Naruto: Help Madara rejuvenate and launch a counterattack on Konoha

The Seven-Tails was very fast; with its three wings flying at full speed, it approached Hozuki Castle in just a few breaths.

At the heart of the island stands a prison city built of thick black stone.

The high walls stand tall, their surfaces cracked by the passage of time and the elements. The iron railings are cold and imposing, and the watchtower stands forlornly in a corner, devoid of any sign of life.

The waves crashed against the island's shore day after day, producing a dull roar that even birds were reluctant to linger.

This is a prison devoid of any vitality.

Once prisoners are captured inside, they cannot escape, not only due to the Fire Release: Heavenly Prison Technique imposed on them by Kusagakure.

There are also natural barriers in the surrounding area.

Hozuki Castle is surrounded by the sea, and the sea is a large whirlpool. It is still a long distance from the mainland.

Even water-style ninjas would find it difficult to escape Hozuki Castle without the help of a boat.

Early in the morning, the jailers of Hozuki Castle, dressed in dark green uniforms, were watching over a group of ninja criminals as they went out to play.

Every now and then, they would use batons to teach these unruly ninjas a lesson.

Here, whether you are a renowned ninja or a notorious villain, you are just a prisoner.

He's scum, a disgrace!

They are a group of people abandoned by the ninja world, a group of people who have been forgotten.

Suddenly, a shadow blocked the light from the prisoners' heads.

They looked up and saw a giant flying beast.

The enormous beetle, its body covered in a deep blue carapace, blotted out the sky, and its six huge orange-yellow wings whipped up a whirlwind as it flapped.

The mere appearance of these colossal beasts caused an uproar throughout the entire Ghost Lantern Castle.

"What is this?"

"Such immense chakra! This is definitely not an ordinary ninja beast!"

"This is a tailed beast, the Seven-Tails from my former village!"

A ninja from Takigakure who had committed a crime turned as pale as paper in an instant; this was one of the tailed beasts from his village.

"It's a Tailed Beast! Everyone run! The Tailed Beasts are attacking Hozuki Castle!"

Upon hearing that it was a tailed beast, everyone was filled with nothing but raw fear.

Some people's legs gave way and they collapsed to the ground; some let out a piercing, desperate scream; others rushed towards the prison like madmen, wanting only to hide back in their lair...

Not only were the prisoners in chaos, but even the prison guards of Hozuki Castle were in a state of panic.

The Seven-Tails, simply by stopping there, completely shattered the defenses of Hozuki Castle.

Liao Wu pointed at the Grass Village prison guards, who were in a state of despair and chaos, and asked Shirakawa, the leader of Grass Village, who was standing next to him, "Shirakawa, are these the soldiers you brought out?"

Shirakawa smiled somewhat embarrassedly and said, "Lord Ryowu, the Seven-Tails is, after all, a tailed beast. Even the Five Great Shinobi Villages would be helpless when faced with such a giant beast."

Liao Wu nodded. Tailed beasts are inherently associated with disasters, and in some people's eyes, the Nine-Tails is a natural disaster caused by the combination of human resentment.

The Seven-Tails' size alone suggests terrifying strength; even ordinary ninja beasts could easily destroy the entire Hozuki Castle, let alone a prison built by a second-rate ninja village.

Liao Wu stopped the Seven-Tails in a plaza, then jumped down with the people of Kusagakure.

The people of Kusagakure went to negotiate with the lord of Hozuki Castle and, incidentally, transported the Box of Bliss out.

Liao Wu was instructing Long She and Wu Gou Ninjutsu from the side.

The two have reached the stage where they must use ninjutsu.

With the help of Ryoubu spores, Ryusho was able to cast the Grass Village's Fire Release technique—the Ghost Lantern.

In contrast, Wu Gou spent a long time trying to figure out what was in his hands, but he had nothing.

He was getting anxious. All along, his talent had been better than Longshe's. How come Longshe's talent had far surpassed his ever since he became Liaowu's apprentice?

"Wu Gou, don't be impatient!"

Liao Wu saw that Wu Gou was almost crying, so he comforted him, saying that children of this age have a strong sense of self-esteem and need adult approval.

