Naruto: Help Madara rejuvenate and launch a counterattack on Konoha

Orochimaru saw Jiraiya's hesitation and sneered, "Jiraiya, you're still the same as before, so soft-hearted."

With that, Orochimaru bypassed Jiraiya and sped toward the spot he had previously targeted.

Jiraiya remained silent for a few breaths, and just as he was about to chase after it, an old toad wearing a cloak and with gray hair suddenly appeared on Jiraiya's shoulder.

Jiraiya was startled: "Fukasaku the Sage!"

This toad is one of the two great hermits of Mount Myōboku—the hermit Fukasaku!

Fukasaku said to Jiraiya, "Little Jiraiya, whatever you're doing right now, stop immediately. The Great Lord is looking for you; he has a new prophecy."

"ah--"

Jiraiya was startled.

The "Great Master" mentioned by the sage Fukasaku is none other than the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku, a great sage who taught the Sage of Six Paths the arts.

If someone like that is looking for me, I can't delay.

Now, even if his parents die, he will let go of them.

Put Orochimaru aside and quickly teleport to Mount Myōboku to hear the Great Toad Sage's prophecy.

Orochimaru and Hiruko found an inconspicuous hill, and it was in this place that Orochimaru's summoned snakes died in droves.

Hiruko looked at the inconspicuous spot: "That brat Liaowu is hiding in this place?"

Orochimaru sneered, "He's definitely here. Let me go down and check on him."

Orochimaru sat cross-legged on the ground, and a white snake branched off from his body and went deep into the ground.

Orochimaru's white snake form was more elite than ordinary snakes and easily broke through the base outside the small hill.

Orochimaru entered and noticed swarms of bluish-white humanoid creatures attacking him.

Orochimaru quickly dodged and went deep inside.

He felt that the greatest secret of the ninja world was being revealed to him.

Finally, Orochimaru broke through the layers of obstacles and entered the very center of the base, where he saw a demonic statue that resembled Yama, the King of Hell.

Hanging atop the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path were countless White Zetsu, like countless lives wailing in agony.

"This is--"

Orochimaru's eyes were wide open, his pupils almost bursting out of their sockets.

Beneath the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, the aged old man opened his eyes. The moment his crimson Sharingan opened, it was as if the entire world had stopped.

"roll--"

Outside, Orochimaru suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Hiruko was somewhat shocked. Orochimaru was injured before the battle even started. Just who was this guy?

Orochimaru captured the old man's Sharingan through the images transmitted by his clone.

Orochimaru coughed up blood, his eyes filled with barely suppressed fear. Just one look from that old man made him feel like he had fallen into the 18th level of hell.

Orochimaru felt that the killing intent he felt was the best description of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

"The Sharingan! It's the Sharingan! It belongs to the Uchiha clan!"

The strongest member of the Uchiha clan was "Fugaku the Fierce-Eyed," who made a name for himself in the Third Shinobi World War, but such a reputation was insignificant compared to the legendary Sannin.

Of all the remaining Uchiha ninjas, not a single one could injure Orochimaru with a single glance.

Then there's only one possibility—

Orochimaru and Hiruko exchanged a glance and simultaneously uttered the name that Konoha considered taboo.

"Uchiha Madara—"

Madara Uchiha, one of the founders of Konoha, is known as a legendary ninja along with Hashirama Senju.

During the Warring States period, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju were the pinnacle of ninjas.

Unlike Hashirama Senju, who is revered as the God of Shinobi, even someone like Orochimaru would tremble at the mention of Madara Uchiha's name.

"Run! Run first, then we'll figure it out!"

Orochimaru took Hiruko and fled. Once they were far away, they found a place to rest, keeping an eye on the direction they had just been in, ready to fight at any moment.

But there was no movement for a long time, and it seemed that Madara Uchiha had never paid attention to them from beginning to end.

Do you notice ants that suddenly invade your home?

Is this the arrogance that belongs to the Uchiha clan?

