[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-simultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr":3,"chapter-simultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr-simultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr-chapter-67":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Simultaneously Transmigrated: I Forge the Dao Across Multiverses",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2345505,4584,"Chapter 67: Uchiha Madara","simultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr-chapter-67",67,"\u003Cp>“I can feel it,” Orochimaru continued. “Itachi view us as gods or demons view humans, or as humans view monkeys.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Luo Fu could speak, Orochimaru pressed on: “Don’t deny it—I trust my own judgment more than your explanations or rebuttals. This is the experience I gained after countless brushes with death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Luo Fu fall silent, Orochimaru said: “I don’t know what caused Itachi to develop such an interesting mindset, but I hope Itachi survive this mission. If Itachi return alive, perhaps Itachi’ll become my companion—someone to witness with me the true power of gods and demons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fu scoffed inwardly at Orochimaru’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Orochimaru was a rare figure in the ninja world who pursued science, the ninja world itself was a place that rejected science.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Orochimaru’s lifelong quest for immortality was as illusory as a mirage—within reach, yet forever unattainable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Reanimation Jutsu he developed, which transferred souls, weakened the soul with each reincarnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment he marveled at life’s fragility and fleeting nature, and conceived the desire for eternity, Orochimaru had ceased to be purely human—his soul had begun to twist, or perhaps transcend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo Fu had gone even further than Orochimaru.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank Itachi for your high regard, Lord Orochimaru,” Luo Fu said, shifting tone with precision. “But I’m curious—does your remark imply this mission is dangerous?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru smiled mysteriously. “Whether Itachi survive this mission determines whether Itachi’re worthy of becoming my companion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Orochimaru casually tossed the mission dossier for Yecha, the Burning Release user, toward Luo Fu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant Luo Fu saw the mission document, he understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he didn’t know what had transpired in between, originally, the Hidden Sand Village had been on the verge of collapse; to seek peace, they had no choice but to sacrifice their own hero—delivering her to the Hidden Mist Village to be killed, hoping to end the war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, the Hidden Leaf had clearly intervened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wasn’t mistaken, the true target of this mission wasn’t just Yecha—it included himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sending him to the Water Country to ambush Yecha along her inevitable route meant that, regardless of who won or lost between him and Yecha, he would soon face a full-scale assault from the Hidden Mist Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yecha’s slaughter of Hidden Mist ninja in war had made her their bitter enemy—but wasn’t Luo Fu the same?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention, just after returning from the Shared Space, he had accidentally uncovered the Hidden Mist Village’s surprise attack on the Hidden Leaf’s ninja encampment—enough to make him a thorn in their side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That surprise mission included bloodline limit ninja from the Mizukage Clan, the Kirigakure Clan, and the Kaguya Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any ninja village, a single bloodline limit user meant immense power behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fu had caused the Hidden Mist’s mission to fail—every single Mizukage, Kirigakure, and Kaguya ninja involved was annihilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that if the Hidden Mist Village ever learned the truth, he would rise instantly to the same level as Yecha—hated with equal fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Luo Fu remain silent after reading the mission dossier,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru mused: “What? Does Lord Luo Fu lack confidence in completing this mission?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fu shook his head. “I’ve just had a bold idea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru’s eyes lit up. “I’m very interested to hear your bold idea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I could turn Yecha, even convince her to return with me to the Hidden Leaf—would that count as completing the mission?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru was stunned into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at Luo Fu for a long moment, then said: “That’s an astonishing thought—I never imagined a mission could be completed this way. But I can tell Itachi: it’s impossible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No reason.” Orochimaru spoke softly. “A ninja from another village can never be accepted by their own.