At this very moment, Uchiha Madara felt an overwhelming sense of anguish in his heart.
Could it be that the plan he had spent so long orchestrating was entirely misguided by someone else?
Who in the shinobi world could possibly mislead him?
Ryōsuke slowly explained.
"Of course, it was your good subordinate, Black Zetsu. In truth, he is not a creature you created upon awakening the Rinnegan."
"His true identity is the third son of the Sage of Six Paths' mother, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. He deceived you into executing the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan simply to use you as a sacrifice to resurrect Kaguya Ōtsutsuki."
Hearing this, Madara's eyes widened in shock.
*It was actually that guy?*
*No wonder he was different from the other White Zetsus.*
*Thinking about it carefully now, it really was incredibly suspicious.*
*To think I was actually schemed against by a guy like that.*
*And to be treated as a mere sacrifice, no less.*
Right now, his heart was filled with rage.
To think that someone like him would become the target of another's machinations.
He did not believe the man before him was lying.
Thinking deeply about it now.
If he had ultimately succeeded in executing his plan, he truly might have fallen right into Black Zetsu's trap.
In that case, wouldn't his plan be tantamount to destroying the entire shinobi world?
After all, the Infinite Tsukuyomi would pull all humans and ninja alike into an illusion.
With a somewhat awkward expression, he said,
"Fortunately, you are here to prevent Black Zetsu's plan from succeeding."
"What a pity. To think that ever since I left the village, I have been walking down a false path designed by someone else."
"In the end, I was unable to find a way to bring peace to the shinobi world."
Ryōsuke spoke up.
"Actually, perhaps you had already found it. From the very beginning, you and Senju Hashirama possessed the means to bring peace to the shinobi world."
"With the power of you two combined, unifying the shinobi world wouldn't have been difficult at all. Unfortunately, Senju Hashirama did not agree to this approach."
"Senju Hashirama was too merciful; his vision was too narrow."
Ryōsuke was not wrong.
In the world he came from before, his country had achieved unification, and as a result, major conflicts had essentially ceased to exist.
In stark contrast, the fractured small nations on another continent were constantly at war, leading to the deaths of countless people.
Hearing these words, Madara paused.
His previous gloom was swept away entirely.
*This guy in front of me shares the exact same ideology.*
*As expected of a fellow member of the Uchiha Clan.*
Back then, he had wanted to make the Leaf Village the strongest in the shinobi world, reducing all other villages to mere vassals.
Only a Leaf Village like that would be truly stable.
Suddenly, he looked at the younger man with a hint of surprise.
"Could it be that you plan to unify the shinobi world?"
"Of course."
Ryōsuke did not hide his intentions in the slightest.
"Once the shinobi world is unified, there will be no more major wars, and the death toll will drop drastically."
Madara grew somewhat excited upon hearing this.
Truth be told, even he hadn't dared to harbor such a crazy ambition in the past.
There was a distinct difference between unifying the entire shinobi world and merely turning other nations into vassal states.
Thinking about it now, if Senju Hashirama had worked alongside him, they might have actually pulled it off.
It was a pity that Hashirama would never have agreed with him.
"Will the people in the village agree to you doing this?"
"Even with the Second Hokage dead, the Senju Clan still has other members. I doubt they would follow you."
"That won't be an issue. The Senju Clan has already declined, and their sole direct heir, Tsunade, has already become my woman."
"Even the other clans wouldn't dare oppose me."
"If any clan dares to resist, at best, they will be kicked out of the Leaf Village. At worst, I will erase them from this world."
Ryōsuke said nonchalantly.
Madara was slightly stunned upon hearing this.
A smile then crept onto his face. To think that the Senju Clan, once renowned as equals to the Uchiha Clan, had actually fallen into decline.
Meanwhile, the Uchiha Clan had climbed to the very pinnacle of the Leaf Village.
This guy had achieved something even he couldn't do. Suddenly, he felt a sense of relief.
It seemed there was no longer any need for him to take action.
He could simply leave the future of the shinobi world in this young man's hands.
"You have done very well."
"I leave the future to you."
He then struggled with his hands, managing to break free just enough to begin forming hand signs.
"Impure World Reincarnation: Release."
A green soul flew straight into the sky.
Returning once more to the Pure Land.
The vessel used for the Impure World Reincarnation immediately crumbled apart, revealing the form of a White Zetsu underneath.
With Uchiha Madara dealt with, the only ones left were Obito and Black Zetsu.
Right at that moment, a swirl appeared in the empty space behind him, and an arm reached out rapidly toward Ryōsuke.
Ryōsuke sensed it and quickly reached out to grab it with his right hand, but his fingers phased right through the arm.
Obito was trying to launch another sneak attack.
This time, he wouldn't let him escape like before.
His Rinnegan Dōjutsu activated.
A spatial portal appeared before him, leading directly into the Kamui dimension.
Inside the Kamui dimension, Obito wore a look of utter frustration. *Sure enough, this guy's sensory abilities are too strong. Even in his moment of victory, I still couldn't successfully ambush him.*
*Right as I was about to make contact, he backhanded a grab straight at me.*
*I was clearly exposed.*
Suddenly, a portal materialized within the Kamui dimension.
Obito instantly went on high alert. *What is this?*
He then watched as a figure stepped through—it was none other than Uchiha Ryōsuke.
Fear flashed in Obito's eyes.
In a flash, Ryōsuke dashed in front of Obito at blinding speed and slapped a sealing jutsu directly onto his stomach.
Obito couldn't believe it. Before he could even react, he was instantly subdued, his body weakly collapsing to its knees.
"You bastard... how do you possess a jutsu that connects directly to my Kamui dimension?"
"It's merely a spatial jutsu. Did you think the Rinnegan was incapable of such a feat?"
Ryōsuke replied indifferently.
Watching from the sidelines, Black Zetsu saw that Madara had been defeated and his Impure World Reincarnation body released.
Uchiha Ryōsuke had even conjured a portal.
He panicked internally. *Is even Obito going to be finished off?*
*If that happens, all is lost.*
He only had one thought left in his mind now.
And that was to flee immediately. His body sank into the earth as he scrambled to escape far away.
He had no choice but to run; he possessed absolutely no combat power of his own.
Against such a terrifying monster, he didn't stand a single chance of winning.
As long as he survived, there would still be a chance to resurrect his mother—even if he had to wait until the man before him died of old age.
Meanwhile, inside the Kamui dimension.
Ryōsuke looked at Obito in front of him, feeling a slight urge to beat him to a pulp, but after a moment of thought, he decided against it.
It felt like it would just dirty his hands.
Ever since Rin died, this guy had become completely unhinged, turning his back on everyone he knew.
Honestly, he hadn't even figured out who his true enemies were.
"Uchiha Obito."
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