Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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They all knew that Madara Uchiha definitely knew about Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Without hesitation, Hashirama Senju spoke up, "Kaguya Otsutsuki."

As he spoke, Hashirama Senju explained, "According to the Great Toad Sage, Kaguya Otsutsuki was not only the mother of the Sage of Six Paths, but also the progenitor of chakra in this world, possessing unimaginable power."

"To fight against darkness, the power of Princess Kaguya Otsutsuki is indispensable."

After confirming that he had heard correctly, Madara Uchiha's expression began to waver and change.

For Madara Uchiha, who had always believed that darkness was Kaguya Otsutsuki, the shock of this news was unimaginable.

Even Madara Uchiha couldn't have imagined that anyone in this world could be more terrifying than Kaguya Otsutsuki...

Just as Madara Uchiha was experiencing emotional turmoil, Hashirama Senju spoke again, "Madara, I know you know about Kaguya Otsutsuki, so do you know how to break the seal on Kaguya Otsutsuki?"

After hearing Hashirama Senju's words, Madara Uchiha barely came to his senses and replied, "I do know about Kaguya Otsutsuki, but that's all I know."

"As for where Princess Kaguya Otsutsuki was sealed, and how to unseal her, I don't know."

Seeing this, Hashirama Senju chose to believe Madara Uchiha's words, and a look of disappointment appeared on his face.

Tobirama Senju, however, ignored Madara Uchiha's words and said directly, "Madara Uchiha, at this point, there's no need to hold back."

"I believe you wouldn't want to see this world destroyed by darkness either!"

In response, Madara Uchiha's face showed arrogance and disdain, and he said, "What I said is true. Whether you believe it or not is your own business."

Without giving Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju a chance to reply, Madara Uchiha instantly left the Hokage's office, disappearing without a trace.

Tobirama Senju, who originally wanted to pursue Madara Uchiha, was stopped by Hashirama Senju.

Seeing the puzzled look on Tobirama Senju's face, Hashirama Senju said directly, "According to the Great Toad Sage's prophecy, the key to unsealing Kaguya Otsutsuki lies with Madara."

"So regardless of whether what he said is true or not, we should not provoke him. I believe that when the time is right, he will take the initiative to stand on our side."

As he spoke, Hashirama Senju glanced in the direction Madara Uchiha had gone and continued, "Moreover, I'm willing to believe him."

Seeing this, Tobirama Senju chose to heed his elder brother's advice and did not pursue Madara Uchiha.

Just then, an injured ANBU member rushed in and said to Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju, "Something terrible has happened! Madara Uchiha has infiltrated the place where rogue ninja are being held and killed all the imprisoned rogue ninja!"

Upon hearing this, Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju's expressions changed drastically.

Without the slightest hesitation, Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju instantly teleported towards the place where the rogue ninja were imprisoned.

Upon arriving at the place where the rogue ninja were imprisoned and seeing the horrific scene, Tobirama Senju's face contorted with rage. His chakra surged uncontrollably as he roared, "Brother, you shouldn't have stopped me!"

Hashirama Senju's expression was also very unpleasant.

Not to mention that the lives of these rogue ninjas were all tied to the vessels of the Impure World Reincarnation, Hashirama Senju spent an unknown amount of time and effort to capture them.

Now, all that time and effort has been wasted.

Naturally, Hashirama Senju would also be angry about this.

However, compared to Tobirama Senju, Hashirama Senju appeared more composed, saying, "It's strange. Madara was with us the whole time. How did he have time to infiltrate and kill these rogue ninja?"

"Also, how did he know where we were imprisoning the rogue ninja?"

Upon hearing this, Tobirama Senju immediately said, "It must have been Chen Anxia who told him. His purpose in coming to Konoha this time should be to kill these rogue ninjas."

"As for the time issue, a single shadow clone can perfectly solve it."

Hashirama Senju, still puzzled, asked, "Given Madara's personality, why would he obey Chen Anxia's orders?"

In response, Tobirama Senju replied directly, "That's simple. Because he was resurrected by Chen Anxia using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, he will be under Chen Anxia's control and will have to obey Chen Anxia's orders."

This time, Hashirama Senju remained silent.

Although Hashirama Senju still had doubts, Tobirama Senju's reasoning was so sound that he had no choice but to believe him.

However, Hashirama Senju was still somewhat unwilling to accept that it was Madara Uchiha who did it.

Hashirama Senju summoned the ANBU member who had previously reported the incident and asked, "How did you know that it was Madara Uchiha who killed the rogue ninja here? Did you see his face?"

Upon hearing this, the ANBU member gently shook his head and replied, "I didn't see his face because he was wearing a spiral mask, but he himself said that he was Uchiha Madara."

"Moreover, he does indeed possess the Sharingan, which is unique to the Uchiha clan."

Hashirama Senju breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the words from the Anbu.

Even Tobirama Senju was momentarily stunned.

Although Tobirama Senju disliked Madara Uchiha, he had to admit that this was clearly a setup.

Based on Tobirama Senju's understanding of Madara Uchiha, if it really were Madara Uchiha, he would have dared to admit his identity, so he certainly wouldn't have gone out of his way to wear a mask to hide his face.

Therefore, it was not Madara Uchiha who secretly infiltrated Konoha and killed the rogue ninja imprisoned there, but someone else.

