Civilians in Konoha, forging their own paths

"Moreover, Uchiha Madara not only saw it, but also has already begun to make plans to plot against all the tailed beasts!" Dihuangmaru said.

"Plotting against all the tailed beasts? What else do you know!" Nine-Tails said nervously after hearing this.

"By integrating the power of the Uchiha and Senju clans, you can possess the power of the universe and awaken the Rinnegan. Through the power of the Rinnegan, you can summon the body of the Ten Tails back to the Ninja World, and then seal the One-Tail to the Nine-Tail into the body of the Ten Tails in turn, and then the Ten Tails can be resurrected!" Dihuangwan said again.

"What? The old man even left this on the stone carving!" Kyuubi was shocked.

"What do you mean by telling me all this? Are you coveting my power and want to revive the Ten-Tails?" Nine-Tails said again.

"No, Kurama, you don't need to be nervous. Although I know all this, I have my own way to go. Besides, I am not of the Senju or Uchiha bloodline, so I cannot obtain the legendary power of all things, and I cannot awaken the Rinnegan! The one who covets your power is Uchiha Madara!" Dihuangwan said.

"Uchiha Madara, although he is very powerful, powerful enough to use the Sharingan to control me by force, but he is still far from the power of the universe!" The Nine-Tails was created by the Six Paths Sage, and we know how terrifying the Six Paths Sage's power of the universe is!

"Then we have to mention the battle in the Valley of the End where you were captured by Hashirama Senju!" Dihuangwan said.

At this moment, Kyuubi was completely different from the beginning. He pricked up his ears, not wanting to miss anything Dihuangwan said!

During the battle of the Valley of the End, although it was present, it was unfortunately suppressed by the wooden man of Senju Hashirama using the Guoan Ruchu Hand and fell into a deep sleep! As for the final outcome, it heard some of what Uzumaki Mito mentioned, and only knew that Senju Hashirama won.

"In that battle, on the surface, it seemed that Hashirama Senju won! But in reality, it was a trap set by Uchiha Madara in order to obtain the power of the universe!"

"A setup?"

"Yes, before the final battle with Hashirama Senju, Uchiha Madara knew all this through the stone tablet left by the Sage of Six Paths! In order to obtain the power of the Ten-Tails and to revive the Ten-Tails, he set up the Valley of the End!"

"In the Valley of the End, even though Uchiha Madara had the power of your Nine-Tails, he was still defeated by Senju Hashirama again! His ultimate goal is to obtain Senju Hashirama's cells, escape by faking his own death, and completely hide in the dark!"

"Fake death? Can he fake his death right under the nose of Senju Hashirama?!" Nine-Tails questioned. He knew too well the strength of Senju Hashirama. He was even stronger than Uchiha Madara!

"So, he set up this trap, betting that Hashirama's brother, Senju Tobirama, would not miss the opportunity to study his body, and successfully escape through the trigger-type time-delay ninjutsu!"

"After that, Uchiha Madara hid in secret, cultivated Hashirama's cells, and transplanted them into his own body! He eventually succeeded in obtaining the power of the universe and awakened the Samsara Eye!"

"After awakening the Samsara Eye, Uchiha Madara really sensed the existence of the Ten-Tails' body, and through the summoning technique, he summoned the Ten-Tails' body back to the Ninja World!"

"But, unfortunately, he was already very old at that time, and his body could not bear the burden of completing his plan to revive the Ten-Tails. In order to prolong his life, he took out his Samsara Eye and transplanted it into a container! At the same time, he used the power of the sacred tree in the Ten-Tails' body to continuously nourish and prolong his life!"

"How do you know all this?!" Kyuubi believed most of Dihuangwan's words.

"Because, not long ago, Uchiha Madara found me, and we had a battle!"

"Why didn't he just stay hidden, instead he exposed himself and fought you!"

"Ku Lama, I believe that with your ability, you can also see how strong I am!"

"Hmph, it's not bad, but compared to Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, you're still a long way behind!"

