Naruto: From Novice to Grave

Chapter 309 - Madara's Interest Grows Stronger

Kushina was filled with curiosity about Uchiha Madara, after all, he was a figure from the same era as her Mito grandmother, and she never expected to meet the founder of Konoha in her lifetime.

"Why does he look so young? Is this guy immortal?"

Kakashi had already noticed the abnormality in Madara's facial skin and replied, "This is an Edo Tensei body; it looks like Orochimaru's handiwork."

However, when he spoke, his attention was focused on Obito.

Obito's attention was also constantly on Kakashi, his beloved and his friend with whom he had a deep bond.

Fortunately, his identity is currently only known to Higashino Makoto, the Minato couple, Shisui, and Itachi.

Kakashi was unaware of this; otherwise, they would surely be deeply in love by now.

Wearing a mask that only revealed his right eye, Kakashi recognized this person as the true culprit behind the Nine-Tails' rampage many years ago, but for some reason, his own eye power had a faint connection with him.

Why wasn't it discovered back then?

Could it be that my perception has become stronger due to cultivating natural energy? Or is it because I can now skillfully use the square eye of my left eye?

After discovering that Kushina was not a Jinchuriki, Madara lost interest in her.

Madara originally planned to leave Konoha directly, but after seeing Shisui, his interest suddenly returned.

"I never expected that after all these years, a descendant of the Uchiha clan would still recognize me. You must be Uchiha Shisui, the strongest member of the clan right now?"

"It is I, Lord Madara. As the former clan leader who betrayed Konoha and is now deceased, you should not have reappeared in the world, much less come back."

"Betray Konoha? Hahahaha, Konoha was founded by Hashirama and me together, there's no such thing as betrayal. Junior, stop talking nonsense and let me see just how strong the strongest Uchiha clan member is now. That's how ninjas communicate."

After saying that, Ban suddenly teleported in front of Shisui and kicked him.

Shisui reacted extremely quickly, crossing his arms to block, but was still kicked away by a powerful force. Madara followed closely, attempting to continue the attack.

Shisui did not engage in battle, but instead used the momentum to rush towards the back mountain of Konoha. Before leaving, he ordered the Anbu, "None of you follow. Protect Lady Kushina."

Ordinary ninjas would be powerless against Madara; they would simply be offering themselves up for death. Furthermore, Shisui's decision to shift the battlefield was to prevent their fight from causing damage to Konoha.

Obito, unconcerned about being surrounded alone, stared at Kakashi and asked, "What are you looking at? Aren't you going to attack me, Konoha's Anbu captain?"

"Is this the Nine-Tails' rampage you caused in Konoha back then? Uchiha Madara, oh right, it seems you're not Madara now. So, who are you? A descendant Madara left behind outside Konoha?"

Obito: "————"

I am not that old man's offspring. Do you think that bastard can fit anyone else in his brain except Hashirama?

He's gay!

Kushina is a hot-blooded and straightforward person, and she has always felt a little embarrassed for keeping the fact that Obito was still alive from Kakashi for so many years.

Now that the spots have appeared, there's no need to keep some things a secret anymore.

So she said directly, "Kakashi, this guy is Obito!"

Kakashi was shocked: "What? This is impossible! Obito is dead. I saw it with my own eyes."

Now that his identity was out in the open, Obito stopped pretending and ripped off his mask, activating the Mangekyou Sharingan in his right eye as he sneered, "Is what the eyes see the truth?"

"You really are a piece of trash. You've wasted the eyes I gave you. You can't see the future, and you can't protect anything. Useless Kakashi, no, you're not even as good as trash."

Compared to back then, Obito's voice has matured, but his face, the Mangekyou Sharingan with the same pattern as his left eye, and that familiar address remain unchanged.

Kakashi's body trembled uncontrollably. It was indeed Obito.

He knew what Obito meant, and said dejectedly, "You're right, I'm just a piece of trash. Obito, you must be holding a grudge against me because of Rin, that's why you don't want to go back to Konoha, right?"

"You have no right to mention Lin's name, hmph!"

After saying that, Obito activated Kamui and ran away. He didn't want to stay in front of his former friend and teacher's wife any longer, which made him very uncomfortable.

The only person who could stop him was consumed by self-blame.

Kushina: "Kakashi, what are you doing? We're only trying to rescue that guy from the darkness because of Rin!"

Kakashi: "Master's wife, don't you blame him for almost killing you and Naruto back then?"

"Well, although Obito did go too far, he is, after all, Minato and my student. We can't let him continue down this path."

