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Chapter 521 Are you sure the resurrected Uchiha Madara isn't the one in his prime?

Konoha Village.

Uchiha Sasuke returned here with a group of people.

However, Itachi Uchiha did not come to greet them, because the second-generation leader of Root and the two Hokage advisors were discussing matters in the Hokage Building, debating the succession of the true Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, as Tsunade, Shizune, and Jiraiya had returned to Konoha with Naruto Uzumaki.

have to say.

Itachi Uchiha was really not suited for political struggles.

During this period, the only thing this man did was to follow Sasuke Uchiha's instructions and disperse all the Root ninjas to the Anbu. The rest of the time, he simply followed the orders of the two Hokage advisors...

"What are you doing?"

When Uchiha Sasuke saw his brother, he showed no mercy on his face: "So you actually think of yourself as a loyal retainer of the Hokage?"

What's going on?

Do you really think you're a loyal subject?

"..."

Itachi Uchiha really had no answer.

Because his specialty is killing in the dark, this kind of tedious discussion about trivial matters in front of the Hokage's higher-ups has been giving him a headache lately.

and…

He was also a traitorous ninja who shouldn't have lived.

It was rather unusual for him to become a high-ranking member of Konoha, especially since he was extremely loyal to Konoha and had never considered opposing the opinions of the higher-ups...

"I…"

"What should we do?"

Itachi Uchiha glanced at the group of people standing behind Sasuke Uchiha, a hint of surprise in his eyes, because those people all looked like adults.

Sasuke's younger brother...

When did this group of forces come into existence?

even…

The person in the lead looks like…

"Sasuke..."

Uchiha Itachi frowned instinctively, staring intently at one of the masked men, and asked softly, "Who are they...?"

"A new member of the roots."

Sasuke Uchiha arranged for the resurrected Uchiha to change into Root uniforms, and casually said, "Now, Root only has one thing to do: kill."

Sasuke Uchiha produced a list and handed it directly to the leader, ordering them to immediately proceed to openly and honorably massacre all casino owners within the ninja world: "Anyone involved with the current Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, whether they are casino owners or loan sharks, leave no one alive..."

"I see."

The man in the lead slowly nodded.

"etc…"

Uchiha Itachi subconsciously felt that the voice was unusually familiar, which immediately reminded him of when he last heard it!

That sound…

Is that Dad's voice?

Itachi Uchiha subconsciously began to analyze the situation!

Because the man in the lead didn't act like a subordinate at all when answering Sasuke's orders, as if he were Sasuke's equal, and perhaps this man even considered himself to be of higher status than Sasuke...

"Go do it."

Sasuke waved his hand, not allowing Itachi to approach them, and coldly looked at Itachi: "Alright, now go report to the higher-ups. You've discovered Danzo Shimura's experimental base and found a batch of experimental subjects created using the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan..."

"That's... Dad?"

Itachi Uchiha stared intently at his younger brother, his mind rapidly processing the truth. His voice trembled as he spoke, "I heard Orochimaru used the Impure World Reincarnation technique to kill the Third Hokage. You and Orochimaru had a cooperative relationship. Did you use the Impure World Reincarnation technique to revive your dead clansmen?"

Obviously.

These messages are easily obtained.

Uchiha Itachi only needed to hear a familiar voice to immediately understand who Uchiha Sasuke had brought back—the souls of the dead Uchiha!

"This is none of your business."

Sasuke Uchiha coldly stared at his brother, then turned and left without a second thought: "Just do the tasks I assigned you..."

"You now..."

"That's all the use it has..."

"Sasuke!"

Itachi Uchiha placed a hand on his younger brother's shoulder, his eyes darkening, and his voice lowered: "We need to have a serious talk..."

"What do you want to say?"

Sasuke Uchiha looked up at his impeccably dressed older brother and chuckled to himself as he asked, "I'm more curious about something else. Now that you've seen a younger brother like me, would you still give me your Mangekyou Sharingan?"

"!!!"

Itachi Uchiha's heart sank.

"You now..."

"It will also give you the Mangekyou Sharingan..."

"Will you grant me the power of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?"

Sasuke Uchiha spread his hands, casually posing another hypothetical question: "Or would you, in your current state, take my eyes and obtain the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan for yourself?"

"It seems that the masked man told you quite a bit..."

Uchiha Itachi took a deep breath, suppressing his emotions. With his seriously ill body, what use would it be to obtain his younger brother's eyes?

however…

Itachi Uchiha was unable to answer his younger brother's question.

If I were to give my Mangekyou Sharingan to my younger brother at this moment, it would surely grant him even more terrifying power. What would my younger brother do then?

