Lin Xiaoran eyed Madara through narrowed eyes. Sure enough, everyone in the Uchiha Clan was such a tsundere. But never mind that-she would draw one of Madara's abilities first.
After all, judging by his current appearance, Madara had clearly been revived through Impure World Reincarnation. In other words, this was the version of Madara who had awakened the Rinnegan. If she drew the Rinnegan, she would hit the jackpot!
[Ding! The host may randomly draw one of Madara Uchiha's abilities. Draw now?]
"Yes!"
[Ding! Congratulations, host! Ability successfully drawn. Obtained: Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan (Madara Uchiha's chakra automatically loaded)!]
"It's actually not the Rinnegan?"
Lin Xiaoran felt disappointed and even a little disdainful.
Madara's Mangekyō Sharingan did not have any particularly powerful abilities. Compared with Uchiha Itachi's Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi or Obito Uchiha's dual Kamui, it fell a little short in Lin Xiaoran's eyes.
The ocular techniques housed in Madara's Mangekyō Sharingan mainly covered two aspects: one increased the power of his ninjutsu, while the other enhanced his taijutsu, making his movements more agile and forceful.
That was why a single Fire Release Ninjutsu from Madara Uchiha required an entire ninjutsu squad of Water Release ninja to use Water Release simultaneously just to barely hold it off.
Aside from that, Madara's Susanoo was also stronger than Sasuke's, despite Sasuke possessing the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan as well.
Five against one was one of the classic battle scenes.
The moment the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan finished loading, Lin Xiaoran had already closed her eyes, keeping the changes in her pupils hidden from the audience.
Madara's immense chakra reserves also flooded Lin Xiaoran's body, enhancing every aspect of her physique.
Although it still fell some way short of the physiques in the One Piece world, compared to ordinary people, she had already surpassed human limits.
In other words, as Lin Xiaoran's body grew stronger, the swordsmanship she had learned from Issho and her control over gravity would improve along with it.
"Brat, what do you mean by this? You dare ignore me?"
After Madara finished speaking, he saw the delicate-featured girl before him simply close her eyes, ignoring his existence!
Had she not been a child, and had the information provided by the National Fortune Game not stated that the so-called [Masters] were all ordinary people, Madara would have lost his temper!
Oh, he had almost forgotten another rule: Heroic Spirits could not initiate harm against their Masters.
Lin Xiaoran opened her eyes. Her pupils had already returned to their original ink-black color, and not a trace of the power that had just surged through her body showed. Madara noticed nothing unusual.
Lin Xiaoran said, "I was just thinking about something. Besides, Madara, haven't you noticed anything strange about your body?"
"Strange?"
Madara said, slightly puzzled, "This is me in my youth!"
That was right. Only his younger self possessed this level of chakra and physical strength from his prime!
"Take a look at your wrist," Lin Xiaoran reminded him.
Madara held out his hand and looked, only to discover that the exposed section of his wrist was covered in cracks. "This is..."
"Impure World Reincarnation. You've been revived, but not through Rinne Rebirth. Right now, someone is using you as a pawn!"
"Hmph! Who could use me, Madara Uchiha, as a pawn? Mere Impure World Reincarnation! Release!"
Although Madara had yet to figure out why he had been revived through Impure World Reincarnation, Lin Xiaoran's mention of being a [pawn] angered him.
He was the mighty Asura of the Ninja World, one of Konoha's founders, Hashirama Senju's lifelong rival, the mastermind laying plans across the entire Shinobi World, and someone had actually made him a pawn? Utterly laughable!
It was only Impure World Reincarnation. It was not as though he did not understand how the technique worked! He would simply release it!
Boom!
Light appeared around Madara Uchiha's body. As the technique was released, an inexplicable connection distinctly vanished as well.
Just as I thought!
Someone had found his body and used the technique that brat Tobirama had created to drag him back from the Pure Land.
So, what point in time was it now?
At that thought, Madara suddenly remembered something and looked at Lin Xiaoran. "You actually know about Impure World Reincarnation and Rinne Rebirth? What else do you know?"
