in this world. Senju Hashirama, who had grasped a truth even more correct than Uchiha Madara, was dead. Now, whatever Uchiha Madara said was right.

Nowadays, there are not many opportunities to rapidly increase one's strength. The only way to obtain the golden rewards from the system is by completing system tasks; the chance of drawing a golden reward through ordinary lottery draws is practically zero.

The Hashirama cells are almost within reach. The Uchiha clan members will all be in place in the next day or two. Tobirama Senju is focusing all his efforts on developing the Hashirama cells, and I believe we will soon have a final result.

"But it's still not enough," Uchiha Nan shook his head. To have more self-defense capabilities and avoid being beaten to a pulp by Uchiha Madara, he had to increase his strength as much as possible.

Hashirama Cells - Thousand Hands Hashirama Sage Mode?

As Uchiha Nan pondered, he couldn't help but think of the source of Hashirama Senju's immense power: his vast and unfathomable chakra reserves, his incredibly fast self-healing ability, and, besides chakra, Hashirama Senju's perfect Sage Mode.

As for Wood Release?

It's a very ordinary bloodline limit. Uchiha Nan thinks its strength is not even as good as Onoki's Dust Release. It's so powerful that it will injure you if you just graz it, and kill you if you touch it. It turns people into an atomic state. Dust Release always inflicts true damage.

What's powerful is Hashirama Senju, not Wood Release. With Hashirama Senju's inhuman stats, any bloodstains will appear invincible.

Both Yamato and Hashirama possess Wood Release, but the strength of Wood Release is so great that it's barely enough to build a few rows of houses. Compared to Hashirama Senju's overwhelming and powerful endless sea of ​​trees that can alter the terrain, and his towering wooden figures hundreds of meters tall, they are practically two different bloodline limits.

Sage Mode. The boundless chakra can only be obtained by waiting for Tobirama Senju to unleash his power; it can't be rushed. However, Sage Mode is something worth considering.

Sage Mode provides a boost to ninjas several times, even ten times. Hashirama Senju was able to suppress Madara Uchiha for a lifetime, and Sage Mode played a crucial role in that. However, learning Sage Mode is a bit of a challenge.

Ryuchi Cave, Shikkotsu Forest, and Mt. Myoboku are the three sacred sites for summoning beasts, each possessing different Sage Techniques. These three sacred sites have always been hidden in a corner of this ninja world, and their locations can only be found by signing a summoning contract with them.

As the chosen land of the Naruto world, Konoha naturally eventually collected the summoning scrolls of the three great holy lands. However, apart from the Senju clan possessing the summoning scroll of Shikkotsu Forest, the summoning scrolls of the other two holy lands have not yet appeared in the world.

The Senju clan would never allow themselves to touch the summoning scrolls of Shikkotsu Forest; they were well aware of the power of Sage Mode. Hashirama Senju's example was right before their eyes.

Even as the Hokage, forcibly seizing the Senju clan's summoning scrolls would be incredibly difficult. The chances are slim.

The summoning scroll from Shikkotsu Forest is an invaluable treasure for a ninja clan. It offers the chance to learn Sage Mode and even summon a clone of the Slug Sage. The healing power of the Slug is undeniable; it directly healed the entire Allied Shinobi Forces during the Fourth Shinobi World War. It is a family heirloom passed down through generations of the Senju clan.

Pass it on to his arch-rival, the Uchiha?

Even Momoka Uchiha, who has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, would never agree to it, nor would the Senju clan. No amount of money could change that, as it involves the inheritance of a ninja clan, and its importance is comparable to the secret techniques passed down by those clans. He and Shikamaru Nara already have a very close relationship, but if he were to ask for the Nara clan's shadow technique, he would probably be torn to shreds.

Headache. The summoning scroll from Shikkotsu Forest will have to wait. Uchiha Nan tapped his fingers on the table, feeling somewhat agitated. His mind was racing, considering Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave.

As for Ryuchi Cave, Orochimaru found it himself while exploring the ninja world. The original Naruto manga doesn't explain how Orochimaru found Ryuchi Cave.