"Although your words are unpleasant to hear, they are true. I admit it! However, my strength should be the closest to those two!"

"That's right!" Kyuubi nodded.

"And now, I am just 20 years old, still very young, so Uchiha Madara sensed a threat in me and wanted to strangle me to prevent me from ruining his plans in the future!"

"But he didn't succeed. Without the Rinnegan, he relied on the Ten-Tails' shell to prolong his life. Now his strength is about the same as mine!"

"So, he will come to me again next time, either to recruit me into his gang, or to fake his own death through me and escape! And return to the dark!"

"And he is destined to choose the latter!"

"Oh? You are also the one who knows everything. Why don't you join him in resurrecting the Ten-Tails and become the god of the world!" Nine-Tails narrowed his eyes and said slowly.

"I've said it before, that's not the path I want to take! Even the Sage of Six Paths eventually came to an end and disappeared in the long river of history! What I pursue is just to protect the people around me and live a free life! Therefore, I am destined to be in opposition to Uchiha Madara, and I have to continue to strengthen my own strength!"

"Huh, you are an interesting person!" said Kyuubi.

"I'll just take that as a compliment from you! Kurama, as one of the separate bodies of the Ten-Tails, you are destined to be targeted by Uchiha Madara again, and I am destined to fight to protect Kushina, so we are destined to be companions!" Dihuangmaru looked at the Nine-Tails with a firm gaze.

"Companions?" Kyuubi looked at Dihuangwan and Kushina who was listening in confusion not far away, and fell silent.

"Kurouma, when I sealed you into Kushina's body, I deliberately did not set the sealing space to be the same as that of Mito-sama. Instead, I gave you a lot of freedom. I believe that you are living much more comfortably than before in Mito-sama's body!"

After hearing this, Kyuubi immediately thought of his miserable appearance inside Uzumaki Mito’s body, being entangled by layers of chains. The corners of his mouth twitched. He felt much more comfortable seeing himself this way than before!

"Kushina is still young, and not as strong as Lord Mito. You all have the same enemies. I sincerely hope that you can get along well and grow together. Only in this way can you increase your chances of winning in the confrontation with Uchiha Madara!" Dihuangmaru said, then touched Kushina's head with a gentle expression.

Kyuubi looked at the two of them, still saying nothing.

"That's all I have to say, Kurama, you should think about it carefully!" Dihuangwan said at last, and then said to Kushina, "Kushina, let's go. Only the three of us know about the conversation between Kurama and I today. I will set up a seal, and you can't tell anyone, including Minato and Tsunade!"

"Okay, I understand!" Although Kushina was confused by the conversation between Dihuangmaru and Kyuubi and didn't understand a lot of it, she still nodded obediently.

Afterwards, the two of them exited the sealed space and returned to the real world!

Jiuwei watched the two disappear, and after a moment, he slowly closed his eyes, "The power of all things, old man, could Dihuangwan be that person?"

After Dihuangwan left Kushina's yard, he looked in a direction and waved.

An Anbu ninja appeared and came in front of Dihuangwan: "Lord Dihuangwan, what do you want?"

"It's not really an order. After all, I don't hold any position. Please inform the Hokage that I have set up a spherical sensing barrier in Kushina's yard to prevent people with ulterior motives from spying on her and threatening her safety!"

"Yes, Dihuangwan-sama, I will tell Hokage-sama!"

Dihuangwan disappeared and returned to his own house. He thought that the news that he had stayed in Kushina's yard for a long time would eventually reach Sarutobi Hiruzen, so he might as well tell it himself to avoid more trouble!

Dihuangwan has begun to feel that the attitudes of Sarutobi Hiruzen and several members of the Konoha Advisory Council towards him are gradually changing. Thinking back to the anime timeline, where Hatake Sakumo was plotted to commit suicide, he has now replaced Hatake Sakumo and become the target of the conspiracy!

"But I'm not Hatake Sakumo! If you attack me, be prepared to have your hands cut off!"