Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

However, the strength of the dead is acquired through arduous training. It is not easy to restore the strength of the living to their former strength using only the life of a living person. The prerequisite is that the strength of the living person must be no less than that of the dead person in order to make the summoned dead person equal to their former strength.

Of course, whether the value of the items traded by both parties is equivalent depends on many factors. If one party has a greater advantage in the transaction, the cost they pay will naturally be less.

Therefore, as long as someone can research the Impure World Reincarnation technique and make breakthrough progress, the cost of allowing the dead to regain their former strength will be much lower.

Madara Uchiha had already figured out the identity of the mysterious Water Release ninja who had just attacked Uchiha Homura. The opponent was none other than the Second Mizukage of Kirigakure, whom Madara had fought before and was familiar with his strength.

Judging from the strength the opponent just displayed, although he didn't have 100% of his strength when he was alive, he still had about 70-80% of it.

Because of this, he originally thought that Root had made a breakthrough in the forbidden technique of Impure World Reincarnation, which was why they were able to make the summoned dead people as strong as they were in life. However, he did not expect that Root would choose to take a different approach and achieve the same effect by increasing the amount of offerings.

After the Impure World Reincarnation technique was removed from the Second Mizukage, the disgusting monster left behind was undoubtedly a bizarre synthetic beast forcibly combined with other ninjutsu.

The people of the Root greatly improved the quality and power of the offerings in this way, thus successfully giving the summoned impure puppets power close to their strength in life.

"A ninjutsu that combines various creatures is truly unheard of. The person who created this ninjutsu must be no ordinary person."

Madara Uchiha was suddenly distracted as he looked at the composite beast with three human heads and two beast heads on the ground not far away.

Madara Uchiha was distracted, but Homura Uchiha was not. He noticed Madara's distraction instantly and was furious.

The feeling of being looked down upon is a deep humiliation for any proud Uchiha ninja, let alone Uchiha Homura, the head of the Uchiha clan. To be so disrespected by Uchiha Madara caused a surge of immense anger to rise in his heart.

But this anger was forcibly suppressed by Uchiha Homura as soon as it appeared.

The difference in strength between him and Madara Uchiha had already been exposed in their recent confrontation. If he were to continue fighting Madara Uchiha, he would surely die.

For the sake of his clan, he couldn't just die like that, and he was even less willing to die at the hands of Madara Uchiha, that traitor.

Taking advantage of Madara Uchiha's distraction, he decisively used the eye technique of his right Mangekyou Sharingan.

His right eye's Mangekyou Sharingan eye technique is called Nightmare. Its function is to enhance his genjutsu ability and also to ignore the conditions for triggering genjutsu to a certain extent, so that people are ensnared in genjutsu without realizing it.

If a person under the spell becomes immersed in the illusory dream world created by the spell, their perception will be distorted and their will will be completely changed.

For example, the reason why Chiyo was affected by the illusion without making eye contact with him was because he secretly used Nightmare, a Mangekyou Sharingan eye technique.

This eye technique was created by Homura Uchiha when she realized she couldn't reverse the Uchiha clan's predicament in Konoha through normal means, and wanted to use her expertise to help the Uchiha clan.

However, Homura Uchiha was very clear-headed. Genjutsu has its limits, and with the Hyuga clan in Konoha, his genjutsu would be easily exposed.

In that case, the Uchiha clan will suffer the most.

Uchiha Homura knew that his nightmare could not trap Uchiha Madara, but he only needed to temporarily pull Uchiha Madara into the illusion.

In an instant, the Sharingan pattern in Uchiha Homura's right eye began to spin rapidly, releasing astonishing ocular power.

Madara Uchiha's vision blurred instantly, and the scene before his eyes underwent a tremendous change.

He found himself in a simple room, back in his childhood, with several good younger brothers, including Uchiha Izuna, by his side.

In fact, his memories of his good younger brothers, Uchiha Izuna, were somewhat blurred, because he was unwilling and afraid to recall the past.

