Chapter 86: Almost Believed It Myself
"Orochimaru..."
Madam had indeed heard of a ninja named Orochimaru. Madam died very late, and by the time of his death, the Three Sannin had long been famous.
Madam didn't notice anything unusual, but someone knew the inside story—that person was Kabuto, who had reanimated Madam.
But even if Kabuto realized something was wrong, what could he do? He wasn't Orochimaru himself, and would he really fall out with Su Xiao over the reanimated Uchiha Madam?
Besides, Su Xiao knew one more thing: soon, someone would help him silence this matter. Sasuke had already transplanted Itachi's Sharingan a few days ago. Obito had deliberately arranged this to make Sasuke a major asset in this war.
What Obito didn't know was that he had indeed succeeded, but he had increased the enemy's combat power instead.
Ten minutes ago, Kabuto had sent Su Xiao a piece of intelligence, roughly meaning that the brothers Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi had joined forces and were now heading to his hideout.
Kabuto was too busy dealing with his own problems to care about the battlefield situation. Kabuto's goal was Sasuke, so he directly chose to meet those two brothers. Kabuto had a mysterious confidence in his own strength, believing he could defeat Uchiha Itachi plus the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan Second Pillar.
Leaving aside the mysteriously confident Kabuto for now, looking at the current situation, shifting the blame to Orochimaru was completely fine. Moreover, given Madam's arrogant personality, would he really go and confirm these matters with Orochimaru?
"What do you know?"
Madam's thoughts were temporarily unknown, but Su Xiao indeed had the qualifications to negotiate with Madam. Before Madam was reanimated, Su Xiao had done too many things within the Akatsuki organization.
"The things I know aren't actually that many. The most important one is that Obito is not reliable. At least for me, Obito is no longer a competent partner. That guy always likes to watch from the shadows. When I attacked Konoha with Nagato, he watched from across the river. When I killed the Fourth Raikage, he also watched."
"Oh?"
Madam's eyes narrowed. He thought to himself that if what Su Xiao said was true, then the other party's earlier claim that he had started this war didn't seem impossible.
"What did you do on the battlefield?"
Madam began to probe.
"Killed people."
Su Xiao's answer was simple and straightforward.
"Whether to cooperate with you, I can't decide yet. As you can see, I'm just a dead person reanimated by the Impure World Reincarnation."
Clearly, Madam was much more sincere than before, but he knew nothing about Su Xiao. If he really wanted to cooperate with Su Xiao, he still needed to observe.
Su Xiao knew this too. If Madam continued with his previous attitude, he would turn around and leave. At most, he would make a big profit and then immediately leave the Naruto world.
"Madam, first you need to know what the Divine Tree is. I once saw a very interesting piece of data in Orochimaru's laboratory. Whether it's true or false can't be determined for now. Although that data is a bit too fantastical, it might be the truth."
"What data?"
"A piece of data about the Otsutsuki Clan. According to the records on that data, this world originally didn't have chakra energy. One day, a woman fell from the sky."
"Wait."
Madam raised his hand. His gaze seemed to say, "Do you think I'm a three-year-old child?"
"I already said it's relatively fantastical. Just treat it as a story. Besides, the Five Kage beneath your feet will soon be completely paralyzed to death."
Su Xiao roughly introduced Madam to the origins of the Otsutsuki Clan and the Divine Tree.
According to Su Xiao's understanding, the Otsutsuki Clan was a race from another planet. Their life level was clearly higher than humans, so they could leave their planet.
The Otsutsuki Clan's most powerful technique was planting a Divine Tree on other planets. This Divine Tree would absorb all the life force and energy of all living things on that planet, including the planet itself.
The Divine Tree would bloom and bear fruit, ultimately producing the Divine Tree Fruit. This was the source of the Otsutsuki Clan's power. After eating the Divine Tree Fruit, their strength would greatly increase, and they could gain long lifespans.
One day, an Otsutsuki clan member came to the Naruto world and planted the Divine Tree here. But at that time, she was somewhat weak and could only rest in the Naruto world, waiting for the Divine Tree to bear fruit.
However, this Otsutsuki clan member fell in love with a human from the Naruto world and gave birth to two sons. It was these two sons that caused the Divine Tree planting to fail.
"The content of the data is basically like this. The names of those two sons are Otsutsuki Hamura and Otsutsuki Hagoromo. Some also call Otsutsuki Hagoromo the Sage of Six Paths. The ability of chakra comes from the Divine Tree."
