Chapter 458: Madara Uchiha: Huh? The Sharingan is inferior to the Byakugan?

Nawaki asked in surprise, "Mister, could it be that you really just became a player?"

It was no wonder he was surprised.

The Samsara Game had been in the ninja world for nearly two years, with roughly hundreds of thousands of players; any ninja or samurai with even a modicum of strength had already been recruited by various factions.

A new player like Madara Uchiha, possessing such immense strength and talent, was extremely rare.

Of course, it was not entirely unheard of.

Someone like Aizen Sosuke, who had recently risen to fame, was a newly discovered talented player.

His gentle personality, perfect manners, and combination of elegance and loyalty had even sparked a craze among the other four ninja villages in the ninja world to scout for new players.

It was just that they soon discovered most civilians and ninjas who were unknown at the start were mostly of mediocre aptitude.

Finding gold in a sea of sand was, after all, a rare occurrence.

Nawaki thought to himself, "If I could recruit this mister, Big Sister would probably be very happy, right?"

Madara Uchiha did not answer, merely nodding.

He had just logged into the Samsara Game and was unfamiliar with the various rules; even if he tried to disguise himself, it would not be authentic and would soon be exposed.

It was better to tell the truth and gain trust.

Only...

Madara Uchiha's eyes were full of disappointment, and he thought, "Has Konoha already forgotten me in just a few short decades?"

A new-generation ninja like Nawaki had actually failed to recognize him.

The leader of the Uchiha Clan, the arch-nemesis of the Senju.

Madara Uchiha collected his thoughts and nodded expressionlessly, saying, "Moving together is fine."

Seeing him agree, Nawaki was very excited and laughed, saying, "Although you look cold, you're unexpectedly reasonable, black-haired mister."

"Don't call me mister."

Madara Uchiha said speechlessly, "I am older than you imagine."

Looking at the naive and innocent-faced Nawaki, that clear-eyed stupidity—should one say the bloodline power of that bastard Hashirama is very strong?

The Uchiha Clan are all idiots; there isn't even a clansman with a bloodline similar to my personality. Could it be because my bloodline power is inferior to Hashirama's?

Damn it!

Thinking of this, Madara Uchiha felt he had lost to Hashirama again, and his fist tightened involuntarily.

It was just like back in the day when he couldn't pee as far as Hashirama; it was simply a supreme humiliation.

"Mister, are you from the Land of Fire? What is your name?"

"Grass Country, Madara."

When he was at the end of his life in his twilight years, he was indeed in the vicinity of the Grass Country, so claiming to be from the Grass Country was not out of place.

Nawaki exclaimed, "Good name!"

Madara Uchiha frowned and said, "Is it?"

Nawaki said excitedly, "Of course it is. Mister might not know, but your name is exactly the same as the founder of our Konohagakure."

Then, feeling slightly dejected, he shook his head and said, "It's just that because Konoha was destroyed once, the library was burned down, and most of the records regarding Madara Uchiha were lost."

The reason why Uzumaki Naruto didn't even recognize the legendary Konoha Sannin upon first meeting them was because of this.

It was because the curriculum at the Ninja Academy was entirely focused on killing techniques.

Books regarding history and meritorious deeds were scarce and left to gather dust in the library, leading to a situation where most people only vaguely knew of some superficial deeds of the First Hokage, like Senju Hashirama, and the heads on Hokage Rock.

Of course, it also had something to do with the Second Hokage marginalizing the Uchiha Clan.

But if one were willing to look, one could still find some books.

Madara Uchiha showed a look of surprise and said deliberately, "Madara Uchiha? I've heard of him... seems he was a sinner who attacked Konoha?"

It was hard to imagine that one could hear a Konoha ninja say that Madara Uchiha was a founder.

Especially from a descendant of the Senju Clan.

Nawaki looked honest, but he said something that made Madara bow his head in thought: "That's not wrong, but one cannot deny the achievements of Madara Uchiha and the Uchiha Clan just because of the stains."

