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"Boss, this is intelligence from the underground bounty office."
Not long after the leader of the Sealing Team left, an ANBU ninja came in and handed over a communication scroll.
The Third Raikage's secretary, with her round, plump buttocks, took the communication scroll from the ANBU ninja's hand and placed it on the Third Raikage's desk.
The Third Raikage opened the scroll and looked.
"Kenshi..."
"The Eternal Life Technique... heh!"
The Third Raikage scoffed at the Eternal Life Technique mentioned in the intelligence. He didn't believe in any Eternal Life Technique. It sounded like a way to attract attention.
But... he could check it out.
The Third Raikage didn't believe in the Eternal Life Technique, but Kenshi had escaped from Konoha... hmm, wait, Kenshi had escaped from Konoha!!
Realizing this, the Third Raikage frowned. The intelligence sent by the mission to Konoha flashed through his mind.
On the night they kidnapped Kushina, there was a short but intense battle outside Konoha.
The two sides in the battle were the current Nine-Tails jinchūriki, Uzumaki Mito, who was also one of the top ninjas in the world, and an unknown ninja who used a black Chakra chain sealing jutsu similar to the Uzumaki clan's Adamantine Binding Chains.
The intelligence said that the ninja using the black Chakra chains was able to briefly stalemate with Uzumaki Mito, who had activated her full power Adamantine Binding Chains, indicating that he possessed sealing jutsu that was no less than, or even stronger than, the next Nine-Tails jinchūriki, Kushina.
The intelligence from the underground bounty office didn't mention that Kenshi could use black Chakra sealing jutsu. It only said that Kenshi could use a flying jutsu, a Chakra-condensed giant eagle.
"It's all black Chakra... heh!"
"It seems the intelligence was deliberately passed on by Konoha. What's their purpose?"
The Third Raikage pondered for a moment, then shook his head. Forget it, whatever the reason.
Now, he could confirm that Kenshi was the ninja who could use black Chakra chain sealing jutsu.
That was all that mattered.
They had originally captured Kushina because she inherited the Uzumaki clan's Adamantine Binding Chains Chakra, which could help them, the Cloud, research similar sealing jutsu and develop a perfect sealing jutsu to seal the Tailed Beast.
Unfortunately, Kushina was ultimately snatched back by Konoha.
Now, there was a glimmer of hope. A ninja with black Adamantine Binding Chains, even stronger than Kushina, had appeared. The Third Raikage instantly made a decision.
This time, he would personally lead the team to capture the ninja called Kenshi, ensuring that it was a success.
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Somewhere in the Land of Grass, between the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth.
In a secret chamber inside a cave, under dim candlelight, an old man sat slumped on a stone seat, his head bowed. His long hair, though gray, was still styled in a spiky, punk-rock way, as if it had been sprayed with solidified hairspray.
The old man just sat there quietly, like a king who was unwilling to die on his throne, exuding an aura of authority without anger.
Suddenly, the old man, who had been motionless, slowly raised his head. A pair of crimson Sharingan appeared on his face.
At that moment, two white figures, their bodies like solidified latex, emerged from the floor of the secret chamber.
"Lord Madara!"
"Lord Madara!"
"I know the smell of poop is..."
"Shut up!"
The White Zetsu with the swirl pattern on his face danced and spoke in an exaggerated childish voice about the smell of poop. He was glared at by the other White Zetsu, who had spikes.
Then, the White Zetsu with spikes said to Madara, who had woken up, "Lord Madara, you're finally awake. A major event has happened in the ninja world while you've been asleep."
"Let me tell you..."
Before the White Zetsu with spikes could finish, the White Zetsu with the swirl pattern on his face cut him off, chattering about the battle that had taken place outside Konoha the night Kenshi escaped, as well as some of the intelligence about Kenshi later.
The old man, Uchiha Madara, rubbed his temples. The White Zetsu with the swirl pattern on his face spoke incoherently, but he understood the gist of it.
A ninja named Kenshi had escaped from Konoha.
This ninja named Kenshi possessed Hashirama's power - Wood Release Chakra.
Secondly, this ninja named Kenshi also possessed powerful sealing jutsu comparable to Uzumaki Mito, a kind of black Chakra chain.
Finally, the underground bounty office's intelligence said that Kenshi possessed a jutsu that could make people live forever.
