Naka Shrine.
Uchiha Madara sat cross-legged alone on the stone platform, thinking quietly.
Placed in front of him was the stone tablet preserved by the Uchiha clan for a thousand years.
Recorded on the stone tablet was a thousand-year history, and even the Infinite Tsukuyomi technique created by the legendary Sage of Six Paths.
Once the Infinite Tsukuyomi technique was activated, it could put all humans in the ninja world into a deep sleep, allowing them to obtain the life they desired most in their hearts within an eternal dream, thereby achieving true eternal peace.
As one of the founders of Konoha, Uchiha Madara once thought that he had realized the dream he had been pursuing since childhood. Not only that, but his dream was achieved together with his best friend, Senju Hashirama. What a delightful thing that was.
He admitted that in the early days of Konoha's establishment, even if there were some imperfections, such as the fact that Senju Tobirama was still alive, which made him very unhappy... Uchiha Madara still felt very satisfied.
So regarding everything recorded on the stone tablet, Uchiha Madara just kept it in mind and didn't take it seriously.
After all, the authenticity of the records on the stone tablet was simply unknown.
The so-called "seeking stability, God divided Yin and Yang into two poles, the two mutually restrain and generate each other, finally transforming into all things in creation..." was just a legend, a story.
The Rinnegan... was even the eye that only the legendary Sage of Six Paths, who spread chakra in the ninja world and founded Ninshu, could possess.
Everything recorded on the stone tablet had too many variables and unprovable things.
If he were to directly deny his efforts in the first half of his life, deny Konoha... and even break with his best friend for a legend recorded on a stone tablet, the sunk cost involved would be unimaginably high for ordinary people.
Even Uchiha Madara couldn't go all-in immediately.
But with the passage of time and the changes in the ninja world, Uchiha Madara had gradually realized that Konoha was not enough to carry his dream.
And the internal strife in Konoha was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.
The so-called establishment of ninja villages and letting ninja clans give up fighting to achieve peace in the ninja world was just wishful thinking by Hashirama and himself.
"Humans are pathetic creatures."
"People long for peace, but at the same time long for war. Humans are born with these two natures. Just like the Uchiha and Senju, they gradually moved towards union because of the terrible war, but after achieving peace, they started fighting again. So removing war and only retaining the desire for peace only shows that humans are no longer humans. The two coexist. To protect some things, some things have to be sacrificed... Perhaps only a true dream world can change all this."
"Then... to create a dream world, one must master the power of all creation, awaken the Rinnegan... combine the power of Uchiha and Senju into one. That is to say, I need to obtain the power of Senju. The only person who can represent the strongest power of the Senju clan is Hashirama. So how can I obtain Hashirama's power..."
Uchiha Madara muttered to himself, his eyes fixed on the stone tablet in front of him.
Uchiha who awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan always had paranoid and extreme personalities. For them, failure was not terrible; as long as they kept trying, they would eventually succeed.
Uchiha Madara was the best among them, daring to think and act!
After some thought, he had basically concluded that establishing ninja villages could not save the ninja world.
Only a true dream world could save the ninja world and achieve peace in the ninja world..... After making up his mind, Uchiha Madara began to formally think about how to realize the Infinite Tsukuyomi technique.
And the first threshold blocking Uchiha Madara now was how to awaken the Rinnegan possessed by the legendary Sage of Six Paths.
The stone tablet only recorded that to obtain the power of all creation and then awaken the legendary Rinnegan, one must obtain the power of Uchiha and Senju.
But the process involved was not mentioned at all.
—Black Zetsu probably didn't know the specific method either, only a general direction.
Of course, Black Zetsu couldn't be blamed. After all, it was just a premature baby and didn't inherit Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's power like those two unfilial sons, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki and Hamura Ōtsutsuki. It could only leave a general direction for generation after generation of Indra's reincarnations to try.
So the question arose, what kind of power could represent Senju?
Uchiha Madara thought of the answer to this question almost instantly.
Without a doubt, only Senju Hashirama could represent the power of the Senju clan.
But how could one be considered to have obtained Senju Hashirama's power?
