Naruto: Help Madara rejuvenate and launch a counterattack on Konoha

The elders felt it was inappropriate to leave such a dangerous creature as the scorpion unattended in the village.

So after some discussion, he ordered Yekura, "Scorpion, you are still very suspicious. Yekura, from today onwards you will stay by Scorpion's side."

"Until the Anbu confirms that you pose no threat to the village, Yekura, you cannot leave Sasori's side."

Yekura wanted to refuse, but Juan held Yekura's hand tightly.

Right now, Yekura has offended everyone in Chiyo's lineage. If she continues to offend the elders as well...

There was no place for Yekura in this village.

Yekura finally agreed.

Luo Sha said a few polite words, and then everyone dispersed.

Granny Chiyo, Ebizo, Sasori's former subordinates, and a whole bunch of puppeteers surrounded Ryogo as he returned home, as if he were the village's Kazekage.

Claw, carrying Black Ball, watched Liao Wu's back from behind the crowd.

"The Hundred Puppet Manipulation technique, controlling one hundred puppets simultaneously, Sasori of the Red Sand truly lives up to his reputation as the most talented puppeteer in Sunagakure."

Heiwan frowned as he watched Liaowu's retreating figure: "I think this guy is still very suspicious; he's a bit of a scoundrel."

The dog pinched Black Ball's head with its paws: "Aren't you a dog?"

"Let's go back, have a good meal, and rest. In a few days, we'll be able to leave this awful place."

How should we describe life in Sunagakure?

It's not a place for humans to live. No wonder the Land of Wind yearns for the fertile land of the Land of Fire.

……

Granny Chiyo drove away all of Scorpion's old subordinates and puppeteers who were eager to polish Liao Wu's shoes.

Yekura and Maki couldn't be driven away.

The elders were still wary of Scorpion; they wouldn't feel at ease unless Ye Cang kept an eye on him.

Even without Yekura, there are still secret agents watching Sasori.

Sasori is too dangerous for them. Not only is he suspected of assassinating the Third Kazekage, but the techniques he just displayed are equivalent to an entire ninja army.

If Scorpion suddenly decides to make the world suffer in the village, who can stop him?

With Yokura and Maki present, Grandma Chiyo didn't really have a proper heart-to-heart talk with her grandson.

Let's just pretend they're not here.

She patted Liao Wu on the shoulder and said, "Scorpion, you can't stay where you used to. From now on, you'll live with me and Hai Laozang."

Scorpion used to live alone because the things he made could make people fly.

If Granny Chiyo were here, with her insight, she would have easily discovered Sasori's depravity.

Liao Wu snorted: "Whatever, I'll leave the village after I defeat Uchiha Madara."

Grandma Chiyo smiled and said, "Alright, alright! Whatever you say."

"Scorpion, can you tell me about your experiences abroad over the years?"

Liao Wu nodded, then casually fabricated a story about Scorpion's experiences over the years, omitting the mention of the human puppet and the Third Kazekage.

The key question is: how did Scorpion cultivate the Hundred Machine Manipulation Technique?

Scorpion's story is monotonous: accepting bounties on the black market to kill for money, making puppets, developing the Hundred Machines Manipulation...

Yekura and Maki also pricked up their ears to listen.

Maki still couldn't believe that Sasori was the one who killed the Third Kazekage.

Ye Cang has always been very wary of Liao Wu.

This guy's gaze would always inexplicably drift to her back.

It was scorching hot, as if it wanted to turn her into a puppet.

Ye Cang sneered inwardly. Even if Sasori hadn't killed the Third Kazekage, he wasn't a normal puppeteer.

Grandma Chiyo felt a pang of heartache upon hearing this and patted Ryo's head, saying, "You've suffered so much. You haven't had a decent meal while you've been away from home, and you're not developing properly."

"Scorpion, why did you leave the village in the first place?"

"..."

Silence. Liao Wu remained silent, and the bystanders followed suit.

What else could it be? Killing the Third Kazekage and having no insurance to cover his body is like touching a giant red object and not running away, waiting for a mad dog to bite you?

Liao Wu looked at Ye Cang, seemingly trying to find a reason from Ye Cang.

Ye Cang, sipping his liquor, said, "Don't you dare slander me!"

Liao Wu thought it over for a while, but in the end he still resorted to deception.

"Because I've been tracking down the murderer of the Third Kazekage!"

"..."

Apart from Maki, Granny Chiyo, Ebizo, and Yokura did not believe it.

