I want to talk to Itachi again about Sasuke, but I can't find a suitable opportunity for the time being.

Well, let’s deal with Uchiha Madara’s matter first.

I made up my mind and gave the signal.

The red flares fly into the sky, now is the time to act!

A huge hand of sand appeared from behind Uchiha Madara!

However, when the giant hand squeezed him tightly, it passed completely through his body and squeezed nothing.

Uchiha Madara used the ability of hollowing.

I'm not surprised he reacted so quickly.

"Even if you think I'm disturbing your relationship, you don't have to be so angry so quickly, Chaolu."

Before I saw Naruto's figure, I heard his voice coming out of the woods: "What do you mean by love?!"

As soon as I finished speaking, everyone from Konoha, Sand Village and Kirigakure appeared in my sight.

Seeing that Gaara was intact and able to move freely, I suddenly felt relieved and at ease.

"It seems..." Uchiha Madara looked at me, "You no longer need me to be with you."

I looked at him seriously: "The Hidden Mist Village will no longer hide your existence."

"The First Mizukage was treated as a toy and fiddled with at will... Even if such a thing were to spread, would the Hidden Mist Village become a laughing stock?"

"Jinchūriki are distributed in various countries and villages. Since your target is the Jinchūriki, then your target is definitely not just Kirigakure." I said, "I think... it will be more beneficial to Kirigakure to announce your existence to the public than to conceal your existence."

"I thought that after spending these days together, there was some affection between us."

"When you agreed to go with me, didn't you consider the consequences? I don't think this outcome would be unexpected to you."

"Yeah... I have thought it might be like this. I have thought that you would set all kinds of traps for me, but... how should I put it, when I really met you, I couldn't help but feel a little sad." Uchiha Madara covered his heart and lowered his head pitifully, "But I am also relieved, Chaolu. You finally... don't look so naive anymore."

I watched him perform quietly, not knowing how much of his sadness and frustration were real or fake, and I didn't care.

I cast my gaze towards Shikamaru, believing that with his intelligence, he would be able to immediately realize that if the enemy could dodge the attack by virtualizing his body, then his shadow imitation technique might be the only way to control the opponent.

As long as we can control him and prevent him from becoming invisible, then there is a chance of winning.

or……

I also caught a glimpse of Kakashi teacher's silver hair out of the corner of my eye.

If Kakashi could use his new Sharingan's power on Uchiha Madara and try to distort his alternate dimension...

Apart from this, no matter physical skills, weapons, ice escape, sand escape, puppetry... they are all ineffective.

Wait, maybe if Shino's poisonous bug could crawl into Uchiha Madara's body?

"If it's just to accompany you, I'd be happy to stay. But it would be boring to hang out with so many insignificant people."

Even though he was surrounded by so many people, Uchiha Madara didn't feel nervous at all.

Shino's swarm of insects and Shikamaru's shadow rushed over at the same time.

But he appeared in another place in the blink of an eye.

"I look forward to your growth... and also to your changes."

His body, starting from his legs, slowly disappeared.

"Chaolu...I am happy to experience your growth and see your transformation."

…He disappeared.

I called out, "Ningji."

Neji knew what I wanted to ask, and he confirmed with his Byakugan: "He lost his chakra reaction."

I sighed. Although it once again proved difficult to deal with him, I was not too upset or disappointed because I was mentally prepared.

His abilities are so special that it's difficult to keep him, let alone defeat him in a head-on battle.

I don't know how many enemies Uchiha Madara can defeat if he fights head-on?

I looked at everyone who had rushed to my side, and remembered that Itachi-sensei was still behind me, so I introduced everyone first: "I'm sorry to have worried you all before. However, as you can see, I was not controlled by Uchiha Itachi. On the contrary... I was the one who controlled him."

I looked back at Itachi-sensei, and he looked at me in silence.

Somehow, I saw a hint of helplessness and speechlessness in his calm eyes.

I couldn't help but smile at him.

I think he understood what I didn't say: "Please, cooperate with me."

At this time, Gaara, Neji, and Shiro landed beside me, and the elderly female ninja next to Kankuro spoke: "You controlled Uchiha Itachi?"

I looked at Gaara, who looked confused. He said, "That's Chiyo, the advisor of the Sand Village."

"The Sand Village seems to be worried about you." I was happy for him, "You seem to have recovered well, Gaara, are you feeling unwell?"

Gaara looked at me, his green eyes revealing a hint of uneasiness: "You saved me with your eye technique, right? Did you pay any price?"

"Don't worry about me," I said with a smile, "Have you forgotten? I have the 'dream-making-come-true technique'!"

Whenever I broke my arm before, I was able to use the “Dream Come True Technique” to restore it.

Hearing this, Gaara's expression relaxed a little, but he still frowned: "... Even so... but..."

"Okay, now, we have more important things to do."

I patted his arm soothingly and turned to look at the people of Konoha and the two reinforcements from the Sand Village.

Although many of them have a close relationship with me, now is business time. I put aside those personal feelings and said in a businesslike tone: "Everyone, I have an important piece of information to report to you."

……

I shared the information that the Hidden Mist Village had about Uchiha Madara so far with Konoha and Sunagakure, which of course caused a lot of doubts at first.

