I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 173 The Farewell Stage of the Leaf Village Dance King! (3rd update, 10,000 words, please vote!)

"You..."

Nara Rinkachi raised his right hand without making a sound, pointed his index finger at the age spots, and unexpectedly fired a black bullet.

"Is that Uchiha Madara?"

[Spiral Shadow Piercing Bullet]!

laugh--

The jet-black bullet streaked through the air like a whirlwind, striking with unparalleled precision at Uchiha Madara's brow, seemingly intent on killing the white-haired old man, who was as frail as a candle in the wind.

"That's utterly immoral!"

The White Zetsu standing next to Madara Uchiha shouted loudly.

"Is all you Konoha ninjas know how to do?"

White Zetsu swiftly raised its arm, without any visible hand seals. Its pale forearm quickly transformed into a piece of wood, which rapidly extended and grew into a wooden shield that protected Madara Uchiha.

boom!

The Spiral Shadow Piercing Bullet struck the wooden shield, merely creating a hole before the Yin Release chakra contained within it was completely depleted.

Scattered wood chips flew like water droplets, but Madara Uchiha, protected behind him, was completely unharmed.

"Wood Release".

Nara Rinka looked at the white Zetsu with a meaningful gaze; he had already recognized its identity.

With his pale body and bizarre, spiral-shaped face, he was clearly the extremely unique White Zetsu Tobi.

That is, the super White Zetsu that can unleash the "Wooden Golem Technique"!

"Hehe, this is getting more and more interesting..."

Nara Rinka looked at Uchiha Madara and met his gaze without any hesitation.

"This old man who claims to be Uchiha Madara, where did you obtain this Wood Release power from?"

"Everyone in the ninja world knows that this is a bloodline limit ability unique to the First Hokage!"

"Do you know another well-known secret in the ninja world?"

Madara Uchiha looked at Nara Rinka with his crimson single eye and said in a low voice.

"When fighting a Uchiha clan ninja, never look him in the eyes!"

Magical Shackles Technique!

In the view of the Cassia Grove in Nara, the scenery in front of us suddenly changed dramatically.

The dark and gloomy cave disappeared, replaced by a vast, blood-red space that seemed to stretch endlessly into the distance.

Nara Rinkazu was no longer standing calmly in place as before. He was now leaning against a huge iron nail, which was shooting from all directions, firmly fixing his body in place.

The white-haired Uchiha Madara appeared in front of Nara Rinka. Even without his cane, he was able to stand steadily on the ground.

In this simple illusionary world constructed from spiritual power, Madara Uchiha seemed to detach from his old and decaying body and regain the power called "health".

"The Dark Shadow of Konoha, I never expected him to be such a careless and reckless fellow."

Madara Uchiha took out a kunai from somewhere and slowly walked forward, preparing to use it to slash Nara Ranka's neck.

"Your next sentence is..."

Nara Rinka's [Lacquer Eyes] continuously observed the spiritual energy flowing within this illusionary space and completely deciphered it.

"it's all over."

"It's all over... What?"

Madara Uchiha was slightly taken aback, his left eye widening slightly.

With his mastery of illusion, he easily noticed the unusual situation occurring in the surrounding illusionary space.

But this change came too quickly.

Given Madara Uchiha's current aged state, it would be difficult for him to react immediately and stop the change of this genjutsu.

It wasn't until the surrounding Yin Release chakra stabilized that Madara Uchiha realized he and Nara Rin had unknowingly switched places.

At this very moment, the person nailed to the giant iron nail has become Uchiha Madara!

【Magical Mirror World Turns】!

"This is... illusion reflection?"

Madara Uchiha was stunned again.

Nara Ranka is a master of illusion techniques, and also a master of Yin Release who is extremely skilled in visual illusions...

This information was completely beyond Madara Uchiha's control!

However, Nara Rinkazu did not have the same lukewarm mindset as Uchiha Madara. Before Madara's consciousness could leave this illusion space, he decisively condensed several Yin Release chakra balls and shot them at Uchiha Madara like bullets.

Two shots to the chest, one to the forehead.

Snap—Snap—

A series of cracking sounds seemed to echo in the void.

The illusion space shattered instantly.

