Tobirama had become the very person he once hated the most.
But for power, it was not shameful.
In the face of the Otsutsuki's threat, his hatred for Madara seemed to lose its meaning.
Tobirama would absolutely not become Uchiha Tobirama, and he even disdained becoming Ōtsutsuki Tobirama. He was merely Tobirama, and forever only Tobirama of the Senju clan.
However, he needed to accelerate the process of transplanting Madara's cells.
Damn it, the Senju clan was, after all, going to be polluted by Madara's evil genes.
Fortunately, they were undergoing Ōtsutsukification, so some sacrifices were inevitable.
As for why Mikoto's genes were not used, both Orochimaru and Tobirama deliberately avoided this point.
Mikoto was a girl, and under normal circumstances, girls wouldn't want their cells transplanted by others, right?
Kazuki said, "Yes, you can handle that yourselves. If you need White Zetsu bodies, just tell me, and I can get more of them."
"Although White Zetsu are precious resources on our side, there are many White Zetsu on Madara's side."
Kazuki paused, then added, "As long as there's enough Chakra, the number of White Zetsu can be said to be almost infinite. Of course, high-level White Zetsu are very rare."
"Then we won't be polite."
...
"It's rare that you would invite me out."
In a dense forest in the Land of Fire, Kazuki looked at Madara with emotion.
Since killing Madara and even resurrecting him with Edo Tensei, he hadn't seen Madara for a long time.
Madara gazed at Kazuki and said, "There's no choice, some things must be clarified. The aura from a while ago, was it yours?"
"Yes." Kazuki nodded slightly.
"With some good luck, I achieved a bit of a transformation."
Madara said, "Is that so? It seems your strength is far beyond mine. Perhaps even the Sage of Six Paths is no longer your match."
Madara had always been very proud. He had always lost to Hashirama. Almost every time he made progress, Hashirama would also have corresponding growth, not too much, just enough to suppress him.
Stronger than him, but not by much.
Sometimes, Madara would even wonder, since there was Madara, why was there also Hashirama?
Of course, such thoughts often flashed by. With Madara's mentality, how could he be discouraged?
Since Hashirama was stronger than him, then he just needed to become stronger than Hashirama.
And after learning the so-called truth, Madara was somewhat bewildered and angry.
It wasn't that he couldn't beat Hashirama. It was that someone was giving Hashirama a cheat.
Madara learned his identity as the reincarnation of Indra Chakra, while Hashirama was the reincarnation of Asura Chakra.
Historically, it seemed that successive reincarnations of Indra Chakra were subtly stronger than those of Asura Chakra, but Asura Chakra reincarnations often managed temporary breakthroughs, ultimately relying on their own strength or the strength of others to contend with Indra Chakra reincarnations.
However, he had always lost to Hashirama. He was a disgrace to the Indra Chakra reincarnations.
Of course, Madara believed that he and Hashirama were special. Among the successive reincarnations of Indra Chakra, he was among the top, even before awakening his Rinnegan. Hashirama also seemed to be an anomaly among the Asura Chakra reincarnations.
The current Madara was confident that his strength was not inferior to the original Indra, and perhaps even surpassed Indra. But compared to Kazuki, the gap seemed to be more than just ordinary.
Madara highly suspected that if he encountered Kazuki, he might not even have the courage to make a move.
Kazuki gazed at Madara, hinting at his reminder. "If nothing unexpected happens, enemies from outside the world are very likely to descend upon the Ninja World soon."
"You should be prepared. Perhaps you can be revived."
"While the Rinnegan is rare in the Ninja World, for the Ōtsutsuki, it's not particularly uncommon."
Revival!
Using Ōtsutsuki to revive himself?
This seemed like a good option, but Madara had his own pride.
For the Ōtsutsuki, was the Rinnegan just an ordinary eye?
This was the eye he had fought to the death to evolve.
However, thinking that they were the clan members of the Sage of Six Paths's mother, Madara quickly felt relieved.
Their bloodline originated from these people, so perhaps the Rinnegan truly wasn't rare?
Kazuki then continued, "Of course, you don't need to worry. In my opinion, Ōtsutsuki are not unbeatable. Some time ago, I killed an Ōtsutsuki. If you were at your peak, you might not be unable to fight such an Ōtsutsuki."
Of course, this only meant that he could fight. It didn't mean defeating Isshiki. At least, the current Madara couldn't do that yet.
"Hmph!" Madara snorted.
He was very interested in Kazuki killing an Ōtsutsuki. That was an Ōtsutsuki!
How could he not be included in such a matter?
"Then let me see the strength of those Ōtsutsuki." Madara looked towards the deep sky.
After a pause, Madara continued, "The reason I called you here this time is because there's an interesting person I want to ask if you're interested in."
"Oh?" Kazuki raised an eyebrow.
Someone Madara called interesting was definitely no ordinary person. At the very least, their strength had to be Kage-level.
Madara looked into the distance and said, "Uchiha Nanashi, a weapon of the Uchiha clan. I spent some effort to find where she was sealed."
"It is said that she possesses a special dōjutsu, and because her strength was too great, she was jointly sealed by a group of opposing clans."
"Based on her combat record, I suspect that before I awakened my Rinnegan, I might not have been stronger than her."
"The most crucial thing is that she doesn't possess the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan."
Kazuki asked, "A regular Mangekyo Sharingan, and her strength is comparable to yours with the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan?"
Kazuki quickly thought of a person.
"Are you talking about Hikari?"
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