Madara Uchiha?

Lin Ze feigned ignorance and asked:

"Who are you?"

Obito raised his head slightly and said hoarsely:

"Who am I? Heh heh... Has the passage of time already made the world forget my name?"

"I am... Madara Uchiha."

Silence.

Lin Ze felt not a ripple inside.

On his face, he appropriately showed a look of "shock," though it vanished in an instant.

"Madara Uchiha?"

Lin Ze frowned slightly. "The Madara Uchiha who founded Konoha alongside the First Hokage? He should have died at the Valley of the End long ago."

"Death?"

Obito, or rather, the man calling himself "Madara," gave an inscrutable chuckle:

"For those who have truly seen the truth of this world, death... is not the end."

He took a step forward, his sole exposed Sharingan fixed on Lin Ze.

"Just like you, Lin Ze. Despite possessing such immense power, you still cannot bring back the lives that have been lost."

"Watching helplessly as an important companion dies before your eyes, that powerlessness and pain... You must know them well."

He deliberately gave his tone a hint of "shared suffering."

Lin Ze's gaze sharpened, and a trace of killing intent leaked out.

"You investigated me?"

"I did not specifically investigate you."

Obito waved a hand. "After the battle at the Valley of the End, you couldn't hide even if you wanted to. Konoha's darkness, the sacrifice of companions... This twisted world brings us nothing but endless pain and regret."

He spread his arms, his tone growing impassioned and persuasive:

"Lin Ze, join me! We have had similar experiences, so we can understand each other better! This world full of lies, betrayal, and sacrifice is wrong!"

"We need to create a brand-new, perfect world without war or loss, a world filled with peace!"

"There, the companion you lost... that