Konoha Year 80, July 1st, 7:30 PM at night. Underground Konoha, in the forbidden area of the Corpse Prison.
A sturdy man in a black robe stood before a coffin. Beneath his long hair flowing to his shoulders, the fan emblem of the Uchiha clan stood out prominently on Ayato's clothing.
A Konoha guard he was gripping in his hand said in a hoarse voice: "Ayato, do you know who's inside this coffin?!"
"I know, Madara-sama~."
"Then do you want to become an enemy of the entire ninja world?! The Hokage won't let you go!"
"Screw that!"
*ZZZ!*
The Sharingan radiated a garnet red light. A powerful mental attack instantly knocked the Anbu member unconscious. Ayato threw him backward toward the corridor, among the pile of other Anbu members already lying there.
His hand touched the coffin before him, his eyes gleaming with complex emotions. "Seven years, I've finally reached this step..."
Ayato was a transmigrator reborn into this world. In Konoha's 48th year, he was born in the Land of Thunder. His parents were Uchiha descendants who once served as guardians of the Chinoike clan's forbidden area. They later hid their identity and lived as ordinary civilians to avoid disaster.
The couple was originally destined to be childless, but Ayato's fate brought a sibling. Two years after Ayato was born, his younger brother, Jin, was born. Both brothers awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan from an early age. Their relationship was very harmonious, exactly like Madara and Izuna in the past.
As a transmigrator, Ayato knew that major changes would occur in the ninja world during the Boruto era. Therefore, from the beginning with his brother's help, he began formulating plans for the future.
His initial plan was a strong alliance between Ayato-Jin and Naruto-Sasuke. After the Fourth Ninja World War ended, Ayato appeared publicly. He explained the coming dangers to Konoha led by Naruto, intending to change Naruto and Sasuke's fate so they wouldn't be marginalized like in the original timeline.
Unfortunately, reality didn't meet expectations. His words weren't believed; he was instead regarded as a dangerous element spreading slander.
Until seven years ago, Jin died in an incident. Ayato transplanted his brother's eyes, combining their abilities, and with the awakening of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, he gave birth to a new Eye Technique (Dōjutsu). His pair of eyes now held six rare techniques: Shinatsu, Mizuhanome, Omodaru, Haniyasu, Toyoukebime, dan Sokotsutsu.
Combined with Susano'o, Ayato could use seven great Eye Techniques. More terrifying than their quantity was their quality. These rare eyes made him see the possibility of changing the future without having to depend on Naruto and Sasuke.
He adjusted the plan he once made with his brother. Finally today, Ayato decided to take the key step: reviving Uchiha Madara through Edo Tensei, and recruiting Madara plus one other Edo Tensei person he had already successfully convinced to become his right and left hands!
"Naruto, Sasuke, I won't wait idly for you anymore."
"Next, either you follow closely, or you'll be left far behind me!"
*ZZZ!*
The tomoe in Ayato's eyes rotated and bloomed forming a beautiful pattern—the stunning Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan!
*ZIIII!*
A black vortex emerged from his right eye, sucking in Ayato along with the coffin he was holding!
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7:38 PM.
In a stone chamber within a cave that Ayato had prepared beforehand. Its walls and ceiling were covered with forbidden seal papers.
In the center of the giant technique formation on the floor stood a White Zetsu that shouldn't exist in this world anymore!
The ice crystal enveloping the White Zetsu slowly melted with the light from Ayato's right eye. Zetsu's brown eyes that had been frozen regained consciousness. He looked around and saw Ayato's face!
The severed memories instantly reconnected.
"You... it's you! I remember you used to be a short-haired kid! How could you suddenly become a long-haired man like Madara in an instant!"
When the Fourth Ninja World War ended, the White Zetsus died one by one as the Infinite Tsukuyomi was released. Ayato used his unique technique Omodaru to freeze time and store several White Zetsus for future needs. The one before him was one of them.
"Impressive that you could recognize me immediately~."
"How could I not! Your face looks like a child born from combining Madara and Hashirama!"
Ayato smiled: "A unique description~ I don't even know how to describe my own appearance."
"Don't talk so much! What actually happened! Why did you suddenly become an adult!"
"I froze your time with my Eye Technique. To you it felt like an instant, but actually fifteen years have passed."
"Fifteen years...? You're saying it's been fifteen years? What about the war?"
"The war is over. You should have died with your comrades when the Infinite Tsukuyomi was released. It's because of me that you can stand here, breathing the air fifteen years later!"
"But, you'll soon sleep forever again."
Ayato turned to look at the coffin behind him. In the middle of the coffin, a special seal paper was attached.
