Reviving Uchiha Madara was truly a challenging and taboo matter for Natsuhiko.
After all, Uchiha Madara was someone Natsuhiko recognized as the strongest villain in the original story. It was impossible for him not to feel wary of such a person.
Although strictly speaking, the true final villain in the original story was that madwoman Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
But in reality, that woman served more as a bridge to connect everything and trace the origin of the conflict. Her presence was completely overshadowed by Uchiha Madara.
Uchiha Madara's presence was unimaginable. Although he was also a villain, his popularity was unbelievably high.
At least among the Uchiha characters who appeared, for Natsuhiko, Madara was undoubtedly number one.
Uchiha Obito had killed his own teacher, while Uchiha Itachi had slaughtered his entire clan with his own hands.
For Natsuhiko, who in his previous life had respected teachers and deeply valued filial duty, it was truly hard for him to like these two.
Of course, Obito was still a little better, because this guy was a complete tragedy.
In some ways, he was just like Sasuke. Both were trapped within a net woven from lies, and he could only wander inside that net.
Moreover, his heart had already died. Calling him a walking corpse would not be an exaggeration.
Besides, the world this kid hoped to create was a world where "everyone" existed.
It could be seen that although his heart had been completely dyed black, there was still "light" in the deepest part of it.
But Uchiha Itachi was truly different. Some people said he had great capacity, that he could give up the small family for the greater whole and do what ordinary people could not for the village.
But the question was, did he really have no ability to change anything?
He was a Mangekyō Sharingan user. In essence, his strength had already surpassed the limits of his clan, and the only one who could be his opponent was his father.
Even before that, when he did not have the Mangekyō Sharingan, he had been someone Sarutobi Hiruzen evaluated as having "the mindset of a Hokage" since childhood.
Yet from beginning to end, he never displayed the true way of thinking behind a "Hokage mindset." In other words, he did not truly possess that way of thinking at all.
Although he did indeed look at the problem from the village's perspective, a single slap could not make a sound. Could one really see the whole picture by standing on only one side?
Without enough vision and perspective, he acted only according to his own thoughts and impulses.
From childhood, he had stood apart from others in the academy. He never made many friends, nor did he have much desire or ability to communicate. After growing up, when problems appeared, he also did not know how to talk to his father.
And although it seemed as if he was protecting his younger brother, in reality, he was shaping his younger brother according to his own ideas.
Although these were only Natsuhiko's personal views, it was precisely because of these views that he truly had no good feelings toward Uchiha Itachi.
Even in his heart, his opinion of Uchiha Itachi was worse than his opinion of Uchiha Obito.
As for Uchiha Shisui, at least this guy had not openly betrayed anyone. But Natsuhiko still looked down on his performance in the original story.
To put it simply, this guy's brain must have been kicked by a donkey. Otherwise, he would not have done something so stupid.
As for Uchiha Madara, this guy was absolutely incredible.
He was a villain through and through, but in essence, he was also acting for the sake of peace. It could be said that he was an extremely complicated person.
Moreover, this guy used every means possible when doing things, yet strangely, even within his darkness, people could still feel a sense of open and upright grandeur from him.
His strength, mindset, and vision were all at the very peak. If not for Black Zetsu's arrangements causing him to be completely deceived.
If he had not been unable to escape the spiderweb woven with endless lies, perhaps both his achievements and his ending could have been far better.
But that was only a possibility. No one could know what would truly have happened.
As for Uchiha Madara, Natsuhiko did not deny that he liked him. But at the same time, he also did not deny that he and Uchiha Madara currently stood on opposite sides.
Anyone would feel extremely wary if such a dangerous yet fascinating person stood on the opposite side.
However, another problem also appeared. Natsuhiko did not know how to refute Senju Hashirama's words.
After all, if they truly wanted to deal with those outsider Ōtsutsuki, Uchiha Madara's power was definitely the most worth looking forward to.
Natsuhiko did not doubt that this guy's strength could deal with certain Ōtsutsuki, such as Ōtsutsuki Urashiki or people like Momoshiki.
It was hard to say, but he might handle them even more cleanly and decisively than Natsuhiko himself. After all, this guy's combat quality was simply too high.
"Revive him?"
When Natsuhiko heard this, he could not help frowning. At the same time, he turned his gaze toward Senju Tobirama.
What made him depressed was that this time, Senju Tobirama had no intention of speaking at all. On the contrary, he seemed to be seriously considering the feasibility of this matter.
