Chapter 192: Madara: What, I've become Hokage?

Yuzhi has no brothers, and Madara learned this through the Black Absolute.

At first he didn't pay much attention to Yuzhi, largely because he had no brothers.

The Uchiha Clan's brothers have always been the most peculiar; they share an incomprehensible bond, as if each is a missing piece of the other.

Even for some extreme Uchiha, they would rather abandon parents or other relatives, willing to protect their own younger brother.

Though the Senju Clan also have a similar mindset, compared with the Uchiha they are truly far behind.

Moreover, as an Uchiha who has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, Madara knows exactly what must be done to elevate these eyes to the Eternal Eye.

That's why he previously told Yuzhi that Yuzhi had endured unimaginable pain, and in his view that pain is the loss of a brother.

Only now, looking back, does he realize a terrifying fact.

"This little bastard has no brothers!"

Without brothers one cannot forge the Eternal Eye, yet why has this kid managed to awaken these eyes?

Madara Uchiha is now filled with incomprehension; he can't make sense of what's happening.

Unless he was stuck with him from the start with no way to jump off, Yuzhi would consider pulling out his "oxygen tube" early.

Back then Yuzhi was actually nervous, fearing he'd been chosen by Madara Uchiha, because he knew following Madara led nowhere.

Madara asked coldly, while Yuzhi raised an eyebrow.

"You're the brat!"

"What's the problem?"

In the end he relied on all sorts of means, even traveling to the moon and using that huge eyeball to succeed; you tell me that such a thing is easy?

Can such words really be spoken so lightly?

If it were truly that simple, did he really need his own brother's eyes back then?

Facing Madara Uchiha's threat, with his carotid already clutched, Yuzhi is not scared; before he dared not and couldn't, now he truly fears nothing.

"Don't wait for me to resurrect, otherwise…"

Since that's the case, Indra has no one to replace his eyes, so his situation…

"Bloodline, you mean bloodline?"

Why does this kid constantly exude such strangeness?

How did he manage all this, what exactly is he?

The two are merely using each other, and this guy is clearly in the superior position; if he doesn't speak, he really can't do much.

Madara isn't the type to hold back; if there's a problem he asks it outright, after all all this is truly bizarre.

Not surprising? Isn't it just the Mangekyou Sharingan being upgraded?

"You mean our two eyes?"

Perhaps those clan members saw your stupidity back then, which is why no one left with you.

"Does Indra have brothers?"

"When you resurrect, I might have already awakened the Wheel of Reincarnation Eye, and don't forget, I can seize Zhangmen's Wheel of Reincarnation Eye."

Still, he's prepared; even if Yuzhi doesn't answer, he can understand—after all, who doesn't have some secrets?

It's not that he refuses to think about it; ancient Uchiha texts have always recorded that the way to obtain the Eternal Eye is through the eyes of relatives, especially brothers.

Hearing Madara's words, Yuzhi instantly grasped the guy's meaning.

Madara feels similarly; he thinks this guy is truly unreliable.

"No wonder there are so many idiots in the Uchiha; the emotional issues stem from you, it's your leading this brat that turned the Uchiha into that monster."

Madara then understood Yuzhi's point, but the bloodline issue made him frown even more.

Even if Yuzhi isn't afraid, he doesn't want to make it that troublesome.

Neither he nor Hikari have siblings, yet both possess the Eternal Eye; Madara Uchiha finds that the most puzzling.

Fortunately, seeing Madara's increasingly sour expression, Yuzhi knows what moderation is; teasing a bit is enough, continuing further might earn a grudge.

"Alright, I know your confusion; let me ask you something—have you never considered a question?"

"Your eyes."

Knowing what Madara was thinking, Yuzhi immediately switched to a teasing tone, but his words not only made Madara's eyes widen, even Hikari paused.

Hikari at this moment really wants to punch Yuzhi twice—'Bang Bang'—as his own eye-opening process has been so rugged.

Seeing Madara's tightly furrowed brow, Yuzhi let out a slight sigh, showing a helpless expression.

Moreover, they aren't exactly people of the "same camp"; he naturally knows Yuzhi's motives aren't just those so-called "ancient texts."

Madara spoke naturally, but after a moment he was stunned, realizing exactly what Yuzhi's question was asking!

Indra's brother is Asura, and what the descendants of Asura excel at, his "tragic experience" has made him fully understand.

Madara could no longer hold back; he glared at Yuzhi and whispered.

