Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

His tone changed quite noticeably.

[Chapter 480 Farewell, Knights Never Die Bare-Handed]

When Jiraiya and Naruto arrived at this secret base with Sogen, Madara Uchiha and his group, who had been lying in wait nearby, realized that the crucial moment was about to arrive. Under the protection of White Zetsu, the group silently passed through the temporary barrier and arrived near the Gedo Mazo.

Hidden in the rock face, silently watching all of this.

Obito Uchiha witnessed the Fourth Hokage being resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique and heard the Fourth Hokage speaking with Sogen Uchiha. However... his heart remained completely undisturbed, and he silently waited for the right moment to arrive.

"That's right. In the short term, I need to eliminate the threats posed by Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito. In the long term, I also want to see if doing so can bring a longer period of peace to the ninja world. So... I need the Nine-Tails."

Zongxian spoke frankly.

"That's it!"

Minato Namikaze smiled helplessly. "I never expected such a big change to happen after my death. Third Hokage... sigh! I was originally planning to leave the Nine-Tails to Naruto, but... oh well, Munechika-kun, you can have it if you want!"

He already knew that Sogen possessed a method to protect Jinchuriki from dying when their Tailed Beasts were extracted.

My biggest worry is gone.

So he agreed immediately.

after all,

There is no reason left to hesitate or waver.

He left the Nine-Tails to Naruto, hoping that his son Naruto could master the Nine-Tails' power and stop the masked man... that is, Obito Uchiha, from wreaking havoc on the ninja world. However, Sogen's rise made his previous decision seem somewhat unnecessary.

the most important is,

He also lacked the ability to refuse.

"Don't worry, it will be fine soon."

Zongxian acted without hesitation, forming hand seals. The Gedo Mazo, with its eight eyes already open, opened its mouth wide, and two intangible chakra chains shot out, crashing into Minato Namikaze and Naruto respectively. They hooked onto the Nine-Tails and pulled it out in one go.

Minato Namikaze, even after having his Nine-Tails extracted, remained unchanged.

As a reanimated being, he was already dead and was not afraid of the effects of having his tailed beast extracted. On Naruto's side, Sogen intervened, using the Outer Path: Samsara Technique to sever the life force link between Naruto and Kurama. The boy, whose life force was at its most vigorous, was only slightly pale, but otherwise had no problems.

at the same time,

The Gedo Mazo, having swallowed all of the Nine-Tails' chakra, opened its ninth eye at that moment.

breath,

At this moment, earth-shattering changes also occurred.

Retrieving the Nine-Tails wasn't merely an increase in quantity; for the Gedo Statue, absorbing the Nine-Tails made it truly complete. The Gedo Statue, which had previously maintained a human form, began to writhe, starting to transform into the form of the Divine Tree…

Zongxian leaped onto the top of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

Prepare to form hand seals to absorb the Ten-Tails into your body.

Just at this time,

"Wood Release: Insertion Technique".

The wooden spikes flying from the void shot towards Zongxian. Faced with this sudden attack, Zongxian didn't even raise an eyebrow. A Susanoo, wrapped in deep crimson flames and shaped like ribs, appeared and easily blocked the attack of the wooden spikes.

but,

This is just the beginning.

Seeing that such methods were ineffective,

Obito Uchiha simply appeared in mid-air and used the Wood Release: Wood Human Technique, sending a massive wooden figure crashing into him like a mountain collapsing.

"You scoundrel, don't even think about causing trouble."

Shisui, who had been guarding this place all along, reacted extremely quickly and decisively released his fourth form of Susanoo to block the wooden doll... However, the force of the wooden doll's impact was unexpectedly strong. Shisui's Susanoo was knocked back by the wooden doll and bumped into the Gedo Mazo behind him.

Zongxian, who was standing on top of the demon statue of the Outer Path, seemed to be disturbed and made a small mistake in forming the hand seals.

then,

"Ninja Technique: Six Paths and Ten Tails Seal!"

The azure Susanoo descended from the dome, directly smashing Sogen away. Uchiha Madara replaced Sogen and stood atop the Gedo Mazo, immediately forming hand seals and unleashing the secret technique to transform into the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

The enormous Gedo Mazo... no, at this point it should be called the Ten-Tails, still in a state of revival, was completely powerless as it was absorbed into Madara Uchiha's body.

The next moment,

Under the watchful eyes of many, Madara Uchiha's appearance underwent a dramatic transformation. His long black hair, which had been flowing over his shoulders, turned white, and his crimson armor was replaced by a white trench coat. Eight Truth-Seeking Balls floated in a circle behind him, and his arms and legs turned black. He held a jet-black Zen staff in his left hand.

"That's enough! No matter what traps you set, I will be the ultimate victor."

Madara Uchiha floated in mid-air, looking down at Sogen who had fallen to the ground, and couldn't help but curl a smug smile into his mouth.

After obtaining the Ten-Tails

The outcome was already decided.

"Is that so? But I don't think so." Zongxian said with a smile. There was no anger or frustration on his face. Instead, he looked relieved. He opened his Rinnegan wide and raised his hand to point at Uchiha Madara in mid-air. "Universal Pull".

