The Daimyo had been murdered, and fighting erupted across the Land of Lightning. A struggle for the Daimyo's seat had begun!
Yet Sasuke, the instigator, had returned to the village where he had left Cat.
"Meow~!"
Cat affectionately licked Sasuke's fingers. The three symmetrical whiskers on each cheek inevitably reminded Sasuke of an old friend he could not let go of.
"Naruto should have heard about the commotion by now. Unless something unexpected happens, he'll come looking for me."
Sasuke did not linger in the village. He took Cat and set off.
He planned to keep an eye on the changing situation in the Land of Lightning while waiting for Naruto to arrive.
He had even prepared himself for an all-out battle with Naruto!
But the ones who arrived were not Naruto, but a pair of uninvited guests!
"Black Zetsu..."
Sasuke looked at Black Zetsu, dressed in a straw raincoat and conical hat, then shifted his gaze to the man beside him, who wore strange clothes and little braids beside his ears that did not belong to this era!
What concerned him more was that the man actually possessed the Sharingan!
Naturally, Sasuke demanded of Black Zetsu, "Who is he?!"
Black Zetsu replied teasingly, "What's this? You don't even recognize your own ancestor, Sasuke?"
After studying the man closely for a moment, Sasuke's expression turned somewhat odd. "He's Madara?"
Black Zetsu froze, then burst into laughter. "Hahahahahahaha... Sasuke, you're almost as good at playing the fool as Naruto!"
The man was unsmiling. He stepped forward expressionlessly and introduced himself. "I am Indra."
Sasuke's pupils contracted sharply. "What?"
Indra said indifferently, "Through certain chains of cause and effect, my chakra reincarnates in this world, dwelling within specific descendants. You are my reincarnation, which means you possess certain traits similar to mine."