Chapter 98

Chapter 98

Chapter 98: Uchiha Madara’s Secret Observation

"Rinnegan! Uchiha Madara!"

As Uchiha Yosuke recalled these two names, he gazed out the window at the light rain, muttering to himself, "Should I make contact with the Rinnegan? If I do, I’ll surely be targeted, and maybe Nagato is already on his way here in exile. Was the meeting between the three of them a coincidence, or have I already been marked?"

It wasn’t that Uchiha Yosuke was overthinking, but rather that there were just too many coincidences. Reflecting on Uchiha Madara’s life and his character, he thought, 'The Will of Fire, the desire to sacrifice everything for the village… With his talents and strength, damn it! Isn’t this just an enhanced version of Obito?'

Yosuke had already considered this possibility before, but after meeting Konan, he suddenly had the unsettling feeling that he had been marked, which made him feel anxious and uneasy.

'Am I going to be schemed against, the future star of Konoha, to become a rat hiding in the gutter? A rogue ninja?'

What a ridiculous thought!

"Well, maybe it's not all hopeless."

It seemed like Yosuke had come up with something. He squinted and smiled, "Madara, the man who secretly controls the Hidden Mist, his life, his character, and his ideals—there’s only one goal: peace! A longing for peace, a pursuit of peace! He once dreamed of peace with Senju Hashirama, but their differences led them to go separate ways."

He continued thinking, 'Hashirama’s plan to distribute the tailed beasts among the five great nations to maintain a balance of power had already failed. Now, Uchiha Madara has his Moon's Eye Plan, but before that, he never proved that his way was right!'

Yosuke’s smile deepened as he thought of something. "Before the Moon's Eye Plan, Madara had two major disagreements with Hashirama. One was over his brother’s death and the position of Hokage, the other was over the vision for the Shinobi World. Hashirama’s plan was to distribute the tailed beasts, creating a balance of power, but Madara didn’t agree with that. He sought the extreme of power. Though it was only a budding idea at that time, it was clear enough."

Yosuke’s smile widened. "Madara’s ideal was that the strongest in the Shinobi World should be Konoha, and the other nations should kneel before Konoha’s power for peace."

The more Yosuke thought about it, the clearer his mind became. He was beginning to understand Madara’s vision, and the smile on his face grew.

"Such a vision of peace, and with such a turbulent life—what would happen if someone walked the same path Madara originally envisioned? After all, Madara never proved that his path was wrong."

Yosuke’s eyes gleamed as he considered the implications. "From a human perspective, if Madara saw an Uchiha who walked the path he once dreamed of, someone who even had a more perfected version of his ideals, what would his pride and arrogance compel him to do?"

Suddenly, Yosuke rose, pushed open the window, and welcomed the cold, damp air of the Land of Rain. He couldn’t help but smile.

"Someone who’s almost exactly like him, but walks an even more perfected version of his original path—especially if they were aligned with the Senju—Madara’s greatest excitement would come from proving Hashirama wrong. He would say, ‘Look, your descendants chose the Uchiha, they chose to walk the path I once envisioned. This feeling of victory would be far more satisfying than defeating Hashirama.’"

Yosuke’s grin grew wider. "Perhaps this crisis will become my shield. At the very least, it’s a shield that hasn’t fully grown yet!"

At this moment, Yosuke thought of Konan, Nagato, and Yahiko. A new wave of laughter passed through him. "I might be able to avoid Nagato and the Rinnegan, but I’ve probably already been marked by Madara. Since that’s the case, I’ll turn this potential threat into my own strength."

After all, his life philosophy had always been, 'When danger comes, turn it into opportunity. Take the risk, and the rewards will follow.'

Nagato, Konan, Yahiko, the Rinnegan, and Uchiha Madara—these would all become his future strength. All he needed to do was plant the seeds and wait for them to grow.

As for Madara?

Yosuke smiled. "I’m sure Madara, with his pride and arrogance, will be watching this all unfold from the shadows. At the very least, before his plan comes to fruition, he might enjoy seeing whether his vision for the world will bring peace or lead to failure, just like Hashirama’s. This is going to be fun."

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Deep underground in the dark, within a stone chair, an old man with white hair lowered his head, examining the intelligence in his hands.

"Madara-sama, this is the information on Uchiha Yosuke, the genius from the Uchiha clan whom you’ve been watching."

White Zetsu joked, but Madara, sitting in the stone chair, rasped, "A new alliance between the Senju and the Uchiha? I wonder how Hashirama will feel when he sees his descendants alongside the Uchiha."

As Madara thought about it, a playful, expectant look appeared in his eyes.

Especially when he saw how much influence this outstanding Uchiha had within the Senju clan. It seemed that the next step was just one chance away.

Madara chuckled darkly. 'If only Hashirama or Tobirama could see this. Wouldn’t that be amusing?'

The thought made Madara’s face flush with excitement. 'This time, Uchiha wins!'

Suddenly, his evil laugh echoed through the dark cave, leaving White Zetsu confused.

"Madara-sama, this Uchiha Yosuke only needs to face the darkness to become a fitting representative of our cause."

At White Zetsu’s words, Madara snapped out of his thoughts, his face flushing in embarrassment, grateful no one else could see. But as he looked back at the intelligence report, he couldn’t help but twitch his eye.

"The darkness? This kid is a bit too much of a romantic, isn’t he?"

The intelligence report made Madara feel speechless. Tsunade, Uchiha Mikoto, and Kushina—all three women were involved with him emotionally, and two of them were just one step away from a breakthrough.

In other words, to make Yosuke face the darkness and collapse, Madara would need to manipulate him three times, all over women! He needed to plan it out three times! Damn it, this is more work than even I anticipated!

Madara fell silent, his expression darkening as he muttered, "No! This kid isn’t suitable. Besides these three women, he has a belief in changing his clan, an insatiable thirst for power, and even dreams of becoming Hokage."

The more he spoke, the more his face darkened. This kid’s emotional life was out of control. To put it simply, he was far more greedy than even Madara himself!

He wants everything!

Madara realized that Uchiha Yosuke, though a strengthened version of Obito, was many times more difficult to handle. It was going to be a real challenge!

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**(End of Chapter)**