Imitating Madara Uchiha, Lin Xiaoran folded her arms across her chest and raised her chin slightly, smiling. "I know everything about you. I know how you faked your death, who revived you, and what point in time the Shinobi World has reached. I even have information about Nagato, Obito, and Black Zetsu!"
Lin Xiaoran's words made Madara's pupils abruptly contract!
She could actually recount what he had experienced in such detail?! His faked death was his greatest secret. Aside from Zetsu and Obito, no one else knew!
And Nagato, Obito, Black Zetsu... those names would never come from the mouth of an ordinary person in this world!
"How exactly did you... find out?!" Madara's expression darkened, his voice grew low, and the chakra within him began to surge.
"I can tell you, as long as you help me win this round of the game!"
Madara did not answer immediately, sinking into thought.
It was merely one round of a game, hardly difficult for him. What displeased him was being forcibly brought here to participate!
That was why Madara did not want to simply obey, much less take orders from a little girl!
Since he could not initiate an attack against his Master, could he not simply refuse to intervene or help when she encountered danger?
Once his Master died, he could return.
But now, Lin Xiaoran was negotiating terms with him, offering what he cared about most in exchange!
Madara looked intently into Lin Xiaoran's eyes and found not a trace of uncertainty, as though she truly knew everything.
In that case...
"Fine, I agree!"
After thinking it over, he had nothing to lose, so he might as well play along with her.
"Good, then let's go!" Lin Xiaoran nodded in satisfaction.
The Uchiha Clan-it was not as though Lin Xiaoran did not know how to bring them to heel, especially someone like Madara, who harbored so many secrets.
"Wait!" Just as they were about to leave, Madara suddenly spoke.
"What is it?"
"Since this is an exchange, if you want me to set off, you have to give me a piece of information first. Only then will it be a fair trade!"
"You really are... fine. I'll tell you who revived you."
"No, something else. Right now, I... what point in time has the Shinobi World reached?" Madara was more interested in knowing how far Nagato and Obito had progressed with the plan.
As long as he knew the point in time, he could deduce more information and intelligence!
"Heh, do you take me for a fool?" Lin Xiaoran laughed. "That information is very valuable. Using it here would be too much of a waste. All I can tell you is that the person who revived you is called Kabuto Yakushi."
"..." Madara fell silent.
Who the hell knows who this Kabuto Yakushi is! I've been dead for decades, all right!
Besides, he truly did not care who had revived him. In fact, he was even somewhat grateful to them, despite having been revived through Impure World Reincarnation.
But regardless, would being revived ahead of time and personally advancing the plan not help him carry it out even better?
"Heh, not bad. You really are clever!" Madara said with a cold laugh.
Tsk, I actually couldn't fool this little brat.
"Come on! Let's go!" Lin Xiaoran took the lead, heading toward the center of the desert.
Still wearing that same haughty look, Madara followed behind.
He was, after all, someone who more or less kept his word, was he not? Since Lin Xiaoran had provided information, he naturally had to follow her in exchange.
Actually, another major reason was that he was currently inside the National Fortune Game and had no choice but to follow its rules.
[Haha! Looks like Lin has something on this Heroic Spirit!]
[Phew! They've finally set off! There were a few twists and turns along the way, but at least this Heroic Spirit can communicate normally.]
[But how does Lin know about this Heroic Spirit?]
[Lin can even give the corresponding names accurately!]
[Could every Master automatically receive their Heroic Spirit's story and life experiences after successfully summoning them?!]
[No, the other Masters don't know that information unless their Heroic Spirits appear in history or legends!]
[Then that's strange. Lin's behavior is enough to show that she knows this Heroic Spirit, Madara Uchiha, very well!]
[Who cares! Anyway, as long as Lin has something on him, we don't have to worry about this Heroic Spirit refusing to listen or pull his weight!]
[Exactly! As long as she wins this round, Lin is my god! My great hero!]
What the viewers cared about most was whether they could win the game. Everything else mattered less.
By contrast, viewers from other countries were in a much less pleasant mood after seeing Lin Xiaoran successfully bring her Heroic Spirit to heel.