Naruto: Help Madara rejuvenate and launch a counterattack on Konoha

Mu and the Third Raikage had the same idea. Their village already had Kage, so how would the power be divided if they went back?

Both men were satisfied with the descendants of Ying and did not want to return to the village and affect the influence of the descendants of Ying.

At this moment, Scorpion's eyes were full of vitality, a feeling of finding his soul.

Or—find a home!

Inoichi was puzzled as to what kind of ninjutsu Granny Chiyo had used to turn Sasori into this state.

However, none of that matters anymore.

Hai asked Xie, "Xie, can you tell us where Liao Wu's stronghold is hidden?"

Scorpion didn't talk much, but his answer was precise: "Hozuki Castle!"

Shikaku's eyes lit up: "It really is Hozuki Castle, just as we guessed."

The Ninja Clan's think tank had long suspected that Liao Wu would have a high probability of setting up his base in Hozuki Castle.

First, Kusagakure had served under Madara and Ryougo, but then disappeared, leading them to speculate that Kusagakure had gone into hiding.

The place where Kusagakure can hide is most likely their isolated overseas island—Hozuki Castle.

Secondly, after the establishment of the Ninja Clan, they captured many rogue ninjas, intending to send them to Hozuki Castle, a joint prison once established by the Five Great Nations.

To this day, no one has ever escaped from Hozuki Castle. Hozuki Castle prison has never disappointed the five great ninja villages.

However, precisely because no one can escape from Hozuki Castle, the castle's connection with the outside world is solely through Kusagakure's official personnel.

Ghost Lantern City is an isolated island overseas, far from the mainland, closed off and isolated, making it a good place for criminals to establish their own independent territory.

The Ninja Sect wanted to imprison the rogue ninja in Hozuki Castle, but the officials of Hozuki Castle announced its permanent closure.

The think tank, led by Shikaku, speculated that Liaowu's main base was most likely Ghost Lantern Castle.

The Ninja Clan also sent out small teams to investigate, but those teams have not returned yet and have lost contact.

Now, thanks to Scorpion, everyone is certain that Hozuki Castle has been occupied by Ryougo.

Tobirama crossed his arms and said, "Hozuki Castle, I didn't expect that brat to choose such a place as his base."

The Third Raikage asked Ryogoku in a deep voice, "Sasori, is Uchiha Ryogoku hiding in Hozuki Castle?"

Sasori shook his head: "I don't know. He was sealed away by the First Hokage and lost all contact with the outside world."

"..."

Ibixi was dumbfounded. The scorpions didn't know much, and they thought they had caught a big fish.

After all that, the other party doesn't even know where Liao Wu is. What's the point of interrogating him?

In a few more days, these people will probably be able to guess the changes in Ghost Lantern City and thus confirm that Ghost Lantern City is Liao Wu's territory.

Granny Chiyo remained silent, though she was aware that Ryou's base was in Hozuki Castle.

Because of the Third Kazekage's guarantee, the Ninja Clan members all believed that Granny Chiyo was forced by Ryougo and did not interrogate her.

The Third Raikage said in a deep voice, "Since Uchiha Ryougo is at Hozuki Castle, then let's gather the Allied Shinobi Forces and attack Hozuki Castle!"

"No!"

The statement was a denial regarding Tobirama and Sasori.

Tobirama's reason for denying it was simple: "Ryogoku is an extreme Uchiha. If he has attachments, it's fine, but if he doesn't, he will be even more difficult to deal with."

Why is Madara considered invincible?

Since the Uchiha betrayed Madara, Madara has been completely alone.

Izuna is dead, his relatives have all died in battle, and his clansmen have also rejected him.

Having nothing means not caring about anything anymore, and lacking nothing.

Gengetsu looked at Tobirama and said, "But we can't just do nothing, can we? Are we going to refrain from action just because we might push them to the brink? What's the point of us all coming together then?"

Tobirama pondered for a moment: "We still need to take Hozuki Castle, but we can't rush it. We'll use Hozuki Castle to lure out Ryougo!"

Everyone nodded.

Sasori said, "Hozuki Castle is protected by the sacred tree of Takigakure Village. That giant tree can absorb natural energy and transform it into the Thousand-Armed Kannon."

"Can you withstand the First Hokage's strongest Wood Release ninjutsu?"

"..."

The room fell silent upon hearing this.

The Thousand-Armed Buddha was used by Hashirama at Mount Myōboku before. When the Thousand-Armed Buddha appeared, it felt like the mountains were being suppressed.

That is the power of gods and Buddhas.

Tobirama said, "Kushina now possesses the power of the Nine-Tails and the Rinnegan. With her power, she can suppress my brother's Thousand-Armed Kannon."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Mifune said, "In that case, let's organize a force to attack Hozuki Castle!"

Tobirama nodded: "Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Dan are probably all imprisoned in Hozuki Castle. If there's a chance, we'll rescue them."

"The important thing is Liao Wu's whereabouts... I'm very worried. He has already integrated with the Rinnegan and is hiding in the shadows, looking for an opportunity when we let our guard down."

Lu Jiu analyzed, "There is another possibility: Liao Wu has not yet broken the seal of the First Hokage, otherwise, given his personality, he would not have stayed underground for so long."

Liao Wu used to hide when he was incompetent, but now that he's capable, he's started to make noise.

If you have the skills but don't boast about them, then you've wasted your time learning them.

Tobirama said decisively, "Then we must find his whereabouts as soon as possible!"

Sasori looked at everyone and said, "Shukaku, one of the nine tailed beasts, isn't in Konoha, right?"

Tobirama looked at Sasori, puzzled: "You mean Ryougo and Shukaku are together?"

Sasori shook his head: "This is just speculation. Shukaku has been the tailed beast of Sunagakure since ancient times. Sunagakure studied Magnet Release from Shukaku."

"Shukaku also has a special ability, which is the violet curse mark on its body. That curse mark has a powerful binding effect."

"So many talented and ambitious people in the Ninja Clan couldn't find Liao Wu's whereabouts. I suspect he used Shukaku's cursed seal to isolate himself from the outside world."

"..."

Tobirama and the others exchanged glances and then looked at Granny Chiyo.

They didn't know if what the scorpion said was right or wrong, after all, what if it was just pretending to descend?

Granny Chiyo glanced at Sasori, and as she found her home, Sasori quickly severed ties with Ryou.

Since Sasori has already gone this far, Granny Chiyo might as well betray him as well.

"That's right. If Liaowu is hiding inside Shukaku's stomach, our reconnaissance ninjutsu will be useless."

Wu said, "Shukaku has returned to the Nara Desert in the Land of Wind, which is the largest desert in the Land of Wind."

"How can we find Shukaku in such a vast desert?"

Granny Chiyo said, "Our Third and Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure are using Magnet Release to track Shukaku's whereabouts. Soon, we will be able to find out Shukaku's location."

Tobirama nodded: "Then notify the firefighting team to go to the Nara Desert in the Land of Wind to track down Shukaku with the Third Kazekage and the others."

"If Liao Wu is really hiding inside Shukaku's stomach, then he must not have broken his elder brother's seal yet. We need to capture him and take back the Rinnegan."

"yes!"

Firefighting team!

The character "燎" in Liao Wu means burning fire, and he himself is a fire that ignites chaos in the ninja world.

The higher-ups of the Ninja Clan called the elite ninja squad that was tracking Liao Wu the "Fire Extinguishing Team," meaning to extinguish Liao Wu's chaotic fire.