Hiruko noticed Orochimaru's forehead: "Orochimaru, you're drenched in sweat!"

Orochimaru wiped the sweat from his forehead and quietly wiped away the urine stains at his feet.

How can I possibly be sweating buckets when facing such terrifying ninjas?

It turns out that when Liao Wu cried out to the ancestor to save him that day, he wasn't actually praying for the ancestor's blessing, but rather genuinely asking the ancestor to come out of seclusion.

He is the ancestor of the Uchiha clan—Uchiha Madara.

How come Orochimaru can't figure out such a simple question?

Hiru swallowed hard. "Orochimaru, are you sure you're not mistaken? Madara Uchiha was killed by the First Hokage before we were even born."

Orochimaru slowly regained his composure and analyzed, "I don't know what Madara Uchiha looks like, but that old man's aura clearly comes from fighting his way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood in the Warring States period."

"He's definitely Madara Uchiha! He probably used some kind of secret technique to fake his death and escape."

Hiruko advised, "Orochimaru, let's run! That's Uchiha Madara. Before the First Hokage, he was invincible."

"No--"

Orochimaru refused.

Hiruko shouted, "Are you crazy, Orochimaru? That's Uchiha Madara! If I were still alive, I would have peed my pants from fright!"

Orochimaru said decisively, "No, for the sake of immortality, I will fight even Madara Uchiha. Besides, Madara Uchiha is not in good condition right now."

"When I saw him, his hair was completely white, his face was full of wrinkles, and he had a biological catheter connected to his back to keep him alive."

"I understand. Madara Uchiha is near death, so he needs Liao Wu's forbidden technique to prolong his life and needs to steal the life-sustaining secret technique from Kusagakure."

"Hiruko, do you know? This is an opportunity, a tremendous opportunity."

"Madara Uchiha went to such lengths to fake his death; he must be hiding a huge secret. If I can get that secret... hehe!"

Looking at the crazed Orochimaru, Hiruko felt that the other party had gone mad.

Madara Uchiha! Even if Hiruko perfected the Oni-Garara Technique and became a perfect ninja, he wouldn't dare touch his beard.

Orochimaru actually wanted to steal his secret.

That's absolutely insane!

Orochimaru was indeed insane, but he wasn't stupid. He couldn't defeat Madara Uchiha on his own.

He needs help—preferably Jiraiya and Tsunade, both of the Legendary Sannin.

"Hiruko, go find Jiraiya. He's probably in the forest. Tell him about Madara Uchiha."

"Given Jiraiya's personality, I think he would never let such a dangerous person as Madara Uchiha go unchecked."

"good!"

Orochimaru then bit his finger, summoned a small snake, wrote some words on it, and had the snake bite into its stomach. He then sent the message back to Konoha and gave it to Tsunade.

The Senju clan was the ones who most wanted Madara Uchiha dead. Orochimaru didn't believe Tsunade would remain calm upon hearing the news that Madara Uchiha was still alive.

After doing all this, Orochimaru was still not at ease, so he summoned the ninjas of Kusagakure.

He said to Hagi Chiho, "I've found the bloodline limit in your village. It's right down here, but there are some tough things down there to deal with."

"Quickly signal the people of Kusagakure to come here, then we'll work together to deal with the monsters below."

Hagi Chiho glanced at Muwei subconsciously.

Wuwei was somewhat unsure of what to do; even Orochimaru thought that such a troublesome enemy was something that the people of Kusagakure could handle.

Wuwei suspected foul play.

But Orochimaru instantly released a snake that swallowed one of their Chunin: "Hurry up, do you think I'm playing around? If you're any later, you'll all be dead."

Wuwei's face was frighteningly gloomy, but he could only signal Hagi Chiho to send a signal to the village.

Time was too short, otherwise Orochimaru would have really wanted to call in the entire army of Konoha's Hidden Mist ninjas.

That's the kind of exaggerated way to deal with Uchiha Madara.