Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

"Your physical condition is terrible! You can't neglect physical training just because Sand Technique is so useful! Having a strong enough body is the most important thing." Looking at Gaara, who was lying dizzy on the ground, Sogen muttered a few words to himself, while his hands calmly formed hand seals as he spoke.

He released this technique just before Gaara's breath stopped.

[Heretical Path - The Art of Reincarnation and Co-existence]

Suddenly, deep purple flames erupted in the open space between Gaara and the Gedo Mazo. The strangely shaped Yama King poked his head out, opened his mouth wide, and bit the one-tailed Shukaku that had been pulled out of the Gedo Mazo's chains high above. Then, he spat out the soul that was radiating a beautiful azure light and returned it to Gaara's body.

After doing all this,

Then King Yama disappeared again.

At this moment, the Gedo Mazo completely withdrew all of Shukaku's chakra. One of its nine tightly closed eyes finally opened, and its aura noticeably increased. The empty shell finally contained a little bit of the power it had lost.

"...I'm not dead?"

Gaara, who had been lying on the ground, got up, opened his eyes wide, and looked down at his body. His appearance was... no different from before. The only difference was that Shukaku, who had been roaring and screaming in his heart, was gone.

he,

at this point,

I experienced a tranquility and serenity I had never felt before.

Then--

He fell asleep standing up, his breathing so deep and powerful that anyone could tell how soundly he was sleeping. He was the kind of person who wouldn't wake up even if thunder roared overhead. This scene stunned Zong Xian for a moment, and he shook his head speechlessly.

This kid is so carefree!

If you sleep here, you won't be afraid of unknowingly going to the underworld in your sleep.

Zongxian ignored the Calabash Brothers who were sleeping standing up, turned his head and looked up at Shukaku, who had opened one eye. A satisfied smile appeared on his face. The [Outer Path: Reincarnation and Rebirth Technique] he had developed was quite effective!

Using the power of the Rinnegan's Outer Path, the King of Hell retrieved the soul of a Jinchuriki who was on the verge of death from the Tailed Beast and placed it back into the Jinchuriki's body, which was not yet completely dead. Strictly speaking, this act cannot be considered a resurrection because the Jinchuriki himself was not completely dead.

Therefore, it is unnecessary to describe it as burning one's own life force as if using the "Reincarnation Technique".

This solved the problem of Jinchuriki dying along with the Tailed Beasts. Both the Tailed Beasts and the Jinchuriki survived at the same time, so Sogen named it the "Rinne Rebirth Technique". It is a degraded version of the Rinne Rebirth Technique. It does not have the power of the Rinne Rebirth Technique to revive people who have been dead for a long time. It can only bring Jinchuriki who are on the verge of death back to life. Its application scope is quite narrow and it cannot be widely promoted.

but,

to be frank,

This was enough for Zongxian; he had only researched this technique to protect Naruto's life.

If the other Jinchūriki were aware of the situation, he wouldn't hesitate to use such methods a few more times, since there would be no cost to him.

"I've got the One-Tailed Beast, and the Three-Tailed and Four-Tailed Beasts are also under my control. Next up is the Two-Tailed Beast." Zongxian muttered to himself as he looked at the Gedo Mazo. Although the process of the Gedo Mazo reclaiming the power of the tailed beasts didn't actually have a necessary order, it wasn't necessarily arranged according to the number of tails from smallest to largest.

The reason for following this order is...

It's just a minor quirk of Zongxian's.

He didn't have any obsessive-compulsive disorder; he just thought it was fun to play this way. Although the process became much more complicated, it also indirectly gave those rats hiding in the shadows enough time to react, for fear that these guys were hiding too well and cut off from contact with the ninja world, and wouldn't even know that Sogen was collecting tailed beasts.

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After leaving the main gate of Konoha Village in a riding cage until the gate was out of sight, Onoki immediately got off the cage and chose to walk with the others. However, after only two steps, the old man twisted his back and was eventually carried on Akatsuchi's back.

