In an underground cave somewhere in the Land of Earth.
There were a few familiar figures: Obito Uchiha, Madara Uchiha, and Zetsu. Of course, the Gedo Statue, with its mournful expression, was also there.
"Obito, I have taught you various ninjutsu and Onmyoton. When the time comes, you should first try to win over Nagato. They are currently in an organization called Akatsuki in Amegakure.
Unite with him, and you can collect the Nine Great Tailed Beasts. After you revive me, we can bring true peace to the ninja world, and you can also meet the person you wish to see," the elderly Madara Uchiha said to Obito Uchiha.
"Understood, Madara-senpai. Thank you again for your guidance," Obito Uchiha replied.
After awakening the Rinnegan, Obito Uchiha quickly grasped the Onmyoton and Six Paths techniques taught by Madara Uchiha, which was exactly what Madara Uchiha had hoped to see.
Otherwise, someone with only a two-tomoe Sharingan would never be able to complete Madara Uchiha's Eye of the Moon Plan.
"There's one more thing, Tianyuan. You know his strength is terrifying. You must try your best to avoid contact with him," Madara Uchiha quickly said, recalling that person.
From that battle, Madara Uchiha knew that Tianyuan, who possessed the Rinnegan, was even more formidable than Obito Uchiha.
Although Obito Uchiha's Mangekyo abilities had greatly increased his chances of survival, encountering Tianyuan would still be extremely dangerous.
"I understand," Obito Uchiha nodded. "I've heard about his exploits on the battlefield. He possesses not only the power of the Mangekyo but also Wood Release."
"No, Tianyuan does not possess the Mangekyo. He currently possesses the power of the Rinnegan," Madara Uchiha clarified.
"Rinnegan," Obito Uchiha was slightly startled.
"I have told you everything I needed to. The rest is up to you," Madara Uchiha said to Obito.
"Don't worry, Madara-senpai," Obito Uchiha said calmly.
"Good, very good. Now, I will help you one last time." Madara Uchiha placed his hand on White Zetsu's right half and injected his will into it.
A moment later, a pitch-black figure emerged from within White Zetsu.
"This one will be called Black Zetsu. From now on, he will be your assistant," Madara Uchiha said.
"I'm Black Zetsu, nice to meet you all," Black Zetsu chuckled.
"Then, I'm leaving everything to you, Obito." Madara Uchiha directly disconnected the tubes connected to the Gedo Statue. Instantly, Madara Uchiha felt his life force draining away, and his bodily functions rapidly deteriorated.
This made Madara Uchiha lean against the wall and sit down. "Obito, from today onwards, you are Madara Uchiha."
After speaking, Madara Uchiha closed his eyes. He was dead.
"He just created me, and then he died? That was too quick," Black Zetsu remarked. "Obito, right? Do you mind if I bury Master Madara somewhere?"
"Suit yourself," Obito Uchiha said indifferently.
"Then I won't be polite." Zetsu walked over directly, carrying Madara Uchiha's body and disappearing to an unknown location.
Obito didn't care about this.
He knew that Madara Uchiha was dead, and everything now depended on him.
"Rin." Obito Uchiha looked at his hands, and Rin Nohara's every smile and frown echoed in his mind, his gaze becoming incredibly profound.
Thus, the empty underground cave returned to silence.
Until then.
"From today onwards, I am Obito Uchiha." Obito Uchiha picked up an orange mask with black stripes and a single eyehole, placing it directly over his face.
Through that single eyehole, a blood-red tomoe could be seen continuously rotating.
The Sharingan.
"First, Nagato?" Obito Uchiha pondered.
The war in the Land of Hot Water.
Many ninjas were constantly clashing here. From their respective ninja headbands, it was clear that this was a battle between Konoha and Kumogakure.
The ninja world now knew that Konoha was at war with several other great ninja villages.
Therefore, this was no longer a rare sight.
However, the current situation on this battlefield seemed very strange, as the fighting was exceptionally fierce.
Amidst countless battles, large and small.
Konoha and Kumogakure engaged in a brutal struggle.
Roughly estimated, there were at least several thousand ninjas fighting on this battlefield.
It seemed that Kumogakure had the upper hand.
Since their first invasion of the Land of Fire, this was Kumogakure's second large-scale offensive, which was quite unexpected for Konoha's ninjas.
Previous battles between Kumogakure and Konoha had usually been small-scale skirmishes.
But now, the Cloud Ninjas were advancing with massive forces.
If a transcending Kage-level expert like Tianyuan were here, the Third Raikage might be apprehensive. Unfortunately, he later heard that Tianyuan had gone to Kirigakure and had not returned to this battlefield for a long time.
The Third Raikage knew that the time was right.
He would have a large number of Cloud Ninjas crush Konoha, and then invade the Land of Fire. As long as the Cloud Ninjas entered in small, dispersed groups, even Tianyuan would not be able to intercept all of them.
This was the Third Raikage's plan.
Although such a move would cause immense damage to the Cloud Ninjas, the Third Raikage thought about it and decided it was worth it.
At Konoha's encampment.
"Lord Orochimaru, we must retreat temporarily. Large numbers of Cloud Ninjas are approaching us," Fugaku Uchiha quickly said.
"Yes, the number of Cloud Ninjas this time is too great, even larger than their first invasion of the Land of Fire. We can only retreat while fighting. A head-on battle would give Konoha no chance of victory," Hiashi Hyuga added.
"Alright, then have the Konoha ninjas here prepare to retreat," Orochimaru took a deep breath, his eyes cold.
For Orochimaru, although his mind was currently more focused on research, he was also very concerned about this war.
After all, he knew that achievements were necessary to become Hokage.
But he hadn't expected such a problem to arise on this battlefield.
Although such a large-scale ninja offensive was difficult for most ninjas to handle.
Unfortunately, Orochimaru knew one person who could: his disciple, Tianyuan, the most talented ninja in the entire ninja world.
Thinking about this, Orochimaru became even more unwilling.
However, the current Orochimaru did not possess Tianyuan's terrifying power.
If he didn't want to die, he could only retreat.
"Orochimaru Jonin, I've arrived..." A loud laugh drifted over.
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