"But what does this guy actually mean?"

"You're truly hopelessly stupid."

This guy surely has other ideas; he's just going along with his own explanation, while he also wants to figure everything out.

Yuzhi doesn't believe Madara hasn't investigated him; after all, in Grass Country his recruitment is basically "casting a wide net," and when he spots a suitable target he naturally conducts a "background check."

Still, that's normal; it's most strange that this guy isn't curious about his and Hikari's situation.

"What's so surprising? Isn't it just the Mangekyou Sharingan being upgraded?"

"You're not talking nonsense, those Senju people."

Over a thousand years of change, the Uchiha bloodline, though still well preserved, hasn't produced a family like the "Spiral Vortex."

The problem is, they continue to wane and weaken; aspiring to reach the ancestors' level is sheer delusion!

"Do you have any way to enhance the bloodline?"

Ban felt he had heard the most unbelievable thing, he furrowed his brows and asked Yuzhi.

"The answer has always been there; it's just that you and those old evil Uchiha ghosts from before have had your eyes clouded by pride."

Yuzhi let out a light laugh and said slowly.

"Although I was only conducting an experiment, in fact I have reached a conclusion.

Now I'll ask you another question: how did the other bloodline limits in the shinobi world originate?"

"Other bloodline limits?"

Ban was startled by the question, then his eyes widened instantly.

He despised the other bloodline limits, because the rest are derived from chakra fusion, whereas the Uchiha's are born from the gods and manifested through the body.

After all, they inherit Indra; after all they possess the Sage's eye!

Yet this contempt made him realize he had missed something, some crucial information.

"The other bloodline limits are chakra fusions, thus integrated into the bloodline. This is also a way to enhance the bloodline!"

Ban murmured, but quickly his gaze turned to Yuzhi; after a hesitation, he…

"So you, the two of you, how many bloodlines have you actually developed?"

"Not that many, I guess."

Yuzhi lightly shrugged, looking at Ban, he seemed somewhat relieved but also showed…

"One is Scorch Release, one is Melt Release, and there is a Storm Release still to be developed, while the bloodline eliminated me, and I also have Fire Release.

And because I fused with the power of Asura, I unexpectedly obtained Wood Release; that's about all."

Is that what you call "that's all"?

Ban didn't feel like speaking, because he found the guy in front of him utterly hateful.

Moreover, he realized a problem: he had so many issues he hadn't thought through, yet this kid in front of him seemed to understand everything?

Does this make me look too stupid?

Or perhaps I really am a bit "clumsy"?

Otherwise, why can this guy see a different side to everything, while I need a prompt to see it?

Ban was clearly lost in confusion, and Hikari raised an eyebrow.

"Storm Release? Did this guy slip away again?"

——

"That guy is actually Uchiha Obito?"

In the Leaf Village Hokage Tower's advisory office, Minato looked at the three Kakashis before him, his complexion appearing somewhat dazed, he…

Not only him, the Third Hokage's expression was also odd; he knew exactly who Obito was.

Because Obito, like Yuzhi, was famously the Uchiha dead weight at the academy!

Moreover, Kakashi's Sharingan was also given by Obito.

Even the Third Hokage found it hard to know this person, especially since he even added the title "Sharingan Hero" to Obito.

Result: this kid actually didn't die?

Not only didn't he die, he also caused so many incidents?

Even Ziraiye was dazed at this moment, because the issue of the Prophesied Son made him ponder Obito, and he turned his gaze to that Kakashi kid.

And at that time Yuzhi had said, no one knows whether Obito is dead or alive, after all there is no corpse, and now his words have become prophecy?

Is this too much of a crow's beak?

"Hmph, evil Uchiha brat!"

Senju Heigan's face darkened upon hearing the name, but soon he asked in confusion,

"Who is Uchiha Obito?"

Senju Heigan didn't know anything about Obito, after all, Edo's reincarnation and Yuzhi had both filled him with anger.

There are also Shisui and Hikari, two "extremely dangerous individuals", and he was too lazy to care about anyone else.

"Lord Second Hokage, Obito… was once my subordinate and student."

Minato's mind hasn't fully recovered yet, but he sighed helplessly and said,

"He took part in a top‑secret mission that could end the war; we all thought he was dead, and Kakashi's eyes were given by him, but we didn't expect…"

"Now it seems the Nine‑Tails incident was done by him."

