Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 408 I'm already under the Infinite Tsukuyomi?

What the heck?

The masked man, who was eating curry rice, smacked his spoon.

What does it mean when the person you care about most falls into depravity?

Is there anyone he still cares about?

Isn't his biggest concern right now the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan?

So... he cares most about Nagato?

Or is it Kakashi?

However, the masked man felt that Kakashi was unlikely to fall into depravity.

Kakashi's fighting skills and endurance are universally acknowledged.

Even after everyone around him died, he didn't turn evil.

Dad, teacher, teammate, boss.

Even by the time of Boruto, both disciples were gone.

It can only be said that there is not much superstition in the ninja world, otherwise Kakashi would definitely be labeled as a jinx.

"Is it Nagato or Kakashi?"

The masked man asked.

But as soon as he said that, he suddenly felt a strange sense of déjà vu.

When he was rescued by Madara and recuperating in a cave, wasn't it when a White Zetsu suddenly appeared, shouting "Something's wrong!" and then took him to witness the scenes of hell?

Even so, the masked man remained calm.

Because he couldn't imagine anything that could happen that would surprise him.

"No, it's about Kakashi, but Kakashi didn't fall into depravity."

White Zetsu shook his head. "It's Lord Madara! Lord Madara was resurrected by Orochimaru using the Impure World Reincarnation technique!"

"What?!"

The masked man's expression immediately changed.

Madara was resurrected using Edo Tensei?

It's important to know that reviving Madara was not an option in his plans at all.

His plan was to become the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki himself and personally construct the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

As for freckles?

People who have died should just be buried in the ground.

Could it be that Black Zetsu sensed his intentions, which is why he suddenly disappeared without a trace during this period, and actually started cooperating with someone else in secret?

The masked man thought about it more and more and more likely it was true.

After all, only Black Zetsu knew about Madara's body. How could Orochimaru suddenly obtain it and even resurrect it using Edo Tensei?

The masked man was completely preoccupied with figuring out how to deal with Madara, and had completely ignored the "corruption" that White Zetsu had mentioned earlier.

Because White Zetsu's brain circuits are quite bizarre, it's not surprising that they utter some strange words; you can choose to ignore them.

But this time, the masked man was really wrong.

White Zetsu's choice of words is very precise.

Because this wasn't a self-aware statement from White Zetsu; he was simply performing and reproducing lines prepared for him by others.

"Where is Madara now?"

The masked man asked in a solemn tone.

"In Sunagakure Village."

"Sunagakure? What's he doing in Sunagakure...? It's the One-Tailed Beast?! He went straight to capture Shukaku?!"

The masked man subconsciously expressed his doubts about Madara's trip to Sunagakure, but he quickly understood Madara's intentions.

Madara is planning to capture the Tailed Beasts using his own strength and take them into his hands.

In this way, regardless of whether the masked man betrays him or not, as long as he has the tailed beast, the initiative of Infinite Tsukuyomi is in his hands!

"It's not a single tail."

Bai Jue shook his head and continued explaining the situation:

"After Madara was resurrected by Edo Tensei, the First Hokage took him to see the current situation of the Five Great Shinobi Villages."

As a result, Madara encountered his long-lost love, Granny Chiyo, in Sunagakure.

Back then, Madara was a formidable demon who shook the ninja world, while Chiyo was just an ordinary little girl.

At that time, Konoha Village had just been established, and other ninja villages sent people to discuss matters with the First Hokage and Madara.

The First Hokage was willing to make peace, and Madara originally agreed as well.

But Madara saw Chiyo, and one encounter with Chiyo sealed his fate for life; a single glance brought him eternal love.

Madara fell in love at first sight, but he had to suppress his feelings because of the vast difference in seniority and status between him and Chiyo.

Then, an unexpected event occurred.

Since people from the other four great ninja villages had gathered in Konoha, Mu, who had not yet become the Second Tsuchikage, brought the young Onoki to Konoha as an envoy of Konoha.

The First Tsuchikage was responsible for negotiating with the First Hokage, while they went to see Lord Madara.

But before finding Madara-sama, young Onoki also met the lovely Chiyo and began pursuing her.

Madara saw all of this.

Onoki and Chiyo were the same age and of equal status.

This cruel reality devastated Madara, so in the subsequent peace talks, Madara ruthlessly crushed Mu and Onoki and rejected their peace requests.

Even after Madara used illusions on Onoki, he cruelly placed a curse seal on him that would prevent him from ever growing taller.

After eliminating his rival, Onoki, Madara thought he was safe and sound. He figured he could just wait for the peace talks to end and then secretly pursue Chiyo again.

But what no one expected was that the First Hokage betrayed Lord Madara.

Chiyo was attacked by a bear outside Konoha Village, but was rescued by the First Hokage's wood clone.

Furthermore, the wooden clone transformed into a wooden body right in front of Chiyo.

Chiyo's encounter with the First Hokage was a mistake that would haunt her for life, and she brought this wooden clone back to Sunagakure.

In order to bring her wooden clone to life, Chiyo diligently studied puppet manipulation techniques.

When Madara learned that it was his best friend who had stolen his beloved, he was heartbroken and furious, so he left Konoha and became enemies with the First Hokage.

That led to the battle at the Valley of the End.

The day before the battle at the Valley of the End coincided with Chiyo's wedding in Sunagakure.

Madara transforms his grief into strength; he must defeat the First Hokage and win back Chiyo's heart.

But now Chiyo's body no longer belongs to him, so Madara had to go there ahead of time. He didn't hesitate to gouge out the eyes of several of his clansmen and set up Izanagi in the Sharingan, secretly placing it on Chiyo's back.

That night, in the bridal chamber, the groom would activate Izanagi to restore Chiyo to her original state as soon as he had caused her "damage".

But the groom was also a persistent man, and he continued to launch attacks against Izanagi.

Meanwhile, Madara is engaged in a fierce battle with the First Hokage.

Unfortunately, Izanagi had its end. Madara's beloved Chiyo ultimately became someone else's woman, and Madara himself was defeated by the First Hokage.

He couldn't even protect Chiyo's body and soul.

So when Madara met Granny Chiyo after being resurrected by Edo Tensei, he immediately recalled all the things from the past.

Upon learning that Granny Chiyo was widowed, Madara began his pursuit of her, intending to make up for the regrets of her past life.

"...I'm already under the Infinite Tsukuyomi?"

After listening to White Zetsu's explanation, the masked man remained silent for a long time before finally managing to utter this sentence.