This immediately left Natsuhiko helpless. What happened to the vanguard who opposed the Uchiha? How did one Ōtsutsuki make you change your stance?
Natsuhiko complained inwardly, but he also knew that there was truly nothing wrong with Senju Tobirama's approach.
After all, judging from the current situation, their greatest and most dangerous enemies really were those Ōtsutsuki. Once those Ōtsutsuki came, they might truly destroy this world.
Although the Uchiha were dangerous, that kind of danger seemed somewhat insignificant compared with the Ōtsutsuki.
Senju Tobirama could still clearly distinguish which was more important. And precisely because this guy could distinguish it clearly, he had truly begun to consider the feasibility of Uchiha Madara.
After thinking for a moment, Natsuhiko shook his head somewhat helplessly. Then he asked.
"Reviving him is indeed a feasible choice, but the question is, are you sure you can make him obey?"
"Making Madara obey is not a simple matter. We all have to understand that."
When Senju Hashirama heard Natsuhiko's words, he could not help shaking his head weakly.
"Madara is an extremely proud person, and that pride will not allow him to easily listen to anyone.
"But Madara is also a rational person. Although there are times when he can be impulsive, if what you say makes sense, he will seriously consider your words.
"I have known Madara and been friends with him for so many years. I consider myself someone who understands him.
"Although I know that I could be considered to have betrayed him back then, Madara is not a petty person. If he learns about the current situation, he will definitely help us."
At this point, Senju Hashirama paused slightly. Then he revealed a confident smile.
"Because Madara is actually a gentle person. His heart also holds the lives of the shinobi world, and he also deeply longs for peace.
"I believe in him. I have always believed in him."
Hearing Senju Hashirama's words and guarantee, Natsuhiko did not know how to refute him for a while.
After all, when the words had reached this point, it was already clear just how strong Senju Hashirama's determination was.
Although Natsuhiko truly wanted to say that reviving Uchiha Madara was no different from releasing the super final boss from the original story.
After thinking it over, Natsuhiko discovered that perhaps only he, Obito, and Black Zetsu knew the fact that Uchiha Madara was the super final boss.
The others had no idea what Uchiha Madara's real situation was.
And deep down, Natsuhiko always felt that if he revived this boss in advance, would the important scenes later on simply disappear?
Every time he thought of this, Natsuhiko truly felt a little resistant.
But this resistance was actually not worth much. The reason was simple. The entire shinobi world had already been changed beyond recognition by him.
Just look at the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato. Although his movements were restricted, he was clearly still alive and active. That change alone was already frightening enough.
Aside from him, Kumogakure next door had also been messed up by him to the point that it could be described as broken.
The Fourth Raikage, who had looked so domineering in the original story, was still missing now.
Strictly speaking, this guy should already be dead. After all, he had been missing for so long, and his body had never been found.
It was just that the Fifth Raikage was unwilling to accept this reality, so he continued announcing it this way and kept searching.
There was also Obito. This kid's current situation had become extremely complicated. After all, under Natsuhiko's strong interference, Kirigakure was still trapped in a divided internal conflict.
He had no time to care about Obito's affairs at all, let alone the Uchiha issue. If things followed the original timeline, the Uchiha clan should have already been wiped out by now.
There were also the changes to Nagato and Yahiko, as well as the revivals of Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama, Hatake Sakumo, and Nohara Rin. All these changes proved one thing.
That was, the current shinobi world had already been changed beyond recognition by Natsuhiko. Any original plotline had become extremely unreliable here.
Moreover, Natsuhiko was seriously thinking about one thing. Could Uchiha Madara truly be persuaded?
As a transmigrator, Natsuhiko knew far too clearly how Uchiha Madara's so-called fall into darkness had happened.
After all, to a certain extent, his fate was somewhat similar to Sasuke's. Both of them had been deceived completely.
And this guy was also rather stubborn. Once he set his mind on a goal, he would not change it easily. This was an excellent quality, but sometimes, it was also an extremely troublesome thing.
Although according to Senju Hashirama, this guy was not someone unreasonable.
The problem was that according to the Uchiha clan's nature, if you wanted to reason with him, you first had to beat him up.
Look at Naruto and Sasuke, the future Indra and Ajshura, then look at the process of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara's relationship.
Whenever someone wanted to persuade these Uchiha, was there ever a time when they did not beat them first before talking?