Nara Rinka's consciousness returned to her body.

Madara Uchiha, who had just been so confident of victory, now had a few drops of cold sweat slowly seeping from his wrinkled, aged face.

The clashes in the spiritual realm are too swift and silent.

However, Madara Uchiha's suddenly heavy breathing was still clearly heard by the others in the cave.

"sweat?"

Bai Jue A Fei exclaimed in surprise.

"Ban, an opponent of this caliber actually made you sweat?"

Minato Namikaze quickly raised his Flying Thunder God kunai and placed it in front of Nara Rinka.

With his quick thinking, he instantly understood the situation—

Nara Rinka and Uchiha Madara secretly clashed over a genjutsu, with Rinka even managing to inflict a loss on the latter.

"Are you kidding me?!"

Master Men suddenly wanted to turn around and see what kind of ninja Nara Rinka was.

The powerful giant was able to confront Susanoo.

He can play illusions, but he's as tough as Madara Uchiha.

What else is there that Nara Rinka can't do?

However, it must be said that with such teammates, Minato Namikaze still felt a great sense of security.

"I knew it! It was just a fake. The illusion space was shattered so easily..."

Nara Rinka gazed calmly at Uchiha Madara, the thoughts that flashed through his mind unknown to anyone.

"Without the Gedo Mazo, and without a constant supply of chakra, my mental strength is as weak as a candle flickering in the wind... If these age spots are real, I'll never slack off again!"

But even so.

Nara Rinka had no idea where Uchiha Madara got such a genuine item.

That "Magic Shackles Technique" just now almost made Nara Rankei think he had encountered the real Uchiha Madara.

Unexpectedly, the opponent's illusion space shattered after just three shots...

However, considering the current state of the age spot, the illusion space shattered by the three shots actually fits the current situation quite well...

After reaching a certain age, a ninja's skill level will gradually decline.

The ninja's mental strength and training experience are constantly improving.

However, their aging bodily functions and shrinking meridian system prevented them from reaching their peak strength.

Given Madara Uchiha's current age and condition, it's incredible that the opponent could unleash a level of "Illusory Shackles Technique" like the one just now...

If the person who just fell victim to the spell wasn't Nara Ranka.

Even Minato Namikaze, who was standing right next to him, would immediately recognize that the other party was the real Madara Uchiha!

"Illusion, Yin Release, and that ninjutsu that just now resembled Susanoo..."

Madara Uchiha took a few deep breaths, staring intently into Nara Rinka's dark eyes, trying to find traces of the "magatama" or "windmill".

"Are you a ninja from the Nara clan or the Uchiha clan?"

"Are these your last words?"

Nara Rinka kept his [Lacquer Eyes] open, and long, thin shadow tentacles instantly emerged from beneath him, surging toward the location of White Zetsu Tobi.

"Let's do it!"

Without Nara Rinkazu's prompting, almost as soon as he unleashed the Shadow Binding Technique to attack White Zetsu Tobi, Minato Namikaze perfectly coordinated, aiming at Madara Uchiha's position and throwing out multiple Flying Thunder God kunai.

"Oh no! Oh no!"

White Zetsu Afei shouted and dodged the attacks from Nara Rinka's shadow.

Having witnessed the tragic fate of another White Zetsu, Tobi knew very well that Nara Rinka's shadow was definitely suspicious.

Even the slightest touch could cause them to lose their resistance.

Unless absolutely necessary, never confront the other party head-on!

However, the cave environment was too cramped. While dodging the attacks of the shadows, White Zetsu Tobi also needed to protect Uchiha Madara from being beheaded by Minato Namikaze at close range.

However, the multiple Flying Thunder God kunai that Minato Namikaze threw were precisely to provide enough routes for his instantaneous attacks.

Yellow flashes of light constantly darted back and forth within the cave, and the dazzling golden hair, illuminated by the dim candlelight, left faint golden trails in the air.

Amidst the constantly leaping Flying Thunder God Technique, Minato Namikaze, relying on his incredibly fast reflexes, maintained absolute composure and finally detected a rare opening in the attack.

Minato Namikaze, wielding the Flying Thunder God kunai, used space-time travel to rush in front of Madara Uchiha and hurled a trident-shaped kunai directly at Madara's head.

