After awakening his Rinnegan, Uchiha Madara had wandered the Shinobi World, searching every ancient ruin...
To verify the history of the Rabbit Goddess.
According to the records at one such site, a person from the heavens had once descended into a cave there.
Half skeptical, Madara had come to investigate. To his surprise, he found traces of ocular power in the lake.
It wasn't the same kind of power as the Sharingan...
"Let's talk it over with that kid, Uchiha Genmei..."
Staring at the lake, whose waters held a strange ocular power, Uchiha Madara thought with a conflicted expression.
He could sense that his Rinnegan didn't seem able to... completely block the ocular power in the lake.
Interesting...
To be safe, he'd better invite that kid along.
Just as Ōnoki had suspected, after receiving such a report,
Uchiha Genmei was summoned back to the village. He didn't care about the reason.
After all, this time...
He'd reaped the greatest benefits from the war against Kumogakure.
He'd advanced his Rinnegan and gained renown.
He could accept the village temporarily recalling him.
Besides, Salamander Hanzo would rise to power later and cause Konoha plenty of trouble.
There'd be no shortage of opportunities in the wars to come...
After receiving the recall order,
Uchiha Genmei had already returned to Konoha through Maru-Maru's Immortal Treasure.
He was in his office, taking various intelligence reports from Uchiha Yuta.
As he quickly skimmed through the files, he seemed to spot something!
He looked up...
Fixing Uchiha Yuta with a grave stare, he asked:
"Is this intelligence reliable?"
"It is, Lord Genmei. This is all thanks to..." Uchiha Yuta explained, sounding rather proud. "The Sky Net Barrier!"
"So this is the so-called 'Will of Fire'... Hahaha, now that we have this..." Uchiha Genmei gloated. "Their Hokage