"What had I come to this world for...?"
Uchiha Madara frowned as he pondered, but for the moment, he had no answer. Yet without a doubt, this world was powerful—more powerful than the previous one.
Moreover, this world was far too complex. Who knew what vast conspiracy might exist within it?
"This is a world of war among the gods. Perhaps I will remain in this world for a very long time. What kind of ending will the war of the gods have? And what role will I play in this world of divine war? All of it will depend on my own choices."
Uchiha Madara considered this for a while and gradually made up his mind. He thought that the Pope's conspiracy he had witnessed with his own eyes was likely part of the war among the gods. It might even be the fuse that ignited it—the war of the gods might begin because of this!
"The goddess... Athena..."
Uchiha Madara activated the Sharingan Heavenly Eye and searched this world for the whereabouts of that purple-haired infant. That little baby should have become a thirteen-year-old girl by now. Where was she...?
His gaze focused on Japan. Inside an arena, a girl in a white gauze dress, holding a golden staff, caught his attention.
Thus, Uchiha Madara came to Japan, to that arena.
He saw Ikki seize the Gold Cloth. Everyone here was connected to that girl.
That was right. This girl was the goddess Athena. Though she had concealed her identity, there could be no mistake.
Uchiha Madara brought Ikki to a mountain near the city.
"Ikki, do you know who that girl you faced just now was?"
Ikki sneered. "Hmph, she is Miss Saori. Six years ago, she was the one who caused my miserable fate of being