But just then...

In Madara Uchiha's left eye, the three tomoe of the crimson Sharingan connected together, forming a somewhat familiar black windmill.

Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Kunai struck Madara Uchiha's head, but the next moment...

Gaa—gaa—

With a cacophony of crows cawing, Madara Uchiha's figure instantly shattered into countless black crows, easily dodging Minato Namikaze's single-target attack.

Yatagarasu!

"This is the ability that Uchiha Kagami-senpai just used!"

A thought flashed through Minato Namikaze's mind.

The crows flapped their dark wings frantically, trying to fly away from the waterfall and escape the dangerous cave.

But what the crows didn't realize was that Nara Rangsuke had laid out a crisscrossing network of shadows at the bottom of the cave through his attack!

The crows tried to fly out of the waterfall, but instead crashed into the shadow net of Nara Rinka. Their bodies were instantly frozen in place, losing the power to flap their wings, and they fell straight down.

Madara Uchiha's figure was revealed as the flock of black crows gathered. He crashed heavily onto the cave floor, a glaring dark red blood flowing from below his only remaining left eye.

Without the slightest hesitation, Nara Rinkachi aimed at the landing Uchiha Madara and decisively opened fire.

Two shots to the chest, one to the forehead.

Three jet-black bullets pierced through Madara Uchiha's body, taking his life forever!

"Oh ho!"

White Zetsu Tobi froze on the spot, completely ignoring the charging Minato Namikaze. The single eye on its strange spiral mask stared straight at Nara Rinkazuki.

"You actually killed Madara!"

"And what about you?"

Nara Rinka had no intention of playing along with Shiro Zetsu Abi. He raised his right hand, aimed at Abi's position, and fired a [Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet].

"I will always be watching over you."

Like a plant, most of Bai Jue A Fei instantly disappeared into the ground, leaving only his head sticking out.

"Nara takes Katsura, Namikaze Minato."

Nara Rinka frowned and fired another [Spiral Shadow Piercing Bullet] at the white head that had emerged from the ground, but it only pierced through a layer of damp soil.

"There are no traces of chakra fluctuations underground..."

Minato Namikaze quickly crouched down, touching the ground with his index and middle fingers—his unique sensory method.

"That White Zetsu has disappeared!"

"At least we have one gain."

Nara Rinka looked at the corpse on the ground and said meaningfully.

"The news of Madara Uchiha's death."

As of this chapter, the storyline involving Kannabi Bridge, Madara Uchiha, and Kagami Uchiha has basically come to an end.

Let me briefly explain the source material for this plot.

According to the Sage of Six Paths (Chapter 671), Madara Uchiha awakened the Rinnegan before his reincarnation ended (before his death).

In chapter 606 of the manga, Madara Uchiha secretly transplanted the Rinnegan into the young Nagato.

In chapter 602 of the manga, it is clearly stated that Madara Uchiha did not have a Sharingan in his right eye, but only had one Sharingan in his left eye, which was later "transplanted".

The timeline is as follows.

Madara Uchiha awakened the Rinnegan and transplanted it to the young Nagato;

Madara Uchiha obtained the left eye of a member of the Uchiha clan and transplanted it into his own eye;

During the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, Madara Uchiha rescued Obito Uchiha.

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In the manga, there are only so many Uchiha ninjas with names and surnames.

Considering the time it took for Madara Uchiha to transplant the Sharingan.

Between the Second Shinobi World War and the Third Shinobi World War.

Then the only option left is to focus on Uchiha Kagami.

This is why Ashin previously portrayed Uchiha Kagami as Uchiha Shisui's father (in a secondary setting).

Unless Madara Uchiha transplanted the eyes of some unknown Uchiha...

And from Uchiha Kagami, one can connect it to his early death, the Impure World Reincarnation technique, and the timeline of when Uchiha Shisui awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan... (Shisui's timeline is available in the book's fan community).

That's how this part of the story came about.

that's all.

Purely a secondary setting.

Fan fiction is derivative work, not random creation.

However, judging from the comments, there was little controversy about this part of the storyline, and Ashin was also very happy.

(End of this chapter)