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JST Chapter 218: Tobirama’s Big Brain Moment
🕑 Added 2025-03-15 21:21:37 +0000 UTCUchiha Madara observed Obito's reaction after hearing about Kazuki's situation and suddenly felt a certain affinity with him.
Even the disrespectful attitude towards him before was forgotten a lot.
"You're right, we must get rid of Senju Tobirama immediately. The situation is even worse than I imagined!" Madara nodded seriously, gritting his teeth. "I've told you before, Kazuki isn't even participating in the war now. Tell me, why do you think he's doing this?"
Obito thought for a moment, and upon understanding Madara's idea, his fury increased even more.
Damn Hokage... Are you really so selfish and despicable as to abandon the village war just to speed up the possession of Kazuki's body?
"Madara, we must find a way to finish off Senju Tobirama immediately." Obito spoke with unusual gravity. "If Tobirama manages to take over Kazuki's body, then we'll be in even bigger trouble..."
"Do you have any idea how to deal with him? We must find Kazuki as soon as possible."
Uchiha Madara was silent.
It is indeed difficult for him to find a way to deal with Senju Tobirama...
While listening to Obito, Black Zetsu blinked several times, as if he had caught a key opportunity.
In order to deal with Kazuki, all forces that can be united must be united!
If he could get Madara to see Kazuki and Tobirama as one, he could manipulate the situation to make Madara let go of his useless stubbornness and focus on strengthening his side to the fullest.
For example...
Resurrect Uchiha Izuna?
Black Zetsu knew perfectly well that there was no trace of Izuna's chakra inside Kazuki... let alone Tobirama's!
That bastard had only been pretending this whole time...
While laughing coldly inside, Black Zetsu adopted a thoughtful expression before speaking: "Madara-sama, what is the relationship between the soul and chakra?"
"I think I've found a possible solution, but I'll need your confirmation."
Madara gave him a questioning look. "Soul and chakra aren't the same thing," he replied after a moment of consideration. "If someone masters Yin Release or sealing techniques, they can create chakra with their own consciousness..."
He paused, then continued, "Those who comprehend Yin-Yang Release can even fabricate entities with consciousness and intelligence, but even so, that is not a real soul."
Black Zetsu nodded and cautiously proposed, "If soul and chakra are not related... couldn't we try to resurrect Izuna-sama?"
He paused briefly, then added persuasively, "If we want to defeat Senju Tobirama, he is the best option..."
He then pointed to the unconscious Nagato lying to the side. "Look, we even have a fresh sacrifice ready."
Uchiha Madara suddenly widened his eyes.
Obito, quickly grasping the idea, spoke up: "I don't care who this Izuna guy is, but if he can help us defeat Tobirama, save Kazuki, and complete the Eye of the Moon Plan... then there's nothing to think about!"
He paused and fixed his gaze on Madara. "You don't want to see the greatest genius of the Uchiha clan fall into the hands of that damn Second Hokage either, do you, Madara?"
Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu quietly cooperated with each other, stimulating Uchiha Madara's heart.
Madara wanted to reject the idea, but as he looked back at Nagato's body, a perfect sacrifice, and considered the current crisis...
If Izuna is resurrected, it will really be a big help!
No matter how bad things got, whether it was facing a Tobirama-possessed Kazuki or controlling an out-of-control Obito, there would be someone he could trust completely.
However...
Just like he once didn't want to face aging, and only wanted to dance in the shinobi world with the most perfect posture...
Madara had his own internal dilemmas.
"I need to think about it..." he murmured, without taking his gaze off Nagato.
But for some reason, when he stared at Nagato, even with the Rinnegan, he seemed to be hallucinating...
For a moment, it seemed to him that Nagato looked too much like Izuna...
...
Meanwhile, on the other side of the shinobi world...
Senju Tobirama, who had just visited Shikkotsu Forest with Kazuki, felt a chill run through his body.
An ominous, oppressive feeling suddenly came over him, as if something terrible was about to happen.
"What's wrong, Tobirama?" Kazuki asked, noticing the change in his expression. With a resigned sigh, he added, "The Great Slug Sage simply confirmed the same thing as the White Snake Sage: the Uchiha Stone Tablet was left behind by the Sage of Six Paths. It's not like that's anything surprising..."
Tobirama inhaled deeply and replied in a deep voice, "Kazuki, do you believe in intuition?"
Kazuki looked at him with amusement. "What's wrong, Tobirama? Do you have a prophecy too?"
"It's not a prophecy..." Tobirama shook his head in frustration. What troubled him wasn't a mystical revelation, but a visceral warning, an alarm coming from his gut.
