He had never imagined that Hidden Cloud Village would be able to kill Uchiha Yue three times — it seemed completely impossible. However, the reality turned out to be different: The Cloud succeeded, but at the same time suffered a crushing defeat. They managed to take Yue's life four times, but it was all in vain. Uchiha Yue just couldn't die.
"Such a monster.".. A monster that overcame death itself... What kind of way is there to kill him? Uchiha Obito muttered to himself, staring into the bottomless darkness.
Sometimes he regretted it. He regretted that he had listened to Uchiha Itachi and helped him destroy his own clan. If only he had known that the Uchiha massacre would produce a monster like Yue, he would not have hesitated to attack the clan and strangle this bastard in the cradle.
Because from time to time, an anxious thought slipped through his heart: would Uchiha Yue die of old age?
Every time this vague guess popped up in his mind, he immediately chased it away.
"If he dies, he will surely die. He's human, and humans are mortal. Everyone dies of old age, and besides..."
"Perhaps when Lord Madara is resurrected and gains the power of the Divine Tree, he will be able to destroy Uchiha Yue!" Black Zetsu said, seeing Obito's condition. "Uchiha Yue is undoubtedly strong, but what he has inherited is only a tiny bit of the power of the Divine Tree. As soon as my mother is resurrected, everything will be fine.
— The power of the Divine Tree... Obito muttered, lowering his head and sinking into his thoughts.
Several Shinobi came to the edge of a giant crater. Stepping on the almost glassy ground, they looked into a bottomless abyss. After making sure that the Hidden Cloud Village's superweapon was over, all the ninja present hurriedly left the place, fearing that Uchiha Yue would incinerate them with one shot.
This was the first time they had witnessed Yue's attack firsthand. Not like before, when through the veil of darkness one could only watch the movement of his Area of Dead Silence, seeing nothing more. It was impossible to even tell if there was a fight going on inside.
The only confirmed case was the death of the Sage of the White Snake. It was thanks to him that they found out about the existence of Izanagi. And now... Everything was different now. They no longer understood what was going on.
They couldn't comprehend it. Uchiha Yue should have had only three lives. Three times had passed, and his death should have been final!
Why didn't he die?
Moreover, Uchiha Yue's attacking power was simply inconceivable. The steel cannon, which was as huge as a mountain, was destroyed with a single blow. The Raikage, a powerful Shinobi, died inside her, and there wasn't even a wet spot left of him.
You have to understand that it was a Raikage! Not some Kazekage, not some small fry. He was a Shinobi with one of the greatest fighting powers in the world, capable of fighting a Tailed Beast, easily suppressing and even maiming it. The third Raikage, with the power of his Lightning Element chakra, single-handedly resisted tens of thousands of ninjas for three days and three nights, falling only from complete exhaustion.
And although the Fourth Raikage was not as strong as the Third, he should not have been much inferior to him. And Uchiha Yue killed such a mighty warrior with one blow?
Such...
Soon, the news that Uchiha Yue was immortal spread throughout the Shinobi world.
In the laboratory, Orochimaru and Senju Tobirama silently stared at the report they had received.
"Mr. Two, what do we do now?" Orochimaru asked, barely keeping his calm. The corners of his lips twitched, and his hands trembled slightly.
"The end. It's over, he thought. "Immortality, true immortality. Four deaths, and nothing happened... Such a monster... This terrifying vitality..."
Envy, fear... He, Orochimaru, has not yet achieved his goals, has not studied all the ninjutsu of the world, he has just created a technique that allows him to live forever. His wonderful life was about to begin, and now they're telling him it's all over?
"Stop... The leader!"
Precisely! Orochimaru suddenly remembered something he had been subconsciously trying not to think about all this time: Uchiha Madara's dimension. All you have to do is hide in this dimension and wait... wait until Uchiha Yue dies of old age. And then their hour will come — they will come out and become the gods of a new world.
Orochimaru has recently discarded this thought. After all, their previous plan was to allow the overconfident Nagato, who was convinced of his ability to destroy Yue, to meet him in full combat readiness and kill him. And then, using the loophole in the sealing armor, take control of Nagato. Then Konoha would have become great again under his leadership, Orochimaru.
This method of survival—a miserable existence in Uchiha Madara's dimension—he had almost forgotten.
Unfortunately, Nagato's defeat and Uchiha Yue's immortality shattered Orochimaru's ambitions. All he wanted now was to survive.
Senju Tobirama was silent. He didn't have an answer either.
Izanagi... "This shouldn't be happening..." he sighed. He needed time. If he could meet Uchiha Yue, or better yet, use him for experiments, then maybe... maybe... he would have found a way to deal with it. But, obviously, these were just empty dreams.
"Izanami is probably the only way!" But... Senju Tobirama began.
— But the Uchiha clan has been destroyed! Orochimaru finished for him.
—Yes, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo, those two idiots... ts-S... Tobirama nodded with an unspeakable expression on his face.
He didn't know what to say. It was as if he was suffering from a serious illness that required a rare herb to cure, but he had destroyed this herb with his own hands a long time ago. It was simple...
Senju Tobirama was at a loss for words. All this time, he hadn't stopped regretting. How could he take these two as his disciples? How could Konoha be trusted with these brutes? If it weren't for these two fools, the Shinobi world would never have reached such a state. His teaching, all the systems he created... None of this implied the destruction of the Uchiha clan. If he wasn't dead, he probably would have died of anger right now.
"The Uchiha clan... Wait a minute..."
"I remember, there seems to be only one survivor from the Uchiha clan, right?" Tobirama suddenly remembered. "Looks like I'm going to have to go back to Konoha, Orochimaru." At the same time, I'll see how the village is now.