Su Xiao actually didn't care whether Madam believed his words, because Madam would make his own judgment.
"These two brothers defeated their mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, and sealed her inside the moon. Coincidentally, Obito's Moon Eye Plan also seems to project his dojutsu onto the moon. I'm just hypothesizing: if Kaguya Otsutsuki is really sealed inside the moon, then when the Infinite Tsukuyomi is projected onto the moon, what exactly will happen?"
Su Xiao looked at Madam with interest.
"What an... interesting story."
Madam looked up at the moon in the sky. He wasn't sure if the Otsutsuki Clan really existed, but he knew one thing: the Sage of Six Paths did indeed exist. His awakening of the Rinnegan had already confirmed this.
In fact, Madam had always been curious: where did the Sage of Six Paths come from? Where was the root of the chakra energy he passed on to others? Did the Sage of Six Paths suddenly appear one day?
Rather than believing the Sage of Six Paths suddenly appeared, Madam was more willing to believe in the existence of the Otsutsuki Clan.
"By the way, let me tell you something even more interesting. That data clearly stated that to unlock Kaguya Otsutsuki's seal, five conditions are needed: Rinnegan + Demonic Statue of the Outer Path + Divine Tree + Nine Tailed Beasts + an exaggerated amount of chakra. Madam, you're not planning to unlock the seal of that so-called Kaguya Otsutsuki, are you?"
Su Xiao's words made Madam pause.
"Impossible. I learned these secrets through the Uchiha clan's stone tablet. You, relying on a single piece of data..."
"Stone tablet? Madam, did I say that data just now was true? I was hypothesizing the whole time. In contrast, how can you prove that the Uchiha clan's stone tablet is fine?"
"That stone tablet..."
Before Madam could finish, Su Xiao interrupted.
"That stone tablet is underground in Konoha. Anyone who transplants two Rinnegan can read all the content on that stone tablet. Nagato originally had two Rinnegan. If he wanted, he could also read or modify that stone tablet. It doesn't require Uchiha bloodline. Nagato and I personally tried this."
"What!"
Madam's expression changed, killing intent surging.
"The viewing order of the stone tablet is: Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Mangekyo Sharingan, Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, Rinnegan. It records various dojutsu, including Susanoo, Izanagi, Izanami, Infinite Tsukuyomi, etc. Mangekyo is also divided into many types, such as Straight Tomoe, Ring Hook, and so on."
This time, Madam couldn't stay calm. Not to mention Madam, even Bubu Wang looked at Su Xiao in surprise, his gaze seeming to say, "Master, when did you see that stone tablet? Awesome."
Su Xiao was actually secretly observing Uchiha Madam's reaction. He had almost believed it himself. In fact, he had never seen that damn stone tablet. This information was all obtained by him through researching materials.
If Su Xiao didn't have his current combat power, he wouldn't have tried to negotiate with Madam. The two more important points were Madam's arrogant personality and Orochimaru's 'friendly' scapegoating.
There was no one else around. The Five Kage were all unconscious. Su Xiao was trying to see if he could fool Madam, since their information channels were not on the same level.
If he could fool him, Su Xiao would strike it rich. He was already prepared to finish off enemies near Madam. Madam always liked to beat people half to death and then go find the next strong enemy. If he finished them off, even if the rewards were greatly reduced, the quantity would make up for the quality.
If he couldn't fool him, Su Xiao would choose to turn around and retreat, and find a way to quickly disengage from the battle, thereby leaving the Naruto world.
The Naruto world's plot had developed to such a late stage. The possibility of Su Xiao entering the Naruto world again was not high. Therefore, he was now taking whatever benefits he could get.
Completely fooling Madam was impossible. Su Xiao never thought Madam would fully believe his words. But as long as he could make Madam doubt that stone tablet, things would be much easier afterward.
"So, choose. Cooperate with me, who is full of doubts, or continue blindly projecting the Infinite Tsukuyomi onto the moon."
"Full of doubts. What an appropriate title."
Madam certainly wouldn't be easily fooled by Su Xiao. But Su Xiao's understanding of the Uchiha clan's stone tablet had indeed startled him greatly.
Just then, Su Xiao received a notification from Reincarnation Paradise.
[Tip: The Hunter has activated a hidden mission.]