"Kid!!! What did you just say?!!!"
After hearing Ito Hirofumi's words, Uchiha Madara's heart was already roiling like a stormy sea!
What was the deal with this kid? How did he know everything about him?!
Had Obito Uchiha failed?!
That useless fool!!!
Failing was one thing, but had he actually revealed his entire plan too?!
And what was Black Zetsu doing?!
Useless! Every last one of them!!!
Watching Uchiha Madara grit his teeth, Ito Hirofumi could only say helplessly...
"See? Getting worked up again!"
"Kid, where did you learn all this?! Or is it... has my plan already been exposed?!"
"Not at all. As far as I can tell, your plan is still proceeding smoothly. Something unexpected just happened, since you're technically resurrected in your current state!"
"Then how do you know?"
"Don't ask. The answer is, I don't know either!"
"Damn it!!!"
Uchiha Madara was at a loss, too. This kid named Ito Hirofumi was completely shameless.
And he had the feeling that the other party knew him very well.
Their conversation was incredibly casual, as if they were old friends who had known each other for years.
When facing him, Ito Hirofumi didn't show even the slightest nervousness a junior should feel around a senior!
Especially since he couldn't even attack the kid!
He was a summoned beast right now!!!
Damn it!!!
"Kid, what exactly do you want?!"
"I don't want anything! I've already told you so many times, I'm from the Underworld..."
"Stop, stop, stop! I don't want to hear any more of that useless talk! I just want to know what you want with me?!"
At that, Ito Hirofumi's eyes widened!
"What could I possibly want with you?!
It's not like I'm trying to steal Senju Hashirama from you!!!
My orientation is perfectly normal! I'm a man, and I like women!!!"
"Damn it!!! Kid, are you going to keep this up?! I want to know what you're actually planning to do?!!!"
Hearing Uchiha Madara's words, Ito Hirofumi was taken aback.
What was he planning to do?
To be honest, he'd never really thought about it before...
Before getting the system, all he'd wanted was to take it easy.
After all, things were far too complicated in this world. A little clan like the Ito Clan couldn't handle it, and neither could he!
There was Obito Uchiha, the Akatsuki, Uchiha Madara, Otsutsuki Kaguya, and a whole bunch of aliens!
He'd figured he might as well experience the wonders of chakra, train as far as he could, and then wait for Uzumaki Naruto to save the world!
After that, he'd find a beautiful wife, get married, and have kids.
Yamanaka Ino seemed like a good choice. She was beautiful, came from a good family, and most importantly, she seemed to be interested in him.
But... those had been his plans before!
Now he had a system!
And he had a way to grow stronger.
So why couldn't he be the protagonist of Naruto?!
He'd always loved Naruto—the passion, the friendship, the bonds!
So why couldn't he be the one to ride the waves of change?!
Besides, the system had said earlier that he could only form contracts with Konoha's dead for now. But once he became the ruler of the Ninja World, he'd be able to form Summoning Contracts with every soul in the entire Underworld!
Getting stronger... uniting the Ninja World... that sounded pretty thrilling!!!
At the thought, Ito Hirofumi swallowed hard.
What was Uchiha Madara's plan? To resurrect himself and cast the Eye of the Moon—that was, the Infinite Tsukuyomi!
He wanted to bring true peace to the entire Ninja World through a false dream.
There was no denying that Uchiha Madara had good intentions. But his methods and conclusions were wrong, and he'd been thoroughly deceived by that old schemer, Black Zetsu!
Now that Ito Hirofumi had the system, could he bring true peace to the Ninja World...?
As he considered this, Ito Hirofumi looked at Uchiha Madara and spoke tentatively.
"How about... we unite the Ninja World for fun?"
Hearing Ito Hirofumi's words, Uchiha Madara finally gave the kid in front of him a more serious look.
"Unite the Ninja World? You?!"
"No! Not just me! You, too! All of you!!!"
"All of us?! What do you mean, kid?!"
"Besides you, I can form contracts with other souls, too! Just like I did with you!
Then I can summon all the powerful people who died in the past!
With their overwhelming strength, we can subdue the Ninja World!
Unite the Ninja World... and even bring true peace to the entire world!!!"
At Ito Hirofumi's words, Uchiha Madara's pupils trembled violently!
Bringing true peace to the Ninja World had always been his dream!
That had been his goal when he first established Konoha, and it was still his goal when he eventually left the village!
Even the reason he wanted to be resurrected was so he could become the Ten-Tails' jinchuriki, cast the Eye of the Moon, and bring true peace to the world!
And this kid had just said he could resurrect other souls besides him! Or, rather, summon them...
Did that mean...
His younger brother might be resurrected, too?!!
At the thought, Uchiha Madara's breathing grew ragged!
"Kid! You just said you could resurrect other souls, too?!"
From Uchiha Madara's question and his urgent expression, Ito Hirofumi could already guess what he was thinking. There were probably only two people in the world who could unsettle Uchiha Madara!
One was his dear friend, Senju Hashirama. The other was probably his younger brother, Uchiha Izuna...
But Ito Hirofumi probably couldn't resurrect Uchiha Izuna yet. The souls he was bound to were only those of Konoha.
And Uchiha Izuna had died before Konoha was founded...
In other words, strictly speaking, Uchiha Izuna didn't count as one of Konoha's dead.
So Ito Hirofumi wasn't sure whether he could summon Uchiha Izuna.
"That's right... but there are some restrictions.
Right now, I can only summon the dead of Konoha, and it comes at a cost.
But if I can unite the Ninja World, I'll be able to summon every soul in the entire Ninja World!!!"
After hearing Ito Hirofumi's words, Uchiha Madara didn't respond. He simply fell into thought...
"You really are a kid who doesn't know the limits of heaven and earth... but... you're quite interesting!
Summoning the dead, forming a bond with the entire Underworld—that's a truly unusual ability!
But... heh, hahahahaha... Kid!
Do you know?!
What I'm trying to do... is unite the Ninja World, too!!!"
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