Old Tales of the Stone Tablet

Night

Uchiha Nan returned to his residence, his exhausted body sinking into the soft mattress, healing both body and mind.

"Manji, right there!"

"Harder!!"

"Don't hold back on me!!!"

Manji was diligently massaging Uchiha Nan, finding a pressure point and attacking it fiercely. His technique was familiar; he was already an excellent masseur.

The soft, fleshy paw pads continuously massaged Uchiha Nan's body, relieving his tense muscles. It was a top-tier experience.

And the price was very reasonable, only a bottle of catnip!

In his daze, Uchiha Nan reviewed his actions from the day.

After Uchiha Nan received the tomoe and became the clan head, the Uchiha elders eagerly held a grand inauguration ceremony for him, fearing he might suddenly regret not becoming the clan head.

The location was, as expected, Naka Shrine. However, inside the small hut, it was packed with people. Eventually, there wasn't enough space, and some had to stand outside the room to observe.

The succession process was, of course, a bit tedious, but it didn't matter since he was already there.

The only thing Uchiha Nan was truly interested in was that Stone Tablet.

The very Stone Tablet that had tricked Uchiha Madara.

Although Uchiha Nan already knew the truth – that the Moon Eye Plan was just a pyramid scheme disguised as a legitimate venture – he still wanted to see how Black Zetsu, that little black blob, had written it.

"On this continent, a beautiful goddess was born, the Goddess of Birth."

"Before the goddess appeared, the continent was still engulfed in war, with countless people dying every day due to various conflicts."

"The benevolent goddess, unable to bear the people's suffering, used her wisdom and power to create a great nation."

"Long-lasting peace emerged. The goddess also gave birth to two sons, named Hagoromo and Hamura. I, Otsutsuki Hagoromo, am her son, known to people of that time as the Sage of Six Paths."

"But good times did not last. The perfect nation created by my mother could not bring eternal peace. Long-lasting peace still couldn't prevent the emergence of ambitious individuals, and war once again swept across the continent."

"Mother once again stepped forward, using her unparalleled power to quickly quell the war and punish the instigators."

"The continent gained another period of peace, but it still repeatedly fell into the same pattern."

"Therefore, Mother pondered how to bring true peace to the Ninja World. Soon after, she devised an unprecedented ninjutsu. Unfortunately, Mother disappeared before she could implement this technique."

"I inherited my mother's will, hoping to bring eternal peace to the Ninja World. However, I did not choose my mother's method, as I believed it was too extreme."

"I traveled across the entire continent, using the power inherited from my mother. While eradicating the demonic monsters on the continent, I pondered how to bring peace to the Ninja World."

"Through long practice, I discovered that my mother's power could condense into a chakra seed and be passed on to others. Those who possessed a chakra seed would experience a spiritual resonance, allowing them to understand each other through chakra in an instant."

"I believe that tolerance and love can allow people to understand each other. As long as people can understand each other, peace will come."

"And the only difficulty in the past has been resolved by me. I look forward to the arrival of eternal peace."

"But I was wrong, terribly wrong."

"Those who gained chakra gradually acquired power beyond ordinary humans. They used chakra to create ninjutsu, and wars of a larger scale than before were born."

"The war lasted for a long time."

"Learning from my mistakes, I began to study my mother's path. Finally, following my mother's line of thought, I created a ninjutsu that could cover the entire Ninja World, a technique that could achieve eternal peace!"

"It's a shame, but I'm running out of time. I am already old and no longer have the ability to unleash this technique."

"I can only place my hope in future generations."

"The conditions required to unleash the ninjutsu are..."

Beyond this point, the writing became blurry, only visible to those with the power of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

Frankly, Black Zetsu's story was very well-written.

After the suffering of war, Uchiha Madara, through his and Hashirama Senju's immense power, brought a brief period of peace to the entire Ninja World. However, the Ninja World remained turbulent, with constant friction.

As soon as Uchiha Madara and Hashirama Senju died, the Ninja World would relapse into war. Not to mention that Hashirama unified the various ninja clans into single ninja villages, the wars of the future would be even more brutal than the Warring States period.

In the past, conflicts were unit-based by clan; now, they were unit-based by ninja village, and the intensity of war was far greater than before.

Uchiha Madara was well aware of this. His mental journey was astonishingly similar to that of the Goddess of Birth and the Sage of Six Paths from a thousand years ago.

Hashirama Senju's approach was fundamentally flawed. Uchiha Madara left Konoha in disappointment, deciding to continue on the path of the Sage of Six Paths.

Pitiable, truly pitiable!

What was Uchiha Madara doing at this time?

He was likely hiding in some dark underground place, desperately trying to figure out how to awaken the Rinnegan.

Uchiha Nan silently mourned for Uchiha Madara for three seconds. Black Zetsu's narrative was precisely designed to rub salt into the wounds of the Uchiha.

Any Uchiha who awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan must have gone through incredibly dark experiences and developed a profound disappointment with the entire world.

The Moon Eye Plan was undoubtedly a guiding light, leading Uchiha Madara straight into the trap.

But none of this could fool me!

Uchiha Nan felt a surge of smugness and couldn't help but fantasize. If he got lucky one day and pulled a gold, obtaining a Chakra Fruit, wouldn't that be amazing?

Seeing Black Zetsu, he could just become his dad.

Thinking of Kaguya Otsutsuki's cold personality, fair skin, and horns on her head, she'd be convenient to use too.

The thought of it...

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Manji's touch left Uchiha Nan feeling weak all over. While his mind conjured up inappropriate thoughts, he comfortably drifted off to dreamland.

Uchiha Nan was fast asleep, but on the other side of Konoha, the Hyuga Clan head's room was still brightly lit.

Hyuga Takuma was too anxious to sleep.

He was genuinely panicking!

The news of the Third Hokage, Tobirama Senju's death, had been confirmed. As soon as the members of that six-person team—Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, Torifu Akimichi, and Danzō Shimura—returned home, they were thoroughly questioned. All information from their bodies had been extracted by the clan.

Hyuga Takuma had naturally gathered all this intelligence with ease. Just as one crisis was subsiding, another one erupted from the Uchiha side.

Quietly, the Uchiha Clan leader had changed. The current Uchiha leader, Uchiha Nan, had awakened the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan, and the power of the great demon Uchiha Madara had reappeared in Konoha!

Hyuga Takuma felt like Konoha was a powder keg, ready to explode with the slightest spark, potentially taking the entire Hyuga Clan with it.

Amidst the crisis, there was also opportunity. Hyuga Takuma didn't want to just go with the flow and wait for death.

"How is Mito-sama doing?"

"Last time I visited, she said she wasn't feeling well. Is there any news now?"

Hyuga Takuma asked. Hyuga Kunihiko, who was standing by to serve, immediately replied respectfully:

"Not yet, Clan Head."

"Mito-sama has been keeping to herself, and there's been no news from the Senju family."

Hyuga Takuma sighed. He had originally planned to meet with Mito Uzumaki to discuss Konoha's future and the selection of the Third Hokage, but Mito Uzumaki wasn't giving him any opportunity.

Now, with the Uchiha Clan having awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, and the situation being as it is, there was still no reply. He wasn't sure what it meant.

Hyuga Takuma's face contorted with indecision. After a moment, he finally made up his mind and said:

"Go, prepare things for tomorrow."

"I want to meet the new Uchiha Clan Head. Remember to keep it low-key."

"Yes."