NOVEL NEXT Chapter 115: Chapter 115: Orochimaru Captured
"Heh, friend..."
"Do you think I'd befriend the man who killed my brother?"
Madara tilted his head slightly, his sharp gaze fixed on Tobirama.
"I can bring Izuna back to life. Not through Edo Tensei, but true resurrection," Tobirama said, shrugging his shoulders and spreading his hands casually.
"With the Rinnegan, you do have the ability to do that. But given your personality, would you really sacrifice your own life to bring Izuna back?"
Madara scoffed, rolling his eyes at Tobirama.
The Rinnegan's Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique indeed had the power to revive the dead, but it required the caster to sacrifice their own life in exchange. The idea that Tobirama would give up his life to win over Madara was nothing short of a ridiculous joke.
"You won't need the Rinnegan's power. As long as you still have some of Izuna's tissue, it can be done," Tobirama said, smiling confidently.
Techniques to revive the dead were not uncommon in the shinobi world, but those capable of a complete resurrection were exceedingly rare. Most required a life-for-a-life exchange.
For example, Chiyo of Sunagakure created the forbidden technique One's Own Life Reincarnation, which used the entirety of the caster's chakra to transfer their life force to the deceased, achieving resurrection. This forbidden technique, along with other Sunagakure secrets, had fallen into Konoha's hands after the war.
While it was true that using such a technique would cost the caster their life, what if the caster couldn't die?
"Heh heh heh..."
A sinister smile crept across Tobirama's lips, momentarily startling Madara.
"You sly bastard, what scheme are you cooking up now?"
"Ahem. Back to the point. Madara, if I bring Izuna back, you'll drop your grudge against me, won't you?" Tobirama straightened his posture and asked.
"If you can truly bring Izuna back, I don't mind cooperating with you," Madara replied with his arms crossed, exuding his usual domineering aura.
"Then it's a deal! However, it will take some time. In the meantime, I'd like to invite you to return to Konoha with me," Tobirama said, extending his hand.
Madara lowered his head, lost in thought. After a long silence, he finally spoke:
"Aren't you afraid I'll destroy your Konoha?"
"Wrong." Tobirama shook his head, his tone firm and resolute.
"Konoha isn't just mine or my brother Hashirama's. It's yours too, Uchiha Madara. As one of Konoha's original founders, you wouldn't destroy your own dream."
Madara burst into laughter at Tobirama's words.
"Tobirama, you've changed a lot!"
"Fine. Even before you bring Izuna back, I'll assist you for now," Madara declared.
Tobirama allowed himself a faint smile.
"However, if you find Black Zetsu, I want to kill it myself. As for Obito, leave him to you," Madara added.
Since Tobirama already seemed to know everything, even revealing secrets Madara himself wasn't aware of, he no longer held back. He even disclosed the fact that he had placed a curse seal on Obito's heart, granting him full control over the boy's life and death.
"Agreed," Tobirama said with a slight nod. But before any of that, there were still plenty of loose ends to tie up.
Orochimaru felt as if he were living in a dream.
Just as he was locked in fierce combat with Uchiha Itachi, a massive water construct and a fully-formed Susanoo simultaneously pressed their blades against his neck, asking if he would surrender.
"This... this must be a dream, right?"
Rubbing his Mangekyou Sharingan, Orochimaru widened his eyes in disbelief.
Yet the overwhelming auras were unmistakable. Neither Senju Tobirama nor Uchiha Madara, the two towering figures before him, could possibly be illusions.
No matter how hard he tried to deny it, he was forced to admit the truth: Uchiha Madara, the madman himself, had been somehow persuaded by the Second Hokage!
Even the connection Orochimaru had to Madara's body had been severed without his noticing.
"Kotoamatsukami!"
Itachi didn't waste a moment. As Orochimaru's shock caused him to momentarily drop his guard, Itachi's genjutsu struck.
"No!" Orochimaru roared, his Mangekyou spinning wildly.
The two entered a battle within the spiritual realm, their Mangekyou powers clashing.
But Madara, clearly unimpressed by the conflict, frowned. He activated his own Sharingan and cast a genjutsu on Orochimaru.
In an instant, Orochimaru, who had been fighting tooth and nail, collapsed to the ground.
When he opened his eyes again, the first words out of his mouth were, "Hokage-sama."
Thanks to Tobirama's revered status in Itachi's mind, Kotoamatsukami had only modified one perception in Orochimaru's mind: unwavering loyalty to Tobirama.
Thus, the twisted, fanatical scholar finally fell into Tobirama's hands.
"Hokage-sama, this is?" Itachi asked, deactivating the water construct and Susanoo alongside Madara.
"This is Uchiha Madara. He's returned to Konoha," Tobirama explained, causing Itachi's eyes to widen in shock.
'Uchiha Madara! No wonder his Susanoo is so massive and his Mangekyou Sharingan so powerful! That masked man claiming to be Madara is undoubtedly a fraud!' Itachi thought to himself, before respectfully bowing to Madara.
"Ancestor."
"You're quite impressive," Madara said with a faint nod, even offering a rare compliment. The Sharingan in Itachi's eyes revealed his identity instantly, and Madara recognized his strength and Mangekyou abilities as exceptional. Despite the clan's unwillingness to follow him in the past, seeing such a capable descendant brought him a sliver of pride.
"Alright, you two. We still have work to do," Tobirama said, glancing at the sky as the sun set. The day had been filled with relentless battles—Orochimaru's Edo Tensei army, Nagato's Six Paths of Pain, and now Madara.
Though it had taken only a day to resolve these conflicts, Tobirama couldn't help but feel drained.
But the remaining members of the Akatsuki were still out there. And this time, they weren't facing the ragtag group of the original timeline but a formidable force of elite shinobi.
Tobirama's task was clear: prevent his own allies from accidentally killing those who still had a role to play.
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