Uchiha Madara's Return

After the battle incident ended, Sosuke's life returned to complete peace.

Occasionally, when he saw Uchiha Tetsuya, his cheap cousin would lower his head and quickly leave, seemingly completely defeated.

However, Sosuke knew clearly that his cousin's vengeful nature would never let things go so easily.

This current show of weakness was simply because he wasn't confident he could defeat him.

Once an opportunity arose, Uchiha Tetsuya would pounce like a mad dog and bite him a few times.

The best solution would be to find a chance in the future to quietly kill the father and son. However, Sosuke had an additional idea.

If

Uchiha Tetsuya could awaken his Mangekyo, could he then snatch those eyes for himself?

Senju Hashirama's cells might be useful, but Mangekyo that replenished chakra was ultimately not as good as directly evolving into an Eternal Mangekyo.

"My dear cousin, you absolutely must live up to expectations."

Sosuke planned to observe for a while. If his cousin wasn't strong enough, he would have to find a way to provoke him.

"Hey." Izuna waved his hand in front of him and said with a face full of disgust, "Your expression just now was so sinister. Are you plotting something?"

Rolling his eyes forcefully, Sosuke retorted grumpily, "That's right. I'm looking for a chance to beat you up legitimately."

If it were in the past, Izuna would have definitely retorted a few times, spouting nonsense like "I'm not afraid of you."

But today, he was somewhat unusually different. Even when arguing with him, his eyes would occasionally dart outside.

As if he were expecting something.

"You're the one who's acting like you did something bad," Sosuke said, confused. Not many things could make him pay attention.

"Tch, you wouldn't under-"

A figure appearing at the doorway made Izuna swallow the rest of his "f-" word.

His older brother disliked him using vulgar language, so Izuna would never show it in front of him.

Following his friend's gaze, Sosuke saw a spiky-haired youth wearing a dark blue kimono.

"He's finally showing himself."

Actually, he should have realized earlier. The only person who could make Izuna care so much was none other than the legendary Young Clan Head.

The one who arrived was none other than the Uchiha's Young Clan Head, Uchiha Madara, who would stir up storms in the ninja world in the future.

"Big Brother, you're finally back." Izuna, like a child, threw himself into Madara's embrace.

One had to admit, the Uchiha clan was a concentrated breeding ground for brother complexes. Of course, sister complexes weren't uncommon either.

Relationships like that between Uchiha Tetsuya and Sosuke were actually quite rare.

If not for this, it would have been difficult for him to scheme for his cousin's eyes.

After briefly comforting his brother, Madara turned his gaze over. After a moment of thought, he guessed his identity.

"Sosuke, right? It's a pleasure to meet you." At this time, the young Madara was far from the gloomy and cunning figure he would become later.

He wasn't exactly a sunny youth, but at least he exuded a genuine friendliness.

"Greetings, Young Clan Head." Sosuke's address was quite formal. After all, their relationship wasn't close yet. He couldn't just run and hang onto Madara's arm like Izuna.

Hearing his distant address, Madara smiled and shook his head, saying, "You're Izuna's friend, so you're my brother too. Just call me by my name."

The future dance king wasn't foolish. He had awakened his Sharingan at a young age, and his future was destined to be limitless.

He might even become his right-hand man in his future battles across the ninja world. Appropriately showing respect to those with talent could effectively enhance their relationship.

And so, Sosuke and Madara completed their first exchange.

For the next period, the three began to train collectively.

According to records, Uchiha Madara was nine years old this year, exactly three years older than him and Izuna.

At this age, their bodies had already entered a period of rapid development. The most prominent characteristic was that Madara's Taijutsu was extremely powerful.

If other means were disregarded, in a pure Taijutsu contest, Sosuke and Izuna combined wouldn't be a match for him.

Sosuke didn't have the opportunity to understand his strength in other aspects, but he finally had a benchmark to aim for.

By understanding Uchiha Madara, he could roughly guess Senju Hashirama's strength. He wasn't greedy; he just wanted to be on par with the two of them.

If he was at a disadvantage in Taijutsu, he would find ways to compensate in other areas.

Genjutsu could threaten him, but the problem was that he didn't even give him the chance to use it.

In several sparring matches, their gazes never met.

Even if he forcibly used Genjutsu, Uchiha Madara could break free in a very short time.

Ultimately, he needed to use the Sharingan as a medium, otherwise, it wouldn't be enough to defeat the powerful Uchiha Madara with Genjutsu.

Since Taijutsu and Genjutsu wouldn't work, he could only try to find a way with Ninjutsu.

During this period, Sosuke began to reverse-engineer Ninjutsu, hoping to recreate the Ninjutsu from his memory.

Speaking of creating Ninjutsu, the Rasengan was definitely the easiest to replicate. However, after much consideration, Sosuke did not include it in his plan.

The reason is simple: the Rasengan requires an enormous amount of Chakra, far too much for him at the age of six.

In contrast, the Ninjutsu of the other protagonist is much more suitable for him.

Chidori is a Ninjutsu that concentrates Lightning Release Chakra in the hand, used with a thrust to pierce the target.

When used with the Sharingan, it can form a highly efficient, deadly attack, even helping him defeat opponents of a higher level.

Its subsequent transformations are extremely rich, such as Chidori Stream for defense, Chidori Sharp Spear for mid-range attacks, and so on.

As long as he successfully masters Chidori, Sosuke's strength will undoubtedly increase by a large margin.

The deduction of Ninjutsu is almost complete. The next step is a large amount of practical training, which is expected to be finished by the end of the year.

"Consider it a New Year's gift to myself."

Once he masters Chidori, he can apply to go to the battlefield for training.

Uchiha Madara, only nine years old, has already gone to a small battlefield. Although the scale is not large, a battlefield is a battlefield, and it is by no means comparable to ordinary sparring matches.

To become a true powerhouse, Sosuke must go to the battlefield for training, not to mention that it is also related to the acquisition of points.

Since obtaining those things is so difficult, he wants to see what surprises they can bring him.

As the end of the year approached, a major event occurred in the Uchiha clan.

During a mission conflict, one of Madara's cousins died in battle, and the culprit was a ninja from the Senju clan.

Madara was furious and vowed to personally kill those beasts. Unfortunately, the Clan Head issued a strict order, forbidding his son from seeking revenge privately.

Sosuke, who witnessed the entire process, suddenly began to instigate Madara, his goal being to make Uchiha Madara go out and intercept his enemies.

That way, he would have an opportunity to complete his objective.

Under his constant persuasion, the young Madara finally made up his mind to sneak out and intercept the murderers of his brother.

"I'll go with you," Sosuke said righteously. "If a brother is in trouble and I don't help, I'm sorry, but I absolutely cannot do that."

"…We might die." Madara's gaze wavered slightly.

"Haha, we will never die there."

After looking at him deeply, Uchiha Madara did not try to persuade him further, but he firmly etched Sosuke's determined gaze into his heart.

"Let's go."