"This base can't be used anymore. Good thing I kept the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path wrapped in Perfect Susanoo. Otherwise, if that brat had left a Flying Thunder God Mark on it, things would have been troublesome."
Uchiha Madara let out a long breath, calming the fury in his heart. Then his thoughts raced as he considered the more pressing problem at hand.
"Taking the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path with me directly would draw too much attention. There'd be no way to shake off pursuit. I need to leave this place quickly, then use the Summoning Technique to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path away."
"I never thought a few brats would force me into such a state. In the future, these little brats may become the greatest obstacle to my resurrection plan. Has Konoha truly grown this powerful?"
"Looks like Konoha must be weakened. I'll leave that matter to Black Zetsu and Uchiha Shisui!"
After thinking for a while, Uchiha Madara had several White Zetsu guard the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path before leaving.
More than ten minutes later, Uchiha Madara had run dozens of kilometers away. He created another Underground Base and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
"I'll rest here for now. This place is far too close to the original base. If I weren't worried that the brat with Flying Thunder God would return and take the Gedo Statue away, I wouldn't have established a base here."
"After some time, I'll establish the base directly on some remote island nation. White Zetsu's Mayfly Technique can travel from the soil beneath the seabed straight to the mainland, so we won't be cut off from information. Ordinary ninja, meanwhile, will find it difficult to locate a base on an