novelraw Chapter 358 The Worried Masked Man
Chapter 358 The Worried Masked Man
Upon discovering that almost all the graves were empty, the masked man fell into a brief daze.
There are definitely tomb raiders.
The masked man quickly confirmed the tomb raider's identity.
—Besides Orochimaru, who can use the Impure World Reincarnation technique, who else would be so bored as to steal a pile of corpses?
In fact, the masked man had long anticipated that Orochimaru would steal and stockpile the remains of some powerful ninjas.
The masked man never imagined that Orochimaru's resources were so comprehensive, even including his grandmother, who was practically invisible to the naked eye.
Moreover, Konoha was completely unaware.
Anyone who didn't know better would think that White Zetsu infiltrated Konoha to help Orochimaru collect [the items].
"Could it be that Tsunade, the Hokage of Konoha, colluded with Orochimaru and deliberately sold the remains from the village cemetery to Orochimaru?"
The masked man thought for a long time, and this was the only possibility he could come up with.
But that's none of his business. He's not some messenger of justice or a loyal follower of Konoha.
His only concern was that his grandmother's grave had been robbed.
The masked man entered the archives room, which had been temporarily reinforced due to Naruto's theft, and secretly obtained Sasuke's file.
Sure enough, a new record was found in Sasuke's file, describing his Mangekyou Sharingan ability.
"Able to observe and write down the target?"
The masked man's expression immediately turned serious.
He never expected that Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan would have such a terrifying ability.
Does this mean that as long as Sasuke knows of his existence, he can see through his identity at any time?
The mask was meaningless to Sasuke.
This is troublesome, as it has disrupted the masked man's plans.
Moreover, Sasuke's ability means that even if his grandmother's grave is still intact, and he moves her remains, they will eventually be found.
Why not hide it in the Divine Might Space?
The Divine Space is not a place that can be used as a "personal personal storage space".
First of all, it is not "private".
Kakashi's Kamui can not only be contained, but also released.
If Kakashi ever masters the technique of releasing it, he could take out everything stored in the Kamui dimension at any time.
The masked man understood this, so he didn't place anything important in the Divine Might Space.
The fear is that Kakashi might accidentally take something out one day and realize there's a problem.
So even if it was something extremely important, the masked man simply found a secluded spot in the ninja world to hide it.
This includes a large number of Sharingan eyes taken during the night of the massacre.
There was also Madara Uchiha's corpse.
Now comes the problem.
The masked man learned about Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan ability.
This means that, if Sasuke or Orochimaru wanted to, he could make Sasuke use the Mangekyou Sharingan to pinpoint the location where Madara Uchiha's body was hidden.
Of course, even the masked man himself didn't know the exact location of Madara's body.
Madara's body was taken away and hidden by Black Zetsu, "the embodiment of Madara's will".
Only Black Zetsu and a single White Zetsu who assisted Black Zetsu in hiding knew the location of Madara's corpse.
However, the masked man believed that if he told Black Zetsu about Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan ability and had the ability to help hide Madara's body, then Black Zetsu would hand over Madara's body to him.
After all, their goals were relatively aligned.
But he had no choice.
Hiding in the ninja world means they could be discovered by Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan at any time.
Hiding in the Kamui dimension means Kakashi could discover you at any time.
The masked man racked his brains for a long time but couldn't come up with a solution. He could only hope to have a White Zetsu act as a gravedigger to keep watch over the grave at all times.
This way, at least you'll know when something is stolen, instead of being completely clueless.
The masked man is now in a real bind.
All sorts of troubles came knocking.
He was naturally aware of the current situation of the Akatsuki organization.
With such significant changes in the ninja world, and the masked man not having deafened himself or blinded himself, he could naturally see it.
According to Black Zetsu and White Zetsu, this was a tactic used by the organization to deliberately lull the five great nations into a false sense of security and avoid direct conflict; it was a strategic maneuver.
As Kenji Uchiha, the masked man wasn't good at these things, so he accepted the statement quite naturally.
However, the current state of the ninja world has completely exceeded his control.
He had originally planned to find an opportunity to appear as Madara Uchiha and try to adjust the situation in the ninja world.
As a result, Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan ability caused his plan to fail before it even began.
If he dares to debut as Uchiha Madara, Sasuke will expose him in no time, revealing the person behind him.
In addition, he recently discovered that Black Zetsu, the "incarnation of Madara's will," has not contacted him for a long time.
This even made him begin to suspect that Black Zetsu might have started a new plan to revive Madara.
—This is not impossible.
There was a reason why Madara waited until all the tailed beasts were gathered before reviving to reap the rewards, instead of reviving directly and overwhelming the ninja world with his strength to collect all nine tailed beasts.
If one were to be resurrected directly using the Reincarnation Technique, then what would be resurrected would definitely be age spots.
Without eyes and with a body exhausted, even if reincarnation replenishes life force naturally, strength is far less than before.
In this situation, attempting to collect the tailed beasts is bound to fail.
On the contrary, according to Madara's original plan, if he collected all the items and then revived, even if he was an old man, he could directly complete the sublimation of his life by becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and become the second Sage of Six Paths.
By then, the signs of aging will no longer matter.
—Even the Impure World Reincarnation technique was considered by Madara.
Even after being resurrected through Edo Tensei, he still appears in his old age.
Even if you don't die and have unlimited chakra, it's useless.
The old-age form was already weaker, and it was further weakened by the Edo Tensei, making it even less likely for it to collect the Tailed Beasts.
Madara never expected that Orochimaru would appear some time after his death.
Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi improved the Impure World Reincarnation technique, creating a special Impure World Reincarnation body that could directly resurrect a young Madara in his "prime" years.
Furthermore, those born in this form are also young.
It can only be said that Madara was too hasty and underestimated the power outside the Uchiha clan.
If Madara had chosen Orochimaru instead of the masked man, and technology instead of the Sharingan, he would have swept across the ninja world long ago.
In short, this is exactly what the masked man is worried about.
However, he now has too many things to worry about.
"Probably not?"
The masked man thought for a moment and concluded that Black Zetsu wouldn't cooperate with Orochimaru to resurrect Madara using Edo Tensei.
however……
Rain-Hidden Village.
Because of the successful resurrection of Rin Nohara, Tobirama Senju proposed the idea of resurrecting Madara Uchiha using the Impure World Reincarnation to Orochimaru.
It was the kind of impure earth method he had thought about many times before—reverse creation of a "suitable" body.