Naruto: Wooing Tsunade from Day One!
Chapter 543: Tailed Beasts Captured One After Another

Chapter 543 - 543: Tailed Beasts Captured One After Another

Bang!

The Eight-Tails' massive body was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing through a dense forest of towering trees.

The ground trembled violently, and thick clouds of dust rolled outward in waves.

When the Eight-Tails finally slammed into the ground, it no longer had the strength to stand. Weakly, it lay there, panting heavily.

"Too slow."

Madara's cold gaze remained fixed ahead. A slight frown creased his brow, a flash of dissatisfaction flickering in his eyes.

His voice was as frigid as a winter wind, laced with disdain.

"Of course, it's nothing compared to Lord Madara taking action personally."

"But having others do the work... isn't that a good thing?"

Zetsu had fully returned to his humanoid form, his yin-yang face appearing even more grotesque amid the drifting dust and smoke.

His gaze fell upon the reanimated Third Raikage and Third Kazekage, who had just taken down Eight-Tails. The corners of his lips curled into a satisfied smirk.

Madara had never thought much of the battle strength of these reanimated shinobi, but he had begrudgingly agreed to use them.

After all, with their help, capturing the Tailed Beasts would be far easier.

"Hmph, in the end, they're nothing more than souls being toyed with."

Madara scoffed and, without hesitation, bit down on his right thumb. Crimson blood seeped from the wound.

Using it as ink, he swiftly and precisely traced a bold red line across his left palm.

Then, he slammed his hand onto the ground.

A massive, intricate summoning array spread out beneath him, glowing ominously.

Thick smoke billowed into the air, like a curtain being drawn back.

And then, the colossal, imposing figure of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path appeared.

It stood silently, exuding an aura of pure dread, like a demon risen from the depths of hell.

Madara made no unnecessary movements, yet the statue suddenly opened its mouth wide, responding as if it had received an unspoken command.

A deep, ominous purple glow pulsed from its maw, growing ever more intense.

Then—whoosh!

A thick iron chain shot forth, slithering like a serpent through the air. Its speed was incredible, slicing through the wind with a sharp, piercing whistle.

The chain arced before surging straight toward Eight-Tails, wrapping around it with ruthless precision.

Helpless and immobilized, Eight-Tails could do nothing but stare in horror, its eyes filled with despair.

The cold, unyielding chains coiled around its neck like the grasp of a demon.

Tighter... and tighter.

The Eight-Tails gasped, struggling for breath. It thrashed weakly, but its resistance was meaningless.

Then, under the pull of an immense, inescapable force, its body was dragged step by step toward the gaping maw of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

Madara smirked and let out a quiet chuckle, his arrogance as unshakable as ever.

His cold eyes swept over Gengetsu Hōzuki, his expression filled with chilling amusement.

Realizing his petty provocation had been seen through, Gengetsu fell silent.

The others around them remained equally quiet, their expressions unreadable.

Madara controlled the reanimated Third Raikage and Third Kazekage, ordering them back into formation before leading the group forward into the distance.

The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path vanished into thin air as soon as he left.

"Which Tailed Beasts should we target next?"

With Zetsu's intelligence network, Madara hardly needed to think.

He already knew their locations—getting them was merely a matter of taking action.

"At present, One-Tail is in Sunagakure, and Two-Tails is in the Land of Rain."

"Four-Tails is in the Land of Earth, and Five-Tails is in the Land of Iron."

"Seven-Tails and Nine-Tails are in Konoha."

"I'd suggest capturing One, Two, Four, and Five first."

"As for Seven and Nine, Konoha makes things tricky, so we should save them for last."

Zetsu was careful not to overstep—he didn't make decisions for Madara, only presented an optimal strategy.

"Konoha... Kawakaze Hatake."

"Fine, we'll leave it for last."

"To complete the Eye of the Moon Plan in Konoha... that would be a fitting conclusion."

Madara agreed, already set on awakening the God Tree in Konoha.

The place where his dream began—would also be the place to witness his ultimate victory.

"Our movements have been fast, but we've drawn too much attention."

"Konoha may already be preparing to counter us."

"For the remaining Tailed Beasts, it would be best to send more forces to work together."

"If anything goes wrong, you can step in then."

Zetsu had calculated everything down to the last detail.

Letting the reanimated forces take the lead while Madara remained in control of the bigger picture was the safest course.

Now that things had progressed this far, he would allow no room for error.

Konoha was Madara's chosen final battleground.

It would also be where his mother's resurrection took place.

"Hmm."

"These puppets are of little use... but they should be sufficient to capture a few Tailed Beasts."

Madara went through his plan once more in his mind, then divided his reanimated forces into groups.

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