From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

At that moment, a spiral vortex appeared beside Nagato. Obito, without even glancing at Sasuke, grabbed Konan and Nagato by the shoulders and whispered:

"go!"

Upon hearing this, Nagato wanted to say something, but at this moment his body was too weak to resist and he could only be taken away by Obito Uchiha's Kamui.

Not long after the three left, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path that remained in place also turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared, leaving only Black Zetsu!

We will meet again, Indra!

At this point, Black Zetsu was absolutely certain that Sasuke Uchiha had a special identity; he was not simply the reincarnation of Indra's chakra.

He is Indra himself!

An Indra who is constantly awakening his memories of his past lives!

Black Zetsu took a deep look at the boy high in the sky, then disappeared into the earth.

"........."

After Black Zetsu left, Sasuke remained silent for a while, and then in a flash, he disappeared as well.

...........

That afternoon, the group from Sunagakure, preoccupied and distracted, immediately met with the two advisors and elders, Chiyo and Ebizo, upon returning to Sunagakure and recounted everything they had seen and heard in the Takachiho Gorge of the Land of Rivers.

After listening to the report, Chiyo and Ebizo fell into a deep silence. The two siblings then held a brief but important meeting.

Late that night, two ninja hawks responsible for delivering information departed from Sunagakure, carrying intelligence towards Konoha and Kumogakure respectively.

The intelligence report detailed everything that happened that day, without exaggerating or downplaying the details of the battle. Since they didn't know who Sasuke Uchiha had fought, the Sand Village only assessed Sasuke's strength.

As for evaluating Uchiha Sasuke's strength, it can be summed up in one sentence—a sentence that is both extremely simple and extremely complex.

The modern-day Madara Uchiha!

Chapter 298 We must have our own Hashirama Senju!

A modern-day Madara Uchiha!?

Are you kidding me?

In the Hokage's office in Konoha, Tsunade, sitting at her desk, had this as her first thought after reading the intelligence report sent by the Sand Village overnight.

Who was Madara Uchiha?

The strongest member of the Uchiha clan throughout history, without exception.

She was once known as one of the two gods of the ninja world, along with her grandfather, the First Hokage. Together they founded the first ninja village in the history of the ninja world, ending the Warring States period.

Even though Madara Uchiha's name is a taboo subject in Konoha, and even though Tsunade comes from the Senju clan, she has to admit one thing.

That is, Madara Uchiha was really strong, so strong that the ninjas of his time would feel fear just from mentioning his name.

At the beginning of Konoha Village's establishment, her grandfather, the First Hokage, was in charge of internal affairs, while Madara Uchiha was in charge of external affairs.

It is said that at that time, Madara Uchiha walked into the four great ninja villages alone, surrounded by tens of thousands of ninjas, and asked them to choose peace or death.

As expected, the ninja world, which had been plagued by war and strife for a thousand years, entered a long period of peace.

Therefore, a saying circulated widely in the ninja world at that time: "The Asura of the ninja world, one man suppresses four countries!"

Although Madara Uchiha later left Konoha and was defeated and killed by his grandfather, the First Hokage, in the Valley of the End, decades later, the name of this ninja world demon still resounds throughout the ninja world.

After all, let's set aside the Sage of Six Paths of the Ninja Sect, whose existence is elusive and whose existence is uncertain.

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju are recognized by the world as the strongest ninjas in the past thousand years.

So you're telling me that a once-in-a-millennium genius like this has now appeared as a contemporary Uchiha Madara?

And it's Uchiha Sasuke, who's only thirteen and a half years old!?

Tsunade frowned and impatiently tossed the Sunagakure letter onto the table.

If this letter wasn't sent by Sunagakure.

If this letter didn't bear the signatures of Chiyo and Ebizo, the two elder advisors of Sunagakure.

Tsunade will definitely treat this news as a joke, a silly prank, and casually throw it in the trash.

Thinking this, Tsunade took a deep breath, picked up the letter again, and read it carefully once more. After reading it, she came to a conclusion.

That's what Sunagakure was talking about, and it's very likely true!

But this is just too unbelievable!?

Although she already felt that what Sunagakure said was very likely true, a feeling of utter absurdity still welled up in Tsunade's heart.

How old is Uchiha Sasuke now?

At just over thirteen years old, even a few months shy of fourteen, he's already comparable to the former Madara Uchiha?

Although Tsunade had never met Sasuke Uchiha, Sasuke had disappeared before she became the Fifth Hokage.

However, Sasuke Uchiha was the last surviving member of the Uchiha clan, and he also had a deep bond with the three children she cherished.

Therefore, after Tsunade succeeded as the Fifth Hokage, she took the time to carefully review Sasuke Uchiha's files. As far as she knew, Sasuke Uchiha was indeed a rare genius among the Uchiha clan.

But to say that it is absolutely unique is far from the truth; let's not talk about distant examples, but rather about recent ones.

Before him, whether it was Uchiha Shisui, who made a name for himself in the ninja world at the age of twelve with his Body Flicker, or his older brother Uchiha Itachi, who became an ANBU squad leader at the age of eleven, their talents far surpassed his.