Kakashi, upon hearing this, rallied his spirits: "Yes, that's right. We can't let him continue down this path. I'm going to bring him back to Konoha, even if he's just a corpse."

After arranging for the Anbu to escort Kushina to the dojo, Kakashi immediately followed, knowing that Obito would go to Madara's place.

In the back mountains, far from the Konoha buildings, the two strongest members of the Uchiha clan from different generations were engaged in a fierce battle.

The ninja swords and scythes clashed intensely, their sounds heard but their forms unseen.

Shisui uses his unique teleportation technique to create more than a dozen seemingly illusory clones, each of which can transform into his real body and launch a deadly attack.

Madara's eyes spun rapidly, effortlessly deflecting blades that appeared from bizarre angles in an instant. He could even chase after Shisui's ever-changing figure and attack. Such techniques were not troublesome for him.

Ordinary ninjas can't even see their movements clearly, and if they appear on the battlefield, they will only be taken down with a single, simple strike.

After another collision, both sides retreated, each using a ninjutsu after forming only one hand seal.

[Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique] 2

The simple C-rank fire jutsu, when used by the two of them, displayed an astonishingly powerful force.

Two fireballs, like miniature suns, collided, exploding into a sky full of sparks.

[Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation] 2

The larger fireballs hurtled towards each other like two meteorites, exploding with a deafening roar upon contact, turning into a scorching inferno that spread like a natural disaster throughout the forest.

Any living thing in the fire will be burned to ashes.

However, neither side was injured in the battle.

Madara possesses the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and has also fused with Ashura's chakra to awaken the Rinnegan. He is currently in the Edo Tensei state and possesses an immortal body.

Although Shisui's eyes are ordinary kaleidoscopes, his natural energy cultivation has entered the third stage of normal immortal mode, making him incredibly fit and with exceptional endurance.

The two simultaneously activated Susanoo to keep the flames outside their bodies.

Seeing that his junior seemed to use Susanoo with unusual ease, Madara immediately activated Susanoo to its complete form, wanting to see how Shisui would respond.

Without the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, it's difficult to enter the complete Susanoo state. Even if you manage to use it, you'll go blind after a short time, which is no different from suicide.

Shisui also activated Susanoo to its complete form with ease, without even a drop of blood flowing from his eyes.

He had already tried, and illusions had no effect on this senior, not even on Kotoamatsukami. Now he could only suppress him with absolute power.

Seeing this, Madara Uchiha suddenly became very interested and charged forward with his signature maniacal laughter.

He had only ever fought Hashirama's wooden puppet in his entire life, but had never fought against a Susanoo of the same level. This interesting fact greatly fueled his fighting spirit.

It seems that being resurrected so early is not bad; the ninja world is really interesting now.

Shisui did not have the habit of laughing wildly; he calmly controlled Susanoo's body to fight.

Two chakra giants, one blue and one green, with exaggerated sizes and resembling towering monsters, were joined together, emitting a deafening roar.

Every move they made was a catastrophe. They could crush several mountains with just a few steps. Their massive weapons could easily destroy everything in their path, even if they were blocked. The mountain peaks were flattened.

This kind of destructive power is like a walking natural disaster for ordinary humans, easily destroying countries and cities.

Shisui realized that the situation was dire; if the fighting continued, the ground beneath his feet would be reduced to ruins, seriously threatening the safety of everyone in Konoha and the surrounding towns.

He took to the sky, and Ban followed closely behind.

Konoha was in a state of emergency after the news of the battle reached them. When the two chakra giants appeared, everyone knew that an incredibly terrifying battle had taken place in the back mountain.

The green Susanoo was clearly Uchiha Shisui, as all the Uchiha clan ninjas knew, but they didn't recognize the other blue giant.

Itachi's Susanoo is red, Sasuke's is purple, but there's no blue one.

Could it be that someone in the clan has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan again?

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was temporarily in charge of the work, did not send anyone to help, which was pointless. He immediately ordered the village ninjas to be on martial law to prevent the enemy from having accomplices causing trouble within Konoha.

Standing atop the Hokage Building, the former strongest Hokage, pipe in hand, stared blankly at the two flying giants.

This era truly no longer belongs to him; even he is unable to handle a battle of this level.

Behind him, his two old friends shared the same thought.

The power of the Uchiha clan is indeed terrifying. Fortunately, the village no longer needs to worry about such things; they only need to maintain order in Konoha.

A formidable foe will naturally be dealt with by the powerful successors.