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Chapter 78 Madara Uchiha's Attention, Always Living in the Shadows
Chapter 78 Madara Uchiha's Attention: Always Living in the Shadows
"Did Nagato trigger the power of the Rinnegan that suddenly woke me up?"
An aged voice echoed from a spacious, dimly lit underground space.
"Hehe—no, Lord Madara, something interesting has happened in the ninja world."
The White Zetsu that emerged from the ground showed no remorse for disturbing Madara's sleep. It handed a portrait to Madara and said with a smile, "There's an interesting fellow in Konoha. Even that demigod of the ninja world from Amegakure suffered a loss at his hands."
"After Hashirama died, this ninja world has become increasingly boring. Since when did even a junior skilled in poison become worthy of being called a god?"
Madara Uchiha's tone was somewhat dissatisfied.
If it weren't for the plan and his physical limitations, he really wanted to meet this demigod of the ninja world and let him experience what true divine power is.
Madara Uchiha glanced at the portrait handed to him by White Zetsu, and his mood, already sullen from waking up, instantly worsened.
"That hair color, and that technique name, they really bring back bad memories." Madara Uchiha glanced at White Zetsu. "Are you deliberately messing with my mindset?"
White Zetsu wasn't afraid of Madara Uchiha at all, and still had that smiling face, saying, "I just thought you were too bored, Madara-sama. Why don't you send a batch of White Zetsu clones to monitor this boy? By the way, the melee has already begun. Konoha has entered the fray and is fighting on three fronts. After the war ends, this battle should be called the Second Shinobi World War."
"There's no point in monitoring the Flying Thunder God Technique user. He can easily get rid of you with a single teleport. Although I hate Tobirama, I have to admit that his ninjutsu talent surpasses both mine and Hashirama's." Madara Uchiha leaned back on the stone chair, seemingly lost in thought, the three tomoe within his transplanted Sharingan slightly rotating.
A moment later, he suddenly asked, "How old is Nagato this year?"
"He's six years old."
"At this age, he should be able to enter the Ninja Academy and learn ninjutsu." Madara Uchiha said quietly, uttering very cruel words. "Give him some more time. If the vortex and Senju bloodline within him still haven't triggered the power of the Rinnegan, then we'll give him a hand."
"During this time, have Tobi protect him," Madara Uchiha suddenly said irritably. "Warn Tobi not to research anything about the urge to defecate, and don't go near Nagato without permission. If anything goes wrong with Nagato, I'll turn him into a pile of shit."
"Lord Madara, is this a reward for him?"
"roll."
White Zetsu, still grinning, asked, "What does Lord Madara plan to do with that Flying Thunder God Technique user? Should we find an opportunity to leave a spore technique on him?"
"You'll only expose yourself faster this way," Madara Uchiha said knowingly. "The Flying Thunder God Technique's chakra consumption is fixed; it only increases when moving a large target or an object of enormous mass."
"You used the Spore Technique to attach yourself to him, which concealed your size, but it couldn't conceal the mass of your chakra. He could sense something was wrong with a single teleportation."
"There is only one way to deal with a user of the Flying Thunder God technique: prevent him from leaving any Flying Thunder God seals nearby. It will take him a certain amount of time to sense the Flying Thunder God seals from a distance, and you can kill him instantly during that process."
"Otherwise, we can only exploit his weaknesses, like the Gold and Silver Brothers of Kumogakure, to force him to stay."
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Upon hearing this, White Zetsu couldn't help but complain, "What a disgusting technique."
As for why Madara Uchiha knew so much about the Flying Thunder God Technique, he didn't dare ask at all.
"This technique can only bully people in the same dimension as him." Madara Uchiha closed his eyes again, not taking Gojo Yoru seriously at all. "Once Nagato triggers the power of the Rinnegan and can use the abilities of the Deva Path and the Preta Path, this user will have no choice but to run away when he sees him."
"The future of the next era belongs to Nagato."
"So we're just going to leave it alone?"
"Don't worry about it, you can't control it anyway." Madara Uchiha chuckled. "Right now, the most anxious ones are that brat Ryoubi and that junior named Hanzo. They'll do everything they can to get rid of that kid."
As for Sunagakure, Madara Uchiha didn't even mention it.
Those whose strength did not reach the pinnacle of the Five Kage were, in Madara Uchiha's eyes, no different from roadside weeds.
