Chapter 310: Written as "Izanagi," Read as "Revival Coin"!

Chapter 310: Written as "Izanagi," Read as "Revival Coin"!

Killing Old Man Madara made Nara Keisuke very happy.

But killing a fake made him very unhappy.

Why was the Uchiha Clan able to develop an over-powered, ultimate forbidden jutsu like "Izanagi"?

It could turn any event unfavorable to the user within a certain period into something that didn't happen, and only make favorable events a reality.

Reality modification, causality manipulation, life-and-death reversal…

"Izanagi," this over-powered forbidden jutsu, seemed like a cheat technique thought up by someone who had drunk ten thousand pounds of fake wine.

Although using "Izanagi" once would cause one Sharingan—from an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan down to a common tomoe Sharingan—to be completely destroyed, the cost seemed high.

But in reality, as long as someone stockpiled enough Sharingan in advance, they could use this perverted forbidden jutsu as a regular technique, or even as an absurd "revival coin."

This was the reason for Nara Keisuke's current predicament.

Setting aside the battle in the Land of Waterfalls, he had already "killed" Old Man Madara twice today since entering the Mountain Graveyard—once with a headshot, once by cutting his "IV tubes"—but he had yet to actually kill him.

Old Man Madara's life was already like a candle in the wind, but he just wouldn't die!

Even though Nara Keisuke had plenty of counters for Old Man Madara's attacks, if Madara had too many "revival coins"—ah, no, Sharingan—he would be helpless.

The only ninjutsu that could counter "Izanagi" was "Izanami," which was also developed by the Uchiha.

Nara Keisuke didn't have two red eyeballs under his brows, nor could he use a pure deus ex machina forbidden jutsu like "Izanami."

He was incapable of countering "Izanagi," at least for now.

According to Nara Keisuke's earlier observation, when Old Man Madara was first headshot and used "Izanagi," his single left eye remained unchanged, and he showed no hand seals.

Based on this analysis, Old Man Madara must have pre-planted Sharingan in his body—"revival coin Sharingan" sealed with the dōjutsu power of "Izanagi."

Back in the day, Shimura Danzō, with one "Hashirama cell arm," could plug in a dozen Sharingan.

Old Man Madara had also transplanted Hashirama cells and had the Gedo Mazō as a power source. Plugging in even more Sharingan would be no problem.

So, the question was:

'How many Sharingan does Old Man Madara have plugged into his body?'

Nara Keisuke's mood became agitated.

Madara possessing multiple "revival coins" seemed beneficial for his "battle mission" (to farm scrolls), but it actually increased the risk to Nara Keisuke's true goal.

Nara Keisuke's true goal was to kill Old Man Madara and loot his ninjutsu collection. The A-Rank mission was just a bonus; he didn't care if he completed it or failed.

If Nara Keisuke had really wanted to use Old Man Madara to farm [Secret Ninja Scrolls], he wouldn't have gone for a headshot with the [Spiraling Shadow Killing Cannon]!

If this operation failed and Old Man Madara escaped from the Mountain Graveyard, the difficulty of killing him next time would increase exponentially!

'Slow down. If I can kill him once, I can kill him 10,000 times!'

Nara Keisuke quickly calmed his mind, changed his position in the shadows again, and maintained his [Shadow Invisibility Technique] the entire time, fully grasping the essence of the "prone demon" [camper].

'Now, let's see when Old Man Madara revives!'

"Izanagi's" duration wasn't long. Based on a tomoe Sharingan, one eye could probably maintain "Izanagi" for about one minute.

Nara Keisuke hid in the darkness and waited patiently.

White Zetsu Tobi, while guarding against the hidden enemy, also snuck glances at Old Man Madara's corpse. In Tobi's "simple" mind, Old Man Madara couldn't be finished off so easily; he should "revive" again, just like before...

Nara Keisuke glanced at Tobi, his fingers twitching slightly.

'No, save chakra. Focus on Old Man Madara!'

Just then, a figure materialized from the void. It looked like a space-time ninjutsu, but it was just the power of "Izanagi" at work.

Under "Izanagi's" reality-warping power, Old Man Madara successfully escaped death. At the same time, he used the ultimate dōjutsu's power to reconnect the severed tubes in his back to the Gedo Mazō.

Although this caused the chakra in Old Man Madara's body to drop to rock bottom—after all, no matter how perverted "Izanagi" was, it was still a ninjutsu that required chakra to maintain—reconnecting to the Gedo Mazō quickly replenished him.

What Nara Keisuke was most focused on now was Old Man Madara's left eye.

Seeing the three-tomoe Sharingan still embedded in that sunken eye socket, he couldn't hide his disappointment.

'Old Man Madara definitely has other Sharingan reserves hidden! But he's already used two. I refuse to believe you have that many left!'

Nara Keisuke seized the moment of Madara's "revival" and once again unleashed a high-pressure water column.

[Water Style: Water Severing Wave]!

The sharp water gun tore through the air toward the wooden connection tubes, as if to replay the last scene.

However, for most shinobi, the same jutsu would not work twice.

This was especially true for a legend like Old Man Madara, who had once stood at the pinnacle of the shinobi world.

Having already died once to the [Water Style: Water Severing Wave], how could Madara not be on guard against it?

Susanoo!

The Mangekyo Sharingan's signature power appeared again.

This time, Old Man Madara invested more Yin Release chakra into the Susanoo. While it didn't reach the first stage, it was no longer just a simple skeleton.

Four chakra bone arms extended from Old Man Madara's Susanoo. Two of them clasped together, forming a sturdy defensive wall to block the high-pressure water gun shooting from the shadows.

Zzzzz—

The [Water Style: Water Severing Wave] and the Susanoo collided in mid-air, immediately erupting in a sharp, teeth-grinding friction sound.

At the same time, the other two chakra arms grabbed White Zetsu Tobi and pulled him directly inside the Susanoo.

Old Man Madara pressed his hand on White Zetsu Tobi's shoulder and ordered urgently.

"Cover me! White Zetsu!"