I, Naruto Uzumaki, don't need your approval.

Jiraiya was well aware of the power of the Spiral Wheel Fist. If it were detonated within Konoha Village, they and the surrounding Jonin might be unharmed, but ordinary ninjas and villagers would likely be reduced to corpses.

When had Jiraiya ever been threatened like this before? So he decisively softened his tone and said:

"Minato and Kushina's assets, as well as the Uchiha's seized property, are stored in the Anbu warehouse. We will return them as soon as possible. However, some of the property has been misappropriated by the Sarutobi clan."

"Konoha will give a reply as soon as possible. We can discuss other collaborations later. Let the funeral continue first. After all, the Third Hokage is my teacher and Minato's grandmaster."

After hearing Jiraiya's reply, Naruto withdrew his chakra, glanced at the Sarutobi clan in the distance, reached out to Shisui, and the two disappeared together in the Heroes' Graveyard.

After displaying his abilities in public, the rest is up to time to take its course.

It is foreseeable that the Sarutobi clan will not have a good ending. Although the Third Hokage sacrificed his life to secure preferential treatment for the Sarutobi clan, things are not so easy to handle once they are brought to the forefront.

……

The Third Hokage's funeral ended quickly. Although there were some minor incidents, the coffin was eventually laid to rest. As for whether the Third Hokage's body was actually inside the coffin, which even the Byakugan couldn't see through, no one knew.

However, the Impure World Reincarnation technique will definitely become a subject of Konoha's research in the future.

Using DNA and knowledge of the dead to summon impure bodies, although it desecrates the dead, it is very effective, allowing the village to have several powerful ninjas who can turn the tide at crucial moments.

At the same time, the fact that the leader of Uzushio Village was Naruto Uzumaki was also widely spread in Konoha Village.

Although this news has been temporarily suppressed, it will eventually be known by many ninjas in the ninja world and become a hot topic for a period of time.

According to some rumors circulating, after learning about this, Onoki of Iwagakure lamented the lack of talent in Iwagakure and became wary of Naruto and Konoha.

The Fourth Raikage smashed his office desk, adding another expense to the Raikage Building's maintenance costs.

They all came to the same conclusion: they could not let Konoha and Uzushiogakure continue like this. The sphere of influence of Konoha and Uzushiogakure had now exceeded half of the ninja world, and this situation was extremely dangerous.

Somewhere in the Land of Grass.

Obito had recovered from his injuries and squatted outside Kusagakure, watching the Kusagakure and Amegakure ninjas who were busy with external transactions, a shadow passing over his eyes.

After Nagato occupied the Land of Grass, it did not provoke a backlash from the ninjas of the Land of Grass.

Instead, the Land of Rain and the Land of Grass complemented each other, with the Land of Rain's abundant rainfall being utilized by the Land of Grass, and the living standards of both countries are rising at a visible rate.

The better the lives of the people of the Land of Rain, the lower the likelihood that Nagato will implement the Eye of the Moon Plan.

Even the most unruly Akatsuki members showed signs of impatience, since a large portion of them joined the Akatsuki for bounties, art, puppet materials, and killing.

But against Nagato's strength, these rogue ninjas couldn't make much of a difference.

Many times, Obito even considered attacking passing caravans, but he was afraid of arousing Nagato's suspicion, since he was already preparing to take action against Nagato and steal the Rinnegan.

At this moment, the black Zetsu, with its alternating black and white markings, emerged from the ground, and at the same time, other white Zetsu appeared.

When Obito learned that the leader of Uzumaki Village was Naruto Uzumaki, a strange expression appeared on his face after the White Zetsu brought him information about Konoha Village.

He remembered that Naruto must have been very young back then, and wondered what he relied on to fight him to a draw.

What's even more ridiculous is that he was afraid that the leader of Uzushio Village was the Fourth Hokage, so he kept his distance. Now it seems that was unnecessary. Naruto was probably not as strong as people thought back then.

Black Zetsu speculated that Naruto was the reincarnation of Ashura or Indra, as only the reincarnations of these two Otsutsuki could have increased his strength so quickly. However, these secrets could not be shared with Obito.

As for the truth about the Third Hokage being exposed and the Sarutobi clan's rebellion...

Neither Obito nor Black Zetsu were particularly interested; it was just about a clan that had lost its Hokage, and it didn't really concern them. It wasn't as important as carrying out the Eye of the Moon Plan.

