Shamu smiled.
"You've misunderstood one thing. Eyes are very useful tools, but without a matching body, they're just as useless."
"When Uchiha Madara fought Hashirama, he only had the second stage of the Mangekyō."
"He faked his death at the Valley of the End and lived for many more years afterward. He only awakened the Rinnegan when he was nearing death."
"If he'd possessed the Rinnegan in his prime, the outcome of his battle with Hashirama would have been hard to predict."
It was also Sasuke's first time learning these secrets, greatly satisfying his curiosity.
"Madara is already dead. Why were his eyes passed down?"
Shamu patted Sasuke on the shoulder. "Many causes and effects were predetermined long ago, because all of this was Madara's arrangement."
"Today, I'll tell you the greatest secret: in this war, Madara will be revived at the height of his power and reclaim the Rinnegan."
"That is the enemy we must face."
Sasuke's heart jolted. Madara at the second stage of the Mangekyō was already another Madara from the Warring States Era. If he were revived at full strength and fitted with the Rinnegan...
However, seeing Shamu's relaxed expression, he asked expectantly, "Then Madara isn't a match for Master either, right?"
Shamu chuckled. "What do you think?"
Sasuke was no fool. Naturally, he understood what Shamu meant.
His eyes lit up, and his excitement was plainly visible.
At the same time.
Minato returned to Naruto's side.
Given Naruto's personality, he had been holding it in for far too long!
"Dad! Why does Master's clan have so many Mangekyō Sharingan?"
Naruto was incredibly curious.
This was the Mangekyō Sharingan. When Sasuke had awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, his strength had soared tremendously.
And Naruto had witnessed Susanoo many times as well.
Something this powerful—and Sasuke's clan had