This was because the King of the Monkeys had been corrupted by a Magic Stone, turning him into this neither-human-nor-ghost state, which was why Madara had failed to recognize him. Although he did not know many people on the Ezerlan Continent, he had definitely met this person before.
Xing En was equally puzzled by the King of the Monkeys' reaction. Why had he reacted so strongly upon hearing Uchiha Madara's name? Had they really known each other before?
Madara felt that he had not been on the Ezerlan Continent for very long. To encounter someone he had met before amid such a vast sea of people was truly incredible.
"Looks like you two do have some history together. I never expected you to meet in a place like this—it must be fate. Why fight? Just sit down and have a proper talk," Xing En said to Uchiha Madara with a smile.
Although Madara had the impression that he had met this person before, he simply could not remember who he was. Besides, had he really ever gone south?
"I never imagined I would meet you here. Do you know how hard I've searched for you? It seems that my coming here was fate—I finally met the person I wanted to see most," the King of the Monkeys said to Uchiha Madara.
Madara was even more confused now. From what the King of the Monkeys said, it sounded as though they had once been very close and had not seen each other for many years. But did he really have anyone on the Ezerlan Continent whom he was that close to?
The first people Madara thought of were Scenery and the others. But shouldn't they have been living quite well now? How could they possibly have become like this, much less