Madara Uchiha had a good deal of respect for Uchiha Yi. The man was practically a combination of him and Uchiha Izuna.
Or perhaps a combination of him, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju.
After a long silence, Madara sighed. "So back then, the best way to deal with you would have been to turn Konoha against you from within and sway you through public opinion, especially after Mito Uzumaki died.
If Hiruzen Sarutobi had clung to power—or even moved against you—I imagine your attitude would have been very different."
"If Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others had come after me, I wouldn't have let them take me without a fight." Uchiha Yi smiled noncommittally. "Of course, the best time to deal with me was before I turned eight.
Before then, I was reasonably strong, but I couldn't protect myself. By the time I was eight, though, I'd learned the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Most of the time, the Flying Thunder God Technique was powerful enough to keep me safe."
Madara gave a cold snort. If he fought Tobirama and Tobirama didn't try to flee, the man would be no more than an insect to him.
But with the Flying Thunder God Technique, Tobirama really could escape whenever he wanted.
"Forget it. It's too late to talk about that now.
The Flying Thunder God Technique is a fine jutsu." Madara remembered how displeased he had been when Uchiha Yi first learned it.
After all, it was the jutsu that had killed his beloved younger brother!
"Come to think of it, you know the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu too. Have you ever used it to bring your brother back?" Uchiha Yi asked, as though something had just occurred to him.
Truth be told, Uchiha Yi wanted to bring Uchiha Izuna back through Impure