Naruto The Thunder Calamity

On the vast, turbulent sea, Raijin, Tsunade, and Suisei, the three ninjas, silently watched Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Madara also silently watched the three ninjas.

A question that no one had considered before suddenly appeared in everyone's minds.

After fighting to the death with each other here, could that guy take advantage of it?

Raijin knew Madara wasn't easy to handle.

Madara also knew Raijin wasn't easy to handle.

If it were easy to deal with him, Madara would've killed Uchiha Raijin from the very beginning.

And the reason Raijin wasn't dead yet was not because Madara didn't want to. 

Because of this, the sudden appearance of a third party turned the battle, which had just been shaking the heavens and earth, into a strange silence.

Otsutsuki Isshiki's arrival had caught both Uchiha Raijin and Uchiha Madara off guard.

Every time they wanted to give their all, both Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Raijin would think about that stranger who suddenly appeared.

Like something stuck in their throats.

When did such a person appear in the ninja world? Raijin thought for a long time but couldn't find anyone like that in his memories.

Could it be that after his reincarnation, there was a second Hokage series?

"senpai, what do you think?" 

Looking at Uchiha Madara in front of him, Raijin still maintained his sage mode, prepared to enter battle at any moment. 

"..." 

Uchiha Madara opened his mouth but couldn't say a word.

Fight, but afraid of being taken advantage of.

Don't fight, but feel a bit unwilling.

Raijin couldn't help but laugh when he saw this.

With one hand, he grabbed Tsunade, and with the other, he grabbed Suisei. 

The next moment, Raijin's figure disappeared from the spot.

Raijin wasn't a fool; there was no way he would wait for Uchiha Madara to call for a temporary truce. Raijin felt that forcing Madara to say such a thing would be like killing him outright.

So, he simply left.

If Madara wanted to continue the fight, Konohagakure was right there.

Madara could come and go as he pleased.

Konohagakure village.

"You stay in the village. I'll be back soon."

Raijin said to Tsunade.

"Okay."

Tsunade nodded in response, not asking Raijin what he was going to do, as she didn't need to.

With that, Raijin's figure disappeared from the spot.

Taking a deep breath, Tsunade was about to head home when she suddenly saw Senju Tobirama appear in front of her.

...

"In the hands of a Tsuchikage like you, how could Iwagakure have any future?!" 

Roshi's face turned red, veins popping on his forehead, and he pointed at the two-faced Oonoki, spitting as he shouted.

Roshi had had enough! Tasks, tasks, tasks every day!

Who can complete three S-rank missions in one month?! This Tsuchikage must be an idiot, right?!

"What am I supposed to do?!" 

Tsuchikage, looking at Roshi, was getting frustrated.

"Do you want to pay for Konohagakure's reparations?! Do you want to fund the ninja school?! Do you want to keep the Anbu going?! What about the village's security?!" 

"Come on! You tell me, what should I do?!"

Roshi opened his mouth. He of course understood the problems the village was facing. 

But... Roshi couldn't hold it in anymore and just needed to vent.

"Fine, I won't bother you anymore. You take this Tsuchikage position. I'll give it to you! Can't handle it? Well, neither can I! This Tsuchikage job—anyone who wants it, take it!"

Tsuchikage angrily shoved the papers on the desk and shouted at Roshi.

Roshi instinctively took a step back, and just as he was about to say something more, 

"How about I do it?"

A calm voice interrupted, and both Roshi and Onoki's expressions immediately changed as they turned to the source of the voice.

They saw Uchiha Raijin, smiling, standing by the window of the Tsuchikage's office, though they didn't know when he had appeared.

"Uchiha Madara has been revived. His goal is to collect the Tailed Beasts. You have two choices: Jinchuriki, come with me, or I'll kill Iwagakure's two Jinchuriki. Three seconds to think."

With both their attention now on him, Raijin's smile vanished, and he spoke seriously to Onoki.

