[Hidden Task: Rebirth of Uchiha Madara (First Ring)]

Difficulty Level: Lv.25

Task Overview: Assist in the rebirth of Uchiha Madara.

Task Information: According to Uchiha Madara’s plan, he needs 15 hours to be reborn, and there is a chance that rebirth might fail.

Task Deadline: 8 hours.

Task Reward: Mangekyo Sharingan (This reward will be granted during the task)

Task Penalty: There is no penalty for the first ring. The hidden task has three rings in total. If the first two rings fail, this hidden task will disappear. If all three rings are completed, the Hunter will receive a large reward.

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After seeing the information on this hidden task, Su Xiao roughly guessed what was going on.

If events unfold normally, Madara might be resurrected in 15 hours, but there are too many variables on the battlefield. Whether Madara can be resurrected is uncertain, and Su Xiao’s task is to help him resurrect within 8 hours.

Moreover, this hidden task has three rings, and from the task penalty hint, the first two rings have no penalty. If it reaches the third ring, failure will result in severe penalties. Of course, the reward for the third ring should be very tempting.

Su Xiao rarely triggers hidden tasks, which is related to his charm attributes, but he was surprised to find that Madara seems to ignore the influence of charm attributes.

Or rather, Su Xiao’s overwhelming blood energy made it easy to engage in initial negotiations with Madara, as he is not a character from the Order Faction.

After hesitating for a moment, Su Xiao chose to accept the hidden task. Now he has reached a preliminary agreement with Madara. Although it has not yet reached a level of cooperation, it is not far off.

If he can cooperate with Madara, Su Xiao won’t need to raid the rear of the Ninja Union Army, which would be a waste of time. As for hunting strong opponents, there’s no need to worry. With Madara, many strong opponents will come looking for trouble themselves. His ability to attract hatred is incredibly strong.

Moreover, Su Xiao has a pretty good plan. If that plan succeeds, Su Xiao will surely obtain a Legendary treasure box, provided he gets Madara’s cooperation.

"After talking for so long, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Bai Ye, and this is Bubute Ni. As for the somewhat dumb cow in the distance, it’s called A Mu."

Su Xiao patted Bu Wang beside him, and Madara looked towards A Mu, clearly sensing that A Mu’s combat strength was stronger than Bu Wang’s.

"A decent summoning beast."

"No, it’s a combat creature, not a summoning beast."

"Is there a difference?"

Madara looked puzzled.

"Of course, there’s a difference. Summoning beasts, those trash, would flee at critical moments, whereas A Mu would fight to the death."

After hearing Su Xiao’s words, Madara looked at A Mu with interest. A Mu noticed Madara’s gaze.

"What are you looking at?"

A Mu spoke in a muffled voice, bulging its cow eyes. Madara was momentarily stunned and didn’t understand what A Mu meant. It’s no surprise he didn’t get it—it’s like calling ’monkey old two,’ which most people won’t understand.

A Mu usually doesn’t speak, but every time it does, it’s inexplicably humorous. It can speak various dialects thanks to an alchemy array diagram that Su Xiao placed within it. This was the first time Su Xiao set up such an array.

"Though we are not in a cooperative relationship yet, I am not interested in working with a dead person."

Su Xiao’s words made Madara visibly displeased.

"First, we need to find a way to ensure your successful rebirth."

"Oh?"

Madara smiled, clearly showing that Su Xiao had voiced his current deepest desire.

"I’ve already arranged for that."

Madara crossed his arms over his chest, his expression brimming with confidence.

"Is it Kakuzu or Kakuza? I feel it’s more likely Kakuzu."

Su Xiao was ready to throw some dirt.

"You..."

Madara’s expression was a bit displeased, not with Su Xiao, but with Obito.

"Don’t mind how I guessed it, just because Kakuzu is too suspicious."

"Suspicious?"

"Yes, suspicious. Nagato formed an organization called the Dawn Organization after your death. Until now, it’s almost entirely wiped out, yet the eight Tailed Beasts that Obito possesses were all captured by the Dawn Organization.

You can ask any member of the Dawn Organization what they think of Black and White Zetsu. In my opinion, Bai Jue is very stupid, curious about everything, while Kakuza...is very suspicious."

Su Xiao wouldn’t directly tell Madara that in a dozen hours or so, Black Zetsu would attack him and turn him into a ball.

From start to finish, Su Xiao only provided Madara with clues, never directly telling him what would happen.

Even if Su Xiao took huge risks to tell Madara about future events, Madara wouldn’t believe him and would instead become suspicious of Su Xiao. As for foreseeing the future, whether Madara believes it or not, Su Xiao himself doesn’t believe it.

Therefore, Su Xiao only provided Madara with key clues, such as the Ootsutsuki Clan, the sealed entities on the moon, the Six Paths Sage, and the origin of Chakra.

Although he provided these clues, he wouldn’t assert their authenticity, giving Madara the impression that Su Xiao also learned of these things from other sources, with credibility yet to be verified.

People have subjective consciousness. If others forcefully deny this subjective consciousness, it will definitely trigger a reverse psychology. If Su Xiao had denied the Moon Eye Plan earlier, Madara would have had a different attitude.

For example, if my information is incorrect, why is the information you provide correct?

Su Xiao perfectly avoided this point. He directly provided Madara with information of unknown truth or falsehood. Madara may not be sure of the authenticity of this information, but he has already grasped the concepts.

Su Xiao doesn’t determine the authenticity of this information, but Madara will think and judge the reasonableness of this information by connecting it with his known information, thereby reaching his own conclusions.

Madara doesn’t trust Su Xiao, but does he not trust his own judgment?

"Woof."

Bubu Wang suddenly barked, and upon hearing the sound, Su Xiao instinctively jumped back.

Seeing Su Xiao leap back suddenly, Madara also realized that something was wrong and quickly looked at the tree beneath him.

"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique."

A white beam of light shot out from the large trees beneath Madara. He sidestepped, but the beam still grazed his upper body, causing one of his arms and a part of his torso to disappear.

Buzz~

The beam formed a circular cutting motion, decomposing everything it touched into molecular states.

Madara was injured, but in his Edo Tensei state, the wounds quickly healed.

In mid-air, Madara’s expression was extremely unpleasant. If he were alive, this attack wouldn’t even graze his clothes.

"Still can’t adapt to the current body?"

Madara looked at his shattered left body, with large fragments drifting down. His injuries healed visibly, yet he felt nothing in his body.

Madara landed, eyes focused below. Large patches of trees had broken, and the Third Tsuchikage Onogi floated in mid-air, his white hair fluttering, with a constantly twisting Dust Release beam beside him.

"Kid, you’ve grown strong."

Indeed, to Madara, the 72-year-old Ohnoki was still just a kid.