Meanwhile, Sasuke Uchiha, who was the same age, was still just a student at the Ninja Academy.

Although Kakashi once commented on the intelligence that Sasuke Uchiha, who had just graduated, possessed strength no less than that of a Jonin, he only lacked experience in life-or-death combat.

Moreover, since graduating, Sasuke Uchiha's strength has increased rapidly, and he has successively killed S-rank rogue ninjas such as Raiga Kurosuki and Hidan of the Akatsuki organization.

But to call this the modern-day Madara Uchiha is truly appalling, isn't it?

It's worth noting that only a year has passed since Uchiha Sasuke graduated from the Ninja Academy.

In just one year, he went from a Jonin lacking practical combat experience to a peerless powerhouse surpassing the Five Kage!?

Am I crazy, or is the world crazy?

Could it be that our Konoha's educational methods have obscured Uchiha Sasuke's talent?

Orochimaru discovered his talent, which is why his strength progressed so rapidly and so unbelievably.

For a moment, Tsunade found herself questioning the educational methods of her village.

How should I tell those three little ones about this afterwards?

Self-doubt was only momentary; soon Tsunade found herself embroiled in other troubles.

However, compared to this worry, what Tsunade knew best to do was to consult with her strategist, Nara Shikaku.

Thinking of this, Tsunade summoned her ANBU guards to inform Nara Shikaku, but before she could act, a knock on the door interrupted her.

"What is it, advisors?"

Tsunade looked calmly at the two advisor elders, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, who had suddenly arrived, and said indifferently.

To be honest, Tsunade's mood wasn't very pleasant when she saw these two advisors who were always pointing fingers at her.

"The Godaime."

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu exchanged a glance, and then Utatane Koharu spoke up: "We're here because of Uchiha Sasuke."

really!

Tsunade tapped the table and calmly said, "What about Uchiha Sasuke? Isn't it still the same?"

"Fifth Hokage, you must have already seen the information sent by Sunagakure."

Koharu Utatane spoke in a serious tone, "Sasuke Uchiha's strength has now grown to an extremely terrifying level. His existence is an extremely dangerous threat to Konoha..."

"Wait a moment!"

Before he could finish speaking, Tsunade interrupted him: "As far as I know, although Uchiha Sasuke has joined Orochimaru, he hasn't done anything detrimental to the village so far. He hasn't attacked the village ninjas when they encountered him on missions outside, and he even saved Team 8 once when they were in Hoshigakure. Moreover..."

"Just because it doesn't happen now doesn't mean it won't happen in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade was taken aback, then looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression: "Why are you so sure? Are you two hiding something from me?"

"Of course not. As the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, what do we two old folks, who are practically buried in the ground, have to hide from you?"

Mitokado Homura replied without changing his expression, "What we mean is that Uchiha Sasuke is currently under Orochimaru's command, and I think you know all too well what kind of person Orochimaru is. Under his influence, Uchiha Sasuke might just do something like Orochimaru and attack Konoha in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade gave the two advisor elders a deep look. Her woman's intuition told her that these two old men were hiding something of utmost importance from her.

But I doubt those two old guys will give in easily.

After a long silence, Tsunade tapped the table and said calmly, "So? What do you want me to do? Or what do you want the village to do?"

Ok?

Upon hearing this, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu were both taken aback. In their daze, Tsunade continued, "Let's not even talk about how we don't know where Uchiha Sasuke is. Even if we did, what could we do? If you think the information from Sunagakure about Uchiha Sasuke's current strength is accurate, who should we send? Who can we send? The entire Hidden Leaf Village? The two elders?"

Mitokado and Koharu were speechless for a moment, unsure how to respond.

The modern-day Madara Uchiha!

As disciples of the Second Hokage, the two of them had watched from afar the battle between the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha at the Valley of the End, accompanied by their teacher, the Second Hokage.

Even from a great distance, they were all deeply shocked by the two men's godlike and demonic, earth-shattering divine power.

I now truly understand why these two are called the two gods of the ninja world!

Therefore, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu strongly disbelieved the assessment that Uchiha Sasuke was the modern-day Uchiha Madara.

However, they both knew that Sunagakure wouldn't make baseless accusations or deliberately deceive Konoha.

Even if half, a third, or a quarter of this assessment of the contemporary Uchiha Madara is true, it would still be enough to terrify the two of them.

They both knew all too well how terrifying the strength of this ninja world's demon was; even a quarter of his power was a powder keg for Konoha right now.

Once it explodes, it will cause serious damage to the village, even more so than Orochimaru six months ago and the Nine-Tails' rampage more than a decade ago.

After a moment of silence, Mitokado Homura coughed lightly and said, "Fifth Hokage, the reason we came to you is not to persuade you to send someone to eliminate Uchiha Sasuke or anything like that, but to cultivate a young man who is capable of shouldering heavy responsibilities."

Mitokado Homura knew that Sasuke Uchiha's power was now firmly established, and even if they wanted to eliminate this time bomb, they had little chance of success. They could only place their hopes on the future.

"For example?"

"Naruto!"