Chapter 130: Finding Madara Uchiha's Main Body

Hearing Madara Uchiha's words, Uchiha Feiyu fell silent for a moment, then looked up at Madara Uchiha:

"I almost forgot... you are also an Uchiha who once awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan. It seems you must have a solution?"

"Indeed... Before I left the Uchiha Clan, I had already deleted most of the records regarding the secrets of the Mangekyo Sharingan. The current Uchiha only know some basic issues regarding the Mangekyo Sharingan, and as for the solutions, I fear only some guesses remain."

Uchiha Feiyu nodded slightly. In fact, in the original work, the Mangekyo Sharingan was not something known to every passerby; perhaps some Three-Tomoe Uchiha knew of it, but ordinary Uchiha naturally had no understanding of it.

When the clan was exterminated, although Sasuke Uchiha was only seven or eight years old, he was at least the clan leader's son, yet he had no understanding of these things, which shows that even within the Uchiha Clan, the Mangekyo was not something known to everyone.

As for the issue of brothers swapping eyes for the Mangekyo, that was the most secret of secrets. If not for the secret room and stone tablet under the Naka River shrine, even Itachi Uchiha would likely not have known, and the other Uchiha were eighty percent likely to be completely ignorant.

When White Zetsu returned to the base to report intelligence to Madara Uchiha, although Madara Uchiha was interested at the time, he was no fool and certainly had to understand the specific situation of Uchiha Feiyu.

During the more than half a month that Uchiha Feiyu waited, Madara Uchiha also dispatched more White Zetsu to go to Konoha to scout for intelligence on Uchiha Feiyu, and he already had some understanding of him.

Therefore, Madara Uchiha was also very clear that this Uchiha Feiyu was not only a rogue ninja from Konoha but also did not have a close relationship with the Uchiha; for him to know of the existence of the Mangekyo regarding the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan was already the limit, and as for the flaws of the Mangekyo, the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, and similar issues, he was certainly completely ignorant.

This was also the biggest bargaining chip and bait in Madara Uchiha's hand, hoping to use this to control Uchiha Feiyu and make him his pawn.

"Then... you certainly wouldn't hand over this kind of intelligence to me for nothing, would you? Tell me, what exactly do you hope I can do for you?"

Just by turning his mind slightly, Uchiha Feiyu also understood a few things:

A lunatic like Uchiha Obito was a very rare commodity even in the Uchiha Clan; even if ordinary Uchiha awakened the Mangekyo, they would likely keep their distance from the Eye of the Moon Plan.

Madara Uchiha's plan also depended on the person; unless it was someone who had completely despaired of the real world, anyone else would only treat the Eye of the Moon Plan as a madman's fantasy.

"After all, for an old immortal like you who has faked his death for so many years to crawl out of the gutter, it clearly isn't a simple matter."

From this point of view, the plan Madara Uchiha re-formulated was even more perfect than his previous plan of finding a spokesperson. Perhaps simply controlling someone to perform the Reanimation Jutsu was Madara Uchiha's original plan, and meeting Obito was merely an accident.

"Using the Reanimation Jutsu to summon Madara Uchiha... that's right, in a situation where there are no pawns to use, it is a very normal choice to go on stage yourself. Anyway, as long as he wears a mask, others won't be able to tell he is a reanimated body."

"But before that... is it not a bit impolite to only use a clone to meet me?"

Even though Madara Uchiha was full of confidence in his plan, he was also very clear that the vast majority of ninja would never accept it.

In Uchiha Feiyu's eyes, a look of longing appeared just right, and at the same time, his whole person also revealed a bit of wariness, appearing exactly as Madara Uchiha had expected.

"Hehe... my apologies, my main body cannot move right now. If you want to see me, you will have to go there yourself."

Laughing softly twice, Madara Uchiha coughed, then continued to speak:

"Not bad, descendant of the Uchiha house. It seems you are still very clear-headed. I do indeed have matters that require your help."

"I can give you an improved version of the Reanimation Jutsu, and I can also gift you higher-level sacrifices to make the strength of the reanimated body infinitely close to their lifetime... Additionally, I can also help you solve the problem of the Mangekyo Sharingan. As for the requirements..."

