The laughter filling Junlin's living room was deeply unnatural.
Even the air seemed unable to bear it, as though it were laughing along.
What was he?
A monster?
A Monster?
Neither.
He was Madara Uchiha.
He was the incarnation of fear.
At such close range, his nearly tangible murderous intent made the other two people present clearly smell blood in the air.
That alone seemed to stain the air throughout the hall red.
After laughing uproariously, Madara Uchiha dropped his smile and said coldly, "Let Yanbai successfully escape this world? What a joke."
His tone and choice of words made Uchiha Itachi frown.
They implied that Madara Uchiha had no intention of helping Yanbai leave this world, and might even... secretly obstruct him.
A wicked look crossed Madara Uchiha's face as he sneered. "If I let Yanbai leave this world, I'll end up just like all of you. Yanbai will settle me in a happy, peaceful world, and I'll never see him again."
Uchiha Itachi's eyes widened at those words.
Uchiha Itachi had heard many legends about Yanbai and Madara from the past few decades.
Uchiha Itachi had also confirmed with those close to Yanbai that Madara Uchiha and Yanbai shared a deep bond.
The details of their accounts might have differed, but the overall picture was always the same: Madara Uchiha had been helping Yanbai all along, working hard to help him escape this world.
Madara Uchiha had done so much for Yanbai, and his attitude had been so earnest.
Uchiha Itachi had never suspected that Madara Uchiha had actually never intended to let Yanbai leave this world.
Only now did Uchiha Itachi realize that Madara Uchiha had merely been putting on an act. He had worked so hard and done so much for Yanbai only to deepen