"Iwagakure hasn't violated the ceasefire agreement, Konohagakure can't attack Iwagakure!" 

As Raijin finished speaking, Onoki's voice became strained.

"Three."

Raijin didn't explain, just slowly said a number. Time was tight—he had to go to Sunagakure next.

Honestly, Raijin was more inclined to just kill these Jinchuriki.

After all, these Jinchuriki had no ability to resist Uchiha Madara.

But if he killed them directly...

How should he put it?

Raijin felt his upbringing wouldn't allow him to do that.

At least, he should give them a choice.

"You at least need to prove the information's accuracy to me."

Onoki, looking completely overwhelmed, stared at Raijin.

When did Konohagakure become this unreasonable? 

"Two."

Raijin said another number, unfazed.

"I'll go with you."

With Raijin's words, Roshi stepped forward.

He casually shrugged in response to Onoki's frustrated gaze.

"I'll definitely come back after you finish paying Konohagakure's reparations."

Roshi wasn't stupid. Could Iwagakure stop Konohagakure?

No way.

What ceasefire agreement? That was just Iwagakure's last bit of pride.

After all, if he left, Iwagakure would only lose a Jinchuriki. 

But if he stayed, he'd lose his life.

"Huh?"

Onoki froze, staring at Roshi, his eyes filled with confusion.

Don't you have even a little hesitation?

Couldn't you at least pretend?

"Good luck."

Raijin nodded to Onoki and, grabbing Roshi's arm, jumped out of the window.

Raijin didn't return to Konohagakure. Instead, he went straight to Sunagakure, taking Han with him.

At that moment, the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, Fuku, was still locked in a cage in Sunagakure. 

Honestly, if there was a candidate for the most unfortunate Jinchuriki in the ninja world, it would undoubtedly be Fuku. 

He had been imprisoned ever since becoming a Jinchuriki.

"Come with me, I'll give you freedom."

Raijin spoke softly to the man in front of him, who had dark circles under his eyes from the torment of Shukaku.

After a pause, Raijin continued, "As long as you can take me away, I'll go with anyone."

Now in his thirties, he looked up at Raijin, as well as Han and Roshi who were standing behind him.

"As of now, no one can stop me."

Raijin chuckled lightly at these words, stepped forward, and easily destroyed the iron door blocking his way to Fuku with a single strike.

"Raijin, what you're doing is not right," a voice suddenly called out. Raijin turned around to see the speaker approaching.

"You can't stop me."

Raijin glanced at Shigeru and, without hesitation, walked toward Bunpuku.

Shigeru's eyes flashed with cold light, and he instinctively tried to control the iron door on the ground to attack Raijin.

But…

It was laughable…

He couldn't control it at all!

"Uchiha Madara has been revived. His goal is to collect the Tailed Beasts and carry out the Moon's Eye Plan. You have a chance now. Madara might even try to recruit you."

Raijin grabbed Bunpuku by the arm.

"Of course, I personally think the chance is slim, considering how weak you all are. You're too weak… to be of any help to Madara."

Raijin raised an eyebrow, glanced at Shigeru, and in the next moment, Raijin and the three Jinchuriki disappeared from Shigeru's sight.

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"What should we do next?"

In the new base, Black Zetsu knelt before Madara and cautiously asked.

The sudden appearance of a powerful presence had left even Black Zetsu uncertain about its identity. 

After all, while Otsutsuki Isshiki and Otsutsuki Kaguya were partners, in Kaguya's mind, Isshiki was already dead.

He had become a sacrifice for the Ten Tails and had produced the fruit.

Dead. 

So, even Black Zetsu, as an extension of Kaguya's will, didn't know much about Isshiki's background.

"Find out who that guy is and what he wants."

Madara closed his eyes and shook his head in helplessness.

This world... truly... is too complicated...

Originally, Madara thought this world was quite simple—the real complexity was in human hearts.

That's why Madara came up with the idea of using Genjutsu to control the entire world.

