Madara Uchiha Opens His Eyes Again

Crack.

A faint snap came from the feet of the Stone Statue.

The next instant, a crack spread up Madara's foot.

The clan members guarding the platform spun around.

"The seal is cracking!"

"Everyone, stay alert!"

"Sound the alarm!"

Boom!

Terrifying chakra suddenly erupted from within the Stone Statue.

Crimson energy poured through the cracks, shaking the entire concrete platform. Barriers flared around it, Sensing Runes lit up in unison, and a shrill alarm rang throughout the Inner Court.

More and more cracks appeared across the Stone Statue.

Madara's armor, arms, chest, and face were riddled with them.

Crack!

The petrified shell shattered at his shoulder.

Fragments flew in every direction as a burst of terrifying chakra swept across the courtyard.

Every Uchiha Ninja felt a crushing weight descend.

Several weaker clan members were forced to their knees.

"This is..."

"That presence—it can only be him!"

"Madara Uchiha!"

"The statue's about to break free!"

Across the Inner Court, Uchiha clan members who had been training, refining pills, or carrying out assignments all looked up.

Uchiha Jian Zhen was in the Forbidden Technique Research Room, with several unfinished jutsu scrolls laid out before him.

His brush stopped the moment he sensed the surge of chakra.

He knew that presence too well.

More than ten days had passed, and Madara had been trapped in the Petrification Seal, but Jian Zhen could not mistake him.

"Madara?"

Jian Zhen's expression changed sharply.

He rushed out of the room and raced toward the Inner Court gate.

"All squads, get to the platform now!"

"Seal off the Inner Court!"

"Notify the Clan Leader!"

The orders spread swiftly through the communication jutsu.

Figures rushed out from courtyards in every direction.

The clan members guarding the platform tried to approach the Stone Statue, but the moment they took