Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode.

Chapter 373: A Desperate Gamble (Part 2)

"We've finally reached this point. Soon, my dream will truly come true. Just watch, Hashirama. My choice was the right one. As long as the Infinite Tsukuyomi is successfully activated, there will be no more strife in the entire ninja world, and no more pain and despair will be born. Everyone can live happily."

Madara Uchiha stood atop the Gedo Mazo, gazing at the moon, and sighed deeply.

The impure puppet Hashirama Senju remained silent. He stood quietly beside Madara Uchiha like a spectator. Although the two were very close, he stood there, feeling out of place with Madara, as if the distance between them was very great.

Madara Uchiha was no longer concerned with these matters; his only focus now was to get the Gedo Mazo to devour the chakra of the remaining tailed beasts as quickly as possible.

The next moment, he clapped his hands together and used his spiritual power.

"Bang bang bang~" a few sounds.

A puff of white smoke suddenly rose from the snow in front of the Gedo Mazo, revealing four enormous glass pillars, which were the clones of the One-Tailed, Five-Tailed, Eight-Tailed, and Nine-Tailed that Orochimaru had personally cultivated.

Now, the clones of these tailed beasts have all become physical entities, transforming into one of the tails of these tailed beasts.

Tailed beasts are aggregates of chakra. Thanks to this, after Madara Uchiha transferred a portion of the Gedo Mazo's chakra to these tailed beast clones, the formation speed of these tailed beast clones increased dramatically.

The clones of the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails, which were not yet fully formed, were thus transformed into physical entities in just a few days.

As soon as these tailed beast clones appeared, the Gedo Mazo, which was almost alive, immediately turned its attention to them. Then, it spat out several chakra chains, quickly binding the tailed beast clones along with the glass pillars. After retracting the chains, it swallowed all the tailed beast clones into its belly.

A moment later, the Gedo Mazo let out another deafening roar, and a terrifying chakra wave suddenly erupted from its body. The ground beneath it was unable to withstand the chakra wave and sank violently.

Immediately afterwards, the sixth, seventh, and eighth eyes of the Gedo Mazo opened one after another, but by the time it got to the ninth eye, it was only slightly squinted and could not open it fully.

Seeing this, Black Zetsu, who was hiding in the shadows, sighed inwardly, "As expected, relying solely on clones is not enough to fully revive the Ten-Tails. The chakra difference is too great, especially the Nine-Tails portion."

Madara Uchiha's expression remained unchanged upon seeing this situation, as if he had anticipated it.

The next moment, he clapped his hands together and used the spirit communication technique once again.

Two coffins slowly emerged from the ground. As the coffin lids fell, two people with horns on their heads and dressed in Cloud Ninja attire walked out of the coffins. The two looked exactly alike and were clearly twin brothers.

As soon as the two stepped out, a burst of Nine-Tails chakra erupted from their bodies, and they quickly entered their tailed beast transformation state.

These two are none other than the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers from Kumogakure. In their previous lives, they devoured the flesh and blood of the Nine-Tails. Due to their special bloodline, they unexpectedly obtained a portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra. When they were summoned by Madara Uchiha using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, this portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra reappeared in the world.

The Gedo Mazo was not polite either. When Kinkaku and Ginkaku entered their tailed beast forms, it spat out two chains that bound the two of them and swallowed them whole.

As the Nine-Tails' chakra within Kinkaku and Ginkaku was absorbed by the Ten-Tails, its ninth eye finally slowly opened. Although it was not fully open yet, it was already more than half open.

At the same time, a special chakra fluctuation gradually emanated from the Gedo Mazo, and its physical form began to change.

Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu were both delighted to see this. The Gedo Mazo was clearly beginning to transform into the Ten-Tails. In just a little while, it would be able to completely transform into the Ten-Tails and no longer be just a shell of the Ten-Tails.

"Now it depends on their reaction. I need to stall for time as much as possible."

Madara Uchiha quickly composed himself and continued to concentrate intently on controlling the Pain members.

Initiating the Eye of the Moon Plan before the enemy could truly unite was a crucial decision Madara Uchiha made after having the Gedo Mazo digest the five complete tailed beasts.

He couldn't wait any longer; waiting would only make things worse.

His greatest enemy, Kirito Tohsaka, is an extremely unstable factor. It would be too dangerous to allow this Konoha ninja to continue to grow. Therefore, the safest course of action is to revive the Ten-Tails as soon as possible, become the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, and gain invincible power.

However, whether they can successfully delay the inevitable is a question.

As the Gedo Mazo began to transform into the Ten-Tails, strange changes began to appear in the sky, and the chakra fluctuations emanating from it became increasingly powerful, making it virtually impossible to continue concealing the truth.

At the same time, in the Forest of Death, the Thunder God Puppet and the Grass God Puppet, who were still trembling with the White Snake Immortal, suddenly shuddered.

Kirito, in the underground laboratory of the orphanage, finally realized what Madara Uchiha had just said. He had thought Madara was referring to his sister Tsunade's current situation, but he never expected it to be like this.

"The Eight-Tails hasn't even been reborn yet, and he's already so eager to revive the Ten-Tails. It seems he's discovered something. As expected of a veteran who once dominated the ninja world, his vigilance and decisiveness are truly outstanding."

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Kirito sighed.

Nourished by the power of Sage Mode for a long time, his perception ability far surpassed that of ordinary people. Even though he was far away in Konoha, he was still able to quickly perceive the chakra fluctuations caused by the Gedo Mazo.

The next second, he clapped his hands together, unleashing the Flying Thunder God Formation, and his entire body vanished instantly.

At that moment, in front of Kirito's original location, two people with Sage Art sealing talismans on their bodies and chained to two iron pillars suddenly opened their eyes, turned to look at each other, and then looked away.

They were Orochimaru and Hiruko. Kirito had just been interrogating them, trying to find out where Madara Uchiha was hiding.

"The windmill has started to turn, but who knows where the wind that makes it turn will blow?"

Orochimaru suddenly said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Hiruko couldn't help but retort, "You still have the mind to worry about what's going on outside? Why don't you think about how to get out of here? That kid almost killed us just now."

Orochimaru said nonchalantly, "That would be perfect. It's a pity he won't let us die easily. Besides, death isn't the scariest thing. What's scary is having your fate forcibly arranged by someone else."

(End of this chapter)