Chapter 229: That Guy Madara Uchiha, Just How Long Did He Live?
"This is immoral…"
"This is unfair to the villagers of the Hidden Rain…"
"This should be decided by the villagers of the Hidden Rain themselves…"
After witnessing a Tailed Beast Bomb of clearly excessive power, Kitsuchi's enthusiasm for negotiation had waned considerably. He began to raise the flag of morality… For a tall, sturdy man to be spouting righteousness and morality here gave a very strange impression.
As for Deidara, who had originally been somewhat arrogant, he now hung his head, lost in thought. In any case, he had become much more honest.
It was clear that their idle chatter here would not lead to any result. If a real fight broke out, both sides had their reservations… The people on the other side were all important figures from a great nation's ninja village.
"If Iwagakure is still not satisfied with our explanation and we cannot reach a settlement…"
Itachi Uchiha thought for a moment and proposed a feasible plan. "How about our two sides jointly send people to pursue the members of the Akatsuki? Once this evil organization is completely eliminated, Konoha will surely take the initiative to withdraw from the Hidden Rain Village."
Kitsuchi shook his head. "…I cannot make that decision. But even if our two sides have completed negotiations, that group of Sand-nin won't acknowledge it, right? How about we pause for now and each wait for the next orders from our villages?"
Our Iwagakure often uses the Akatsuki to do its dirty work and has a very good relationship with them. On what grounds should we act as Konoha's thugs and hunt down that group of desperate men!
Even if we capture those rogue ninjas, who can guarantee that Konoha won't go back on its word?
Moreover, even if Iwa and Konoha reached an agreement, it's estimated that the other great ninja village bordering the Land of Rain, Sunagakure, would not agree to their decision. That group of Sand-nin are habitually insatiable. The matters that follow will likely be a long grind!
However, this time, the Hidden Sand Village was truly in no position to come and make trouble in the Hidden Rain.
On a desolate gobi, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, looked at the figure in a coffin and couldn't help but take half a step back, his face frozen in shock. "Orochimaru… you bastard!"
"How terrifying… to be able to continuously defeat the Third Raikage and the Second Tsuchikage here. Many people have underestimated you!"
Orochimaru licked his lips, glanced at the two reanimated Kage-level powerhouses sealed within the mountain of gold dust beneath the Fourth Kazekage, and pointed to the coffin beside him. "Then this ninja, can you still defeat her?"
"…You bastard!"
"Shh, I must remind Lord Kazekage first!"
Orochimaru held up two fingers, his eyes as sharp as a blade. "I never keep useless people by my side. If this reanimated kunoichi by my side can't even defeat you, then she will no longer have any value…"
"How despicable, Orochimaru!"
The Fourth Kazekage gritted his teeth as he glanced at Orochimaru in the distance, then couldn't help but shift his gaze to the coffin… That was the love of his life!
"I have done a lot of research on the soul, because Lord Second Hokage left behind many forbidden jutsu regarding the soul… I believe you can definitely understand my meaning, Lord Kazekage."
The ninja world's psychologist bowed slightly, and with one hand, smashed the coffin beside him, revealing the full appearance of the reanimated person. It was the Fourth Kazekage's wife… Karura!
Back when he and Kabuto were stealing the remains of others everywhere, he had originally wanted to see if he could steal some of the Third Kazekage's genes. He had accidentally dug up the wrong grave in the Hidden Sand and found the cenotaph of the Fourth Kazekage's wife, Karura.
Karura was a Jonin of the Hidden Sand Village, and her strength was equally formidable. Unfortunately, she died in childbirth. Her last wish was for her body to turn into flowing sand to protect her youngest son…
That child, who had survived because of his mother's love, was the current One-Tail jinchuriki of the Hidden Sand. His name was Gaara.
The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, looked at the lover he had longed for day and night and fell silent, unable to make a decision for a long time. Every step he took was related to the fate of the Hidden Sand Village.
During the Third Great Ninja War, due to the Hidden Sand launching the war first and then being defeated and surrendering with lightning speed, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind had lost a great deal of face and demanded that the Hidden Sand reduce the size of its army. After all, no matter what they did, their army couldn't defeat Konoha…
In order to maintain the Hidden Sand's ninja army, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, had set a precedent, using his Magnet Release ninjutsu to collect gold dust as the village's funds, becoming the first Kazekage to personally pay out of his own pocket to maintain the development of the Hidden Sand.
It sounded quite inspirational.
Perhaps because they had been poor for too long, Rasa placed a great deal of importance on money and gold dust. So he was lured into a trap by Orochimaru, who had used a gold dust mine as bait, and was successfully trapped.
Unexpectedly, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa's strength was amplified beyond imagination in the desert and the gold dust mine. Even the Third Raikage and the Second Tsuchikage were subdued by Rasa…
Orochimaru, who had thought he could crush him, was dumbfounded. He could only summon Karura's coffin as a last-ditch effort…
As the most authoritative psychologist in the ninja world, Orochimaru could only bet on the existence of true love in the world. Otherwise, his only option would be to flee for his life in the Land of Wind…
Escaping the pursuit of the Fourth Kazekage in the desert—this joke was not funny at all.
However, betting on emotions was much safer than reanimating Madara Uchiha… The last time he had revived the First Hokage, it wasn't long before Hashirama had broken free of his control. That incident hadn't been that long ago!
Just as the husband-and-wife battle was about to begin…
A figure emerged from the ground and chuckled. "Orochimaru, are you really not considering making a deal with us? We get the One-Tail jinchuriki, and you get the power of the entire Hidden Sand Village and the Land of Wind. Isn't it good for each to take what they need?"
Orochimaru: "…"
He hadn't even thought of reanimating Madara Uchiha yet! And this shameless guy Zetsu was already certain that Madara could break free of his control…
Who, even an ordinary person, could swallow this insult?
In the distance, the battle between husband and wife had reached a white-hot stage…
Yellow sand filled the air…
Gold dust blotted out the sky…
The loving couple, the Fourth Kazekage and Karura, each used their strongest ninjutsu to fight each other. Their strength was maximized in the desert!
Compared to the flowing sand, the heavier gold dust ninjutsu was clearly superior!
Karura was steadily pushed back under the Magnet Release ninjutsu, but she could still barely hold on…
However, if this continued, the Fourth Kazekage would surely lose in a battle of chakra against his wife, who had a reanimated body…
"Don't blame me, Karura. I must protect Temari and Kankuro, and protect our village…" The Fourth Kazekage's palm suddenly shot up, hot tears streaming from his eyes as he shouted, "Magnet Release: Gold Dust Imperial Funeral!"
Tears fell from the corners of Rasa's eyes. The golden sand swarmed up and destroyed Karura's yellow sand with crushing force, instantly burying his wife in the gold dust!
With Karura's body sealed in the gold dust, the last card played by Orochimaru was declared useless…
After watching the end of the husband-and-wife battle, Zetsu chuckled and tossed two scrolls to Orochimaru. He said in a low voice, "Human emotions are always so unable to withstand a test…"
"Indeed…"
Orochimaru bent down to pick up the sealing scrolls. From within the scrolls, he took out a broken piece of the Gedo Statue's husk and the corpse of an old man…
The ninja world scientist's face changed abruptly. He looked at Zetsu and said in a low voice, "This old man, is he really Madara Uchiha?"
If he remembered correctly, Madara Uchiha should have been killed by Hashirama Senju during his prime. But the corpse of the old man before him… showed that this guy should have lived for a very long time…
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