Mount Myōboku. Jiraiya was randomly teleported there by sheer luck. Hmm, it shouldn't be luck. Those toads on Mount Myōboku are no pushovers. They foresaw the future through dreams a thousand years ago.

Let's try our luck. He's already messed up the timeline; the future has already shifted. It's uncertain whether Jiraiya will be able to find Mount Myōboku like in the original story.

Orochimaru is no longer a reliable option; the only one who can now access Sage Mode is probably Jiraiya.

After much deliberation, Uchiha Nan decided to call Jiraiya over tomorrow to teach him the Summoning Technique and see if he could have a stroke of good luck.

Sage Mode... I hope everything goes well. The power of Sage Mode is undeniable, but learning it is very difficult. Uchiha Nan sighed slightly.

The Scroll of Seals contains only a few words about mastering Sage Mode. Even Tobirama Senju didn't learn it; among the Senju clan, only Hashirama Senju, as far as I know, has. As for Hashirama's experience... well, the Scroll of Seals does mention a little, but let's not go into it.

Sensing natural energy, absorbing and mixing it in the correct proportions, and then activating Sage Mode. This is written extremely briefly!

Over the past thousand years, countless pitiful souls have turned to stone while practicing Sage Mode. The training threshold that Hashirama Senju unintentionally crossed is an insurmountable barrier that they could never overcome in their entire lives.

The unusually brief cultivation insights in the Book of Seals truly reflect Hashirama Senju's real experiences. It's like a cheat code... *cough* Cultivating Sage Mode is as simple as breathing. Breathing is just inhaling and exhaling; what techniques could there be?

It's infuriating to compare yourself to others. Uchiha Nan hates these kinds of gifted freaks the most; their talent is so strong that even a cheat-like person like him feels jealous.

Uchiha Nan walked to the window, opened it, and took a few breaths of fresh air. It was already dusk, time to go home. Worrying so much was useless and only made her more irritable!

get off work!

Public benches near the ninja school

Madara Uchiha sat in a chair, admiring the beautiful sunset, surrounded by a large pile of cards. After an afternoon of hard work, Madara had successfully spent almost all his money, but the card he most wanted to draw still hadn't appeared.

"Is my luck really that bad?"

"We've already gone through a hundred cards, and we still can't draw our own?"

Madara Uchiha was somewhat resentful. He had wanted to put on a show in front of Sousuke Ito... cough cough, now he was in trouble, he had messed up! He was afraid that brat would laugh at him. Madara Uchiha had dominated the ninja world his entire life, how could he be mocked by a child!

Let's fight another day!

Madara Uchiha refused to believe in such things. He thought that drawing a card was nothing, and how could it possibly be difficult for him? He only regretted that he didn't have enough money!

As long as you spend a lot of money, you're guaranteed to get the card you want!

Make money!

Madara Uchiha made up his mind that he had to make money as soon as possible, but he heard that working in a factory didn't pay much, and he couldn't let go of bounty missions... He had to make money on two fronts!

But that kid is about to get out of school. We agreed to meet here at noon so I could personally give him my card.

He had already boasted about it. He was about to meet him. Madara Uchiha's heart was pounding with nervousness.

Should we run away?

For the first time, Madara Uchiha had the thought of fleeing in the face of battle. It was when he was still a child and relatively weak, he faced two or three adult Senju clan ninjas by himself, but Madara Uchiha was not afraid and fought them head-on until the clan's reinforcements arrived.

This was especially true against Hashirama. Although his power and recovery were suppressed, Madara Uchiha still charged forward recklessly.

Don't run!

Madara Uchiha felt that he had already broken his promise once by not drawing his own card. If he stood the kid up again, he would have broken his promise twice in a row!

Let's just grit our teeth and go for it!

Madara Uchiha sat there until the Ninja Academy let out, and soon after, Sosuke Ito found Madara Uchiha as promised.

"Grandpa, wow... so many cards?"

Ito Sousuke spotted the cards next to Uchiha Madara at a glance, and his eyes immediately lit up. He rarely had the chance to see so many cards piled together.

"Hmm, just a mere card."

Madara Uchiha stood up somewhat awkwardly, but his mouth remained stubborn.

"Lord Uchiha Madara's card, you..."

