Chapter 193: The Secret of the Death God, Yahiko's Resurrection

I really am the Hokage?

It's not you, it's another Madara Uchiha.

Quannai killed Senju Tobirama, so without Senju Tobirama, I became the First Hokage?

In another world, it's like this: according to that Madara's saying, without Senju Tobirama causing trouble, Senju Hashirama's support let him smoothly become Hokage.

Indeed, Senju Tobirama is the root of all evil; I should have killed him back then!

In Yuzhi's home, looking at the dazed Madara Uchiha constantly asking strange questions, Yuzhi also couldn't help rubbing his brow.

Beside her, Hikari watched all this with some amusement, feeling it particularly interesting.

Yuzhi's fabricated story unexpectedly encountered the real person, and the worst part was that Senju Tobirama actually said this to the real person's face.

Now Hikari can't help wondering, if Yuzhi goes on pretending to be the so-called 'Madara Uchiha', how will the situation develop?

Yuzhi nodded, looking doubtfully at Ban and asked.

However, this state of Senju Tobirama is the best Senju Tobirama: he has experience, awareness, and capability, but lacks strength.

Ban's face darkened as he thought of Yuzhi's description of Obito's miserable state, and then thinking about that guy who kept claiming to be 'Madara Uchiha', he truly regretted it.

Impure World Reincarnation was probably learned in just a couple of hours, and the material was just random death row inmates pulled from prison.

As for that guy's true resurrection in the future, Yuzhi could also accept it.

That guy, using my name to swindle all day?

But essentially, he is someone willing to compromise for the greater good, which is also why Yuzhi can somewhat accept him.

Although Ban is hard to deal with, he still has professional expertise, and he immediately retorted.

Ban had long noticed that whenever Yuzhi spoke of Obito, he would glance at him, which already shows Yuzhi knows he has a connection with Obito.

You don't know, that guy only has a wisdom score of two at the ninja academy?

Yuzhi really wanted to complain, and then helplessly spoke.

How good can you get?

His sensory ability can only be passive; asking him to actively sense others' situations would be too much for him.

Even if Ban always knew, that Obito guy has some petty thoughts, and he's not just generally stupid.

He felt that if he had truly chosen Yuzhi back then, things might have been different, at least not so embarrassing!

Now it's fine; his reputation is completely ruined, and that guy has totally gone down a different path.

Madara Uchiha unconsciously nodded, but he couldn't help glaring at Yuzhi.

Yuzhi's reputation has now been reversed; he can say whatever he wants, so he can spout nonsense freely.

He dares to let Madara Uchiha stay not only because he wants to scheme against Obito, but also because he understands that Senju Tobirama would definitely not notice any problem.

Otherwise, he wouldn't support Yuzhi in many things that seem to go against the norm; one could say this guy, although of a foul temperament, directs his anger at the Uchiha because of Madara.

After all, back then things were unstable; pretending to be weak to avoid the battlefield wasn't bad, but I never expected Leaf Village to be so inhumane.

The Senju Tobirama produced this way still looks as he did before death, possibly due to imperfect technique, but his strength doesn't even reach one layer.

Yeah, yeah, but who knows if I'm pretending?

Although your wisdom is eight or above, your physique and ninja evaluations are extremely low, especially your professional course knowledge, which is terrible!

The actual Senju Tobirama is strong, but the problem is that when Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned him, he only had one thing on his mind—consulting his teacher's opinion.

You're using my name, yet you end up getting beaten up everywhere?

You also know the specifics of what happened, and that's why they came here.

Of course, there's another reason: Senju Tobirama is someone who holds Leaf Village in his heart, clearly understands the situation, and knows how to position himself and what to do.

But looking now, Ban still underestimated Obito.

Right, I'm actually curious: did you not investigate when choosing people?

If the real and the fake meet face to face, wouldn't they be exposed on the spot?

You really ought to thank Obito; if it weren't for him, these people probably wouldn't have come.

Now it looks like Obito really did that, but this makes Ban somewhat hard to deal with.

Hikari rubbed her chin, tilting her head as she silently muttered to herself; while she was gloating, Yuzhi was somewhat speechless.

