It was Kazemori Masaki's appearance that had made Madara begin to reflect on whether he had despaired of the future too soon, making his decision before he had truly understood this world. But he really could not wait any longer. Back then, he had already been nearly forty. If he had waited until now, he would have been an old man approaching seventy, utterly incapable of realizing his ideals.
That was why Madara had intended to settle everything while he was still in his prime. If that failed, he would seek a way to prolong his life and fulfill his ideals regardless—perhaps, by then, they would have become an obsession.
"Even so, the world that man is building is progressing too slowly, and it may never reach the goal I envision," Madara said quietly. "But whatever the case, his actions have indeed given me some hope for this world, much as I hate to admit it."
"To be honest, perfection is far too hollow a concept. I don't believe true perfection can exist in this world," Kagami Uchiha said.
"Perhaps you're right. That hope was simply the path I chose in my despair." Madara fell silent for a while, then slowly nodded. Certain that he could never return to life, he no longer placed as much importance on the obsession he had held while alive. Once this conversation with Kagami Uchiha ended, he intended to ascend and spend time with his younger brother Izuna, who already resided in the Pure Land.
He hoped Izuna had not yet reincarnated, so he could still meet him in the Pure Land and tell him all about what had happened over the years.
"We're both dead already. We won't get to see what the world becomes," Kagami Uchiha said with a smile. "There doesn't