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand,” Luo Fu nodded. “The mission timeline is tight. To ensure its success, Lord Orochimaru, I’ll take my leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go. I look forward to seeing Itachi again, Lord Luo Fu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching Luo Fu depart, Orochimaru immediately resumed deep thought on strategy against the Hidden Stone Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he was indeed curious about Luo Fu—the man who saw his own village’s comrades, villagers, even all humanity, as beneath him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, Luo Fu had to survive this mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of the few remaining figures in the Hidden Leaf who still held influence—and even had whispers of becoming the Fourth Hokage—Orochimaru understood well the likes of Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he saw this mission, he knew instantly: it was a purge of one of their own ninja—or rather, a trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fu’s sudden mastery of sword techniques was astonishing, but Orochimaru doubted he could escape this trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words he’d spoken to Luo Fu earlier were merely a side move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether this pawn would ever be useful depended entirely on whether Luo Fu survived this mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Sand Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Luo Fu had claimed his mission and set out toward the Hidden Mist Village,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Hidden Sand Village, Yecha, preparing to depart, received an urgent mission update.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lady Chiyo, wasn’t our mission to negotiate peace with the Hidden Mist? Why has it changed to assassinating a Hidden Leaf ninja?” Yecha, upon seeing her mission had shifted from peace envoy to killing Luo Fu, voiced her confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We just received the news,” Lady Chiyo sighed. “Though this Starfang Uchiha Luo Fu rose quickly, the damage he inflicted on the Hidden Mist was immense—so much so that they were forced to retreat and seek peace with the Hidden Leaf. To protect the Hidden Sand and the Land of Wind, we must sabotage this peace. Only if they keep fighting can we have a chance to win. This mission falls to Itachi, Yecha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bound by moral obligation in the name of the village,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yecha felt no resentment or suspicion—only pure, fierce honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Yecha, brimming with determination, accepted her new mission and departed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chiyo stood motionless at the village exit, gazing at the distant horizon where Yecha had vanished, unable to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, this is all for the village,” Ebizo said gravely. “Our village is too poor. Sacrificing Yecha is unavoidable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh…” Lady Chiyo sighed softly. “Yes, for the village, it’s unavoidable. But Yecha is our hero—and now we must sacrifice her for the village.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our actions are not wrong,” Ebizo’s tone hardened. “The Hidden Leaf has just produced a new swordmaster. According to our own intelligence, this Uchiha Luo Fu, without any bloodline limit, wields sword skill equal to the original White Fang of the Hidden Leaf. We cannot allow the Hidden Leaf to produce another White Fang. And even they, the strongest village, act this way—fearing their own rising star, conspiring with outsiders to eliminate them. If even the Hidden Leaf does this, how much more so must we, the weakest? We have no choice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ebizo’s words eased Lady Chiyo’s guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if even the strongest ninja village feared its own prodigy and conspired to kill it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the elders of the Hidden Sand felt far less guilt for sacrificing Yecha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they were different from the Hidden Leaf—they truly had no other option. The Hidden Sand was the weakest of the Five Great Villages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this Third Great Ninja War, triggered by the sudden disappearance of the Third Kazekage, had been meant as a surprise strike to catch other villages off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as soon as the Hidden Sand moved, it triggered a domino effect—sparking the long, brutal, full-scale Third Great Ninja War.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the instigator, the Hidden Sand, being the weakest, now found itself collapsing while other villages still fought fiercely. Without enemy invasion, internal collapse alone would destroy them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this justification sounded noble, one must admit: the elders of the Hidden Sand—Lady Chiyo, Ebizo, and even the prospective Fourth Kazekage, Ro Sha —had no choice but to sacrifice Yecha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Yecha, with her terrifying Burning Release bloodline, had become a hero of the Hidden Sand, she was unfit to be Kazekage. As a female ninja, her mind was filled only with brute force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ro Sha  becoming Kazekage was already bad enough—if Yecha became Kazekage, the consequences would be worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Water Country, isolated overseas and not bordering any major nation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was home to the Hidden Mist Village, shrouded year-round in thick mist and saturated with moisture—ideal for Water Release, but severely hindering Lightning, Earth, Fire, and Wind Release techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the mission dossier,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fu arrived at the mist-shrouded valley—and within moments, he sensed hundreds, even thousands, of Hidden Mist ninja lying in wait deep within the narrow gorge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if unaware of the ambush, Luo Fu entered the gorge’s depths and calmly waited for Yecha’s arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, in the Grass Country, beneath the ground near the Shinobigakure Bridge,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White Zetsu, eager and excited, approached Uchiha Madara. “Madara-sama, Madara-sama, guess what new intelligence I’ve uncovered?