Uchiha Madara walked out of the hall and watched several people sparring. Bai Ling'er was also trading blows back and forth with Scenery. Madara smiled, then headed outside.
When he stepped out, he saw that it was indeed the merman general from that night. Beside him stood another merman, his typical merman face sprouting several octopus-like tentacles.
"Long time no see." Uchiha Madara smiled at the merman general. "You said it would only take a few days, but that turned out to be quite a long time."
"It's already quite something that I was able to come." The merman general said politely to Uchiha Madara, "Allow me to introduce him. This is one of the elders of our merman race."
"Are you the human the general spoke of, the one capable of wiping out his entire army?" the merman elder asked as he looked at Uchiha Madara.
"My name is Uchiha Madara. I've waited for you for so many days. Have you brought me any good news this time?" Uchiha Madara asked with a smile.
"Are you the one who wants to stand up for humanity and resolve the tens of thousands of years of conflict between our merman race and humans?" the merman elder asked expressionlessly.
"I'm not standing up for humanity. I am human myself. I hope for peace, and I don't think you want war either," Uchiha Madara said.
"If war can bring profit, then why shouldn't we want war? As long as something exists, it has value," the merman elder said.
"Not necessarily." Uchiha Madara smiled at the merman elder. "For example, I don't think your existence has much value at all."
Hearing Uchiha Madara say that, the merman elder did not get angry. He merely continued expressionlessly, "Do you know how many mermen there are