Naruto: With Favorabiltity System

Chapter 357: Forget About the Six Trillion Explosive Tags

Haneda tapped the table a few times, carefully choosing his words before continuing:

"Using Madara is only part of the plan. In truth, even six trillion explosive tags won't deal him a fatal blow."

"Let's forget about it."

Hearing that the six trillion explosive tags she painstakingly prepared wouldn't be enough to kill Madara, Konan couldn't help but speak up:

"Haneda, I know it's not easy to trap Madara."

"I specifically developed a technique for him—Shinra no Kami no Jutsu (Divine Paper Technique)."

"This jutsu allows me to disguise six trillion explosive tags as an ocean. Nagato and I have a way to lure him there."

"Based on the intelligence Nagato and I gathered, Madara's space-time jutsu has a major flaw."

"His Kamui has a five-minute cooldown, while the six trillion explosive tags can explode for a full ten minutes!"

"Madara will have no chance to survive!"

Konan's words were firm and resolute.

She had poured an immense amount of time and resources into preparing six trillion explosive tags.

Not only had she spent decades of Kakuzu's savings to purchase tags, but she had also crafted many of them herself.

This plan was flawless, with Konan and Nagato putting extensive effort into gathering intelligence and ensuring its success.

However…

There was one technique that could change everything.

Haneda's expression remained calm as he said plainly, "Have you heard of Izanagi?"

"Izanagi?" Konan and Pain exchanged a glance.

They had never heard of Izanagi before, but their instincts told them it was a critical jutsu.

Perhaps it was a trump card Madara could use to turn the tables.

Konan and Pain both stared at Haneda with grave expressions as he slowly explained:

"Izanagi is the ultimate ocular jutsu of the Uchiha Clan. It allows the user to turn any unfavorable events during a specific period of time into mere illusions, while transforming favorable outcomes into reality."

"In other words, Madara could use this technique to rewrite a certain death scenario, extending the fight beyond Kamui's cooldown."

"As the former leader of the Uchiha, there's no way Madara doesn't know this technique."

"You must understand this."

"And when that time comes, how will you counter Madara?"

The moment Haneda finished speaking, a flicker of panic appeared in Konan and Pain's eyes.

All their meticulous preparations, all the crucial information they had gathered on Madara, had failed to account for this hidden card.

Konan could vividly imagine the devastating consequences. When the six trillion explosive tags finished detonating, and Madara's Kamui cooldown ended, she and Nagato would face his terrifying retaliation.

Konan might be able to escape by flying away.

But Nagato couldn't.

Nagato was confined by his crippled legs and relied on the Gedo Statue for survival. He was a stationary target.

This had always been a major reason why Nagato and Konan dreaded Madara.

Unwilling to give up, Konan asked, "Every powerful technique comes with a price. If Izanagi is truly the ultimate Uchiha jutsu, it must have a severe drawback, right?"

"Otherwise, the Uchiha would've already defeated the Senju during the Warring States Era."

Haneda nodded, acknowledging her point. "You're right. Izanagi does come with a serious cost."

"But this cost can be seen as either significant or negligible."

"To put it simply, using Izanagi costs the user one Sharingan."

"You both should remember that Madara only has a right eye, correct?"

"That right eye is his Mangekyō Sharingan. It's the only one he's shown to others."

"But how can you be certain that he only has this one Mangekyō Sharingan and no other Sharingan?"

"As the former Uchiha Clan leader, collecting additional Sharingan would've been simple for him if he wanted to."

"I recall that during the Third Great Ninja War, many Uchiha corpses went missing, and there were cases of Sharingan being sold on the black market before the clan intervened."

"In short, if Madara wants a spare Sharingan to use Izanagi, it's an easy task for him."

With Haneda's words, Konan and Pain's final hope was extinguished.

It was true—if Madara wanted to, acquiring more Sharingan would be effortless for him.

Konan and Pain lowered their heads in deep thought, completely abandoning the idea of dealing with Madara on their own.

Not that they ever intended to face him alone.

In reality, the reason they had come to Konoha to meet with Haneda in secret was to ask for his intervention as a backup plan.

Haneda was recognized across the ninja world as the "God of Shinobi."

His strength was undisputed, acknowledged by all.

Konan and Nagato had even privately discussed Haneda's chances of defeating Madara.

Their conclusion was unanimous: Madara could not defeat Haneda.

But killing Madara would be a different matter entirely.

Madara's Kamui was too broken, rendering even Flying Thunder God ineffective against him.

Pain was the first to recover his composure. He lifted his head to look at Haneda and asked, "What do you plan to do with Madara? What's your strategy for the Fourth Great Ninja War?"

Haneda replied, "Madara is a valuable asset. He has clear plans and goals."

"We can use that to our advantage."

"You and Konan should know Madara's plan, right?"

"He intends to collect the Tailed Beasts, from the One-Tail to the Nine-Tails."

"Except for the One-Tail and the Nine-Tails, the other Tailed Beasts aren't in Konoha or in any of our allied nations."

"For the sake of his plan, Madara will undoubtedly cooperate with Konoha to initiate the Fourth Great Ninja War, helping me unify the world."

Haneda paused, his gaze intense as he looked at Pain.

"Do you remember the first time we met in the Land of Rain? When Yahiko asked me if peace in the ninja world was possible, do you recall my answer?"

Pain responded, "I remember. You said that as long as conflicts exist, war is inevitable."

"At the time, you told Yahiko that even if he did nothing, wars would eventually end, and the ninja world would enter a brief period of peace."

"And that's exactly what happened. After the Third Great Ninja War, large-scale conflicts ceased—until you intervened."

"Haneda, your proposed solution was something like unifying standards, right? You said it was about creating a unified world, where one single nation would eliminate all inter-country conflicts."

"That would indeed be a permanent solution, preventing large-scale wars entirely."

"And permanent peace could be achieved through unification."

Haneda gave a slight nod, his earlier question a deliberate test of Nagato's attitude toward unification.

Nagato wasn't just the public leader of the Akatsuki but also the leader of the Hidden Rain Village.

His stance would determine whether Haneda would form an alliance with the Rain Village to launch a unification war together.

The answer was clear—Pain's tone carried no disapproval. Instead, it revealed agreement.

Nagato didn't reject the idea of uniting the world with the Land of Fire at its center.

Haneda said, "Nagato, you asked me about my plans for the Fourth Great Ninja War. I can tell you clearly that I'm confident in winning the war. Madara can't stop me, and no one else can either."

With that, Haneda raised an eyebrow and signaled for the ANBU to activate the office's hidden barrier.

In an instant, the barrier sealed the office off from the outside world.

Nagato and Konan realized that Haneda was about to reveal his true intentions.

This might involve Haneda's deepest secrets.