The misunderstanding cleared up, and Uchiha Madara and the Pope reached a reconciliation. Yet Uchiha Madara still could not understand why he had fallen into a world like this, or what kind of mission he had come here to accomplish.
In other words... what was he supposed to do?
Not only could Shaina not give him an answer to that question—even the Pope probably could not. Uchiha Madara stood on the mountain path of the Sanctuary, quietly watching the drifting clouds in the distance as he thought.
"Bzzz."
All of a sudden, Uchiha Madara felt a sharp buzz in his head. He thought he might have fallen ill from severe dehydration, but after the sound passed, his body felt completely normal.
"What was that?"
Uchiha Madara raised his head and looked up the mountain. Suddenly, another loud buzzing rang through his mind. This time, he finally understood...
This was not illness. It was some kind of resonance!
Yes, it was resonance. Something was resonating with Uchiha Madara's mind. He did not know what it was, but he vaguely sensed that whatever was causing this resonance was somewhere up on this mountain.
As long as he kept climbing, he would surely find the answer!
"Bzzz!"
"Bzzz!"
The resonance grew stronger and stronger. Uchiha Madara could already feel that its source was not far away. Suddenly, he saw the words "Twelve Zodiac Temples" written in Greek at the end of the mountain path. Looking farther up, he saw twelve pure white temples! Above those twelve white temples seemed to stand an even grander palace, as well as a platform enshrining a Divine Statue. These fourteen structures together formed the complex known as the "Twelve Zodiac Temples"!
Uchiha Madara finally saw it clearly. The source of the resonance was the ninth of those