Uchiha Madara himself did not understand what had happened. He possessed the Rinnegan; in this world, no genjutsu should have been able to cloud his eyes. Yet just moments ago, he had clearly seen a scene of peace and harmony—the very thing he had always dreamed of.
When Uchiha Madara looked at the glowing little stone again, he felt an immensely powerful pull. It made him desperately want to possess it, a feeling as though he would defy the entire world just to claim that little stone.
Only then did Uchiha Madara realize that this was not genjutsu at all. It was the stone's overwhelming temptation, which had bewitched his mind and caused him to imagine such a scene.
"What exactly is this thing?" Uchiha Madara looked at the stone and asked Xing En, "I nearly lost my mind to it just now. This thing is far too dangerous."
But then Uchiha Madara wondered why Xing En had not been affected at all.
"Lost your mind?" Xing En thought for a moment and said, "I didn't feel anything. It's just an ordinary glowing little stone. Though I did sense an extremely evil aura coming from it."
Uchiha Madara considered it. He had seen those things solely because his dream was for harmony and happiness in the ninja world, which was why he had nearly lost his mind.
If Xing En felt nothing at all, then that meant Xing En was someone without any dreams—someone who did not even have a single thing he wanted in his heart.
"What is your dream?" Uchiha Madara looked at Xing En and asked. "Young people should all have lofty ideals and great ambitions, shouldn't they?"
Xing En did not understand why Uchiha Madara was asking him such a question now, but out of trust