The Tenseigan started from the Hyuga main family.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, a tall figure emerged from the coffin, causing Itachi Uchiha's pupils to shrink.

The other party was a man with long black hair, wearing a black tight-fitting combat suit with a red armor over it, and he walked out step by step with an aura of dominance that seemed to solidify into a tangible form.

It was him! Uchiha Madara!

There's no mistake. Not only is his appearance exactly the same as the portrait left by Uchiha Setsuna from back then, but his eye power, which is even higher than the Mangekyou Sharingan, is enough to prove his identity.

Itachi Uchiha showed a rare hint of seriousness.

Unexpectedly, Orochimaru even found his corpse.

"You are……"

Madara Uchiha slightly raised his head and met Itachi Uchiha's gaze. In the invisible clash of their eye powers, Itachi involuntarily revealed his Mangekyou Sharingan.

"...Unexpectedly, during my slumber, the Uchiha clan gained another member who awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan."

Madara Uchiha looked Itachi Uchiha up and down, his tone quite complicated.

For Madara Uchiha, it wasn't that he betrayed Konoha, but rather that the Uchiha clan betrayed him.

When Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju had a falling out, Madara Uchiha wanted to lead his entire clan away from Konoha and find another place to realize the justice and peace in his heart.

However, to Madara Uchiha's disbelief, not a single member of his entire clan was willing to follow him, leaving him disheartened and alone as he left Konoha.

"I never imagined that Orochimaru would even use you."

Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Since easily defeating Orochimaru, he had really underestimated this legendary Sannin of Konoha. He hadn't expected that he could develop the Impure World Reincarnation technique to such an extent.

"Impure World Reincarnation?"

Madara Uchiha lowered his head, looking at his hands, his tone full of doubt.

"Isn't this reincarnation?"

Just then, several white plant roots suddenly emerged from the ground and burrowed into Madara Uchiha's trouser leg.

"I never expected so many changes to happen in the ninja world, completely ruining my resurrection plan."

Having received a great deal of information from Black Zetsu through the plant roots, Madara Uchiha lowered his hands and turned his gaze to Orochimaru behind him.

"Your name is Orochimaru, right? I never expected someone to have developed Tobirama's forbidden technique to such an extent. But do you know why the Impure World Reincarnation is classified as a forbidden technique?"

Madara Uchiha's lips curled up slightly, and then deep blue chakra burst forth from his body, breaking through the restraints Orochimaru had left inside him in the blink of an eye, severing all connection with the user.

"Remember, forbidden techniques cannot be used casually!"

Completely enveloped by the solidified chakra, Madara Uchiha displayed his unparalleled domineering presence.

To everyone's surprise, Orochimaru did not take any measures to salvage the situation from beginning to end, allowing Madara Uchiha to lift the restrictions of the Impure World Reincarnation, and even a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Congratulations, Lord Madara, you have finally returned to the ninja world."

On the canopy of a tree not far away, Black Zetsu's figure emerged, his eyes filled with smugness.

Very good, Orochimaru has indeed resurrected Madara Uchiha using the Impure World Reincarnation technique as I planned.

Once resurrected, Madara Uchiha will definitely seek to reclaim the Rinnegan from Obito, at which point the Eye of the Moon Plan will be back on track!

"It seems you are the mastermind behind this."

To Black Zetsu's surprise, Orochimaru ignored Madara Uchiha and instead looked up at Black Zetsu standing on the treetop, his eyes full of amusement.

The person who used ninja crows to deliver messages to me must be incredibly skilled.

Not far away, Itachi Uchiha reacted even more violently than Orochimaru. The Mangekyou Sharingan windmill pattern on his right eye spun rapidly, and he immediately activated Amaterasu. A line of blood slid down his eye socket, making Itachi Uchiha look extremely terrifying.

Ah!

In an instant, scorching black flames enveloped Hei Jue, and no matter how much he rolled around, he could not break free from the black flames.

"Lord Madara, save me!"

Black Zetsu clearly understood that Amaterasu's black flames would not be extinguished until they had burned the target to ashes, so he loudly appealed for help, placing his hopes on Uchiha Madara.

This is such a hassle!

