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Chapter 52: Madara! Your Good Friend is Back!
Chapter 52: Madara! Your Good Friend is Back!
For a while, there were no answers to the problem of Ohnoki.
Back at the Five Kage Summit...
A meeting of such great significance couldn't be convened on a whim.
Each of the great ninja villages had their own pressing matters and demands.
Unless a knife was held to their throats...
For instance, if Akatsuki continued to collect the tailed beasts, becoming so brazen as to raze Konoha to the ground, or if Huyi Xuan Yue did something that struck a chord of pain in the Five Great Ninja Villages.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to reach an agreement in a short time.
Compared to the cumbersome nature of the Five Great Ninja Villages, the other forces were much more straightforward.
Soon, the black market posted a wanted poster of Huyi Xuan Yue, offering an astronomical bounty of 800 million ryo.
However, this time, the bounty didn't request a corpse, but the person alive, or rather, information on how Huyi Xuan Yue had resurrected.
For those influential figures who weren't of ninja origin, when they heard the news of Huyi Xuan Yue's resurrection, their first concern wasn't the changing landscape of the ninja world, but the prospect of resurrection itself.
Who wouldn't want to live a second life?
Especially for those who lacked nothing material but time itself, and who feared death the most.
So, one hundred million, two hundred million, three hundred million... no matter how high the bounty, just get me the secret to resurrection!
Money was no object for these people.
It must be said that such a lavish offer, coupled with the promise of the resurrection secret, indeed attracted a large crowd of envious bounty hunters.
Though they had heard of Huyi Xuan Yue's prowess, what of it?
Anyone, no matter how powerful, could be killed.
Perhaps luck would be on their side, and this incredible fortune would be theirs.
At this moment, in a bounty station disguised as a public restroom, a group of fierce-looking and seemingly untouchable bounty hunters were excitedly discussing the highest bounty on the board—that of Huyi Xuan Yue.
Until a crisp bell rang out from behind them.
Their faces suddenly changed, and they quieted down, filled with apprehension.
Ding ding~~~
Kakuzu, wearing a straw hat and a black robe with red clouds, carried a box filled with money he had just received in exchange for a corpse. As usual, he made his way toward the bounty board to find new targets.
Upon seeing this, the bounty hunters lying about quickly gave way to this legendary figure among bounty hunters.
No one knew how long Kakuzu had been a bounty hunter.
Even the oldest bounty hunters could only vaguely remember that Kakuzu had already been there when they first entered the trade.
Once, someone had tried to cause trouble for him, as he must have accumulated a fortune from all the bounties he'd claimed over the years.
However, the outcome was always the same—a corpse, adding another sum to Kakuzu's coffers.
Over time, Kakuzu became a taboo in the black market, untouchable.
However, today, when Kakuzu saw the unprecedented bounty of 800 million, his breath quickened for a moment. But upon seeing the identity of the one issuing the bounty, he quickly calmed down and didn't add the target to his little notebook as he usually did.
Taking a deep look at the wanted poster, which bore a strikingly lifelike image of Huyi Xuan Yue, Kakuzu turned and left without a word.
As one of the few people in the ninja world who had lived since the Warring States period, Kakuzu had never met Huyi Xuan Yue, but he knew him well.
He had experienced the winds blowing across the Yi River as he went to assassinate Senju Hashirama. But the perplexing Hashirama had merely patted him on the shoulder, telling him to live well. After that, Kakuzu no longer followed orders as a ninja but became a bounty hunter, living only for money.
As for the mystery of resurrection, Kakuzu, who had, in a sense, transcended humanity by mastering the Earth Grudge Fear technique, didn't care much about the passage of time. It was of little concern to him.
Ding Ding~~
Kakuzu had just exited the putrid public restroom.
Outside, his partner, Hidan, who had been waiting impatiently, covered his nose and complained, "Finally! Every time you collect your bounty, Kakuzu, can you at least find a place that's a little more decent?"
"No," Kakuzu replied calmly.
"Evil atheist!" Hidan could only curse in response.
Kakuzu glanced at him.
Just as Hidan couldn't do anything to him, he couldn't kill Hidan either.
Otherwise, he would have accidentally killed his partner long ago and claimed the bounty on his head, just like he had done with their previous companions.
Hidan, unaware that the bounty Kakuzu had on his mind was right beside him, and that he couldn't claim it, said, "The boss sent a message. He wants us to find a place for a meeting."
"What's it about?" Kakuzu asked.
Hidan shrugged. "I guess something big must've happened recently. Who knows."
Kakuzu thought of Yuyi Xuan Yue.
The so-called 'big event' must be referring to this person.
"Madara! Madara! Have you heard the news? Your good friend is back!"
In the cold tower, Obito Uchiha, the Spiral Mask Man, who had been silently gazing out at the endless cold rain, suddenly heard Zetsu's voice from behind and turned, confused by his words.
"Good friend is back? What do you mean?"
He didn't have any good friends at the moment.
If he had to name one, it would be from his days as Obito Uchiha—people like Kakashi.
But they weren't dead.
"It's Huyi Xuan Yue! Someone from your era has returned to life!"
Zetsu, with a mischievous smile, provided the answer, while the other Zetsu, Black Zetsu, furrowed his brow.
"Huyi Xuan Yue?"
Obito added, "Who's that?" in his mind.
As a poor student, the former Obito had never shown much interest in learning about the history of the ninja world.
And during his time with Madara Uchiha, the latter had no interest in wasting words to educate someone who was already dead and posed no further threat to the world of the living.
So, Obito Uchiha, disguised as "Madara Uchiha," had no knowledge of who Huyi Xuan Yue was.
Black Zetsu, who was well aware of Obito's true nature, spoke up, providing a concise explanation: "A figure renowned during Madara Uchiha's era, someone Madara held in high regard."
Obito instantly understood.
Soon, the lone eye he exposed beneath his mask narrowed as he grasped the key point, "Without the Reincarnation Jutsu, how did this person come back to life?"
Black Zetsu's voice deepened, "Unknown."
This was precisely what troubled him at the moment.
The plan to save his mother was proceeding smoothly, and he least wanted unexpected events to occur.
Yet, the resurrection of Huyi Xuan Yue had happened, causing concern not only among the Five Great Ninja Villages but also to Black Zetsu himself, who worried about the potential impact on their plans.
Obito shared this concern and was about to say something when a figure appeared before him through a genjutsu.
The newcomer addressed him, "Mr. Madara."
(End of Chapter)
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