Uchiha Madara's demands were exceedingly rude.
So much so that although the Box of Bliss was forcibly opened, no one responded to him...
Uchiha Madara stared at this massive, entirely black box, carved on all sides with beast heads, and shook his head, somewhat disappointed.
"In the ancient texts, the Box of Bliss was initially created by the Six Paths Sage as a seal capable of absorbing all negative emotions to eliminate discord..."
"Afterwards, it became the ultimate weapon of the Six Paths Sage era, a legend said to fulfill all wishes..."
"And this is all it is?"
Draped in White Zetsu, Uchiha Madara frowned in displeasure. Why would this thing not respond to him?
Truly discourteous.
What Uchiha Madara didn't know was...
Inside the Box of Bliss, the demon "Satori" spawned from various mixed negative emotions looked thoughtfully at the person who opened it...
So familiar, like the old man's aura!
Though Uchiha Madara didn't possess the Rinnegan at this moment...
The essence of him activating the Rinnegan came from the combination of Indra and Chakra, producing the Six Paths Sage Chakra...
Not only did he possess the eyes representing the Sage Eye, but Uchiha Madara's body was also refined by the Power of All Things, becoming a true Sage Body, advancing to a physique stronger than Senju Hashirama's Un-Seal Healing.
In the original timeline, his resurrected self could even break through the "Sage Art: Gate of the Great God," powerful enough to suppress the Ten-tails, using brute strength alone with his own body, and he could use the Preta Path to absorb Chakra, even without eyes, seizing the Reanimated Hashirama's Sage Art Chakra.
The Reanimated state of Uchiha Madara only retained part of the power of the Rinnegan, far from his peak period...
Yet obtaining a living body, he once again possessed the Sage Eye and Sage Body with the Power of All Things, reaching another level, greatly raising his upper limits.
If it were any other person opening the Box of Bliss, then Satori, as a demon born from negative emotions, would read their minds and help fulfill their wishes, but would also consume the wisher's body to reincarnate in the Ninja World...
But this one...
Satori stared at Uchiha Madara's aged yet Six Paths Sage-aura-alike body, find it hard to keep calm.
Do you want me to help you regain your youth?
No, I absolutely can't do it...
After some thought, the demon Satori decided to play dead; as long as it stayed silent, people would think the Box of Bliss was broken...
What else could Uchiha Madara do?
And so, man and demon stared at each other across the Box of Bliss, falling into silence, an unspeakable awkward tension.
Uchiha Madara already had the idea of leaving.
Originally, in his understanding, clinging to life with an old body in the Ninja World, thinking of ways to prolong his life, was an overly heinous affair...
Because with his Body of All Things, only extremely powerful life force could nourish him, and even the Gedo Statue, without Tailed Beasts filling it, could barely sustain his life.
If the Ninja World Asura were to dance, it must be with pride facing the masses...
This is the extreme of the Uchiha Clan!
Lowering himself to seek the Box of Bliss was already nearing his limit.
Uchiha Madara moved his steps, his gaze becoming hesitant.
For the former king who had fallen, his prideful mindset became the greatest obstacle to gaining practical benefits, this unspoken sense of disparity was particularly pronounced for the strongest of the Uchiha Clan.
Satori watched the scene with glee, further withdrawing its presence.
It would rather not escape from the Box of Bliss than attempt to deal with an old man with a Six Paths Sage aura...
But just then.
A pitcher plant-like Black Zetsu slowly emerged from the ground, arriving beside Uchiha Madara, saying solemnly, "Lord Madara, fortunately, I did not disgrace my mission; Uchiha Obito successfully awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, and the Eye of the Moon Plan is proceeding smoothly!"
The newcomer was Black Zetsu.
After parting ways with Aomi, Black Zetsu returned to the Mountain Tomb, only to find the old man had run out from home by himself...
After some covert communication with the White Zetsu, Black Zetsu discovered that Uchiha Madara felt pressure after seeing Uchiha Obito's Power of Dual Kamui, finally deciding to seek some strength to try and repair his broken body.
Black Zetsu was very excited upon hearing this news!
Finally, finally, you old man slightly come to your senses?
Before Aomi appeared, Black Zetsu was very worried about Uchiha Madara's so-called surrogate plan, it was truly full of flaws, if this script were to execute as it was, it would need a substantial effort to patch up...
If Uchiha Madara could slightly perk up and stopped obsessively despising his aging body, pursuing a perfect return to peak state, in a Ninja World where Ninjutsu and Kinjutsu abound, to slightly find a way to absorb some life force and gain some combat capacity, wouldn't that be better?
Constantly thinking of becoming an absentee landlord hiding comfortably in the Pure Land...
Your face maybe preserved, but the chance of the Eye of the Moon Plan's success is decreasing!
Seeing Uchiha Madara's hypocritical, two-faced behavior, Black Zetsu couldn't help but sneer internally...
Feeling considerable pressure, brother?
Felt urgent only after seeing Obito's Dual Kamui, what were you doing before...
This is the weight of my Obito!
But overall, things are moving in a positive direction...
Thinking of the intimidating "big brother" Aomi, Black Zetsu wanted to secure every card it had; under current circumstances, banding together every bit of strength possible was necessary to contend against the deeply hidden demon king Aomi!