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Chapter 413 Farewell, Madara Uchiha!

After a brief farewell to the Grand Elder and Neru.

Uchiha Hikaru took Esdeath back outside, snapping out of her "yellow-haired delinquent girl" state, and let out a soft breath as she looked up at the starry sky.

"Although it wasn't quite what I expected, we've successfully overcome the bottleneck."

"Next..."

It's time to go back to the ninja world.

Some historical issues that have remained unresolved for a long time should be addressed once and for all, taking this opportunity.

"Let's go, Xiao Ai... Hmm? What's wrong?"

Hikaru Uchiha noticed Esdeath's expression.

The latter was standing behind her, looking at her with a slightly subtle expression. Only when she asked did he sigh softly, "It's nothing. It's just that I feel like the distance between us has grown even greater, and I'm starting to feel like I can't catch up anymore..."

"..."

Uchiha Hikaru was silent for a moment, then raised his head and gave a bright, cheerful smile: "Don't worry, I'm still me. The distance between people is measured by their hearts, not by their strength."

"Human nature..."

Esdeath seemed to be thinking about something, and upon hearing this, she looked down at her chest.

Hmm... Compared to two years ago, Uchiha Hikaru's "heart" hasn't changed much; she's still as budding as ever.

"That's not what I meant by 'human nature'..."

Uchiha Hikaru saw through Esdeath's thoughts in her gaze and couldn't help but chuckle, a few black lines appearing on his forehead. "Well, whatever, as long as you know what I mean. Once Bulma deciphers the principles of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, you can go there to train in seclusion, or we can go to Planet Adela together later..."

"Anyway, let's discuss these things on the way. Right now, we probably need to go back to the ninja world first."

because……

"I bet my junior colleague is already itching to take some action. If we get back too late, we might miss a good show."

……

Naruto World.

The land of rain.

It is located near the inner sea, close to Amegakure Village.

Six figures dressed in black robes with red cloud patterns lay sprawled on the ground. Nagato, with his red hair, sat panting in a wheelchair, next to Konan, who was also in a disheveled state.

All around.

Within a radius of several kilometers, the scene was one of utter devastation. A network of ravines, stretching for kilometers, crisscrossed the land like a spiderweb, while cratered and uneven marks were scattered in all directions… The whole scene resembled a replay of what had recently transpired in Konoha Village, only the opposing sides had changed.

"Ban, what exactly do you want to do?!"

Nagato glared at Madara, his eyes bloodshot: "Even at a time like this, are you still resorting to infighting? How can you possibly deal with the returning Fourth Hokage on your own?"

"Internal strife?"

Ban burst into loud laughter, his laughter arrogant and conceited: "You've misunderstood. I'm just trying to take back something from you that doesn't belong to you."

"?"

Hearing this, Nagato was still stunned, but Konan had already reacted. After glancing at the Rinnegan in Nagato's eye socket out of the corner of her eye, she asked in a low voice, "You mean... those eyes?"

"That's right."

Madara nodded slightly, his tone leaving no room for argument: "You don't actually think these eyes are something you were born with, do you? In fact, I personally transplanted them into you twenty years ago, during the Second Shinobi World War. So from the very beginning, you existed as a vessel, and as a vessel, you had no right to unleash the true power of these Rinnegan."

"I commend you for your courage to rebel, but that's all you can commend yourself for."

"Now that things have come to this, you might as well obediently hand over your eyes and die in peace. The fate of this world will ultimately be in my hands."

Yes, that's right.

Although Madara suffered a defeat at the hands of the Minato couple during the recent attack on Konoha, he did not believe that the defeat was due to the difference in strength between the two sides.

Because he's currently in an Edo Tensei state, his chakra reserves and eye techniques are far weaker than when he was alive. If he were to recover to his full strength and fight Minato and his wife again…

At least Madara Uchiha himself felt that the outcome was still uncertain.

Based on this idea, Madara chose to take action against Nagato on his way back to Amegakure.

To reiterate, because he is a reanimated body, he can recover quickly regardless of how much chakra he expended or how severe his injuries were in the previous battle. However, the power Nagato expended cannot be recovered so quickly. Even with Konan added to the mix, they would still be no match for Madara, who possesses Kage-level strength.

"Let's do it, absolutely."

"That's what Ban said."

Upon suddenly hearing the name "Zetsu," both Nagato and Konan were taken aback.

—They still don't know Black Zetsu's true identity.

However, the next moment, Nagato trembled and felt a cold, sinister power pour into his body. His whole body seemed to be frozen in an instant, and control of his body was gradually stripped away. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't even move a finger.

Behind him, Black Zetsu, appearing in shadow form, was climbing up his body like a maggot clinging to his bones.

Xiao Nan, who was standing nearby, wanted to take action against Hei Zetsu.

But just as she made the gesture to drive him away, Madara's figure flashed and appeared directly next to her from a hundred meters away. With a light wave of his "Uchiha Fan," he sent Konan flying from in front of him. She landed on the ground dozens of meters away like a broken doll, with bright red blood flowing from her mouth.

"Let's begin."

"Use his body to unleash the Rinnegan and revive me. Only by restoring my body from my previous life, along with these Rinnegan eyes, can I truly take control of this world. At that time, the 'Eye of the Moon Project' will be a piece of cake."

Ban raised his chin, signaling Black Zetsu to make his move once again.

then.

Nagato's eyes widened, his face filled with anger, regret, and surprise as he watched his body being stripped of control. He slowly raised his hands from his sides, clasping them together to form a "Rong" hand seal, as if about to unleash "Rinne Tensei" on Uchiha Madara.

Just then.

A light clapping sound suddenly came from high above, accompanied by a girl's voice that didn't sound very loud, and the next second it was in everyone's ears:

Pop, pop, pop.

"Excellent. A wonderful performance, truly breathtaking."

"?!"

(End of this chapter)