"I'm really glad you see me that way, Uncle Madara. I thought that, in your eyes, I was just a madman who served no purpose on the Elzeran Continent," Xing En said with a smile.
"I'm not qualified to criticize you. You may not have made any obvious contributions to the Elzeran Continent, but in our world, you'd count as a scholar," Uchiha Madara said.
"A scholar... I do like that title." Xing En sounded somewhat helpless. "But it seems only you, Uncle Madara, really understand me. It's the mutual appreciation between heroes."
"We're not the same. You truly are a hero of the Elzeran Continent, but I'm different. I'm a public enemy of the entire world," Uchiha Madara said with a smile.
"That's because what you did wasn't understood by others, right?" Xing En said. "That's usually how it is when someone is doing something great. Besides, it's also a sign that a major event is beginning."
"There's another possibility—that the person really is just a madman." Uchiha Madara smiled. "But before everything comes to an end, there's no clear line between right and wrong."
"I think there is still a line, Uncle Madara. It's the bottom line in your heart. If you really are a madman, then it depends on just how mad you are, and whether you still have a bottom line."
"How mad?" Uchiha Madara thought for a moment. "Wanting the whole world to have a dream—a dream of happiness in life that they would never wake from. Does that count as having a bottom line?"
"I don't know." Xing En smiled. "I don't know what each person's limit is. There are all kinds of people in this world, but I don't think everyone wants to dream."
"Then those selfish people can only be made to