Coupled with the intelligence he had gathered from Konoha through White Zetsu, he knew that Uchiha Feiyu was a person who had his own opinions, usually had no obvious tendency toward despair, and had no close relatives or friends who could guide him toward becoming corrupted...

"As long as you can help me accomplish this matter, then I can help you solve the risk of the Mangekyo Sharingan going blind!"

Hearing Madara Uchiha's words, Uchiha Feiyu was slightly stunned... This guy actually didn't want to turn me into his pawn? And didn't tell me about any Eye of the Moon Plan?

"As for the mission... as far as I know, you are a disciple of Orochimaru, so I wonder if you have heard of the Reanimation Jutsu?"

"Even the so-called collection of Tailed Beasts can be put aside for now. As long as we wait for Uzumaki Nagato to develop the Rinnegan to the point where he can perform the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, and suddenly use Black Zetsu to possess him and cast the Samsara of Heavenly Life on himself, he can be directly resurrected. And for a Madara Uchiha in his prime, wouldn't collecting those Tailed Beasts be easy?"

"Tsk... then just state your mission request!"

Hearing that Madara Uchiha did not seem to care about his lair being exposed, Uchiha Feiyu suppressed the joy in his heart and spoke very calmly:

"The Reanimation Jutsu? Of course I know it, I have even learned some... It's just that the strength of the reanimated body summoned is less than one-tenth of their prime. It might be of some use against ordinary ninja, but to me, it has no great significance."

The facts were just as Uchiha Feiyu had guessed; Madara Uchiha had never thought of letting Uchiha Feiyu help execute the Eye of the Moon Plan.

"After I die, you must reanimate me!"

Just like a guy like Uchiha Feiyu who had no weaknesses and was selfish, how could Madara Uchiha safely tell him about the Eye of the Moon Plan?

He feared that as soon as he told Uchiha Feiyu the plan, Uchiha Feiyu would directly snatch the Rinnegan and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and incidentally grind his corpse to dust!

Uchiha Feiyu did not know Madara Uchiha's speculation about him, but he could understand a thing or two in his heart:

"Clearly, this guy Madara Uchiha has no trust in me at all... But that's fair. Compared to that idiot Obito, who was arranged by Madara Uchiha from beginning to end, a guy like me who appears with a Mangekyo and shows strength that belongs to the strong among the Shadow-level, would certainly not be so easy to fool."

"However, this guy's personality is truly arrogant... Theoretically, performing the Reanimation Jutsu does not require any Uchiha bloodline, but this person never considered anyone other than the Uchiha..."

Madara Uchiha's preference naturally brought Uchiha Feiyu quite a few benefits. If he were truly cautious to the extreme, he certainly wouldn't look for the Uchiha Clan; he would just find a few talented ordinary ninja and let them help perform the Reanimation. In that case, where would Uchiha Feiyu go to find his corpse?

"Hehe, it seems you must have a jutsu on hand to break free from the control of the Reanimation Jutsu. I didn't expect that you wouldn't even want to die completely after dying. Could it be that you still have some unfulfilled wishes?"

"That has nothing to do with you, young Uchiha. You just need to tell me whether you agree to the deal!"

"Of course I agree... This kind of thing doesn't need to be considered at all. Anyway, whatever you want to do after being resurrected through the Reanimation Jutsu has nothing to do with me!"

"However, before that, my reward cannot be missing! Tell me first how to solve the problem of the Mangekyo Sharingan going blind!"

"The Mangekyo Sharingan represents the ultimate Yin Power. To solve the problem, one can only rely on the ultimate Yang Power, which is the power of the Sage Body..."

"And what represents the power of the ultimate Sage Body is my old rival, Senju Hashirama's Hashirama Cell. As long as you transplant this kind of cell, you can use the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan without limit!"

At this moment, Uchiha Feiyu and Madara Uchiha were traveling in the form of a ninja run, and while traveling, Madara Uchiha was also popularizing knowledge about the Mangekyo Sharingan to Uchiha Feiyu.

Of course, for Uchiha Feiyu, who had long since understood this, this guy's popularization was clearly not very attentive; for example, Madara Uchiha didn't say a word about the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan synthesized by using a brother's eyes.

In fact, using Hashirama Cell to solve the Mangekyo's aftermath was a niche method; after all, Senju Hashirama was only a figure from several decades ago, and before that, the Uchiha Clan did not know of this solution.