"Wood Release Chakra?"
Uchiha Madara didn't care about the other two pieces of intelligence. In the face of absolute power, sealing jutsu was only used to bully Tailed Beasts. As for the Eternal Life Technique... heh, after awakening and mastering the Rinnegan, which could control life and death, Madara had seen through the boundaries of life and death. He didn't believe that any jutsu could compare to the eternal life bestowed by the Rinnegan.
Madara didn't care about the Eternal Life Technique that Kenshi supposedly possessed. It was most likely a lie.
But Madara was curious why Kenshi had Wood Release Chakra.
"Tell me about that night in detail."
Madara said to the White Zetsu with spikes, simultaneously giving the White Zetsu with the swirl pattern on his face a look that said, "Don't interrupt."
The White Zetsu with the swirl pattern on his face immediately shut his mouth. The White Zetsu with spikes told him in detail what had happened the night Kenshi escaped from Konoha.
Konoha was always a primary target of the White Zetsu's surveillance, or rather, the Uchiha clan in Konoha was the primary target of the White Zetsu's surveillance.
But because Uzumaki Mito had a special sensing ability that could sense malice, the White Zetsu didn't dare to get too close to Konoha.
The night Kenshi escaped, he was only watching the battle between Kenshi and Uzumaki Mito from afar.
After Kenshi escaped from Konoha, he sent a clone to follow him and sensed the Wood Release Chakra in Kenshi's body when he used Wood Release Chakra to heal his injuries.
The White Zetsu itself was created using Hashirama's cells, combined with the Rinnegan and the Outer Path's ability. It could not only use the Wood Release naturally but also merge with the earth and trees, becoming part of nature.
Kenshi's special Chakra Sensing ability couldn't detect the White Zetsu's whereabouts at all, thanks to this ability to become one with nature.
It could even be said that in the entire ninja world, except for Uzumaki Mito, who could sense malice, no one could detect the White Zetsu hidden underground.
The White Zetsu, who possessed this ability, also had keen perception, especially when it came to sensing Wood Release Chakra.
The moment Kenshi used Wood Release Chakra to heal his injuries, he sensed it.
"After Kenshi went to sea, I don't know what happened." The White Zetsu with spikes said finally.
Their sensing abilities were only keen on land. On the sea, with the sea separating them, their sensing was weak, or even nonexistent.
"Tobirama, it seems someone in Konoha has inherited your unwavering ruthlessness!"
After listening to the White Zetsu's detailed account, Madara sighed softly.
Kenshi's response to the Konoha ninjas all the way, especially the suppressed excitement to eat that female ninja, made Madara realize that the Wood Release in Kenshi's body must be the product of Hashirama's cell transplant experiment.
Madara had only felt this kind of crazy experiment in Tobirama. He didn't expect someone in Konoha to be so crazy.
But that's good!
Madara smiled inwardly and said to the White Zetsu, "Find that little brat named Kenshi. Bring him back if necessary."
Powerful sealing jutsu and Wood Release Chakra didn't really interest Madara. After awakening the Rinnegan, his strength had completely surpassed Hashirama at his peak.
Having another copy of Hashirama's cells would at most be the level of the White Zetsu. Madara didn't care.
But he was very interested in the hatred that Kenshi had shown towards Konoha.
The Rinnegan's vessel not only needed a massive amount of Chakra to nourish it, but also intense hatred.
Kenshi's intense hatred, combined with the Wood Release Chakra, was naturally a good vessel for the Rinnegan.
Unfortunately, he had already transplanted the Rinnegan into Nagato and had made arrangements to fill Nagato's heart with hatred.
But it was necessary to have a backup plan.
Kenshi could be a backup vessel for the Rinnegan in case something happened to Nagato.
So, he needed Kenshi to stay alive.
"Understood, Lord Madara. I won't let Kenshi die."
The White Zetsu clearly understood Madara's meaning. He nodded and assured him that he would save Kenshi at a critical moment.
Based on the information about Kenshi that was circulating in the ninja world.
As veteran schemers, Zetsu and Madara could tell that there would definitely be a fatal plan against Kenshi in the future.
They just had to save Kenshi at a critical moment. They shouldn't interfere, and it would be difficult to interfere. Now wasn't the time for them to make their move.
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