That feeling of alertness was not new.
During the Sengoku Period, Tobirama had woken up in the middle of the night on more than one occasion, convinced that Uchiha Izuna would appear at any moment to ambush him with his clan.
Sometimes he was wrong.
But many other times, his intuition was right.
And now, that hunch presented itself again, but this time it was absurdly irrational...
Deep down, Senju Tobirama had a feeling that Uchiha Izuna was up to something big.
The problem was... wasn't Izuna still trapped inside Kazuki's body?!
Under his strict surveillance, how could there be room for error?
It didn't make any sense!
"Tobirama..." Kazuki patted him on the shoulder with a feeling of emotion and said calmly, "Don't put so much pressure on yourself. You're already doing everything you can to help me with what's going on inside me."
"Even if the final outcome isn't favorable, I will do my best to keep my promise to you..."
"This way, even if I'm gone, Konoha will continue forward with you at the helm."
His words sounded like a farewell, as if he were entrusting his last wishes to Tobirama.
Senju Tobirama's face turned pale instantly.
Knowing Kazuki, if he didn't believe the situation was truly desperate, he would never speak that way.
As he watched Kazuki's serene yet unsettling smile, his mind filled with fleeting thoughts, like a bolt of lightning cutting through a storm.
From the gradual change in his hair color, to the disturbing power of the Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan within his body, to the countless prophecies that pointed to him as the Child of Prophecy... Each piece of the puzzle fit into a sinister scheme.
"Rinnegan... Rinne Sharingan..."
Suddenly, Tobirama woke up to a terrifying reality.
This was no longer a simple Uchiha from ancient times! They were dealing with the Sage of the Six Paths himself!
If the Uchiha Stone Tablet was real, then the Sage of the Six Paths must have existed as well...
And the idea of the Child of Prophecy was beginning to take on a sinister tone!
From that haunting and terrifying eye of the Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan, imbued with a voracious greed and a breath of destruction, Tobirama Senju perceived not a trace of the essence of a sage. All he felt was an ominous sense of impending disaster.
If this variation of the Rinnegan is really related to the Sage of the Six Paths…
So, could the method for achieving peace that the wise man left inscribed on his stone tablet be trusted?
And why had this power descended into Kazuki's body?
"Jiraiya always said he trusted the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage, because that old man had a long-standing relationship with the Sage of the Six Paths…"
"If that's true, then the so-called Child of Prophecy is surely connected to the Sage of the Six Paths. It's even very possible that this is all a carefully orchestrated plan by them!"
Tobirama was an extremely paranoid man. No matter how legendary someone was, even if it was the supposed Savior mentioned in ancient texts, he would always analyze them with the worst of intentions in mind.
And now, after seeing the aura of that Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan…
How can he be a good person?
There must be a huge conspiracy hidden in it!
Kazuki's body was also undergoing strange changes, which only intensified Tobirama's anxiety, although, paradoxically, his mind was becoming increasingly clear.
Mount Myoboku and the Sage of the Six Paths had a close relationship…
They were searching for the Child of the Prophecy…
The Rinne Sharingan had appeared in Kazuki…
His body was changing…
"Those damn toads… Are they helping the Sage of the Six Paths search for a suitable vessel for his resurrection?"
"So that's why they convinced Jiraiya to persuade Kazuki? Looking back, it seems they just want him to let his guard down and accept his destiny as the Child of Prophecy... so it'll be easier to take his body!"
Tobirama's breathing became labored. His thoughts, though seemingly insane, fit together too well…
If that weren't the case, why had the Rinne Sharingan suddenly appeared inside Kazuki?
Why did It display such a voracious appetite for any type of chakra?
Only an evil creature would do something like that.
Tobirama didn't even want to imagine the consequences.
If he weren't inside Kazuki, if he weren't guiding and protecting him, if Kazuki ended up giving in to Jiraiya and Mount Myoboku, handing over control of his body and chakra to them...
What would have happened would have been something much more than a simple change in the color of his hair.
During their journey to the other great sage regions, the Great Sage Slug and the White Snake Sage said nothing different.
Both admitted that the Sage of the Six Paths had left a stone tablet.
Both acknowledged Kazuki's identity as the Child of the Prophecy.
But neither wanted to discuss the matter further.
In the end, each simply handed him a scroll with Senjutsu techniques, as if they wanted to leave a good impression on him.
It seems that they are all trying to build a good relationship with Kazuki and want to make a close relationship with him...
Bonds of friendship?
To Tobirama, it was obvious.
Those damned beasts weren't looking for friendship, they were manipulating Kazuki into accepting his fate!
They were all accomplices of the Sage of the Six Paths!