Whether it was the Sage Body or Wood Style, those were powerful Kekkei Genkai unique to Senju Hashirama. If they could be easily replicated, a second Senju Hashirama would have appeared in the Senju clan long ago.
"Oh, that kid Uchiha Makoto was also here at the time. He also knew the content on the stone tablet. I should have talked to him in detail about this matter at the time. Maybe he has some ideas."
"Wait... I remember now. Uchiha Makoto seemed to want to arrange a marriage between his son and Hashirama's granddaughter. Then would the child born from the union of these two children count as obtaining the power of Uchiha and Senju... Hiss.... It was Uchiha Makoto who proactively proposed to capture the nine Tailed Beasts back then. This seems to be a necessary condition for realizing the Infinite Tsukuyomi too!"
"Wait a minute... Looking at it this way, that kid Uchiha Makoto probably had designs on the Infinite Tsukuyomi long ago. Is this leaving a way out for himself before verifying whether his path is successful?
"Back then, he even persuaded me to give up this idea. Damn it, this brat!"
Uchiha Makoto's name couldn't help but appear in Uchiha Madara's mind.
In Uchiha Madara's view, among the current Uchiha clan, only Uchiha Makoto, this clansman, could be considered somewhat capable, and it just so happened that he also knew the content recorded on the stone tablet.
Two heads are better than one.
Brainstorming together, they could always discuss a specific direction for practice... Moreover, Uchiha Makoto's brain was indeed useful.
And soon following this thought, Uchiha Madara quickly realized something was wrong.
When Uchiha Makoto knew he had a son and Hashirama had a granddaughter, he immediately found an excuse to arrange a betrothal for these two children. According to the content recorded on the stone tablet, the child born from the union of these two children, theoretically, should indeed be considered to have obtained the power of Uchiha and Senju.
And back then, it was also Uchiha Makoto who first suddenly found an excuse to mention collecting the nine Tailed Beasts.
This was also a necessary condition for realizing the Infinite Tsukuyomi!
One could be said to be a coincidence.
Two... Uchiha Madara already roughly knew what Uchiha Makoto wanted to do.
This was actually not hard to guess—Uchiha Makoto had undoubtedly started preparing for the Infinite Tsukuyomi technique in secret long ago.
Of course, having one more companion on this correct path, Uchiha Madara felt it wasn't a bad thing, even a great thing.
After all, Uchiha Makoto was also an Uchiha clansman and a capable junior.
However, Uchiha Madara was still a little angry at this moment.
Because for Uchiha Makoto, the path he wanted to verify had not yet reached the end, and preparing for the Infinite Tsukuyomi technique was just a backup plan. What was more infuriating was that Uchiha Makoto had earnestly persuaded Uchiha Madara not to indulge in wild fantasies and paranoidly believe in the content on the stone tablet back then.
But the result... Uchiha Makoto actually started early!
Damn it, this brat, dared to deceive even me!
"Next time we meet, I must teach him a lesson, let him know what respecting elders means!"
Uchiha Madara crossed his arms over his chest, looking like he had been deceived, feeling it was very necessary to teach Uchiha Makoto a lesson next time they met, letting this dishonest junior learn to respect elders.
Soon, Uchiha Madara felt relieved. After all, Uchiha Makoto was his own clansman.
He even felt a joy in his heart that he was not alone on his path, and appreciated Uchiha Makoto more and more.
However, Uchiha Madara's mood didn't stay happy for long because for him, the most important problem at hand was still unsolved—that is, how to obtain the power of the Senju clan, how to obtain the power of Senju Hashirama.
Uchiha Makoto's attempt might succeed, but that would be Uchiha Makoto's success, not his own. And this would require cultivating the child of the next generation, finding a way to make him awaken the Rinnegan and complete the Infinite Tsukuyomi technique.... During this period, Uchiha Makoto still had time to continue waiting, but he would probably be in the ground by then.
Uchiha Madara hoped to activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi technique with his own hands, rather than relying on others. If possible... Uchiha Madara even hoped that someone could stand by his side and accompany him at that time—yes, it was Senju Hashirama!
