Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 57 Returning to the village? Absolutely not!
Bai Jue kept talking, and even A Fei would occasionally chime in, making this long-silent stronghold a little more lively than usual.

Black Zetsu listened quietly, observed, and pondered. He had his own thoughts; over a thousand years of waiting had given him nothing less than patience.

“Very good, it seems that everything is going smoothly. Regardless of whether Kaede Tsukasa trusts me or not, as long as he does not openly reject me, I will eventually uncover his secrets and acquire all his secret techniques.”

Black Zetsu sensed the large amount of zombie virus in the half of White Zetsu's body, as well as the chakra belonging to Kaede Tsukasa, but did not take any additional action—he had a lot of ideas about the Corpse Release technique. It was a secret technique, not a bloodline limit, which meant that he could also learn it!

No matter how difficult the technique is, with his long lifespan and Yin Release physique, he can always learn it as long as it's not a pure Yang Release technique. As for the possibility that the Corpse Release technique is a pure Yang Release technique...

Black Zetsu glanced at the Sandstorm Araki clinging to White Zetsu's corpse, gnawing away. He could barely believe that this thing primarily used Yang Release techniques, since Kaede Tsukasa could extract life force from these ghostly creatures.

Vitality primarily falls under the category of Yang Dun (a type of martial arts technique).

But if it were a creation of pure Yang, without a trace of Yin nature, then this world would probably be insane.

Such a sinister thing, no matter how you analyze it, will at least have some sinister characteristics—mind control is at least within the scope of sinister tactics.

As long as he has the technique of Yin Escape, he has a chance to learn it!

"I never thought that one day I would have to learn these human ninjutsu, but as long as it helps my mother get out of trouble, I will do it."

Black Zetsu knew his actions were risky; he should have chosen Madara, but he simply didn't want to give up this opportunity.

Madara Uchiha spent half his life trying to cultivate the Rinnegan, and even that was incredibly difficult. With Madara's talent, he only succeeded when he was almost dead. If he fails to revive his mother this time and fails to obtain the Rinnegan, he will have to consider his future plans.

But if it relies on Kaede Tsukasa, it will be different. The future reincarnation of Indra will no longer have to worry about insufficient lifespan and vitality! This means that Black Zetsu will have many, many opportunities, and the margin for error will skyrocket.

This is the permanent foundation that makes Black Zetsu invincible.

"I'm going to carry out a mission for the village: to find Jiraiya and ask him to return to participate in the Fourth Shinobi World War."

As he spoke, Kaede Tsukasa formed a hand seal, intending to return to the Land of Rain to continue his mission.

"Very well, betraying the village now is not conducive to your plan to get close to the Uchiha clan. However, be careful when you get close to Jiraiya. Do not harm the person named Nagato, and absolutely do not try to harm him," Madara said.

"Oh? So Nagato is your backup plan? I knew you were hiding a lot from me. Was the reason White Zetsu came out to stop me because of Nagato?" Kaede Tsukasa sneered.

"I'll tell you about Nagato later. You just need to know that our goals are the same: the Ten-Tails must be revived, and the Infinite Tsukuyomi must be achieved. For the sake of this ultimate goal, all the processes are unimportant."

"Then I'll wait until you reveal all your secrets to me. Also, I'm very interested in the First Hokage replica you created."

"Wait, as I just said, this is for you."

Madara casually picked up the Uchiha fan and tossed it to Kaedeji.

Kaede caught it, examined it for a moment, and then sealed it into a blank scroll. He activated the Void Realm Technique, and his figure instantly disappeared from the spot. In his place appeared a half-crippled zombie.

The moment the zombie opened its eyes, it saw Sandstorm Araki gnawing on the corpse of White Zetsu. It howled and instinctively tried to crawl over and take a bite as well.

"...I always felt that his technique was rather sinister, and that it had many secrets."

Afei looked down, observing the scene through the hollow vortex in his head.

Black Zetsu said proactively, "In any case, Lord Kaedeji is a member of the plan, and it seems to be an indispensable member now. You will need him now and in the future."

