Naruto: Five Lives, Five Times the Excitement

Chapter 152 For Resurrection

"Resurrection...can the dead really be resurrected?!"

Upon hearing Kiichiro's words, Masao was visibly shocked.

"Hehehe!" In order to disguise himself, Kiichiro changed his speaking habits and now looked like a cunning old man.

"Nothing is impossible in the ninja world, only things that the weak cannot do."

Zhengxiong asked urgently, "How can we revive Brother Xin?!"

"You're too weak right now, so knowing all this is useless. It's because Xin once told me not to use you as a tool to be wasted. There's nothing I can do but be your caretaker for a while, and we'll consider this matter again when you're strong enough."

As Kiichiro spoke, he took out a scroll from his pocket and tossed it directly to Masao.

"This contains advanced ninjutsu and sealing techniques. Go back and study it slowly. I will give you some materials every now and then, so you must improve quickly."

Holding the scroll in his hand, Masao seemed to see the letter urging him to study again.

Life seemed to have meaning again, and the emptiness in my heart was filled.

As for who Brother Xin really is, who this Immortal is, and how many secrets are involved, Masao doesn't care.

To him, these were all boring things.

The main purpose of the first meeting was to establish basic trust. After exchanging the scrolls, Oniichiro didn't say much and took the initiative to leave.

As for having Masao monitor the Akatsuki organization and help Kiichiro and the others, let's take it slow. We need to be tactful when making requests, since Kiichiro doesn't know what Masao is really thinking.

At this time, Madara Uchiha was also considering the matter of resurrection.

Ban is still alive, but he will die soon.

"Now you can finally move around, otherwise you wouldn't be able to keep your tool in line."

Black Zetsu watched Madara slowly moving around in the cave and breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Ban's dry, gray hair covered half of his face, and his face was very thin, as if a layer of rotten leather covered his bones, with no flesh at all.

"Nagato's growth rate has exceeded my expectations. This is all your fault, Black Zetsu."

Although his voice was weak and slow, Ban's cloudy eyes still revealed a hint of arrogance as he stared intently into Black Zetsu's eyes.

Last time, Nagato actually summoned the Gedo Mazo directly, almost causing Madara's death.

Black Zetsu must have been terrified.

Fortunately, Madara had Hashirama's cells in his body, which were strong enough. With Black Zetsu's all-out efforts to save him and White Zetsu attaching to Madara's body to continuously transfer chakra, Madara barely survived and has been recuperating until now.

This incident has greatly depleted Madara's life force, and he is now near death.

Black Zetsu shrugged, his tone somewhat helpless.

“Nagato has the Rinnegan. You also said that his growth rate is too fast. I don’t dare to get close at all. There were a few times when I was almost discovered, and there was nothing I could do.”

This is not an excuse for Black Zetsu, but a genuine lack of ability.

Black Zetsu is indeed powerful, but that's all there is to it. In a head-on battle, many people in the ninja world could defeat Black Zetsu.

He was merely a remnant left behind by Kaguya before she was sealed away, and his power was extremely limited. Therefore, for countless years he could only hide in the shadows, silently accumulating power and slowly pushing forward the plan to revive Kaguya.

If Black Zetsu possessed unparalleled power, he would have already taken action; why would he need to rely on others to achieve his goals?

Simply put, Black Zetsu's only advantage is that it can hide in the shadows and know information that others don't.

Once his identity is exposed, those powerful figures who have emerged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood in the ninja world will not be people he can easily manipulate.

Those guys might immediately organize a hunt, capture Black Zetsu, and dissect him for research.

In fact, Kiichiro had this idea, but unfortunately, he was not strong enough in terms of strength and influence, so he had to suppress it.

Let alone Black Zetsu, even Madara now can only be a rat in the underworld. Once people find out about his current state, hehe, Madara's best ending will be death.

Ban walked a few steps, but exhausted himself, and could only slowly return to his seat and sit down.

"I can't hold on much longer; I need to find a suitable replacement as soon as possible."

Black Zetsu was truly a good employee. He had to monitor Nagato's movements, find suitable tools, and keep track of the latest developments in the ninja world, all without leaving a trace.

Luckily, Hei Jue isn't human, or he would have been exhausted long ago.

"Currently, most of the Uchiha ninjas are in Konoha. If we act now, our options will be very limited."

Black Zetsu still hoped to have more time to prepare and increase the success rate of the plan.

However, Ban is very confident in himself.

"Hehe, don't worry, every Uchiha clan member represents infinite possibilities. Letting you choose a suitable person is just to reduce the difficulty of training them."

Now that Madara has made his decision, Black Zetsu does not object.

In fact, Black Zetsu knew the Uchiha clan better than Madara, having witnessed their history and thus understanding the meaning of the name "Uchiha".

"Don't worry, I'll bring you a suitable target."

Currently, Black Zetsu has found three suitable targets, who are all quite good in terms of age, potential, and the intensity of their feelings.

One of them is dodging enemy attacks.

"Damn it, these Mist Ninja have actually gotten this far! Are all the defenders on the coastline idiots?!"

Uchiha Tetsuka hid in a thicket of bushes, breathing heavily.

Oxygen, like sweet rain, nourished the parched lungs.

After removing the kunai from his right shoulder, Tiehuo noticed its abnormal color and felt the numbness starting in his right shoulder. His expression changed, and he immediately pulled out a handful of antidote pills and stuffed them all into his mouth without a second thought.

After taking the pill, the numb area stopped spreading, indicating that the toxins had been contained. Only then did Tie Huo begin to simply bandage the wound on his right shoulder.

"It seems they were fooled by the shadow clone."

Tiehuo nervously surveyed the area with his Sharingan for a moment, but found no enemies nearby. He breathed a slight sigh of relief and gently patted his chest.

Hidden in the chest area is a sealed scroll containing information of great importance to Konoha.

Ironfire's teammates all died in battle because of this intelligence.

"This is the second time. It's rare to run into guys I like, but they're all dead."

The memories he had been deliberately suppressing resurfaced: the enormous monster made of sand. After consulting the clan's records, Tiehuo realized that it was a tailed beast.

"The One-Tailed Beast, its jinchūriki Chisuke Tasaka, and this time, the Mist Ninja, they're all going to die!"

Suddenly, Tiehuo's expression changed drastically. He immediately held his breath and fled from his hiding place.

"Damn it, the air is poisonous!"

As soon as Tie Huo, feeling slightly dizzy, appeared, four water whips appeared around him and instantly wrapped around his limbs.

Four ninjas wearing Kirigakure headbands stood on the surrounding trees, using water whips to suspend Ironfire in mid-air, while simultaneously using Lightning Release to transmit electricity to the water whips.

In an instant, electricity enveloped Tiehuo's entire body, and blinding light flashed continuously in the forest.

Just as Tie Huo was about to struggle, his body was electrified, emitting wisps of smoke. His muscles convulsed violently, and the pain almost overwhelmed his consciousness.

"what!!!"