After all, I've completely covered him in every way—I can do whatever he can, and even what he can't; who's afraid of whom?

According to them, it's because they seized the dragon veins, and when they searched via the dragon veins for a world where they could plunder tailed beasts, they were drawn by our dragon vein chakra here.

But this guy really is giving me trouble.

Hmph, this idiot also did a good thing.

Don't forget, back then you were always at the bottom!

After thinking it over, Madara Uchiha immediately realized what was going on; before he died, he had told Obito, 'From now on you are Madara Uchiha.'

Just that thought caused his summoning of Senju Tobirama to be completely half-hearted.

This is also why Yuzhi has always been willing to keep him, even making him an actual advisory team, and tolerating his bragging.

Without strength, there's no way to influence him.

Hmph, this also shows you're not very bright.

Ban snorted disdainfully, arms crossed, speaking indifferently.

No matter who, those with greater talent and stronger strength can receive more protection.

Although you later began to show talent, this is already too late; otherwise you could have received the elders' protection earlier.

Isn't that just being controlled earlier?

Yuzhi scoffed and shook his head; back then his plug-in wasn't even working yet, what could he do?

Those Uzhibo ChaNa people are certainly not simple goods.

I heard that a hundred years ago, the Uchiha clan came up with something called the Ultimate Weapon, and although it was sealed, that idea hasn't changed.

Speaking of this, Yuzhi quietly turned his head to glance at Hikari, and although Hikari gave him a stare, his gaze turned out to be relatively gentle.

They are both people who have no choice, forced to be controlled; this is also why Hikari feels closest to Yuzhi—they are really too alike.

"Only the weak have such thoughts; I, the old man, had long foreseen Uzhibo ChaNa's downfall."

Madara Uchiha let out a disdainful cold snort, but then he turned his head to look out the window, seeing from time to time Uchiha clan children laughing and running past outside.

Seeing the clansmen around filled with harmony, going about their own business with smiles on their faces, and along the way greeting the patrolling squads.

Such a harmonious scene left Madara Uchiha with mixed feelings; back then, his Uchiha clan had never achieved this.

"Has this brat fulfilled Quan Nai's dream?"

Madara Uchiha silently muttered to himself, he truly couldn't forget Quan Nai falling into his arms, entrusting him to take good care of the Uchiha clan in the future.

It was merely because he chose to leave, while the Uchiha clan chose to stay, and in the end he could not fulfill his promise to Quan Nai.

"If only everything from another world could happen in this world, how great that would be."

Madara couldn't help but mutter, he had already accepted the concept that a small thing could change everything, causing the course of history to diverge and form a new world.

Moreover, he seems truly willing to accept everything from another world, which would perhaps be the most fulfilling.

Senju Feijian's life or death doesn't matter, just

"You can stay here for now; I'll temporarily leave a mark on you, and later I'll find you a place to live."

When Madara Uchiha was lost in thought, Yuzhi spoke up from the side.

"Don't overthink it either; I don't know exactly what you're thinking right now, and I also need to respect you, after all you are Madara Uchiha."

"Hmph."

Madara didn't object; he just nodded. Yuzhi leaving a mark on him is also a sign of regard—if he truly looked down on him, he'd ignore him completely, and then Madara wouldn't be able to accept it.

"When are we going to look at those ancient texts?"

"After a while we'll go to the moon to retrieve them; then I'll arrange for you to join the team and go up together."

Yuzhi spoke up directly, then stood up.

"Besides, I also have plenty of materials here for you to look at and think about."

"I understand."

Madara Uchiha nodded, but seeing Yuzhi's departing figure he hesitated a moment, yet still spoke up.

"Do you think fate can be broken, or do you think your 'hypothesis' is true?"

"Why ask that?"

Yuzhi looked at Madara Uchiha somewhat bewildered, not knowing why this guy had gone crazy again.

"In another world I became Hokage, but ZhuZhang refused to let me unify the world, which caused us to fight each other again."

"Is this the fate of Indra and Asura, or is it the inevitable result of your 'hypothesis'?"