Ito Sousuke looked at the stacks of cards, which looked to be nearly a hundred, and wondered if Uchiha Madara had actually drawn the rarest card—Uchiha Madara.

"Um, no, that one."

Madara Uchiha's voice immediately softened. He was about to lose face in front of the children!

"Grandpa, sigh. Let me take a look at these cards. The eight-tailed, six-tailed, and four-tailed cards are quite rare. If we sell them, we might be able to recoup some of our losses."

Sousuke Ito sighed as he flipped through the cards. Every single one he drew was worth money. Although the cards were valuable, this was a game that poor people like them couldn't afford. It would be more practical to sell them for cash and recoup some of their losses.

I should have known better than to take Grandpa to see it. He's so old, why is he still so stubborn?

"Sir, do you have any money on you?"

"I'm rich? How could I possibly be poor!"

"Money is nothing but an external thing to me!"

Hmm. Still a boastful old man!

Sousuke Ito thought to himself, "If this old man had any money, he would definitely have drawn Madara Uchiha's card. Rich people don't give up halfway through drawing cards."

"Let me sell these valuable cards for you. We can recover some of the losses. Some of them are quite rare."

"Suit yourself. I don't care."

"Does the old man have enough money for dinner tonight?"

"This old man of mine"

Madara Uchiha felt the few coins left in his pocket; buying a few more roasted sweet potatoes wouldn't be a problem!

He's Madara Uchiha, getting food is easy for him; he can even steal it. Cough, cough, genjutsu works too. In short, he has many methods.

"Sigh! Uncle, you can't be so impulsive in the future. It's not easy for us poor people to earn money. My mother works more than ten hours a day in the factory, and sometimes she has to work overtime all night."

"Come sell roasted sweet potatoes with me tonight. These two sweet potatoes will be your wages."

Ito Sousuke saw that Uchiha Madara was stubborn. He also bore some responsibility for Madara's losses, but all he could do was give him two or three roasted sweet potatoes, since Madara's family was quite poor.

"You can't beat a brat like me. I was just unlucky this time. Let me tell you, don't even mention it, cough cough, I'll draw a whole set of cards from Madara Uchiha's card and show it to you later!"

Madara Uchiha felt he had lost face, so he wanted to raise the stakes and regain it. One of his cards wasn't enough; he needed the whole set!

Chapter 126 Tobirama Senju: I really want to give these Uchiha a big shot and kill them!

Roasted sweet potatoes

"Fragrant and sweet roasted sweet potatoes!"

The bustling night market streets were brightly lit on both sides, and people were coming and going. Ito Sousuke was energetically hawking his wares, while Uchiha Madara was sitting on a small stool.

"Grandpa, don't sit down... We have guests, and you're too shy to greet them, so please take care of getting the roasted sweet potatoes."

"Oh well"

Madara Uchiha hurriedly stood up from the stool, clumsily took two roasted sweet potatoes from the oven, wrapped them up, and handed them to the customer.

The aroma of roasted sweet potatoes attracted more and more people. Uchiha Madara became engrossed in the mechanical work, constantly bending over to take roasted sweet potatoes out of the oven and wrap them up, his technique gradually becoming more and more skilled.

After the busiest time at the night market had passed, Ito Sousuke took two remaining roasted sweet potatoes from the oven and handed them to Uchiha Madara. He could handle the rest of the time by himself without Uchiha Madara's help.

Selling roasted sweet potatoes is a bit tiring.

Madara Uchiha wrapped a roasted sweet potato in his hand and placed it near his stomach. It was warm. He peeled back the skin of the sweet potato, revealing its warm red flesh. Having been busy all day, he was indeed very hungry and began to eat heartily.

I came to Konoha to find Uchiha Nan, didn't I? Oh well, the roasted sweet potato is really delicious. *smacks lips*

Madara Uchiha ate a roasted sweet potato with gusto, and after busying himself for a while, he finally remembered his original goal for coming to Konoha, which now seemed to have deviated quite a bit. However, Uchiha Nan was the Hokage of Konoha and wouldn't run away, so he could just stay here and have some fun for now!

In the dark shadows, Black Zetsu's yellowish, bean-like eyes remained fixed on Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Madara, what the hell have you done?!