The Third Hokage could clearly see Minato's distress; after all, he had also lost Orochimaru and felt a bit of empathy, and he let out a sigh, saying,

"Has the Fifth Hokage not arrived yet? Such an important matter."

Such an important matter naturally requires immediate notification to Yuzhi, the current Hokage.

Kakashi did so, but when he ran to the Hokage's office he discovered a crucial problem: no one was inside.

With no other option, he could only send ANBU to Yuzhi's house to find someone, and then he reported this to Minato and the others.

This is considered normal procedure; when Hokage Yuzhi is absent, naturally it requires reporting to the Hokage's assistants and advisors.

However, to determine anything or make any decision, the Hokage's approval is required.

Unless the Hokage is confirmed incapacitated, otherwise the "ancestral law cannot be changed", and they are not the idiot Danzo.

"Hmph, he's utterly unfit to be Hokage!"

Senju Heigan opened extremely displeased, saying, "Although Yuzhi's policies are quite good, aren't they too lazy?"

"Lazy dog, unfit to be Hokage!"

However, he only shouted a bit and thought about it briefly.

If Yuzhi truly handled everything personally, they'd probably lose their jobs.

Knock knock knock—

Just then, the door of the advisor's office was knocked, and soon an ANBU walked in.

"Sir/Madam, we have found the Hokage."

"Where is he now?"

Minato immediately spoke up, asking, "He is more anxious than anyone right now."

"The Hokage and the Hokage's wife are at the Hokage Rock."

That ANBU lowered his head and spoke, but just as his words fell, he instantly discovered that there was nobody left in the room.

It was as if the place was haunted, as if nobody had ever existed here.

"So anxious?"

That ANBU didn't dare think too much; he merely wondered what could possibly have made everyone so anxious. —

"Hmph, Leaf Village."

Leaf Village, on the Hokage Rock.

Madara Uchiha stood on the statue of Tobirama Senju, gazing into the distance, as if he had returned to fifty or sixty years ago, before he had left.

It also felt like returning to childhood, when he and Hashirama Senju were two young innocents, dreaming of building a village here that could shelter everyone.

Now all of this has succeeded, but all of this has also headed down an 'unforeseen path'.

The seas have turned to fields, things have changed, that foolishly smiling Hashirama Senju, who would often become depressed, has already died.

And I myself am merely a reincarnated soul, like a ghost revisiting my old stomping grounds.

"How about it, my Leaf Village's prosperity?"

Watching Madara Uchiha's small silhouette gazing into the distance, his spiky hair fluttering in the wind, Yuzhi also stepped onto the statue of Tobirama Senju and asked with a smile.

"This isn't your Leaf Village, even if you are now the Hokage."

Madara Uchiha snorted coldly, but he couldn't help feeling a bit annoyed.

"This brat, how is he using the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

He doesn't know where he was resurrected via Edo Tensei, but it must be a place relatively far from Leaf Village.

Yet they returned from that place to Leaf Village in the blink of an eye; that sensation of traversing space instantly let him realize something: this guy knows Tobirama Senju's technique!

"Could it be that this is why he awakened that cunning Tobirama Senju?"

"The Flying Thunder God Technique is deeply etched in Madara's memory; it was precisely because of this technique that his brother Izuna died in battle!"

He naturally hated Tobirama Senju to the core, but now he suddenly came to hate himself even more.

"If only back then I could have figured out the principle of the bloodline limit, and not been confined by the Uchiha clan's ancient texts' ideology, then could I have obtained the Eternal Mangekyō earlier?"

When facing mistakes and problems, people always have two mindsets: one is to continually look for their own causes, the other is 'it's all the world's fault'.

If there is no comparison, normally it's all 'it's all the world's fault'; but once there is a comparison target and a 'pioneer',

Then, people will also continually seek causes within themselves; Madara is now contemplating his own problems.

Yuzhi discovered that he had done it, even bringing his wife along to do it; if back then I could have discovered and done it, would the world still be like this?

Without discussing how this world will develop in such a grand way, at least his brother wouldn't have died!

Moreover, Madara is also a strong one; his confined thinking prevented him from thinking of it; now that the confinement is broken, he can only hate himself.

"However, Tobirama Senju is still an extremely cunning guy!"

Although he hates himself, he won't forget Tobirama Senju; fortunately he now knows his situation, he took a deep breath and turned his head to look to the side.

Just a moment later, the corner of his mouth also twitched involuntarily, because he had discovered a very serious problem.