However, no matter what, Uchiha Izuna's good younger brothers will always be the softest part of his heart, and it's impossible for him to completely forget them.

"It's so nice. I wish I could stay here forever. Thank you, Flame, for reminding me of the wonderful memories from my childhood."

Madara Uchiha looked at Izuna Uchiha and the others who were looking at him with happy expressions, and felt both happy and sad. He murmured to himself.

The next moment, his Sharingan suddenly lit up, and the warm and cozy scene in front of him shattered like a broken mirror, and the scene in his eyes returned to reality.

At this time, Uchiha Homura was no longer there and had already run seven or eight kilometers away.

"It was a wise choice, but unfortunately, you're running too slowly."

Madara Uchiha sneered when he saw that Homura Uchiha had chosen to flee and had not attacked him while he was under the influence of genjutsu.

As soon as he finished speaking, he deactivated Susanoo and then used the White Zetsu Tobi on his body to quickly burrow underground using the Mayfly Technique.

A moment later, Uchiha Homura, who was moving quickly through the forest, suddenly changed his expression and stopped, because Uchiha Madara had already appeared in front of him.

"You can't escape, Flame. Leave your eyes behind and let them help me achieve my great dream."

Madara Uchiha said calmly, and then calmly made his move.

A chakra arm wielding a giant chakra katana suddenly appeared from Uchiha Madara's body and slashed fiercely at Uchiha Homura.

Uchiha Homura tried to use the Body Flicker Technique to dodge, but found that a huge pressure was coming, which suppressed his body and the chakra in his body, making it difficult for him to move. He could only watch helplessly as the huge chakra samurai sword fell.

With a flash of light, Uchiha Flame was instantly cut in two, but then vanished in a puff of white smoke.

"Shadow clone, huh? You're pretty fast at escaping, but you can't escape."

Seeing this, Madara Uchiha murmured to himself, and then used the Mayfly Technique again to burrow underground.

Meanwhile, seven or eight kilometers to the west, Uchiha Homura's true form was running at full speed. During the run, he was talking to a small black cat, giving it some instructions.

He can die, but before he dies, he must finish explaining everything.

Otherwise, if he died without leaving a proper contingency plan, the Uchiha clan would definitely fall into chaos. Moreover, he would have to send the news that Uchiha Madara was not dead back to the clan so that the clan members would be wary of Uchiha Madara.

Suddenly, a familiar pressure struck.

Uchiha Homura instantly realized that Uchiha Madara had caught up. He immediately activated the third stage of Susanoo, then quickly threw the black cat in his arms to a safe place and shouted, "Remember my instructions."

Upon hearing Uchiha Homura's words, the black cat instantly turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared.

Uchiha Homura voluntarily terminated the contract.

Then, a blue blade of light slashed at Uchiha Homura's Susanoo giant, leaving a deep gash on its surface, but ultimately successfully blocked Uchiha Madara's attack.

However, before Uchiha Homura could turn around and retaliate, a huge blue chakra hand slammed his Susanoo giant to the ground, and a blue Susanoo giant nearly fifteen meters tall appeared before him.

"You really are a nuisance to me."

"Uchiha Madara said, his voice filled with a chilling killing intent.

He saw the black cat that Uchiha Homura had just sent away, and that was definitely not good news.

He shouldn't have been so attached to the beauty of those memories, which caused him to waste some time and gave Uchiha Homura the opportunity to relay the message to others.

Fortunately, there is still room for things to turn around.

"Don't even dream about wanting my Mangekyou Sharingan."

Uchiha Homura was pinned to the ground by Uchiha Madara, and he sneered.

The next moment, the Mangekyou Sharingan in his eye sockets suddenly exploded, and a large amount of blood flowed from his eyes.

He had actually considered leaving those eyes to Chizuru, but he knew that leaving them to Chizuru would only harm her. Madara Uchiha had gone mad and was no longer the upright and honorable person he once was. He would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

Therefore, it is most appropriate for him to destroy these eyes himself.

As soon as the Mangekyou Sharingan was destroyed, Uchiha Homura's Susanoo Giant immediately collapsed.

