From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

"Ah."

Sage Sasuke nodded. After learning Sage Mode from the three Snake Princesses for a period of time, he did indeed give them the Lightning Shell and Sea Coral that he had obtained from Tenchi, as well as the Earth-attribute Amber that he had obtained from the Grass Lizard Marsh.

Hopefully, the White Snake Immortal can use these items to forge an immortal weapon specifically for this clone.

After all, while the two Kusanagi swords were good, they were ultimately not Sage Artifacts containing Sage Chakra.

Taking Temari's three-star fan as an example, the Raiga Blade and the Raijin Sword are of the same level, while the Higagu and Futsu-no-Mitama are seven-star weapons.

In his estimation, Lightning Shell, Sea Coral, and Amber were all close to two stars.

Using these three treasures as materials, along with Sage Chakra, the Sage Weapon forged might even surpass the Fire Armor and Futsu-no-Mitama in his possession.

Moreover, its own performance is more suitable for the immortal clone.

“Young Master Sasuke, the items you gave us are a water-attribute sea coral, a lightning-attribute lightning shell, and an earth-attribute amber. And our Ryuchi Cave happens to have a wind-attribute agate.”

"Coral, seashells, amber, and agate."

Princess Ichikishima counted on her fingers, reciting the names of the treasures one by one, then asked with a grin, "I suppose the clever young master Sasuke has already guessed their special connection, hasn't he?"

"Are they the seven treasures of Buddhism?"

"Indeed, young master Sasuke is indeed clever!"

Princess Ichikishima snapped her fingers and continued, "The seven treasures of Buddhism are gold, silver, agate, lapis lazuli, seashell, coral, and amber. Young Master Sasuke, you have already obtained three of them. Adding the agate from our Ryuchi Cave, you have obtained the fourth."

"The immortal said that although the Buddhist monks were always talking nonsense and had not revealed any extraordinary power, one of her old friends was once a monk and later cultivated immortal arts to an unprecedented level. It seems that Buddhism must have its own extraordinary aspects."

The Sage of Six Paths?

"Coral, seashells, amber, and agate are four of the seven treasures of Buddhism, and they happen to represent the four attributes of water, thunder, earth, and wind. Therefore, the sage temporarily put aside the forging of Sasuke's Sage Weapon and instead went to find the other three treasures containing the attributes of yin, yang, and fire for Sasuke, and then forged Sasuke's Sage Weapon."

"The sage said that she herself wanted to see how powerful the Sage's Weapon, forged from the seven Buddhist treasures that simultaneously gather the seven chakra natures, would be. Would it have any special features?"

"Therefore, the immortal sent Princess Tuanjin to the Flaming Mountain to melt the crystal glass mother stone, and with the natural power of the Flaming Mountain, it was condensed into a noble and gorgeous fire-attribute glass that was naturally crafted."

"The reason for going to Shikkotsu Forest to visit the Great Slug Sage is that the Great Slug Sage has the strongest healing ability and Yang Release on this planet, without exception. Therefore, the sage took the gold and sent Takoto Shinki to visit the Great Slug Sage, hoping that the Great Slug Sage would endow the gold with powerful Yang Release power."

Upon hearing this, Sasuke suddenly realized what was going on and couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

I marvel at the White Snake Immortal's grand gesture and his great generosity!

In this way, six of the seven treasures and seven attributes of Buddhism are gathered: gold (yang), agate (wind), seashell (thunder), lapis lazuli (fire), coral (water), and amber (earth).

As for the only remaining treasure—silver (yin).

Sasuke roughly knew where it came from.

really!

As Sasuke expected, after she finished speaking, Princess Ichikishima smiled and took out a piece of glittering silver metal from her bosom, saying, "As for the remaining silver, the Sage said that you'll have to figure it out yourself, since you come from the Sharingan Uchiha clan, a great clan skilled in Yin Release."

"Young Master Sasuke himself is a genius that the Uchiha clan sees only once in a thousand years. It shouldn't be a problem for him to imbue this piece of deep-sea mithril with powerful and pure Yin Release energy."

