The Fire Temple: Madara and Jigen's first meeting

The Land of Fire was established during the turbulent early Warring States Period.

Initially, the Daimyō was keen to hire ninja Family that had split off from the Ninja Sect to fight against other countries.

Later, due to the excessive destructiveness of ninja battles, the five nations gradually separated secular warfare from the ninja world.

The Land of Fire is rich in resources and has a suitable terrain for habitation. It was also the first country in the history of the Shinobi World to establish United Hidden Village.

After Konoha Hidden Village was established in the Land of Fire, the Lands of Land of Wind, Land of Lightning, Land of Earth, and Land of Water followed Konoha.

The formation of the Hidden Village, a ninja organization, marked the beginning of an era in which the Five Great Nations unified the Shinobi World.

Besides the future Konoha, the Land of Fire also boasts many distinctive architectural features.

For example, among the temples scattered throughout the country, the Daimyō and most famous is the Fire Temple, a building inherited from Ancient Era.

On this day, the Fire Temple welcomed two special guests.

On the long staircase, Madara Uchiha gazed at the enormous temple before him.

"Is that thing really sealed here?" he asked.

"Of course," Kyosuke replied with a smile, though he was probably plotting something in his mind.

Seeing this, Ban shook his head helplessly. He had never been able to understand his friend's thoughts.

Before arriving at the Fire Temple, the two secretly met with Yayoi Hyuga, who had returned.

It was only then that Madara learned that the most outstanding new generation ninja of the Hyuga Clan had already become Kyosuke's subordinate.

Subsequently, the transplantation of Sage Body Cells shocked him even more.

His eyesight has indeed deteriorated significantly due to years of fighting.

I thought Kyosuke would also be troubled by this, but it turns out he had already found a good solution.

Taking this opportunity, Kyosuke casually revealed the existence of the Eternal Eye, saying that it might be the final form of the Sharingan.

Unsurprisingly, Madara had absolutely no interest in this; in his heart, Izuna was far more important than any Eternal Eye.

Thanks to Yayoi's outstanding scientific research capabilities, the fusion process of the Cells was extremely smooth.

In just a few days, it was completely fused together, leaving Kyosuke's mark in the right atrium.

If Madara hadn't been in such a hurry to get to the Temple of Fire, he might have even tried practicing Senjutsu Mode.

It can only be said that no matter how the plot changes, some fundamental issues in thinking remain unchanged.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Madara, after being resurrected, absorbed a massive amount of Senjutsu Chakra from Hashirama Impure World Reincarnation Tensei Hashirama.

She was clearly happy, but she insisted on acting like she didn't care.

Regardless of the circumstances, Madara Uchiha is absolutely more powerful than ever before at this moment.

As for its impact on the plot, Kyosuke stopped caring about such things long ago, as his strength increased.

To put it bluntly, the Final Boss of the Earth phase is Kaguya, so it seems like there wouldn't be too much of a problem if she didn't appear.

At least Kyosuke is confident in handling crises other than those involving Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki?

That was just a guy clinging to life; without consuming the Chakra Fruit, he couldn't possess the characteristic of immortality.

Kyosuke stood right in front of his opponent, yet he didn't dare to make Isshiki move.

By the time the other party finds a suitable Reincarnation Vessel, who knows how many years it will be.

By then, he might be able to crush Princess Kaguya with one hand, so why would he be afraid of that guy who doesn't even dare to participate in the Shinobi World's progress?

Some people appear to be alive, but in reality, they died thousands of years ago; this refers to Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

"I'm not afraid of him at all," Kyosuke said confidently.

And so...

Of course, when the Monk of the Fire Temple Abbot, accompanied by the monk Jigen, his expression was quite something.

"Kyosuke, it's been many years. How have you been?" Jigen greeted him.

Madara Uchiha glanced at his friend, realizing before that this guy had such a wide circle of friends.

It's one thing for Yayoi Hyuga, but now you even know Monk who have wandered out of the most remote corners of the world.

He was very suspicious of what this guy was doing all the time running around outside; was he planning to become a monk?

With a heart full of malice, Madara was about to look away when he suddenly noticed a barely perceptible change in Kyosuke's expression.

He seems... nervous?!

This discovery greatly surprised Ban.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to him, he quietly activated the Mangekyō and the Soul Dojutsu of his right eye.

Having received a transplant of Sage Body Cells, Ban's lost pupillary power is slowly recovering.

He even sensed that the total amount of his pupil power was slowly increasing over time.

The process is rather slow; it will take at least twenty or thirty years to see a qualitative change.

If eye power is not a problem, then Dojutsu can be used without restraint. If he wants, he can forcibly summon Susanoo without activating the Mangekyō.

Because the Sharingan's power is deeply imprinted on his soul, Madara can even perform the unprecedented and bizarre feat of Spirit Projection, as long as the Soul Power remains.

Furthermore, in his soul form, he can still use Ninjutsu with slightly reduced power.

It can be said that the enhancement he received from the Sage Body Cells was more terrifying than that of anyone else.

However, this confidence did not last long.

Before investigating, Madara probably never imagined it.

A random monk from the Fire Temple possessed a soul fluctuation that was more terrifying than the combined soul fluctuations of several other monks.

For a moment, he even thought he was developing presbyopia.

Is that kind of awe-inspiring terror truly something humans can use?!

The main hall of the Temple of Fire.

When the Uchiha Clan Head visits, the Abbot naturally receives him with the highest honors.

Things are different now compared to the Konoha era. Back then, everything was governed by rules, and ordinary people wouldn't dare to cause trouble at the Fire Temple.

The Warring States Period was a different story.

If they angered the two people in front of them, the Uchiha army would arrive quickly, and none of the dozens of people in the entire temple would escape the enemy's slaughter.

It wasn't that the Abbot was sensible; it was simply that he dared not neglect the two great deities before him.

Little did he know, the two people opposite him had long since lost interest in him.

Madara glanced sideways at Kyosuke, who was speaking eloquently, and gradually relaxed his clenched fist, but his gaze kept sweeping over the young Monk intentionally or unintentionally.

Unexpectedly, the other party seemed to have noticed, and their eyes met in an unintentional moment.

"Hmph." The Dance King was so arrogant that he would not be intimidated by the other party.

Seeing the other person's gaze, he immediately snorted coldly and said sharply, "The Temple of Fire lives up to its name; even a casual monk there is so extraordinary. What's your name?"

"Ci-gen," Ichishiki replied with Isshiki smile, seemingly unperturbed.

Thousands of years of performing have shaped Cixian into the polite and well-mannered Monk he is today.

Even Madara Uchiha couldn't verbally provoke the other party.

"What an ordinary Monk." Ban shook his head, not intending to delve any further into the matter.

Regardless of the other party's identity, let's focus on completing the most important task of this trip first.

"Abbot, I have come to request the use of the Nine-Tails."