"Only through constant war and relentless training, letting everyone reach an ultimate state, can we achieve the step in your 'hypothesis' of saving the ninja world."

"Who knows."

Yuzhi shook his head, quietly looked at Madara Uchiha and then smiled.

"Whether it's fate or destiny, there's always a solution; I'm not a believer in 'fate'."

"I only believe that people still need to rely on themselves, after all, things are made by people."

——

The moonlight was hazy; after finishing a day's work, Yuzhi did not go home.

Madara had already been settled, the Flying Thunder God seal had been inscribed, so Yuzhi could now clearly know where Madara was.

If it were the prime Madara in his youth, Yuzhi doing this would be utterly meaningless, after all others could erase such a mark with their own means.

But the current Madara lacks that means, and moreover he truly has no intention of opposing; instead he honestly stays at Yuzhi's house looking at those ancient texts.

Yuzhi must have gone to the moon; he surely didn't return empty-handed, so he also brought some books back from the moon.

Although not many, they still record quite a bit that Yuzhi wants Madara Uchiha to see, for example the changes in the ninja world recorded by the 'Moon Otsutsuki'.

For example, some situations from the era of Kaguya Ji, and some definitions regarding 'outsiders'; these two things are exactly what Yuzhi most wants Madara Uchiha to see!

"After all, some seeds have already been planted; letting him go to the moon to have a look should be fine, but how exactly is Madara supposed to be resurrected?"

Yuzhi stroked his chin, silently pondering.

What form Madara Uchiha will ultimately be transformed into, Yuzhi cannot yet be completely sure, but at least he wants him to see some 'truth of the ninja world'.

Whether he actually believes it or not, Yuzhi finds it hard to say, but from what we can see so far, this guy seems to have already wavered a little.

After all, what Yuzhi has explained to him is logically sound; after all, the Sage of Six Paths is already honored as a 'god', so his actions couldn't possibly be so 'ever-changing'.

Moreover, under Yozhi's guidance, it was he himself who uttered the definition 'a weapon forged by severing will, fearless of death'; the 'Infinite Tsukuyomi' would also likely make him start to doubt.

Doubt is the biggest crack; once the seed of doubt is sown, unless there is some irrefutable evidence to refute it, this crack cannot be repaired!

"Especially since what I give are all truths; I'm reasonably deducing from the truth, and I've even glorified the Sage of Six Paths and his ilk—no one can refute me!"

"If you want to refute, it's just to attack the character of the Sage of Six Paths."

"But whether the person who does the refuting will end up unlucky, I don't know; after all, the Sage of Six Paths' soul should be considered as 'voyeuristically' spying on the ninja world."

Yuzhi is just 'blowing' him like that; let's hope Yuzhi doesn't end up unlucky.

"You're crazy, it's the middle of the night and you still want to go out?"

Hikari looked at Yuzhi pretending to be Obito again, and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Since the Leaf Village side has already succeeded, then Miyan's side also needs to follow up; is putting words into action my ninja way?"

Yuzhi smiled indifferently, raised his eyebrows at Hikari, then laughed and asked.

"Don't worry, I won't stay out all night, and I won't let my wife guard an empty room."

Before Yuzhi could finish speaking, a pillow had already been thrown at him; fortunately, Yuzhi reacted quickly and caught it in one hand.

"Hey hey hey, murdering one's husband is a serious crime; what you're doing isn't appropriate, right?"

"Hm."

Hikari was both angry and amused by Yuzhi; she felt Yuzhi was truly blunt, but after thinking she simply leaned on the bedside and asked.

"Do you want me to go with you, and roughly when will you be back?"

"Whether I want to go or not doesn't matter; I'm just going to try reviving that guy called Mi Yan, and also see how those so‑called evil god believers are."

To be honest, Yuzhi was indeed quite curious about the situation of those evil god believers.

Nagato's efficiency was still very high, and he possessed tremendous strength; on top of that he deployed a clone personally, so naturally it was a thorough sweep.

After all, his clone puppets aren't afraid of being cut to the bone; after a clean sweep, those evil god believers were naturally eliminated.

