Lord Madara, You Might Not Believe Me If I Said It (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

"How truly unsightly."

The figure emerged step by step from the darkness, its gaunt and aged face exposed to the light.

A head of slightly disheveled, thick white hair, a face etched with the ravages of time, like a nameless monument inscribed with epitaphs, yet unable to completely erode his arrogance.

The tall figure, arms crossed, remained ramrod straight, the scarlet tomoe in his eyes seemingly able to bleed, the Third Mizukage beside him retreating blankly behind.

Even though these Sharingan eyes did not belong to him, they still exuded a cold and domineering aura.

Because, these three-tomoe Sharingan eyes were unworthy of him.

Because, he was the "Rose of the Battlefield," the "Legendary Ninja."

—Madara Uchiha.

"A barren and remote village."

Madara Uchiha stood by the window, looking down condescendingly, his tone indifferent as he pointed out, "A bunch of cowardly, reclusive fools who only know how to fight amongst themselves."

"Its only value is to be exploited."

To provide resources for his plan, he had already riddled Kirigakure with holes, and many of Kirigakure's higher-ups had become puppets.

The reason for choosing Kirigakure was simple.

First, because Kirigakure was located on the edge of the continent, with inconvenient transportation and poor information flow, which also meant that its geographical location was unique, isolated from the world, making it easy to block information, and no one would discover his existence.

Second, because Kirigakure had a very large number of Kekkei Genkai clans, such as the Kaguya Clan with their Dead Bone Pulse, the Yuki Clan with their Ice Release, the Hozuki Clan proficient in Water Release secret techniques, as well as Lava Release Kekkei Genkai and Boil Release Kekkei Genkai, and so on.

In Madara's view, Kekkei Genkai were strong, and the more Kekkei Genkai clans there were, the stronger it was. Clans with Kekkei Genkai and secret techniques were the true fighting force of a village.

If Kirigakure was allowed to develop quietly in a remote corner for several decades, it was hard to say who would be stronger, Konoha or Kirigakure. By then, it would be even more difficult to weaken it.

Therefore, Madara infiltrated Kirigakure and controlled the Third Mizukage with his Sharingan, secretly guiding the outbreak of conflict between civilian ninja and clan ninja, causing internal friction, and suppressing and weakening the clans.

Now it seemed that his choice was indeed extremely wise.

"Lord Madara!"

The ground behind Madara suddenly wriggled, and a White Zetsu emerged with half of its body, reporting in a somewhat flustered tone, "The White Zetsu responsible for monitoring Nagato has suddenly disappeared!"

Disappeared?

Then it must have been discovered and killed.

Hearing this, Madara Uchiha narrowed his eyes, his Sharingan flickering, unsure of what he was thinking.

After a moment, he asked without turning his head, "Where was the last place it disappeared?"

"It should be near the port in the Land of Hot Water!"

The White Zetsu's tone was a little worried, even with a hint of palpitations, "That guy didn't even have a chance to send back a message, so I don't know what kind of trouble it encountered. I hope our information hasn't been leaked by it?"

Although the White Zetsu that Madara got from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path were basically the same, these special White Zetsu individuals all had their own areas of expertise.

For example, it was the special individual among all the White Zetsu who was best at the "Mayfly Technique."

By intervening in the plant roots and underground water flow and other organic matter networks in the ground, it could quickly move to any place and cut off all its aura during activation.

Although these special White Zetsu individuals didn't accept each other, it had to admit that that guy's concealment ability was indeed the strongest, the White Zetsu who was best at the "Spore Technique" and the "Impersonation Technique."

However, it could actually feel the despairing and fearful emotions of that guy before its connection disappeared…

"It won't." Regarding the White Zetsu's worries and palpitations, Madara just shook his head indifferently, without the slightest intention of explaining.

Whether it was a special individual White Zetsu or those unconscious White Zetsu, in his eyes they were just tools.

