"Kid!!! What did you just say?!"
Uchiha Madara's voice thundered through the Soul Realm. His heart was in turmoil.
How the hell does this brat know about my plan?
Did Obito fail?
That worthless puppet!
Not only did he fail, but did he also go around exposing everything?! And Black Zetsu—what the hell was that backstabbing parasite even doing?
"Relax, relax," Hiromi said with a helpless shrug. "You're freaking out again."
Madara's eyes narrowed dangerously. "Brat… how do you know all this? Don't tell me… my plan has been exposed?"
"Nope. From what I can tell, your Eye of the Moon Plan is still running smoothly. It's just that, well… there was an accident. You got summoned back, right?"
"Then how do you know about it?"
"Don't ask. I just do."
"Grr—!!!"
Madara clenched his fists in frustration. This Hiromi brat was way too nonchalant. He talked to Madara like they were long-lost friends. No reverence, no respect… just sarcasm and sass.
Worst of all—Madara couldn't lay a finger on him.
I… am someone's summon beast now.
Unforgivable.
"What do you want from me?" Madara growled.
"Nothing big! I already said—I was reverse-summoned here, made a contract with the Spirit Realm, and now you're my first summon."
"Cut the crap. What's your goal?!"
Hiromi blinked. "My goal?"
To be honest, he'd never thought that far. Before the system appeared, his plan was simple: lay low, survive, maybe marry someone like Yamanaka Ino and let Naruto save the world.
But now… now he had the system.
He had the power to change things.
"Why not aim for more?" Hiromi muttered. "Why not become the protagonist?"
He grinned slowly.
"Madara… how about we conquer the ninja world first?"
Madara blinked. Then scoffed. "You? Conquer the ninja world?"
"Not just me. You. And everyone else."
"…Everyone else?"
"I can summon more than just you, you know. I can bring back fallen shinobi from Konoha. If I get stronger, I can summon from all over the world. We'd have absolute power. Enough to unify the entire continent—and bring real peace."
Madara's pupils trembled.
Real peace.
That had always been his dream. From the founding of Konoha to the Eye of the Moon Plan… everything he did had been for peace.
And this kid… this kid claimed he could revive more than just one soul.
Could it be…
"Brat… can you revive others? Others besides me?"
Hiromi noticed the change in Madara's expression.
Only two names could make the great Madara falter: Senju Hashirama… or his little brother, Uchiha Izuna.
But Izuna had died before Konoha was ever founded. Technically, he wasn't a Konoha soul.
"I can… with limits," Hiromi admitted. "Right now, I can only summon spirits tied to Konoha. But if I conquer the ninja world… I can access the entire Spirit Realm."
Madara said nothing. He stared into the void, thinking deeply.
"This system of yours… summoning the dead… it's bizarre. But it's powerful."
Then he chuckled darkly.
"Kid… do you know what I was planning to do before I died?"
"…Unify the ninja world?"
Madara grinned.
"Exactly."