With only the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan, Sasuke Uchiha has already begun to extend his reach into Konoha. What if he possessed the even higher-level Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?

Seeing Itachi's gloomy expression, Sasuke couldn't help but scoff. Too lazy to pay any more attention to his older brother, he went back to his office on his own.

In the time that follows…

The situation in Konoha suddenly became strange.

After the Fifth Hokage Tsunade returned to the village, she felt that the Konoha she had taken over was not bad. At least the two Hokage advisors were talkative and nagging, but they would not reject her policies. After Danzo Shimura died, the new Root successor, Itachi Uchiha, was also fine. Apart from the need to keep his identity a secret, he had no objections to her orders.

however…

In just a few days…

The wind direction in the Land of Fire suddenly shifted.

The nobles of the Land of Fire opposed Tsunade's succession and even began accusing her of indiscriminate killing. However, before Tsunade could even figure out what went wrong, those nobles who accused her of indiscriminate killing were all purged...

When Tsunade finally discovered that the problem stemmed from Konoha's Root organization, the Fifth Hokage questioned him. Root leader Itachi Uchiha feigned ignorance, admitting he didn't understand why Sasuke Uchiha had done what he did…

Without a doubt...

This incident has brought enormous trouble to the newly appointed Fifth Hokage, even though Root is simultaneously creating trouble and helping Tsunade clean it up...

of course.

Even bigger trouble is brewing.

Orochimaru destroyed Konoha's ally, Kusagakure.

Whether it was to avenge the Third Hokage or to eliminate Orochimaru as a potential threat, Tsunade had no choice but to leave the problem to the Anbu and Root...

exactly…

A comparison has also emerged.

The Root organization did a fairly good job in pursuing Orochimaru.

At least they always destroyed Orochimaru's base faster than the Anbu, preventing Tsunade from disbanding Root and forcing her to rely on Root to deal with Orochimaru, especially since the Uchiha brothers in Root all had Mangekyou Sharingan.

however…

Uchiha Itachi, however, knew the whole truth.

Itachi Uchiha knew that all the troubles the Fifth Hokage faced were created by his younger brother, Sasuke Uchiha, and that the problems Konoha encountered were also created by Sasuke Uchiha, even though it was his younger brother who solved these problems.

Unfortunately…

Itachi Uchiha couldn't find a solution.

Perhaps the only thing that could give Itachi Uchiha some psychological comfort was that he finally saw his father, Fugaku Uchiha, who had been resurrected through Edo Tensei, during a time when Sasuke Uchiha couldn't be watching.

Itachi Uchiha learned more information from his father, Fugaku Uchiha, and he also learned about Sasuke Uchiha's plan to revive the entire clan.

"Sasuke..."

"They went down an extreme path."

"All of this is due to the mistakes I made back then."

Itachi Uchiha deeply felt the trouble his younger brother was causing, yet he found himself unable to turn things around: "And now Sasuke's power has become too great; he ignores everyone's wishes, and Konoha is gradually falling under his control..."

"Itachi..."

Fugaku Uchiha looked at his eldest son, his expression incredibly complex: "This time, are you still going to stand on Konoha's side... and kill your own brother?"

"..."

Itachi Uchiha remained silent, unable to answer.

Itachi Uchiha held a notebook in his hand, which recorded Sasuke Uchiha's new plan. This younger brother was drafting a plan to revive the other Hokage using Edo Tensei, as well as to use political means to eliminate the two Hokage advisors, so that the Fifth Hokage Tsunade would be completely under his control.

"We can't let Sasuke continue down this path..."

Itachi Uchiha closed the notebook, a solemn look appearing in his eyes: "I won't kill him, but I must thwart all his plots..."

"Is it for Konoha again?"

Fugaku Uchiha looked at his eldest son and sighed softly, "Back then, when you stood on Konoha's side, your mother and I were still proud of you... But... this time it's Sasuke... can you really do it again?"

"I will get him back on the right track."

Itachi Uchiha's gaze gradually hardened. He looked at his father, revealing a vulnerability that shouldn't have been his: "Father, I need your support..."

At least…

This can't go on any longer.

With his father's support, Itachi Uchiha believed that he wouldn't be helpless within Root, and could even secretly disobey Sasuke Uchiha's orders within Root.

"I see."

Fugaku Uchiha was saddened by the infighting between his two sons. He didn't want to see his sons kill each other, but he also knew that once Sasuke Uchiha's actions were exposed, he would become the target of everyone's attacks and contempt.

Putting everything else aside, the mere act of bringing his own people back from the underworld to the mortal realm for their own use has already caused considerable discontent among his people…

However, Sasuke Uchiha had no interest in his brother's and father's secret schemes, nor did he have time to pay attention to the turbulent undercurrents within Root.