From the First to the Fourth, the statues all looked proper, but upon reaching Yuzhi's statue,

"Why is your statue carved so well?"

"Isn't that nonsense? The Uchiha clan isn't short of money, and besides I'm the first Uchiha Hokage; didn't the family naturally fund me to find the best sculptor?"

Yuzhi naturally nodded, but he couldn't help muttering, "Leaf Village is really stingy."

Although building statues is something Leaf Village should do, in terms of budget he stubbornly blocked Yuzhi's funds; no matter what Yuzhi said, not even Minato agreed.

In short, Leaf Village pays for the normal construction costs, you find the best sculptor, and Leaf Village won't cover that expense!

This means that Yuzhi's statue was funded by the Uchiha clan.

"Huh?"

But just then, Yuzhi suddenly froze for a moment, then he pulled out an ANBU mask and threw it to Madara Uchiha.

"Put it on, someone might be coming."

"Who?"

Madara obviously didn't want to be a 'sewer rat'; he has always been 'open and aboveboard'.

"The current higher-ups of Leaf Village, Tobirama Senju is among them too."

Yuzhi raised his eyebrows, flashed a wicked smile, and seeing that, Madara's fist clenched again.

Heaven knows why Tobirama Senju would come at this time, but he still took a deep breath and put on the mask.

He really didn't want to meet that damned Tobirama Senju face to face, and his current appearance also seemed quite off.

His face was covered in cracks, the whites of his eyes completely black, which already completely indicates he is an Edo Tensei; exposing himself now is definitely not a good thing.

"Should I leave?"

"Where could you go? Just stay quietly off to the side."

Hearing Madara's words, Yuzhi shook his head, he guessed it might be about Obito; regardless, he didn't care whether Madara Uchiha heard it or not.

He's also somewhat of an expert at trapping Obito.

"Fifth Hokage!"

Just as Madara had just put on the mask, Tobirama Senju's voice came through, making Madara's fist clench even tighter.

If I weren't in such a terrible condition now, if this damn place weren't Leaf Village, if Senju Feijian weren't also Impure Earth Reincarnation, he really wants to act!

Senju Feijian's expression is also grim now, because he discovered that Yuzhi is boldly standing on his own statue.

Isn't it that you don't have a statue yourself, and you have to step on my head to feel comfortable?

He glanced at Yuzhi and Hikari, feeling only resentment and grievance, but the instant his gaze fell on Madara Uchiha, he suddenly froze.

This kid, why does he feel oddly familiar?

And for some reason, a deep loathing welled up inside him; he seemed eager to rush over and choke this kid to death!

"Is there something?"

Yuzhi showed a puzzled expression; he didn't explain Madara's matter, but instead spoke uncertainly.

"All this rushing—just say what's up directly."

"The identity of that mysterious masked person, I'm afraid we already know."

Minato couldn't help but glance at the strange Madara Uchiha behind Yuzhi, who wore an ANBU mask.

Normally, the ANBU shouldn't have such a person, but Yuzhi didn't let anyone leave him nor ask further; he truly believes in this Hokage Yuzhi.

"He found Kakashi, got Kakashi to help him, and finally tried to take back Kakashi's eye, but Kakashi drove him away, he—"

"Is it Obito Uchiha?"

Before Minato could finish, Yuzhi laughed and interrupted, "These are all things he did; how could I not know?"

"This."

Minato stared at Yuzhi in disbelief, while Senju Feijian, the Third Hokage, and Ziraiye all showed puzzled expressions.

Even Madara Uchiha, listening nearby with his mask on, was stunned: "What the hell is going on, what is that idiot Obito up to?"

Kakashi, who had followed, remained calm; after a moment of contemplation, he let out a slight sigh.

"Indeed worthy of the Hokage, you guessed his identity back then, right?"

"Yes, I warned you then; that guy was problematic, he resembled Obito."

Yuzhi nodded, but his peripheral glance swept over the nearby Madara Uchiha, and Madara saw his movement.

This made Madara raise an eyebrow; he naturally knew the matter—back then his goal was to keep Obito from letting even his dreaming chant of 'Kakashi and Rin' learn of him.

As for everyone else, he didn't care at all, especially Yuzhi; he even hoped that this guy would learn about Obito, because Obito is the one who hates him the most.

Those he despises recognize him, while those he cares about turn a blind eye; such a shock can push Obito into darkness!

His approach was correct, and facts prove it, but the problem is why Obito has now self‑detonated?

