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

This was clearly a lie to deceive them, but Hinata was a big fan of Naruto, and Sasuke didn't care about the fate of the Five Kage at all. They all vaguely guessed that Naruto's goal was not just to defeat Madara Uchiha, but had other intentions.

After chasing for several kilometers, Naruto and the others had to stop.

Sasuke frowned, but soon heard Hinata say to Naruto, "Naruto-kun, the enemy ahead is very strong! Be careful!"

Following Hinata's gaze, Sasuke's eyes widened in disbelief.

A wooden dragon appeared in front of them, sitting cross-legged on the ground. Standing on it were the three Hokage: Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Hiruzen Sarutobi. Below the wooden dragon stood the Six Paths of Pain, made from Jinchuriki.

The combination of three Hokage and six reanimated Jinchuriki could almost sweep through any ninja village.

Decades ago, this lineup could have even unified the ninja world. This was the impressive lineup Black Zetsu had prepared to capture Naruto, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Chapter 309 Conversation with the Hokage (Part 2)

Upon seeing the figures of the Edo Tensei Hokage and the Edo Tensei Jinchuriki, Naruto frowned.

The appearance of these impure beings indicates that the Impure World Reincarnation technique has fallen into the hands of Black Zetsu and Madara Uchiha. However, Orochimaru should be the only one who possesses the Hokage's cells. Could it be that Orochimaru has betrayed him?

After thinking it over carefully, Naruto felt that Orochimaru had no reason to betray him, as the experimental materials and environment he provided were clearly far superior to those provided by Black Zetsu and Madara Uchiha.

That leaves only one possibility: Orochimaru was forced to join Black Zetsu's side.

It's possible that the Sound Village was directly destroyed, or that Orochimaru overestimated himself and tried to seize the Rinnegan, but whatever the outcome, the Edo Tensei Hokage fell into the hands of Black Zetsu and Madara Uchiha, becoming a weapon against him.

"Naruto-kun, aren't those the First, Second, and Third Hokage?"

Hinata recognized the Edo Tensei Hokage and adopted the Gentle Fist stance, entering battle mode.

Naruto nodded, then began to analyze the situation, saying, "Besides the three Hokage, there are also the Jinchuriki resurrected through Edo Tensei. Edo Tensei Jinchuriki are vulnerable to genjutsu and sealing techniques, so I'll leave them to you and Sasuke for now. I have some things to discuss with the Hokage seniors..."

After saying that, Naruto threw out the Flying Thunder God Kunai and flashed to the top of the wooden doll's head.

Looking at Naruto, who was dressed in a black robe and exuded the aura of Sage Mode, Tobirama Senju, with his white hair, frowned and said to the Third Hokage beside him, "Monkey, is that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki from the village? He's very strong!"

The Third Hokage looked somewhat embarrassed: "Tobirama-sensei, Naruto's situation is a bit complicated."

Upon hearing this, Tobirama Senju was taken aback and turned to look at the Third Hokage: "Could it be that there's a problem with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? Monkey, you can't possibly be unable to train even the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki properly, can you?"

Tobirama!

Hashirama Senju said with displeasure, "Jinchūriki are also comrades in the village, and since they are constantly affected by the Nine-Tails, they need our care and attention even more."

After a pause, Hashirama Senju said to Naruto, "Naruto? Hello, we are under the control of a mysterious ninja and are currently your enemies. But can you tell me about the current situation of the village? Even though I've been dead for so many years, I still can't let go of the village."

Naruto smiled knowingly, put one hand on his hip, and said, "As expected of the First Hokage, if you had been the Hokage back then, I probably wouldn't have defected from Konoha. But I prefer my current free and easy state."

"I have to thank the Third Elder for this. If it weren't for his indulgence, I might still be in the village."

Upon hearing the word "defection," Tobirama's eyes flashed with killing intent. He formed hand seals, intending to unleash the Flying Thunder God Technique, but Hashirama Senju pressed down on his shoulders.

"Brother Hashirama, why are you stopping me?" Tobirama said, quite dissatisfied.

Hashirama Senju, hands on his hips, said with a mature air, "Before we understand the specific cause and effect, we should not act rashly. Besides, with your strength, you should not be a match for Naruto."

"His chakra reserves have matched mine in his lifetime; he is the strongest ninja I have ever seen!"

Tobirama was filled with shock and disbelief. He then looked at the Third Hokage's position, his eyes seeming to say, "How could you have forced such a talented person to defect?"

The Third Hokage knew it was time for him to step forward and said, "I have wronged Naruto. Knowing that the village was spreading rumors that Naruto was a demon fox, I allowed them to spread rumors and bully Naruto. I should not have concealed Naruto's identity as the son of the Fourth Hokage."

"Attempting to use Naruto by isolating him and making others his sole source of light, in order to exploit Naruto..."