If it weren't for them lacking a way to contact Yuzhi, they'd probably have been shaken off by Yuzhi long ago; Yuzhi only learned of this from the ANBU report.

The Hot Spring Country may not yet fall within Leaf Village's "business scope," but the ANBU's work efficiency is still trustworthy.

"An immortal body?"

Hikari tilted her head and said curiously.

"You said those guys can survive even if their heads are cut off; does such vitality really exist?"

"It exists; I'm also curious about what that so‑called evil god actually is."

Yuzhi stroked his chin and said slowly.

"But I also heard they might starve to death; the exact reason is hard to say."

"Can't be killed by beating, can't be killed by chopping, won't die from massive blood loss, yet can starve to death?"

Hikari was stunned by that remark and suddenly thought of a creature.

"So isn't that just like a cockroach?"

"No kidding, it's actually quite similar."

A cockroach can live without a head, but ultimately it dies because without a head it can't eat.

However, those evil god believers differ from cockroaches; once their bodies lose brain control, they become immobile.

This mechanism is completely different from cockroaches; they seem to let the brain dominate everything, rather than their bodily functions.

But from that perspective, as long as their will doesn't extinguish, these people should be impossible to kill.

So that so‑called starvation shouldn't exist either.

"Could it be that they kill themselves?"

Suddenly, Yuzhi realized something: could they be "self‑executed" by their own brains?

"What does that mean? Killing themselves?"

Hikari didn't understand, while Yuzhi nodded and began to explain.

"As humans, only two things are etched into our DNA: food and sex."

"Survival and reproduction!"

Hikari was starting to lose composure; how could everything Yuzhi said turn sour?

"Alright, alright, survival and reproduction."

Yuzhi spread his hands; as far as he's concerned, as long as the "highbrow and lowbrow" stuff is understood, it doesn't matter, it's not for outsiders.

"Survival is about acquiring energy, and the simplest way to acquire energy is, of course, eating."

This has been thoroughly etched into our genes and brains; if we never eat, even a tenacious life may cause the brain to develop a false perception.

Under such guidance, even the healthiest person will gradually change, developing symptoms that shouldn't appear but the brain deems real, and in the end—

"The result is death, right?"

Hikari nodded; she understood Yuzhi's point.

"Simply put, it's like illusion; once the brain accepts it as real, things go bad."

"From this perspective, it truly has a similar effect to illusion; only illusion is guided by someone, while these evil god believers…"

"…let their own brains kill themselves. This situation seems indeed absurd, but the more Hikari thinks, the more it feels like the closest to reality."

"The reason illusion can kill people is that it makes the brain believe everything they endure is real."

"But killing oneself, even as a protective mechanism, the more one thinks about it, the more absurd and incomprehensible it feels."

"Alright, stop overthinking; genes are selfish."

Yuzhi smiled, stretched lazily, then stood up.

"It doesn't care what an individual thinks; its goal is to ensure the species 'human' continues."

"An individual can skip eating without issue, but for the 'human' population that's impossible."

"Without energy intake, physiological functions shut down and death follows, so naturally a protective mechanism arises."

"I know."

Hikari nodded; she merely found it absurd and hadn't thought much further, but Yuzhi's next words made her lose composure.

"Similarly, to let humanity reproduce, another protective mechanism naturally exists, which is—"

"Shut up!"

"What's wrong, not listening to the truth anymore?"

"Aren't you supposed to have something to do? Hurry and get moving!"

"Alright, alright, I'll rush back as soon as possible; today we watch the sunrise."

As soon as the words finished, Yuzhi vanished completely from the spot, leaving Hikari holding a pillow, poised to fling it.

Watching Yuzhi disappear, Hikari couldn't help but purse her lips.

"That's really too much!"

She had already witnessed Yuzhi's excesses, but his increasingly outrageous behavior truly made her hard to hold back.

"We were supposed to watch the sunrise together, huh."

He shook his head, Hikari set the pillow down and then stood up, thought for a moment, sighed, and walked toward the bathroom.

But as she walked, she kept muttering to herself.

"It wasn't my choice; I just didn't want you to wake me up in the middle of the night, so I reluctantly agreed."

"You bastard, just how far are you willing to go?"

