Chapter 37 : Uchiha Madara!!

It has been about ten years since the battle between Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama. During these ten years, Uchiha Madara spent most of his time underground in the Mountains' Graveyard.

The purpose was to quietly wait for his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to evolve.

The reason he knew the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan could evolve was because he had seen the ancestral stone tablet of the Uchiha clan.

From the outside, this stone tablet looks very ordinary, just a plain piece of stone.

But if you use the Sharingan, you can clearly see the words.

Uchiha Madara possesses the Eternal Mangekyō, which allows him to see all the words clearly.

He clearly remembered that it was written: A god divided yin and yang into two poles, and in order to seek stability, when the two poles were unified again, all things in the world could be obtained. From this, he inferred that the Uchiha were yin and the Senju were yang.

That's why he bit off a piece of Hashirama Senju's flesh during their fight—just to obtain Hashirama's chakra and achieve the all-encompassing power described on the stone tablet.

Afterward, he used the Uchiha clan's secret technique, Izanagi, to fake his own death and deceive Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju. 

He then retreated to the Mountains' Graveyard, waiting for his power to evolve into the power of all things.

At first, he didn't know what this power was, until a month later, his eyes began to slowly increase in pupil power.

You must understand that his pair of Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan had already reached the peak of pupil power. Since it could continue to increase, this all-encompassing power would most likely evolve his eyes.

The pace of evolution was slower than he had imagined.

His body was not as strong as Hashirama Senju's.

Even though he used Izanagi to alter the reality of his own death, he had sustained considerable injuries in that battle.

Nine years later, when Uchiha Madara felt he was nearing death, his eyes finally evolved into the Rinnegan.

And with the successful advancement to the Rinnegan, a black entity called Zetsu was also separated from Madara's body.

According to this black entity, he is Madara's will and the product of Madara's Yin-Yang Release technique.

Of course, Madara would not easily believe Black Zetsu.

It was only when Zetsu asked Madara to summon the Gedo Statue and use its power to extend his life that he began to believe in the other party.

The current function of the Gedo Statue, besides extending Uchiha Madara's life, is to produce a byproduct known as White Zetsu.

According to Zetsu, White Zetsu is a creature transformed using Hashirama's cells from Madara's body through Gedo Statue.

With the existence of White Zetsu, Madara's boredom is alleviated.

He can learn about most occurrences in the ninja world through White Zetsu.

At the same time, under Black Zetsu's manipulation, Madara decided to use his Rinnegan to carry out the "Eye of the Moon" plan recorded on the Uchiha Stone Tablet.

However, even with the Gedo Statue extending his life, his body has become very old, and he cannot easily move around in the ninja world.

Thus, to complete this plan, he needs to find a spokesperson.

This spokesperson must not only possess extraordinary strength but, more importantly, must heed Uchiha Madara's commands.

Looking across the entire ninja world, no one from the Uchiha clan fits his requirements better.

Therefore, he instructed White Zetsu to closely monitor the Uchiha clan and report immediately if a suitable candidate was found.

At the same time, he also dispatched a White Zetsu to guard his fake tomb.

If anyone discovered that he was faking his death, they would inform him.

A year later, the White Zetsu stationed in Uchiha Madara's fake tomb traveled all night and finally returned to the Mountains' Graveyard.

"Lord Madara, I'm back!"

Every White Zetsu is different.

Some White Zetsu are taciturn, while others are very lively.

It is obvious that the White Zetsu who was sent to guard the tomb is a guy with a very lively personality.

"What's the matter?"

Madara glanced indifferently at White Zetsu in front of him.

He didn't recognize who this White Zetsu was, but in order to maintain his status, he could only pretend to know him.

"Lord Madara is very smart. Someone has dug up your grave and discovered that you faked your death."

"Who dug my grave?"

Why does this sound strange?

As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Madara's expression looked a little strange, and at the same time, he looked at the White Zetsu in front of him with unfriendly eyes.

White Zetsu didn't notice this and said with a playful smile, "Guess?"

Guess what~

Uchiha Madara remembered that the main reason he sent this White Zetsu to guard his tomb was that this guy's train of thought was a little different and he couldn't stand it.

"If you don't say it, you will never have the chance to say it again."

Looking at the gloomy Uchiha Madara, White Zetsu immediately put away his smile and replied solemnly, "It is the first Hokage of Konoha Village, Senju Hashirama."

"What, Hashirama is resurrected?"

Uchiha Madara's eyes widened.

Obviously, this news surprised him greatly.

"No, no."

White Zetsu shook his head and continued, "He is Hashirama Senju's younger brother, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju."

Uchiha Madara:

White Zetsu:

Quiet, deathly quiet.

Neither Madara nor White Zetsu said anything; they just stared at each other.

White Zetsu thought Madara was playing the no-blinking game with him, as he didn't blink for two full minutes.

Finally, White Zetsu could no longer endure the soreness in his eyes, but he was too proud to admit defeat. He awkwardly said, "Lord Madara, are your eyes dry?"

Madara glared at him, fuming. "I've been staring at you for two minutes straight. Not only do you fail to understand what I'm implying and leave immediately, but now you're asking if my eyes are dry?"

Suppressing his anger, Madara forced a smile and addressed White Zetsu in front of him.

"White Zetsu, I have always believed you are the smartest among all the White Zetsu. Your timing is impeccable this time. Step forward. I want to reward you."

White Zetsu, not one to be completely clueless, realized he might have angered Lord Madara. Although he was unsure why Madara was upset, he thought it wiser to escape first—better to avoid trouble with someone as formidable as Madara.

"You are too kind, Madara-sama. Please, leave the reward for the other White Zetsu. By the way, I just remembered that I left something at your grave, Madara-sama. I'll go retrieve it now."

With that, White Zetsu turned and fled without waiting for Uchiha Madara's response.

White Zetsu was naive to think he could escape after offending Uchiha Madara. Madara formed a "Tiger" seal with his hands and unleashed a massive fireball from his mouth.

This was Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique.

White Zetsu, caught off guard, didn't dodge or even attempt to move out of the way and was incinerated to ashes by the fireball.

The demise of this White Zetsu was not in vain. It demonstrated that Fire Style can indeed be lethal.

"Phew~ That feels much better!"

After eliminating the White Zetsu who had irritated him, Madara felt significantly more at ease.

"Madara-sama, why are you so upset? There aren't enough White Zetsu as it is. We should make the most of each one."

At that moment, Black Zetsu arrived late and observed the ashes of White Zetsu with a touch of helplessness in his tone.

"I gave him a chance a year ago, but he didn't know how to value it. Besides, he's just a White Zetsu, so I'll just kill him."

"Anyway, I am merely your will, Madara-sama. Whatever Madara-sama commands is what will be done."

Madara nodded with satisfaction.

See, this is the attitude a servant should have, with Uchiha Madara being the central authority in everything.

In contrast, this pile of ash on the ground dared to make him guess who discovered his fake death and even gasped heavily while speaking, losing his composure.

Allowing this scum White Zetsu to die like this is indeed a bargain for him.

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