Inside the secret chamber of Naka Shrine.
Uchiha Jin activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and gazed at the stone tablet before him.
Back then, Madara Uchiha had read the contents of the tablet and realized that the Eye of the Moon plan could bring peace to the shinobi world.
Little had he known that Black Zetsu had secretly altered its contents long ago.
A little careful thought would reveal plenty of holes. For instance, why hadn't the Sage of Six Paths carried out the plan himself instead of leaving a stone tablet to tell future generations about it?
It wasn't as though this was something that had to be kept hidden.
Normally, stone tablets were used to warn future generations.
Perhaps Madara Uchiha had been too obsessed, too eager to bring peace to the shinobi world.
That had led him to subconsciously overlook these details, single-mindedly treating himself as a savior who wanted to bring peace to everyone.
His original intentions had been good. Madara had genuinely wanted peace for the shinobi world.
Unfortunately, Black Zetsu had deceived and exploited him.
Uchiha Jin hadn't come here to read the stone tablet, but to find somewhere to sort through the changes in himself.
He had realized that something was wrong with the change in his attitude toward Shisui.
When he had first transmigrated, he had thought that Shisui might awaken Kotoamatsukami in the future. Such an ability would be incredibly powerful in a coup, and, used properly, could completely resolve the conflict between the clan and the village.
At the ninja academy, underachievers bullying geniuses had been a fairly common occurrence.
The young Shisui Uchiha had been mild-mannered, remaining cheerful even when he was bullied.
In his view, everyone was a fellow member of the village, and attacking others would leave a