"I don't know."
Uchiha Madara spread his hands. "What you're asking is what I want to know too."
Tobirama frowned. "Didn't he die within the Uchiha Clan grounds?" Since their relationship had been hostile before, the Uchiha Clan had only announced to the outside world that Uchiha Gen had died because the old injuries left on his body had flared up.
Of course, if Tobirama had not personally examined Uchiha Gen every few days back then, he might have almost believed it.
Uchiha Madara tugged at the corner of his mouth, clearly displeased by Tobirama's attitude. He said sarcastically, "Who am I supposed to ask if you're asking me? All I can tell you is that his death was extremely suspicious. I found no signs of fighting around the body, didn't hear the slightest sound, and most of Uchiha Gen's skin was gone..."
Tobirama's eyes shifted slightly. "His skin was gone—then how did you recognize him immediately?"
Madara frowned, somewhat puzzled. "Why do you think I recognized him immediately?"
"..."
Tobirama pondered. "Perhaps Uchiha Gen did disappear, but he probably did not disappear within the clan grounds. If so, then that corpse was most likely not his. It had been switched."
"Impossible!"
"Hm?"
Realizing he had let something slip, Madara's expression darkened. Then, as if giving up, he let out a heavy breath through his nose and forced himself to recall what had happened. "He..."
"He was still alive then..."
"..."
Tobirama took only a second to process the information and calmly asked, "Did Uchiha Gen say who the killer was?"
Uchiha Madara pondered. "He did... no, perhaps he was under genjutsu then, or something else. He might have been poisoned. He looked like he was talking to himself..."
"He said he had killed himself..."
Tobirama rubbed his forehead, took