After giving Hozuki Akizuki another temporary loan with an extended repayment period, Qingye's consciousness returned, and he left that strange space.
"Can Hozuki Akizuki really pull this off?"
Qingye furrowed his brow, deep in thought.
Even now, he still didn't know what state Uchiha Madara was in.
Uchiha Madara should be using the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to keep himself alive. Once he'd guided Obito's plan to completion, he could pull the plug at any time and return to the Pure Land.
But judging from these two instances of White Zetsu tracking him down, Uchiha Madara was also able to move around in the Shinobi World.
There had to be some kind of limitation!
If Uchiha Madara could be made to expend too much energy while away from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, maybe he really could be killed!
"Here's hoping..."
Qingye shook his head.
He couldn't pin all his hopes on that. He had to prepare for what might come, too.
Of course, if Hozuki Akizuki could kill Old Madara, that would be best of all.
The truth was, the reason Qingye hadn't immediately answered Hozuki Akizuki's prayers all this time was that he'd been hesitant.
Should he really go through with these possibly unnecessary measures?
Should he turn the tables and scheme against Uchiha Madara?
In the original timeline, Uchiha Madara pulled the plug and died as soon as he'd made arrangements for Obito.
But now, he couldn't just assume things would play out the same way!
He'd already learned that lesson the hard way!
He'd relied on his supposed advantage of knowing the story, assumed Uchiha Madara's target was Obito, and thought he wouldn't be targeted himself. The result was that Kitsuchi had nearly run him down on the Iwagakure battlefield!
He'd already