"Outer Path: Rinne Rebirth Technique!"

Following Black Zetsu's soft shout, a beam of light burst forth from Uchiha Fugaku's body and finally descended upon Uchiha Madara!

Hum!! Uchiha Madara was instantly enveloped by the dense light!

The cracks, a unique characteristic of the edo tensei body, gradually disappeared, and a steady, powerful thumping sound emanated from within his body.

That was his heart beating!

Uchiha Madara clenched his hand, feeling the existence of his physical body and its warmth, then laughed loudly: "Hahaha, I have finally waited for this moment!"

In the distance, Orochimaru, seeing this scene, licked his lips.

This ability to resurrect people was truly covet-worthy.

However, the price was indeed a life for a life.

Orochimaru turned his gaze toward Uchiha Fugaku.

Despite his relatively young age, his face was already covered in wrinkles, and his hair had turned completely white. It was as if his life had reached its end.

But what concerned Orochimaru even more was Black Zetsu, who was attached to him.

"This guy, he really is up to no good..."

From the moment Black Zetsu appeared, Orochimaru had never fully trusted him.

Moreover, Uchiha Madara had been missing from the Shinobi World for so long; the sudden appearance of someone possessing Uchiha Madara's body tissue was suspicious no matter how one looked at it.

But in the end, with no other options, he had summoned Uchiha Madara using the Impure World Reincarnation Technique.

And now, he understood the connection between Black Zetsu and Uchiha Madara, as well as his objective.

That was the true resurrection of Uchiha Madara!

On the other side, Senju Hashirama stared blankly at the laughing Uchiha Madara.

"Madara, you've been resurrected?"

Senju Tobirama said in a deep voice: "The power of the Rinnegan can actually resurrect the dead..."

And it looked like Uchiha Madara had been planning this resurrection for a very long time.

Even if Uchiha Madara were resurrected now, what could he change?

There was still no way to deal with Sōsuke Aizen.

Moreover...

Senju Tobirama focused his gaze on Uchiha Madara's eyes.

The eyes that had gone blind from using Izanagi, the Forbidden Jutsu of the Uchiha clan used to rewrite reality, had regained their sight due to the resurrection.

But his eyes seemed to have regressed.

"The Rinnegan has regressed into a Mangekyō Sharingan..." Senju Tobirama narrowed his eyes and whispered softly.

Setting aside the reason, Uchiha Madara, having lost his Rinnegan, would inevitably see a decline in strength and would be even less capable of turning the tide.

However... even if Uchiha Madara had retained his Rinnegan, it would have been useless against Sōsuke Aizen.

Uchiha Madara was also aware that his Rinnegan in his edo tensei body state had regressed to the level of a Mangekyō Sharingan.

However, this was unavoidable after his resurrection.

Because during his lifetime, he had already implanted his Rinnegan into the eye sockets of Uzumaki Nagato.

While in the Impure World Reincarnation state, he could rely on the power of his soul to use the abilities of the Rinnegan.

But after regaining his physical body, he needed to retrieve his Rinnegan to continue using its powers.

This was the reason why he had previously traveled to the Land of Whirlpools to find Uzumaki Nagato and retrieve his Rinnegan.

Besides wanting Uchiha Fugaku to use his Rinnegan to resurrect him, this was also one of the reasons.

Unfortunately, the difficulty of dealing with the Land of Whirlpools exceeded his expectations.

He hadn't even discovered any traces of Uzumaki Nagato before he was beaten by that Captain-Commander of the Land of Whirlpools and forced to flee back in a pathetic state.

He could only settle for second best, helping Uchiha Fugaku awaken the Rinnegan to assist in his resurrection.

However... it didn't matter anymore.

Since he could not retrieve his own Rinnegan, using someone else's shouldn't make much of a difference.

Thinking of this, the pattern of Uchiha Madara's Mangekyō Sharingan spun gently.

His gaze locked directly onto Uchiha Fugaku, whose vitality was about to be completely exhausted.

Then, with a swish, he vanished from the spot.

When he reappeared, he was already beside Uchiha Fugaku.

Uchiha Madara looked down at Uchiha Fugaku expressionlessly, his eyes devoid of any emotion.

Uchiha Fugaku lay on the uneven ground, the blood at his chest no longer flowing.

Due to the depletion of his vitality, everything within him had dried up.

He only opened his Rinnegan slightly, looking quietly at Uchiha Madara.

When he noticed that Uchiha Madara's gaze was fixed on his Rinnegan, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, forcing a smile.

In an old, hoarse voice, he said: "You really are going to squeeze out every bit of my value, aren't you..."

Uchiha Madara crossed his arms and said arrogantly: "Being able to place your eyes into my sockets is your honor, Uchiha Fugaku."

"Heh..."

Uchiha Fugaku's voice revealed a hint of mockery, but he lacked the strength to stop Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Madara had no intention of wasting more breath on him; he leaned down and thrust his hand straight into Uchiha Fugaku's eye sockets.

Squelch—The Rinnegan was gouged out of the eye sockets by Uchiha Madara's cold hand, bringing with it warm, thick blood.

Yet, Uchiha Fugaku remained expressionless, as if he could not feel the pain.

Uchiha Madara paid no attention to Uchiha Fugaku.

He lifted the Rinnegan and examined it quietly for a moment.

He said indifferently: "Although it is not my own Rinnegan and it feels a bit unsettling, I will have to make do with it."

As his voice faded, Uchiha Madara did not hesitate in the slightest; he gouged out one of his own Mangekyō Sharingan and replaced it with this Rinnegan.

In an instant, that familiar power returned to his body once again.

However...

"It's not enough!"

Swoosh—Uchiha Madara placed one hand on Uchiha Fugaku's stomach, and ripples immediately appeared.

He reached his hand inside without hesitation.

Hum!

Something resembling a tree trunk was slowly pulled out from Uchiha Fugaku's body by him!

"That is!" Seeing the familiar object, Senju Tobirama exclaimed: "The Ten-Tails?"

"Could it be that Uchiha Madara also wants to!"

Almost simultaneously, they all guessed Uchiha Madara's intention!

Under their gaze, the Ten-Tails inside Uchiha Fugaku's body was pulled out directly!

"Roar!" A heaven-shaking roar erupted from the mouth of the Ten-Tails!

Just one roar stirred up endless wild winds!

But before it could continue to vent its power, Uchiha Madara formed the same hand Seal that Uchiha Fugaku had used earlier.

The Ten-Tails, as if it had been thrown into a washing machine, began to spin crazily again, its body becoming smaller and smaller, and it was ruthlessly sealed by Uchiha Madara into his own body.

In the instant the Ten-Tails was completely absorbed by Uchiha Madara, his body immediately underwent a change.

A majestic aura soared into the sky!

Uchiha Madara's hedgehog-like long hair swayed wildly under this aura, and from the roots, it gradually turned white.

In just a few seconds, his pitch-black, bright hair was covered in white!