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madara glanced at White Zetsu, utterly uninterested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, White Zetsu couldn’t wait and blurted out: “Madara-sama, the Uchiha prodigy Itachi had me watch is about to die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, Madara showed curiosity. He looked at Zetsu. “What happened? That prodigy abandoned the Uchiha’s strongest bloodline—the Sharingan—but his sword skill alone shouldn’t have led to such a swift demise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly,” White Zetsu nodded. “Itachi’re right, Madara-sama. But the one who will kill him isn’t the enemy—it’s the Hidden Leaf.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madara paused only a moment, then sneered. “I sensed the darkness of the villages long ago. And now, as I feared, they’ve become exactly what I predicted. Hashirama, though I lost our battle, I was right—the village system cannot change this hopeless world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Madara-sama is correct,” White Zetsu said, shifting tone instantly. “But don’t Itachi want to see whether this Uchiha prodigy can survive this trap?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, White Zetsu’s words stirred genuine interest in Madara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even though he abandoned bloodline development, this child remains an outstanding Uchiha heir,” Madara said. “Zetsu, go yourself. If he awakens those eyes under desperation, bring him to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, then added: “Even if he doesn’t awaken those eyes—if he survives, bring him to me anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Will Madara-sama choose Luo Fu?” White Zetsu asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No! In age and bloodline potential, he’s already unsuitable. My choice remains Obito. But this child adds a layer of insurance to my plan—and his talent can’t even awaken a Mangekyo Sharingan, so he can’t interfere with my plan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madara spoke with absolute confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood. Madara-sama, I’ll go watch the show.” In an instant, White Zetsu’s form vanished into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since seeing the altered inscription on the stone tablet in the Uchiha clan’s Naka Shrine basement, Madara had been certain: only the Infinite Tsukuyomi could save this wretched ninja world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sharingan and the Senju clan’s power were the origin and end of all things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To abandon the most powerful bloodline and pursue sword techniques—Madara saw this as buying the casket and returning the pearl!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment Luo Fu displayed powerful sword skill and seemingly abandoned the Sharingan, Madara deemed him worthless as a tool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, no one understood the Uchiha bloodline’s unimaginable potential better than Madara, who had evolved his Sharingan into the Rinnegan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, though he scorned Luo Fu’s choice, he acknowledged his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since sensing Luo Fu’s existence, Madara had ordered White Zetsu to investigate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White Zetsu’s abilities were unquestionable. Though his combat prowess was weak, his stealth in gathering intelligence was undetectable—even by sensory ninja.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to this unique ability, White Zetsu had freely uncovered every piece of information about Luo Fu within the Hidden Leaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With White Zetsu’s help, Madara was likely the most informed person in the entire ninja world about Luo Fu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, the intelligence White Zetsu gathered was all from before Luo Fu entered the Shared Space. After entering the space and sharing abilities with Demon Slayer Luo Fu and Alien Luo Fu, Uchiha Luo Fu had been utterly transformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this fact was something even White Zetsu could not uncover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Orochimaru had sensed, after his power surged, Luo Fu—already prone to psychological distortion as an Uchiha—had changed completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He may not have become a god or demon toward others, as Orochimaru claimed, but his worldview had diverged drastically from normal human understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Water Country, within the gorge leading to the Hidden Mist Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst thick fog, a tall figure in a revealing backless outfit arrived at the valley, moving with deceptive slowness yet startling speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her steps were swift, the barefoot ninja sandals touched the ground without a sound, and even her own chakra fluctuations were suppressed to an almost imperceptible level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even so, the moment Ye Cang entered the valley, Luo Fu clearly sensed her arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cast a meaningful glance toward the Hidden Mist ninja hidden above on either side of the gorge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile curled at Luo Fu’s lips as he