Inside the gloomy cave, a withered old figure sat upright in a chair. His face was covered in wrinkles like tree bark, giving the impression that he was on his last legs and could kick the bucket at any moment.
"Something terrible has happened! Our plan has been ruined!" Black Zetsu hurried into the cave from outside.
Uchiha Madara slowly opened his heavy eyelids, his brows knitting together.
In his memories and arrangements, Black Zetsu was a copy of his spiritual will and should have been calm and composed.
This panicked appearance was beyond his control.
"What happened? Why didn't you follow the plan and bring him back to me? What use are you?" Uchiha Madara shouted sternly.
Black Zetsu froze, only then realizing that after his brush with death, he had completely forgotten his identity.
Looking at the faintly angry Uchiha Madara, he felt displeased, but when he thought of reviving his mother, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, he clenched his fist slightly and suppressed his emotions.
"Lord Madara, I lost my composure just now."
"The plan encountered an accident. A young man appeared in the Uchiha Clan who, like you, possesses the Straight Tomoe Sharingan. Not only did he rescue our target, but he also unleashed powerful Lightning Style techniques and instantly killed everyone from Iwagakure. If I hadn't prepared a backup plan beforehand, I might not have made it back to see you."
Straight Tomoe Sharingan?
Uchiha Madara's expression changed.
The so-called Straight Tomoe Sharingan was merely Uchiha Madara's term for the Mangekyō Sharingan.
However, during this period of hiding, he had constantly monitored the Uchiha Clan.
Aside from Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Fugaku, he had never discovered anyone with the potential to possess the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Moreover, Uchiha Madara was the only one who knew how to awaken the