Yan Uchiha's voice softly trailed off.
He was not deliberately flattering Madara Uchiha. He was simply voicing his honest assessment.
If Uchiha Izuna had not died back then, the brothers Madara and Izuna would have been every bit as formidable together as Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju. In some respects, their teamwork would have been even stronger.
As long as those two were still around, even if the Uchiha Clan was full of unstable people, it would never have fallen this far and been left at the mercy of the Konoha High Command.
Hearing Izuna's name, Madara Uchiha also sank into his memories.
"Izuna..."
"That damned Tobirama Senju!"
A trace of barely restrained hatred colored his voice, but he soon regained his composure.
"But none of that matters anymore. I no longer care about any of it."
"As long as I can complete my plan, Izuna will return to this world sooner or later."
Madara took a deep breath, then looked earnestly at Yan Uchiha before him.
"You're quite impressive, boy."
"Interested in joining my plan?"
This invitation was completely different from the treatment Obito had received in the original story.
Back then, Obito had been nothing more than a pawn in Madara's hands. Now, however, Madara Uchiha genuinely wanted to work with Jin Uchiha and was already treating him as a partner.
Yan Uchiha froze on the spot.
Well, damn. Madara was actually inviting me himself?
But what was the Eye of the Moon Plan? A complete and utter trap!
Madara Uchiha had already been thoroughly duped by Black Zetsu. As for whether Black Zetsu had other hidden contingencies, Yan Uchiha could not be certain yet.
The best approach, then, was to let Madara continue his plan, keeping Black Zetsu's attention firmly focused on him while Yan slowly put