After the Old Woman abandoned her physical body, she lost almost all her humanity as well.
The Old Woman had the bearing, speech, and manners of an aristocrat, but her actions had no moral restraint.
She had once been a mad scientist, and she had sought immortality in this form to pursue her ideals.
When Madara Uchiha casually brought up the Old Woman again,
even without naming her, Yanbai's eyes instantly transformed into bizarre patterns.
At the same time, Madara Uchiha was pulled into the Dōjutsu Space.
In the snow-white space, Yanbai and Madara Uchiha sat facing each other.
"Madara, I've told you so many times not to mention her outside," Yanbai said, his head aching.
Madara Uchiha narrowed his eyes. "Letting her live right under our noses is far too dangerous. And from what you've told me about her, Sasori, who's closest to her, could be in mortal danger too."
"Rather than scare her off and drive her into hiding, we're better off keeping an eye on her like this."
Of course Yanbai knew Madara Uchiha's concerns might become reality. But barging into Sasori's workshop now might send both the Old Woman and Sasori fleeing, introducing even more uncertainty.
Madara Uchiha snorted. "She has nothing to fear, and she knows it. Having Sasori say something like that to you-wasn't she hinting that she was right there beside him?"
"No. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even know what those words meant." Yanbai shook his head. "None of my retainers are 'top-tier' gift recipients. Not even Itachi. No one has ever truly been willing to give up everything for me..."
At those words, Madara Uchiha fell silent.
At first, Yanbai had only cared about his own affairs and paid little attention to "gifts."
Mainly, there were far too many