Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

Upon seeing this, Madara Uchiha snorted coldly and then handed Sakumo Hatake back to Kirito.

Kirito caught Sakumo Hatake and, after confirming that he was not in immediate danger and that Madara Uchiha had not left any despicable tricks on him, he threw the Rinnegan to Madara Uchiha.

The next second, he immediately used the Flying Thunder God Technique, and disappeared from the spot with Sakumo Hatake.

On the other side, after Madara Uchiha caught the Rinnegan, he immediately conducted a thorough examination of it and discovered that Kirito had placed multiple sealing techniques inside. However, by the time he was about to ask Kirito to release the seals on the Rinnegan, Kirito had already run away with Sakumo Hatake.

In an instant, Madara Uchiha's impotent rage echoed once again in the Valley of the End, and the nearby forests and mountains once again became Madara's targets for venting his anger, suffering severe damage.

"What are you yelling about? We're all in the same boat. Who told me to be a transmigrator? Even Orochimaru could get away with the Reaper Death Seal, let alone you with the Rinnegan. How could I not add some stuff to my Rinnegan?"

Five or six kilometers underground in the Valley of the End, Kirito, in his true form, watched with his Byakugan as Madara Uchiha cursed him in a fit of impotent rage and sneered.

Just as there is always a way to break a sealing technique, a sealing contract can also be broken.

He was certain that after Madara Uchiha retrieved the Rinnegan, he would definitely try every means to break the Shinigami Contract and would not actually keep the agreement to give him and Konoha two years to develop.

Therefore, in order to prolong Madara Uchiha's campaign against Konoha as much as possible, he had no choice but to place the most powerful multiple sealing techniques he had ever used on his Rinnegan.

He didn't set up many sealing techniques in the Rinnegan, only eighteen layers of seals.

I believe that with Madara Uchiha's abilities, he will definitely have a way to unravel them all, it just might take a little while.

"We can't be that optimistic. This bastard has the Impure World Reincarnation technique. In order to break the seal on the Rinnegan, he will definitely search the world for ninjas who are proficient in sealing techniques to help him break the seal. Danzo, that bastard, had Root desecrate the Uzumaki clan's cemetery before. So this bastard might have an Impure World puppet of a Uzumaki clan ninja who is proficient in sealing techniques on him."

Kirito turned his head and thought for a moment, then sighed.

At the same time, he also recalled the Second Hokage's words before he left.

If there's anyone in the ninja world who could quickly break the multiple sealing techniques he laid in the Rinnegan, it would definitely be his teacher, Mito Uzumaki.

It would be disastrous if Madara Uchiha were to summon his teacher using the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

With this thought in mind, he immediately activated his Shrinking Earth ability and quickly rushed to the Senju clan's cemetery.

Before long, Kirito once again entered the deepest part of the Senju clan's cemetery, an underground lake.

"Fortunately, the sealing spell I set up here was not destroyed, and my teacher's body is still well preserved."

On the lakeside, Kirito looked at the coffin displayed on the island in the middle of the lake, which hadn't changed at all, and breathed a sigh of relief, then a nostalgic expression appeared on his face.

Then, a resolute expression appeared on his face.

He clapped his hands together and unleashed a fire-style ninjutsu attack on the island in the middle of the lake.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!

A huge fireball struck the island in the middle of the lake.

In an instant, the sealing array hidden on the island in the middle of the lake was activated, and a huge spatial black hole with terrifying suction force suddenly appeared on the island, swallowing the entire island.

In just a few seconds, the underground island in the lake disappeared.

"I'm sorry, teacher. Please forgive your incompetent disciple. I absolutely cannot allow that bastard Uchiha Madara to desecrate your body, nor can I allow him to use your power to attack Konoha."

Kirito looked at the underground lake before him, now devoid of the island in the center, and felt deeply ashamed.

However, he did not regret it, because he knew that he was right to do so. After all, even though he had set up a very terrifying sealing array here, it was still possible that Madara Uchiha would succeed.

Rather than leaving a flaw, it's better to eliminate the flaw altogether.

He didn't believe that Madara Uchiha could go to another dimension and retrieve his teacher's remains.