——

"It's confirmed: these evil‑god cultists indeed have the immortal ability the 'mysterious person' described."

In the Rain Country, inside a great hall, Xiaonan stared at Changmen with a solemn expression and said.

The intel on the evil‑god cultists came from Yuzhi, and Changmen wasted no time; he set out immediately.

Relying on his six‑path clones, he easily captured all of them, and indeed, as Yuzhi said, they were all weak.

Their fighting style was all‑out offense with no defense at all, though Changmen still had some doubts.

Since he couldn't reach Yuzhi, he simply let Orochimaru and Xie assist with the experiment, checking whether those guys could really live that long.

In fact, even when their blood was nearly drained and their bodies dismembered, they could still spew filth and curse incessantly.

This made Xiaonan fully convinced of their condition: they truly possessed near‑infinite vitality!

"Good, but where the heck did that guy go?"

Changmen was naturally pleased to hear that, after all, his true resurrection of Miyian was not far off!

The only critical issue now is that Yuzhi is absent; he can't contact him at all.

He did try asking for Yuzhi's "contact method," but received no clear answer, which left Changmen especially troubled.

He knows the other side probably has a terrifying intelligence network that can obtain any important information.

Now he can only hope Yuzhi's side sees the information from the Soup Country faster; he's truly getting impatient.

Of course, he could choose to come himself, but Yuzhi is the one in charge, and he...

If his impatience displeases the other side and they simply abandon him, that wouldn't be a good thing.

Even if he's confident and already linked with Leaf Village, if he goes to help another 'idiot,' it's uncertain whether he can hold his own here.

"Besides, it's better to let him use illusion techniques than to do it ourselves; that's more convenient."

Changmen muttered to himself, but at that moment he clearly felt a surge of chakra, and his eyes flashed slightly.

Xiaonan felt the same; this chakra surge could only mean one thing: the 'mysterious person' had arrived!

"Looks like you've been waiting for me a long time, huh?"

As Yuzhi landed, he saw the two people before him, gave a slight smile, and asked.

"Indeed we've been waiting for a long time; we were wondering when you'd finally show up."

Xiaonan glanced at the silent Changmen and spoke up.

"Don't worry, I won't break my promise to you."

Yuzhi shook his head, glanced at the two before him, then spoke.

"Take me to the laboratory, start right away; I have other matters tonight."

Yuzhi's decisive manner left Changmen and Xiaonan a bit speechless—was he really that eager?

Though they thought that, they quickly led Yuzhi toward the basement, and as they walked, Xiaonan curiously asked.

"Sir, do you have other matters to attend to?"

"Of course."

Yuzhi nodded, let out a faint smile and said.

"I have far more things to handle than you imagine, so make good use of the time."

What exactly Yuzhi needs to handle, he won't say; it can't be that Hikari is just waiting at home for him, right?

Moreover, creating a bit of necessary mystery is quite beneficial.

"Finally arriving, huh?"

When they arrived at the Underground Laboratory, Orochimaru and Xie were already there; seeing Yuzhi and the others approach, they immediately realized something.

They possessed techniques, and after long research they each formed their own ideas, but they still couldn't determine the exact effect.

Moreover, when they use them themselves, problems easily arise, so they'd naturally need ultra‑strong illusion techniques.

Now that Yuzhi has appeared, everything is ready, and they can properly verify what effect this will have!

"I'm right here; you can ask for anything you need."

After Changmen summoned Miyian's body, he finally spoke at this moment.

He had remained silent before because he was trying to suppress his emotions.

He feared that excessive excitement might cause problems in the end, but upon reflection, those concerns were unnecessary.

Success or failure hinges on this move; all he has to do is cooperate with Yuzhi!

"Hmm, I understand."

Yuzhi nodded; he felt nothing about their excitement, after all he already had successful cases.

Understanding that he wouldn't slip, he naturally couldn't empathize with these people.

The only thing he's curious about now is the issue of those cultists.

"Which is harsher, the so‑called Death God or the evil god?"

What the ninja world calls a god has always been something Yuzhi is more curious about.