Because, the White Zetsu's memory was not in the "brain," and they didn't even have an organ like a "brain," but was entrusted to the "Demonic Statue of the Outer Path"...

If someone tried to use a secret technique to enter the White Zetsu's spiritual world to obtain information, they would be shocked to find that the White Zetsu didn't have a "brain" at all.

"Ah, is that so? Then it's okay. As expected of Lord Madara, you're always so thorough. It's just a pity about that guy."

The White Zetsu said it was a pity, but its face was gloating, and it didn't feel sad at all about the death of that White Zetsu.

"It should have been discovered by Nagato, so... let's not get close to him for the time being."

After pondering for a moment, Madara frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "Nagato's growth rate is a bit too fast, probably because of that Muyama kid."

He actually hoped that Nagato could grow up.

After all, to use the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, he also needed a strong enough body to support the terrifying chakra and vitality.

But he didn't want Nagato to dig into the special sensing ability in the Uzumaki Clan's bloodline. He originally wanted the White Zetsu responsible for monitoring to arrange some crises to stimulate Nagato to familiarize himself with the Rinnegan's abilities.

As a result…

Kagura Mind's Eye was one of the few sensory ninjutsu that could detect White Zetsu.

"Is that kid hitting it by mistake? Or an unexpected pawn?"

Madara's frown deepened, and his face showed a hint of annoyance as he looked at his shriveled hand, thinking to himself, "If it weren't for this old body holding me back, why would I need to look for a so-called proxy?"

Just a kid he didn't care about, who he thought wouldn't have any influence, could actually slightly disrupt his chessboard.

"Lord Madara?" The White Zetsu's cautious probing voice came from behind, "Are we going to give up monitoring Nagato?"

"Brainless idiot." Madara couldn't help but curse, explaining, "Just don't get close to Nagato, you can continue to monitor him outside his sensing range... and that Tsukimiri kid."

Isn't that brat short on manpower?

White Zetsu are such useful tools; he certainly won't refuse them.

When the Shinobi World War fully erupts, that might be a good opportunity.

Until then, continue selecting Uchiha clansmen suitable to act as proxies, so I can openly lurk by Nagato's side.

"Right." Madara asked, tilting his head slightly as if he suddenly remembered something, "Does Konoha have any targeted measures against Kirigakure's movements?"

The most important thing now is to eliminate the Uzumaki Clan.

He had fought the Uzumaki Clan before. Although he undoubtedly won in the end, he was thoroughly disgusted by those guys.

What with the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, Contract Seal, Four Red Yang Formation, Six Red Yang Formation, and the most disgusting Adamantine Sealing Chains and Kagura Mind's Eye...

Madara couldn't help but feel a chill thinking about how he was tied up back then.

Damn Uzumaki Clan, they have no other skills, but their disgusting methods are endless!

Those disgusting sealing techniques and sensory abilities have no reason to exist at all, and the Shinobi World isn't lacking in surviving Uzumaki bloodlines.

If he wanted to find some, White Zetsu could find a few at any time, so it would be best to completely cut off the Uzumaki Clan's inheritance, so there's no need to worry about the existence of White Zetsu being discovered.

However, although he has tried his best to ensure that news of this Land of Whirlpools operation is not leaked, spies during wartime are like chives, cut one bunch and another grows.

It is estimated that when the Kirigakure troops set off, those spies sent the news back.

He is not worried about other forces, only Konoha's reaction.

Konoha will definitely provide support, but how much support can they provide...

Madara had some guesses in his mind, but he wasn't sure yet.

But after hearing Madara's question, the expression on White Zetsu's face was a little strange, even a bit comical.

"This, you might not believe it when I say it."

"Konoha, there's no movement at all."

Hearing this, Madara Uchiha, who always seemed to have everything under control, was stunned.

No movement at all?

Did that Hiruzen Sarutobi brat's monkey brain short-circuit?