Uchiha Madara rode his little boat, continuing to drift across the Dark Sea, with neither goal nor direction.
The vast pitch-black sea could easily make one lose their bearings, even lose themselves. Drifting alone across such a black ocean as a tiny human, Uchiha Madara felt an inexplicable sense of oppression.
Fortunately, the sky was blue. Not a trace of the sky's reflection appeared on the pitch-black surface; the sea was black, the sky was blue, and he drifted between them.
Still, what pleased Uchiha Madara was that the Dark Sea was not completely empty. Thinking of the living island he had encountered and the monkeys on it, Uchiha Madara smiled.
He was not the only person in this sea after all. The ecosystem here was far more complex than he had imagined. Besides the black monkeys, there should be other creatures as well.
Just as the elder of the fishman race had said, the sea was the origin of all life. There were far more species in the ocean than there were creatures on land.
Feeling a little thirsty, Uchiha Madara reached out and used Wood Style to make a small cup, then filled it with seawater from the Dark Sea.
Looking at the pitch-black seawater in his wooden cup, Uchiha Madara shook his head helplessly.
A flame appeared in his hand. Slowly, the black seawater in the cup heated up and boiled, its dark color gradually turning transparent as a wisp of black smoke drifted from the mouth of the cup.
"It should be drinkable," Uchiha Madara muttered to himself.
He first took a small sip. Finding nothing unusual, he finally drained the whole cup in one gulp.
After drinking some water, he rubbed his stomach and felt that he was a little hungry too.
Uchiha Madara formed