Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 520 The Special Features of the Pure Land Space

Madara probably doesn't know the improved Impure World Reincarnation technique.

But Madara must know about Tobirama's Impure World Reincarnation technique.

With Madara's talent in ninjutsu, improving the Impure World Reincarnation technique would be no problem at all.

Even without any improvements, with White Zetsu as a sacrifice, the Madara resurrected through Edo Tensei might not have the strength of Madara with the Rinnegan, but he would definitely have the strength of Madara with the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

With the power of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

In the original story, in a ninja world without the First Hokage Hashirama, the reanimated Madara could have collected all nine tailed beasts before Naruto even grew up, and then resurrected him as the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

However, Madara chose to die, allowing Obito to carry out his plan, and then manipulated Nagato to use the Rinne Rebirth technique to revive him.

Li Yao felt there must be a reason for this.

Black Zetsu must know this reason too.

"Why didn't Madara tell you about the Impure World Reincarnation technique to summon him?"

Li Yao said to himself, "Logically speaking, wouldn't it be better for Madara to personally lead the plan? Letting Obito Uchiha act as his proxy is problematic. What if he changes his mind? Even if a forbidden spell is placed inside him, it's not a guarantee of safety."

"..." Black Zetsu remained silent, not daring to lie to Li Yao.

Li Yao, who came out of the Dragon Vein Space, has changed a lot. Not only has his strength reached the level of the Six Paths Sage, but he has also learned a lot of things.

Not only does he know his mother's name, Kaguya Otsutsuki, but he also knows that everything he is doing now is to resurrect his mother.

He wasn't sure if Li Yao knew why Madara chose to die and then let Nagato revive him at least fifteen years later.

Maybe you know, maybe you don't.

Black Zetsu dared not lie, so he could only remain silent.

"Hehe, you'd better think it over. Whether you can revive Kaguya Otsutsuki depends entirely on my choice. If I don't want Kaguya Otsutsuki to be revived, even if Madara Uchiha is revived, it won't make a difference." Li Yao smiled slightly and threatened directly.

Black Zetsu remained silent for a long time before finally deciding to tell the whole story.

Because when facing Li Yao, Madara's existence is no longer that important.

It could even be said that Li Yaocai was on his side because he needed Madara's body as a medium to resurrect his mother; Madara was merely a pawn.

It would be foolish to oppose Li Yao, the player who could decide whether his mother was resurrected, for the sake of a single chess piece.

"Madara's soul is too old. Even if he were to be summoned using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, he would still be an old man who could only survive by relying on the Gedo Mazo. This is the main reason why Madara cannot continue his plans using the Impure World Reincarnation method," Black Zetsu explained.

"Anything else?" Li Yao nodded; this reason was within his speculation.

In the original work, apart from Madara, the other people summoned using the Impure World Reincarnation technique are in their physical state before death, or rather, their soul state.

The most obvious example is Chiyo, who was resurrected in her old age using the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Because Nagato had used up a lot of his lifespan using the Gedo Mazo, his soul was in a state of old age and collapse. After being resurrected by Edo Tensei, he was also exhausted and still had his legs that had been injured by Hanzo.

I won't go into the rest.

Of all the reanimated ninjas, only Madara summoned a younger version of himself.

Although there might be a special reason why Kabuto Yakushi used a special offering, Li Yao is more inclined to believe that Madara, who was resurrected through Edo Tensei during the Fourth Shinobi World War, had his soul restored to a youthful state.

Black Zetsu continued, "After Madara awakened the Rinnegan, he gained control of the power of life and death, and also sensed the Pure Land space."

At this point, Black Zetsu glanced at Li Yao and, seeing that Li Yao didn't seem to have any doubts about the special name "Pure Land Space," instantly understood that Li Yao knew about the existence of Pure Land Space.

Black Zetsu continued, "The Pure Land is a special space where the souls of ninjas go after they die. In that space, aging souls are restored."

"Of course, this only applies to Madara who has awakened the Rinnegan. When others die, their souls enter the Pure Land, where they remain in a state of dissipation. However, the Pure Land is different from the real world, and the soul dissipates very slowly. The more powerful the soul was in life, the slower it dissipates."

"Madara speculates that what allowed his soul to regain its youth was the portion of the soul that dissipated in the Pure Land, which he absorbed using the Rinnegan's abilities."

"All of the above information was gathered by Madara from the Pure Land space after he awakened the Rinnegan."

Black Zetsu didn't know much about the Pure Land either; in fact, he didn't even know of its existence until Madara awakened his Rinnegan.

Madara only awakened his Rinnegan in his old age.

Black Zetsu was very excited, after all, he was the first person in a thousand years to awaken the Rinnegan.

The appearance of Madara gave Black Zetsu hope of reviving his mother.

However, Madara was too old at that time, and his soul had aged to the point that he could ascend to heaven at any moment. At that time, Madara would not be able to resist the will of the Ten-Tails and become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Even if he could, his weakened soul would not be able to withstand the arrival of his mother.

Black Zetsu thought he would have to keep waiting.

Unexpectedly, Madara eventually found a way to restore the strength of his soul.

In the years that followed, after Madara revealed his plan, Black Zetsu learned of the existence of the Pure Land and that those with the Rinnegan could restore their soul power in the Pure Land after death.

According to the plan, it will take approximately fifteen years for Ban to recover his full-power soul in the Pure Land.

During this period, someone needs to watch over Nagato, protect the Rinnegan, and collect the tailed beasts for him so that he can become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki after his resurrection and unleash the Infinite Tsukuyomi, bringing lasting peace to the world.

This is Ban's complete plan.

Unfortunately, now that Black Zetsu has revealed everything he knows, the future plans depend on Li Yao's decision.

"I see!"

Li Yao smiled.

The Pure Land can restore soul power and even enhance soul strength.

In this way, many things become clear.

In the original work, Madara was reborn in his prime using the Impure World Reincarnation technique because his soul was restored to its peak state in the Pure Land.

The key to his ability to restore his soul power lies in his Rinnegan.

The Rinnegan is a standard feature of the Sage of Six Paths.

The Pure Land was also created by the Sage of Six Paths.

That confirms Li Yao's earlier guess.

To avoid the gaze of the Otsutsuki clan, the Sage of Six Paths voluntarily abandoned his physical body, and his soul entered the Pure Land space he created.

But obviously, no one wants to live their entire life in a closed space as a soul.

For thousands of years, the Sage of Six Paths has absorbed the souls of the dead ninjas in the ninja world and brought them into the Pure Land. He used the characteristics of the Pure Land to wear down these souls and decompose them into power that could be absorbed and enhanced by his own soul.

So what is the purpose of enhancing soul power?

Li Yao guessed that it was probably still for the sake of having the strength to fight against the progenitor of the Otsutsuki clan.

At the very least, one must possess the ability to evade the gaze of the patriarch of the Otsutsuki clan in the real world, or even escape from his grasp.

(End of this chapter)