Chapter 361: The People on the Moon, Preparing to Revive Uchiha Madara!

Uchiha Jin returned to the ninja world with Yamanaka Rin, using Flying Thunder God to teleport directly into Konoha.

The others did not choose to return; instead, they entered the library within the temple and began carefully reading the books and history of the Ōtsutsuki clan stored on the moon.

Yes!

They were not transmigrators like Uchiha Jin, so they naturally felt great interest in the ninja world’s past—before, they had no chance, but now that the chance had come, they would not let it slip.

And as for this—

Uchiha Jin did not refuse!

In his view, letting this group of ninja elites learn the history was a good thing; only by truly understanding how powerful their future enemies were would they work harder to strengthen themselves.

He believed that once these people returned to the ninja world, they would not need him to plead or persuade—they would push themselves to the limit on their own.

“Ssshh, that’s terrifying!”

“It seems the Hokage wasn’t lying to us—Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki was called Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo, and the moon is the ancestral land of Hamura’s lineage.”

“The two of them used a sealing technique to imprison their mother on the moon.”

“This moon is actually a sealing technique? It’s hard to imagine how strong Hagoromo and Hamura must have been back then!”

“Though they were strong, the imprisoned Kaguya was even stronger!”

“According to the records, Kaguya isn’t dead yet—the Ōtsutsuki clan possesses an extremely long lifespan. What a race to envy!”

“This is just one Ōtsutsuki. According to the records, the main Ōtsutsuki family in the distant stars will eventually notice something amiss here in the ninja world—and they’ll surely send other Ōtsutsuki.”

“Every Ōtsutsuki sent here will likely be an enemy on Kaguya’s level. How will we deal with them then?”

“I don’t know. I have no solution. I can only trust the Hokage.”

“Just train harder!”

“…”

Everyone present began speaking.

After reading the books on the moon, everyone’s faces were grim, their hearts weighed down as if crushed by a massive boulder; all their lips curled into bitter smiles.

There was no choice!

The enemies the ninja world will soon face are too powerful. Even though they had become the strongest among the ninja, facing a clan stronger than Hagoromo, none of them had confidence they could defeat them.

In the entire library, everyone except Hashirama Senju was quietly reading.

Hashirama Senju? He didn’t care!

Though he knew the enemies ahead would be immensely powerful, he had full confidence in himself—once he was resurrected in the future, even without Asura’s chakra, he was certain he could continue training to even greater heights.

Yes!

When Konoha was first founded, his power hadn’t stopped growing—he simply had no opponents left in the ninja world, so he didn’t bother improving his strength.

Back then, he only wanted to enjoy peace and live with his family.

Training?

Even dogs wouldn’t train!

He was fundamentally a person who went with the flow. He trained before because enemies existed; without enemies, he naturally had no desire to train.

Now?

Since there are still strong enemies ahead, then he’d just keep training!

And on the other side—

Unlike Hashirama Senju, Uchiha Madara read with intense focus.

But the more he read, the darker his expression became!

Yes.

He finally understood Black Zetsu’s purpose.

Damn it!

The technique used to seal Kaguya was the Rinnegan’s technique—Chibaku Tensei!

Hagoromo and his brother Hamura were simply stronger, so they combined their power to perform the Divine Chibaku Tensei—but fundamentally, this technique could be used by him alone.

Therefore—

Uchiha Madara, who could perform Chibaku Tensei, naturally understood its fundamental theory.

He also knew that Infinite Tsukuyomi wouldn’t just trap the entire ninja world in illusion—it would definitely fully awaken the Ten-Tails Tree and root it throughout the entire ninja world.

And once the Tree took root, the Divine Chibaku Tensei would develop a flaw—and Kaguya would be released.

Hahahaha!

Black Zetsu’s purpose—need I say more?

“Using me?”

“Is the goal to release Kaguya?”

“Black Zetsu!!!”

Uchiha Madara was so enraged he nearly went mad, his face shifting between fury and gloom.

He was furious!

All his life, he had considered himself the mastermind behind the scenes—he had deceived the entire ninja world, even Hashirama—and this had filled him with pride.

But now?

He suddenly realized he himself was merely a pawn in Black Zetsu’s scheme to free his mother; the Infinite Tsukuyomi had been nothing but a facade.

Even his uncle couldn’t tolerate this—his aunt certainly couldn’t!

As Uchiha Madara raged, Hashirama Senju immediately sensed something was wrong and walked over to pat his shoulder: “Madara, calm down!”

“There will be more, stronger enemies ahead—we’ll never be bored again.”

“Let’s be resurrected together, train together, fight together again!”

“Fighting beside Itachi again? Just thinking about it makes me happy.”

And as for this—

Looking at Hashirama Senju before him, Uchiha Madara’s face was full of disdain.

But…

When he imagined the future scenes of training and fighting side by side with Hashirama Senju, his lips couldn’t help but curl into a faint smile.

Huh?!

He had to admit—he was starting to look forward to it.

Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly lit up: “Hashirama, I’ve got an idea!”

“Huh? What idea?” Hashirama Senju was confused.

Uchiha Madara immediately spoke: “I’m going to reclaim my Rinnegan, then use a genjutsu to control Black Zetsu—I’ll use him to perform the Edo Tensei technique.”

“Though I didn’t know Black Zetsu’s true identity or purpose before, I know his body very well.”

“Using Black Zetsu to perform Edo Tensei, his body can at least resurrect both Itachi and me.”

“Let’s go!”

“We’re heading back to Konoha right now—first, we’ll ask Nagato for the Rinnegan, then we’ll find Uchiha Jin and have him send us to that special space.”

“This cursed Edo Tensei body is unbearable day after day.”

“I can’t wait to be resurrected!”

After speaking—

He was eager to drag Hashirama Senju straight back to Konoha to discuss this with Uchiha Jin, not wanting to spend another second on the moon.

And as for this—

Hearing Uchiha Madara’s words, Hashirama Senju looked hesitant.

“Then—Madara!”

“When Itachi go to see Nagato, I suggest Itachi speak politely. After all, we’re all comrades in the same village now.”

“And also…”

“Can we only resurrect the two of us?”

“Can we add Tobirama?”