Madara Uchiha, who was floating in the air, felt the powerful gravitational pull.

"Still not giving up? Then I'll see what other tricks you have up your sleeve." Madara Uchiha didn't try to withstand the gravity head-on. Instead, he waved his hand, and three jet-black Truth-Seeking Balls flew out from behind him, landing on Sogen before he could.

Although I felt confident of victory

However, Madara Uchiha did not say that he lost his mind due to arrogance.

Despite his utter contempt, he fought with remarkable discipline.

"Water Release: Water Formation Wall Technique".

Seeing the Truth-Seeking Ball fall, Zongxian decisively ended the Universal Pull Technique and instead used the defensive Water Array Wall. He summoned a surging torrent in this waterless place, which transformed into a flowing wall that stretched diagonally above, blocking the falling Truth-Seeking Ball... but it didn't stop it!

The water array wall was like rotten wood, pierced by the Seeking Truth Jade.

Immediately afterwards, even the Susanoo couldn't withstand the Truth-Seeking Balls' attack, and it directly unleashed a penetrating attack. Sogen, who was protected within the Susanoo, was simply broken in two by the three Truth-Seeking Balls, and his chest was completely obliterated and disappeared.

Only the head with part of its neck and the lower half of its body fell to the ground.

"Zong Xian!"

"Lord Hokage!"

"Zongxian-kun?"

This unexpected turn of events caught everyone off guard.

No one expected this situation to arise. Even if Madara Uchiha had taken the Ten-Tails... surely he couldn't even withstand a single attack? What are we going to do? How can we even win a fight if we can't even block one attack?

No one present, including Naruto, said they weren't smart enough.

They didn't believe that Zongxian's Water Wall Technique was just a facade. Even if the Water Wall Technique was ineffective, the defensive strength of Susanoo was undeniable. Yet, such a defense was still breached in one fell swoop.

"Is the key issue those black spheres?"

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, his researcher's heart pounding wildly.

"That must be the thing causing the trouble."

Bei Liu Hu echoed this.

Of course, not everyone was as distracted as the two of them. Shisui, who was entangled with Obito Uchiha, was extremely anxious, but he couldn't shake off Obito's relentless pursuit. The two of them had already released Susanoo and Wood Release: Wood Human Technique, and started a contest of space-time techniques.

Jiraiya wanted to step forward, but he was wary of the Qiudao Jewel, whose background was unknown, and dared not make any rash moves.

Minato protected Naruto.

They didn't dare to make any sudden moves.

As for Kabuto Yakushi... Oh right, he also seems very calm.

"Get out here. Don't try to fool me with a clone."

Madara Uchiha, who was floating in the air, shouted.

"A clone?"

Upon hearing this, Shisui's heart stirred. He remembered that Zongxian did indeed have six Paths clones made from corpses. When did that bastard Zongxian replace his real body with six Paths clones? He hadn't noticed at all, but he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

No matter how,

As long as Zongxian is still alive, there is a possibility of turning the situation around.

Although there was no evidence, he always felt that Sogen had deliberately allowed Madara Uchiha to take away the Ten-Tails.

"You've already seen through me? I thought I could fool you a little longer!"

sound,

It rang out from high in the sky.

At the same time, a blazing blade of light slashed toward Madara Uchiha's back.

"What a boring trick, this kind of thing can't hurt me at all."

Madara Uchiha, who was ambushed, was not flustered at all. After becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, he naturally mastered all the powers of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. His body was now completely immune to ordinary ninjutsu attacks. Unless taijutsu or sage techniques were used, they could not harm him at all.

The Seeking Truth Jade behind him stepped forward and blocked the blade.

As for the burning flames, they couldn't harm him in the slightest.

"Really? So what?"

The moment Zongxian finished speaking, Madara Uchiha's expression changed drastically. The pitch-black spiral sword blade had almost hollowed out his left abdomen. If he hadn't used the remaining four Truth-Seeking Balls to block the longsword, which resembled a DNA helix structure, he would have been cut in half at the waist, just like the fate of Zongxian's Deva Path clone.

"The Seeking the Dao Jade...why?"

Madara Uchiha, now some distance away, stared in shock and anger at Sogen, who was also floating in mid-air.

His anger stemmed not only from Zongxian floating in mid-air, but from the fact that Zongxian was flying in mid-air on a pitch-black disc, holding an ordinary katana in his right hand and a long, pitch-black sword in his left hand that resembled a DNA helix structure.

That is the Jade of Seeking the Dao.

The jet-black disc and the spiral-structured longsword were both Truth-Seeking Jewels that had undergone a transformation.

"How could you possibly control the Truth-Seeking Balls? The Ten-Tails! I am the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki!!" Madara Uchiha couldn't help but roar loudly.

"Look at what you're saying. Who said that only the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki can wield Truth-Seeking Balls? You should understand now. Truth-Seeking Balls are a combination of Yin-Yang and Five Elements power. As long as you master all seven chakra natures—Yin-Yang, Water, Fire, Wind, Lightning, and Earth—to the extreme, you can naturally create Truth-Seeking Balls."