Black Zetsu's psychological resilience is truly impressive.
Akihara Kagura caused a colossal problem, directly overshadowing the joy of Uchiha Madara's Edo Tensei resurrection, forcing Black Zetsu to suppress its excitement once more.
This also made Black Zetsu more vigilant.
Indeed, the ninja are its pawns, yet not all the pawns desire to realize the Moon Eye Plan. Among them are those whose greed drives them to sabotage...
Such as Akihara Kagura.
This guy's power is too overwhelming.
Fortunately, within this ruined warehouse, there are a pair of dueling Uchiha brothers, and perhaps an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan will emerge...
Black Zetsu wanted to abandon Akihara Kagura but feared this guy would continue to sabotage, as Akihara Kagura has the strength to stop Uchiha Madara.
Meanwhile.
Uchiha Madara's mood wasn't too good either.
This prominent figure from the Warring States Era was slowly catching on to the situation.
In the brief exchanges between Akihara Kagura and Black Zetsu, Uchiha Madara learned that there seemed to be a slight glitch in his Moon Eye Plan.
Akihara Kagura, the Hokage Assistant, attacked Nagato to covet the Rinnegan, resulting in Nagato fleeing with the Rinnegan and the Moon Eye Plan to seek refuge in Konoha, potentially even destroying the Rinnegan...
The Moon Eye Plan remains...
But the eyes needed for the plan are lost.
This generation's Hokage Assistant truly achieves nothing but ruins everything...
No...
Something seems amiss?
How did such a greedy guy defeat Nagato?
Despite Nagato's body undoubtedly weakening from the frequent use of the Rinnegan, the power of the Rinnegan isn't something an ordinary person can handle...
Even the Gedo Statue was crushed by this guy!
Uchiha Madara gently tapped his arm with his fingers, pondering the true extent of Akihara Kagura's power while quietly listening to Black Zetsu report on the feud between Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke...
"Eight years ago..."
"Uchiha Itachi nearly annihilated the Uchiha Clan..."
When Black Zetsu reached this point, it couldn't help but glance at Akihara Kagura: "Kagura should know the details best, right?"
"I do know some."
Akihara Kagura proactively picked up the conversation, introducing, "Due to the policies left by the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama, there was always conflict between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha's high ranks, and Danzo-sama, the Hokage Assistant at the time, always wanted to wipe out the Uchiha Clan..."
"Hmph..."
Uchiha Madara's lips curved into a sneer: "That naturally sinister Tobirama guy, sees everyone as evil, always harbored malice towards the Uchiha..."
Back then, when Uchiha Madara wanted to leave Konoha, he planned to take the Uchiha Clan with him, but the clan, enamored by so-called peace, refused to leave with their former Clan Leader Uchiha Madara.
As a result...
The remaining Uchiha were constantly oppressed by Konoha's high ranks.
Akihara Kagura was long aware of Uchiha Madara's personal inclinations and didn't care much about Madara's constant criticism of the Second Hokage, continuing to speak about Uchiha matters.
"The Uchiha Clan wanted a coup, Konoha's high ranks wanted to prevent the Uchiha Clan from rebelling, the former Hokage Assistant Danzo-sama colluded with Uchiha Itachi and Obito to slaughter the Uchiha Clan, including his parents, leaving only Uchiha Itachi's younger brother, Uchiha Sasuke..."
"According to the information I got from Danzo-sama, Uchiha Itachi killed his fellow clansmen to surrender to the high ranks so that his younger brother Uchiha Sasuke could live..."
"Certainly."
"Perhaps it was also for power."
Akihara Kagura glanced at Black Zetsu, speaking casually: "Since Uchiha Itachi awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, perhaps he wanted to gain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and wanted to stimulate his brother Uchiha Sasuke to awaken the Sharingan..."
"..."
Uchiha Madara fell silent.
Uchiha Madara could accept the utter destruction of the Uchiha Clan.
After obtaining the Moon Eye Plan and being abandoned by his clan, Uchiha Madara had long freed himself from the constraints of his family, unmoved by the clan's destruction.
The issue is...
Uchiha Itachi's tactics were mind-boggling.
If it was for the power of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, Uchiha Madara could understand some people's unscrupulous methods; killing all other clansmen, even including parents, to stimulate a brother's Sharingan awakening, was perhaps merely a bit overly extreme...
But...
If he killed all his clansmen to surrender to Konoha's high ranks just so Uchiha Sasuke could live, did he have a mental problem?
"Betrayed all his clansmen..."
After a long silence, Uchiha Madara suddenly asked, "That guy named Uchiha Itachi, did he ever ask his brother's opinion?"
"Probably... wouldn't ask, right?"
Akihara Kagura chuckled lightly, casually continuing: "The Third Hokage was still considering how to stop the coup at that time, things hadn't escalated to that point. My power was enough to suppress any Uchiha intent on rebellion, but Danzo-sama acted privately, using Uchiha Sasuke to lure Uchiha Itachi into slaughtering the Uchiha..."
"The most interesting part is..."
"Uchiha Itachi was well aware Danzo-sama wanted to kill all the Uchiha, yet still chose to cooperate with Shimura Danzo because he always believed his path was correct, that only by doing so could his brother Uchiha Sasuke survive..."