Naruto: Help Madara rejuvenate and launch a counterattack on Konoha

The people from both Kusagakure and Amegakure showed joy; the tailed beast had been successfully captured.

Nagato also looked at Konan with a happy expression, thinking, "She truly is my good sister."

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sisters?!

As Nagato was filled with extreme self-doubt, a sinister voice suddenly rang in everyone's ears.

"This village, after all these years, is still so tragic!"

A dark shadow appeared, extending black tentacles that resembled black threads, which pulled at the insect-marked pottery jar that Konan had tied with paper magic.

Are there more experts?

Everyone stared at the newly appeared mysterious expert, who was wearing a black trench coat and a light gray scarf around his neck.

His eyes were a sharp, bluish-green, with a cold gaze that conveyed the vicissitudes and ruthlessness of time, as if they could see right through people's hearts.

His entire face was completely covered by a dark gray mask, revealing only his eyes, giving him a mysterious and unapproachable air.

Most shockingly, he was wearing a Takigakure headband with a clear scratch on it, indicating he was a rogue ninja from Takigakure.

The Takigakure leader and the ninjas were all taken aback when they saw the headband, because they had no idea that the village had such a rogue ninja.

"Who are you?"

This person is Kakuzu, who came to Takigakure from the Land of Fire and Konoha Village.

Kakuzu's era was too long ago, it was 50 years ago, and the leaders of Takigakure have changed several times. When Kakuzu suddenly appeared, no one recognized him.

While using the Earth Grudge Fear technique and Konan's Paper Release to pull at the Seven-Tails' sealing artifact, Kakuzu sneered at the Takigakure ninjas: "Don't you recognize me? That's right, a rogue ninja like me isn't worth your attention."

Then, Suihan pointed at Kakuzu and exclaimed in horror, "I know! You are Kakuzu, the rogue ninja who stole the village's forbidden technique and murdered the high-ranking officials 50 years ago!"

"My God, how are you still alive?"

Shuiyan held her head in disbelief.

One by one, the people of Takigakure realized what was happening.

"Kakuzu?! Is there such a person in the village?"

An older Takigakure ninja remembered Kakuzu.

"I remember now, my grandfather told me that there used to be a rebellious ninja in the village named Kakuzu."

"He overestimated himself and attempted to assassinate the First Hokage, but the First Hokage was kind and let him go."

"But after being defeated by the First Hokage, this guy couldn't accept it, his personality changed drastically, he stole the village's forbidden techniques, and even slaughtered the village's elders."

"He's the worst of the worst!"

Kakuzu was furious.

Who? Who fabricated this unofficial history?!

Who dares to slander me like this?

In the past, everyone was a complete victim.

When Hashirama gave a tailed beast to the small ninja village of Takigakure at the Five Kage Summit, Takigakure felt that Hashirama had slighted them.

Why do I say that?

Look at the villages that Hashirama granted fiefdoms to; Sunagakure is not included because it already has Shukaku.

Iwagakure obtained the Four-Tails and the Five-Tails.

The Hidden Mist obtained the Three-Tails and the Six-Tails.

The Hidden Cloud Village obtained the Two-Tailed Fox and the Eight-Tailed Fox.

These ninja villages all got two tailed beasts, so why did Takigakure only get one?

Did the First Hokage look down on Takigakure?

We must find someone to deal with him.

Kakuzu, as an elite member of Takigakure, accepted the mission to assassinate Hashirama. After the mission failed, the higher-ups of Takigakure finally came to their senses.

They seem to have done something extremely foolish.

They actually dared to send someone to assassinate the First Hokage? That's like a heifer getting AIDS—utterly outrageous.

When the Land of Fire sent envoys to question them, the higher-ups at Takigakure dared not admit to having any intention to assassinate Hashirama.

So the higher-ups arrested Kakuzu, trying to push him out as a scapegoat, saying that Kakuzu acted on his own and had nothing to do with them.

Kakuzu was furious and felt betrayed.

He risked his life to assassinate Hashirama, only to be treated so cruelly by the village.

Kakuzu has turned to the dark side.

He escaped from prison filled with intense hatred, stole the secret technique that Takigakure treasured—Earth Grudge Fear—and used it to steal the hearts of all the high-ranking Jonin of Takigakure at the time. He then absconded with all the money.

From then on, Kakuzu wandered the world, accompanied only by money.

However, within Takigakure's own network, the assassination of the First Hokage was entirely Kakuzu's idea, and he was portrayed as a pathetic wretch who overestimated his abilities.

Can we tolerate this?

Kakuzu immediately released two wind and fire attribute masks from his back and slaughtered the Takigakure ninja.

"Die, all of you!"

"Fire Release: Head Carving!"

"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"

"(°ﾛ°٥)."

Nagato, Konan, and the ninjas of Kusagakure stared in disbelief as Kakuzu slaughtered the ninjas of Takigakure.

Why are they fighting among themselves?

"Spiritual communication!"

At the critical moment of the internal strife, a huge cloud of psychic smoke exploded, and then a giant toad, over ten meters tall with deep purple skin, appeared on the battlefield.

With his right claw gripping a massive spiked mace and his left claw holding a shield resembling a straw hat, he easily suppressed two of Kakuzu's wide-range ninjutsu.

This toad is the toad from Mount Myoboku.

A figure stood atop Toad Ken's head. This person wore a bright red sleeveless jacket, a headband with the character "oil" on it, and had long white hair.

Following them were about a dozen Konoha ANBU members wearing animal masks and carrying ninja swords.

Konan and Nagato stared in shock at the white-haired ninja in the lead: "Jiraiya-sensei?!"

The white-haired ninja is Jiraiya.

Jiraiya and Kakuzu set off for Takigakure yesterday, and unexpectedly, Kakuzu's warning actually came true.

Madara Uchiha sent men to attack Takigakure and steal their tailed beasts.

Fortunately, they arrived in time.

Jiraiya frowned as he looked at Kakuzu. A rogue ninja is a rogue ninja; they have no organization, no discipline, and they'll kill you at the slightest provocation.

One of the reasons the ninja world is in such chaos is the presence of rogue ninjas disrupting order everywhere.

Jiraiya then tolerated Kakuzu's previous reckless behavior, as Kakuzu's two wide-range ninjutsu releases in an instant proved his strength was beyond that of an ordinary ninja.

The Allied Shinobi Forces need him.

Jiraiya advised, "Kakuzu-senpai, calm down! Don't lower yourself to the level of a junior. Uchiha Madara is our true enemy."