"Young man, don't be so impatient. You're always thinking of becoming fat in one bite, but do you think that's how fat people get that way? They went through plenty of hardship too, eating bite by bite through their own efforts," Belaque said.
As the two spoke, the Blue-Feathered Griffin let out a low cry.
Uchiha Madara looked down and saw the reflective surface of a lake beneath the sunlight.
"There's water!" Belaque said with a smile. "Heaven never blocks every path. Looks like the two of us have had pretty good luck along the way. Whatever we need, we find; whatever we think of, appears."
"Don't rush yet. Let's circle around it slowly first," Uchiha Madara said. "Every living thing needs water. A water source should be like a battlefield right now. There may be danger waiting for us below."
"Why not just activate your perception? Wouldn't that make whatever danger we might encounter obvious at a glance?" Belaque said speechlessly.
"That wouldn't be appropriate. In this situation, we can tell enough with our eyes. I'm afraid it might bring more trouble," Uchiha Madara said.
"You really are a coward," Belaque said.
As Belaque spoke, he closed his eyes. Uchiha Madara suddenly sensed a powerful aura emanating from him. Though he could not see it, he could feel an invisible field enveloping the surroundings.
Standing within that range, he felt as though everything about him could be seen through.
Belaque opened his eyes, and the invisible field vanished.
"No wonder you have a dream like that. You have two sides to you, and I can't see through the other side at all," Belaque said to Uchiha Madara. "That must be something beyond imagination."
"You really do see things clearly," Uchiha Madara said with a smile. "And with perception covering