Madara Uchiha's Fury!

As Madara listened to Kagami Uchiha's increasingly offensive words, his expression grew ever more gloomy.

"Hehe, don't be angry. What's wrong? A senior like you, getting angry just because a junior said a few truths?"

Kagami Uchiha chuckled softly, then said calmly, "That stone tablet only says that the Rabbit Goddess descended upon this land, swallowed the God Tree Fruit, and saved the Shinobi World."

"But someone with such power wouldn't just fall from the sky for no reason. Where did the God Tree come from? Where did the Chakra Fruit come from?"

Have you thought about these questions?

At this point, Kagami Uchiha's expression grew even calmer as he continued, "Let me tell you. The so-called Rabbit Goddess Kaguya, was originally named Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. She wasn't born in this world; she came from beyond the heavens and belonged to a clan called the Ōtsutsuki Clan. This clan constantly traveled between stars, planting God Trees everywhere, and these God Trees indiscriminately harvested the life force of each planet to produce the so-called Chakra Fruits."

As soon as he finished speaking, Madara Uchiha changed drastically, his eyes filled with disbelief, and he instantly uttered in a cold voice. "Nonsense!"

He stared intently at Kagami Uchiha, his tone filled with extreme skepticism and anger. "The stone tablet never recorded any of this! Extraterrestrial races? The Ōtsutsuki Clan? Planting the God Tree? Harvesting the life force of planets... Do you have any evidence to support these absurd claims?"

Madara Uchiha had lived for so many years, spending half his life studying the origins of the Shinobi World and deciphering the ancestral stone tablets of the Uchiha Clan. He had never heard much about Kaguya, let alone the so-called Ōtsutsuki Clan. In his mind, Kaguya was a hero who ended the war in the Shinobi World and brought peace. He even once regarded Kaguya as a goal.

Hearing this previously unknown information suddenly plunged him into deep self-doubt.

Looking at Madara Uchiha's absent-minded appearance, Kagami Uchiha remained calm and slowly revealed the truth that had been buried in the Shinobi World for countless years. "Countless ages ago, two members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan from beyond the heavens descended upon this land. One was Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, whom you know, and the other was her superior partner, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki."

"The two descended upon the Shinobi World with an extremely cruel purpose: to plant the God Tree on this planet according to the rules of the Ōtsutsuki Clan. Once the God Tree has absorbed a large amount of the planet's life force, it will cultivate the Chakra Fruit."

"According to the rules of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, Kaguya, who was of lower status, should have been offered as a living sacrifice to the Ten-Tails to nourish the God Tree and help it mature."

"But Kaguya was naturally unwilling to become a sacrifice for the Ten-Tails, so she took advantage of Isshiki's unpreparedness and suddenly attacked Isshiki from behind, causing Isshiki to be severely injured. On the verge of death, Isshiki could only hide and survive until now, parasitizing a mortal body and lying dormant in the Shinobi World; while Kaguya, after that, monopolized the God Tree, devoured the Chakra Fruit, and became the first Progenitor of Chakra."

As soon as he finished speaking, Madara Uchiha, his withered body trembling slightly. For the first time, his decades of understanding began to crumble. He interrupted Kagami Uchiha, asking incredulously, "Wait, the other Ōtsutsuki clan Isshiki you mentioned, Isshiki, is he still alive?"

"That's right, he's still alive and well, and is always ready to make a comeback, attempting to continue his mission in the Shinobi World."

At this point, Kagami Uchiha continued speaking, his voice growing increasingly cold. "We'll discuss the issue of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki later."

"I also have something to tell you. You know that Kaguya was sealed away by the Hagoromo brothers, but did you know that when Kaguya was completely sealed away, a trace of her original will in the Shinobi World developed true consciousness and gave birth to her third child?"

Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha's pupils constricted sharply, his face filled with horror, and he blurted out, "A third child? That's absolutely impossible. All the history of the Shinobi World, from ancient times to the present, only records Kaguya's two sons, Hagoromo and Hamura."

"There is no record of a third child. Who is this person? Why has there been no news of them for thousands of years?"

Upon hearing this, Kagami Uchiha slowly raised his eyes, a cold smile curving his lips. His sinister voice suddenly boomed in the deathly silence of the cave. "Her third child is still alive."