"Sigh, it seems that after being the clan leader for so long, you haven't made much progress."

Seeing that Madara Uchiha chose to destroy his own eyes rather than let him have it, Madara Uchiha showed little anger and shook his head.

As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Homura, who had lost his light, regained it. Then he was bound by some wooden strips, and his body and chakra were imprisoned.

Wood Release: Silent Binding Technique!

"You did indeed use that forbidden technique to escape, and you even managed to get your hands on the Senju clan's Wood Release technique."

Upon seeing that his sight had been restored, Uchiha Homura immediately realized what ninjutsu Uchiha Madara had used, and seeing his current predicament, he gritted his teeth and said...

"So it's impossible for you to destroy your eyes."

Madara Uchiha pulled Homura Uchiha in front of him and sneered.

As he spoke, the three-tomoe Sharingan in his left eye socket quickly turned gray and white, completely losing its light.

Sharingan - Izanagi!

Madara Uchiha's Susanoo collapsed due to the loss of one of his three-tomoe Sharingan eyes.

"Don't be too happy yet, Uchiha Madara. You were once the head of the Uchiha clan, so you should understand my abilities as a fellow clan head."

Hearing Madara Uchiha speak with such confidence, Homura Uchiha sneered.

The next moment, Uchiha Homura, who had been trapped by Uchiha Madara's Wood Release: Silent Binding Technique, disappeared and then mysteriously appeared behind Uchiha Madara, piercing through his heart with a kunai.

At the same time, Homura Uchiha's right Mangekyou Sharingan rapidly turned grayish-white.

Homura Uchiha naturally knew Izanagi, a forbidden technique of the Uchiha clan, and her purpose was precisely to seek survival from the brink of death, just like she was doing now.

When he was fleeing for his life, he secretly planted a transcription seal in his Sharingan, sending this forbidden technique onto it, just waiting for Uchiha Homura to attack his eyes before activating it.

Unfortunately, he didn't have enough time; he only managed to implant a transcribing seal in his right eye.

Furthermore, his scheme ultimately failed; the Uchiha Madara before him had become a wooden figure.

Wood Release: Wood Clone!

Then, a kunai pierced his chest.

"Why bother? It's a waste of such good eyes."

Madara Uchiha stood behind Homura Uchiha and sighed.

"You won't succeed."

Uchiha Homura spat out a mouthful of blood, shouted loudly, and then stabbed his finger hard into his still-blind left eye.

But his fingers stopped halfway through, his body became immobile, his hand and half his body were stained black, and his Mangekyou Sharingan in his left eye socket was out of control.

"We've finally succeeded. Now you can obediently offer up your Mangekyou Sharingan to Lord Madara. You have nowhere to escape."

Black Zetsu, who occupied half of Uchiha Homura's body, sneered, and then further activated his unique mental possession ninjutsu to control Uchiha Homura.

Uchiha Homura was a master of genjutsu with powerful mental strength, but even he could hardly put up any resistance against Black Zetsu, a creation of the Otsutsuki clan.

Within seconds, Uchiha Homura completely lost consciousness.

Meanwhile, in the Land of Wind, in the oasis where the Konoha army is stationed.

As usual, Chizuru Uchiha fought against some powerful Sand Village Jonin prisoners in the arena set up by Kirito to hone her skills.

She was facing a Sand Village Jonin who was skilled in Wind Release techniques.

To hone her skills, she specially added a bracelet developed by Kirito that could suppress chakra, thereby increasing the difficulty of battles and preventing her from defeating her opponents too easily and failing to achieve her training goals.

Under the suppression of the chakra suppressor, she can now only mobilize half of her usual chakra, and the flow of chakra has become very sluggish, requiring her to use a much stronger chakra control to release ninjutsu.

In addition, she wore a metal suit that added weight, reducing her movement speed to about half of what it was normally.

Even with many disadvantages, Chizuru still managed to fight the Sand Village Jonin to a standstill, and several times she almost beheaded him using the Lightning Strike Secret Technique combined with swordsmanship.