"Even the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu isn't flawless.
I can break free whenever I want." Madara Uchiha smiled confidently. He wasn't boasting; he could do it. It was just that Uchiha Yi had cast the jutsu this time, and Madara had no way to break free of it.
The thought of Uchiha Yi's terrifying Eye Power still shook him. Uchiha Yi had likely reached the Sage of Six Paths' level.
For now, that level was beyond Madara's reach. But he was Madara Uchiha, and he would not let anyone surpass him.
He had failed time and again. What couldn't kill him only made him stronger. He had lost to Hashirama Senju since childhood, and every defeat had driven him to grow stronger. Hashirama had simply grown stronger still.
Facing Uchiha Yi had shown Madara the vast gulf between them. He was looking for a way to restore himself and increase his strength.
Madara Uchiha was not one to sit and wait for his end.
Now that he knew how powerful the Ōtsutsuki were, he wanted strength more urgently than ever.
He couldn't leave the Shinobi World's protection entirely to others. Madara didn't much care if he had to play the mastermind and villain behind the scenes, so long as he could maintain some measure of peace.
But he would have to face the Ōtsutsuki Clan eventually. According to Uchiha Yi, they would descend upon the Shinobi World within a few years.
He worried whether Uchiha Yi and the Sage of Six Paths could withstand them. If he could grow stronger, he might be able to help when the time came.
Uchiha Fugaku nodded thoughtfully. It wasn't entirely hard to believe that Madara could break free of the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
This was Madara Uchiha, after all. If the caster