Black Zetsu approached and, after a brief reflection, reported: "Madara-sama, thanks to the White Zetsu spores attached to his body, we have determined that Uchiha Obito is still in an alternate dimension, likely deep in grief."
"What's more worrying," Black Zetsu continued, "is that Uchiha Kazuki's location remains a mystery. After his appearance on the Iwagakure battlefield, he completely disappeared. Our White Zetsu information network has been unable to detect him."
Madara frowned and fixed Black Zetsu with a stern look. "Kazuki disappeared?"
"It shouldn't be like this... The war hasn't reached its climax yet. Since Kazuki is Konoha's most valuable combat asset, it's only natural that he'd remain on the front lines. Or is he carrying out some covert mission?"
Seeing Madara's reaction, Black Zetsu timely added: "Madara-sama, the White Zetsu have covered all the battlefields where the five great shinobi villages are in conflict, but we have found no trace of Kazuki. We have even monitored the shinobi who board the Tobirama Fortress and still have not detected Kazuki."
Black Zetsu was telling the truth...
The White Zetsu, in their current state, couldn't track Kazuki.
But in reality, Black Zetsu hadn't tried too hard to find him either.
His priority was to keep Kazuki from noticing his presence, to gain enough time to regain Obito's trust and gather the strength needed to confront this dangerous man.
How could he dare to provoke him directly?
Madara was lost in thought after hearing Kazuki's name. He disappeared after the battle with Iwagakure...
What had most impacted Madara from that battle was the giant explosive puppet with the appearance of Tobirama.
At the time, he thought that Kazuki was simply using Tobirama's image as a strategy to gain the favor of Konoha's shinobi...
But now, considering Kazuki's disappearance...
Maybe all of this was the work of that bastard Tobirama, which had prevented Kazuki from being able to continue fighting on the battlefield.
"Damn Senju Tobirama..." Uchiha Madara suddenly cursed "You call this the Will of Fire? You are truly despicable and shameless!"
"While the village is engaged in a fierce war, you are still wreaking havoc! And yet you call yourself Hokage!"
Black Zetsu looked in bewilderment at Madara, who had suddenly started cursing.
His intention was only to use Kazuki to motivate Madara, so that he would stop hesitating and take the power that was rightfully his.
But unexpectedly, the old man seemed to be in a state of dementia, and instead of reacting, he turned around to curse Senju Tobirama...
Black Zetsu was a little overwhelmed. Did this old man really think that Kazuki's body contained Senju Tobirama's chakra?
After his outburst of rage, Uchiha Madara's gaze, which had wavered for a moment, regained its firmness. Without further hesitation, he headed towards the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
Senju Tobirama kept torturing Kazuki, and he, as a brother, kept doubting, which was truly outrageous...
Obito's darkening plan went too well, and then Kazuki had an accident. Uchiha Madara finally realized that implementing the Eye of the Moon Plan didn't seem to be a simple matter, and he needed to correct it himself as Shura of the Shinobi World!
"This chakra imbued with negative emotions is an excellent nutrient for the Uchiha clan's pupillary power." Madara muttered as he examined the interior of the Box of Ultimate Bliss, illuminated by a dark red glow.
Without hesitation, he stepped forward and entered.
If the Box of Ultimate Bliss did not respond to his presence, then he would consume it completely with his Preta Path. One way or another, he would obtain the power he needed.
In order to save Kazuki and the Shinobi World, Uchiha Madara is willing to lower his noble status!
Everything for his brother...
Black Zetsu followed Uchiha Madara closely and became satisfied in his heart.
If Madara could regain some of his strength through the Box of Ultimate Bliss, then things would get better...
Meanwhile, inside the Box of Ultimate Bliss, Satori was completely stunned.
Have you seriously just walked in here like that?
The murderous intent and arrogance in Uchiha Madara's eyes made Satori, who could sense emotions, understand that this person's heart was filled with malice...
"Bah! You're nothing more than a decayed old man. Even if you have the aura of the old man of the Six Paths, don't think that I fear you!"
Satori encouraged himself, but little by little his heart began to fill with greed...