Perhaps for these proud Uchiha, if you wanted to speak with them and make them listen to you, you first had to stand at the same height as them.
Only after standing at the same height would they look at you properly.
If you were not as high as them, then what were you even?
Of course, if you could show that you stood even higher than them, then they would absolutely listen carefully to every word you said.
Thinking of this, Natsuhiko could not help silently shaking his head. The personalities of these Uchiha were truly speechless.
But overall, it was not impossible to try. After all, Natsuhiko truly would not be afraid of an Edo Tensei Uchiha Madara.
However, even if we revive him, we absolutely cannot use a White Zetsu body to revive him from the start.
And we also need to find a way to guide him and make him understand that he was actually deceived.
Natsuhiko thought about many things. After all, the person he was trying to summon with Edo Tensei was Uchiha Madara. He truly did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
As for the material needed to revive Uchiha Madara, Natsuhiko actually had it. After all, one of his collaborators was Orochimaru.
And among his subordinates in the ANBU, there was also that kid, Yakushi Kabuto.
With two grave-robbing experts working together, and with Natsuhiko having made some preparations in advance, he had obtained Uchiha Madara's material over these three years.
Even though Natsuhiko had not verified it yet, the cold and destructive chakra contained within these materials made him feel that he could not be mistaken.
This was absolutely Uchiha Madara. Natsuhiko would not be wrong about this.
Forget it. It is only an Edo Tensei in an ordinary state. He probably cannot even display forty percent of the strength he had when he was alive.
No matter how careful I am, there still has to be a limit. If we can talk, then we will talk properly. If we cannot, then so be it. After all, I also really want to meet this "Uchiha Dance King."
As if he had convinced himself, Natsuhiko nodded lightly. Then his figure disappeared from where he stood.
When he appeared again, he was holding a male death-row prisoner in his hand.
Because Konoha needed to conduct various experiments, and because Natsuhiko had clearly stated that they were not allowed to target residents of the Land of Fire.
These experiments naturally needed all kinds of death-row prisoners. Because of this, many missions had appeared to capture extremely sinful missing-nin, bandits, and others alive.
In truth, all of Konoha's ninja most likely knew what the final fate of these death-row prisoners would be.
After all, Konoha had no process of judging them. Once they were thrown into prison, they disappeared without a trace, as if they had evaporated from the world.
However, they would not pay too much attention to this matter, and even less would anyone protest it.
Putting aside the fact that under Natsuhiko's requirements, every mission of this kind would clearly write down what "good things" these people had done.
Just the exposure of some of Hidan's "special deeds" had allowed the ninja to understand how important certain necessary experiments were.
Basically, no one came out to oppose it, because these ninja were also a group who benefited from it. They had no interest in destroying the things they could obtain.
Over time, with the support and promotion of Natsuhiko's newspapers, all Konoha residents formed a common understanding.
That was, these people were all trash. Instead of letting them die so easily, it was better to put them to use and make them compensate for the crimes they had committed.
And these captured people were basically gathered together. Konoha even specially allocated funds to build a dedicated prison to watch over them.
Unfortunately, whether it was Konoha or Orochimaru's side, the demand for these death-row prisoners was very large, and the people Konoha captured were still somewhat scarce.
But no matter how scarce they are, I am the Hokage. If I want to use one, my priority is naturally the highest. Everyone else has to obediently line up.
Natsuhiko silently muttered in his heart, then began using the technique without hesitation.
When the reincarnation paper surged wildly and quickly wrapped around the death-row prisoner in front of him, forming the figure of a long-haired ninja.
Natsuhiko knew that Uchiha Madara was about to wake up.
Uchiha Madara's figure quickly took shape. He stood quietly in place, as if he were asleep.
Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama silently looked at this young-state Uchiha Madara, and the expressions on their faces were completely different.
A visible trace of joy appeared on Senju Hashirama's face. He was truly happy that his former friend had appeared before him again.
Senju Tobirama, however, silently showed a trace of disgust. Clearly, he still remained wary of Uchiha Madara and truly disliked this man.
Natsuhiko silently looked at Uchiha Madara. Seeing this man, whose strength was clearly not at its peak but whose presence remained unchanged, he could not help sighing slightly.
What a pity. The Uchiha clan's mental illness is truly frightening.
Even such an impressive person still cannot escape the fate of becoming insane.
