Thinking of Kazuki's terrifying ocular power, Madara still felt a shock. Kazuki had probably completely reached the level of the Sage of Six Paths.
This was something currently beyond his reach, but Madara was Madara after all. He would never be inferior to anyone in this life.
Each failure that didn't kill him only made him stronger. Madara had lost to Hashirama since he was young, and every time he lost to Hashirama, he would make himself stronger, but Hashirama would also become stronger.
Facing Kazuki, Madara felt a huge gap. He was thinking of ways to recover and then get stronger.
He, Madara, was not someone who would sit idly by and wait for death.
After learning of the Ōtsutsuki's power, Madara became even more eager for strength.
The Ninja World couldn't just be left to others to protect. As for being a behind-the-scenes boss and a major villain, Madara didn't care too much. As long as the Ninja World maintained relative peace, it was good enough.
However, he still had to deal with the Ōtsutsuki. According to Kazuki, the Ōtsutsuki would descend upon the Ninja World in a few years.
He also worried whether Kazuki and the Sage of Six Paths could withstand them. If his own strength could be greater, it could play some role in the future.
Fugaku nodded thoughtfully. It seemed it wasn't entirely incomprehensible that Madara could break free from the Edo Tensei.
After all, this was Madara. Perhaps he could instantly kill the caster when they weren't on guard.
"Then why have you come to find me?" Fugaku then asked Madara.
He still hadn't suspected that the Third Mizukage was actually being controlled by Madara, still believing it was Kazuki's doing.
After all, Madara had already died long ago, so how could he control the Third Mizukage?
As for the current Edo Tensei Madara, he thought someone must have wanted to use Madara for something, and then Madara seized the opportunity to break free from their control. Everything sounded almost beyond doubt.
"It's to have you join my organization." Madara looked at Itachi in Fugaku's arms.
"You should need a relatively peaceful environment now, right?"
"I plan to control Kirigakure to deal with Konoha. You must be gnashing your teeth in hatred towards Kazuki now, right?"
"Oh, I wonder if you know that your father, Ryoma, has died."
"What?" Fugaku was shocked to hear this.
He actually knew his father was about to die, but when he heard the news, Fugaku still found it hard to accept. He had previously suggested that Ryoma leave Konoha with him, but Ryoma didn't agree.
According to Ryoma, if both of them left together, Kazuki and his group would notice something unusual. It was better for Fugaku to leave alone, and he could also take Itachi with him.
Moreover, as the Uchiha clan head, he had things he had to do.
"Ryoma initiated a rebellion, leading hundreds of Uchiha ninjas to storm the Hokage Office, attempting to assassinate Hiruzen and Kazuki. He was finally suppressed by Kazuki." Madara's eyes flickered slightly.
He could roughly guess how Kazuki had done it. It was just genjutsu. Madara himself was extremely skilled in genjutsu, and Kazuki's genjutsu was even superior to his own. Inciting some Uchiha loyal to Ryoma to rebel would affect the Uchiha's reputation, but it wouldn't affect Kazuki.
After all, their target for assassination was Kazuki, and Kazuki quelled the rebellion, which he could use to disband the Konoha Military Police Force.
He had to admit, this brat Kazuki was becoming more and more like Tobirama. He couldn't possibly outplay them in schemes and trickery.
What's the point of Kazuki targeting Ryoma so much?
After all, he's already dead.
However, Kazuki had covered all his bases, both publicly and privately. It was just that his methods were a bit dirty.
"What? How could father rebel? Damn you, Kazuki."
Fugaku wasn't a fool. Now, there was truly a blood feud between him and Kazuki over the death of his father.
"All the rebellious Uchiha were either executed or imprisoned, and even their families will be implicated later." Madara added.
Madara knew Kazuki's goal: a completely obedient Uchiha clan.
Kazuki had indeed achieved it.
The first Uchiha to become Hokage, the Uchiha who completely tamed the Uchiha clan, it was something to look forward to.
Fugaku and Kazuki had a grudge, and Madara was happy to see it happen. Anyway, he never intended to let Fugaku know the truth.
Even he, Madara, didn't know how strong Kazuki truly was.
Possessing the Creation of All Things, Madara believed he had reached the Sage of Six Paths's level, but after seeing Kazuki, Madara realized how far he was from Kazuki.
"Damn it!"
Fugaku gritted his teeth and looked in the direction of Konoha. His eyes involuntarily transformed into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Unfortunately, he was not Indra's reincarnation, nor the Sage of Six Paths, so he couldn't evolve the Rinnegan through this intense hatred.
If he didn't avenge this, he wouldn't be human.
He knew Madara had come to recruit him, and he didn't mind cooperating with Madara.
Fugaku knew he couldn't be Kazuki's match alone, so what about adding Madara?
As for who would lead them, Fugaku was confident.
Didn't Madara rely on the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan?
He, Fugaku, also had it, and Madara was already dead.
"Hmph!" Fugaku took a deep breath and stared at Madara.
"I am willing to cooperate with you to deal with Kazuki."
"Alright."