Naruto: Help Madara rejuvenate and launch a counterattack on Konoha

Liao Wu did not give a direct answer to Shui Men's question.

Instead, he asked Minato, "Minato, Obito has always aimed to become Hokage. Do you believe an Uchiha can become Hokage?"

Minato said decisively, "Yes! It's definitely possible. As long as you're a Konoha ninja with the will of fire burning in your heart, you can definitely become Hokage."

Liao Wu laughed heartily: "Don't joke around, Minato. Do you know how wary the Third Hokage has been of me since we were kids?"

"I originally intended to trade with you for your Flying Thunder God Technique, which is the Rasengan."

"But I didn't expect that the Third Hokage would interfere and force me to hand over my ninjutsu."

Liao Wu controlled the giant snake beneath his feet, and with a flick of its head, the snake charged toward the water gate.

Minato's speed was like a yellow flash; in the blink of an eye, he appeared on the giant snake's head, his kunai, radiating a chilling killing intent, slashing towards Liao Wu's neck.

"I knew the village was wary of the Uchiha, but now I realize it was the Hokage and the advisors' fear of the Uchiha's power."

Minato couldn't fully understand why the Uchiha clan in Konoha faced such an awkward political environment. Were the Uchiha clans basically ostracized by the other major ninja clans?

Now, having witnessed Madara Uchiha's power and heard the secret of the Mangekyou Sharingan from the Third Hokage, I finally understand.

The higher-ups are afraid of the Uchiha's power.

Their generation basically grew up listening to the stories of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, whose power was enough to change the entire ninja world.

The more you know, the more afraid you become.

Liao Wu completely ignored the kunai that Minato was about to slit his neck with, and chakra in his hand condensed into a blade.

This is a chakra scalpel, a combat ninjutsu used by high-level medical ninjas. It was used by Kabuto Yakushi in the original work.

Liao Wu's chakra scalpel slashed towards Minato's head and chest.

Anyway, since his body is a spore clone, if he can take Minato away, that would be a win.

Minato reacted quickly. Before Liao Wu could strike, he flipped over and conjured a Rasengan in his hand, which slammed into Liao Wu's back.

Liao Wu's giant serpent was caught in the blast and was sent back to Ryuchi Cave by Minato's Rasengan.

The Third Hokage, having already led a large number of ninjas to the other side of the canyon, laughed when he saw Minato carrying Liao Wu emerging from the smoke, "Minato, you're still as fast as ever!"

The Third Hokage was genuinely afraid that Minato would act impulsively and kill Ryogoku to avenge Jiraiya.

Liao Wu is not the main point; he is just a pawn. The main point is Uchiha Madara behind Liao Wu.

The most sensible thing to do is to capture Liao Wu and extract information about Uchiha Madara from him.

Minato walked over, holding onto Ryougo who had been knocked unconscious by the Rasengan.

Suddenly, Hizashi shouted a warning to Minato: "Minato, watch out, that's a clone—"

A figure emerged from the ground, holding what appeared to be a ball of flame burning in its hand.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Prison!"

Liao Wu learned the Uchiha clan's Fire Release manual, so he basically had no shortage of ninjutsu.

However, the Uchiha clan's fire-style ninjutsu is completely ineffective against a highly mobile ninja like Minato; only the Kusagakure's fire-style sealing technique has some merit.

If you hit Minato, you can bind all of his chakra and burn him.

Unfortunately, Minato's reflexes were far beyond those of ordinary people, and he dodged the attack the instant Hizashi made a sound using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Liao Wu's Heavenly Prison Technique failed to hit Shui Men, and he turned around to curse Ri Zai.

"Hey, you son of a bitch, who told you to speak up and remind them? Don't you know the saying 'a gentleman observes in silence'?"

Hijiri still retained a bit of the Hyuga clan's grandeur: "Senior Ryou, your clone is too special. If it weren't for my Byakugan seeing your chakra on the ground, I probably wouldn't have been able to tell that what Minato was holding was your clone."

Liao Wu created a clone on the back of the giant serpent in Ryūchi Cave to deceive Minato.

Minato was completely fooled by Liao Wu's spore clones, but the battlefield wasn't just for him and Minato; the battlefield was complex.

With Hyuga's Byakugan, it's easy for Liao Wu's hidden clones to be seen through.

Minato teleported to the Third Hokage's side and thanked Hizashi, saying, "Thanks, Hizashi. I almost fell for it if it weren't for you."

Hizashi dared not be negligent towards the rising young Jonin of the village, and said with a smile, "Even without my reminder, I believe that with your reaction, Minato, you would have dodged it."

The first requirement for mastering the Flying Thunder God Technique is quick reflexes. Minato didn't have the Uchiha's eyes, but his reaction speed was comparable to the Sharingan's perception.

Kakashi's Chidori is a high-speed straight thrust, so fast that his visual nerves can't keep up. Only with Obito's Sharingan can he unleash the full power of Chidori.

Minato's battles are also high-speed battles, but he doesn't need the Sharingan to compensate for dynamic vision.

His reflexes were perfectly on track.

Even without the warning of the daily change, Liao Wu would not have been able to hit the water gate.

Yuhi Shinku came up and looked at Ryou with some regret: "After Ryou got rid of his bloodline disease, his ninja talent was fully awakened. His talent is definitely no weaker than Jiraiya and Orochimaru."

The Third Hokage nodded: "That's true. It's a pity that we've taken the wrong path. If I had been more wary of him, this wouldn't have happened."

The Third Hokage stepped forward and said, "Ryo-wu, surrender and accept your judgment!"

Liao Wu closed his Sharingan, revealing his dark eyes.

Liao Wu used half of his chakra to create a clone, and then used the ninjutsu Great Fire Prison. Liao Wu's chakra was already running low.

He's put on a show enough; it's time for him to leave.

"Hmph! Surrender? Hiruzen Sarutobi, you're still as hypocritical as ever! How much better are you than me, condoning Danzo and Orochimaru's evil deeds?"

Liao Wu mobilized all his chakra, and his entire body emitted a chakra aura.

Hiashi stared in shock: "Is he courting death? He's extracted all his chakra; he's forcibly overdrawing his life force."

When a ninja's chakra is completely depleted, he will fall into a state of extreme weakness, because chakra is a mixture of physical and mental energy.

Running out of chakra means the body no longer has the energy to refine it.

Forcibly refining chakra is essentially overdrawing one's energy, which can be life-threatening.

In the original work, Kakashi used Kamui to overdraw his body's energy even when his chakra was exhausted, and finally died from draining his life force.

In Ritsu's Byakugan, Liaowu is like burning his entire body into chakra as kindling.

Liao Wu clasped his hands together.

"Fire Release: Demon Lantern!"

Bang bang bang!

Liao Wu converted all his chakra into fire-attribute chakra, and fireballs in the shape of Hannya demon masks surrounded him.

There were over a hundred of them; at this moment, Liao Wu seemed like a king who commanded flames.

Under Liao Wu's control, the ghost lanterns formed a swarm of fireballs that rushed towards the Konoha ninjas.

"Eight Trigrams Empty Palm!"

Hizashi used a Chakra Air Palm technique to knock down a bunch of ghost lanterns, then warned everyone: "Be careful, the fireball contains a large amount of explosive chakra, don't let it get close."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liao Wu's ghost lantern flew onto a Konoha Chunin and exploded with a bang, just like an exploding tag.

The Chunin let out a cry and was instantly blasted into charred remains.