At that time, the only way for the Uchiha Clan to solve the Mangekyo problem was to seize a brother's eyes, and the brother also had to awaken the Mangekyo. Although the conditions were harsh, the Eternal Mangekyo was far stronger than the ordinary Mangekyo in pure ocular power.

However, Uchiha Feiyu had no brothers, and not even any close relatives—and even if he did, it would be useless; those with close blood ties to him couldn't even awaken the Sharingan, let alone the Mangekyo.

From this point of view, Madara Uchiha hadn't really lied much. Without opening a cheat, for Uchiha Feiyu, it really was only the Hashirama Cell that could solve the Mangekyo Sharingan problem.

Uchiha Feiyu listened to Madara Uchiha's explanation while appearing serious, all the while suppressing his excitement. Soon, the two arrived at a rather desolate hillside, and then Madara Uchiha stopped.

Strange-looking giant trees grew on the hillside, with a faint aura of chakra lingering on them. Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for Uchiha Feiyu to notice the abnormality of these trees; after all, there were too many animals and plants in the Naruto World that possessed a chakra aura.

But seeing Madara Uchiha stop here, Uchiha Feiyu immediately realized something. His powerful perception penetrated downward through the ground, and finally, at a depth of twenty or thirty meters underground, he vaguely sensed the existence of a certain barrier.

"It's right here, go down! My main body and the Hashirama Cell are down there. As long as you can fulfill my wish, everything you want is down below!"

As soon as the words fell, the Zetsu clone in front of him trembled, lost its color, and with a thud, only a White Zetsu remained, collapsed on the ground.

"Hehe... you are quite right... everything I want is down below! Unfortunately, I have no interest in fulfilling your damn wish!"

Underground cave.

The towering Demonic Statue of the Outer Path stood within the cavern, radiating eerie and terrifying chakra; Madara Uchiha, connected to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, had his eyes closed, as if he were sleeping.

Madara Uchiha had no intention of bringing Feiyu in; in fact, the entire underground cavern, aside from a few ventilation holes, had no real passageways.

As for the issue of entering and exiting, it was all left to White Zetsu; as long as one was possessed by White Zetsu and used the Mayfly Technique, one could easily travel through the earth.

"I wonder when that Uchiha brat will be able to find this place? Heh heh..."

In Madara Uchiha's view, he had already told him the specific location; if he still couldn't get in, that was his own problem.

"Anyway, that brat has already achieved Awakening of the Mangekyo Sharingan; even if his sensory abilities are a bit poor, if he spends some time digging slowly, he will eventually find my base."

This could also be considered a show of force, because Madara Uchiha knew very well how poor his current condition was; even with the protection of White Zetsu and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, if the Uchiha who came here really wanted to kill him for loot, he would have no chance of surviving.

However, before the smile had even faded from Madara Uchiha's face, the entire underground cavern began to rumble, and the cavern ceiling started to tremble.

"Damn brat... what is he trying to do?!?"

Madara Uchiha could not help but curse out loud; following the tremors inside the cavern, the originally designed Seal Barrier was completely shattered, and behind Madara Uchiha, the chakra aura of the massive Demonic Statue of the Outer Path erupted instantly.

"The location is finally confirmed... then, all of you, come out for me!"

A sinister grin appeared on the lips of Uchiha Feiyu, who stood on the hillside; he pressed his palms together, and the chakra within his body, already converted to the Earth attribute, erupted completely.

"Earth Release—Earth Rising Excavation Technique!"

In an instant, the earth shook, and the heavens collapsed and the earth split!

The once-calm hillside erupted as if a volcano had gone off, and the whole thing was blasted into the sky! A large amount of material was spewed from underground, which naturally included the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Madara Uchiha, White Zetsu, and even the entire underground cavern!

Then, with a boom, the entire cavern crashed onto the ground and shattered into pieces; the pathetic Madara Uchiha also fell to the ground, and if it weren't for White Zetsu wrapping around his body, plus him barely managing to manifest a ribcage-state Susanoo, this single blow alone would likely have sent the old man straight to his grave.

Even so, because of the violent vertical movement, the tubes behind him connecting to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path were completely severed, and the fuel that had been supporting his faint flame of life vanished entirely, leaving his face deathly pale, looking as if he were not far from death.

(End of this chapter)