Sasuke Uchiha was very busy during this period, checking on the progress of the Uchiha clan's resurrection by Kabuto Yakushi while also testing and exchanging words with Black Zetsu.

after all…

Black Zetsu also has his own ideas.

Black Zetsu, a monster who had been hiding for over a thousand years, could not get any more information from Sasuke Uchiha. In the end, he had no choice but to hand over Madara Uchiha's corpse to Kabuto Yakushi, who secretly resurrected Madara Uchiha in an attempt to find out from Madara Uchiha what was hidden in the reincarnation of Indra's chakra.

exactly.

The Uchiha clan has also been almost entirely resurrected using Edo Tensei.

Kabuto Yakushi never imagined that he would have the opportunity to personally revive a legendary figure. His first thought was to tell everything to Sasuke Uchiha.

"Agree to it."

Sasuke Uchiha didn't care, and even made no secret of his trust in Madara Uchiha: "It would be best if Madara Uchiha could be resurrected in his prime. That man would be a suitable ally for us; he would be more wary of Black Zetsu than we are..."

"it is good."

Kabuto Yakushi also wanted to revive Madara Uchiha in his prime.

"There's one more thing..."

Kabuto Yakushi had no choice but to bring up the trouble he had encountered, earnestly recounting the changes within Root: "Sasuke-kun, those Root ninjas who came to destroy Lord Orochimaru's base last time seem to genuinely intend to arrest Lord Orochimaru and me..."

"Then there's no need to give them any more information..."

Sasuke Uchiha didn't care. He was like a god looking down on the struggling ants: "It doesn't matter if Root is out of control. I never expected them to obey my orders seriously anyway. I just wanted them to slowly adapt to the world of the living..."

"snort…"

"Just wait and see..."

"Maybe I'll become the so-called public enemy of the ninja world someday?"

Sasuke Uchiha scoffed, his mockery practically overflowing: "Then let's just add fuel to the fire and let them know that I am the true public enemy of the ninja world..."

"Was it really necessary to go this far?"

Kabuto's eyes held a hint of unease as he looked at the black-haired boy before him, hoping he might change his mind: "Sasuke-kun, actually, this world..."

"I have no attachment to this world."

Sasuke Uchiha was adamant and refused to listen to Kabuto Yakushi's advice: "Since I learned the truth about this world, I no longer care about these things..."

"for me…"

"Whether one is alive or dead is irrelevant..."

"Right now, all I want is to go back to my own world, instead of continuing to live here burdened by what others call heavy love and expectations..."

Konoha Village.

Itachi Uchiha, the second leader of Root, and his father Fugaku Uchiha also received news that the Root ninjas had failed in their attempt to arrest Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi.

If they could capture Orochimaru and Kabuto, they could thwart Sasuke's plan to revive all his clansmen using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, and might even be able to undo the resurrection...

but…

This plan has failed.

After this setback, Sasuke Uchiha will likely realize that Root is opposing him. If his younger brother really comes looking for trouble, Itachi Uchiha will have no choice but to take responsibility alone, even at the cost of his brother's life.

of course.

He certainly wouldn't kill his own brother.

What Itachi Uchiha hoped for was to awaken his younger brother through his own death, so that he would not go further down the wrong path.

however…

Uchiha Sasuke really didn't care at all.

When the black-haired boy returned to Konoha, it was as if nothing had happened; perhaps he knew that his prestige was not enough to convince people.

"Oh, right."

"Check on any Uchiha whose remains have been found recently..."

"Because that masked man wasn't Uchiha Madara."

Sasuke Uchiha showed no dissatisfaction with Root's double-dealing, but coldly recounted his story to his brother: "Kabuto and I found Madara Uchiha's body. We plan to resurrect Madara Uchiha using Edo Tensei and use his power to conquer this world..."

"..."

Uchiha Itachi suddenly felt that the trouble was getting even bigger.

This younger brother…

Do we really have to create so many problems?

The mere mention of Madara Uchiha's name is enough to make the ninjas of the ninja world tremble! Apart from the legendary God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, who could possibly defeat Madara Uchiha!

and…

Can they really control Madara Uchiha?

"Sasuke, Madara Uchiha is in danger..."

Itachi Uchiha grew increasingly uneasy and had to remind his younger brother, "That man who once dominated the Warring States period, according to what I know, Madara Uchiha at least possesses the power of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan..."

"Just someone who was used."

Sasuke Uchiha sipped his pear juice expressionlessly, completely ignoring his brother's warning: "Madara Uchiha was just like me, a puppet whose fate was manipulated by others..."

