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

Whether he kills or releases people, his only goal is the Eye of the Moon Project: to rescue his mother, who is trapped in another dimension.

Chapter 314 The Roar of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path

Not long after Madara and Black Zetsu left, the ninjas of Uzushio Village and Orochimaru arrived at the location.

Looking at the five high-ranking officials of the five great ninja villages, some unconscious and others severely injured, Orochimaru smiled sinisterly, then turned to Nagato and Konan beside him and said:

"Nagato, Konan, do you think that if we deal with these high-ranking officials now, the five great ninja villages will fall into chaos?"

Nagato gave Orochimaru a cold glance, then joined Konan, who had discovered Jiraiya, in treating the wounded and trying their best to save these Kage-level shinobi from danger.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Orochimaru covered up his embarrassment with a smile and then began to collect the cells of these powerful individuals.

As a researcher, he had no interest in killing, but with so much material in front of him, it would be hard not to be tempted. Perhaps he could glimpse the ultimate secret of ninjutsu from it.

Shisui, hiding in the shadows, frowned, but ultimately did not stop Orochimaru.

His mission was to selectively revive the high-ranking officials of the five great ninja villages, which involved Orochimaru, who had an ambiguous relationship with Uzushio Village. He didn't know whether he should intervene.

Soon, under the effect of the Healing Palm Technique, Jiraiya and Tsunade were the first to be revived.

In her dazed state, Tsunade saw a blue-haired figure frowning at her, and heard an urging voice in her ear: "Slug Princess, if you wake up, let's help save people. Those wounded can't wait much longer."

Tsunade thought for a moment, then dragged her heavy body, bit her finger, and summoned a slug clone. With the help of the slug clone, the unconscious injured person's injuries were rapidly recovering.

After turning around, Tsunade looked at Nagato and Konan, and then saw Orochimaru collecting materials. She angrily said, "Orochimaru, what are you doing here?"

"Tsunade, you're awake?"

Orochimaru revealed a meaningful smile: "I came here, of course, to collect the cells of the Five Kage to prepare for the upcoming human experiments. You Konoha had better be careful from now on."

"So, Madara Uchiha was also resurrected by you using Edo Tensei? What about my great-grandfather and second great-grandfather?"

Tsunade was extremely angry and wanted to punch Orochimaru, but her physical condition prevented her from doing so.

Nagato noticed Orochimaru playing with fire and said expressionlessly, "Orochimaru, don't be so smug. Your Otogakure was the first to be attacked by Madara Uchiha, and you were even forced to change bodies..."

Upon hearing this, not only Tsunade, but even Jiraiya, who had just woken up, was stunned.

Orochimaru died once before? But even Madara Uchiha couldn't kill Orochimaru, just how tenacious is this guy's vitality?

Then, Jiraiya seemed to notice something, looked at Nagato and Konan beside him, and said in a low voice, "How are you two doing these days?"

"It's alright, about the same as before. I feel much more relaxed after abandoning my divine status."

Nagato remained expressionless, showing no smile even to his teacher Jiraiya. Unlike Yahiko and Konan, his feelings for Jiraiya were extremely complex.

The people who killed his parents were Konoha ninjas, and the battle that took place on Amegakure's territory was fought by Konoha.

Jiraiya, who taught him to become a ninja, was also from Konoha. Even though it was later proven that his parents' deaths had nothing to do with Konoha, Madara Uchiha and Obito, who manipulated his life, were also ninjas born in Konoha.

Konoha is like a lingering thorn in his side; he can never escape its influence.

Jiraiya forced a smile: "It's fine if you go back to being ordinary ninjas. Has Naruto told you what his plan is? I don't quite understand Naruto's plan."

After frowning and pondering for a moment, Nagato said, "I don't know either. Naruto seems to want to rule the ninja world, but judging from his work attitude in Uzushio Village, he doesn't seem to want to be the sole ruler of the ninja world."

"However, one thing is certain: he does not intend to let the war continue."

"It seems they want to democratize chakra and completely blur the gap between ordinary people and commoners."

After hearing this, Jiraiya pondered for a long time, and the other high-ranking officials of the five great ninja villages who had also woken up fell into thought, and the atmosphere suddenly became serious.

