Uchiha Madara frowned, the cracks on his face deepening with confusion.
"The Land of Waves?"
"Indeed! He's defected and become that Hayashi Yuto's loyal dog!" White Zetsu's main body nodded vigorously, his expression deadly serious. "He has completely betrayed you and our cause!"
"Hayashi Yuto?"
Uchiha Madara fell silent for a long moment, his voice turning icy.
"Who is that?"
He had never heard that name before. Even after sifting through the memories he had acquired, he could find no trace of it.
"He's an arrogant little brat!" the original White Zetsu explained, taking a sharp breath. "He was just a student at the Konoha Ninja Academy, but now he's become the leader of the Land of Waves."
"Are you mocking me?" Madara's tone was dangerously cold.
'A mere student from the academy, now acting like some final boss? Did they take him for a fool?'
"Allow me to explain the situation, Lord Madara," a raspy voice interjected.
Madara's gaze shifted to a man with pale skin and long, black hair. His eyebrow twitched.
"Orochimaru. So, it was you who used the Impure World of Reincarnation to drag me back from the Pure Land."
"For Lord Madara to know of me is an honour," Orochimaru replied, though his expression remained indifferent.
Impure World of Reincarnation: Release!
Madara didn't bother with pleasantries, instantly severing the jutsu's control over him. His faint purple, ripple-patterned eyes fixed on Orochimaru.
"Speak."
"As expected of the man who once dominated the shinobi world. Truly fearsome." Orochimaru offered a thin smile. "To break the contract of the Impure World of Reincarnation so effortlessly is remarkable."
"A pointless jutsu dreamed up by that fool Tobirama. Only you youngsters would treat it as a treasure." Madara crossed his arms and sneered. "Enough chatter. Now, Tell me about this Land of Waves and Hayashi Yuto."
"I assume Lord Madara has never heard of 'Hollowification'." Orochimaru got straight to the point. "It is a higher level of evolution beyond the shinobi—a power created by Hayashi Yuto."
'Hollowification?'
Madara was taken aback, his expression growing increasingly grim as Orochimaru continued.
Resurrection from death. Power surpassing the shinobi world. The combined forces of the Four Great Shinobi Villages attacking the Land of Waves, only to be defeated in less than a day!
Even Uchiha Madara felt a flicker of astonishment at such a feat.
Most crucially, this Hayashi Yuto was suspected of having the ability to sway loyalties—even Black Zetsu and the White Zetsu clones had defected to his side!
"Interesting."
After a long silence, a fierce grin spread across Madara's face.
"Hayashi Yuto, Black Zetsu... How amusing!"
"Lord Madara, you can't let that traitor Black Zetsu get away with this!" White Zetsu's main body eagerly stirred the pot.
"Hmph." Madara glanced at him dismissively. "Traitors? Weren't you both traitors from the very beginning?"
"Huh?" White Zetsu blinked in confusion.
"Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. Does that name sound familiar?" Madara looked down on them imperiously.
"Ah! You... How do you—?!" White Zetsu froze, his form beginning to tremble.
"I'll settle this with you when I return." Madara snorted coldly and turned to leave the underground lab.
"Lord Madara, are you planning to go to the Land of Waves?" Orochimaru asked with a sly smile.
"What, do you intend to stop me?" Madara said flatly.
"Not at all. I only wish to offer a word of advice." Orochimaru shook his head. "While your strength is unmatched among shinobi, it would be prudent to exercise caution if you encounter Hayashi Yuto."
"Do not lump me in with trash like you." Madara sneered, his figure vanishing from sight in an instant.
"I will go and observe," said Uchiha Itachi, who had been standing in silence. He glanced at where Madara had been and followed.
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On the Road to the Land of Waves
Uchiha Madara opened the mysterious communication device and contacted his friend.
[Magical Girl]: Akira, there's definitely a transmigrator on my end.
He had held his tongue earlier with Orochimaru, but he was certain: "Hayashi Yuto" was a transmigrator.
An existence that shouldn't be in this world, yet had caused tremendous changes to it.
[Dumb Snack]: Huh? How do you know? Did you get resurrected?
[Magical Girl]: Not resurrected. Orochimaru summoned me with the Impure World Reincarnation. Some guy called Hayashi Yuto has shown up. He's the leader of the Land of Waves now, and he's even subjugated Black Zetsu.
[Magical Girl]: This person doesn't exist in the Naruto world, right? So he must be a transmigrator!
[Dumb Snack]: Your analysis is spot on. Also, this Hayashi Yuto might be a handsome guy.
'Wait, how can you tell he's handsome just from that?'
Madara was baffled by this leap in logic.
[Dumb Snack]: Usually, people with that name aren't ugly. So I think he must be a handsome guy!
Uchiha Madara was silent for a very long time.
[Magical Girl]: Are you gay?
[Dumb Snack]: Bullshit! I have several wives at home! We might be friends, but if you slander me like that, I'll sue you for defamation!
[Magical Girl]: Then what's the point of caring if he's handsome or not?
[Dumb Snack]: You're right, but handsome guys are always nice to look at. So what's the plan? You going to confront this transmigrator?
[Magical Girl]: I don't care about the transmigrator, but Black Zetsu must die!
[Dumb Snack]: Sigh, you dont have to be so tsundere about it.
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A smirk tugged at Yuto's lips as he watched the screen showing Uchiha Madara racing toward his location.
"He looks pretty fired up," Kushina remarked, also observing the scene. She patted Yuto's shoulder. "Want me to go give him a little welcoming gift?"
"Are you planning to scatter his soul to the winds?" Mikoto said dryly.
Beings like them, NO.1 and NO.2, were entities entirely distinct from normal Arrancar.
They could move mountains and fill seas with a wave of their hands. Even if the Ten-Tails were resurrected, it would just be a plaything in their eyes.
Moreover, Arrancar inherently countered soul-based entities. Even an Edo Tensei Madara with his Rinnegan couldn't withstand a single serious attack from them.
"Of course not! I'm still waiting for the day I can duo queue with him properly," Kushina blinked and said. "I'll hold back, don't worry."
"Better not. Let Shisui handle it," Yuto vetoed the proposal and pressed the communicator on his desk.
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BOOM.
Uchiha Madara's body landed on the great sea-crossing bridge of the Land of Waves. And from the swirling mist, Shisui, with his short black hair, stepped forward to meet him.
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