After a moment of contemplation, Black Zetsu looked at Obito and slowly said, "I've already obtained the Impure World Reincarnation technique. How far along are you in preparing the body for Madara?"

Obito said rather impatiently, "The preparations are almost complete, but for this kind of thing, we can just find any living person to sacrifice. Why do we need to prepare a special body for Uchiha Madara?"

"Of course, it's to help Lord Madara regain his peak strength. Our opponents are just too strong."

“Nagato’s use of the Rinnegan is no less than Madara’s, and Naruto Uzumaki has become the perfect Jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails. Even Madara would have a very difficult time dealing with him.”

"It seems that Madara Uchiha isn't as strong as I thought..."

Obito suddenly said that he also had his own plans in mind. He had always wanted to get rid of Madara's control, which was why he had never considered reviving Uchiha Madara.

However, apart from reviving Uchiha Madara, there is currently no way to break the current situation.

After saying that, Obito led Black Zetsu deeper into the location, where there was a sealed cave that ordinary ninjas could not reach, containing the body needed for Madara Uchiha's resurrection.

Chapter 255 Uchiha Madara's Resurrection

Inside the dark underground cave.

With a complicated expression, Obito opened the coffin containing Madara Uchiha's body. Inside was a specially treated corpse that looked more like it was asleep.

From a personal perspective, Obito did not want to revive Madara Uchiha; he preferred Madara to remain in a perpetual slumber.

The reason is very simple: if he could entice Itachi Uchiha to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, there's no reason why Madara Uchiha couldn't do the same. The situation of the Third Hokage of Kirigakure was exactly the same as when he controlled the Fourth Hokage.

It can be said that Madara Uchiha manipulated everything from his awakening of the Mangekyou Sharingan to Rin's death.

However, what truly made him feel despair was not the mastermind behind it all, Uchiha Madara, but this absurd, murderous, and betrayal-filled hell on earth.

Suppressing his fluctuating emotions, Obito looked at Black Zetsu beside him and stretched out his hand: "Give me the Edo Tensei formula, and I will revive Uchiha Madara immediately."

Black Zetsu glanced at Obito, then handed over the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

After receiving the Impure World Reincarnation technique, Obito glanced at it lightly, then formed hand seals and slammed them onto the ground, creating a complex technique.

Immediately afterwards, the White Zetsu's corpse turned into pieces of paper and flew towards Madara Uchiha's corpse.

A moment later, Madara Uchiha, who had been 'sleeping' for many years, opened his eyes. Upon seeing Black Zetsu and Obito, he couldn't wait to ask:

"How is the Black Zetsu, Obito, and Eye of the Moon plan progressing?"

Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu remained silent.

Madara Uchiha then noticed something was wrong with his body and frowned: "Impure World Reincarnation? I don't need this kind of resurrection. Didn't you have Nagato use the Rinne Rebirth technique?"

Black Zetsu lowered his head and said, "The plan has encountered some changes, so we can only temporarily revive you."

Madara Uchiha dusted off his clothes, stood up, and said, "Oh, what happened? You can't even control little Nagato? That's very disappointing."

Obito's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Madara, Nagato's strength has long surpassed that of the current Five Kage, and by creating the Six Paths of Pain to share the pressure, he mastered almost all the abilities of the Rinnegan."

"Moreover, besides Nagato, we encountered even stronger enemies whose strength exceeded our expectations."

"An even greater enemy? Tell me about it." Madara Uchiha became interested. As the head of the Uchiha clan, he most wanted to fight strong opponents, but in the ninja world, only Hashirama could be considered his match.

Obito glanced at Madara Uchiha, snorted, and said, "He is a ninja named Naruto Uzumaki. He is the jinchūriki who has complete control over the Nine-Tails and is immune to most genjutsu."

"The perfect Jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails... Hmph, he's quite a worthy opponent."

Madara Uchiha felt a surge of fighting spirit, but after carefully examining his body, he frowned. This body could only unleash 80% of his peak strength, and he might not actually be a match for his opponent.

After a moment of contemplation, Madara Uchiha asked Black Zetsu, "We can talk about capturing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki later. Tell me about the major events that have happened in the ninja world over the years."

Black Zetsu nodded, and then began to talk about the major events that had happened in the village over the past ten years.

When Madara Uchiha heard about the Nine-Tails' rampage, he glanced at Obito not far away, his expression turning cold. After Madara's death, Obito had actually gone back to attack Konoha, and even indirectly caused the deaths of the Hokage and the Jinchuriki.

