"Now that the Ninja Kingdom was recuperating, there was someone I wanted to kill immediately, no matter what. Letting him live even one minute, one second longer made my whole body feel sick!"
That day, Uchiha Madara sought out Yu and voiced the frustration bottled up in his heart.
"Let me guess... who Uncle Madara is talking about." Yu set down his teacup and said calmly, "Duochimo, right?"
Uchiha Madara clenched his hands over his shoulders.
"He's like a thorn stuck in my throat! If I don't pull it out, I can't keep moving forward!"
After the battle between Mitsuki Country and Ryushiki ended, everyone had been immersed in the joy of defeating their enemy and relaxed their guard. Shiki took advantage of that opening...
Originally, with Ubiji holding the fort, Shiki would not have been able to stir up much trouble!
But Black Zetsu, who possessed Duochimo's will, took over Madara's body and used the deadly Divine Illumination on Ubiji, directly causing Ubiji's death!
Uchiha Madara's eyes nearly split with rage. "I, Madara, was actually used by that kind of rat and even became dead weight on the battlefield. Outrageous!!!"
After that, Madara languished for several months before pulling himself together. He even sealed away Divine Illumination and trained tirelessly every day, raising his combat ability!
The most direct motivation behind all this... was to kill Ōtsutsuki Duochimo, wash away his humiliation, and give Yu's late mentor, Ubiji, an answer!
Madara raised his eyes to Yu. "Obito, I know my request is willful. It'll disrupt the overall situation we've built so far and throw off our pace of progress. But that bastard... I truly can't tolerate him for even another moment!"
"Uncle Madara, you don't need to say any more... I understand." Yu's expression turned serious. "To be honest,