Hearing Lin Xuanzhen agree to reincarnate Hashirama Senju through the Impure World Reincarnation, Madara Uchiha immediately forgot about the earlier joke Lin Xuan had made at his expense.
He simply urged, "Then hurry up!"
Right now, he was truly eager to discuss future strategies with Hashirama.
After all, judging from the Naruto clips Lin Xuan had shown him, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was far too powerful. He had no confidence in handling her alone.
Of course, he could also choose to disrupt Black Zetsu's plans and prevent Kaguya's revival. However, he wasn't sure if Black Zetsu had other contingencies.
What if, by thwarting his plans, Black Zetsu activated another scheme, causing Madara to lose the advantage of foresight?
Thus, his ultimate plan was to join forces with Hashirama Senju, play along with Black Zetsu's scheme, and find a way to permanently eliminate Kaguya and Black Zetsu!
In truth, if Lin Xuan were willing, he could reincarnate Hashirama immediately, as his accumulated reputation points had already exceeded ten million during this time.
However, Lin Xuan wasn't some selfless do-gooder who expected nothing in return. So he didn't rush to perform the reincarnation. Instead, he smirked and said, "Madara, you should know there's no such thing as a free lunch, right? Not to mention, reincarnating someone across time and space is exhausting!"
Madara immediately understood his meaning and snorted disapprovingly. "What kind of person do you take me for? If you help me this once, do you really think I'd shortchange you?"
"For example, what benefits can you offer me?" Lin Xuan asked directly.
Madara frowned. For a moment, he genuinely couldn't think of what he could give Lin Xuan.
Become Lin Xuan's enforcer?
Forget it—if Lin Xuan really wanted, Madara would have no choice but to obey, whether he agreed or not.
Teach Lin Xuan his ninjutsu?
But Lin Xuan could even copy his Kekkei Genkai, the Sharingan, and had already evolved it into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan on his own. Any other jutsu Madara knew could probably be copied just as easily!
After some thought, Madara suddenly had an idea. "I can teach you how to create White Zetsu, which you can use for future Impure World Reincarnations!"
Hearing this, Lin Xuan's eyes lit up.
Yes, this was indeed something incredibly useful to him!
Using White Zetsu as sacrificial vessels for the Impure World Reincarnation not only extended their usability but also allowed the reincarnated individuals to exert their full strength. The effect was far superior to other sacrificial vessels!
Lin Xuan felt that spending a few million reputation points in exchange for a method to create high-quality reincarnation vessels was a great deal.
However, he soon realized there might still be an issue and asked curiously, "In the footage I showed you, you saw that Obito's White Zetsu army was created using Yamato and Hashirama's cells to mass-produce physical clones, combined with the tailed beast chakra sealed inside the miniature Gedo Statue, right? In this world, we don't have Yamato or Hashirama's cells, nor do we have tailed beast chakra. How would you make them?"
Madara snorted arrogantly. "My understanding of White Zetsu far surpasses Obito's. However, my method requires cooperation with Hashirama to complete."
"In other words, I'd have to reincarnate Hashirama first, right?" After a brief consideration, Lin Xuan decided to agree.
He wasn't worried about Madara going back on his word. The man was known for keeping his promises and wasn't the type to renege.
However, he didn't immediately proceed with Hashirama's reincarnation. Instead, he said, "First, we need to find suitable sacrificial vessels for the reincarnation."
Madara frowned and glanced at the three unconscious Celestial Dragons and the three unlucky pirates on the ship.
His meaning was clear: Aren't those ready-made sacrifices?
"They're still useful for now. We can't touch them yet," Lin Xuan waved his hand dismissively.
The three Celestial Dragons were obvious—he still planned to use them to farm more reputation points. As for the three pirates, they were currently serving as temporary navigators, cooks, and deckhands. If they were used as sacrifices, who would steer the ship? Who would cook for him?
Then, Lin Xuan smiled at Madara and said, "Don't be so impatient. From what I know, in your world's timeline, there's still some time before you're reincarnated. You'll have plenty of opportunities to strategize with Hashirama later."
Madara, however, was still restless. "Then how much longer do I have to wait?"
Lin Xuan looked in the direction their ship was sailing and said, "Once we reach the next island, I'll find two suitable sacrifices to help you with the reincarnation—and bring Hashirama back at the same time."
"How long until the next island?" Madara pressed.
Lin Xuan wasn't entirely sure. After leaving Sabaody Archipelago, they had simply chosen to sail along the Reverse Mountain's current. He didn't know their exact location.
Of course, someone on the ship did know—the pirate navigator Lin Xuan had captured.
So, Madara directly used his chakra to wake the navigator, then controlled him with the Sharingan to ask how long it would take to reach the next island.
After studying their course, the navigator concluded, "If we continue sailing, we'll reach Water 7 in two days!"
Lin Xuan's eyes brightened. "I didn't expect randomly choosing a direction would lead us straight to Water 7! Perfect, we can get a proper ship there."
The ship created by Wood Release was decent, but it clearly wasn't suited for this world's oceans. Lin Xuan also couldn't keep relying on Madara or Hashirama forever, so he felt it was necessary to get a real ship.
Madara, however, grew impatient upon hearing it would take two more days. "Two days is too long! Is there any way to speed things up?"
The navigator shook his head. "We're already riding the ocean currents at maximum speed. The only way to go faster is if our ship could fly."
To Madara's surprise, his eyes lit up at those words!
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