Chapter 152: The Revived Uchiha Madara
Nagato's hands continued forming seals slowly. Even though he wanted to stop himself, his body had already lost control.
Why!
Has the justice I upheld truly come to an end here?
As the hand seals continued, Nagato finally understood what this technique was.
Yahiko, I'm sorry. I'm afraid I can no longer fulfill our dream…
After completing the final seal, Nagato's eyes suddenly widened, and he involuntarily let out a low shout.
"Gedō — Rinne Tensei no Jutsu!"
Bang!
A massive phantom of the King of Hell slowly emerged behind Nagato, appearing before everyone's eyes.
Nagato seemed to have all his strength drained in an instant and collapsed to his knees.
At this moment, the enormous King of Hell behind him slowly opened its mouth.
Whoosh!
A terrifying aura spread out from its mouth.
The moment this aura appeared, the very air seemed to fall silent.
Standing not far away, Uchiha Obito and Konan both trembled involuntarily.
"This… this is…"
Sensing this familiar presence, Uchiha Obito's eyes widened, his voice slightly stammering.
Step! Step!
The sound of footsteps echoed from within the King of Hell's mouth, as if each step were treading directly on everyone's hearts.
A pair of hands appeared first, followed by an elderly figure clad in armor from the Warring States era, slowly walking out from the King of Hell's mouth.
"What refreshing air."
After taking a slow breath, the aged figure spoke calmly.
At the sight of this figure, Uchiha Obito involuntarily took a step back.
Uchiha Madara!
A name that struck fear throughout the entire shinobi world.
As Uchiha Madara was revived, the massive phantom of the King of Hell completely disappeared. Nagato, who had cast the technique, collapsed onto the ground, his breathing growing weaker.
Drip!
A large amount of blood suddenly flowed from Uchiha Madara's eye sockets. Only then did everyone notice that his eye sockets were empty, devoid of eyeballs.
Uchiha Madara quickly closed his eyes. Although this stopped most of the bleeding, streaks of blood still trickled down from the corners.
"So it's the aged state? As expected."
Paying no attention to his bleeding eyes, Uchiha Madara reached up and touched his own skin. Feeling the texture beneath his fingers, he spoke in a calm tone.
At that moment, a White Zetsu emerged from the ground beside him.
"Uchiha Madara-sama, the eyes prepared in advance."
White Zetsu respectfully extended his hand in front of Uchiha Madara.
With a casual wave, Uchiha Madara severed White Zetsu's arm, then picked up the detached arm and pressed it against one of his empty eye sockets.
After that, he casually tossed the severed arm aside.
Uchiha Madara opened one eye. Within the socket, a three-tomoe Sharingan slowly rotated.
A faint smile appeared on the aged Uchiha Madara's face. Bringing his hands together, he spoke lightly.
"Izanagi."
As this forbidden technique of the Uchiha clan activated, the aged Uchiha Madara's body rapidly reverted to a youthful state at a speed visible to the naked eye, right before Uchiha Obito's shocked gaze.
"This is!"
Uchiha Obito's eyes widened as a possibility instantly formed in his mind.
Although Izanagi has the ability to nullify any damage suffered by the caster, even death, it does not possess the ability to restore youth.
Simply put, Izanagi records the caster's state in advance. When activated, it restores the caster to that previously recorded state.
The reason Uchiha Madara could return to his youthful form was because, while he was still young, he had already used the Sharingan to record his body's condition at that time.
Now, he was merely restoring that recorded state through Izanagi.
A deep wariness flashed through Uchiha Obito's eyes.
Had Uchiha Madara already prepared such a contingency while he was still at his peak?
As Izanagi ended, the three-tomoe Sharingan in Uchiha Madara's eye socket instantly turned white, clearly rendered useless.
"This is how a body is supposed to feel!"
Uchiha Madara clenched his fist tightly, satisfaction appearing on his face.
Immediately afterward, he reached up and gouged out the now-blind Sharingan, casually tossing it aside.
Closing his eyes once more, Uchiha Madara walked up to Nagato and lightly flipped his prone body over with the tip of his foot.
"As expected of the Uzumaki clan's vitality. After casting the Rinne Tensei, he didn't die immediately."
Uchiha Madara shook his head slightly, a trace of admiration in his tone, as his hands moved downward.
Spurt! Spurt!
With two bursts of blood, Nagato's Rinnegan were gouged out and placed into Uchiha Madara's own eye sockets.
Boom!
A powerful aura suddenly erupted from Uchiha Madara's body.
Centered on him, an invisible shockwave spread outward in all directions.
"This is true power!"
Uchiha Madara suddenly opened his eyes, the Rinnegan within them shining with unprecedented brilliance.
At the side, Black Zetsu detached from Konan and reattached himself to White Zetsu.
"Uchiha Madara-sama!"
Zetsu appeared beside Uchiha Madara, speaking with a grin.
On the other side, Uchiha Obito felt the overwhelming aura emanating from Uchiha Madara and could not help but tremble. He quickly stepped forward as well, standing beside him like Zetsu.
Black Zetsu glanced coldly at Uchiha Obito, a sneer flashing in his eyes.
Now, no matter how many schemes Uchiha Obito harbored in his heart, they were useless.
As long as Uchiha Madara stood here, even if Uchiha Obito learned that Rin's death had been orchestrated by him, what could he possibly do?
Uchiha Madara glanced at Obito indifferently, then shifted his gaze to Zetsu.
"How is the collection of the Tailed Beasts progressing?"
Clearly, compared to Uchiha Obito, who was merely a pawn, Uchiha Madara trusted Zetsu more.
"My apologies, Uchiha Madara-sama. The plan has not yet begun," Black Zetsu replied, a hint of apology in his tone.
"In other words, you revived me ahead of schedule?"
Uchiha Madara's brow lifted slightly, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.
If Zetsu had revived him early, there could only be one reason.
At that thought, a look of excitement suddenly appeared on Uchiha Madara's face
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