Are you still putting on an act? Are you still putting on an act here?

Scorpion, can you please stop acting?

Liao Wu still forced himself to continue: "Back then, I was with the Third Hokage when suddenly a mysterious person dressed in black with red cloud robes appeared."

"He was wearing an orange swirling mask that revealed one Sharingan, suggesting he might have space-time ninjutsu."

"A mysterious figure suddenly appeared, touched the Third Hokage's shoulder, and then absorbed the Third Hokage into a vortex space."

"I chased after him right then and there..."

At first, Granny Chiyo and Ebizo were just watching how Ryogo acted, but the more Ryogo talked, the more they felt it was true.

First, the Third Kazekage disappeared in the village, and there were no signs of battle in the surrounding area.

Their first thought was that someone close to them had poisoned them.

Scorpion also disappeared at that time, so who else could it be but him?

But after hearing what Liao Wu said, there might be a second possibility.

That is space-time ninjutsu. Space-time ninjutsu can also take away the Third Kazekage without anyone noticing.

Liao Wu then pretended to be ignorant and asked Granny Chiyo, "By the way, old woman, I've never seen that kind of Sharingan before. It's not in the shape of a tomoe, it's a pattern."

"What pattern is it?"

Grandma Chiyo pressed on with her questions, seemingly a little anxious.

"It's a pattern that resembles three sickles connected together."

Ebizo seemed to have guessed something, and he and Granny Chiyo exchanged a glance, nodding in unison to confirm their understanding.

"It is the Mangekyou Sharingan, an evolution beyond the three-tomoe Sharingan of the Uchiha clan."

Granny Chiyo and Ebizo were ninjas born in the Sengoku period. Even if they hadn't seen the Mangekyou Sharingan in person, they couldn't have been unaware of its fame and the Wood Release.

Moreover, these are the bloodline limits of the two strongest people from the neighboring country.

Yekura was a little confused: "Grandma, what is the Mangekyou Sharingan?!"

Granny Chiyo explained, "The First Kazekage once told me that the Mangekyou Sharingan is the ultimate eye technique of the Uchiha clan, and it is also their trump card that allows them to fight against the First Hokage."

"Legend has it that this is the strongest eye that can see through the three realms. During the Warring States period, Madara Uchiha and his younger brother Izuna Uchiha awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan and became the leaders of the Uchiha clan."

"The Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan is dozens of times stronger than the ordinary Sharingan, and it has very strange abilities."

"I suspect that the person who kidnapped the Third Kazekage must be from the Uchiha clan, someone who has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan and whose eye ability is space-time ninjutsu."

Regardless of whether the truth is true or not, Granny Chiyo is determined to steer the conversation in that direction.

Anyway, the Third Kazekage wasn't killed by her kind and cute little scorpion.

So here's the question: why did the mysterious Uchiha kidnap the Third Kazekage?

Liao Wu said, "I don't know. Maybe he came to steal the village's tailed beast. The Third Hokage caught him doing it, and in his anger, he kidnapped the Third Kazekage."

"I've been tracking down this mysterious man for years, and I'm now 80% sure he's Uchiha Madara."

Granny Chiyo nodded: "It's possible. Madara Uchiha's Eye of the Moon plan was to collect the nine tailed beasts. Maybe he had his eye on Shukaku from the very beginning."

"Only someone like him could possess such an unpredictable space-time ninjutsu."

Why did Minato immediately assume that Obito, who attacked Kushina and released the Nine-Tails, was Madara Uchiha in the original manga?

In the original work, there is no record of Madara using space-time ninjutsu.

His Limbo is a space-time ninjutsu, but it's a Rinnegan eye technique that Madara only revealed during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Madara's space-time ninjutsu is at most a summoning technique, but this is just a simple space-time teleportation technique and is not comparable to Obito's mysterious and unpredictable Kamui.

Minato should have suspected Tobirama Senju the most, because he was the famous First Hokage of the Flying Thunder God Technique.

But Minato was certain that this person was Uchiha Madara.

Since Tobirama was the Hokage of Konoha, there was no need for him to attack Konoha and release the Nine-Tails.

Furthermore, Madara Uchiha was wicked enough and harbored great hostility towards Konoha.

He is a legendary figure on par with the First Hokage, so it's not surprising that he sometimes possesses space-time ninjutsu.

In any case, if there's any inexplicable trouble, it's always good to pin it on Madara Uchiha.

As it turns out, Minato was right; Obito was Madara's backup plan, and Madara also did the Nine-Tails attack on Konoha.