The night soon passed.
Madara Uchiha did not immediately accept Yanbai's offer.
Yanbai's smile was far too unnatural, so Madara Uchiha instinctively refused his offer to help evolve his eyes.
Madara Uchiha suspected that Yanbai's wish to die was very likely a side effect of his Sharingan's evolution. Having awakened and evolved his own Sharingan, Madara Uchiha had begun to understand that evolving it required both personal strength and the power of the heart.
Negative emotions played an important role in awakening the eyes.
Continuing to evolve them without being mentally prepared could very easily lead to a breakdown.
With that in mind, Madara Uchiha said he had only recently awakened his three tomoe and needed time to adjust. There was no rush to evolve them further.
Of course, Yanbai did not insist. Later, perhaps because beating Madara had finally worn him out, Yanbai stopped caring whether Madara was still there and fell asleep in the middle of healing him.
Yanbai woke at dawn, as the horizon began to pale. Just as he had said he would, Madara had left after Yanbai fell asleep.
Yanbai used ninjutsu to precisely control his chakra as he washed and tidied himself up.
When he stepped into the courtyard, he came face-to-face with Uchiha Tajima, who had been waiting for quite some time.
With a smile, Uchiha Tajima handed both his sons over to Yanbai, like a father dropping his children off at kindergarten in the morning...
"I'll leave Madara and Izuna in your care." With those words, Uchiha Tajima left with a smile.
The whole scene left Yanbai speechless.
Madara Uchiha was as expressionless as ever, and his younger brother Izuna wore his usual stern look.
Yanbai frowned at the two brothers standing before him.
Until recently, Yanbai had always walked straight into