"..."

Itachi Uchiha felt a pang of pain in his heart again.

That's fine.

Sasuke Uchiha slammed his cup heavily on the table, his expression still cold and ruthless: "That masked man is very likely Kakashi-sensei's former teammate, Obito Uchiha, because his abilities are somewhat similar to the space-time eye technique Kakashi-sensei once displayed. Please tell the Fifth Hokage and Kakashi-sensei about this, and ask them to hunt down that man in the meantime..."

"perhaps…"

"This is his destiny."

"So... what about you?"

Itachi Uchiha's gaze was somewhat dark and deep.

"I?"

Sasuke Uchiha glanced at his brother mockingly and said with a cold laugh, "After that night, did you think I had any other choice? Didn't you already decide my fate?"

"I'll just quietly wait for your death..."

"Then take off your eyes..."

"Naturally, the power of eternal vision is awakened..."

"I will make good use of that eye power..."

Sasuke Uchiha reached up and touched his eye socket, a slight smile playing on his lips. "To change the ninjas' perception of this world, to change the past of this world, to let them know what the future of the ninja world should truly look like..."

"..."

Itachi Uchiha felt a little uneasy; he was worried that his younger brother would become even stronger in the future.

Itachi Uchiha didn't care at all what the future of the ninja world would look like...

but…

This younger brother…

It absolutely shouldn't look like this!

the other side.

The contact between Black Zetsu and Kabuto Yakushi went very smoothly.

In order to enhance his control over the resurrected Madara Uchiha, Kabuto Yakushi tampered with Madara's corpse again, filling it with more First Hokage cells.

"Are you sure..."

"Won't the spots escape your control?"

Black Zetsu was also somewhat uneasy, because it knew how powerful Uchiha Madara was!

No, it won't.

Kabuto confidently adjusted his glasses.

"That's good…"

"If only we could get information from Madara about the source of Sasuke's power..."

Black Zetsu's sinister voice echoed in Kabuto's ear: "Kabuto, you also want these secrets that have been passed down, don't you?"

"certainly."

Kabuto smiled and nodded. His hands quickly came together to form a hand seal and suddenly slammed them to the ground!

As Kabuto Yakushi completed his hand seals, Madara Uchiha's corpse turned into dust and stuck to the body of a White Zetsu. A middle-aged man wearing red armor stood before them with his eyes closed!

"spot!"

Black Zetsu didn't even wait for Madara Uchiha to open his eyes before asking, "When you awakened the Rinnegan, how much of Indra's memories did you obtain?"

Anyway…

It will no longer exploit Madara Uchiha!

Because Black Zetsu had figured out its future plans, it could only completely abandon Madara Uchiha. Once it had a complete showdown with Madara Uchiha and obtained enough information from him, it would immediately begin to deceive Sasuke Uchiha!

"..."

Her long, disheveled hair swayed slowly.

"Um?"

Madara Uchiha slowly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of crimson pupils. His brow furrowed, he asked his first question since his resurrection: "Who...is Indra?"

"Hehehehe..."

"Stop pretending and deceiving me... Madara..."

"When you awakened the Rinnegan, you already possessed Indra's remaining memories..."

"I already know, Madara..."

Black Zetsu looked at Madara Uchiha standing in front of him and said with a sinister smile, "You already knew my identity when you awakened the Rinnegan, yet you still pretended to acknowledge that I am your will when I appeared..."

"Your...identity?"

Madara Uchiha's eyes narrowed abruptly, his gaze turning dangerous, even radiating a terrifying killing intent: "Black Zetsu, you... are not my will?"

"spot…"

"We both already know the truth..."

A mocking smile flickered across Black Zetsu's lips, as if he were mocking Madara Uchiha, and also as if he were mocking himself for impersonating the will of the Uchiha: "There's no need to continue this pretense here. Didn't you already know my identity the moment you awakened the Rinnegan?"

"!!!"

Madara Uchiha's eyes narrowed even more, and chakra that seemed almost tangible began to surge from his body.

Black Zetsu…

Another identity?

Not of one's own will?

Has this guy been deceiving himself all along?

"..."

Black Zetsu sensed the chakra emanating from Madara Uchiha and a sense of foreboding rose in its heart. It instinctively turned to look in Kabuto Yakushi's direction: "Kabuto, are you sure this isn't Madara at his peak?"

"I'm not so sure..."

A look of confusion and regret appeared on Kabuto's face as he shook his head at Black Zetsu with a smile.

"after all…"

"I wasn't born in that era..."

"So I've never seen Mr. Madara at his peak..."

(End of this chapter)