Madara slowly closed his eyes, calming the restless life force within his body. Having received Hashirama's flesh and blood transplant, he was no stranger to methods for controlling the extra life force flowing into his body.

"Good. Although you are that guy's will clone, you still represent him to some extent. It's good that you can think that way. However, people change. His thoughts at the moment he created you are not exactly the same as his thoughts now. You are just a product of the past. Don't really think of yourself as him."

Ban fell silent, his head bowed, as if he were asleep.

He hadn't had a real rest in a very long time; his body was aging, and his mind was exhausted. Now he could finally take some time to rest.

Kaede Tsukasa returned to the Land of Rain, stood in the rain, and felt the humidity in the air.

This operation went unexpectedly smoothly, at least we weren't forced to use the Void Realm Technique to escape.

"Madara definitely won't let me go. He'll find a chance to plant a cursed seal inside me. So, when will he make his move? Will he save me when I'm critically injured and on the verge of death, and then tamper with my body?"

However, he possesses the art of empty realms and the art of self-reincarnation, making it difficult for him to fall into such a desperate situation.

But that's for the future. In the future, his strength will be further enhanced, and he will stand at a higher level.

We still need to continue searching for Jiraiya...

suddenly.

Earth Escape·Yellow Quan Marsh!
Beneath Kaede Tsukasa's feet, along with the zombies, all sank into the mud beneath his feet, unable to move.

"This level of Earth Release technique is something Jiraiya-sama hasn't seen for over two years. There's no need to make such a big show of welcoming me."

Kaede Tsukasa turned his head to look at the white-haired man standing on the toad's back.

“I remember you, that medical ninja with terrible medical skills, who fought alongside me in the Land of Rain.” Jiraiya’s gaze sharpened, revealing a look of surprise. “However, you didn’t display this talent back then. There are too many suspicious points about you, and I can’t trust you. I can only use this method to restrict you.”

Jiraiya has been stationed here for two days. He must ensure Nagato's safety and eliminate all risks.

Kaede Tsukasa wasn't in a hurry at all: "People grow, and I've just found the path that suits me. Since you've been waiting for a while, you must know that this kind of technique can't really restrict me. I can use my space-time ninjutsu to escape at any time."

"Space-time ninjutsu... Flying Thunder God? But it doesn't seem quite right. You replaced yourself with a moving corpse, rather than inscribing spatial coordinates on these corpses. Even if you improved the Flying Thunder God technique, it's unlikely that you could change it into this form all at once."

Jiraiya took out a scroll and sealed a portion of the corpse inside.

“As expected of Jiraiya-sama, my Sky Realm Technique is a unique space-time ninjutsu that belongs to me, and it’s not the same as Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God Technique,” ​​Kaede Tsukasa said. “I have other corpses in the Land of Rain that I can use. If I’m determined to leave, even you can’t stop me.”

"In the two years I've been away, a special and powerful ninja like you has actually appeared in the village."

Jiraiya found it troublesome. To be honest, even though Kaedejima had once been his subordinate, he found it hard to trust this guy who controlled the dead—he had thousands of subordinates under his command, how could he possibly know every single one of them?

Moreover, Kaedeji Tsukasa clearly fought a fierce battle with a mysterious enemy, and it seems he disappeared along with the enemy, only to reappear all alone now...

What does this mean? A peace agreement with the enemy? Or does it mean using space-time ninjutsu to teleport and kill the enemy, then returning victorious?

And who is the enemy?

"If we really have to fight, I'll have to enter Sage Mode to expand my sensory range, otherwise I'll be at a great disadvantage." Jiraiya thought quickly, his expression grave.

Kaedeji took out the mission book, removed the seal on it, and threw it to Jiraiya.

“Well then, my mission is complete. The village hopes you can return to participate in the war against Iwagakure. I’ve heard the fighting on the front lines is extremely fierce, with too many casualties,” Kaedeji said.

Jiraiya read through the contents of the mission document, checking it repeatedly. He found no problems with any detail, from the document style and the coded language to the sealing techniques.

The motivation for coming to the Land of Rain is also logical.

“Then go back and tell the village that I have things to do and cannot return. As for the war, I can only apologize,” Jiraiya said resolutely.

(End of this chapter)