Five years later.
Land of Lightning, on a platform atop a mountain.
"Careful, don't look into their eyes!"
Three Cloud Ninja were fleeing frantically, the sound of air being torn apart incessant, a dense rain of Shuriken sweeping towards them like bullets, forcing them into a corner.
Directly opposite them, a handsome man and a beautiful woman dressed in high-collared black clothes stood upon the sandstone, two pairs of scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan eyes, flowing with a captivating light.
At their feet, lay the corpses of more than a dozen Cloud Ninja, scattered and dismembered, charred remains everywhere, blood flowing into rivers, the air mixed with a heavy smell of burning and blood.
"Meekly tell us the whereabouts of the Nine-Tails, and we'll spare your lives." The girl's voice was clear and cold, revealing a hint of impatience, "Otherwise, don't blame us for taking action ourselves."
Her skin was like snow, appearing even whiter against her long, dark hair, her eyebrows were slender, like crescent moons, her delicate and refined face was like covered in frost, her bright eyes were like a pool of autumn water, but carried an undisguised killing intent.
"Too much!" A Cloud Ninja rebuked angrily, "The information about the Nine-Tails is a secret of our Hidden Cloud Village, how could we possibly tell you!"
"So, you choose to die?" The girl raised her eyes slightly, her pupils instantly turning into Mangekyo, ink-colored patterns swirling, like three swallows circling freely in the high sky.
A cold Chakra aura spread out, causing the three of them to shiver.
"Damn Uchiha, do you want to provoke a war between Cloud Village and Hidden Leaf Village!" The Cloud Ninja who appeared to be the leader gritted his teeth and stood out, "Entering our country and recklessly slaughtering Hidden Cloud Village Ninja, could all of this be permitted by Lord Hashirama!"
"Keep your mouth clean, we have nothing to do with Hidden Leaf Village." The boy on the left spoke.
His face was like jade, with delicate features, his short, Jet Black hair naturally scattered, although there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, his cold and arrogant eyes were somewhat aggressive.
"...And, don't mention that person's name in front of us."
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure faded without warning, instantly appearing in the center of the three.
"Chih!"
A light flashed, it was a section of ice-blue Chakra Blade, accompanied by splashing blood, a head with a dazed expression was thrown into the sky.
"What!"
"Captain!"
The remaining two were shocked, but as seasoned veterans, they immediately responded in addition to panic, and stabbed fiercely with their swords, attacking the boy's back and ribs at the same time.
With a "tearing" sound, dazzling electric current flickered frequently on the blade, this was the Hidden Cloud Village's secret technique, the Supersonic Quake Lightning Release Blade.
At this moment, the boy's cheeks bulged slightly, "Fire Release: Ash Dust Concealing Technique."
A huge amount of dust completely submerged several people, the dust was filled with unimaginable high temperatures, the two Cloud Ninja subconsciously closed their eyes, but were still burned in the respiratory tract, and stopped in place coughing non-stop.
One Cloud Ninja endured the discomfort and immediately retreated in the opposite direction, but was hit head-on, an iron-like palm choked his throat!
The sound of wind whistled in his ears, and the air became cool again, it seemed that someone had taken him away from the dust range.
He subconsciously opened his eyes, and immediately met a pair of enchanting and bright Sharingan eyes!
"*Demonic Illusion: Puppet Technique!*"
The three tomoe rotated slightly, and his expression became dull, completely lost in the Genjutsu.
On the other side, a series of explosions came from the tumbling dust, the fire light rippled like ripples, only a scream was heard, the dust scattered, revealing a charred Corpse.
"Your Body Flicker Technique is becoming more and more elusive, Shin'yu." The girl descended gracefully, her black clothes fluttering like a butterfly.
"You're not bad either. Both your Taijutsu and Shuriken Technique have surpassed the level of a regular Jonin." The boy smiled slightly, giving her a thumbs up.
This pair of young teenagers were naturally Shin'yu and Uchiha Hikari, who had achieved success in their training.
And their purpose for being here...
"Tell me the whereabouts of the Nine-Tails." Shin'yu commanded.
The Cloud Ninja looked blank, his mouth opening and closing, "I don't know."
"How is that possible? Didn't Hidden Cloud Village capture the Nine-Tails three months ago?"
"That operation ended in failure. We lost many people." The Cloud Ninja replied as instructed.
Shin'yu's eyes shifted slightly, "Who knows the whereabouts of the Nine-Tails?"
"Lord Kinkaku and Lord Ginkaku might know, because they were swallowed by the Nine-Tails when they tried to capture it. Two weeks later, they came out unharmed and obtained Nine-Tails Chakra."
"I see..." Shin'yu stroked his chin, looked at Hikari beside him, and said, "It seems we need to make a Choice."
"What Choice?"
"To obediently return and let Lord Madara decide on this matter; or... to pursue the victory and extract information from Kinkaku and Ginkaku before returning."