Subsequently, Uchiha Madara's eyes continued to stare at the stone tablet in front of him, hoping to get some inspiration from the details between the lines.
As a senior... he couldn't be left firmly behind by a junior!
He was not an incompetent person like Senju Tobirama!!
Just as Uchiha Madara was concentrating on studying the content recorded on the stone tablet, a clear sound of footsteps came from outside the Naka Shrine, interrupting his thoughts.
"Why are you here? Didn't I already send someone to notify you not to disturb me at the Naka Shrine if there is no important matter!"
Uchiha Madara looked up and saw the Uchiha elders. His face was cold, his words icy, without any warmth.
To be honest, Uchiha Madara really didn't want to meet this group of family elders at all.
Because these guys had been blinded by power, bent on monopolizing the power of Konoha, and once again provoked the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan.
Of course, if this matter succeeded, it wouldn't be bad for the Uchiha clan. After all, regarding the Senju clan... if Senju Tobirama kept making small moves behind the scenes, a conflict between the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan would happen sooner or later.
But Uchiha Madara just felt uncomfortable in his heart.
Why establish Konoha in the first place?
Wasn't it to let the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan shake hands and make peace, give up the thousand-year blood feud, and let the two clans live in peace forever, helping each other? But now, history was repeating itself.
Even if this was a failed path.
But letting the long-cherished wish be wasted?
And look... Uchiha Makoto!
What is he doing?
Establishing the Akatsuki Ninja Village quietly alone, making the Akatsuki Ninja Village so prosperous, achieving peace in the ninja world in his own way, almost completely deceiving him, and making a second-hand preparation, secretly starting to prepare for the Infinite Tsukuyomi technique!
And what about you?
Still thinking about how to deal with a mere Senju Tobirama until now!
The gap between people is really too big!
If it weren't for the sake of this group of elders being loyal to the Uchiha clan and having worked hard even without merit, Uchiha Madara would have wanted to point at the noses of the Uchiha elders: "The Uchiha clan is unworthy of plotting with!"
At this moment, only a few bonfires were maintaining the room temperature in the gloomy Naka Shrine.
The Great Elder and the group of following Uchiha elders felt the cold in the room as soon as they walked into the Naka Shrine. They didn't understand why Uchiha Madara left a perfectly good house unoccupied and came to this place to freeze in the cold weather.
And Uchiha Madara's ensuing words added a bit more chill.
Faced with Uchiha Madara's questioning, no one dared to speak first. The "witty remarks" prepared in their bellies were swallowed back.
Everyone was silent.
Finally, the Uchiha Great Elder opened his mouth.
"Lord Madara, we didn't intend to disobey your order, but we have a joyous event to report to you?"
"Joyous event?"
"That's right. Tomorrow the Uchiha clan will hold a briefing, and Senju Tobirama will also attend. At that time, there will be a wonderful show performed for you to watch, Lord Madara.... So we specially came to the Naka Shrine hoping that you, Lord Madara, would attend this briefing."
The Great Elder said.
However, he did not output the ins and outs of the briefing and what was about to happen on the scene completely. After all, this was a wonderful performance. If he told Uchiha Madara the plot in advance, what kind of surprise would that be?
It's better to keep a little mystery effect!
"I know."
"I will attend on time tomorrow!"
Uchiha Madara frowned.
Since he had been out capturing Tailed Beasts before and came to the Naka Shrine as soon as he returned, he was not very clear about the current situation in Konoha, and knew almost nothing about the so-called briefing.
But after thinking for a while, he chose to agree.
The reason was simple.
The Great Elder specifically mentioned Senju Tobirama just now, and this group of elders knew very well about the grievances between Senju Tobirama and him. This so-called performance would inevitably make Senju Tobirama.... It would be fine for others, but if Senju Tobirama made a fool of himself in public, Uchiha Madara would definitely go to help the scene!
Wonder what medicine this group of elders are selling in their gourds?
<><><><><
Read Advaned Chapters on : patreon.com/Kaizo247
~ Every 150 PS = Bonus Chapter!
~ Push the Story forward with your [Power Stones]