Wu Gou looked at Liao Wu with some hope, hoping to get some guidance.

Liao Wu stroked his head and sneered, "Although you are a piece of trash, even trash has its uses. I'll offer you as a sacrifice to the Box of Bliss later."

「(;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)——」

When Wugou heard that she was to be sacrificed as a offering, she immediately burst into tears.

Candy stood silently watching Liao Wu, who had frightened the child to tears.

This guy has such a childish personality.

……

Leaf.

A ninja approached the place where Granny Chiyo and Sakumo were fighting.

Sakumo stopped fighting: "Chiyo-senpai, this is definitely not a chakra-based technique to restore youth. You have already recovered to your peak."

This is the place where Granny Chiyo and Sakumo fought.

The once lush forest was flattened in patches, the thick tree trunks were broken and shattered by the chakra blades, and the ground was covered with ravines and pits of varying depths.

This damage was caused by Sakumo's ninja sword.

Granny Chiyo's destruction was also astonishing.

Her Chikamatsu Ten-Man Army left countless piercing marks in the forest, and many tree trunks were deeply dented by the steel cables.

Branches and leaves were scattered, tree shadows were crooked, and the entire forest was in a sorry state, leaving only a mess after being violently ravaged.

Compared to Sakumo's slashing attacks, Granny Chiyo's destruction was all-encompassing: flames, torrents, steel cables, cleavers...

While not as destructive as Shuo Mao's single-target attacks, it is comprehensive.

The same applies to battles.

Granny Chiyo used ten elite puppets to fight against Sakumo, which was equivalent to Sakumo fighting against a team of ten elite Jonin.

Moreover, the ten Jonin coordinated perfectly, unleashing one move after another. After the female puppet finished her attack, the blue-faced puppet extended a steel cable to ensnare Sakumo.

In addition to the sealing and killing moves of the Three Treasures Puppet, the other puppets are equipped with kunai, shuriken, poison needles, smoke bombs, etc.

Granny Chiyo is a one-woman ninja force, covering melee, ranged, control, explosives, and ninjutsu, suppressing enemies from all angles.

If it weren't for Sakumo's body being an immortal impure body, he would have been hit long ago.

For example, if Sakumo were made of flesh and blood, he would not be able to cure the poison released by Granny Chiyo's puppet.

Because the only person who could cure her poison was Tsunade, and Tsunade was in Amegakure, not Konoha.

Logically, if Granny Chiyo were controlling ten elite puppets, her chakra should have been depleted very quickly.

But no, Granny Chiyo still looked completely at ease.

This led Sakumo to speculate that Granny Chiyo had truly returned to her prime, and that this was no ordinary secret technique, but a forbidden one.

This reminded Shuo Mao of the forbidden technique Liao Wu could use to restore people to their youth.

Granny Chiyo sneered, "White Fang, this is my business, it has nothing to do with you! Give me back my son and daughter-in-law's lives!"

"Wait, Chiyo-senpai, someone's already here. I give up, I admit my mistake, okay?"

Granny Chiyo's expression softened: "It's good that you know. The reason I haven't sought revenge on you all these years isn't because I'm afraid of you, but because I left you with my grandson so he can come and seek revenge on you."

"You are the whetstone I left for Scorpion."

Sakumo said, "Chiyo-senpai, if I have the chance, I will fight your grandson Sasori."

Granny Chiyo nodded: "You must use all your strength, preferably with the intention of killing Sasori, but I don't think you can kill Sasori."

"Because it's stronger than me!"

Grandma Chiyo sighed sadly again, "But what can I do? Sasori is gone forever, and I've already lost my grandson."

Sakumo couldn't bear to see Granny Chiyo so sad, so he said, "Chiyo-senpai, how about this? You treat Kakashi as your grandson, and that will be my small compensation."

"Go to hell!"

Granny Chiyo's ten fingers moved swiftly, directing the Chikamatsu Ten to rush towards Sakumo's direction.

Sakumo then used his teleportation ability to leave.

"Chiyo-senpai, I'm sorry, but this is the law of survival in the ninja world."

"Just like me, even in death I will not find peace."