From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

Seemingly sensing the Great Toad Sage's confusion, the Sage of Six Paths slowly said:

"When power is concentrated in one person, one falls into arrogance, just like my mother Kaguya. There must be another person to restrain him..."

Most importantly, this generation of Indra is simply too extraordinary.

My dear child!

If Dad doesn't help you, your brother will beat you so badly you won't even be able to see your butt anymore!

Chapter 303 Uchiha Madara

The land of rain, where the rain falls incessantly.

Inside the Rain Hidden Village Research Base.

"After obtaining the corpse of this ninja world demon from you, I have been studying his body and improving the Impure World Reincarnation technique these days."

Kazuma stood beside a specially made white wooden coffin, and said to Black Zetsu with a proud expression, "I have put a lot of effort into this ninja world demon. You could say he is my most perfect creation. Although he is only a reanimated body, the strength he can unleash is infinitely close to his peak strength in life."

Approaching almost exactly the height of his life?

Madara's mere impure body is far from being able to unleash his full power.

Upon hearing this, Black Zetsu sneered inwardly.

As someone who secretly monitored Madara Uchiha's entire life, Black Zetsu knew exactly how strong Madara was.

Even if the Impure World Reincarnation was improved to perfection, even if Madara used a White Zetsu clone as a sacrifice.

However, if Madara's body is not that of a living person, it is far from possible for him to reach the strength he possessed in his lifetime.

Take, for example, Madara Uchiha's awakened Rinnegan eye technique, Limbo: Border Jail. As long as the opponent doesn't also possess the Rinnegan or the body of the Sage of Six Paths.

Even if he possessed the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and the Eyes of Indra, and had mastered Sage Mode, making him the strongest ninja in the world today, then it would be Sasuke Uchiha.

Faced with such an unobservable and imperceptible attack, one would be instantly killed without any chance of escape.

"Then let me see it, Kazuma."

Although Black Zetsu sneered inwardly, he did not show any unusual expression on his face and spoke calmly.

"Spiritual communication!"

Kazuma formed a hand seal with both hands, gave a soft shout, and dense black magic symbols emerged from the surface of the white wooden coffin beside him.

next moment......

Bang!

Unlike other Edo Tensei reincarnated individuals who open their coffins, this white wooden coffin's lid was kicked to pieces, fully demonstrating its irritable morning temper.

"Finally, Nagato has grown quite a bit."

Madara Uchiha, with a cold and arrogant expression, slowly stepped out from inside.

Nagato?

Upon hearing this, Kazuma was shocked, realizing that this organization was indeed very complex.

Judging from Madara Uchiha's tone, Kazuma quickly realized that Nagato, who possessed the Rinnegan, was likely just the leader in name only.

The real mastermind behind it all is this ninja world demon right before our eyes!

"Lord Ban, your subordinate welcomes your return!"

Black Zetsu knelt on one knee and spoke respectfully.

"Huh? This body?"

After rubbing his body, Madara Uchiha quickly realized something was wrong.

"It's actually Impure World Reincarnation, not Samsara?"

Madara Uchiha frowned, ignoring the caster and horse beside him, and looked at Black Zetsu, saying in a deep voice, "Black Zetsu, what's going on? Why am I a reanimated body?"

"Lord Ban, our plan has encountered some unexpected problems. I had no choice but to wake you up in this way."

At this point, Black Zetsu fell silent, his gaze turning to Kazuma beside him.

Upon seeing this, Kazuma was startled, and a look of panic appeared on his face. Just as he was about to use a technique to control Uchiha Madara,

Madara Uchiha merely glanced at him, and the panic on Kazuma's face vanished, replaced by a dazed expression.

"Tell me, what happened?"

After hypnotizing Makoto, Madara Uchiha looked calmly at Black Zetsu and asked indifferently.

"It's like this, Lord Madara..."

Black Zetsu organized his thoughts and recounted the development of the Akatsuki, the Nine-Tails' rampage, and the Uchiha clan massacre.

"That Obito kid really likes to think he's so clever."

Upon hearing that Obito Uchiha had orchestrated the Nine-Tails' rampage and successfully annihilated the Uchiha clan, Madara Uchiha's expression remained unchanged; he merely chuckled.

"The variable you're talking about is Uchiha Sasuke, who survived that night, right?"

"Yes, Lord Madara!"

Black Zetsu nodded and recounted the several encounters their Akatsuki organization had with Sasuke Uchiha, as well as Sasuke's rapid progress in strength.

Madara Uchiha listened calmly without saying a word, only occasionally letting a gleam of interest flash in his eyes.

"Lord Madara, even Nagato and Obito are no match for Sasuke Uchiha now, and his rate of improvement is simply too monstrous. If we continue to let him grow like this, one day he might even..."

"He might even awaken his Rinnegan, and his strength might even surpass mine, right?"

Madara Uchiha picked up where Black Zetsu left off, and said calmly.

"......"

Black Zetsu remained silent, and although he did not give a direct answer, his attitude already indicated his acquiescence.

Seeing this, Madara Uchiha remained silent, simply staring at Black Zetsu for a long time before calmly speaking:

"When did my will, Madara Uchiha, become so hesitant and timid? Hmm?"