Madara Uchiha slightly bent his knees, intending to jump to Black Zetsu's side to lend a helping hand, but for no reason his body went limp and he fell to the ground with a thud. The chakra that erupted from his body disappeared without a trace in an instant, like a punctured balloon.

Click...

A slight sound rang out from inside Madara Uchiha's body; the restraints that he thought had been completely removed had reappeared.

"Knowing that Madara Uchiha's corpse was of dubious origin, I would definitely leave myself a backup plan. If you want to use me, Orochimaru, to achieve your goals, you should at least refine your plan a little, shouldn't you?"

Orochimaru, still in the hand seals, glanced at Black Zetsu, who was enveloped in black flames, and then focused his attention on Madara Uchiha.

"Because I've been asleep for so long, even my senses have become somewhat dulled. I never expected that you would only use a genin as a sacrifice for the Impure World Reincarnation, which caused me to be unable to withstand the release of my chakra."

Madara Uchiha lay on the ground, struggling to lift his head little by little, and quickly discovered the problem.

How much of the deceased's former strength they can unleash after being resurrected through Edo Tensei largely depends on the strength of the sacrifice offered. A mere genin-level sacrifice naturally cannot bear the power of Uchiha Madara.

"That damned Orochimaru!"

As his body gradually melted in the black flames, the smugness on Black Zetsu's face had long since vanished.

If the last means left by his mother were used, the Black Flame could certainly be eliminated, but it would also mean that Black Zetsu, having lost his last trump card, would be unable to complete the final step of the Eye of the Moon plan.

“These are products of the Otsutsuki clan’s will. If you are willing to cooperate with me, I can help you get rid of these black flames.”

Just then, a dark purple spacetime vortex appeared, and Kaud stepped out from it, looking at Black Zetsu enveloped by Amaterasu, and spoke.

To enhance his persuasiveness, the white wedge in Kaud's palm glowed slightly, absorbing nearly half of the black flames.

"It's so lively here!"

Before Itachi and the others could get a good look at Cauder, another unfamiliar voice rang out.

Hinata Sawatatsu's figure emerged from mid-air, holding the Six Paths Staff in his hand, with nine Truth-Seeking Balls floating around his body, looking down at everyone from his high position.

Chapter 219 The Battle of Brothers Begins

How did he appear?

Orochimaru, Itachi Uchiha, and Madara Uchiha lying on the ground, all failed to see how Hyuga Zechen appeared.

With their strength at that level, no movement could escape their notice. Yet, it wasn't until Hinata Zechen spoke that they were surprised to find another person had appeared, as if Hinata Zechen had always been there.

"I never expected that it would alarm Ze Chenjun."

Orochimaru's yellow vertical pupils scrutinized Hyuga Sawatatsu's awe-inspiring appearance, especially the golden Rinnegan located between his eyebrows. He was greatly shocked and dared not reveal even a trace of his covetousness.

Not to mention that the aura emanating from Hyuga Zetsu made Orochimaru tremble, he had also learned from Ryuchi Cave that Hyuga Zetsu had mastered the Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave.

"Impossible! The Gedo Mazo is still with Obito, how did you become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki?"

Still being scorched by Amaterasu's flames, Black Zetsu no longer cared about the pain in his body. Looking at Hyuga Zetsu holding the Six Paths Staff and the Truth-Seeking Balls floating around his body, his hoarse voice became extremely sharp.

At this moment, Hyuga Zetsu's image has overlapped with that of the Sage of Six Paths in Black Zetsu's memories.

The Rinnegan is still in Obito's hands, and the Gedo Mazo has been transferred to the Kamui dimension, so why did Hyuga Sawatatsu become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki?

"So he was Hyuga Zetsu, who not only despicably stole the power of the Ten-Tails from God, but also defeated God."

Kaud made no attempt to conceal the hatred in his eyes. The white wedge in his palm gleamed, and white stripes instantly covered his entire body.

Having already made Otsutsuki Isshiki his idol, Kaud naturally wouldn't admit that his god could be defeated by someone else. He preferred to believe that Hyuga Sawatatsu had stolen the Ten-Tails that rightfully belonged to Otsutsuki Isshiki, thus gaining immense power to contend with the god.

