Chapter 372: Sasuke: A Glimmer of Hope in Despair
"What?!"
Uchiha Madara's eyes widened in fury. He never imagined that Uchiha Izuna had suffered such humiliation back then!
As for whether Senju Tobirama was telling the truth, there was no need to doubt it.
The inherently "evil" Tobirama had utterly corrupt morals. He was absolutely capable of doing something like this.
If Tobirama could casually ask "What happened to Izuna?" after killing him, then doing something even more despicable wasn't surprising.
What Madara never expected, however, was that Tobirama could stoop this low, using Flying Thunder God Slash to cut off Izuna's symbol of manhood!
No wonder after he brought Izuna back, despite his injuries not seeming severe, he could never recover, eventually dying in depression and passing on his will of vengeance.
"Tobirama, do you really think telling me this will stop me from obtaining the cells of Asura's reincarnation? You underestimate my resolve."
Madara took a deep breath and steadied himself.
He had already made up his mind.
No matter what happened, nothing would shake his plan to restore his strength first.
Even if he wanted revenge on Tobirama, even if his mind was currently filled with thoughts of tormenting him, he had to endure.
"Madara, have you ever thought about what I did with that 'thing' after cutting it off Izuna?"
Just as Madara was about to act, Tobirama's voice came again from the ground, causing him to freeze.
He had just managed to clear his thoughts, and now Tobirama's words threw them into chaos again.
That's right… What did that evil man do with it?
Surely he didn't feed it to dogs?
"Don't worry, I returned it to its rightful owner."
"After you brought Izuna back, didn't you notice he didn't 'relieve himself' for several days?"
"?!"
Madara's pupils shrank instantly.
Could it be that the inherently evil Tobirama really did something so depraved?!
"Impossible! You didn't have time to do something like that back then. And even if you did, there's no way I wouldn't have noticed. Would Izuna really endure it silently without reacting? Impossible!"
Madara clenched his fists, firmly rejecting Tobirama's claim.
"It's completely possible."
"Madara, you don't actually think my Flying Thunder God only allows my body to teleport, do you? I also have a technique called 'Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder,' which can transfer incoming ninjutsu, or any object, to a location marked with my Flying Thunder God seal."
Tobirama shamelessly appropriated Namikaze Minato's development.
Guiding Thunder was originally developed by Minato. Tobirama only learned it later after being revived through Impure World Reincarnation, based on recorded documentation.
Strictly speaking, Minato was unquestionably the creator of that technique.
But since Minato and his son Uzumaki Naruto had no sense of intellectual property and frequently "infringed" on his own inventions, borrowing it once himself was only fair, wasn't it?
"As for why Izuna would endure it silently, do I really need to explain that?"
"You, as his older brother, stayed by his side the entire time, thinking you were caring for him. But in reality, you gave him no private space."
"He couldn't secretly take it out, hide it, or throw it away. He could only keep it there the whole time."
"Do you really think he could take it out in front of you?"
Tobirama answered both of Madara's questions in one go without hesitation.
Sometimes, having a broad range of knowledge really pays off.
As for what kind of knowledge, better not ask.
And sure enough, Madara believed him.
He had no choice but to believe.
Tobirama = depraved = capable of such acts.
If he didn't believe it, that would mean admitting Tobirama actually had moral boundaries and was a decent person.
"You just wait, Tobirama. I will revive you as well."
Madara gritted his teeth.
He had decided, when he revived himself, he would bring Tobirama back too. That way, after becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, he could thoroughly torment this despicable man.
If he didn't revive Tobirama, this shameless bastard would just keep pretending to be dead like before. After all, an Impure World Reincarnation body feels no pain, he simply wouldn't care.
"That's true. Rinne Rebirth doesn't limit the number of targets. You can revive me for revenge."
"But then why not revive Izuna too? Are you afraid I'll cut off his 'dignity' again?"
"Hmm, no… actually, whether Izuna would even have that 'dignity' after being revived is still uncertain…"
Tobirama's string of words pushed Madara toward the edge of rage.
But Madara still didn't lose his composure. He converted his anger into motivation, switched on the blender, and the blades inside began spinning rapidly with a loud buzzing sound.
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Uchiha Sasuke was purchasing supplies while monitoring Naruto's condition through his Tenko (Heavenly Fox) perception.
The moment he sensed Madara's presence, Sasuke immediately dropped everything and rushed back.
But despite the long exchange between Madara and Tobirama, very little time had actually passed.
It was too late!
Sasuke looked at the situation at home in despair.
Tobirama, the Second Hokage, had apparently suffered some kind of humiliation at Madara's hands. He lay on the ground, covered in bottles and stained all over.
On the other side, Madara held a blender, fiddling with Naruto.
Naruto was about to suffer a devastating blow.
The moment Sasuke realized he wouldn't make it back in time, he decisively dispelled the genjutsu on Naruto.
But it was useless.
After so many days, Naruto had already grown accustomed to it.
Even when the genjutsu was lifted, he remained in a drowsy, unconscious state.
Was the lie about to become reality?
Would Naruto really end up only able to "implant a purple bow" in the future?
Sasuke was filled with guilt.
He had known all along that Madara next door harbored ill intentions, yet he had arrogantly believed that locking the doors and windows and watching with his Mangekyō Sharingan would be enough.
"Ahhh!!!"
Seeing Madara about to bring the blender down, Sasuke let out a desperate roar, as if the one about to lose everything wasn't Naruto, but himself.
To be precise, he and Naruto were of one body and mind, so that wasn't entirely wrong.
Naruto's "dignity" was his as well.
At this critical moment, a miracle occurred!
Sure enough, as the song goes, Face molestation with a smile, and a miracle will surely happen!
At the very brink, the pattern of Sasuke's Mangekyō Sharingan changed.
Crossing time and space, exhausting all strength, I will come to your side~
Bzzzt!
Ding.
Bang!
Sasuke awakened the Rinnegan at the absolute limit. Activating Amenotejikara, he swapped places with Naruto.
Madara's blender struck Sasuke instead, but Sasuke was prepared. A skeletal layer of Susanoo covered his core area, instantly shattering the blender blades.
"Nani?"
The swap from Amenotejikara was impossible to guard against, especially when combined with Tenko (Heavenly Fox) perception. There was no warning at all.
By the time Madara realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
(End of this chapter)