"Lord Madara!"
A low, hoarse voice sounded behind the hooded man.
He turned his head slightly and saw a mass of pitch-black shadow writhing on his shoulder, slowly forming facial features.
"Although mixing White Zetsu's cells into your body allows you to move normally for the time being, it won't last long. Once the time is up, you'll still need the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's Chakra supply."
"It doesn't matter."
Madara waved a hand, clearly unconcerned.
As the Asura who had once roamed the ninja world and crushed an entire era beneath his feet,
he naturally knew that his body had long since reached its limit. At present, this was merely a choice he had no choice but to make, so that the Eye of the Moon Plan could proceed normally after his death.
But even so, whenever he felt the weakness of his body and the loss of his former power, he still found it nauseating.
"Or rather..."
"It is precisely because I still have a chance to make a comeback and truly end the endless wars of the ninja world that I had to come to Konoha."
"I had to see just how capable my future successor has become."
Madara's gaze swept over Konoha's group. He looked at Obito, whom he had originally chosen, before turning to his current first choice, Uchiha Shingen.
To Madara's surprise, Uchiha Shingen in the distance looked over at him at the exact same moment. Their eyes met, only to shift away in the next instant.
"Not bad perception."
Madara murmured, his eyes filled with sincere appreciation.
Originally, he had only considered Uchiha Shingen as one of several possible successors.
But after seeing that blade inherited from Izuna, he found himself feeling something different.
This brat...
could be considered Izuna's successor