Madara Uchiha spoke calmly, but his arrogance and domineering presence were impossible to conceal.

"Do you think I would be afraid of a younger generation in my family surpassing me?"

Upon hearing this, Black Zetsu was startled and quickly explained, "Lord Madara, I had no such intention. I was just worried that Sasuke Uchiha's presence would affect your plans!"

He then realized that he had been so wary of Sasuke Uchiha that he had forgotten what kind of person Madara Uchiha was.

He was a proud and confident man to the core. Not only was he exceptionally strong, but his arrogance was also outstanding among all the reincarnations of Indra.

He was in no way inferior to Indra himself!

How could such a person be afraid, worried that the younger generation of his family would surpass him?

Fortunately, Madara Uchiha did not doubt Black Zetsu's identity. Just as he was confident that no one in his clan could surpass him, he was also confident that no one could hide anything from him under his nose.

He didn't delve into the topic of Uchiha Sasuke at all, but instead asked another question. Perhaps in the eyes of this ninja world's demon, apart from Senju Hashirama, he couldn't let go of anyone else.

"How is my eye healing going? How is the Demonic Statue of the Heretic's resurgence progressing?"

Madara Uchiha chose Nagato as the host of his Rinnegan for two reasons: first, he considered Nagato a pawn in his plan; second, the immense life force within Nagato's body would keep his Rinnegan active, ensuring that he could fully utilize his strength after retrieving the eye in the future.

“Your eyes are in good condition. However, during the battle in the Land of Rivers a few days ago, I saw that Nagato was no match for Uchiha Sasuke. I was worried that something might happen to your eyes, so I disobeyed your orders and had someone put a White Zetsu into Nagato’s body.”

Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha's expression remained unchanged. The reason he did not allow White Zetsu to possess Nagato was because he was somewhat concerned about the fusion of Nagato's Uzumaki bloodline and White Zetsu's Senju bloodline. This would greatly increase Nagato's power and allow him to control more of the Rinnegan's power, bringing unnecessary variables to his future resurrection.

But in that situation, Black Zetsu didn't do anything wrong; he would have done the same thing if he were in that situation.

"As for the Demonic Statue of the Heretic..."

At this point, Black Zetsu paused for a moment and said in a deep voice, "According to our calculations, the Gedo Mazo originally had about two years to recover, but in the battle in the Land of Rivers a few days ago, the Gedo Mazo was injured by Uchiha Sasuke, so the recovery time may be extended by one or two years."

Ok?

Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha frowned, finally realizing the trouble Sasuke Uchiha had brought to his plans.

How long until the Three-Tails revives?

"Lord Ban, there are still two years left."

"Alright, let Obito and Nagato do everything they can to revive the Gedo Mazo within two years. Once the Three-Tails is resurrected, we'll collect all the Tailed Beasts in one fell swoop. As for Uchiha Sasuke?"

"For the next two years, you should focus on gathering chakra to revive the Gedo Mazo. There's no need to deliberately seek him out. If his talent is truly as monstrous as you say, I'd like to see just how much he'll grow in two years and how much fun he'll bring me."

The strong are never afraid of challenges, they are only afraid of having no opponents!

This statement is a true reflection of Madara Uchiha's personality.

After Hashirama Senju's death, in Madara's eyes, neither Hanzo, who single-handedly resisted the three great nations, nor the Third Raikage, who fought against thousands, were anything more than that—

A mere grain of sand is not even half as good as me!

In his view, Nagato, who had only inherited a portion of the power of his Rinnegan, was enough to sweep across the entire ninja world.

However, since Uchiha Sasuke was able to defeat Nagato and Obito, and was even feared by Black Zetsu, he must have something extraordinary about him.

Although he still doesn't take Uchiha Sasuke seriously, he has piqued his interest to some extent.

As for whether Uchiha Sasuke's strength will catch up with his own two years later, or even awaken his Rinnegan?

Madara Uchiha was not worried at all, nor did he believe it at all. His current strength was the result of countless battles throughout his life, and the Rinnegan was the fruit of his nearly thirty years of hard work.

How could Uchiha Sasuke catch up with him in just two years and condense the Rinnegan that he had taken decades to awaken in just two years?

Madara Uchiha pondered for a moment, then said calmly, "Of course, if Sasuke Uchiha gets in the way of our plans, summon me. While I'm interested in seeing how strong this junior has become, I'll have to kill him to prevent him from hindering my plans!"

"Yes, Lord Madara!"

Upon hearing this, it was impossible for Black Zetsu not to be disappointed. He was now hoping that Madara Uchiha would immediately take action and kill Sasuke Uchiha.

But Black Zetsu knew this was impossible; given Madara Uchiha's pride...

He couldn't possibly turn the entire ninja world upside down just to kill a junior member of a clan.

However, Black Zetsu also breathed a sigh of relief, because Madara Uchiha had promised him that he would take action the next time he encountered Sasuke Uchiha.

"Okay, if there's nothing else, let's leave it at that for now."

After leaving those words behind, Madara Uchiha lay back down in the coffin.