Even in his current state, Madara Uchiha could easily kill this guy and show him what a three-tomoe Susanoo looks like.
Bai Jue asked with a smile, "Should we secretly lend them a hand?"
Madara Uchiha opened his eyes again, finally revealing a hint of displeasure as he said, "If you're bored and have nothing to do, go help Tobi protect Nagato. If you're really interested in this brat, send a few clones to infiltrate Konoha and gather information about him so you can deal with him later."
"Hehe, I understand."
With a grin, Bai Jue left a message and then used the Mayfly Technique to disappear into the underground space.
The next morning, at the border base.
Gojo Yoru stared blankly at the portrait in his hand, which resembled a promotional poster.
He woke up one morning and suddenly he'd debuted?
"Kid, you're famous now."
Jiraiya patted Gojo Yoru on the shoulder and laughed, "In no more than three days, I'm afraid there won't be anyone in the entire ninja world who doesn't know you, Black Flash Gojo Yoru, hahaha—"
Thinking about the situation Gojo would face in the future, Jiraiya couldn't help but burst into laughter.
If Gojo Yoru didn't have the Flying Thunder God Technique and that powerful Meteor Shower trump card, Jiraiya, as a senior, would definitely be worried about this junior.
But now, he's laughing gleefully.
This is the price of fame.
Gojo Yoru glanced at Jiraiya but said nothing.
If they were even a little closer, he couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark: "Your smile is so ugly, no wonder Lady Tsunade doesn't like you."
Orochimaru comforted him, saying, "Becoming famous early isn't necessarily a bad thing. With your current strength, the improvement from training is already minimal. Life-or-death battles and the tempering of various situations will better enhance your physical and mental energy. You need to improve your overall qualities to prepare for your future advancement."
"Don't worry, Orochimaru-sensei, I don't care about these things. I just think Hanzo's speed is too fast." Gojo Yoru waved the portrait in his hand and laughed, "He even thought of a title for me. It seems that last night's attack was indeed effective."
"I think so too."
Orochimaru also laughed and said, "He didn't take the three of us seriously last night, but chose to sacrifice his reputation to praise you to death. That salamander must be badly injured."
"Should we not leak this information, or press our advantage?" Gojo Yoru asked.
"I considered it, but the price was too high," Orochimaru said helplessly. "He even released information about the injured salamander. But nobody knows if the salamander really can't be summoned, or whether—in that summoning world—there's a second salamander?"
"We can't do this until Tsunade develops the formula for the antidote and can mass-produce it. Neither the Land of Wind nor the Land of Earth will allow us to do it."
"These three countries have now become temporary allies. It's unlikely that this relationship will be broken until resources become scarce."
Gojo Yoru understood and, without saying anything more, changed the subject, asking, "Orochimaru-sensei, is there anything I can help you with?"
Orochimaru, who could communicate with Gojo Yoru through eye contact, instantly understood his disciple's meaning and smiled, "Not for now. If you want to return to Konoha, then go back."
"But before you go back, leave a few Flying Thunder God Technique seals at the base. Next time, just sense those seals directly, and don't appear right next to me," Orochimaru said solemnly. "From now on, I may have to join the battle at any time."
"OK."
Gojo nodded and prepared to leave.
Just then, a voice suddenly came to his ear.
"Five Kids————"
Jiraiya scratched his face, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "I heard from Tsunade that Nawaki also knows your Rasengan, a ninjutsu that doesn't require hand seals. You mentioned before that you used the Rasengan training scroll to exchange for sealing techniques with that girl from Tsunade's family named Kushina. Could you exchange with me for one?"
"Um—I've already told Orochimaru-sensei about how to learn this technique. If you want to learn it, Jiraiya-sama, you can ask Orochimaru-sensei for it."
"One thing at a time."
Jiraiya said seriously, "If Orochimaru had developed this technique, I certainly wouldn't have held back. But you are the inventor of this technique, and as your senior, I certainly can't let you suffer a loss. Is there any technique you'd like to hear about?"
In the past, Jiraiya's words would have undoubtedly made Gojo Yoru's heart flutter.
But now, Gojo Yoru, who has already signed a blood pact with Ryuchi-dō, no longer needs the summoning scroll from Mt. Myōboku.
When Kushina Uzumaki trains in Sage Mode in the future, Yoru Gojo will also have her learn Sage Mode from Ryuchi Cave.