In this respect, his education of Obito during those few months was quite good, and Obito also became a supporter of the Eye of the Moon Project.

After hearing about Uchiha Night and his experience of inducing Uchiha Itachi to awaken his Sharingan.

Madara Uchiha became more wary of Obito. It seemed that the kid had realized the scheme from back then and had developed ulterior motives; otherwise, the Command Seals wouldn't have appeared inside his Edo Tensei body.

In the following time, Black Zetsu talked about the founding of Uzushio Village and Amegakure's attack on the Land of Grass, and then went on to talk about the Chunin Exams that had happened not long ago.

Madara Uchiha showed little interest in others, but had a great interest in Naruto, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

At the age of thirteen or fourteen, he became a perfect Jinchūriki capable of taming the Nine-Tails, and his strength even surpassed that of Nagato, who possessed the Rinnegan. This speed of growth was simply too fast, reminding him of Hashirama.

Hashirama was such a monster, growing from an ordinary ninja to the pinnacle of the ninja world in just a few years.

Although he was able to keep up with Hashirama's pace, he ultimately had to rely on external forces like the Nine-Tails to finally achieve a draw with Hashirama.

Could this little guy named Naruto be the reincarnation of Hashirama?

Madara Uchiha had such doubts, but now he possessed the power of the Rinnegan, and even Hashirama back then was far from being his match.

After a moment of contemplation, Madara Uchiha folded his hands in front of his chest, walked towards Obito, and stared at Obito who had removed his mask, saying calmly, "Obito, what are your plans for the next step?"

Obito raised his head to look at Madara Uchiha. Even though Madara had discovered the Command Seal that Obito had left inside him, the corners of his mouth gradually curled up into a smile.

So what if you have a Command Seal in my heart? You still have control over me...

However, Madara's words reminded Obito that he hadn't yet thought about what his next plan should be after resurrecting Madara using Edo Tensei.

Should we first head to Konoha to deal with the most difficult Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and then directly begin collecting the Tailed Beasts?

Should we first go to Amegakure to deal with Nagato's defection, retrieve the Rinnegan, and then proceed with the Tailed Beasts collection plan?

After a moment's thought, Obito said to Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu, "Before carrying out the Eye of the Moon Plan, we must deal with the traitors within the organization. We'll take down Nagato first, then collect the other tailed beasts, and finally deal with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to complete the Night of the Moon Plan."

Obito's idea was to start with the easy tasks and then move on to the difficult ones. After all, Kakashi was by the side of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, so he had to improve his strength first in order to deal with the strongest Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Nagato, on the other hand, was different; he was inherently invincible against Nagato.

With Madara Uchiha joining the fray, his chances of defeating Pain and Nagato have greatly increased.

Madara Uchiha nodded slightly. Obito's plan was exactly what he wanted. Although his body could use the Rinnegan's abilities, it wasn't the real Rinnegan.

Only a true Rinnegan can control the Ten-Tails, make the Divine Tree bloom, and unleash the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Therefore, he must first control Nagato, allowing Nagato to use the Rinne Rebirth technique to truly revive him.

For the sake of the Eye of the Moon plan, he doesn't mind suffering some grievances and obeying Obito's orders.

As for how to control Nagato, Madara Uchiha glanced at Black Zetsu beside him and exchanged a few words.

Chapter 256 The Traveler from the Future

A week has passed since the funeral of the third generation.

But the scene at the funeral still lingers in many people's minds. They can't forget the truths Kakashi exposed, nor can they forget the Uzushio Village ninjas who are still in Konoha today.

Logically speaking, the behavior of the Uzushio Village ninjas at the Third Hokage's funeral was an insult to Konoha.

But the people of Konoha don't seem to think so. Although Naruto left the village and severed ties with Konoha, the son of the Hokage can only be a Konoha ninja and will still become the Hokage in the future.

Because of the cold attitude of the Uzushio Village ninjas and Naruto, they began to verbally attack the Sarutobi clan ninjas and began to isolate the Sarutobi clan.

It seems that as long as the Sarutobi clan lives a miserable life, they can win over Naruto Uzumaki.

At the Uzumaki clan's stronghold, Naruto was lying in the courtyard sunbathing, increasing his affinity with natural energy. Never giving up on improvement was one of his life's creeds.

The reason Naruto is still in Konoha is quite simple.