"As for whether the Shinobi World was at peace, that had nothing to do with me."
At the border of the Land of Fire.
The moment Takenaka Kaguya said this, Madara Uchiha became agitated. He roared, "How could it have nothing to do with you?"
Seeing how worked up he was, Takenaka Kaguya smiled and waved his hand, then shook his head to cut him off. "I don't have a life goal as great as yours and Hashirama's. You two spent most of your lives striving for peace in the Shinobi World.
For the sake of peace, your Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan did not hesitate to set aside your years of hatred and join forces to end the Warring States Period.
Even now, because you did not approve of the peace Hashirama believed in, you left Konoha.
All of this came from the great and noble ideal of peace in your hearts.
However, whether the Shinobi World was peaceful or not was not my life goal. As long as I was alive, I only needed to do everything I could to protect those close to me, and those who cared about me.
If one day I was gone, why should I care if the world went to hell?"
As his words fell, Madara Uchiha's gaze became somewhat vacant, as though he were getting to know Takenaka Kaguya all over again.
Or rather, he had believed that he understood Takenaka Kaguya very well, but today, he realized that he did not understand him at all.
"Ha ha ha, ha ha ha! Takenaka Kaguya, do you know the consequences of refusing me, Madara Uchiha?"
Suddenly, Madara Uchiha burst into wild laughter. He laughed with such arrogance that he even seemed to have fallen into madness.
Across from him, Takenaka Kaguya