Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 149 The Death of Madara

Ban is laughing, laughing heartily.

However, he calmed down after a few laughs and then silently nestled on the grass.

I don't know if I'm feeling sentimental or confused.

Ning Yuan glanced silently at Ban, then at Hei Jue next to Ban.

Now that Madara has accepted the idea of ​​unifying the world and denied the Infinite Tsukuyomi, why is Black Zetsu still so calm and not taking action?

Or perhaps...

Ning Yuan considered a possibility: could it be that Black Zetsu hadn't had time to place the curse mark on Madara yet?

Previously, Ningyuan believed that the caged bird of Hyuga Hizashi was re-engraved on Hyuga Hizashi after his death, which is why Hyuga Hizashi still had the caged bird on his forehead after being resurrected through Edo Tensei.

After Ban died, who got his body?

Black Zetsu and Obito!

Obito definitely wouldn't do anything to Madara's corpse; he didn't have the ability.

But that's not necessarily true for Black.

If he inscribed a curse mark on Madara's body after Madara's death, and Madara was later resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, then according to the rule that the curse mark would reappear along with the physical body, this curse mark would naturally also appear on Madara's body.

If that's the case, then Black Zetsu's luck is just too good!

His series of plans were not just about walking on thin ice; they were about life and death hanging by a thread, where the slightest mistake would lead to failure.

For example, what if Madara's resurrection was not due to the Impure World Reincarnation technique, but rather the Rinne Rebirth technique?

Black Zetsu's ruthless plan actually succeeded!

Could it be that there really is such a thing as luck, and when the time is right, heaven and earth lend their strength?

Ning Yuan knew that even if Madara abandoned the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan, Ning Yuan would restart it, and Kaguya-sama would eventually be resurrected.

Although his reason for resurrecting Kaguya is somewhat cliché, it is a man's original dream!

If you don't have the ability to do it, that's fine. But since you do have the ability, why not do it?

"Sigh," Madara sighed, "What a pity!"

"What's a pity?"

"Unfortunately, I'm old and my days are numbered!" Madara shook his head. "Otherwise, I could have helped you unify the world!"

What's even more regrettable is that Ning Yuan is also young.

Even acknowledging Ning Yuan's wisdom, Ban didn't think that someone of that age could accomplish anything.

However, Ban also acknowledged Ning Yuan's abilities. In his view, if someone were to truly unify the world in the future, that person might very well be Ning Yuan.

Ning Yuan remained silent.

"I left quite a few things in the base, weapons and ninjutsu. Take whatever you need!" Madara said. "Also, you can use my name if you find it useful, or just leave it at that!"

"After I die, if possible, bury me in the Uchiha clan's territory. And remember to let me know after you've unified the world!"

He could have clung to life for another five or six years, but Ban had no desire to live anymore.

Or perhaps, they saw hope in realizing their ideals, so they died without regrets.

He didn't even ask Ning Yuan to revive him later, because Madara believed that with Ning Yuan's abilities, he didn't need to revive him at all; he could easily defeat the whole world.

After all, at the age of seven, he was already able to fight back and forth with me.

Even if one's combat strength is not at its peak.

If you give someone like that another ten years, who knows how far he'll grow? It might even be possible for him to surpass Hashirama!

"What are you going to do?" Ning Yuan asked. "Are you going to commit suicide?"

"It's not always a good thing for a child to be too smart; it can be quite annoying!" Madara affectionately patted Ningyuan's head. "I'm still a little jealous. How did Ida manage to have such a smart grandson!"

"If you don't mind, I can call you Grandpa too!" Ning Yuan said earnestly.

Anyway, he usually calls him "Master Ban".

Moreover, he is only 32 years old in total across his two lifetimes. Facing Ban, who is nearly seventy, it wouldn't be a loss for him to call him "Grandpa".

"No need for that!" Madara shook his head, then bent over and was about to get up.

Ning Yuan quickly helped him up.

Just moments ago, Ban was able to fight back and forth with him, but after chatting for a while, Ning Yuan noticed that Ban seemed to have lost all his energy and spirit in an instant.