What level of stupidity has this guy reached to do such a thing?

Yet soon, he suddenly calmed down, his gaze scanning Yuzhi back and forth before bowing his head.

"Having met this guy, Obito Uchiha must have had a terrible experience."

Madara Uchiha murmured softly, though he didn't know the details, he sensed that the person before him possessed chakra similar to his.

Even someone who has already walked the same path as him, he feels Obito probably can't gain any benefit at all!

If it were him facing Obito, perhaps he'd only think Obito is a nuisance, like a fly—annoying yet impossible to kill—and nothing else.

Yuzhi, likely the same!

"But unexpectedly, this guy actually self‑detonated."

As expected, although Yuzhi didn't know what Madara was thinking, his words confirmed Madara's speculation.

"After all, none of his methods have any substantive effect; attacking me and Hikari is useless, and we resolved the Nine‑Tails incident.

Attacking Kakashi now has no solution, and assaulting Rin to draw out Kakashi and seize his eye yielded no results.

Moreover, Kakashi can use the Flying Thunder God with his eye, and Rin also wields our Flying Thunder God Kunai, so we can reinforce at any time.

The Mist Village's conspiracy has been eliminated, and we've largely mapped out the Akatsuki Organization; perhaps except for the Dragon Vein, nothing he does has any effect.

So he sought Kakashi, trying to persuade Kakashi to help him; that isn't hard to understand."

Although just a fragment of words, Madara seemed to feel how miserable Obito has been over the years.

Yet every time it's a failure, and after failing, no one cares about him that much; how stupid is this guy really?

"And everything I left for him, he lost them?"

Madara was dazed; he had left so much for Obito, yet it was all either investigated or removed.

The Mist Village's political assets vanished like that? And the Akatsuki also got exposed early for him?

Attacking Uchiha Haori—why did Obito lose his mind and do this?

And not only Uchiha Haori, that woman who also possesses the Eternal Eye, he actually attacked both of them at once?

And the Nine‑Tails incident—most likely this guy acted against the Nine‑Tails, but wasn't the Tailed Beast collection plan supposed to wait until the heretical statue was restored?

Could it be that this idiot's actions caused the Akatsuki to be investigated?

Thinking of this, Madara felt some regret for the first time; he truly regretted why he saved Obito instead of strangling him then.

"And Black Zetsu—wasn't it my will? Why didn't it stop Obito?"

Madara roared inside, as the will's action permission should be high, why didn't it stop Obito?

Not to mention anything else, detonating the cursed seal in Obito's heart would physically erase him, then steal Impure Earth Reincarnation to awaken me, and re‑plan!

Even timely stop‑loss can't be done; is this truly his will?!

For a moment, Madara had a terrifying thought.

"But why does he think you would betray?"

Yuzhi deliberately asked, and what he now intends to do is give Obito a final verdict!

"Because he thinks I owe him."

Kakashi gave a wry smile and shook his head, but at that moment his gaze had become resolute.

"However, he's not wrong; I indeed owe him—my life and my eye were given to me by him."

It's just that the Obito I was given has already passed away; that was the Leaf Village hero Obito, not this one who crawled out of hell and fell completely into darkness as an evil spirit!

He attacked the Leaf; he did so many unforgivable things to us; he is no longer the Obito I knew.

Now what I must do is either help him find his own surrender, or send him into the Pure Land!

I don't know what he went through, but I will not allow him to lay a hand on my friends, his home.

Perhaps when I later enter the Pure Land, I will sincerely apologize to him, but definitely not now!

"I believe in you, Kakashi."

Yuzhi nodded; with Kakashi's words, the matter concerning Obito was finally put to rest.

Whether he is Obito or not no longer matters, because regardless, he'll be targeted by the Leaf just as before!

"Ah, I never expected things to turn out like this."

Shui Men watched Kakashi's resolve, feeling both delighted and deeply uneasy.

The happiness naturally came from Kakashi emerging from the gloom and seeing his path, but the unease is also certain; Obito, after all, is his subordinate and disciple.

The once sunny, cheerful boy has become like this now; even without knowing the reason, his heart is still very heavy.

"In fact, all of this has a traceable pattern."

Yuzhi shook his head, thought for a moment, and then spoke to give everyone a precaution.

"The source of his anger is probably that he feels Kakashi, Lin, and you, Shui Men, didn't recognize him."

"Mm?"