"There are stains, but one cannot deny the achievements?"

Madara Uchiha did not express an opinion; or rather, it did not matter how the ninja world evaluated him, as his goal did not lie there.

It was to create a world of true peace and ideals.

However, being able to hear the grandson of Senju Hashirama praise him was like a condiment in his boring life before creating the world.

Not bad at all.

"Watch out, a Pollution Monster is approaching!"

Tanjiro used his Dao technique, pressing his two fingers together to pinch a yellow paper talisman.

The talisman burned, and the ashes turned into a yellow paper crane flapping its wings, flying forward to sense the darkness.

A black goblin with pitch-black skin, long ears, and an explosive bomb in its hand seemed to have merged its entire figure into the darkness.

Bang.

The explosive bomb was thrown over.

Madara Uchiha's expression was indifferent, and he reached out to swat it away; this kind of crude-looking explosive bomb had at most the power of two Explosive Tags.

It could not harm me in the slightest.

Of course, having the precedent of the Exterminator who could still move after having its head cut off, even if he looked down on it, he used his full strength when attacking.

A layer of pale blue chakra quickly condensed into a skeletal hand, protecting Nawaki and Tanjiro while slapping the explosive bomb.

Boom.

The violent explosion, accompanied by waves of shockwaves, blasted a deep crater into the ground.

Even with prior expectations, Madara Uchiha did not think a single explosive bomb would have such immense power.

The Susanoo skeleton protecting his physical body was pierced by the explosive shell, leaving a large hole in its palm.

"How is this possible... the strongest defense, Susanoo... actually?"

Madara Uchiha's Sharingan slowly rotated, showing slight shock.

Among the families he had wiped out during the Sengoku era, there were also ninja skilled in throwing explosive shells, which were the predecessors to the Explosive Tag.

How could such a degree of explosive gunpowder exist inside a palm-sized bomb casing?

But fortunately,

with the protection of the Susanoo skeleton, Nawaki and Tanjiro were not injured, and taking advantage of the black goblin continuing to craft explosive bombs, they joined forces to hunt it down.

Nawaki turned his head, looking at Madara Uchiha, who was encased in the tattered Susanoo skeleton.

He wanted to speak but hesitated.

Madara Uchiha had no intention of continuing the charade either, and said coldly, "That's right, I am Uchi..."

Before he could finish, he was interrupted.

Nawaki looked at Madara Uchiha with bright eyes and said, "It's actually a Mangekyo; I didn't expect you to be quite wealthy, old man. Are you a Noble from the Grass Country?"

"???"

Madara Uchiha was rendered speechless, the remaining words stuck in his throat, unable to be uttered.

Nawaki looked full of confidence, as if he had seen through Madara Uchiha, and said, "It doesn't matter. Since the Samsara Game appeared, there has long been no prejudice regarding bloodlines. It's just like the Byakugan; even without the bloodline of the Hyuga Clan, one can still redeem it."

The Byakugan is considered a top-tier sensory eye among these 【Tier 1】 game items, and many players redeem it.

At first, the Hyuga Clan would be hostile and resentful, but gradually they became powerless to exclude others; after all, the number was too vast, and they couldn't possibly make enemies with the majority of factions.

By comparison,

the Sharingan, a combat eye that requires a high amount of Reward Points, is troublesome to evolve, and has strong side effects upon the final Awakening of the Mangekyo, is actually not redeemed by many people.

But there are still players who are quite obsessed with the Sharingan who redeem it.

It's just that a guy like you, old man, who is willing to redeem a Mangekyo, is truly rare.

After hearing Nawaki's explanation, Madara Uchiha turned red with rage.

"The Sharingan is actually inferior to the Byakugan?"

"This is too insulting!"

"Ignorant speck of sand, you don't understand even half of the Sharingan!"

(End of this chapter)