After a pause, the Third Hokage continued, "I also made mistakes regarding the Kumogakure delegation and the Uchiha Night. I shouldn't have compromised with Kumogakure, nor should I have issued the order for Itachi Uchiha to kill the Uchiha clan members..."

As they listened to the Third Hokage's words, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju's expressions grew increasingly grim.

In particular, Tobirama Senju watched the Third Hokage grow up and appointed Hiruzen Sarutobi as the Third Hokage. However, the things the Third Hokage did completely violated the Will of Fire.

Moreover, even if we want to deal with the Uchiha, we have to involve the Hyuga clan. How can we attack two major clans at the same time?

If he were dealing with the Uchiha clan, he would never have revealed such an obvious flaw.

After listening to the account of the Third Hokage, Hashirama Senju's expression was incredibly complex. He sighed softly and said, "Naruto, is this why you left the village...?"

"I never imagined that the Will of Fire would become a tool for the higher-ups to put pressure on their comrades."

At this point, Hashirama Senju glanced at Tobirama Senju: "Tobirama, after I died, what exactly did you do for the village? Why did the Uchiha clan monopolize the army? Why did all these problems arise?"

Tobirama Senju looked at Hashirama Senju in disbelief and quickly shifted the blame, saying, "Brother, before you died, all you did was fight with Madara Uchiha and gamble every day. I was the one handling all the village's affairs. At that time, there were only a few thousand people in the village, and I could barely manage to handle it."

"Do you know what happened to Konoha after you died, after you were gone? An unprecedented Shinobi World War broke out. After finally making peace with the other four great ninja villages, I died because of the Kumogakure rebellion!"

"So all of this is..."

Tobirama Senju looked at the Third Hokage, who said somewhat guiltily, "First Hokage, Tobirama-sensei, I led Konoha to victory in the Second and Third Shinobi World Wars. Konoha only declined after the Nine-Tails' Night."

"I originally wanted to use the Reaper Death Seal, but Minato beat me to it... It's all the masked man's fault."

"How did Naruto's father get involved again?" Hashirama Senju scratched his head and then asked, "And who is the masked man? Did he kill the Fourth Hokage?"

"His true identity is unclear, but I speculate that it is Uchiha Madara."

"This is impossible!?" Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju exclaimed in unison, "Monkey, with Madara Uchiha's strength, he doesn't need to hide his identity at all; he could destroy Konoha Village all by himself!"

"I don't know either..." the Third Hokage said softly, glancing at Naruto beside him.

Naruto glanced at the Third Hokage and then said, "The masked man is Obito Uchiha, but the ninja who trained Obito was Madara Uchiha, so that's not wrong."

"Wait, is the masked man Obito?"

The Third Hokage looked on incredulously: "Isn't that an anomaly among the Uchiha? I even deliberately arranged for him to join Minato's team, hoping he would become a bridge between the higher-ups and the Uchiha, but it failed..."

"However, if the masked man is Obito, then isn't it Obito who is controlling us?"

Naruto shook his head slightly: "It's not that bad. I killed Obito beforehand, and his body was reduced to ashes. However, his soul is still in my hands, and I can make some good modifications to it."

"Obito was killed, so who is controlling us?"

"Uchiha Madara!"

At this moment, Tobirama Senju finally gathered all the information, shrugged, and said, "So the mastermind behind all this is Madara Uchiha, right? I knew the Uchiha were inherently evil. You should have killed him back then, brother!"

Hashirama Senju said somewhat awkwardly, "I killed Madara with my own hands. Didn't you take Madara's body away?"

"Um... this question." Tobirama Senju fell silent. After much thought, it turned out to be his own problem. But how exactly did Madara Uchiha leave the lab and replace the corpse?

"So as long as we take down Uchiha Madara, we can end this battlefield! I haven't seen Madara in a long time, I miss him..."

Hashirama Senju waved his hand, his eyes gleaming with fighting spirit as he looked toward the location of the military fortress.

Ever since he was resurrected using Edo Tensei, he has sensed Madara Uchiha's presence and is now somewhat impatient.

Naruto sensed something was wrong, pointed to himself, then to Black Zetsu not far away, and said, "Don't you guys take him seriously? And did I tell you to leave?"

The Third Hokage frowned: "At this point, it would be better to deal with Madara Uchiha first. If you still harbor resentment towards me, you can do whatever you want with me after this battle, even if my soul is scattered."

“Third generation old man, I don’t hate you much. The Sarutobi clan will bear the consequences for you. I don’t lay a hand on the dead. I prefer to make the beneficiaries pay the price.”

"What have you done?" The Third Hokage's expression changed when the Sarutobi clan was mentioned.

Naruto said expressionlessly, "The Sarutobi clan is being treated like the Uchiha and Uzumaki clans. Your Sarutobi clan participated in Orochimaru's plan to destroy Konoha and betrayed Konoha."

