Chapter 414: The Main Clan and the Branch Clan

The dark underground space.

Madara Uchiha sat alone on a stone chair, eyes tightly closed, with no expression on his face.

Compared with himself a few years ago, he is now even more indifferent.

In the silent space, only his faint breathing could be heard.

Since Lian Ye informed him that his identity was exposed, he left the Iron Country's mansion.

He came to this spot that had been prepared from the start.

This underground space is a hideout that Madara had chosen long ago.

As for other locations in the Ninja World, they are merely a ruse to mislead others.

In Lian Ye's and Hashirama's usual thinking, they would probably assume he is hidden in the deep mountains.

In fact, he is hidden dozens of meters deep underground.

Such a location can ensure that no one discovers him.

After an unknown amount of time, Madara Uchiha slowly opened his eyes.

A pair of violet Rinnegan quietly emerged.

They emitted a faint purple glow, indifferent to everything, like a deity.

"With these eyes, Ninja World Peace will no longer be an ideal!"

Before the Rinnegan, achieving peace is no longer out of reach; for him now, it is merely a matter of time.

But for him at present, time is the most precious thing.

Madara Uchiha felt his own aging and a hint of unwillingness flashed in his eyes.

Why didn't the Rinnegan appear earlier?

Why must it come only when his strength has significantly declined?

Although the Rinnegan greatly enhanced Madara's power, his body's aging cannot be avoided.

He is already old.

His physical condition cannot support him completing the "Moon's Eye" project alone.

Time is something that all strong beings fear.

He can silently cause strong ones to slip down from their peak.

Until finally the oil is exhausted and the lamp withers.

Everyone's lifespan is different.

Some can live to ninety, while others only to eighty.

And he feels he has few days left.

"I must see with my own eyes the day Ninja World achieves peace; I cannot die before that!"

A rare hint of emotion flickered across Madara Uchiha's indifferent face.

In his view, whether the peace is achieved by him personally is not unimportant.

What matters is that he wants to see it with his own eyes!

Madara Uchiha extended a withered hand and formed several special seals.

"Summoning Technique: Outsider Demon Statue!"

A deep voice echoed through the stone cavern, laden with unquestionable will.

Above YueQiu.

The confronting main clan and branch clan both halted simultaneously.

In the distance, the Outsider Demon Statue vanished in an instant.

"The Outsider Demon Statue has disappeared!"

The Otsutsuki Clan members on the moon, whether from the main clan or the branch clan, all wore grim faces.

They had been responsible for guarding the Outsider Demon Statue to prevent Kaguya Otsutsuki's revival.

Now the Outsider Demon Statue has disappeared!

"Main clan, the Outsider Demon Statue has disappeared; it must be those Earthlings meddling!"

The Otsutsuki Clan branch members said discontentedly.

"The world created by our ancestors has failed; the Earth's Ninja World uses chakra as weapons, wars never cease. We should destroy Earth and recreate a new world!"

"No, we cannot commit such a heinous act!"

The head of the Otsutsuki main clan is a man in his early thirties.

He refuted the branch's argument without hesitation.

The main clan believes in maintaining the peace world of the LiuDaoXianRenGouZou, upholding a philosophy of peace.

But the branch does not share that view.

The two have been arguing over this for an unknown length of time.

"You have been to the Ninja World; do you not know what it is like?"

The elder leading the branch stepped forward and shouted a rebuke.

The main clan leader fell silent upon hearing this.

He was sent by his father to train in the Ninja World when he was young, indeed just as the branch claimed.

The Ninja World is filled with conflict.

But that is not the branch's reason for intending to destroy the Ninja World!

"If you persist in your obstinacy, do not blame me for lingering old feelings."

The main clan leader's gaze turned icy; he had already formed murderous intent toward the branch.

"DaTongMuYuShu, you will regret this sooner or later!"

The elder of the branch family snorted coldly and, angry, turned and left with his clan.

The current branch family is nowhere near a match for the main clan.

Even if dissatisfied with the main clan's actions, they can only clench their teeth and swallow it.

"Clan head, our conflict with the branch family has reached an irreparable state," a member of the main clan stepped forward and said, "We should prepare early."

DaTongMuYuShu said nothing, merely gazing at the distant Ninja World.

"Is the disappearance of the Outsider Demon Statue related to you?"

Deep underground in the Ninja World.

Boom—!!!

The earth trembled wildly, and massive chakra tore the space.

A humanoid monster shaped like a dead tree, lacking a proper face, with only hollow eyes and a mouth, and bearing multiple arms, floated behind him.

This is the Outsider Demon Statue!

Madara Uchiha turned his head to look at the Outsider Demon Statue behind him, a slight smile curling his mouth.

Having the Rinnegan, he naturally knew how to use it.

Under his control, the Outsider Demon Statue extended several chakra Lock Chains that plunged straight into his back.

The Outsider Demon Statue can continuously supply chakra.

It prevents his body from further aging.

Thus, he can live to see the day the Ninja World attains peace!

Next, he can harness the power of the Outsider Demon Statue.

Madara Uchiha manipulated the Outsider Demon Statue, merging its life energy with Zhuan Cells.

The Outsider Demon Statue's roots, like living things, pierced the earth, beginning to catalyze and nurture…

Pale humanoid embryos formed on the roots like fruit.

Pop—

The first Bai Jue, its features indistinct and its whole body pallid, emerged before Madara.

"Lord Ban!"

It respectfully addressed the master who created it.

Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan gazed upon this first creation.

"White… absolute…"

He bestowed their name.

For some reason, he felt this thing should be called Bai Jue.

Then came the second, third… hundreds and thousands of Bai Jue were continuously produced, filling the entire Underground Space.

Madara Uchiha watched the Bai Jue army he had cultivated, a look of total control appearing on his aged face.

"Go." He whispered the command, his will transmitted through the Outsider Demon Statue to each Bai Jue.

"Slip underground, go to every corner of the Ninja World… become my eyes and ears, my hands and feet…"

Countless Bai Jue, like worker ants obeying orders, silently merged into rock and sank into the ground, beginning a noiseless infiltration and lurking.

Having done all this, Madara Uchiha closed his eyes again.

Only he failed to notice that a black substance in the shadows also slipped away silently.

"Madara, this guy finally awakened the Rinnegan!"

Heijue's face showed excitement; everything proceeded smoothly according to plan!

It believes it will soon be able to rescue its mother!

"By the way, it's been a long time since I visited Chu Zi."

Saying that, it immediately headed to Konoha Village.