After finishing the disposal of the remains of his teacher and other powerful members of the Senju clan on the island in the lake, Kirito turned and left, heading to other parts of the Senju clan cemetery. There, he used a fire-style ninjutsu to burn the remains of all the remaining Senju clan ninjas to ashes.

At the same time, above the hidden valley where the Senju clan's cemetery is located, Madara Uchiha appeared piloting his complete Susanoo.

After venting his anger, Madara Uchiha finally regained his composure and quickly came up with a way to break the sealing technique Kirito left in the Rinnegan. However, looking at the valley engulfed in wildfire, he realized he was too late.

"That wretched brat, he actually went to this lengths to stop me."

Madara Uchiha's face darkened, and the anger in his heart was reignited.

The next moment, he controlled Susanoo to slash at the valley below. A huge chakra slash appeared, instantly cutting the valley in two, revealing the Senju clan cemetery hidden inside and the raging fire burning within.

"Lord Madara, we're too late. That brat is ruthless. He not only destroyed Mito Uzumaki's body, but also burned the bodies of all the other Senju clan members. This cut off your chance to use the Impure World Reincarnation technique."

Black Zetsu, seeing the horrific scene inside the Senju clan's cemetery, was equally furious.

In its view, the remains of the Senju clan members in this cemetery were all excellent fighting forces. Once Madara Uchiha summoned them using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, they would definitely be of great use in the future when fighting against the major ninja villages.

Now it's all gone.

"Kirito Tohsaka, you just wait. You think you can stop me from breaking the seal you placed in the Rinnegan by doing this? Wishful thinking. It won't be long before I break it."

Madara Uchiha spoke with a gloomy face, every word he uttered revealing a deep killing intent.

In no time, a wicked plan was born in his mind.

Not far underground in the valley, Kirito stared at Uchiha Madara in the sky with his Byakugan, cursing inwardly, "This guy really knows the location of the Senju clan's cemetery. Luckily I got here first, or I would have been in big trouble."

Meanwhile, in a basement beneath the Konoha camp in the Land of Rain, Kirito's flesh puppet had brought the Third Hokage and Sakumo Hatake back and had used the Mountain Secret Technique, Mind Transfer Technique, to notify Tsunade to come over.

Upon receiving the news, Tsunade rushed over immediately.

She first looked at Kirito and, seeing that he was unharmed, felt relieved. Then she quickly ran up to him and hugged him tightly, saying with tears in her eyes, "You're alright, that's so good."

In fact, she regretted it soon after Kirito left. She was worried about Kirito's safety and was afraid of hearing any bad news about him. She couldn't sleep all night.

She was only slightly relieved when she suddenly received news from Kirito. Now that she saw that Kirito had not only successfully rescued the Third Hokage but was also safe and sound, the weight on her heart finally lifted.

"Don't worry, sister. I told you I'd be back safely. That guy can't stop me. But now's not the time to talk about that. Go check on Mr. Hatake. His condition isn't good."

Kirito struggled to break free from Tsunade's facial cleanser attack, then pointed at the white Zetsu who looked like a pregnant woman and was currently under his genjutsu control.

Upon hearing Kirito's words, Tsunade immediately released him, turned her gaze to the White Zetsu, and wore an extremely solemn expression.

She had noticed the strange white man as soon as she entered, because she could actually sense her grandfather's chakra emanating from him.

She was absolutely certain that this strange man possessed her grandfather's Wood Release chakra.

"Kirito, who is this strange person? You're saying he's Sakumo Hatake?"

Tsunade asked, puzzled.

Let's solve one of them first.

Kirito, of course, couldn't tell the truth, so he pretended not to know and replied, "Actually, I don't know what this thing is either, but it contains Hatake-sensei. Hatake-sensei was seriously injured, and he survived temporarily because of this thing."

Chapter 301: The Truth Game?

"Sakumo Hatake is inside him!"

Tsunade was shocked when she heard Kirito's explanation.

She couldn't detect Sakumo Hatake's chakra here, but since Kirito said so, there must be Sakumo Hatake inside this strange person. It seems that this strange person also has the special ability to isolate chakra perception.

Upon hearing that Hatake Sakumo was on the verge of death, Tsunade immediately used her chakra scalpel to carefully cut open the White Zetsu's abdomen, and immediately saw Hatake Sakumo lying there, barely alive.