"The Sarutobi clan betrayed Konoha?" Tobirama couldn't help but look over.

The Third Hokage remained silent, only sighing as he pondered the future fate of the Sarutobi clan.

At this moment, Black Zetsu, who had been silent nearby, came over and said in a seductive tone, "I never imagined that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and Konoha had such a past. It's truly unbelievable. But since this world is so tragic, why don't you join our Eye of the Moon Project, Mr. Naruto?"

"Join the Eye of the Moon Plan?" Naruto scoffed dismissively. "Even if I kill Obito?"

“Obito himself is a pathetic clown. A strong person like you is more qualified to join the Eye of the Moon Project. In the Eye of the Moon dream, any wish can be fulfilled.”

Hearing this, Naruto paused for a moment, then asked hesitantly, "But I am the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. If the tailed beast is extracted from my body, I will die!"

"Extracting the complete tailed beast will indeed lead to death, but as long as some of the Nine-Tails' chakra is left in the body, one can still survive. Besides, you are a member of the Uzumaki clan, and your vitality is much stronger than that of an ordinary Jinchuriki."

To persuade Naruto, Black Zetsu made up a reason on the spot.

He didn't know if the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki would die after having his Tailed Beast removed, but the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki definitely wouldn't die after having his Tailed Beast removed, otherwise he would have already achieved Infinite Tsukuyomi.

After pondering for a moment, Naruto sighed and said, "You said that in the world of Infinite Tsukuyomi, I can do whatever I want, but I can do whatever I want now. The real world of the ninja world is an Infinite Tsukuyomi that belongs only to me."

Before he could finish speaking, Naruto instantly appeared next to Black Zetsu and unleashed a Rasengan from his palm.

Black Zetsu dared not be careless and quickly used the Mayfly Technique to dodge, burrowing into the wooden dummy while simultaneously manipulating the Impure World Hokage to launch an attack on Naruto.

"You still want to manipulate me? Do you know who invented the Impure World Reincarnation technique?"

Tobirama snorted coldly, trying to break free from the Impure World Reincarnation and escape control, but his body was restricted to the spot and unable to move. He uncontrollably used the Flying Thunder God Technique and instantly teleported to Naruto's side.

Naruto fought Tobirama bare-handed, and after a few rounds, he smashed Tobirama's head with a single punch.

At the same time, the Third Hokage and his clone, who were being manipulated, completed the hand seals and shouted, "Five Elements: Great Combo Bullet Technique!"

After completing the hand seals, five different elemental ninjutsu blasted towards Naruto, creating a massive explosion.

After the smoke cleared, Naruto, who had activated the third stage of Susanoo, appeared in front of the Third Hokage and smashed the Third Hokage's Edo Tensei body with a single punch.

After the reanimated body was reassembled, the three Hokage looked at Naruto, who had activated his Susanoo, with utter shock in their eyes.

"Isn't that Susanoo, which can only be activated by the Mangekyou Sharingan? When did Naruto learn it? And Naruto can even make the Nine-Tails' chakra materialize. Only a perfect Jinchuriki could do that."

After the strongest Great Bullet Technique proved ineffective against Naruto, the Third Hokage's status became almost equivalent to that of a commentator.

Tobirama Senju finally understood the meaning of Hashirama's earlier words. Hashirama's words were not modesty, but a fact. Naruto's strength was indeed on the same level as his older brother, and might even be stronger.

To deal with such a powerful enemy, the only option is to use the Mutual Multiplication Explosion Tag Technique, a technique specifically developed for Susanoo.

Fortunately, the mastermind behind this technique was unaware of it, otherwise Naruto would have been in real trouble. I just wanted to teach this annoying brat a lesson, but if the ninja world fell into Madara Uchiha's hands, it would be all over.

While Tobirama Senju was pondering, Hashirama Senju, not far away, had already entered Sage Mode.

In Sage Mode, Hashirama Senju's chakra, which was already beyond that of ordinary people, leaped to the level of a Tailed Beast, even surpassing most of the Tailed Beasts, and seemed to have no end in sight.

Naruto also noticed Hashirama Senju's state and subconsciously furrowed his brow.

Hashirama Senju's Sage Mode did indeed originate from Shikkotsu Forest, but it was far more advanced. He had mastered his own Sage Mode, and his physical attributes were now infinitely close to those of the Otsutsuki.

But is Hashirama Senju in this state truly something that Black Zetsu can control?

Before Naruto could think any further, Hashirama Senju clasped his hands together and, with a low roar, the wooden figure, originally tens of meters tall, expanded to over a hundred meters in height, with a wooden dragon wrapped around its waist, and pounced towards Naruto's location.

Chapter 310 Black Zetsu's Operation