"Shimura Danzō? That rat?" Disgust flashed in Madara Uchiha's eyes when Black Zetsu mentioned him. Madara might have been using Danzō, but he still looked down on him.
Danzō was certainly good at scheming in the shadows. In the end, though, underhanded, shameless tricks were all he could manage.
Just like his teacher, Tobirama Senju.
Hmph! What a useless fool. He has the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and even implanted Hashirama Senju's Cells into himself, yet he's still so pathetically weak.
The disciple of a fool is just another fool.
"Yes. Danzō learned about Fugaku Uchiha's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and wants his eyes. Fugaku wants Danzō's Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu. They share an enemy in Uchiha Yi, and both are our pawns." Black Zetsu's expression turned peculiar as he spoke of the two men.
They had cultivated both of them. Without their help, neither Fugaku nor Danzō would be where he was today. If Fugaku wanted the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, they could have given it to him themselves.
But they wanted the two to join forces.
"Mm. Unfortunately, neither of them is a match for Uchiha Yi." Madara sighed. Arrogant as he was, he reserved his contempt for those weaker than himself. When Guy opened the Eight Gates, Madara had even been willing to take the blow with his own body out of respect for his opponent.
If Madara had wanted to, he could have dodged it.
Uchiha Yi, too, had earned Madara's respect with his strength.
"Uchiha Yi is troublesome, and we have no way to deal with him for now. But if Lord Madara could return to his peak, reclaim the Rinnegan, and absorb the power of a few Tailed Beasts, I believe you could defeat him," Black Zetsu suggested after a moment's thought.
It was one