But who is this mysterious masked man with Sharingan?

Thinking about it, Tobirama Senju felt a headache coming on and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, 'These are truly troublesome times...'

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Chapter 628 Appearance: The Mastermind Behind the Sunagakure Uprising

The once-gone Sunagakure has been reduced to ruins.

Meanwhile, Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast that turned Sunagakure into ruins, has already left Sunagakure and is wreaking havoc across the Land of Wind, screaming excitedly amidst panic.

Shukaku was unaware that, in places unseen by him, darkness was closely following him, reveling in the terror he had created.

Meanwhile, Tsunade and Shizune, after traveling day and night, finally arrived at Sunagakure.

Looking at the now completely ruined Sunagakure, Tsunade and Shizune both showed expressions of shock and disbelief.

They never imagined that Sunagakure, one of the five great ninja villages, would fall into such a state.

Tsunade frowned, sensing that something was amiss. She muttered to herself, "This shouldn't be. How could the mere One-Tailed Shukaku have brought Sunagakure to such a state?"

As she spoke, Tsunade said to Shizune, "Shizune, go and see if there are any living people left."

Without hesitation, Shizune nodded slightly and immediately teleported into Sunagakure to begin searching for survivors.

Tsunade's side also began searching for survivors.

After a long while, Tsunade heard Shizune's loud shout: "Lady Tsunade, survivors have been found over here."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade immediately rushed towards the sound and quickly arrived at Shizune's side.

At the same time, Tsunade also saw a survivor who was covered by a collapsed house, with only one hand exposed and being held by Shizune.

Upon seeing this, Tsunade immediately used her superhuman strength to break open the collapsed house, rescue the survivors, and used her medical ninjutsu to treat them with all her might.

Thanks to Tsunade's all-out treatment, the survivor finally managed to open his eyes.

Upon opening their eyes, the survivors immediately saw Tsunade's presence and were slightly taken aback.

Then, the survivor, seemingly uncertain, weakly asked, "Excuse me, are you Lady Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin of Konoha?"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade immediately replied, "Ah, I am Tsunade. Can you tell me what exactly happened here?"

After confirming Tsunade's identity, the survivors became excited and, as if in a final burst of energy, recounted what had happened in Sunagakure.

Through the survivor's account, Tsunade learned her identity: Maki, a Jonin from Sunagakure.

At the same time, Tsunade also knew that the villagers of Sunagakure had been moved to a safe place during Shukaku's uprising.

Meanwhile, Maki returned to the village to search again to make sure no one was missed. During this process, Maki saw the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, as well as Sunagakure Jonin, Maki, and Yura kneeling in front of a white-haired boy.

Before Maki could react, she was attacked by Rasa and lost consciousness.

When Maki regained consciousness, she saw Tsunade.

All I want to know right now is who that white-haired boy is? And why are Rasa, Maki, and Yura kneeling before him?

Tsunade's expression became extremely solemn at this moment.

Tsunade knew that the mastermind behind Shukaku's riot was very likely that white-haired boy.

Tsunade, however, did not know the white-haired boy's identity, nor could she guess why Rasa and the others would kneel before him and even attack the ninjas from their own village.

However, Tsunade has decided to find the answers to these questions herself.

Just in case, Tsunade said to Shizune with utmost seriousness, "Shizune, go back to Konoha right now and tell your great-grandfather and great-grandfather this information."

Shizune knew the seriousness of the matter and nodded earnestly, saying, "I understand. Please be careful, Lady Tsunade."

After that, Shizune headed straight for Konoha.

After Shizune left, Tsunade said to Maki, "Go to a safe place to recuperate first. I'm leaving now."

Without waiting for Maki's reaction, Tsunade instantly teleported in the direction Shukaku had gone.

Almost another day passed, and Tsunade, following the trail of Shukaku's movements, finally found Shukaku.

Without hesitation, Tsunade went straight to Shukaku and summoned a slug as big as Shukaku, blocking Shukaku's path.

Shukaku looked at the uninvited guest in front of him and, without saying a word, launched a Wind Release: Sky Bullet at Tsunade.

Seeing the massive whirlwind ball containing a large amount of chakra hurtling towards her at high speed, Tsunade instantly dodged it.

As for the slug, it instantly split into many smaller slugs that scattered on the ground, thus dodging Shukaku's empty-field attack.

After dodging the training bullets, Tsunade quickly charged towards Shukaku, and within a few breaths, she reached the top of Shukaku's head and leaped high into the air.

The next moment, Tsunade raised her left foot high in the air, aimed it at Shukaku's head, and shouted, "Painful Heaven Kick!"

boom!

Like a meteor falling to earth, the kick slammed heavily onto Shukaku's head.

The power of that kick was terrifying; it not only caused Shukaku to stagger, but also caused his mind to go blank for a moment.

During the moment when Shukaku's mind went blank, Tsunade's powerful fist continued to pound heavily on Shukaku's head.

The slugs also joined the attack.

Although slugs are not good at attacking, that doesn't mean they are weak attackers.

Putting aside other things, the corrosive tartaric acid that the slug spits out can easily dissolve the sandy outer layer of Shukaku.

It has to be said that Tsunade and the slug worked together incredibly well.

Even though Shukaku reacted quickly and flew into a rage, it was steadily defeated by the combined efforts of Tsunade and the slug.