Chapter 184: Preparation for Resurrection Complete

To be fair, Uchiha Obito did not want to resurrect Madara Uchiha.

Although he was only a "fool" in terms of intelligence, he was not actually stupid.

Madara Uchiha was not a particularly clever person either; he failed to hide his malice toward Obito well, so how could Obito not have noticed?

But the situation was stronger than the man.

Everything Black Zetsu said was fact: the current Konoha was flourishing, its systems were becoming increasingly perfect, its national power was expanding daily, the hearts of the people were becoming more united, and the number of ninja had long since doubled.

The Akatsuki organization had participated in two Konoha civil wars in succession, and each time it had suffered heavy blows from Orochimaru's side, with extremely disastrous losses.

Even the Akatsuki organization's greatest trump card, Nagato, had inexplicably lost to Yamanaka Chujiu.

And that was just a Jonin!

No matter how much Uchiha Obito refused to admit it, he knew that even if he gathered all the combat power of the Akatsuki organization, it would be impossible to confront Konohagakure head-on.

To break the deadlock, the only way was to introduce more powerful force.

And resurrecting the "Ghost of the Ninja World" Uchiha Madara, who once ruled the Ninja World, swept across the world, and pioneered the era of ninja villages, was the only possibility Obito could think of.

Even though once Madara Uchiha was resurrected, the Eye of the Moon Plan would be controlled by him and would no longer be something Obito could control.

But after careful consideration, Obito felt that compared to letting Madara take over the Eye of the Moon Plan, he could accept failure of the plan even less, as he would then never be able to create a world with Rin.

"How is the research on Nagato's Samsara Heavenly Life Technique coming along?"

Obito spoke slowly, his voice carrying the determination of burning his bridges:

"And what should I do?"

Joy flashed in Black Zetsu's eyes, but his tone became increasingly steady: "Nagato's research progress is fast; it won't be long before he can perform the Samsara Heavenly Life Technique."

"Obito, you must continue to provide support to Nagato in the identity of Madara Uchiha and help him solve the problems he encounters."

"In addition, Obito, you must learn the Impure World Reincarnation, at least to reincarnate Madara Uchiha before Nagato masters the Samsara Heavenly Life Technique."

Obito slowly raised his head, his gaze cold and paranoid: "Fine, we will do as you say."

"As long as we use Nagato's technique to resurrect Madara Uchiha, we will possess the ultimate combat power to oppose Konoha, push forward the Eye of the Moon Plan, completely overturn the Ninja World, and end this desperate reality."

A few months later, Amegakure, deep within the steel building.

Nagato sat upright in a wheelchair, connected to the Gedo Mazo by tubes behind him.

His figure was even thinner, his original red hair looked more like gray, and only his pair of Rinnegan remained bright.

Ever since the last conversation, Nagato had cast aside all distracting thoughts and devoted himself entirely to the study of the power of the Rinnegan.

Surging chakra circulated around his body, the Rinnegan flickered constantly, and his power was transforming and maturing.

The Samsara Heavenly Life Technique was the ultimate Forbidden Jutsu of the Rinnegan, capable of reversing life and death, reshaping souls and bodies; it was a forbidden power truly capable of defying the heavens and changing fate.

Through research, Nagato discovered that this technique was indeed lodged within the Rinnegan.

But the difficulty of performing this technique was truly too high, and the consumption of chakra was also unimaginably huge.

If one were even slightly careless while performing the Samsara Heavenly Life Technique, it would drain all of one's own life force, resulting in death on the spot.

Nagato was willing to pay the price for his dream, but he could not accept dying just like that, leaving the heavy power and hatred to Konan alone.

That would be too cruel.

Nagato studied desperately, experiencing countless failures and not knowing how many times his chakra had gone out of control, until he finally deduced a technique structure that could ensure his own life safety.

Suddenly, the chakra on Nagato's body surged violently, the Rinnegan erupted with brilliant black light, and a terrifying fluctuation that shook life and death swept through the entire room.

The massive chakra was poured into the complete, perfect, life-and-death-controlling technique structure, opening the gates of the Pure Land and pushing aside the boundaries of life and death.

"It's done..."

Nagato whispered, his voice carrying extreme exhaustion, but also the relief of having achieved his wish.

He had expended countless efforts and overdrawn his own potential, finally mastering the Samsara Heavenly Life Technique completely.

As long as he was willing, he could perform this technique to resurrect the peerless powerhouses who had long since fallen.

Most importantly, he himself would not die because of it.

Sweat soaked his clothes, his complexion became increasingly pale, and his figure became increasingly weak, yet his eyes became increasingly firm.

"Yahiko, our dream is about to be realized. I will bring peace to the Ninja World, and I will also take back your body, so you can see the peaceful Ninja World with your own eyes."

Just at this moment, a figure slowly floated up from the ground, face-to-face with Nagato.

The person who arrived was none other than Obito disguised as Madara Uchiha; he still wore the orange mask, revealing only one Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and his whole body radiated terrifying chakra fluctuations.

Obito's gaze landed on Nagato, feeling the newborn, life-and-death-controlling Rinnegan power within his body, and he felt wild joy in his heart.

But he did not expose his wild joy, instead saying in a steady and dignified tone: "Nagato, it seems you have succeeded."

Nagato looked up and nodded: "Madara, I have completely mastered the Samsara Heavenly Life Technique."

"You should tell me now which powerhouse is to be resurrected."

Obito nodded slowly: "That is a very reasonable request, and it is time to tell you."

But he did not state the answer directly: "Given the current situation in the Ninja World, you should have guessed it."

"Konohagakure's momentum is established; it is pushing forward a centralized policy and spreading its military might across the world."

"Yamanaka Chujiu and Orochimaru have annexed Kirigakure, are exerting pressure on Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure, and are even making demands of small countries and small ninja villages as they please."

"It won't be long before Konoha completely controls the Ninja World, completely stripping away the future of all ninja clans and letting the Ninja World fall into another kind of eternal shackle."

"Orochimaru will indeed bring peace, and Yamanaka Chujiu has also created prosperity, but this rule based on Konoha's hegemony has not completely eliminated old hatreds; instead, it is shaping new crises, just like the Ninja World under the suppression of the First Hokage—it is a false, destined-to-be-short-lived peace."

At this moment, the purpose of Obito's skillfully fabricated lies was not to deceive Nagato's cognition, but to attract Nagato's attention, making him ignore Black Zetsu, who was sneaking closer step by step.

Nagato's eyes flickered, and he said impatiently: "I know all of this; tell me, who am I resurrecting?"

Obito waved his hand to summon a White Zetsu, and at the same time, his hands began to form seals: "Nagato, I will now reincarnate the powerhouse who can crush Konohagakure, and you can communicate with him yourself."

"That will be more convincing than me telling you."

"Summoning Technique!"

Rumble...

With a tremor, a coffin rose from the ground.

Uchiha Obito stared at the coffin for a moment, took a deep breath, and shouted softly: "Open!"

The coffin lid fell in response, revealing a handsome man inside clad in red Warring States armor.

He suddenly opened his eyes, revealing the scarlet orbs within his eye sockets that shimmered with an eerie luster.

Nagato narrowed his eyes: "Another Uchiha, who are you?"

"I am Uchiha... Madara!"

Nagato was struck with horror and raised his hands, about to press his palms together.

But it was already too late.