Granny Chiyo was the first to find this matter absurd: "You said that masked man is Uchiha Madara?! If he is still alive, he is much older than me!"

Bai replied: "He obviously found some way to extend his life."

"Is this possible?" Granny Chiyo frowned and looked at everyone in Konoha: "Hey, didn't he say that he died at the hands of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama? Didn't the First Hokage confirm his death? Is the Hokage so unreliable?"

"Even if you say so..." Shikamaru smiled bitterly: "For people of our generation, Uchiha Madara and the first Hokage were things that happened a long time ago."

Naruto didn't even know who Uchiha Madara was. Sakura just explained it to him on the spot.

Teacher Kai asked, "Is there anything that can prove his identity?"

"There is no direct evidence." I said honestly, "He claims so, and he does have the Sharingan. In addition, Uchiha Itachi also recognizes his identity. I don't think there is any benefit in pretending to be Uchiha Madara... using his reputation to scare people? But if one's own strength is not strong enough, it will be easily exposed. And if one is strong enough, which strong person would put down his self-esteem and pretend to be someone else?"

"He is the mastermind behind the Akatsuki organization, and his goal is to collect all the tailed beasts..." Shikamaru looked at Uchiha Itachi behind me: "This is the information you searched from Uchiha Itachi's memory. Are you sure it is true?"

There was also another consideration for letting Itachi stay - to let him prove the authenticity of Uchiha Madara.

"I'm sure of that."

Shikamaru said: "We are unable to make a judgment. We need to report to the Hokage-sama after returning to the village."

I nodded to show my understanding. "As for his abilities, you have just seen them. I am not exaggerating. Words are not enough to describe the frustration you will feel when facing him. I hope Konoha, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure can reach a consensus on this. When it comes to Jinchūriki and Tailed Beasts, no one can stay out of it."

After saying that, I suddenly realized that the Jinchuriki and the tailed beasts of the Sand Village... are already in the Mist Village.

But! If Uchiha Madara finally controls all the tailed beasts, he will have the power to control the world, and the Sand Village will not be able to remain immune.

Tenten suddenly remembered something: "Ningji, if the people of the Hidden Mist Village already knew about the existence of Uchiha Madara... then did you recognize his chakra a long time ago?"

Neji nodded. "The reason why I said he was a suspicious person and didn't say who he was was because the Hidden Mist Village had to keep his existence secret."

Seeing him standing on the side of the Hidden Mist Village with a clear attitude, Xiao Li and Tiantian both had complicated expressions.

Bai asked me sternly, "Did he kidnap you before?"

I didn't know how to answer for a moment.

I don't think it was a hijacking, but... I don't know what it was - it seemed like he was simply accompanying me for a while because I asked.

But considering our position, this simple accompaniment seems more complicated.

"I'm sorry, Shiro, I failed to keep his existence a secret."

Bai shook his head: "Master Zabuza and I have been staying in the rear for a long time, and we are not as clear about the changes in the outside world as you are. As the person in charge of the insect nest, you have the right to make independent decisions. Since you think... it is better to inform the outside world of his existence, then I believe in your judgment, and I believe that Master Zabuza will not say anything."

I said gratefully, "Thank you, Bai."

"But what is his purpose in approaching you?" Bai was a little puzzled. "He is willing to go with you at the risk of exposing his identity. What does he want to do?"

"Although it may seem a bit cheeky for me to say this... it seems to be because... I look like the girl he liked before."

Everyone was silent for a moment.

Grandma Chiyo said in a subtle tone: "Be careful, little girl. As someone who has experienced this, I want to remind you that many bad men use this trick to deceive little girls."

I was a little surprised: "Huh? If a girl knows she's being used as a stand-in, wouldn't she usually get angry? How could she be deceived?"

Grandma Chiyo said, "Aren't you curious about the similarities between you and the other person? When he said that you are similar to the person he liked before, isn't he implying that there are also things about you that he likes?"

I exclaimed, "It turns out it can be so complicated! I've learned something new!"

Grandma Chiyo looked at me and said, "...The next generation of the Hidden Mist Village doesn't seem very reliable..."

Shikamaru's tone was very strange: "Uchiha Madara...? Uchiha Madara, is this his personality?"

Sakura and Tenten looked at each other.

Sakura couldn't help but complain: "I thought he would be... a more cold-blooded type of man?"

Tiantian said: "...cold but surprisingly innocent...? Why are you playing the cute contrast in a place like this?"

Suddenly, Naruto raised his hands high and looked straight at me, his blue eyes full of anxiety and desire. I was slightly stunned.

"We're done with business, right? Chaolu Chaolu, I have something to tell you!"

I was a little surprised: "You have something to say, but you waited until now?"

"Because! I want to respect Chaolu's wishes more. I want to know what Chaolu is going to do now and I don't want to disturb Chaolu!"

It doesn't have to be.

Seeing him being so cautious, I suddenly felt sad.

I want to tell Naruto this: it's fine for him to stay the way he is.

"Naruto…I'm sorry."

"what……?"

"Before...I treated you terribly and said hurtful things."

Naruto looked at me, and after a moment of surprise, he smiled brightly: "It's okay! Because I like morning dew the most!"

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