Lying on the back of the red earth,

Onoki glanced back at the now-obscured Konoha, then shifted his gaze to Rōshi.

"Old Zi, now... tell me! What have you been through these past few days?"

"There's nothing to say, I'm just not as skilled as them."

Lao Zi's tone was very impolite.

but,

Onoki wasn't too bothered by Rōshi's terrible attitude. In fact, he was already used to Rōshi contradicting him. After Rōshi's defection, whenever Onoki held a meeting, looking at those stupid people sitting below who only knew how to bury their heads in notes and loudly agree, he even missed Rōshi a little.

"That's not what I meant."

Onoki looked at Rōshi and said, "I mean... do you remember how the Sixth Hokage extracted the Four-Tails from your body?"

this problem,

This caused Lao Zi to fall silent.

A full half minute passed, and just before Onoki's patience was about to run out, Rōshi slowly spoke up: "It's the Amber Purification Bottle from Kumogakure, the one that the Kumogakure ninjas boast about as a Six Paths tool. He used his eye technique to invade the sealed space, called out the name of the Four-Tails, and then... the Four-Tails was taken away by the Amber Purification Bottle."

"..."

Hearing this unexpected answer, Onoki was stunned for a while before he came to his senses.

Amber Vase

He knew about the Sage of Six Paths' ninja tools... He had paid special attention to these tools when he raided Kumogakure. Unfortunately, they failed to plunder the Kumogakure's entire arsenal, and Konoha gained an advantage instead. The Kumogakure, eager to make peace with Konoha, paid a heavy price.

Compared to the Iwagakure ninja, the Konoha ninja actually gained more benefits.

"So, how did you survive?"

Onoki licked his lips, not dwelling on the Six Paths Tools, but instead asking the question that concerned him most right now, "How did the Sixth Hokage protect you from death? Do you remember the specific methods?" Sogen had only shown them that he had a way to ensure that Jinchuriki could continue to live even after their Tailed Beasts were extracted, without explaining to them how he did it.

All along,

The problem of human jinchūriki going berserk and out of control is troubling many villages.

Even the Hidden Cloud Village is troubled by this problem. Having Turtle Island does not mean having a perfect Jinchuriki. Otherwise, the previous Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, the Fourth Raikage's partner, Burubi, would not have died young. There are also quite a few Jinchuriki from the Hidden Stone Village who have gone berserk and out of control.

To know,

These individual pillars of power are all geniuses.

Even without the implantation of a tailed beast, they would most likely still become among the strongest individuals. If we could find a way to keep Jinchuriki alive after their tailed beasts have been extracted, we could ensure that they wouldn't be wasted by increasing the frequency of tailed beast transfers. In this way, we could preserve more talent for the village.

As for,

Konoha is preparing to collect all the Tailed Beasts, and having such a method means they have no use for it... This situation is perfect for preparing for the future! Even if Konoha is expected to prosper for the next few decades, he doesn't believe that Konoha will continue to prosper like this forever.

Such technical means,

It will probably come in handy sooner or later.

"······I have no idea."

Old Zi answered blankly.

"I... I only remember that when the Four-Tails was extracted, my consciousness quickly faded into a hazy state. I thought I was going to die, but... I woke up again. I have no idea what happened in between. Oh, right... the Sixth Hokage's eyes were very special back then. They weren't the red Sharingan, but light purple wavy ones..."

[Chapter 475 Cloud Thunder Gorge]

"Confirmed that the Four-Tails has disappeared from the body of Jinchūriki, Rōshi."

"It has been confirmed that the One-Tailed Beast has disappeared from the body of the Jinchūriki, Gaara."

"The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki of Takigakure has been confirmed to have entered Konoha."

"Konoha ninjas Kabuto Yakushi, Itachi Uchiha, and Kimimaro Kaguya have departed from Konoha and are heading north. They have now entered the land of the Land of Frost, and their destination is likely Kumogakure."

