Land of Fire, Konoha, "So Uchiha Madara has already been brought back through Impure World Reincarnation,"
"and is planning to capture the Tailed Beasts."
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded in satisfaction. Everything was proceeding as expected.
Naturally, Sarutobi Hiruzen would not dirty his hands with the exhausting task of collecting Tailed Beasts. It would also be too easy to alert the enemy and make foes everywhere.
Sarutobi Hiruzen only needed to wait for Uchiha Madara to finish the job himself, then swoop in and take his base.
Ideally, the other three ninja villages and Uchiha Madara would both suffer heavy losses, leaving Sarutobi Hiruzen free to clean up the aftermath and unify the Ninja World.
Wearing a mask, Uchiha Obito appeared in the Hokage Office, his tone calm.
"But Uchiha Madara is currently seeking to make his Impure World Reincarnation body stronger,"
"so that he can return to his peak condition."
"You'd better be careful."
"As for just how strong Uchiha Madara was at his peak..."
Uchiha Obito paused.
"You should know better than I do."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was unconcerned. Even if Uchiha Madara were resurrected on the spot, Sarutobi Hiruzen could still beat him senseless, just as he had done to Senju Hashirama back then.
If he did not still need Uchiha Madara as a tool, he would have crushed him on the spot long ago.
"I understand."
Sarutobi Hiruzen instructed, "I'll arrange for our village's Jinchuriki to be left alone, so Uchiha Madara can make his move easily."
"For now, just cooperate with Uchiha Madara and carry out your plan."
Uchiha Obito nodded to show that he understood.
"I'm warning you,"
"you'd better not lose control of the situation."
"Uchiha Madara isn't so easy to deal with."
"Once the plan succeeds, no one in this world will be able to