This was the Coffin Sealing Seal, a protective measure installed by Sasuke himself, who once proposed to Naruto to store Madara's corpse. This seal was very strong. If removed by anyone other than the installer, the corpse inside would immediately be destroyed, and it would trigger a Rinnegan space-time technique to come punish the perpetrator!
Shinatsu!
*ZZZ!*
Ayato's right eye focused on that seal. In an instant of light, the seal vanished into specks of black light. The corpse destruction technique and space-time summoning technique were destroyed at their source, becoming useless.
Shinatsu could directly annihilate soulless external objects, phenomena caused by Chakra, and 'techniques' altered through mediums. Simply put, this technique could obliterate anything except living beings.
*CREAK!*
The coffin lid opened, Madara revealing his corpse's face.
White Zetsu stared at Madara's face for a long time, then observed the technique formation all around. The more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong.
"This formation feels familiar! Hey! You... you don't intend to make me a sacrifice for Madara's Edo Tensei, do you! Like that bastard Orochimaru who used us to revive the Hokages!"
"Smart~."
Ayato used a kunai to take a small sample from Madara's shoulder, then threw it into the Edo Tensei technique circle!
He closed the coffin again, placed his hand on top of it, and both his eyes trembled with Eye Technique light.
About ten seconds later, the coffin froze and disappeared along with the ice mist.
White Zetsu: "Alright, so I really have no choice, do I?"
Ayato's hands moved quickly forming seals, while his left eye hidden behind his bangs emitted red light!
Mizuhanome!
In mythology, Mizuhanome was the god of irrigation water. As an Eye Technique, it could make techniques used alongside it provide 'multiplied results'!
Before dying, White Zetsu cursed: "Aaaaah! Damn you! I curse that you'll never have a wife, and even if you do, she'll be like me without a butthole!"
"Sorry, I already have a wife!"
"And my wife... has six complete eyes!"
[T/N: Don't misunderstand the phrase "six eyes" here, this doesn't mean having six Sharingan, but is a retort to White Zetsu's earlier statement]
Mizuhanome: Edo Tensei!
"Aaaaaah!"
A sudden storm appeared in the dark cave. White Zetsu was covered in dust amid his screams.
The dust solidified forming the figure of a powerful man with wild long hair flowing down. His upper body was bare, wearing only black pants. On his chest, the dust formed a white face.
It was the face of his best friend and arch-nemesis, Hashirama!
After that face solidified, Hashirama's unique Sage Mode pattern appeared there.
The man closed his eyes, the cracks on his face filled in by dust. Suddenly his black hair stood up... a pair of Rinnegan that should have disappeared when Kaguya was sealed now appeared perfectly in his eyes through this Edo Tensei!
Uchiha Madara had returned!
*BOOM!*
When Madara opened his eyes, a shockwave swept through the entire room, making the seal papers on the walls rustle violently.
Under this dominating pressure, Ayato remained calm without blinking an eye. He didn't speak immediately, giving Madara time to adapt to the current situation.
Madara looked at his cracked palms, his eyebrows furrowing.
"What the hell is this, Edo Tensei again? What are Naruto and Sasuke doing, letting rats like Kabuto appear again in the ninja world..."
"Huh?" His words stopped because he saw a pair of eyes shining red in the darkness!
Then, he saw the silhouette around those eyes: the fire-shaped hair characteristic of the Uchiha clan, and it was long hair!
"Those eyes... that complex pattern, Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan?" After a moment of surprise, Madara's gaze slowly became sharp.
"Seems you're not the type of rat who likes to hide behind the scenes. Besides Sasuke, there's still an Uchiha survivor, this is surprising. Young man, state your name!"
"My name is Uchiha Ayato. It's an honor to meet you, Madara-sama."
"Ayato, huh." Madara stared at Ayato's left eye peeking from behind his bangs, "Your left eye has traces of Eye Technique usage just now, you used it together with Edo Tensei, right? Tell me, what did you do to my body?"
Ayato answered briefly: "Except for the Juubi's power, all of your peak condition has been restored to this body."
Madara pondered for a moment, looking down at the Sage Hashirama face on his chest, then touched his own eyes. His gaze toward Ayato became somewhat strange. He folded his arms across his chest and said in a heavy tone: "Forget about Hashirama's Sage technique, but being able to maintain the original Rinnegan's power in Edo Tensei... it seems you don't just have 'good eyes,' but also have 'great guts'!"
Without giving Ayato a chance to speak, the Rinnegan in Madara's right eye instantly flashed! "Lie down first, let me interrogate you slowly about your motives!"
Limbo: Hengoku!