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Looking at the latest intelligence sent back by the White Zetsu, a smile appeared deep in Black Zetsu's eyes. Although he still didn't know what Uchiha Sogen was thinking or what his purpose was in acting, Uchiha Sogen's actions were completely in line with his expectations.

but,

On the head of this cold, windswept stone statue,

Not everyone is as happy as Black Zetsu.

"Going to Kumogakure... the purpose is the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails?" Obito Uchiha, radiating deathly aura, frowned. "Konoha has already captured the One-Tails, Three-Tails, Four-Tails, and Seven-Tails. The Six-Tails Jinchuriki has been staying in Konoha, which can be considered as Konoha's pre-arranged position. The Nine-Tails was already under Konoha's control. So, only the Two-Tails, Five-Tails, and Eight-Tails remain. If Konoha ninjas were to obtain the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails... Madara, are you just going to stand by and watch?"

"Not urgent."

Madara Uchiha stood atop his own statue, gazing at the statue of Hashirama opposite him, and calmly said, "I've told you before, Obito, a little more patience isn't a bad thing. Our goal is to redeem this utterly terrible world and give it true peace. Destruction and slaughter are merely means to an end; don't be too obsessed with them."

"Hmph, do you think that Uchiha Sogen shares the same thoughts as us?"

"I never thought that way..."

"So, you're still planning to seize the spoils at the last minute? Aren't you afraid of unforeseen circumstances?"

“Accidents are unpredictable, and I don’t think there will be any accidents that I can’t handle. Although I didn’t expect Uchiha Munegen to awaken the Rinnegan, the Rinnegan is still within my comprehension. Everything is under control.”

Madara Uchiha's attitude remained unchanged.

He does not intend to start a war with Konoha now; his goal is not to destroy Konoha.

As for the idea of ​​capturing the remaining Tailed Beasts before Konoha... that's even more pointless. What good would it do to steal them? Without the Gedo Mazo or special ninja tools like the Amber Purification Bottle, there's nowhere to put them. And as for using eye power to control the Tailed Beasts...

After truly being resurrected and regaining the Rinnegan...

For him, the tailed beasts are at most like 'charging banks,' offering little use against enemies of equal strength. Moreover, since he possesses Hashirama's flesh and blood, he doesn't need the tailed beasts to replenish his chakra.

of course,

The most important reason was that he was not entirely confident of defeating that unworthy descendant.

He didn't deny that the junior who shared the same bloodline as him was indeed very strong. Even though he had now been completely resurrected and regained the Rinnegan, he still wasn't entirely confident that he could defeat that junior.

He didn't know what the junior's Rinnegan eye technique was.

Which is stronger, the [Ling Tomb: Border Prison] or the [Ling Tomb]?

For the Eye of the Moon Project

He has already staked everything.

He didn't intend to take any risks unless he was absolutely certain of success or forced to do so. He planned to seize the revived Ten-Tails after Uchiha Sogen had collected all nine tailed beasts. If he could get the Ten-Tails' power first, he would be fully confident of defeating Uchiha Sogen.

Therefore,

He would never cause trouble at this time by claiming to have control over one or more tailed beasts. Doing so would be tantamount to forcing himself to fight a battle with Uchiha Munegen in his current state, a battle with an uncertain outcome. Even in the past... except for when he was a rookie, he never fought a war he was not confident of winning.

For example, the battle that people today call the Valley of the End.

That is, the final battle with Hashirama that broke out where he is now standing. He also had the escape route of 'Izanagi'. Although he was not 100% sure that the plan would succeed, based on his understanding of the brothers Hashirama and Tobirama, he was more than 50% sure.

Therefore,

He has now made up his mind to wait for the right time to act.

"Obito, be patient! Don't worry about the flesh of the turned body rotting. White Zetsu's flesh doesn't rot that easily, and replacing the sacrifice is extremely simple. You have plenty of time." Madara Uchiha said earnestly, glancing at Obito Uchiha.