Whether they stem from natural forces or embody some rule, Yuzhi knows nothing about it.

The only certainty is that they truly exist.

Especially the "Corpse Demon Sealing", which summons the Death God to devour souls.

Simply put, this evil god seems to be competing with the death god for business; so whose hand can reach farther?

"Also, this time there's no Impure World Reincarnation, the dead lack self‑awareness; what will that become?"

Thinking of this, Yuzhi simply began to move.

In an instant, his eyes changed, but because of the 'colored contacts', others couldn't discern anything.

Only the terrifying, bizarre chakra was pulsating, indicating to everyone that the situation was unusual.

Buzz—

In a flash, a fully intact body belonging to an evil‑god follower was seized by Yuzhi.

Probably to prevent the guy from spitting feces, his mouth was tightly sealed.

However, when Orochimaru saw the guy start to move, he immediately lifted the restriction on him.

Under Yuzhi's control, the guy began to form seals in a daze, and in an instant the strange chakra started to vibrate within his body.

"This is..."

Changmen's Rinnegan naturally sees many things ordinary people cannot; he clearly saw a force seemingly flowing from this evil‑god follower into Mi Yan's body.

Yuzhi remained silent; now he was more focused not on Mi Yan but on this 'undying body' follower.

"For now there's no problem; with chakra abundant, there seems to be no major change."

Yuzhi muttered silently in his mind while glancing at Mi Yan.

"Because it's not Impure World Reincarnation, and thanks to Changmen's meticulous maintenance, the situation seems much simpler than imagined."

Although Mi Yan is dead, Changmen has protected his body exceedingly well.

Those chakra black rods continuously supply Yang Release power, making Mi Yan's body immensely strong while retaining some human traits.

For example, he can still bleed.

Whether Yuzhi delivers a heavy punch or, in the original, Naruto pulls out those black tubes, Mi Yan's body always lets blood flow.

Such maintenance also makes Yuzhi's actions simpler and speeds up his efficiency.

"Ah!"

When the chakra was exhausted, life force began to be stripped away, Mi Yan's soul started to be linked, and at that instant the controlled evil‑god follower let out a wail.

Yuzhi quietly watched it all; in his eyes he could clearly see Fei Duan's life force wildly draining.

Moreover, this loss caused his body to change; almost to the naked eye, the guy's body began to wither wildly.

Yet while withering, he did not truly die.

It's as if an invisible force protects his life flame, preventing it from ever extinguishing!

But his soul seems to endure immense pain; even though he's still under Yuzhi's control, his wail cannot cease.

"This situation differs not only from Qian Dai reviving Wo'ai Luo, but also shows a great difference from me reviving Qimu Shuomao."

Yuzhi muttered to himself, especially as Mi Yan's soul was drawn clearer, his wail grew louder!

"With this undying body, the hardest thing to counter seems to be the soul's backlash."

Yuzhi thought to himself, realizing this made him understand something.

The power the evil god grants its followers seems indeed decent; although still limited to human physiology, it essentially allows their bodies to transform.

Like a life flame, the ever‑burning aura proves this.

But they only change the body, not the soul, meaning that once the death god's 'business scope' is involved, they will likely encounter problems.

"But that's easy to understand; after all, what the so‑called evil god does is exactly competing with the so‑called death god for business."

Competing for business has never been a good thing; if you never meet, it's fine, but once you do, nobody will let it go!

"Though it's somewhat dangerous, facts show this body can still be reused cyclically, and I think I've figured out the so‑called undying body's weakness."

Yuzhi was in good spirits; exploring such unknowns always pleases him.

But compared to him, Changmen, Xiaonan, and even Orochimaru and Xie seemed a bit nervous.

Especially Changmen, Xiaonan, and Xie, they all harbor great longing for this technique and desperately hope it succeeds.

No matter how Changmen thinks, reviving Mi Yan is his greatest wish; Xiaonan has always cherished Mi Yan.

And for Xie, once this technique succeeds, his parents will be within reach!

"Ah!"

Accompanied by a mournful wail, the evil‑god follower finally collapsed to the ground, his whole body like a dried skeleton, as if completely drained.