After a long while, Uchiha Madara suddenly opened his eyes. The crimson three-tomoe Sharingan slowly spun in his eyes, and his aura changed at this moment.
"Looks like that kid Nagato has grown quite a bit. I have finally returned to this world."
Uchiha Madara looked at Natsuhiko before him and frowned slightly, but very quickly, he still spoke slowly.
However, after he finished speaking, he suddenly felt that something was not right.
The quality of his chakra was extremely weak at this moment, and his body also seemed very heavy. His eyes also seemed unable to activate a stronger power.
To put it bluntly, he felt that his overall strength right now was probably not even half of what he had at his peak.
What exactly is going on?
Uchiha Madara's expression did not change at all, but his heart began to sink slightly.
Clearly, this was not a good sign. This was completely different from his plan, especially now that he had already noticed that the form he had been revived in was actually Edo Tensei.
Edo Tensei was indeed a very practical technique that could awaken him from death, but it was only awakening, not true resurrection.
What Uchiha Madara needed was a complete resurrection, not this terrible state between life and death.
Moreover, his current condition was simply no different from a joke.
Such weak power… are they guarding against me? Could it be that my plan was exposed?
Uchiha Madara could not help thinking in the worst direction. At the same time, he also began carefully observing everything around him.
The first to enter his eyes was naturally Natsuhiko, who had a chakra connection with him. However, with just one glance, his heart became even heavier.
This kid looked very young, but the feeling he gave Uchiha Madara was extremely dangerous.
Although Madara no longer possessed his peak strength, just like Uzumaki Mito, his sharp perception still existed.
He was stunned to discover that he could sense the aura of his old friend, Senju Hashirama, from Natsuhiko. Moreover, he felt that this kid seemed even more terrifying than his old friend.
Who is this kid? Why does he give me such a dangerous feeling? Was my plan ruined by this kid?
Uchiha Madara silently thought to himself, feeling deeply dissatisfied.
He had made Uchiha Obito replace him and become his representative in the world, but that did not mean he had told that guy to make enemies everywhere.
Although Uchiha Madara was extremely confident that if he returned to his peak, he would fear no one, even Senju Hashirama.
When facing Natsuhiko now, he suddenly had a feeling that even at my peak, I might not be able to deal with this guy easily.
Even while he was still alive, he would never casually provoke someone like this unless it was necessary.
That fool Obito. He had even been equipped with a fused body of Madara's own will, so why would he still make such an unforgivable mistake?
Now look what had happened. Something had probably gone wrong with that kid Obito. Otherwise, Madara would not have appeared in this place.
Although Uchiha Madara's heart was filled with anger, he still had to suppress his emotions at this moment. He had to understand more things and obtain more information before making further plans.
Uchiha Madara's gaze shifted slightly, and at this moment, his expression could no longer remain controlled, because he saw Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama.
He opened his mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but in the end, he forcibly suppressed his stirred emotions. After calming down in a very short time, he could not help thinking again.
The two of them have also been summoned by Edo Tensei? It seems things are truly troublesome this time.
Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama being awakened by Edo Tensei was absolutely something he had not expected, but this made him realize that this matter was probably not simple at all.
Could this person have some other intention, or some unknown secret that required them to carry out?
Edo Tensei was a technique that could forcibly control the dead. Uchiha Madara naturally knew this very well.
Even though he knew how to undo it, if he was being controlled, he would be unable to act. Especially since his current strength was truly far too weak.
But if there is a problem, awakening Hashirama alone should be enough. What can that gutter rat Senju Tobirama even do?
Uchiha Madara thought with disdain. However, he had already figured it out now. The current situation was too complicated. Instead of guessing blindly here, it was better to take the initiative.
Besides, his mood was not bad right now. After all, he had seen an old friend he had not seen for a long time.
"Who are you?"
Uchiha Madara crossed his arms and looked at Natsuhiko calmly and indifferently.
"Are you the one who awakened us? And what is your purpose?"
Speaking to this point, Uchiha Madara paused slightly. Then he turned his head and looked at Senju Hashirama.
"Long time no see, Hashirama. I did not expect that you had also been awakened."
"Um, long time no see, Madara."
Senju Hashirama had originally been quite happy, but now his expression looked somewhat awkward.
After thinking for a moment, he spoke a little embarrassedly.
"About that, the one who awakened you was not him alone, but us…"
"Us? You mean…"
"Mm. We are together…"
"…"
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