At this moment, Sakumo Hatake's body was indeed connected to a broken porcelain doll by the unique physical abilities of White Zetsu, which prevented his body from collapsing and even showed some signs of improvement.

"Such severe injuries. What kind of battle did he go through? His body is severely depleted, and he has hidden injuries all over his body. If it weren't for this strange person constantly providing life force to heal him, he would probably be dead by now."

Upon seeing Sakumo Hatake, Tsunade immediately injected chakra into his body to conduct a physical examination, and said with an embarrassed expression.

"He ate a special chili pepper ball and was forced to use the Seventh Gate of the Eight Gates technique."

Kirito muttered to himself.

"Sister, can you make him recover?"

Kirito asked tentatively.

He was a skilled medical ninja, but to be honest, he wasn't very confident that he could cure Sakumo Hatake, though saving him wouldn't be a big problem.

"It's hard to say. The main problem is that his body has been overworked, leaving him with serious health issues. Even if his injuries heal, his strength will definitely decline significantly."

Tsunade said with some difficulty.

Medical ninjutsu is not a panacea. For injuries like those of Hatake Sakumo, which were clearly caused by severely overdrawing his physical potential, it is impossible to recover solely through medical ninjutsu.

"Even your older sister can't help it. It's a pity, but that's all we can do. It's a miracle that Hatake-sensei survived being in the hands of that villain Uchiha Madara. Don't feel guilty, older sister."

Kirito sighed upon learning that Sakumo Hatake's decline in strength was irreversible.

The next moment, his forehead was forcefully flicked by a finger, taking a hit from Tsunade's Finger Flick Technique. Then, Tsunade stood with her hands on her hips and said confidently, "Who said I'm helpless, brat? Your sister's abilities are not as weak as you think."

"As expected of my elder sister, I knew you had a way."

Kirito rubbed his forehead and chuckled sheepishly.

Tsunade was secretly pleased to see Kirito flatter her, but then her expression turned serious again as she explained, "However, to recover, a very dangerous surgery is required, and once it's done, the chances of survival will be questionable."

It's no easy task to restore a body that has been severely overdrawn; it's impossible without going through a life-or-death ordeal.

"Let's leave this to Mr. Hatake to decide. But given Mr. Hatake's personality, he'll definitely choose to have his sister's surgery without hesitation."

Kirito's smile faded, and he spoke with equal seriousness.

Then he added, "Sister, if there's anything I can help you with, just let me know. As long as it's within my power, I'll ask."

"Then I won't be polite, I want this white weirdo."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade immediately made her request.

Putting aside the fact that this white-haired monster had her grandfather's cells but hadn't died, the fact that this monster could keep Sakumo Hatake, who had one foot in the Pure Land, alive was enough to pique Tsunade's interest.

If we could research and develop the White Monster's ability to sustain the lives of critically injured patients, it would greatly improve Konoha's medical standards and significantly increase the survival rate of Konoha ninjas.

"No problem, sister, you can have it if you want it. However, this thing has its own thoughts and is extremely loyal to Uchiha Madara. It also has the ability to disguise itself and travel quickly underground. Once it breaks free from the genjutsu, it will easily escape."

Kirito said generously, not minding at all giving away such a valuable material as White Zetsu.

In fact, he didn't intend to gain anything by presenting the White Zetsu to Tsunade. In reality, this White Zetsu was bait he threw out to allow Tsunade to study Hashirama's cells and then master the Wood Release ability.

Konoha's research on Hashirama cells has actually reached a fairly advanced level, but it is stuck on the most crucial step of how to make Hashirama cells coexist with the human body.

White Zetsu is undoubtedly an excellent research subject for solving this problem.

Compared to the aggressive and terrifying original Hashirama cells, the Hashirama cells in White Zetsu's body are undoubtedly more gentle, which is partly due to the presence of God Tree cells within White Zetsu's body.

However, White Zetsu was just an ordinary human from the beginning, and it must have had ordinary human cells in its body. But the Hashirama cells in its body coexisted well with it and produced a benign effect.

This makes it all the more precious.

If Konoha can thoroughly study this point, the risks of ordinary people receiving Hashirama cells in the future will be greatly reduced.