At that time, his strength would definitely be much greater than it is now, and he could completely ignore the rules of Ryuchi Cave.
Besides the Summoning Scroll of Mount Myōboku, Jiraiya was also quite skilled in Fire Release techniques. He could refine chakra into oil to enhance the power of Fire Release techniques, allowing him to unleash Fire Release ninjutsu that was no less powerful than Great Fire Annihilation and Great Fire Extinction.
Besides these two things, Orochimaru can also do the same things.
What Orochimaru can do, he cannot.
Gojo Yoru also possesses the fire attribute. Before receiving Earth Release from Orochimaru, his fire release was the strongest, and he even developed the Fire Release: Rasengan.
If he could acquire Jiraiya's oil-refining technique, his fire release would reach an even higher level.
Gojo Yoru was about to ask Jiraiya to make an exchange.
Suddenly, as if struck by a sudden thought, Gojo Yoru asked, "Lord Jiraiya, is your hair manipulation technique a secret technique you developed?"
"Are you referring to Ninja Art: Countering the Hidden Ones and Ninja Art: Lion's Mane Technique?"
Jiraiya's tone carried a hint of pride: "That's right, these two techniques are secret ninjutsu that I developed specifically based on my own hair."
Jiraiya glanced at Gojou Yoru's short hair and teased, "If you want to learn, you not only need to master the nature transformation of Yang Release, but you also need to grow your hair long."
Ignoring him, Gojo Yoru stated his conditions: "I want Jiraiya-sama's method for training this secret technique, as well as the experience in developing it. In addition to the Rasengan training scroll, I can also exchange it for the method of infusing Fire Release nature transformation."
"Good eye, I agree." Jiraiya gave a thumbs up and readily exchanged the items with Gojo Yoru.
Orochimaru watched from the sidelines without saying a word.
He does indeed possess the method for training the Rasengan, but he hasn't learned the technique yet.
Among the Sarutobi team, he had the most outstanding ninjutsu talent, but his chakra reserves were far inferior to those of Tsunade and Jiraiya.
With just one glance at the Rasengan, Orochimaru knew that he only had enough chakra to use it four times, or at most five times.
He wasn't fast; his specialty was Earth Release, not Lightning Release.
This ninjutsu, which requires close-range contact to be effective, is too inefficient for him.
If the enemy is not his true form, the chakra he wastes with one Rasengan would be enough to use several powerful Five Elements Release techniques.
Jiraiya shook the Rasengan training scroll and chuckled, "You don't mind if I teach this technique to my disciple, do you?"
"Now that the exchange has been made, Jiraiya-sama can do whatever he wants with it." Gojo Yoru didn't care at all, but the thought of Jiraiya showing off the Rasengan to Namikaze Minato and then teaching the technique to the latter made him chuckle.
If this were in a movie, after Minato Namikaze learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, I wonder if he would sigh and say: I feel like I've always been living in Gojo Yoru's shadow.
As for why he exchanged secret techniques with Jiraiya?
The reason is simple: Gojo Yoru thought of Minami's paper escape technique from the original work.
Konan's Paper Release is not a bloodline limit, but a secret technique she developed herself.
It was this secret technique that made Konan one of the best among the Kage-level fighters.
This technique can create explosive tags. If combined with the Mutual Explosive Tags technique developed by the Second Hokage and Gojo Yoru's Flying Thunder God Technique, Konan would not only be far stronger than in the original work, but would also be a walking, talking shuriken with the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique. She would definitely become Gojo Yoru's right-hand woman.
The paper escape technique in the original work was developed by Konan herself based on her hobby of origami.
This is somewhat similar to Jiraiya developing his hair into a secret technique.
It's hard for Gojo Yoru not to suspect that Jiraiya provided significant assistance when Konan developed the Paper Release technique in the original manga.
Knowing how Jiraiya developed his secret technique, Gojo Yoru was confident he could help Konan develop Paper Release.
Furthermore, Kushina Uzumaki can also use Jiraiya's hair-making technique, so she must learn it.
By learning this chakra control in advance, when Kushina Uzumaki masters the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode in the future, she will be able to use the Nine-Tails Chakra to create all sorts of things as if they were her own limbs.
Jiraiya and Gojo Yoru were both very satisfied with this exchange.
So he left a few Flying Thunder God Technique seals at the border base, and Gojo Yoru instantly disappeared.
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