Kakashi was a bit stunned, and Shui Men was too—so this is also a reason?

"Uchiha are all extreme; I cannot deny that. Obito is the laggard; what he most craves is probably everyone's recognition."

Yuzhi began a solemn pseudo‑analysis, but his words made Madara Uchiha's eyelids twitch.

"Kakashi, Lin, and senior Shui Men, you are his teammates; I'm afraid what he values most in his heart are you, and he especially longs for your recognition.

This recognition surpasses the heavens; he wishes that at all times you can recognize him, that you can always know who he is."

"So... that's why he dressed like that, to test us?"

Kakashi felt his mind faltering and asked in disbelief.

It was a wager.

Madara Uchiha thought to himself, but he couldn't help glancing at Yuzhi; though the difference was slight, it basically matched the facts.

This guy is truly terrifying.

"It should be, because as soon as he acted, he attacked Lin, and also dressed like that—changed his hairstyle, voice, even wore a mask—only a demon could recognize him."

Yuzhi nodded, then disdainfully shook his head and said.

"I recognized him because when he acted there were Uchiha traces, so I subconsciously asked a question; actually at the time I wasn't quite sure, until—"

"Did he use an eye technique that matches Kakashi's?"

Shui Men seemed to realize something and opened with a puzzled question.

"But why didn't someone else steal his eyes?"

"Because he activated the Mangekyou Sharingan right before us."

Yuzhi gave a wry smile, pointed at his own eyes, and continued.

"At that moment I felt a powerful Shadow Release erupting, and his eyes also changed; I couldn't be certain then."

"In fact, even until just now I wasn't fully sure, but now I can confirm: he did activate the Mangekyou Sharingan, causing himself to fall into darkness."

Yuzhi's explanation made both Kakashi and Shui Men nod; they seemed to understand why Yuzhi had kept silent.

After all, no one can be sure what this guy truly is; we can't define him based on a one‑sided guess, can we?

Only they also felt a bit upset; if back then—

"Truly, as expected of the Uchiha, how evil."

Fortunately, Qian Shou Fei Jian let out a cold hum nearby and scoffed, saying.

"Based on such a childish reason, he doesn't even look at what kind of ghost he himself is, nor cares about others' conditions."

"Nor does he consider what he himself has done, simply demanding others must achieve everything, ignoring any objective facts."

"He truly is as evil as Madara Uchiha, equally incomprehensible, equally a lunatic!"

Madara Uchiha's fist hardened—how does this involve him?

"Although Obito's problem was caused by him, does Uchiha claim every problem is my fault?"

"Uchiha Haori is right in front of you, and you still don't say it, right?"

"You truly live up to Qian Shou Fei Jian!"

And Yuzhi was stunned; cursing Madara Uchiha right before him—you're really brave.

Fortunately, now Madara Uchiha, under Yuzhi's strong pressure, appears 'reasonable'; otherwise, Yuzhi wouldn't dare imagine what he'd do.

"Indeed, this guy is a lunatic."

Yuzhi also nodded, showing strong agreement with Qian Shou Fei Jian's words.

"Obito has clearly fallen into a 'recognition' delusion, caring not about you all."

"Especially since he saved Kakashi and Lin, in his mind Kakashi and Lin must thank him, must recognize everything he did, must acknowledge him."

"Regardless of what he did or who he is, you must recognize him immediately, or he'll think the world has betrayed him."

"Now he's beyond cure; everything he does next proves this, especially the Nine-Tails incident."

"I think that's enough for everyone to see what kind of person he truly is."

Speaking of the Nine-Tails incident, Shui Men's complexion instantly turned sour.

He will never forget how that guy attacked his Kushina and Naruto back then; if he hadn't handled it properly, Naruto would probably have died!

Attacking a newborn infant, even placing a detonator seal on Naruto, is an unforgivable act.

Even later moving against Kushina would be intolerable to Minato; had Yuzhi not acted fast and mercilessly, defeating the Nine‑Tails in time and sealing it away.

Naruto would lose his mother, and he would also lose his beloved!

"You self‑righteous selfish beast!"

Even the Third couldn't hold it in; if Obito hadn't caused the Nine‑Tails incident, could Lake Biwa have suffered being taken down?

Even though Leaf Village is already working on reviving her now, that grief still lingers in his heart.

"Obito, is he such a person?"

Kakashi was also a bit stunned, but after thinking carefully about Obito's attitude toward Yuzhi and Lin's relationship, it seemed he began to understand.