Shin'yu stretched out his hand towards Uchiha Hikari, as if letting her choose, "What do you think, an unknown soldier or fame throughout the Shinobi World? I'll listen to you."
Hikari showed a thoughtful expression, "Kinkaku and Ginkaku... are these two very strong?"
Shin'yu spread his hands, "As far as I know, these two are descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, able to freely manipulate the Five Ninja Tools of the Sage of Six Paths. They possess Tailed Beast-level Chakra themselves, and now they have obtained Nine-Tails Chakra. It's certain that they are troublesome."
"However, I am more worried about Hidden Cloud Village." He changed the subject, "These two have a very high status in Hidden Cloud Village, belonging to the high-level echelons. If we barge in carelessly, we might cause a lot of trouble for Lord Madara."
"Wouldn't it be fine if we weren't discovered?" Hikari raised her eyebrows at him, revealing a hint of doubt in her eyes. For some reason, this expression seemed provocative to Shin'yu.
"I'm just stating the facts. If we are exposed, this matter will inevitably cause a great uproar in the Shinobi World. If Hidden Leaf Village notices, it would be bad if it delays Lord Madara's plan." Shin'yu glared back.
He was a little depressed. He was already 13 years old, but he was still half a head shorter than Uchiha Hikari.
Hikari thought seriously, "I choose fame throughout the Shinobi World!"
"Alright, then I'll accompany you even if it costs me my life." Shin'yu clapped his hands rather elegantly.
"Wait, why is it that I'm the one deciding this in the end? Speaking of which, it was like this for the previous Missions too..." She finally realized.
"Why bring that up..."
...
Within the Land of Fire, on a desolate plain.
"Uchiha Reflection!"
A hurricane swept through, and dozens of Hidden Leaf Village Ninja were thrown into disarray, falling to the ground like dumplings. Hundreds of meters ahead were plowed into a flat ground by the gale.
Uchiha Madara put away the War Fan, looked towards Hidden Leaf Village, and his cold gaze gradually turned peaceful.
"Now, Hashirama will have to take action."
After five years of traveling, he had visited almost the entire Shinobi World. Whether it was a large country or a small one, any country with a bit of strength was imitating Hashirama Senju's Ninja Village system, establishing one Ninja Village after another.
But he also slowly understood that this kind of peace was like duckweed on a calm water surface. If someone disturbed the water, it would inevitably stir up countless messy water bubbles.
The Shinobi World seemed stable, but almost every Ninja Village was actively cultivating its power. Some countries even applied to the Daimyo for funding, secretly hoarding troops, their burgeoning ambitions obvious.
The so-called peace is just built on Hashirama's military deterrence. Once the restraint of supreme power is lost, the false peace will soon be broken.
As time went on, Madara gradually came to this view.
Especially when the First Water Shadow learned that he had left Hidden Leaf Village and secretly invited him to join Hidden Mist Village, this view became extremely firm.
Hashirama, you're wrong. As long as people exist, there will be no shortage of strife in this world. He was completely disappointed with Hashirama's approach.
The "Eye of the Moon Plan" began to be implemented!
The first step of the plan was to awaken the power of the Rinnegan;
According to the Stone Tablet, he first had to obtain Hashirama's cells, so that the power of Indra and Asura could be combined into one, so that he could awaken Yin Yang Release and open this pair of legendary eyes.
This would inevitably lead to a battle with Hashirama.
Thinking of the experience of his last defeat... Madara decided to capture the strongest of the Nine Tailed Beasts before the final battle to make up for his lack of endurance in prolonged battles.
At the same time, it was also to slightly increase his chances of winning... ahem, to guard against Tobirama, that old schemer.
This was also the reason why Shin'yu and Hikari appeared in the Land of Lightning.
The second step was to use the Rinnegan to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which was the husk of the Ten-Tails;
The third step was to collect the Nine Tailed Beasts, revive the Ten-Tails, and then use the Six Paths: Ten-Tails Coffin Seal to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki;
He had calculated that awakening the Rinnegan would be a long process, and he had also calculated that he might lose his fighting ability after the battle with Hashirama, so Shin'yu and Uchiha Hikari were particularly important now.
To this end, he would spare no effort to cultivate them and let them inherit his ideas.
In the future, the two would act in the outside world in his name, and before he awakened the Rinnegan, they would bring the Nine Tailed Beasts into their possession.
The final step was to use the Six Paths Power to approach the moon, awaken the Rinne Sharingan, and release the "Infinite Tsukuyomi" to control everyone in the world, unify the world, and create a permanent "peace" in the illusion!
After releasing the Infinite Tsukuyomi, the God Tree would descend and seal the people of the world into tree cocoons. Their bodies would receive nutrients from the God Tree, so they would not die.
Their souls would be forever immersed in the Genjutsu of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and everyone would live in their own dream ideal world.
It didn't matter whether it was real or fake, the sun shone on the earth, and the world was silent at this moment, with no more war or smoke.
And Madara himself... would transform into a guardian, alone bearing this eternal loneliness.
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