The problem was that the harvest of negative emotions from the shinobi world had a limit.
The Old Man of the Six Paths created the Box of Ultimate Bliss in the past, trying to collect all the negative emotions to create peace, but he failed, leaving only a monster like himself sealed in the box...
Over the course of a thousand years, the Box of Ultimate Bliss had been opened several times, but no matter how much Satori evolved, he could barely reach a level comparable to that of a Tailed Beast.
But if he could devour someone with ties to the Old Man of Six Paths... it would be his big chance!
This may be its chance to change its fate!
Satori hid in the shadows, waiting to surprise attack Uchiha Madara.
As Madara delved deeper into the box, the mouth of the beast in the Box of Ultimate Bliss slammed shut with a loud bang.
Moments later...
From inside the box, screams, howls, insults and the excited voice of an old man began to be heard demanding that he dance...
After fifteen minutes, the noise gradually faded away...
[Crack! Crack!]
The Box of Ultimate Bliss, which was practically indestructible, began to fill with cracks.
[Boom!]
The box exploded into pieces.
A torrent of negative emotions and dark red chakra invaded Uchiha Madara's body.
Uchiha Madara's old body also changed with the influx of chakra...
His back became straighter, the age spots on his body faded, his atrophied muscles swelled, and his hair color turned from pale to black.
He still looked like a middle-aged man, but at least he no longer looked like a withered old man.
"Hahahaha!"
Madara clenched his fist tightly, feeling some of his power return to him. His laughter echoed with exultant satisfaction.
"This is wonderful…"
Although he had not regained his peak strength, he felt much better than before.
With this comparison, Uchiha Madara himself wondered why he was being so pretentious before.
Was he sick?
"There's no doubt that this is a treasure from the Sage of the Six Paths! The chakra it contains is impressive," Madara exclaimed, satisfied.
Common chakra, and even that of the Tailed Beasts, had never allowed him to regain vitality, but the energy absorbed from the Box of Ultimate Bliss was perfectly in tune with his body.
"Black Zetsu, are there other similar objects in the shinobi world?" Madara asked with a mixture of ambition and determination. "I want to absorb them all!"
It seemed that Black Zetsu would no longer have to worry about Madara's death.
At Madara's question, Black Zetsu remained silent.
Uchiha Madara's fighting strength was certainly undeniable.
Even with a weakened body and without the power of the Rinnegan, he had easily defeated Satori, completely absorbing him without mercy.
However... his head really wasn't working very well!
Did he think the Box of Ultimate Bliss was like a kunai lying on the street?
That was an artifact created by the Sage of the Six Paths, a rebellious son, designed to incessantly absorb the energy of negative emotions.
That it was compatible with you, the reincarnation of the evil Indra was already enough to feel lucky... and you still think you'll find another like it?
Madara looked at Black Zetsu, who remained silent, and patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction. "All right. One is enough..."
Then, his gaze turned cold and arrogant. "Since Hashirama's death, there have been no more heroes in this shinobi world. Except for Kazuki, no one else is worthy of mention."
He didn't even mention Uchiha Obito.
Black Zetsu snorted inwardly and thought sadly, 'Weren't you afraid of Obito's strength? And what is this about Kazuki?'
That night, Madara and Black Zetsu, following information from White Zetsu, managed to easily capture Nagato without alerting anyone.
Despite possessing the Rinnegan, Nagato had yet to become the ruthless man he would become. In his current state, he had no chance to counterattack. In terms of combat and ambushes, he was at a clear disadvantage. After all, this was the same Nagato who, even with the Rinnegan, had lost his legs to Hanzo's booby trap...
When Madara returned to his hideout, he found an unexpected scene.
Uchiha Obito stood at the entrance of the cave, arms crossed, his gaze icy. His eyes fixed on Madara and Black Zetsu coldly, his voice echoing in the darkness: "I've been waiting for you, Madara."
This drama, of course, did not escape Kazuki's attention.
His special clone watched everything with great interest.
Obito with Double Kamui against Madara, reinforced by the Box of Ultimate Bliss?
This...
This is going to be interesting.
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