After Roy came downstairs, Itachi and Izumi immediately came up to meet him.
"Big Brother Roy, that was..."
"Yeah."
"Let's go. We'll return to the village first."
Roy nodded, then vanished from the village with the two of them.
Earlier, Roy had been wondering what the Satori Organization had to do with his main quest.
Now, it seemed... the connection was enormous.
With the Satori Organization outside, the Uchiha had begun to unite internally.
Seeing that the main quest's progress had already risen to 70%, Roy figured that by the Uchiha Clan Downfall Night a little over a year later, the completion rate would skyrocket, wouldn't it?!
Thinking of this put him in a great mood.
"Boom!"
At that moment, the surrounding space changed instantly.
The entire ground vanished, replaced by darkness.
"Itachi, Izumi!"
In just an instant, Roy discovered that Itachi and Izumi had disappeared.
He could not sense even the slightest trace of them.
"Stop looking. They cannot meet with you for the time being."
"An Uchiha clansman?"
An aged voice reached Roy's ears.
"Lord Madara Uchiha?"
Looking at the decrepit old man before him, Lu Yu was somewhat surprised.
He had originally thought that the first time he met Madara Uchiha would be during the Fourth Shinobi World War.
He had never expected to encounter him here instead.
"You know me?"
"Then there is no need for introductions. What is the Uchiha's current situation?"
Madara Uchiha's expression was calm, as though an elder were simply chatting with a junior.
"Not bad."
"If nothing unexpected happens, the position of Fifth Hokage can be decided by our Uchiha clan."
After thinking for a moment, Roy answered calmly.
"What?"
Madara Uchiha had only wanted to learn about the Uchiha's current circumstances, but he had not expected to receive such news.