Madara Uchiha Cuts Himself Off!

By then...

Black Zetsu believed Nagato would obediently capture the tailed beasts for him. Even if it drew attention, Nagato would be the one taking the hits on the front lines. It would be best if Nagato could capture all the tailed beasts. If he could not, then Madara Uchiha would need to step in. But by then, Nagato would no longer have any value.

"How certain are you?" Madara Uchiha still looked indifferent and sickly, as though he no longer possessed even a trace of his former ambition.

"Very, very certain. Of course, we'll need certain techniques to cooperate. We need to make every preparation. You know that the Nine-Tails is in Uchiha Hikaru's hands. If..."

"I understand. Then it's decided." Neither Black Zetsu nor Madara Uchiha was someone who dragged things out. Since they had decided, they would begin acting!!!!

"As for Uchiha Hikaru and the preparations, I'll handle them. I've waited so many years for this plan. Failure is absolutely not allowed."

Madara Uchiha slowly rose to his feet and walked step by step toward the corner. Several weapons he had brought from the Uchiha clan were there, including a sickle and a fan.

A long tube connected the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to Madara Uchiha's back. If not for that tube constantly delivering the statue's life force into his body, Hikaru doubted whether he could even hold on until the Rinnegan awakened.

"There definitely won't be any mistakes in the plan~~~" Watching Madara Uchiha raise his sickle toward the tube behind him, Black Zetsu's cold laughter echoed through the underground space once more. A fanatical light flickered continuously in his eyes, as though his Infinite Tsukuyomi plan would be realized tomorrow.

"Whew~~~"

"Whew~~~"

"Whew~~~"

The sickle rose and fell without the slightest hesitation. That