"I understand."

Sasuke nodded, accepted the deep-sea mithril handed over by Princess Ichikishima, and then formally thanked her, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, Sage White Snake. Please convey my thanks to you on your way back."

"This is a minor issue."

Princess Ichikishima chuckled and asked curiously, "Young Master Sasuke, what do you think would be a good name for this weapon if it were forged?"

"Seven Treasures Seven-Branched Swords!"

Sasuke pondered for a moment before speaking.

Chapter 280 Grell's Stone, the Bait.

The land of rain!

Inside a large underground training ground, Obito Uchiha is undergoing training.

After being thoroughly humiliated by Sasuke Uchiha and realizing that his Kamui was not invincible, Obito Uchiha picked up his training again after years of neglect.

While Obito Uchiha was training, Zetsu's figure slowly rose from the floor of the room. After looking at Obito for a while, he slowly said:

"You've mastered the use of the Flame Fan and the Death Scythe very quickly, Obito."

At this moment, Obito Uchiha also had a gourd-shaped fan with two pairs of six-tomoe patterns on his body.

And a long black scythe with a blade that exudes a deadly aura.

These are the sacred weapons passed down through generations of the Uchiha clan's patriarch lineage: the Flame Fan, representing the "impact" characteristic of Wind Release, and the Death Scythe, representing the "cutting" characteristic of Wind Release.

"It seems that your defeat at the hands of Sasuke Uchiha wasn't entirely a bad thing. At least it made you feel a sense of crisis and made you pick up what Madara once taught you again."

Black Zetsu's gaze was deep and thoughtful as he spoke with a sigh.

Although Madara Uchiha only used Obito as a pawn, it must be said that Madara Uchiha was extremely dedicated to teaching Obito.

Whether it was Wood Release, Fire Release, or Sharingan, they taught Obito everything they could.

It is no exaggeration to say that Madara Uchiha was Obito Uchiha's mentor.

However, after Obito Uchiha acquired Kamui and Hollowfication, he gradually abandoned what Madara Uchiha had taught him.

It's no exaggeration to say that most of Obito Uchiha's strength lay in Kamui Intangibility, and without Intangibility...

At best, Obito Uchiha was only at the level of an elite Jonin from one of the five great ninja villages, and that's with the added benefit of his White Zetsu body.

As for the ninjutsu and training experience that Madara Uchiha taught him, it's hard to say whether it could surpass the Five Kage and reach the level of a Super Kage.

However, there is absolutely no problem with his strength being on par with the five Kage.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Obito Uchiha stopped his training, remained silent for a moment, and then asked without turning his head, "What is it? Have you found Sasuke Uchiha's whereabouts?"

"No, but..."

Black Zetsu shook his head, then changed the subject, saying, "However, I think it will be soon!"

Um! ?

Obito Uchiha turned his head without speaking, but his crimson Sharingan beneath the mask stared intently at Black Zetsu, his eyes revealing a sense of urgency.

"Do you remember when Sasuke Uchiha asked the cat ninja clan to find a chakra mine?"

"You mean, our people have found that vein?"

"No, but at least we have some information about it."

Black Zetsu hesitated for two seconds, then slowly spoke under Obito Uchiha's questioning gaze: "My White Zetsu clones in the Land of Rivers and the Land of Wind discovered that late last night, a group of people dressed differently from the ninjas came by boat from the South China Sea and attacked and killed the ninjas stationed on the border between the Land of Rivers and the Land of Wind."

Upon hearing this, Obito Uchiha frowned; he certainly didn't want to hear about pirates.

However, he did not immediately interrupt Black Zetsu, but listened quietly until Black Zetsu finished speaking.

"And my White Zetsu clone discovered that these mysterious individuals attacked and killed ninjas from two countries, and the power they used came from a chakra stone with abundant energy!"

"Chakra Stone!?"

"Hmm, a chakra stone!"