As leaders of the five great ninja villages, they naturally hoped that the ninja world could be unified.

However, it is best to have one's own ninja village take the lead, which is the pride of the Five Kage. But not long ago, their pride was ruthlessly shattered.

Faced with Madara Uchiha's power, any schemes and tactics seem pale and powerless.

They even recalled seeing their own shadow when they were young, the difference was like night and day.

If this Ninja World War can truly end smoothly, they might consider peace, since with technological advancements, the intensity of war is increasing.

At that moment, a muffled boom came from the distant mountains and forests.

The towering golem, as tall as a mountain, stood up and fled into the distance at a speed of hundreds of meters per second, with neither mountains nor rivers able to stop it.

After everyone looked at the giant golem, Jiraiya asked in confusion, "What is that?"

Nagato, who was very familiar with the Gedo Mazo, said, "That's the body of the Ten-Tails, the Gedo Mazo. Judging from the chakra, the Gedo Mazo is almost transformed into the Ten-Tails. The Tailed Beast Weapon Project is about to succeed."

At this point, Nagato's expression turned somewhat grim; someone was about to realize his old plan...

Next, Nagato explained the power of the Ten-Tails to the ninjas present. When they heard that a single blow from the Ten-Tails was enough to destroy a ninja village, everyone present was shocked. This was indeed a monster capable of destroying the world.

Jiraiya forced himself to remain calm and asked, "Nagato, is there any way to defeat the Ten-Tails?"

Nagato shook his head: "I don't know either. Maybe only Naruto can do it. At least right now, I have no way to stop the Ten-Tails. In front of the Ten-Tails, the number of ninjas has lost its meaning."

"No, we still have Orochimaru..." Jiraiya turned to Orochimaru and said, "Orochimaru, where's your Impure World Reincarnation technique? Quickly summon the past Hokage to save us!"

Orochimaru said with a somewhat embarrassed expression, "I don't have control over the Hokage position. I should go deal with the others."

Jiraiya froze on the spot: "So, our enemies are not only Madara Uchiha and the Ten-Tails, but also the reanimated First and Second Hokage. How are we supposed to fight them?"

At this moment, Shisui, who had been patrolling the area, came to the group and said coldly, "Forget about the Gedo Mazo and the Ten-Tails. Haven't you noticed that a gaze has been fixed on us the whole time?"

After saying that, Shisui activated Susanoo and swung his sword at a nearby boulder.

Just before Susanoo was about to touch the boulder, it was stopped by a transparent figure.

Upon witnessing this scene, everyone's expression changed. They realized that this was the special ability that Madara Uchiha used to defeat them: Limbo: Border Jail.

Chapter 315 The Battle with Uchiha Madara

While Shisui and the others were fighting Limbo: Border Jail, Naruto's side seemed unusually relaxed.

Sasuke, the strongest of the younger generation of Uchiha, is currently arguing with Tobirama Senju. He has no respect whatsoever for this Second Hokage who keeps calling him an "Uchiha brat."

But it was from Sasuke that Tobirama Senju learned about the Third Hokage's hidden past and Danzo's affair.

When Tobirama Senju heard that Danzo and Orochimaru were secretly experimenting on villagers, that Danzo had ordered the guards to retreat during the Nine-Tails Night, and about the mess that had been going on with Root, his expression grew increasingly grim.

Human experimentation is a necessary step in scientific research, and he continued to conduct human experiments during his tenure as Hokage.

But the subjects of these experiments are usually volunteers, death row inmates, and spies. How could you do this to your own people? I was right not to make Danzo Hokage back then.

But what truly infuriated Tobirama Senju was the Third Hokage's indulgence and his act of granting permission to Root.

Judging from the power Danzo gained from Root, Danzo was essentially another Hokage of Konoha. Although he did not have the status of Hokage, he had just as much power.

Thinking of this, Tobirama Senju questioned the Third Hokage: "Monkey, explain yourself properly. I don't think I taught you the Will of Fire like this back then. Why did you give Danzo some authority?"

"It happened so long ago, I'm almost forgetting it."

