Before Mikoto could say anything, Kushina directly pulled her over.
Now, the three of them were clearly on the same side.
Tsunade and Kushina wore smug grins, as if their plan had worked flawlessly. Mikoto, meanwhile, looked visibly helpless. She had been coerced.
Kushina grinned: "Lord Kurama, it's now three versus one. Don't call us underhanded. After all, you're Lord Kurama."
Tsunade chimed in with a smirk, "Exactly."
Kurama chuckled.
Three against one?
That's what you've come up with?
He couldn't help but grin wider.
"Why are you laughing? What's so funny?" Tsunade asked, narrowing her eyes.
Kurama's lips curled upward. "Relax. I won't call you underhanded."
Suddenly, nine massive chakra tails burst forth from behind him.
Tsunade, Kushina, and Mikoto all jumped back, startled by the unexpected surge of power.
Kurama smirked. "Nine Tails. Three against one? Don't call me underhanded... because you are my women."
Kushina: "..."
Mikoto: "..."
Tsunade: "..."
The expressions on their faces instantly darkened.
Wait, you can do that?
It reminded them of something—during the original Fourth Great Ninja War, when the Five Kage teamed up against Madara, Mei Terumi had said, "Five against one, don't call us dishonorable. Because you are Uchiha Madara, the man who once rivaled the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama."
Madara had merely sneered.
He then used Wood Style clones and replied: "Then let me ask you... should I make clones too?"
He didn't wait for an answer.
"The answer is... yes. Should they all use Susanoo?"
Now, that infamous moment was replaying itself, with Kurama taking center stage.
Tsunade's so-called ambush was doomed from the start.
She had felt wronged before, often being teased and bullied by Kurama, so she had decided to bring in reinforcements to turn the tables.
Mikoto and Kushina exchanged a glance, then sighed and pinched Tsunade.
"Sister Tsunade, I told you not to provoke Lord Kurama," Mikoto whispered. "Now look what you've done."
Tsunade muttered, "Damn it. How was I supposed to know he'd pull this stunt?"
Kurama grinned devilishly.
"So, do you want me to use the Hell Thrust... you know, the one with two fingers through the hand?"
Silence.
Tsunade, Kushina, and Mikoto knew exactly what he meant.
Kurama's smirk widened. "Of course you do."
That was it. That was the moment they knew it was over.
"Run!" Tsunade shouted.
All three scattered in different directions, bolting as fast as they could.
Escape?
There was no escape.
From behind Kurama, three dark red chakra arms lashed out, grabbing all three and reeling them back in effortlessly.
This was his domain. His playground.
Three days later...
In Akatsuki's secret base, Zetsu and the masked man—Uchiha Obito—stood in a dark chamber.
Obito pressed his hand to the ground.
"Summoning Jutsu: Impure World Reincarnation!"
A rumble echoed across the chamber as a large coffin surfaced from beneath the stone floor.
While Impure World Reincarnation was a forbidden S-rank jutsu, it wasn't difficult to learn.
It was considered taboo because of its dark nature, requiring human sacrifices.
After obtaining the scroll containing the technique, Obito had spent time perfecting it through multiple experiments.
Now, their efforts were about to bear fruit.
The lid of the coffin creaked and fell away.
Inside stood none other than Uchiha Madara.
However, this was not the resurrected body through Rinne Rebirth. It was a zombified form, albeit one close to his peak power.
They had no choice. Nagato was dead. The Rinnegan had been seized by Kurama.
They couldn't use the Rinne Rebirth Technique anymore.
But even as a reanimated shinobi, Madara remained a monstrous force.
Even Nagato, with the full power of the Rinnegan, had been brought down by Kurama.
Zetsu figured that only someone like Madara could hope to challenge Kurama now.
As the jutsu completed, the pale reanimated form of Madara stepped out of the coffin.
He glanced at Zetsu and Obito, then looked down at his hands, flexing his fingers.
"Obito... Zetsu... well done. I'm finally back."
Zetsu broke the awkward silence: "Madara-sama, not truly. You're only back as a Reanimation."
Madara blinked, his brow furrowing.
He inspected his body more closely. His flesh was pale, cold, and paper-like—he felt no pulse, no warmth. He realized instantly.
"This isn't Rinne Rebirth... this is Edo Tensei."
His expression darkened.
If they used this technique, then something had gone terribly wrong.
"Explain. Now."
Zetsu explained everything—the fall of Nagato, the loss of the Rinnegan, and Kurama's sudden dominance. Even the tailed beasts had been consolidated by Kurama.
The plan for the Eye of the Moon had collapsed.
Madara's scowl deepened. "So... the one who now holds the Rinnegan is Kurama?"
Obito nodded. "He was my mentor."
Madara was stunned.
His entire plan had hinged on manipulating Nagato to use Rinne Rebirth to bring him back fully. That was gone.
But Madara was a realist. He pieced it together quickly.
The project had been hijacked.
Kurama had interfered.
And the worst part—Kurama had the power to back it up.
Obito and Zetsu had hoped to pick up the pieces after Kurama gathered all the tailed beasts. But they had underestimated him.
He had become the predator, not the prey.
Madara's crimson eyes narrowed. "Kurama... that name rings a bell."
Obito confirmed, "He was one of the youngest prodigies of Konoha. Sensei to many. He defeated Pain with ease."
Madara folded his arms.
The implications were heavy.
Even the might of the Uzumaki who held the Rinnegan fell to him?
Madara now understood.
Kurama was a threat unlike any other.
He sighed.
"Very well. You've done what was necessary. But from now on, I'll handle it."
Zetsu nodded. "We need your power more than ever."
The reanimation was near-perfect.
Madara felt Senju Hashirama's cells still intertwined with his own.
He grinned. "Hashirama... I can feel your chakra flowing through me. It's nostalgic."
This version of Madara was the closest thing to his prime.
In his eyes, he was now the strongest being in the current shinobi world.
Whether the world was ready or not... he had returned.
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