He has completely lost the domineering aura of the ninja world's Asura; he is now just an old man.

"It's dawn!" Placing his palm on his forehead, Madara looked at the sky gradually brightening behind the mountains in the distance and smiled, "Seeing this ray of dawn is like seeing you. Your generation of young people is quick-witted and has a broad vision, unlike us, who only know how to fight, and even when we have some new ideas, we easily get stuck in dead ends!"

"I've acknowledged your ideals; I just hope you can persevere and not give up halfway!"

He patted Ning Yuan on the shoulder: "Finally, I wish you a bright future and great success in your military endeavors!"

After saying this, Ban turned to look at Hei Jue: "Hei Jue, from now on you will follow Ning Yuan. Respect him as you would respect me. His orders are my orders!"

"Yes!" Black Zetsu nodded.

"Isn't it A-Jue?" Ning Yuan asked.

"Call him whatever you like!" Madara said calmly. "Black Zetsu is a creation of my will. Although he is not a true life form, he is not much different from one. Moreover, his reconnaissance abilities are very strong, and he can be of great help to your unification efforts!"

Ning Yuan nodded, then asked, "Do we really have to die? We can unite the world together. Don't you want to see what a peaceful world is like?"

"Just like you said yourself, a person's lifespan is finite!" Madara shook his head. "And I've reached the limit of my lifespan!"

"Keep it up!"

After saying that, Ban patted Ning Yuan on the shoulder again, then sat back down cross-legged on the ground and closed his eyes.

In a short while, his breath had already dissipated into the air.

Madara's life was already as fragile as a withered bamboo in the wind. He was only alive because he was clinging to life and the Ten-Tails was constantly supplying him with energy.

But once that breath dissipates, leaving is just a matter of a moment.

Ning Yuan also sighed. In fact, he really wanted Madara to live, but although medical ninjutsu could bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded, it was still not very effective against old age.

Besides, death in the Naruto world isn't real death. If you want to see Madara again, you can just use Edo Tensei.

Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem so sad anymore.

"Lord Ningyuan!" Hei Jue appeared behind Ningyuan and said, "From now on, I will follow your orders."

Although Black Zetsu and Obito had a superior-subordinate relationship, they were actually more like partners, because Obito was not very intelligent and needed Black Zetsu's wisdom to assist him.

However, Ban clearly defined the superior-subordinate relationship with Ning Yuan, because Ning Yuan didn't need partners, only subordinates.

Ning Yuan nodded and asked, "Where is the Uchiha clan's territory? Let's bury him first!"

"Okay, I'll show you the way!" Black Jue nodded. He hadn't expected that even though the man was dead, he was still calling him grandpa. It seemed that this new boss was also a person who valued loyalty and righteousness!

No one dislikes a boss like that, even a big bad guy like Hei Jue.

After all, nobody likes to be surrounded by bad people.

"Earth Release: Earth Coffin!" Ning Yuan casually formed a hand seal, summoning an earthen coffin to envelop Madara's body. Then, he tapped it, and the coffin flew up.

"What kind of technique is this?" Hei Jue observed and memorized it. Ning Yuan might clash with his mother in the future, so of course he needed to gather more information.

"Lord Ningyuan, what should we do after burying Lord Madara? Do we need to recruit some people?" Black Zetsu asked. "I know many capable rogue ninja for positions."

"Forget about the rogue ninjas!" Ning Yuan shook his head. "Unifying the world is the righteous path, so of course we should use the methods that the righteous path should use!"

"What is the right way?" Black Zetsu asked curiously.

"For example, you can use force to sweep through!" Ning Yuan said calmly, "To unify the world, you not only have to destroy countries, but also unify the will of the people. If you win by resorting to evil means, even if they admit it verbally, they won't truly accept it in their hearts. If they do something that isn't illegal but disgusting in the future, you won't be able to do anything about it."

"I see!" Black Zetsu nodded. "So, you want to become Hokage first?"

After all, to unify the world, one must control Konoha Village, right?