The Third Hokage stammered, perhaps because he never expected that he would be lectured by his deceased teacher after his death.

But he dared not tell Tobirama Senju the core reason.

He granted Danzo power in order to maintain his own righteous image and completely strip away the dark side of the Hokage. At first, he was able to control Danzo, but later he gradually lost his way.

Although the root system can still be dissolved with a single word, it cannot be truly dissolved.

Seeing the Third Hokage suffer a setback, Sasuke's lips gradually curled into a smile. He had long been dissatisfied with the Third Hokage, and he felt extremely pleased with Tobirama Senju's act of desecrating a corpse.

If he can't beat Naruto and Hinata, can't he beat the Hokage?

Seeing his younger brother disciplining the monkey, Hashirama Senju felt helpless. They kept talking about the Will of Fire, but wasn't the Will of Fire just something he casually mentioned back then to unite the ninja clan?

How did it get embellished during Tobirama's era, and then even become the truth during the Third Hokage's era?

The Will of Fire is just about everyone staying together and not fighting, so that the kids at home don't have to go to the battlefield, right? There's no profound truth in it.

But if he were to go up and reason with them now, he would probably be reprimanded by Tobirama.

Who understands Naruto better, you or me?

Left with no other option, Hashirama Senju amplified his sensory abilities and began to sense the chakra of the military fortress. When he sensed Madara Uchiha's chakra growing increasingly powerful, he asked the person under the tree:

"Naruto, aren't we going to rescue the five Kage who are trapped? They might not be a match for Madara."

Naruto glanced at the bored Hashirama Senju and said casually:

"I've already sent people over to handle it. If the Five Kage still have some ability, they shouldn't die too many times..."

Not many will die? What kind of hellish joke is this? Hashirama Senju couldn't laugh, but even he was no match for Madara now, so he had to go with Naruto.

But Naruto was absorbing the chakra from the reanimated Jinchuriki, saying he was collecting the chakra of the Tailed Beasts.

Even if you collect the chakra of the nine tailed beasts, it won't increase your strength much. Although the tailed beasts are strong, apart from the Nine-Tails, the others are not worth mentioning. What's the point of collecting them?

Naruto noticed Hashirama Senju's confusion but offered an explanation.

He absorbed the chakra of the other eight tailed beasts not only to complete the Nine-Tails' mission, but also to try to restore the power of the Ten-Tails.

Even for the Otsutsuki, the power of the Ten-Tails is an invaluable treasure.

Although he can now condense the power of the Six Paths Sage, his strength is probably still inferior to that of the Sage of Six Paths.

It is suggested that once one adapts to the power of the nine tailed beasts, becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki in the future may mean experiencing less suffering.

Of course, the most important thing is to buy time so that Madara Uchiha can revive the Ten-Tails and save him the time of collecting the power of the Tailed Beasts.

Soon, after absorbing the Jinchuriki's chakra, Naruto finally gathered the chakra of all nine tailed beasts and breathed a long sigh of relief. Now he could take the initiative to attack Madara Uchiha and compete for control of the Ten-Tails.

Roar!

Just then, the roar of the Outer Path Statue came from the horizon.

The deep voice seemed to be filled with magic, instantly attracting everyone's attention, and they all looked towards the location of the Gedo Statue.

Sensing the change in chakra, Naruto looked towards the location of the Gedo Mazo, his gaze seemingly transcending space to see the Gedo Mazo dozens of kilometers away.

The moment he discovered the Gedo Mazo, the Gedo Mazo also discovered him!

A pair of calm, still eyes locked onto Naruto's location, and then Madara's gaze, through his Rinnegan, also locked onto his location, revealing a mysterious smile.

It seems that Madara Uchiha has already defeated the Five Kage and is preparing to revive the Ten-Tails ahead of schedule, becoming its Jinchūriki! However, without the Nine-Tails' chakra, can you still successfully become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki?

After giving a cold snort, Naruto waved to Hinata and Sasuke beside him: "Let's go, let's set off to find Madara Uchiha and end this war for the tailed beasts."

Hinata paused for a moment, then nodded and went to Naruto's side.

After a moment's hesitation, Sasuke appeared beside Naruto.