strolled casually toward Ye Cang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two drew nearer, the instant Luo Fu entered Ye Cang’s sensory range, her steps halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinctively, she gathered chakra, poised and ready, her gaze sharply fixed on Luo Fu’s direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fu, making no effort to conceal himself, continued walking toward her and said: “Shōton Ye Cang! Itachi’ve finally arrived. I’ve been waiting for Itachi a long time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Konoha, Star Fang, Uchiha Luo Fu.” Ye Cang’s heart tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she possessed no political acumen beyond her strength, Ye Cang was no fool—upon realizing her mission target had been waiting for her all along,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she immediately sensed something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Itachi knew I was coming?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re no different—Itachi were planning to ambush me here too,” Luo Fu smiled faintly, stopping just within mutual sight but outside Ye Cang’s psychological threshold of caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden insight flashed through her mind—an idea so improbable it made her hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let out a bitter laugh. “So Itachi, like me, have been abandoned by your village.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The weak, huddling together for warmth, always hope for acceptance by the group—but for a powerful individual, such collectives are not salvation, but taming. Remember: only prey like cattle and sheep gather in herds; predators hunt alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fu’s tone held not a trace of resentment toward his village—as if the strongest village in the ninja world, Konoha, meant nothing to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Cang’s eyes narrowed. “Are Itachi abandoning your mission? Preparing to betray Konoha?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Fu looked at her in surprise. “At this point, do Itachi really think the Hidden Sand will ever take Itachi back? From the moment Itachi accepted this mission, Itachi had no choice left: either die and earn the hollow title of Sand Village hero, or flee—and become a missing-nin of the Hidden Sand forever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And what about Itachi?” Perhaps stung by Luo Fu’s constant belittlement, a fierce orange-red glow flickered in Ye Cang’s eyes. “Itachi—the sudden prodigy, even called the second White Fang of Konoha, the Star Fang—Itachi’re hardly better off than I am.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then how about joining me?” Luo Fu extended a hand toward her with a calm smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do Itachi mean?” Ye Cang remained wary, despite her confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though their situations were identical, they still represented opposing villages locked in war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No amount of words could make her trust Luo Fu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This world is ruled by the strong—the weak have no voice. To wield great power is strength; to hold high position is also strength. Follow me, and I’ll show Itachi that before true power, collectives, ninja villages, even the Kage themselves—are nothing but ants Itachi can crush underfoot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Cang was genuinely stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the legendary White Fang of Konoha, once more famous than Luo Fu, had ended his life by his own hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Luo Fu was of the Uchiha clan, even the ancient, illustrious Uchiha lacked the power to stand against an entire ninja village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since Luo Fu himself—relying solely on his seemingly formidable sword techniques—could hardly survive a coordinated assault even from a minor village, let alone challenge one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What courage could a ninja abandoned by his village possibly have to speak such words? Even the First Kazekage could not have done so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the hearts of the old monsters of every ninja village, they still remembered how the God of Shinobi and the Shinobi of the Slaughter had, through cooperation, carved the current ninja world’s balance with only two men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the tailed beasts, regarded by each village as strategic weapons, had been captured one by one by Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, then distributed among the villages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But humans are masters of forgetting—whether strong or weak, good or evil, time eventually buries all great figures beneath its flood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Konoha openly declares Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, the strongest Hokage in history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konoha itself strives to erase the greatness of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha—how much more so the other villages?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, to the other ninja villages, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju were enemies—who would be foolish enough to glorify their enemies’ strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2833,"2026-06-21T01:08:28.363Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","0a04054a4fde8dffcc5a45fc7090c1cbb0b874aed8abca74ce63df9b81d36cd9","simultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr-chapter-68","simultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr-chapter-66",686,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr-cover.jpg"]