Standing at the edge of a city that stretched as far as the eye could see, Madara Uchiha folded his arms, a hint of surprise in his eyes. He had not expected the Land of Grass to have developed this far in the short time since his death.
Indeed, it seemed the Grass God had barely edged him out when it came to development.
"Still, this is all false prosperity. Without solving the fundamental problem, everything will return to square one as soon as war breaks out. All that effort will be wasted."
He snorted.
"Exactly. Although the Land of Grass looks prosperous, and actually is very prosperous, if it gets too prosperous, sooner or later it won't be prosperous anymore."
Black Zetsu offered some vague support.
What is this fellow even talking about?
Madara Uchiha rolled his Sharingan eyes, unwilling to engage, and set off toward their destination.
"I investigated for a long time and discovered that the Land of Grass no longer uses the Jinchūriki system. They're also researching tailed beasts. After obtaining a Jinchūriki, they separate the tailed beast through extraction surgery.
"The released tailed beasts are placed in the tailed beast nature reserve.
"It's a designated uninhabited area where tailed beasts can live freely without human interference. They only need to provide chakra at regular intervals."
Black Zetsu followed closely behind Madara Uchiha.
Madara Uchiha nodded.
"Just as naive as Hashirama. Tailed beasts are vicious. Once they run wild, the entire city will be reduced to ashes. Ridiculous.
"He actually dares to keep such dangerous things nearby. I laugh at that Grass God's lack of foresight."
"Exactly. This is our perfect opportunity. Once we get the chakra of all nine tailed beasts and summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan will