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Chapter 423 Will Madara Uchiha become Coach Anzai? (4K)

"I have prepared one hundred Jonin, one hundred Chunin, and a dozen or so powerful mercenary ninjas, while the Konoha leadership has only sent a dozen or so people this time."

"No matter how you look at it, with over two hundred people against a dozen, the advantage is in my hands!"

The daimyo of the Land of Fire made this declaration to his trusted subordinates (whom he considered to be his own).

Upon hearing this, some of his trusted subordinates wholeheartedly agreed, even to the point of fervor, while two others twitched, hesitant to speak, unsure how to respond.

Clearly, these two people have some knowledge of the top ninjas in the ninja world, unlike the Daimyo of the Land of Fire who thinks the difference in strength between Jonin and Kage is not that great.

Unfortunately, the ninja world doesn't actually have the distinctions like Kage, Super Kage, and Six Paths level found in fan fiction. Theoretically, the highest level is Jonin, and Kage is just a title, not a real rank.

Since the Kage of each country are selected from Jonin, most people believe that the so-called Kage are only slightly stronger than ordinary Jonin, at most able to fight ten or twenty opponents at once. If there are too many, the so-called Kage will be killed.

Unfortunately, at this critical juncture before the Third Shinobi World War, while many Kage from various countries have died, the actual gap between Kage and Jonin has not been demonstrated.

Because those Kage either died of illness or were killed in battle against other Kage, and the details of the battle between the God of Shinobi Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha are unknown. There were no bystanders at the time, and all that was known was that they fought their way out of the Valley of the End, but how strong they were was entirely based on imagination.

As we all know, a person's imagination depends on their own cognition and knowledge, so most people's imagination of that battle is actually very 'low-end', or rather, it completely lacks the overpowered situation after the power levels collapsed in the later stages of Naruto Shippuden.

It's important to know that before Kishimoto actually drew it, people's imaginations about that battle were based on the basic situation of the Naruto power levels. In fact, there was an anime about this, which was an original animation in the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm game.

The battle between Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha in the story fits the early setting of Naruto. Although both sides are powerful, their combat strength is still at the level of the early to mid-Naruto story, or rather, the level of combat strength before the power level collapse.

The two sides clashed with standard Kage-level combat power, employing various strategies, techniques, and special skills, and displaying all sorts of amazing methods. It was exciting and intense, but the level of standard 'Hokage' combat power made people realize that while Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju were indeed powerful back then, the 'strongest Hokage' Hiruzen Sarutobi did not become a clownish character due to the collapse of combat power.

This was the understanding of Naruto among industry professionals and fans at the time, and even Kishimoto's understanding of Naruto. After all, Kishimoto must have watched that part of the anime and was there as a supervisor; otherwise, the game developers wouldn't have been able to release it.

Basically, that understanding back then is what people in the ninja world understand about Konoha's high-end combat strength today.

Of course, if you insist on saying that, you're not wrong. After all, before the power levels collapsed, the Shadow was powerful, but that was all. It wasn't quite outrageous or collapsed to that extent.

Even Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage, and the Second Raikage were killed together by the Ginkaku and Kinkaku brothers, rogue ninjas from Kumogakure. How strong could the so-called Hokage and Konoha's higher-ups really be?

This is the judgment of the Daimyo and most of the nobles of the Land of Fire. They believe that the advantage lies with them, and they are not wrong. If Konoha were still the same as before, they might have really been tricked in this round.

However, while the entire ninja world remained in the old version, Konoha's high-end combat power had already been updated to the era of the power breakdown in the later stages of Shippuden.

Coincidentally, the two guys who thought the Daimyo's idea was a bit far-fetched were actually knowledgeable about the high-end combat power in the ninja world. Although they didn't know exactly how strong the Fourth Hokage Tsunade and the current Konoha leadership were, they had learned some information through their own channels, such as how Minato Namikaze easily dealt with the elite squad sent by Kirigakure.

This is why a third Shinobi World War didn't happen, and why some classic scenes didn't occur, such as the Third Raikage's miracle of withstanding a 10,000-strong army from Iwagakure and Minato Namikaze displaying his invincible power as the Yellow Flash. Otherwise, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and his trusted subordinates would never have made such an optimistic assessment.

It can only be said that some things are truly a matter of fate.

Then, the worried expressions on the faces of his two trusted subordinates, who were filled with doubt, were noticed by the daimyo of the Land of Fire, who immediately looked over with sharp eyes: "What? Do you two have any objections to my plan?"

Upon hearing this, the two trusted subordinates were startled, their hearts pounding. The daimyo's expression was terrifying, and they felt that if they said the wrong thing, they would be forced to pledge allegiance.

Therefore, the words of advice were swallowed back down.

After exchanging a glance, their strong will to survive led them to say the same thing:

"What we're saying is, Your Excellency's opinion is truly insightful!"

As he spoke, he displayed an attitude of utmost loyalty.

The daimyo of the Land of Fire nodded in satisfaction, his terrifying expression instantly dissipating.

The excited daimyo was thus caught up in the fantasy that his plan would definitely succeed, that he could eliminate the Konoha leadership in one fell swoop, completely control Konoha, and then become the greatest being in the history of the Land of Fire.

As for whether this would cause chaos or create a crisis where other countries could take the opportunity to attack the Land of Fire, he hadn't considered that at all. Or rather, he hadn't thought about the worst-case scenario, because he believed that even if such a thing happened, he would have completely controlled Konoha by then and could directly command the Konoha ninjas to fight.

Under his wise leadership, the Land of Fire will surely be able to easily defeat other countries and win a more spectacular victory than the First and Second Shinobi World Wars.

He is destined to make the Land of Fire great again as a daimyo!
Yes, this is the mindset and thoughts of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire at this moment. He is optimistic and lives in his own delusions, which is even more outrageous than popping champagne halfway through a relationship.

Of course, it cannot be said that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was blindly optimistic, because everything he did and thought about was a very traditional power struggle, and there are similar cases in the history of the ninja world, and quite a few of them were successful.

After all, this is the kind of makeshift situation that feudal traditional societies are in. In fact, the fact that the system of the ninja world has been passed down for thousands of years without change makes this situation even more natural, and they are completely unaware that Konoha has long since become a completely different form.

Even more unexpectedly, the daimyo of the Land of Fire and his trusted subordinates could not have imagined that everything they were discussing had been completely observed by a hidden entity.

The beings lurking in the shadows are none other than the hidden White Zetsu.

While the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was envisioning a great future, the White Zetsu passed the information to Uchiha Itachi.

When Uchiha Itachi learned of this, he was not surprised. He even thought, "This guy is finally going to make a move." After all, the Fire Country Daimyo's dissatisfaction with Konoha was nothing new, and his desire to take action was not a recent development. However, in the past, he had only thought about it privately and talked to himself, at most discussing it with two of his most trusted subordinates.

Now, the daimyo of the Land of Fire is simply putting a long-decided plan into action.

Therefore, Uchiha Itachi, having received the information, shared it with others.

Tsunade and her friends reacted differently to this. Some were angry, some sneered, some were disdainful, some were eager to try, and some sighed helplessly. For example, Hashirama Senju sighed helplessly. After all, he was still a pacifist and often agreed with traditional values; otherwise, he wouldn't have gone so far as to require the daimyo's approval to establish a ninja village.

However, Tsunade and the others already knew about this. After all, Uchiha Itachi did not hide this information. They even discussed how to deal with the daimyo of the Land of Fire and even considered whether to take the opportunity to abolish the daimyo and implement a new political system in the Land of Fire.

However, this idea was rejected at the time, as it was too radical and not suitable for the current situation in the ninja world. It would have immediately brought Konoha and the Land of Fire under the full force of the entire ninja world, and Konoha would have to launch a full-scale war to break the situation.

Once that wave arrives, many things will become uncertain. Even though Konoha's current strength overwhelms the entire ninja world, it cannot guarantee that everything will be under control, and many situations could easily spiral out of control.

After all, trying to take on the whole world single-handedly is actually very difficult and tiring.

Therefore, the consensus reached at the time was to take the opportunity to eliminate the current daimyo and then support a new and obedient daimyo to serve as the representative of Konoha.

Although this approach isn't ideal, it at least maintains the current situation.

For Konoha, the longer the current development trend continues, the better. Once it develops to a certain extent, Konoha will be able to truly sweep across the entire ninja world and bring about a real revolution.

The Fourth Hokage, Tsunade, had already decided to entrust this matter directly to Minato Namikaze, who was destined to become the Fifth Hokage. All she needed to do was accumulate strength, pave the way, and prepare for the revolution of the ninja world during her years in power.

Unfortunately, compared to the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Fourth Hokage Tsunade was more enlightened and radical, but compared to Minato Namikaze, she was not as enlightened or radical.

The environment she grew up in and the education she received shaped her perceptions and values, which cannot be completely changed by the influence of Uchiha Itachi and others, or by the learning space. After all, this directly relates to Tsunade's nature.

In short, that's the situation. For the higher-ups of New Konoha and those around Uchiha Itachi, the Fire Country Daimyo's actions were not unexpected; rather, they were prepared for it all along and were now simply trying to resolve the matter.

When Madara Uchiha learned of this information, he scoffed and said that a mere daimyo could be crushed, and if the Land of Fire wanted to cause trouble, he would destroy the Land of Fire as well.

The main idea is to ignore this traditional authority, fight if you disagree, and kill all the opponents.

While this idea is actually quite correct, it is still too extreme for the new Konoha leadership. The main reason is that dealing with the aftermath of killing someone would be extremely difficult, and no one wanted to create unnecessary trouble, so they decided to proceed according to the pre-arranged plan.

However, this "trap" can be used in a way. If Black Zetsu gets wind of the operation, he will definitely get involved. He will either secretly add something to the trap and help the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, or he will hide in the shadows and spy on the whole thing.

Either way, it indicates that Black Zetsu will definitely appear at that time, and that will be the perfect opportunity to make a move against him.

Therefore, this operation will not only deal with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, but also take care of Black Zetsu.

Madara Uchiha will be the biggest ally in capturing Black Zetsu and will participate in this operation.

Furthermore, in order to ensure that capturing Black Zetsu was foolproof, Uchiha Itachi took the lead in doing something that made everyone very worried and wary.

That is to 'return' the Rinnegan to Madara Uchiha.

Of course, this Rinnegan is not from the main world, but was obtained from Nagato in World 2, and is currently being used as research material by Orochimaru and his team.

Although they are from different worlds, they are both Rinnegan awakened by Madara Uchiha, and using these Rinnegan is naturally not a problem for Madara Uchiha.

Thus, Madara Uchiha regained the Rinnegan.

However, for Madara Uchiha, this was a rather complicated matter, as using another version of his own Rinnegan was a very strange feeling.

Of course, as strange as it may seem, Madara Uchiha would not refuse, because he was quite serious about capturing Black Zetsu from the main world. As long as it could increase the success rate of capturing the other party, he would not refuse to do certain things.

After successfully transplanting the Rinnegan from World 2 with Orochimaru's assistance, Madara Uchiha felt that there was no rejection reaction between this other version of himself's Rinnegan and his own, and he easily controlled the power of the Rinnegan in a very smooth way.

Although using the Rinnegan in his old age was very stressful, Madara Uchiha, as the 'master' of the Rinnegan, had far greater control over it than Nagato in certain aspects.

For example, Nagato couldn't restore the Rinnegan to its normal form, but Madara Uchiha did it very easily.

When the Rinnegan returned to its original black color, belonging to the Uchiha clan, the immense pressure it placed on Madara Uchiha was suddenly relieved. He felt that the endless torrents were under his control, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he pulled out a can of Coke, opened it on the spot, and chugdredged it down.

That comfortable and joyful feeling brought Madara Uchiha a sense of physical and mental well-being, and a happy smile appeared on his chubby old face. In an instant, he seemed to have evolved a bit in the direction of Coach Anzai.

Seeing this, Uchiha Itachi felt a little conflicted. He forced himself not to laugh out loud after a long while.

(End of this chapter)