Black Zetsu nodded and continued, "Out of curiosity, my White Zetsu clone infiltrated the camp of these mysterious people and learned that they came from overseas, and that the chakra stone they used was called the Grell Stone, which contains a large amount of chakra energy."

"According to them, people in ancient times used this ore to build a huge super-civilization, a country called Grell. However, this country was destroyed for some unknown reason, and the citizens who were lucky enough to survive fled overseas."

"This group of mysterious people claims to be descendants of the Grell people. They came to the ninja world to find the Grell Stone mine that once established the Grell Empire."

"Ancient civilization?"

Obito Uchiha frowned and asked doubtfully, "Black Zetsu, does the ancient civilization of Grell really exist?"

Black Zetsu is the embodiment of Madara's thoughts and will, and knows far more things and secrets than he does. Black Zetsu should be able to answer his questions about things he hasn't heard of before.

"this...."

Upon hearing this, Black Zetsu pondered for two seconds before finally shaking his head: "I don't know. At least I haven't heard of this ancient civilization in Madara's memory."

At this moment, Black Zetsu was also very puzzled. He had never heard of this so-called ancient civilization, Grell, even though he had lived for thousands of years.

Could this empire have been destroyed by its mother?

Black Zetsu pondered to himself.

Kaguya Otsutsuki, the mother, was revered as the "Goddess of the Rabbit" a thousand years ago for pacifying the chaotic world and ending the war.

The ancient civilization of Grell, which was destroyed for reasons unknown, might very well have been destroyed by Kaguya Otsutsuki, the mother of Grell, during the period when she was pacifying the chaotic world.

That's why he hadn't heard anything about the ancient civilization of Grell.

Just as Black Zetsu was deep in thought, Obito Uchiha's voice rang out.

"Zetsu, are you saying that the Grell Stone mine that these Grell survivors are looking for is very likely the same chakra mine that Uchiha Sasuke is looking for?"

Obito Uchiha's question interrupted Black Zetsu's thoughts. After pondering for a moment, he spoke:

"It doesn't matter whether the chakra vein that Uchiha Sasuke is looking for is the Grell Stone vein or not, or even if the so-called Grell Stone vein doesn't exist at all."

"At least it's a fact that those Grell survivors possess some chakra stones with abundant chakra. We can use these Grell survivors as bait to lure out Uchiha Sasuke, who is hiding somewhere!"

"As far as I know, this group of Grell survivors are not very familiar with the current situation, environment, and geography of the ninja world. After killing the ninjas stationed in the Land of Wind and the Land of River on the coastline, they hid their whereabouts and disguised their identities. It seems that they plan to send some people to the bounty office to hire some mercenaries who are familiar with the ninja world."

“Obito, we can approach these Grell survivors under the guise of accepting a commission. While searching for the Grell mines, we can subtly leak information to the Ninja Cat Clan. This way, Sasuke Uchiha will definitely show up when he gets the news.”

"By then, we had already laid an inescapable trap. When Uchiha Sasuke appeared, that would be the day he died!"

Upon hearing this, Obito Uchiha's gaze turned serious as he carefully considered the feasibility of Black Zetsu's plan. After a long period of thought, he finally nodded and said:

"Excellent, your plan coincides with my thoughts, let's do it!"

With a brain like yours, it would be a miracle if you could even think of something like that.

Black Zetsu cursed inwardly, but maintained a serious expression as he asked, "Obito, who do you plan to send to contact the Grell survivors this time?"

After pondering for two seconds, Obito Uchiha said calmly, "This time, I will personally take the stage in the name of the North Star!"

"it is good!"

Black Zetsu nodded. Hokuto was Kakuzu's code name. Now that Kakuzu is dead, Obito's personal involvement in the Hokuto name means that he will form a new pair with Kazuma to contact the Grell survivors.

Of course, the assassination of Uchiha Sasuke couldn't have been just a matter between Uchiha Obito and Kazuma. To ensure that nothing went wrong, the entire Akatsuki organization would have been mobilized.

But at least two key figures, Nagato Uzumaki and Obito Uchiha, need to be present.