"Don't get your hopes up too much about what lies ahead," Harinod said.
"It's not just you. Over the years, countless people have gone to that country, but what was the final result?" Harinod said.
"They all died," Harinod said with a smile.
"On the surface, it looks like a man's paradise, but it really isn't. It would be more accurate to call it a man's hell," Harinod said.
"I'm not going there to find my own paradise, nor am I going there to descend into hell. I have my own purpose," Uchiha Madara said.
"Why did you come to this place?" Uchiha Madara asked, looking at Harinod.
"It was just because of some pointless matter. I'm only a soldier. I follow orders from above—they told me to come here, so naturally, I came," Harinod said.
"That's why people like us at the very bottom are the most helpless. We have no ideas of our own, nor do we have any choices of our own," Harinod said.
"Of course you can have your own ideas," Uchiha Madara said to Harinod with a smile. "It's just that no one cares about them."
"How is that any different from having no ideas?" Harinod said helplessly.
"Alright, it was nice meeting you," Uchiha Madara said to Harinod with a smile. "I still need to keep traveling forward. You can stay here and warm yourself by the fire."
"Aren't you bored traveling alone? You seem to be by yourself too, and you've been walking for a long time," Harinod said.
"It was a little boring at first, but once you get used to it, it doesn't really feel like much," Uchiha Madara said after thinking for a moment.
"I think we're about the same age," Harinod said, looking at Uchiha Madara. "When you reach