Chapter 26 : Madara's Secrets

"Will you continue to use the Future Card?"

The Fourth Raikage hesitated.

The Future Card would undoubtedly be utilized, but the timing was crucial. If used now, not only he would see it, but others too, and it would reveal something they weren't ready for.

He decided, "Continue to use it!"

*Hum!*

The Future Card was activated once more, revealing a live broadcast from a battlefield. 

Ninja from various villages surrounded the area. Among them were the Fourth Raikage, Fifth Hokage Tsunade, Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi, Third Tsuchikage Onoki, and Fifth Kazekage Gaara.

[Kakashi: The Five Kage are here! And... Uchiha Madara? How can this be?]

[Tsunade: It's Impure World Reincarnation, Orochimaru's doing. He brought back Uchiha Madara.]

[Fourth Raikage: The five major ninja villages have joined forces against Uchiha Madara. It seems they're in a fierce battle.]

[Killer Bee: I get it, Orochimaru's the puppeteer behind all this. He used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Uchiha Madara and others, aiming to conquer the world!]

[Fourth  Kazekage: Gaara was there both last time and now; it seems he's destined to become the Fifth Kazekage.]

[Gaara: It has nothing to do with you.]

[Temari: Gaara, show some respect to your father.]

[Gaara: Humph.]

"Uchiha Madara, will I use Impure World Reincarnation on him in the future? His power seems overwhelming," Orochimaru pondered. 

But he lacked the necessary sacrifice at the moment, making it difficult to defeat the Third Hokage or destroy Konoha, as he had planned last time.

[Fourth Raikage: From the image, my arm is still injured. This should be after the last event.]

[Third Tsuchikage: Then why wasn't Tsunade here last time, but Danzo?]

[Jiraiya: Maybe Tsunade had other commitments?]

At that moment, Danzo was perplexed. He had expected Tsunade's death in the future, which would lead to him becoming Hokage. But it appeared the future had taken an unexpected turn.

The image continued to show the Five Kage struggling against Uchiha Madara, who dominated the battle. 

Every strike tore through the ground and left devastation in its wake. Uchiha Madara was forced to activate his Rinnegan to absorb Naruto's Sage Art: Spiral Shuriken (Rashenshuriken) attack.

[Senju Hashirama: Madara, how do you possess the Rinnegan?]

[Uchiha Madara: That's none of your concern.]

[Senju Hashirama: And why do you wield my Wood Style abilities?]

[Uchiha Madara: I don't know.]

[Naruto: What was that technique I just used? It felt amazing! My body was covered in light.]

[Nine Tails: That's Sage Transformation, Naruto. It seems you'll train in Sage Mode on Mount Myoboku in the future and master it.]

[Senju Hashirama: I too mastered Sage Mode on Mount Myoboku.]

[Fourth Hokage: Me too.]

[Jiraiya: Count me in.]

[Naruto: If all of you trained on Mount Myoboku, then I want to go too!]

[Great Toad Sage: Naruto, you're always welcome.]

In the Pure Land, Uchiha Madara was troubled; the Future Card had exposed his secrets. 

Though it was Impure World Reincarnation, the revelation of Rinnegan and Wood Style was problematic. 

As far as Senju Hashirama knew, Madara possessed only the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan when he died, not the Rinnegan. Additionally, Madara had not awakened Wood Release Bloodline Limit at the time.

[Nara Shikaku: Uchiha Madara must have received Hashirama's cells from the First Hokage, just like Yamato. The incomplete experiment fused Hashirama's cells into his body, granting him Wood Style.]

[Senju Hashirama: When I killed him, he had no mastery of Wood Style. He cannot have learned it in the Pure Land, as there's no way to train there.]

[Senju Tobirama: Big brother, the answer is simple; Madara didn't die when you thought he did.]

[Senju Hashirama: That's impossible; I left him severely injured and returned to Konoha for treatment. He died afterward.]

[Senju Tobirama: No, you died first. Madara didn't die back then, and Impure World Reincarnation proves it.]

In the Rain Shinobi Village, Nagato and Konan discussed the situation.

"Konan, it appears the masked man who contacted us wasn't the real Uchiha Madara," Nagato said.

Konan replied, "We suspected as much before. Now, this battle confirms Uchiha Madara's death. But who is this imposter?"

"Perhaps someone trained by Uchiha Madara himself. Regardless, our plan remains unchanged. We must remain cautious," Nagato cautioned.

"Understood," Konan replied.

Uchiha Madara remained silent in the live broadcast. Speaking further would only expose more secrets.

In the image, Uchiha Madara continued to unleash destruction, slaughtering numerous ninja. Despite the Fourth Raikage and others breaking through his Susanoo, they couldn't turn the tide.

At a crucial moment, Impure World Reincarnation was dispelled, and Uchiha Madara's soul began to return to the Pure Land.

[Senju Tobirama: Impure World Reincarnation has ended. It seems there's a problem with the caster. Is the Fourth Raikage safe now?]

[Kakashi: Something has changed!]

[Fourth Raikage: I don't know what's happening, but Orochimaru must be stopped. Otherwise, Uchiha Madara might be summoned again, and it would be a catastrophe for the ninja world.]

In the image, Uchiha Madara forcibly severed the Impure World Reincarnation connection, leaving his soul trapped within the Impure World body. The battle raged on.

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