"And all these years, it has stayed close by, lurking beside you."

"What?!!"

Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha felt his hair stand on end, a huge wave surged in his heart, and a bone-chilling cold instantly swept over his entire body.

Before he could recover, Kagami Uchiha continued, each word piercing his heart. "Madara-senpai, do you know who this person is? Let me tell you, it's Black Zetsu, who schemed for you wholeheartedly, lay low with you for years, and whom you considered your only confidant!"

"Do you really believe that Black Zetsu is a product of your own split will?"

Kagami Uchiha's expression was calm, but every word he uttered was like a cold knife, piercing Madara's heart.

"No, you're wrong. From beginning to end, Black Zetsu has always been an independent entity. Everything it has done over this long period of time has been purposeful. To achieve this, it altered the stone tablet passed down through the Uchiha Clan since ancient times, and then used you to gather all the Tailed Beasts in the Shinobi World and reassemble them into the Ten-Tails."

"The moment you truly become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki and unleash the Infinite Tsukuyomi will be the moment its mother, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, breaks free from her seal and returns to the world!"

These words struck Madara Uchiha like a thunderclap.

Ban suddenly sat up, his withered hands clenched tightly, an uncontrollable rage surging in his chest, his blood rushing to his head. The beliefs he had strived for for many years, the ideals he had fought for his entire life, were about to be completely overturned in this instant.

However, in just a few breaths, he forcefully suppressed his surging anger. His cloudy eyes, sharp as knives, stared intently at Kagami Uchiha, and he coldly asked, "Empty words? What evidence do you have?"

Seeing this, Kagami Uchiha slightly turned his head, his gaze sweeping over the entrance of the cave. His expression remained calm as he spoke softly:

"Hmm... Black Zetsu shouldn't be here right now. I encountered it on the battlefield of the Land of Rain before I came here. It took a hit from my sword and was probably injured."

"However, judging from this situation, it should be heading this way right now. Once it returns, you can test it yourself to find out if it's true or not."

As soon as he finished speaking, the cave fell silent again, with only the sound of water droplets dripping from the rock walls echoing through the air.

Before long, a dark, twisted figure slid quickly down the rock wall into the cave; it was none other than Black Zetsu, who had rushed back all the way.

As soon as it entered, it spoke urgently and rapidly, "Lord Madara! Something terrible has happened!"

"Konoha's Third Hokage Kagami Uchiha, has actually unleashed Complete Body Susanoo!"

"That person has probably awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. This person is a huge variable! They might disrupt our long-standing plans and cause significant obstacles to our schemes!"

Black Zetsu finished speaking in one breath, and only when he realized that he had not received a response from Madara did he subconsciously look up.

When it saw Kagami Uchiha standing not far away, calmly watching it, its entire black body suddenly stiffened, its pupils contracted sharply, and a bone-chilling cold instantly swept over its entire body.

It never imagined that the troublesome variable it had mentioned was already located in this underground cave.

Madara Uchiha slowly raised his gaze and placed it on Black Zetsu, his aged voice revealing neither joy nor anger.

"Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan... You seem quite knowledgeable about the evolution of each level of the Sharingan. Zetsu, I have a question for you."

Black Zetsu forcibly suppressed the panic surging within him, barely managing to maintain his composure, and respectfully lowered his body. "Please speak Lord Madara."

"Do you know the name Kaguya Ōtsutsuki?"

Just one sentence.

The moment it happened, Black Zetsu shuddered violently. The camouflage on its surface almost instantly crumbled, and its pitch-black body twisted slightly uncontrollably, revealing its undisguised panic.

No further explanation is needed.

Madara Uchiha witnessed this entire scene.

He silently mocked himself in his heart, having lived so long, fought his whole life, battled Hashirama Senju half his life, and painstakingly planned for the peace of the Shinobi World.

In the end, they were silently and remotely manipulated by such a bizarre life form that couldn't even be considered a complete humanoid shape for so many years.

For a moment, a tremendous sense of loss overwhelmed him like a tidal wave, but this loss was quickly replaced by a raging fire of anger.

The violence buried deep in his bones was now slowly awakening.

"Absolutely!!"