Seeing that nearly a third of Black Zetsu had melted away in the black flames, Kaud was not afraid of the intense heat that distorted the air. He stretched out his palm into the black flames and activated White Wedge to devour Amaterasu's fire completely.

Based on the principle that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, the Akatsuki organization was one of the allies that Kawde considered worth winning over. However, due to the relentless search by the four great ninja villages, all the remaining members of the Akatsuki organization had been moved to the Kamui dimension. Therefore, Kawde wanted to establish contact with the Akatsuki organization through Black Zetsu.

Most importantly, with the help of the resonance generated by the white wedge, Kaud immediately recognized that the essence of Black Zetsu was the product of the will of a certain Otsutsuki. As a follower of Otsutsuki Isshiki, Kaud was naturally happy to do a favor in exchange for the favor.

"Now that you're here, don't leave!"

Compared to Uchiha Madara, Hyuga Zetsu felt that Black Zetsu and Kaud posed a greater threat. He simultaneously transformed nine Truth-Seeking Balls into giant shuriken, which shot towards the location of Black Zetsu and Kaud.

"I will definitely avenge Lord Isshiki!"

Kaud reacted even faster. Sensing the killing intent emanating from Hyuga Zetsu, he had already opened a spatial vortex behind him. He also grabbed Black Zetsu, whose body had been melted in half, and directly entered the spatial passage, causing all the Truth-Seeking Balls to fall to the ground.

There was no powerful explosion, and no remarkable power was displayed. Wherever the Truth-Seeking Ball Shuriken went, whether it was rocks, trees or even the ground, everything turned into ashes after touching the Truth-Seeking Ball, without even raising a speck of smoke.

When the Seeking the Dao Jade shot out from the depths of the earth again, large areas of the ground nearby began to crack and collapse, forming a huge crater covering an area of ​​tens of feet.

"Tch, they ran away so fast!"

Hinata Zechen couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Killing an enemy who has mastered space-time ninjutsu is indeed quite difficult. The main reason is that Kaud's reaction speed is too fast. Despite his face full of hatred and the look of wanting to kill Hyuga Zechen as soon as possible, he has no desire to fight Hyuga Zechen. He turns and runs away without hesitation when faced with Hyuga Zechen's probing attack. It can be seen that Kaud is very cautious.

If we encounter this again, I must immediately activate the Rinnegan's Time Jutsu and never give him another chance to escape!

"Is he Madara Uchiha?"

Hinata Zechen slowly descended, until his feet were three feet off the ground, looking down at Uchiha Madara from above.

"Tch, are all the younger generation so rude these days?"

Although his body was unable to move, Madara Uchiha's sensory abilities remained intact, and he clearly felt the astonishing pressure emanating from Hyuga Zetsu.

Even if Hashirama were at his peak, comparing chakra reserves alone, he would probably be far inferior to Hashirama, or rather, the two are completely incomparable.

Unexpectedly, someone actually achieved the status of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki recorded on the Uchiha Stone Tablet.

Hyuga, I never expected that that useless family, which is neither good nor bad, would produce someone stronger than me and Hashirama.

Damn it! If it weren't for those two useless guys, Nagato and Obito, not cooperating, I probably would have become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki long ago and completed the Eye of the Moon Plan.

With his remaining strength, Madara Uchiha braced himself on the ground with both arms, adjusting his posture to sit cross-legged on the ground, making himself appear less disheveled.

"Orochimaru, what's going on?"

It was only then that Uchiha Sasuke arrived late. After his gaze lingered on Uchiha Itachi and Hyuga Zechen for a few seconds, he turned to look at Orochimaru, who was retreating.

“A powerful stranger just passed by, but was scared away by Ze Chenjun.”

Orochimaru's face twitched slightly, but he spoke calmly.

"Uchiha Itachi, I'm here. Are you ready?"

At this moment, although Sasuke Uchiha was surprised by the huge change in Hyuga Zechen's appearance, all his attention was focused on Itachi Uchiha. He drew his Kusanagi sword and pointed it at Itachi, directly challenging him to a duel.

"Sasuke, you are no match for Itachi right now. Why don't you leave for now and find another time to finish your duel as brothers?"