"As long as we have this position, it doesn't matter who actually holds it!" Ning Yuan said. "Actually, you don't need to do anything. Long before we even met Lord Madara, we had already started working on various aspects of unifying the world. I came to find you not because I really wanted to invite Lord Madara, but because I saw that you have extremely strong concealment abilities and I was afraid that you would delay our plans, so I came to check on you."

"I see!" Black Jue nodded, but was extremely horrified.

What does it mean that various tasks have already begun?

I've been wandering around the ninja world for the past two years, so why don't I feel anything at all?

Are you trying to fool me?

That doesn't make sense. We're all on the same side now, so why would they try to fool me?

What he didn't know was that his focus was entirely on the ninjas, the five great ninja villages, and Nagato, while Ning Yuan's methods were mostly used among the common people.

How could he have noticed something was wrong when there was absolutely no interaction between them?

Even though Ning Yuan controlled many ninjas in Konoha, he neither summoned them to a meeting nor contacted them in secret. These people continued to live their lives as usual, so how could anyone discover that something was wrong?

Of course, there is also a more fundamental reason: Ning Yuan knew about Hei Jue's existence from the very beginning, so when developing the Ning Organization, he took into account Hei Jue's possible spying in every aspect.

After all, he had read "The Three-Body Problem" and had extensive experience in dealing with this kind of ubiquitous surveillance.

"By the way, what did Madara leave for me?" Ning Yuan asked.

"Oh!" Black Zetsu quickly replied, "When Madara left Konoha, he took a large number of Uchiha clan artifacts and ninjutsu collections with him. In addition, we also have 100,000 White Zetsu, those white humanoid creatures you saw underground before!"

"What is White Zetsu?" Ning Yuan asked.

"I don't know either!" Black Zetsu shook his head. "White Zetsu already existed when I was born. According to Madara, these White Zetsu appeared in the world along with the Gedo Mazo!"

"The Demonic Statue of the Heretic?" Ning Yuan asked again.

"Those tubes behind Madara when you first saw him—that was a gigantic life form. Although it was dead, it still retained a vast amount of life essence!" Black Zetsu said. "Madara speculated that this creature might be the corpse of some god from a thousand years ago!"

A thousand years ago, the land of the ninja world was filled with gods, known as the eight million gods.

They are actually powerful creatures that utilize natural energy.

Then they were almost all killed by the Goddess of the Rabbit.

"Oh!" Ning Yuan nodded, looking like he believed her.

"These White Zetsu are decent fighters, some are Chunin level. If we had 100,000 of them, it would be a ready-made army!" Ning Yuan said.

"That's right!" Black Zetsu nodded. "So if you want to unify the world, we can directly wage war against the five great nations!"

"You think you can take on the Five Great Nations with just 100,000 Chunin?" Ning Yuan rolled his eyes. "You're really confident!"

"Hehe, I was just suggesting!" Black Zetsu shook his head: "Although there are many White Zetsu, all five great nations have Tailed Beasts. Tailed Beast Balls are the best counter to large-scale armies. If we want to unify the world, the Tailed Beasts are a huge obstacle for us!"

"That's true!" Ning Yuan nodded. "We've also thought about the tailed beast issue, but we don't have any good solutions. Do you have any suggestions?"

"My suggestion is still to recruit rogue ninja!" Black Zetsu said. "We can recruit powerful rogue ninja, then have them pair up to retrieve the tailed beasts. This way, we won't need to take action, we won't have to bear the infamy, and we'll eliminate the threat posed by the tailed beasts!"

"That makes sense!" Ning Yuan's eyes lit up, but he quickly frowned again. "But, under what pretext can we recruit them? These rogue ninjas don't even respect their own villages; would they really listen to me?"

"Didn't Madara allow you to use his name?" Black Zetsu said, "And Madara left you a huge legacy—a pair of Rinnegan, which are now attached to Nagato!"

"Nagato's eyes are spotted?" Ning Yuan was "greatly surprised!"

"Yes!" Black Zetsu nodded. "Haven't you already subdued Nagato? You can put these eyes to good use now!"

"The organization's leader is Uchiha Madara, and its members even possess the legendary eyes of the Sage of Six Paths. How could those rogue ninja possibly disobey?"

(End of this chapter)