"What the hell?! Where's Nagato's Rinnegan?!"
Kaze looked at the puzzled expression on Nagato's face and couldn't help but curse inwardly.
Ding!
He instantly activated his [Mangekyō Sharingan] and entered Nagato's consciousness, tenderly rummaging through his memories.
After a thorough investigation,
Kaze erased all traces of his presence, deactivated his [Mangekyō Sharingan], and left with a dark expression.
"Nagato's memories have been altered..."
Being aware of the Rinnegan's existence, knowing it was within Nagato, and capable of infiltrating Konoha undetected to steal the Rinnegan,
aside from Madara Uchiha, Kaze couldn't think of anyone else...
Wait a second?!
An old face suddenly popped into Kaze's mind.
"Now that I think about it, that old man is also somewhat suspicious..."
Kaze shook his head, temporarily suppressing his suspicions.
After all, even if Tanzō knew about the Rinnegan, there was no way he should've known it was inside Nagato.
So for now, the prime suspect remained Madara Uchiha, that old sly fox!
"This is seriously troublesome," Kaze grumbled.
With his current strength, none of the Five Kage in this world could match him—he had full confidence to beat them all single-handedly.
But when facing Madara Uchiha...
Hmm...
Kaze's confidence wavered.
That was a legendary battlefield reaper in the ninja world, a warrior who once danced alongside the First Hokage!
Given his small stature, he probably wouldn't last long at all!
"To deal with Madara Uchiha, I need help—someone even stronger than I am."
Muttering softly to himself, Kaze pondered, but couldn't come up with a suitable candidate.
Walking down the street, glancing left and right,
when he saw a beautiful woman with long black hair, his eyes suddenly lit up—he had a brilliant idea.
Right!
To handle Madara Uchiha, why not try summoning the Senju brothers!
They were experts at fighting the Uchiha clan!
One spent his entire life developing techniques specifically designed to counter the Uchiha,
and the other spent half his life trying to win the heart of an Uchiha...
"I'm such a genius!" Kaze happily mused to himself.
...
"Madara-sama, here's your Rinnegan."
Inside the Underground Palace,
a mass of black tendrils emerged from Orochimaru's body, handing a violet eye to Madara.
The Madara of now was no longer that frail old man sitting high upon his throne, white-haired, gaunt-faced, and barely alive.
Now his skin was taut and smooth, radiating vitality. Long black hair flowed as he flexed newly restored youthful muscles—he'd returned to his late thirties appearance.
"Hmph, such a useless pawn. In the end, I still had to do this myself."
Madara took the Rinnegan coldly while installing it, shooting a contemptuous sideways glance at the weakened Orochimaru lying on the ground.
Uh...
Even knowing Madara wasn't speaking about him, Uchiha Rin still felt shame and lowered his head.
"Madara-sama, what shall we do next?" Black Zetsu asked.
"Continue capturing tailed beasts. If anyone tries to interfere, sweep away all who stand in our way," Madara declared arrogantly.
Now that his strength had returned, he naturally scorned the use of underhanded schemes anymore.
With Hashirama gone, those so-called strong ninja in the ninja world were now no more than squabbling fowl and mongrel dogs to him—ripe for the taking.
(Some random Korean dude: "Meow meow meow?")
"I wonder if anyone still remembers my name in today's ninja world," Madara said excitedly to himself.
"Let me remind the entire ninja world who I am with one legendary battle! Hahahaha!"
Watching Madara stand with hands on hips, laughing wildly, Rin found himself becoming a little fan.
Full of confidence and arrogance—that was truly the fearsome Madara Uchiha of old!
After laughing for about ten minutes,
Madara turned toward Rin beside him, smirking once again as he spoke.
"Rin, do you want to see my full strength at its peak?"
Rin first froze in surprise, then nodded heavily. "Yes!"
After being repeatedly defeated recently, he had started doubting himself a little.
Now that there was a powerful figure willing to take him along, he naturally wanted to enjoy the ride without hesitation!
"Good, then our first target shall be young Ōnoki!" Madara teased with a smile.
"After all, he's one of the younger generations who once witnessed my existence. Seeing me again must make him extremely happy."
Upon hearing this, Rin rolled his eyes.
While mentally complaining about Madara's twisted sense of humor, he couldn't help but feel pity for Ōnoki for a few seconds.
He could only pray Madara wasn't being literal when he said 'happy'...
...
Thanks to his father's position as Hokage, Kaze got hold of the [Impure World Reincarnation jutsu].
Then, through questionable methods, he procured high-quality sacrifices—including the flesh and bones of Tobirama Senju.
"Come forth, Senior Tobirama! You're the one I've chosen!"
After completing all preparations for the ritual, Kaze formed hand seals with both hands, whispering eagerly.
Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~
Even though they were inside a sealed underground chamber, suddenly a chilling wind blew out of nowhere, giving Kaze an involuntary shiver.
Rustle~ rustle~ rustle~
From the black markings on the floor, countless talisman papers soared upward, wrapping the sacrifice lying there into a cocoon-like form.
Moments later,
The talisman papers scattered into the wind, vanishing mysteriously, revealing a body covered in cracks and dust.
Silver hair, red eyes, a metallic Forehead Protector, red markings on each cheek.
Blue armor, white fur collar, black tight combat outfit...
No doubt about it—that was one stylish yet eccentric old man.
"What terrifying pressure! Even before fully reviving, he radiates an overwhelming presence."
Stepping behind Tobirama, Kaze looked at Konoha's famous rear view and spontaneously remarked.
"No wonder he's an S-rank character!"
As Kaze was caught up in his thoughts,
The reincarnated body in front slowly cracked open its eyes, twisting its stiff neck to scan its surroundings in confusion.
"...What the hell—I'm being summoned through Impure World Reincarnation?!"
Once he clearly realized his situation, Tobirama muttered bitterly with a complex expression.
His own forbidden jutsu used against him—he could only imagine how he felt right now.
(⊙o⊙)... Kaze stood there, completely flabbergasted.
He never expected Tobirama to be this down-to-earth—his first words out of the grave were classic curses.
"Hmph... Fate has a strange sense of humor..."
Tobirama gave a bitter chuckle, turning his face sideways as he shot a cold glare at Kaze behind him.
"It was you who summoned me? Judging by your attire, are you some young descendant of the Shimura?"
Kaze respectfully clasped his hands together and bowed deeply toward Tobirama.
"Honored Lord Tobirama, I greet you. Konoha faces imminent annihilation. Your unworthy descendant had no other choice but to summon you."
Imminent annihilation?
Tobirama frowned. Konoha was built through his and his Aniki's combined efforts, embodying their hard work and devotion.
He would never let anyone endanger Konoha!
"Kid, explain everything!"
After a moment's hesitation, Kaze decided to reveal his strongest card from the very start.
"Lord Tobirama, I have received verified intelligence—Madara Uchiha is not dead!"
"What?!"
Tobirama's presence turned icy cold in an instant, a dangerous pressure emanating from him.
"Madara—the one born with evil in his heart—he actually... still alive?!"
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