And he had wasted his eyes, too!
In that case, my [Rinnegan] should be in Konoha's hands now...
Madara Uchiha grew somewhat curious about the Fifth Hokage he had never met.
"Is that Fifth Hokage strong?"
"Strong. Very strong. Extremely strong!"
Orochimaru delivered three solemn affirmations.
"The Shinobi World now universally recognizes Konoha's Fifth Hokage as the God of Shinobi of the New Era."
"Hmph! What a joke!"
Madara Uchiha was instantly provoked.
The God of Shinobi?
That was Hashirama's title!
Only Hashirama deserved to be called the God of Shinobi!
A mere Fifth Hokage deserved to be mentioned in the same breath as Hashirama?
Madara Uchiha was deeply displeased.
"The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, is the God of Shinobi!"
Madara Uchiha sang his old friend's praises, then asked another question.
"What's that Fifth Hokage's name?"
"Uchiha."
Orochimaru spoke with unhurried composure.
"U-chi-ha, Mi-na-mo-to. (Uchiha, Minamoto.)"
Madara Uchiha's expression instantly froze.
So he's an Uchiha...
Well, uh...
Madara Uchiha did not even know what to say.
But then again.
An Uchiha, an Uchiha of a later generation, had actually become Hokage?
Orochimaru quickly glanced at Madara Uchiha's expression and added,
"I only said just now that the Shinobi World universally recognizes the Fifth Hokage as the God of Shinobi of the New Era.
"But in fact, within Konoha, many ninja even believe...
"The Fifth Hokage is the second Sage of Six Paths!"
Chapter 378: Madara Uchiha: You Made All of This Up
"The second Sage of Six Paths?"
At those words, Madara Uchiha immediately scoffed, his eyes turning red in an instant.
Although he was deeply gratified that the Fifth Hokage came from the Uchiha Clan,
he knew even better that not just any ninja was qualified to be called the Sage of Six Paths!
Even Madara Uchiha, who had