Lin has a fondness for Yuzhi, and every time Lin mentions Yuzhi, Obito's mindset explodes; isn't that a selfish display?

So this is the real Obito?

For some reason, Kakashi felt a considerable weight lift from his mind.

"Alright, let's drop the talk about that Obito kid; it's meaningless."

Yuzhi clapped his hands, smiled, and interrupted everyone.

"No matter what he does, it's the same for us; Leaf Village won't fear him!"

What we need to do now is to continue our plan step by step.

Don't forget, only unifying the ninja world is our most important task right now.

Madara Uchiha listened silently, and he couldn't help but nod at those speculations about Obito.

Obito is selfish; it was this that made him choose Obito, and for such "selfishness" he would forsake everything to do what he wants.

So it's not surprising these things can be analyzed; after all, Obito was foolish enough to do so many things, and if one can't guess this, those people don't deserve to be Leaf Village's higher‑ups!

He now somewhat understands why Obito would ask Kakashi to "self‑destruct," still because of this guy's "selfishness."

He believes that if others owe him, they should repay him and act according to his ideas; this selfishness forged his Mangekyou Sharingan and shaped his character and will!

"Damn fool, I know you're stupid, but I didn't expect you to be that stupid!"

Madara Uchiha cursed inwardly, but soon fell silent.

Because he heard Yuzhi say he wants to unify the ninja world?

That sentence left Madara completely stunned; had it been said earlier, he probably would have approved Yuzhi's idea, since he once had such a dream.

But all this was thwarted by his dearest friend Senju Clan ZhuZhang, so he grew despondent about the world.

Now, however, he mutters to himself about Yuzhi's "hypothesis," but the problem is, with such a "hypothesis," why still aim to unify the ninja world?

You should spark war, let conflict rage endlessly, let blood flow without cease!

Let them fight, fight to the death, fight so everyone's experience grows richer; only those who survive become strong enough to face crises!

What the hell are you doing trying to unify the ninja world, are you sick!?

For a moment, Madara even doubted whether he was being deceived, but fortunately Senju Heiman spoke again.

"I know it naturally; I don't need this lazy‑dog Hokage to say it."

Senju Heiman snorted disdainfully, then addressed Yuzhi.

"As for you, the Akatsuki Organization becoming the ninja world's public enemy—how are they doing, can they be relied upon?"

Akatsuki Organization as the ninja world's public enemy?

Madara instantly caught on, seeming to understand Yuzhi's meaning.

Since there is an external enemy, the best response is indeed endless war, but once training reaches a certain level, integrating forces is also needed.

At the same time, simulating the external foe and continuing to hone everything in the ninja world, the Akatsuki Organization was clearly being eyed!

"Rest assured, they'll behave, for the march of time will force them step by step in that direction."

Yuzhi smiled; because Madara was present he chose to be more vague, otherwise he would have said, "Nagato has already knelt, don't panic."

"Very well, what about Madara Uchiha from the other world?"

Senju Heiman nodded, then spoke again.

"What do they say, how far will they help?"

Hold on, Madara Uchiha from another world?

In an instant, Madara was completely bewildered—what the hell does that mean?

Suddenly, he recalled Yuzhi's earlier words: Dragon Vein!

Obito manipulated the Dragon Vein, thus triggering time, and as a result another Madara Uchiha appeared—himself?

And that self still has ties with this Leaf Village?

What the hell is going on now?

"Second Hokage, at least that's the First Hokage, though not from our world."

Minato awkwardly reminded, "Yuzhi is indeed a Hokage, even if he's from another world, he's still Uchiha, show some respect."

Me?

First Hokage?

Madara was even more stunned, how could there be such an interesting world?

"Hmph, that's only because that world gave me an accident; otherwise how could such an evil world emerge!"

Senju Heiman glared at Minato with displeasure, then turned to Yuzhi.

"Everything on our side is proceeding smoothly; don't drop the ball, Hokage."

"Fine, shut up, I know what to do."

Yuzhi pursed his lips, glanced at the smirking Hikari, then with peripheral vision stared dumbfounded at the stone‑stiff Madara.

For a moment he got a headache; Senju Heiman really is a big mouth!

And at that moment Senju Heiman seemed to recall something, furrowing his brows and rubbing his chin.

"Madara Uchiha?"

I don't know why his gaze fell on that foolish, silent little brat beside him, and the urge to strangle him grew much stronger.