Starting From Being Adopted by the Second Hokage!

Hearing Uchiha Madara’s words, the expression of the Deva Path changed for the first time.

How did he know my identity?

Aside from Konan, Uchiha Obito, and Black Zetsu, no one in the ninja world should know who I am.

All these years, he had always acted under the identity of Pain.

Others shouldn’t possibly know!

So how did the person in front of him find out?!

Just as Nagato and Konan were feeling confused.

Inside the Kamui space.

When Uchiha Obito saw Uchiha Madara, his face looked like he had seen a ghost.

This was even more shocking than Renya accurately calling out his name.

He was one of only two people present who had seen Madara before.

The moment he saw Madara, he was completely stunned.

Wasn’t this guy dead?

He had just seen his corpse yesterday, and today he appeared alive right in front of him.

There was basically no difference from seeing a ghost.

Could it be that Black Zetsu’s intel was correct, and Uchiha Madara really hadn’t died?!

"Who are you?"

Konan instinctively stepped in front of Pain, knowing the other party was targeting Nagato.

No matter what, she absolutely could not let Nagato fall into danger!

Kakuzu, who had been in despair, felt a spark of hope ignite in his heart upon seeing the leader appear.

The leader possessed the legendary Sage of Six Paths’ eyes.

Maybe... just maybe, he could defeat Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama.

At that time, that bastard who ran off with the money would have no powerful backing and could only obediently return it.

Thinking of this, Kakuzu stood up from the ground, regaining his fighting spirit.

"Leader, go for it!"

Hidan and the others: "???"

What the hell is wrong with Kakuzu?

The one who was scared into kneeling earlier was you, and now the one cheering for the leader is also you.

No one really knows what he’s doing...

"I am Uchiha Madara."

Uchiha Madara originally thought his name alone would intimidate Nagato and Konan.

But things didn’t go as expected.

The two didn’t show shock—instead, they looked at him with suspicion.

That gaze was as if they were looking at a swindler.

In fact, his guess wasn’t wrong—Nagato and Konan’s first reaction was that they had encountered someone pretending to be Madara.

After all, there was already a living example within their organization.

"Madara, they don’t seem to believe you."

Senju Hashirama said weakly as he looked at their expressions.

Although he didn’t know what exactly had happened, seeing Madara get shut down like this was really amusing.

If the situation allowed it, he would have almost burst out laughing.

Uchiha Madara: "..."

"You’re the second person to claim to be Madara in front of me."

The Deva Path stepped forward, speaking expressionlessly.

"I hope your strength is as tough as your mouth."

As he spoke, he raised his hand toward them.

"Universal Pull!"

"You all step back, leave him to me!"

Uchiha Madara was eager to try.

It had been a long time since he fought—he hoped Nagato could give him a satisfying battle.

Senju Hashirama and the others didn’t object and immediately distanced themselves.

Kakuzu and the others did the same, looking forward to the leader defeating the opponent.

Especially Kakuzu, who subconsciously clenched his fists.

Leader, this concerns the organization’s stolen funds—you must win!

"No matter who you are, anyone who dares challenge a god has only one path—death."

The Deva Path raised his hand expressionlessly and used Universal Pull again.

"You’ll soon understand the taste of pain."

Uchiha Madara easily avoided the gravitational range, a cold smile forming at the corner of his lips.

"Quite convincing."

"Using ’my’ eyes, playing the role of ’god,’ imposing your pitiful pain upon this world."

As he spoke, he activated the Mangekyō Sharingan. A towering blue giant appeared before everyone.

Standing within the crystal at Susanoo’s forehead, Madara looked down and said,

"Nagato boy, let me show you what true godly power is!"

Complete Body Susanoo!

...

At this moment, Renya and Danzō, who were leisurely strolling, suddenly felt a huge disturbance coming from behind.

The two subconsciously turned back—and both froze on the spot.

What did they just see? A blue Susanoo?!

"Danzō, I’m not seeing things, right?!"

Renya rubbed his eyes, asking in disbelief.

That blue Complete Body Susanoo—wasn’t that Uchiha Madara’s?

Why would it appear here?!

At this point in time, shouldn’t Madara have died long ago?!

"You’re not seeing things."

Shimura Danzō swallowed, a bad premonition forming in his heart.

It couldn’t be that coincidental, right?!

After receiving confirmation from his good friend, Renya stared blankly at the giant in the distance.

At this moment, he still didn’t understand what was happening.

Why would Uchiha Madara’s Susanoo appear in this time period?!

Could it be that someone from the Akatsuki used Edo Tensei to summon Uchiha Madara?!

That wasn’t entirely impossible.

After all, Uchiha Obito definitely knew where Madara’s corpse was hidden.

Since the organization’s money had been taken by him, they would definitely find a way to track him down.

In their urgency, using Edo Tensei to summon Uchiha Madara wasn’t out of the question.

That’s right—this must be it!

Renya convinced himself, explaining the reason for Madara’s appearance.

Seeing his good friend’s nervous expression, he smiled and patted his shoulder.

"Danzō, don’t be nervous—it’s just Edo Tensei."

Shimura Danzō: "..."

He wasn’t that nervous at first, but hearing his good friend say that made him nervous.

Whenever Renya spoke so confidently like this, something bad was bound to happen.

The last time—and the time before that—he believed him, and it resulted in him getting hung on a tree and beaten by Tobirama-sensei.

No matter what, he couldn’t believe him this time.

Just treat whatever his good friend says as nonsense.

"Why would I lie to you?"

Noticing the distrustful look, Renya immediately became unhappy.

"Let me explain it properly..."

He then poured out his entire analysis to his good friend.

Shimura Danzō listened, half understanding and half confused.

But to be fair, Renya’s explanation did make some sense—and it completely led him astray.

"You don’t actually think Madara-sama traveled to the same timeline as us, do you?" Renya confidently patted his chest.

"They arrived several days earlier than us—it’s impossible for them to be in the same timeline!"

Seeing his good friend so confident, most of the doubts in Danzō’s heart dissipated.

It did make some sense...

Trust him this once—it should be fine, right?

Renya looked at his hesitant friend, speaking with a tone of disappointment.

"Even if we really ended up in the same timeline, you haven’t done anything bad—what’s there to be afraid of?!"

Honestly, it’s all that old guy Senju Tobirama’s fault—he didn’t know how to hold back.

He’s practically given him psychological trauma...

Shimura Danzō nodded thoughtfully.

It was clear he had taken his good friend’s words to heart.

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