"Heh, hahaha!!!"
After speaking, Uchiha Madara burst into wild laughter.
Ito Hirofumi, however, just gave him a helpless glance and said calmly, "I know."
"Uh… cough…"
Madara's laughter choked off instantly.
For some reason, he felt a bit embarrassed. This kid seemed to know all about his plans, so it wasn't exactly surprising that he was aware of Madara's ambition to unify the ninja world.
For a moment, the two stood in silence, neither saying a word.
Ito Hirofumi wasn't in a rush. After all, if he released the summoning technique, Uchiha Madara would simply return to the summoning space, not the afterlife.
The system had already explained that his summoning space was similar to Naruto Uzumaki's seal space…
In that space, Ito could control everything, and the spirits he summoned could live there as well.
Of course, they could also exist in the outside world as summoned beasts.
But once the summoning was undone, they wouldn't return to the afterlife—they'd go straight back to his summoning space.
Ito wasn't in any hurry, but Uchiha Madara, standing across from him, was deep in thought…
For one, he knew absolutely nothing about this kid named Ito Hirofumi!
Where did this kid come from? How did he know so much about his plans?!
And then there was this method of summoning spirits—something Madara had never even heard of! It was an utterly bizarre and overpowered ability!
Madara was supremely confident in his own strength.
And right now, in his resurrected state, he was at his absolute peak!
His body was in its prime, not aged, and most importantly, he still had the Rinnegan!!!
The legendary eyes of the Sage of the Six Paths—those very eyes were why he'd set out to enact the Eye of the Moon Plan.
He'd been ready to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi on the entire ninja world.
But even with such terrifying eyes, he still couldn't make a move against Ito Hirofumi!
The moment he even thought about attacking Ito, his Rinnegan wouldn't activate!
This feeling of being completely out of control was something Madara absolutely hated…
But he had to admit, it seemed he had truly become… a summoned beast…
While Madara wrestled with these thoughts, Ito was receiving a message from the system.
[Congratulations, Host, on successfully summoning a spirit and acquiring the summoned beast Uchiha Madara!
Now extracting a random ability from the target!
Congratulations, Host, you have acquired Indra's Reincarnated Chakra!
Indra's Chakra has been integrated into the Host's body!]
Ito was stunned when he heard the system's message.
The system had mentioned before that every time he successfully summoned a spirit, he could randomly extract one of their abilities.
He'd been pretty excited about what he might get from Madara—maybe the Mangekyo Sharingan or even the Rinnegan!
Even if he didn't get the eyes, a powerful ninjutsu or Madara's insane battle instincts would've been awesome!
After all, Madara's combat sense was terrifying—he danced through armies of tens of thousands of shinobi with ease!
He was practically the king of the battlefield!
But after all that, why the heck did he get Indra's Chakra?!
Didn't that basically make him the son of the Sage of the Six Paths?!
And if he'd extracted this chakra, did that mean Madara no longer had Indra's Chakra in his body?!
But then he thought about it—that didn't add up. Indra and Ashura's chakra had already been reincarnated. Otherwise, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha wouldn't have been born!
So why was he able to extract Indra's Chakra from Madara's body?!
"System, can you explain what's going on with this chakra?! Madara's already dead, so why does he still have Indra's Chakra in his body? And if I extracted it, does Madara still have it?!"
[Indra and Ashura's reincarnated chakra does not dissipate with the death of their reincarnated bodies!
For example, in this world's afterlife, Indra and Ashura still exist, albeit as flames of spiritual energy!
If reincarnation worked the way the Host is thinking, their souls would have dissipated.
But Uchiha Madara and Hashirama Senju still exist, as do Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha!
Thus, even with Naruto and Sasuke's existence, Hashirama and Madara remain reincarnations of Indra and Ashura's chakra!]
"I get it! Okay, System, what about my second question?!"
[The ability extracted by the system for the Host is a copy, not a theft!
Uchiha Madara remains a reincarnation of Indra, and the Host now has an additional copy of Indra's Chakra!]
"Oh, I see! So it's like I got a duplicate of the chakra. But it doesn't seem all that useful—it's not like it'll boost my combat power right away. I'd rather have gotten the Rinnegan!"
[Reminder to the Host!
Indra's Chakra is the origin of the Uchiha clan!
The Uchiha clan's Sharingan evolved from Indra's Chakra and has been passed down through their bloodline!
Thus, the Host has essentially undergone an ancestral reversion of the Uchiha bloodline!]
Hearing the system's words, Ito suddenly felt his mouth go dry!
According to the system, since he now had Indra's Chakra, his starting point was the same as Indra's and Madara's!
Which meant he had the potential to reach the same heights they did!
The thought sent a thrill through him. Didn't this mean he had a shot at awakening the Sharingan, maybe even the Mangekyo, or—dare he dream—the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan?!
In other words, he was now practically an Uchiha—and not just any Uchiha, but one with the purest bloodline!
Meanwhile, Madara was quietly observing Ito Hirofumi. But suddenly, he noticed something different about the kid!
It was like Ito was giving off the vibe of a long-lost brother from another mother!
It was even weirder than the feeling he got from Hashirama…
What the hell was going on?!
Why was this kid suddenly changing like this?!
Madara couldn't wrap his head around it.
This kid was hiding way too many secrets!
Maybe he should keep a close eye on him and figure out what was going on with this mysterious kid!