Chapter 1071: A Brilliant Lie

【Hidden Mission: Resurrection of Madara (Part 1)】

Difficulty Level: Lv. 25

Mission Briefing: Assist Uchiha Madara in his resurrection.

Mission Info: According to Uchiha Madara's own plan, he requires 15 hours to resurrect, and there is a possibility he may fail to do so.

Mission Deadline: 8 hours.

Mission Reward: Mangekyō Sharingan (This reward will be obtained during the mission).

Mission Penalty: No penalty for the first part. This mission consists of three parts in total. If failure occurs in the first two parts, this hidden mission will disappear. If all three parts are completed, the Hunter will receive a massive reward.

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After seeing the information for this hidden mission, Su Xiao roughly guessed what was going on.

If events proceeded normally, Madara might resurrect in 15 hours, but there were too many variables on the battlefield; whether Madara could actually resurrect was uncertain. What Su Xiao needed to do was help Madara resurrect within 8 hours.

Not only that, this hidden mission had three parts. From the mission penalty prompt, it was clear there was no penalty for the first two parts. If it reached the third part, failure would result in a very brutal penalty. Of course, the reward for the third part should be extremely tempting.

Su Xiao rarely triggered hidden missions, which was related to his Charisma attribute, but he was surprised to find that Madara seemed to ignore the influence of the Charisma attribute.

Or rather, Su Xiao's bloodlust made it very easy for him to complete initial negotiations with Madara; after all, Madara was not a Lawful-aligned plot character.

After hesitating for a moment, Su Xiao chose to accept the hidden mission. He had already reached a preliminary agreement with Madara; although they hadn't reached the level of cooperation yet, they were not far off.

If he could cooperate with Madara, Su Xiao wouldn't need to sneak attack the rear of the Ninja Alliance; that would be a waste of time. As for hunting down powerhouses, that was even less of a concern. With Madara around, a large number of powerhouses would automatically come knocking; this guy's ability to draw aggro was incredibly strong.

Moreover, Su Xiao had a very good plan. If that plan succeeded, Su Xiao would definitely be able to obtain a Legendary-grade treasure chest, provided he had Madara's cooperation.

"We've talked for so long, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Bai Ye, this is Bubuteni, and as for that slightly dull cow in the distance, its name is Amu."

Su Xiao patted Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang beside him. Madara looked at Amu and clearly sensed that Amu's combat power was stronger than Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's.

"A decent summoning beast."

"No, it is a combat organism, not a summoning beast."

"Is there a difference?"

Madara looked puzzled.

"Of course there is a difference. Summoning beasts, that kind of trash, will flee at life-or-death moments, while Amu will fight to the death."

Hearing Su Xiao's words, Madara looked at Amu with interest. Amu noticed Madara's gaze.

"What are you looking at?"

Amu spoke in a muffled voice, its bull eyes wide. Madara was stunned; he didn't understand what Amu meant. It was no wonder he didn't understand; it was like saying 'monkey old two'—although read together it sounds like 'Monkey Lao Er', most people definitely wouldn't understand.

Amu generally didn't speak, but every time it did, it was mysteriously funny. It could speak various dialects, which was related to the linguistic alchemy array Su Xiao had set up inside its body. This was the first time Su Xiao had set up such a thing.

"Although we are not in a cooperative relationship for now, I have no interest in cooperating with a dead man."

Su Xiao's words made Madara clearly somewhat displeased.

"First, let's find a way to make your reincarnation successful."

"Oh?"

A smile appeared on Madara's face. Clearly, Su Xiao had said exactly what he wanted to do most right now.

"I have already arranged for that."

Madara crossed his arms over his chest; judging by his expression, he was extremely confident.

"Is it Black Zetsu or Bai Jue? I feel Black Zetsu is more likely."

Su Xiao was already prepared to throw dirt on them.

"You..."

Madara's expression was somewhat displeased, not at Su Xiao, but at Obito.

"Don't worry about why I guessed this; it's just because Black Zetsu is too suspicious."

"Suspicious?"

"Yes, suspicious. Nagato founded an organization called Akatsuki; this happened after you died. To date, the Akatsuki organization has been nearly wiped out, but the eight Tailed Beasts Obito currently possesses were all captured by the Akatsuki organization.

You can ask any member of the Akatsuki organization what their impression of Black and Bai Jue is. In my view, Bai Jue is very stupid and curious about everything, while Black Zetsu... is very suspicious."

Su Xiao wouldn't tell Madara directly that in a dozen hours, Black Zetsu would sneak attack him and turn him into a ball.

From beginning to end, Su Xiao only provided clues to Madara and didn't directly tell him what would happen later.

First, even if Su Xiao took a huge risk to tell Madara what would happen, Madara wouldn't believe him and would instead become suspicious of Su Xiao. As for the explanation of being able to predict the future, let alone whether Madara would believe it, Su Xiao didn't even believe it himself.

Therefore, Su Xiao only provided Madara with some key clues, such as the Ōtsutsuki clan, what was sealed inside the moon, the Sage of Six Paths, the origin of chakra, etc.

Moreover, the clues he provided were not affirmed for their authenticity, which would give Madara the feeling that Su Xiao had also learned this information through other channels, and its credibility remained to be verified.

People all have subjective consciousness. If others forcibly deny this subjective consciousness, it will inevitably cause a rebellious psychology. If Su Xiao had denied the Eye of the Moon plan earlier, Madara would have had a different attitude.

For example: My intelligence is incorrect, why is the intelligence you provided correct?

Su Xiao perfectly avoided this point. He directly provided Madara with intelligence of unknown truth. Madara wasn't sure of the authenticity of this intelligence, but he had already obtained these concepts.

Su Xiao didn't affirm the authenticity of this intelligence, but Madara would think about it himself, judge the rationality of this intelligence, and connect it according to the intelligence he already knew, thereby reaching his own judgment.

Madara didn't believe Su Xiao, but surely he believed his own judgment?

"Woof."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang suddenly barked. Hearing this bark, Su Xiao almost instinctively jumped backward.

Madara saw Su Xiao suddenly jump backward and also knew the situation was bad. He immediately looked at the trees beneath his feet.

"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique."

A white beam of light erupted from within the large patch of trees beneath Madara's feet. He leaped sideways, but the beam of light still grazed his upper body. One of Madara's arms and a small half of his upper body disappeared.

Hum~

The beam of light cut in a circular shape, and everything that touched the beam was decomposed into a molecular state.

Although Madara was injured, he was currently in an Edo Tensei state, and his injuries would recover quickly.

In mid-air, Madara's expression was extremely ugly. If he were alive, an attack of this speed wouldn't even touch the corner of his clothes.

"Still unable to adapt to your current body?"

Madara looked at his damaged left side. Large patches of debris floated in the air, and his injuries recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye. However, his body felt nothing.

Madara landed and looked downward. The trees there were broken in large patches. The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, was floating in mid-air, his white hair fluttering. Beside him was a Dust Release beam that twisted from time to time.

"Kid, your skills have improved."

That's right, in Madara's mouth, the 72-year-old Ōnoki of the Two Heavens could only be considered a kid. ===== CHAPTER 1072 =====