"Companions?"
"What a bunch of idiots!"
After hearing Nagato's words, Uchiha Yue mocked the true thoughts of Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan aloud, yet inwardly, he felt something stir within him.
Once, Uchiha Yue had considered all his friends in Konoha to be companions. But when he became Konoha's enemy, even his closest friend, Minato Namikaze, became his enemy. From that day onward, Uchiha Yue no longer believed in companions, much less bonds.
Within Uchiha Yue's eyes, just as Nagato had said, were reflected hatred and pain.
The pain came from the deaths of his father, Uchiha Nara, and his mother, Uzumaki Minako.
The hatred came from Konoha's betrayal, as well as Uchiha Madara, who lurked behind the Shinobi World.
Thus, Uchiha Yue's foremost goal in staying alive was to take revenge on Konoha—to destroy Konoha. Destroying Konoha had become his primary objective. As for his second goal, there was no need to say it: it was certainly to kill Uchiha Madara. Moreover, Uchiha Yue no longer entertained any delusions of killing Uchiha Madara at his peak.
As long as Uchiha Yue could find Uchiha Madara's whereabouts now, Uchiha Madara's death would be as good as decided.
Of course, before that, Uchiha Yue needed to recover from his injuries. When he examined his condition once again, a bitter smile appeared on his face.
Using the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan at will without having mastered it carried enormous risks. Uchiha Yue had not known that before. He had merely assumed that once the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan awakened, he could use it freely. Now, however, he could not even use his Sharingan. This was the backlash of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.
Fortunately, this backlash was easy enough to resolve. Uchiha Yue had already discovered that his Sharingan's ocular power was slowly recovering. Clearly, the