Human hearts are indeed complex, but absolute power could make this complexity more pure.

But now, Madara suddenly realized that this world was not any simpler than the human heart.

Both were equally complicated.

So, Madara had to delay the Moon's Eye Plan. If he enforced it now, that unknown figure would become the greatest source of instability.

And Madara couldn't predict what kind of impact this instability would have on the world. That was why he needed to remove this unpredictable factor.

After all, what Madara wanted was world peace, not the destruction of the world.

Only with world peace could Madara stand at the pinnacle of victory and mock Hashirama without restraint.

To truly win, one must defeat that person, eliminate them, and then read their memories.

This is even more important than the Eye of the Moon plan.

"Yes."

Black Zetsu nodded in response and then looked up at Uchiha Madara.

"The tailed beasts..."

"By now, that kid should have gathered all the tailed beasts together," Madara replied with a slight shake of his head. Compared to Uchiha Raijin, who has space-time ninjutsu, Madara admitted that he wasn't as good at collecting tailed beasts.

Here, the distance to Iwagakure or Sunagakure is still quite far.

"The Senjutsu developed by Konohagakure has a very high growth potential. If we don't deal with it soon... it could..."

Black Zetsu pursed his lips and continued speaking to Uchiha Madara.

"I know. So, shouldn't you hurry up and investigate that person's background?"

Madara tilted his head slightly, puzzled, as he looked at Black Zetsu. For some reason, Madara felt that today Black Zetsu was speaking too much.

"Yes."

Black Zetsu nodded, and his form slowly sank into the ground.

Investigate... investigate what? The ninja world is so vast, finding a person with space-time ninjutsu is like trying to pull a needle out of the ocean, one that constantly changes position.

But Black Zetsu had no other choice. As an intelligent being with only a brain and no power, Black Zetsu couldn't control Madara's thoughts.

He had no choice but to honestly search for Otsutsuki Isshiki's whereabouts.

Well... not completely honest...

… 

Konohagakure. Tsunade and Suisei were carrying a stretcher, their faces full of sorrow as they walked toward the central lake.

Senju Tobirama and Uzumaki Mito, along with Uchiha Motohide and Uchiha Matsuri, followed behind, looking downcast.

Actually, Tsunade didn't want her children to go through this.

After all, if Uchiha Raijin or herself were killed in battle, it would be too far-fetched.

Chin and Ryuri weren't fools, how could they not see through it?

But at Senju Tobirama's suggestion, Tsunade reluctantly agreed.

After all, an enemy as strong as Uchiha Madara was rare in the ninja world.

So, Tsunade felt that she had to take this opportunity.

Pain, well, it's painful while experiencing it, but once you realize it's fake afterward, wouldn't that make you happy?

The children of the Uchiha clan have gone through things like this.

She couldn't let her children be treated differently just because she was Hokage.

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Otsutsuki Isshiki was annoyed.

Although his goal wasn't entirely straightforward, his first step was to help Uchiha Madara eliminate Uchiha Raijin and the Konohagakure behind him.

How did the two groups that were just fighting suddenly unite after his appearance? Are the natives of this world all crazy? But now that it had happened, Isshiki had no choice but to adjust his plan.

His presence had now entered the line of sight of both Uchiha Madara's faction, which followed Kaguya, and Uchiha Raijin's faction, which represented Senjutsu.

He even played a role in bringing the two groups together.

So... 

Every time Otsutsuki Isshiki thought about it, he couldn't help but grind his teeth in frustration.

He rubbed his temple and forced himself to calm down.

As of now, whether it was the Senjutsu faction led by Uchiha Raijin or the Kaguya faction represented by Uchiha Madara, he didn't really care about either on their own.

But if these two groups teamed up...

You wouldn't believe it, but it's true.

Otsutsuki Isshiki felt that it might not be so easy to take them down.

So, the most important thing now was to find a suitable tool, at least to secure his escape route. 

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