"Lie down!"
Sasuke glanced at Gekkō Raito, somewhat puzzled. "What are you going to do?"
"Help you awaken your eyes!"
"Awaken my eyes? Haven't I already awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan?"
"But you haven't awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan yet!"
A meaningful smile curled Raito's lips. "This was someone's final request and gift before he died. Just accept it without worrying! Besides, if you're going to charge into Konoha alone, you'll need this power badly to stay alive!"
Hearing Raito say that, Sasuke shuddered. He already had a vague idea who the "someone" Raito mentioned was.
He froze for a moment, his gaze conflicted, then silently lay down on the cold operating table and slowly closed his eyes.
Afterward, Raito began the complicated surgery to replace Sasuke's eyes.
Sasuke did not possess the Senju Clan's freakish Wood Release constitution. Without a precise surgical replacement, he could not simply gouge out his eyes and casually pop new ones in, ready to use, the way Madara Uchiha could.
Madara Uchiha!
During the surgery, a thought suddenly flashed through Raito's mind. Since Hashirama Senju had already been revived, he wondered whether Madara Uchiha might also rise from the dead!
At that moment, in a dark, damp underground cave.
Obito stood before an upright coffin, watching the man slowly emerge from it.
"Madara!"
Obito spoke, calling the other man's name in a low voice.
Madara slowly opened his eyes, sweeping his surroundings with that oppressive gaze. "Hmm! Judging by the situation, you completely failed the task I gave you!"
"Something unexpected happened along the way. An extremely powerful ninja suddenly appeared in the Shinobi World and single-handedly shattered all our plans!"
Obito explained in a deep voice.
Madara merely smiled, unconcerned, his smile carrying an arrogance that looked down upon the world. "Powerful? How powerful