"Thank you so much for the meal today." Nicovia looked at Uchiha Madara and said, "If there's another chance, the two of us should drink together again."
"There might really not be another chance." Uchiha Madara smiled. "I need to leave this place as soon as possible."
"What exactly is your purpose?" Nicovia looked at Uchiha Madara and asked. "We've gotten this close already. You can tell me now, can't you?"
"Otherwise, the guards will be taking you away soon," Nicovia said.
"I knew it. You definitely have some connection to the guards. You should be their superior, right?" Uchiha Madara said with a smile.
"I suspected that from the moment you came in and started talking to me. Those two guards really didn't believe what I said," Uchiha Madara said.
"They believed it. If they hadn't, they wouldn't have opened the city gates for you. It's just that the matter needs to be reported to the higher-ups," Nicovia said.
"What's your purpose?" Nicovia looked at Uchiha Madara and asked.
"Let's put it this way: for the peace of the entire world, I came to Stone Valley to find something." Uchiha Madara smiled. "But I can't tell you exactly what it is. Also, this matter—and I myself—have absolutely nothing to do with this war."
"I'm definitely not someone sent by the opposing forces to cause trouble. You can fully trust me on that," Uchiha Madara said.
"I definitely believe that. That country is powerful enough that it has no need to send anyone here," Nicovia said.
"If they wanted to, they could crush our soldiers within a single day," Nicovia said.
"I'm really full. It feels like it's been ages since I last ate this much, and I haven't had a drink in so long either. Being able to come