Chapter 599: Forcing a Retreat
The disappearance of Ashura's and Indra's chakra had a huge impact on their "current" reincarnations.
Did it affect the "previous" ones? There was some impact.
Madara knew he was different from his clansmen. In the original timeline, upon seeing Sasuke, he immediately said that Sasuke had a "relationship with him different from blood ties."
With Indra and Ashura resolving their thousand-year battle, Madara felt a large part of his own heart become empty as well.
Something within his body, or perhaps a shackle, had disappeared.
And without the suppression of Ashura's chakra, Madara Uchiha instantly pinpointed the locations of the Nine-Tails and Naruto.
Madara's control over the Nine-Tails was extremely profound. The mark he had placed back then was located in the deepest part of the Nine-Tails' consciousness. Even through the jinchuriki, Madara confirmed that the Nine-Tails and its jinchuriki were currently inside Konoha Village.
Might Guy had left a deep impression on him before, and Ino's strength was not to be underestimated either. He currently lacked the power to recklessly go to Konoha and abduct them, so he had to give up.
"Huh, wait?! What's this situation?" Madara didn't have sensory abilities, but the mark he used to control the Nine-Tails acted like a bright beacon to some extent. He still sensed something unusual.
One Nine-Tails was in Konoha Village; that mark was very clear. But in another direction, there seemed to be another mark?
The Nine-Tails chakra in this mark was about the same as Naruto's.
There are two Nine-Tails now? What's wrong with the people of Konoha?
Madara thought of several possibilities. The most plausible one was that the Konoha ninja had secretly divided the Nine-Tails into two parts, leaving one part in the jinchuriki and releasing the other part, or imprisoning it somewhere else?
After he had left Konoha back then, during those decades, he hadn't just sat on a stone chair acting cool all day. He would also go out for strolls from time to time. He had traveled almost the entire ninja world, even visiting the shattered southern continent.
Without notifying anyone, he left his lair, followed his spiritual imprint, flew across the Land of Hot Water, the Land of Frost, and the Land of Lightning, and landed on the desolate continent in the northeast of the ninja world.
The temperature difference between day and night here was extreme, a true forbidden zone for life. Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions were frequent. A hundred years ago, humans had migrated to the Land of Lightning in the south, abandoning two-thirds of this continent.
Madara saw Yin-Kurama sleeping hidden in a cave, and at the same time, saw Ino rushing over using Togetsukyō.
"Come on, old Nine, let's join forces and make that fool opposite us dance!"
Yin-Kurama bared his teeth. He had absolutely no goodwill towards Madara.
As soon as he detected Madara approaching, knowing he was powerless against the Sharingan and Rinnegan, he immediately called for reinforcements.
Fortunately, Ino arrived quickly.
Ino was quite helpless; she wasn't confident she could defeat Madara.
The golden tree required Wood Release, and the foundation of Wood Release was life force. Using Wood Release in this desert of life was too taxing. A skilled housewife can't cook without rice. Forget it, let's use Susanoo.
After the golden Susanoo took shape, it covered the Nine-Tails like a layer of armor.
"Majestic Attire: Susanoo!"
Their color schemes were similar. Now it looked like a Susanoo's body with a dog's head...
Ino was a bit disgusted. "Old Nine, your head combined with my Susanoo isn't imposing at all."
Yin-Kurama also complained, "What can I do? This is how I looked when we were separated! If you have the guts, go complain to the old man?"
Ino rolled her eyes. It wasn't that she didn't dare, but it was unnecessary.
The Sage of Six Paths' fondness for fluffy big foxes wasn't a recent development. Ino felt... she might have inherited this preference. A dog's head it was.
They both turned their gazes towards Madara floating in mid-air. The Nine-Tails' claws and the Susanoo's defense combined. They asked the dance king, Will you fight or not?
Madara sneered. Majestic Attire Susanoo? That's something I played with back in the day. Showing off in front of an expert!
But he really couldn't beat it!
The thought of using the incomplete resurrected Ten-Tails to fight for him surged again. If he had the Ten-Tails, he wouldn't be afraid of the opponent at all! But not now. He wasn't certain of victory.
Madara sneered several times and slowly retreated.
Ino was busy going to the Shinigami's space to collect her reward and also had no time to get entangled with him here.
The location in the Land of Lightning had been exposed. She immediately used Togetsukyō to send Yin-Kurama to the desert of the Land of Wind to play with sand. She herself hurried to the Shinigami's space.
Madara didn't have this ability to instantly break through space, but the mark he had left on Yin-Kurama wouldn't disappear. The entanglement was too deep. Ino could only add her own mark; she couldn't erase his.
He felt Yin-Kurama instantly move from the northeast of the ninja world to the southwest.
Even if he went all out, it would take him more than three days to get there.
Hateful!
Might as well make the trip worthwhile. The marks on Yin-Kurama and Yang-Kurama were the clearest, but Nine-Tails chakra existed elsewhere too. He soon arrived at a hidden valley.
Looking at the wooden sign hanging at the entrance of the valley that read "Trespassers will die," he sneered.
Whether it was a dragon's pool or a tiger's den, he had to barge in.
There was a group of ninja in the valley, but in his eyes, they were all small fry. He easily knocked them down. Finally, Madara found a strange thing in an underground, laboratory-like building.
"Intruder, intruder. Eliminate intruder, eliminate... Execute Plan Three, open fire!"
A robot with an appearance similar to Naruto wobbled out. The shoulder armor opened up, and rows upon rows of cannons, driven by chakra, fired wildly at Madara.
What the hell is this thing? Madara felt he was really getting old! He couldn't understand the tricks of the young people nowadays.
This Mecha-Naruto that Orochimaru had secretly created was actually quite strong and even had a bit of its own consciousness. However, it was an early work. Later, he had set his sights on the Sharingan, had too many things to do, and hadn't paid any more attention to this project.
Facing Madara Uchiha, Mecha-Naruto was quickly defeated.
Madara took Mecha-Naruto back to his secret base. No matter what, he had obtained another portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra.
With the Nine-Tails' chakra from Mecha-Naruto's body, reviving the Ten-Tails in an incomplete state was basically not a big problem. Sora could continue to be left outside to draw hatred and create trouble for Konoha.
Zetsu wanted to use Sora as a pawn and replicate Obito's operation. Madara, having been forced to retreat by a junior like Ino, found it unbearable for his pride.
He wanted to start the war immediately and asked, "How did Obito arrange your White Zetsu clones before?"
Zetsu said, "It's difficult to have the White Zetsu directly infiltrate the five great ninja villages. Obito's previous plan was to incite hostility from the five great villages. When they gathered and marched, he would gradually infiltrate from the rear units."
Madara looked at the Gedo Statue, which was greedily devouring the Nine-Tails' chakra. He managed to suppress the violence in his heart with great difficulty. "Alright, I'll wait a few more days."
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