Near the border of the Land of Rain
As Madara Uchiha flew swiftly through the sky, he suddenly seemed to sense something. He stopped dead in midair, whipped his head around, and looked toward Konoha in the Land of Fire.
"Madara, what's wrong?"
Just as Madara Uchiha stopped, Black Zetsu emerged from underground and asked in a somewhat low voice.
He had been attached to White Zetsu, who had used Wood Release-Sandalwood Root Concealment Technique, allowing him to travel swiftly underground and keep pace with Madara Uchiha's flight.
White Zetsu, who had emerged beside Black Zetsu, urged him on in some confusion as soon as Black Zetsu finished speaking:
"Lord Madara, we need to hurry to Amegakure. Who knows where that Jiraiya is hiding? If we're too late, he might get away."
By then, Madara Uchiha had already withdrawn his gaze from the distance. After glancing at Obito Uchiha, who had just appeared, a teasing smile curled his lips:
"Just now, I sensed my Rinnegan, so I've changed my mind."
Black Zetsu and the others naturally knew how important the Rinnegan was to the plan they intended to carry out, so upon hearing Madara Uchiha's words, he asked urgently:
"Has that damned Shin Uchiha finally stopped hiding the Rinnegan? Madara, we have to take it back. Otherwise, we won't be able to resurrect you at all, let alone carry out the rest of our plan."
At Black Zetsu's words, Madara Uchiha gave a rare nod, then continued:
"From what I can sense, the Rinnegan should be over in Konoha, and it's still sealed. If I hadn't tampered with it beforehand, I wouldn't be able to sense its location at all."
The Rinnegan had been Madara Uchiha's most important legacy before his death. To prevent whoever obtained it from escaping his