"Uchiha Shin!"
Madara growled the name in fury, feeling both helpless and angry. He could not remember how long it had been since he had felt such emotions.
It was like spending ages painstakingly devising a plan you were proud of, only to share it with a friend who not only showed no interest, but turned around and mocked you for it. The frustration was enough to make one cough up blood.
Seeing Uchiha Madara on the verge of exploding, Shin quickly changed the subject. This sort of thing was best left at that; if he really provoked Madara into losing his temper, the consequences would be hard to handle.
"Even if you truly intend to give him the Rinnegan, the outcome is still unknown. Are you sure he'll follow the path you have in mind?" Uchiha Madara snorted. "What does it matter? No matter what choice he makes, once he possesses the Rinnegan, he will bring a series of changes to the entire Ninja World. I don't necessarily need him to do anything specific. This is merely an experiment. I want to see whether this world has another
path worth taking.
Today's ninja never stop praising the era of the Sage of Six Paths, calling it the best of times, true peace. Then I want to see what will happen to this Ninja World after I artificially create another Sage of Six Paths for them.
And as long as I let Nagato see this world's darkness, he will naturally walk the path I desire."
Seeing Uchiha Madara's expression of complete confidence, Shin opened his mouth, but ultimately could not bear to tell him that Nagato would later be talked into switching sides by some cheat-powered bastard's Talk-no-Jutsu. That would be far too devastating. "Fine, do as you please. But