Strangely, his life aura remained strong, forming a stark contrast with his current state.

Nearby, although Mi Yan still kept his eyes tightly shut, his heart had already begun to beat.

After a moment, he suddenly opened his eyes faintly. —

"I didn't expect it to be like this."

Looking at the documents in his hand, Madara Uchiha took a deep breath.

He himself didn't know how long he'd been reading, and the 'ancient text' in his hand was both lengthy and dull.

If it weren't for his strong will, he wasn't even sure he could persist.

Moreover, he reads quickly; to finish faster, he even employed the Sharingan!

"But this body's Sharingan is too weak; even when I was thirteen I only had one twin tomoe, and now I'm Impure World Reincarnated—does one twin tomoe suffice?"

Madara couldn't help complaining; he was truly irritated.

Madara's awakening of the Sharingan wasn't as early as imagined; when he met ZhuZhang he was already thirteen or fourteen.

Compared with later Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha, his eye opening was indeed later, and especially versus Sasuke, this new 'Indra', he was absurdly late.

Sasuke truly began using the Sharingan at thirteen; only after graduating from ninja school did he realize he possessed and could use these eyes.

But his eyes actually opened when he was seven or eight, after witnessing Itachi Uchiha slaughter his entire clan.

However, he never knew about his eye opening; the massive shock prevented him from noticing it.

Similarly, Uchiha Izumi is the same; on the night of the clan's annihilation, whether she was taken down by Itachi Uchiha or Obito, she also awakened her own Sharingan.

Moreover, she is even more outrageous: when she first opened her eyes, she already had the Three Tomoe.

Perhaps she opened her eyes early, perhaps her talent was inherently extraordinary, but in any case, in the original work she never got any chance to showcase her talent.

Madara Uchiha, though he opened his eyes late, saw his eyes continually improve through countless battles and the constant news of his brother's death, eventually reaching the pinnacle of the Ninja World!

He has never judged a hero by the timing of his eye opening; perhaps that is his mindset—he values a person's character and quality above the talent that others speak of.

"But even a single Tomoe can let me skim through quickly."

Madara Uchiha murmured softly, "After all, I am not a true life; I feel no hunger, no fatigue, and can continue indefinitely."

The dead cannot possibly die a second time, right?

After finishing the skim, his mood was still not good; even though the ancient tome said little, it indirectly confirmed some of his thoughts.

"Hanging a person from a tree, trapping them in an illusion?"

He whispered, and even his fists couldn't help but clench slightly.

"And that so‑called 'invisible enemy,' are they truly those outsiders?"

He does not doubt the authenticity of the ancient tome, because many words and syntax differ from the present.

Nevertheless, the culture remains continuous; even if it feels awkward and uncomfortable, he can still understand it.

If someone were to fabricate these, it would be time‑consuming and labor‑intensive, and using the wrong words or characters wouldn't be impossible.

Moreover, his eyes can discern a bit; he can tell roughly how many years this book has endured, and that cannot be forged!

"If that is indeed the case, then was I truly deceived, and…"

Madara's gaze grew grim as he thought of the bastard Senju Heijian's version of himself in another world.

In that world he became Hokage, yet the one who chose to leave was ZhuZhang!

That world seemed like a mirror of this one; everything became a reflection, yet everything still progressed along this world's path.

It was as if an invisible pair of hands were pushing them forward in this direction, forcing them to keep fighting.

If it had been in the past, he probably wouldn't have said much, but now he truly must consider someone with such great power defining 'destiny'.

Could it be that when they define 'destiny', they have already decided how the Ninja World can be preserved?

"Go ask that guy."

Madara inhaled deeply, then rose and walked toward Yuzhi's room.

Having him stay in the living room annoyed him a bit, but he didn't make a fuss about it.

He cared little about the lodging; as long as he could handle his business, that was enough.

Just as he reached Yuzhi's door, he suddenly sensed something odd: the main gate was covered with all sorts of seals.

And now he could not approach at all!

"Never mind, wait for him a moment."

Madara, irritated, simply returned to the sofa and sat down to wait quietly.

Only after waiting, the sun in the sky had already risen slowly.