"Interesting, interesting!"
Indra scrutinized Uchiha Asuka as though seeing him anew, curiosity lacing his voice. "Your purpose in driving this Ninja World War was to make Uchiha Madara see the truth behind the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan and let go of his obsession."
"In other words, you know the truth about the Infinite Tsukuyomi. At the very least, you understand it better than Uchiha Madara does."
As he spoke, he suddenly looked toward his father and continued, "Old man, did you leave something behind back then? Why does what Uchiha Madara saw seem different from what this kid saw?
"Or did that toad from Mount Myōboku tell him everything?"
Then Indra quickly shook his head, denying his own speculation. "He doesn't carry a toad's scent, and judging by this Ninja World War, that toad never foresaw Uchiha Madara carrying out the 'Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan.'"
The moment his words fell, the alternate dimension sank into deathly silence.
Uchiha Asuka looked at his nose, his nose looked at his heart, and he simply ignored the probing looks from the two of them as his thoughts drifted away.
There was no way to explain something like this in detail. Was he supposed to say—
He had seen it somewhere else before?
Would anyone believe that?
"Hmm?"
Just as Asuka was considering how to muddle through this, he suddenly froze. Then, as if he had remembered something, his eyes widened as he muttered inwardly.
How did I forget about that?
Asuka took a deep breath, his gaze moving between the two before finally settling on the Six Paths Sage. He said gravely, "Old man, you might not believe this."
The Six Paths Sage paused, signaling for him to continue.
"While carrying out a mission in the Country of Roran, I used the Dragon Vein's power