The public trial ended, and the various units of the Allied Forces dispersed one after another.
They could move freely, but they couldn't go too far, as tomorrow was the time for everyone to return to their respective villages.
Kageyama Kogetsu didn't go to find his women, nor did he go to discuss matters with Konoha's high-ranking officials. Instead, he directly crossed space to a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters in the south of the Land of Fire.
A clear river flowed south, and the green grass was dotted with colorful wildflowers, like a meticulously woven carpet. Crisp and pleasant bird songs sounded from time to time. It was peaceful, serene, and natural.
With a thought from Kageyama Kogetsu, Madara Uchiha, with several black rods stuck in his body, fell onto the grass. His frozen thoughts quickly returned to normal...
"It's you. It seems we lost."
Madara Uchiha sighed inwardly, but there was no sadness on his face. He looked like someone who could afford to win and afford to lose.
Kageyama Kogetsu waved his hand, and the black rods flew out of Madara Uchiha's body and disappeared.
"What is this for?" Madara Uchiha stood up, looking puzzled.
"Nothing. Just letting you stand and talk to me out of respect for a powerhouse of your generation," Kageyama Kogetsu said lightly.
"Thank you." Madara Uchiha was silent for a moment before saying, "It looks like you've become the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki."
"Mm, that's right."
Madara Uchiha said urgently, "Then cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi! Only the Infinite Tsukuyomi can achieve eternal peace!"
"Even if it's not me who achieves it, as long as eternal peace can be achieved, that's enough."
Kageyama Kogetsu laughed. "Our philosophies are different. Leaving aside the fact that the Infinite Tsukuyomi is a scam, even if it could truly achieve eternal peace, I wouldn't care for it."
"A scam? How is that possible?"
"That's information left by the Sage of Six Paths!" Madara Uchiha said excitedly.
"The Sage of Six Paths is just so-so. After throwing you and Obito into Daikokuten, I met with the Sage of Six Paths."
"He said the Infinite Tsukuyomi is a big scam. The true purpose of this jutsu is to awaken his mother, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's consciousness, so she can use the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki's body to revive."
"Have one. Let's sit down and chat while smoking."
The amount of information was too large. Madara Uchiha, whose thinking was already a bit chaotic, dazedly took the cigarette Kageyama Kogetsu handed him.
"The Sage of Six Paths isn't dead?"
"And what's this about Kaguya Ōtsutsuki?" Madara Uchiha frowned.
Kageyama Kogetsu didn't answer but chuckled, "You took the cigarette but aren't smoking it. Are you not giving me face?"
Helpless, Madara Uchiha extended his index finger and poked the cigarette tip. A wisp of Fire Release chakra lit the tobacco, and he smoked it as if chewing wax.
"That's more like it. Don't take it if you won't smoke it. Taking it and not smoking it is impolite," Kageyama Kogetsu said with a beaming smile.
"You're right. Speak quickly," Madara Uchiha said, suppressing his impatience.
"The Sage of Six Paths' body is dead, but his soul can move freely. He has lived in the Pure Land for a thousand years."
"He also knew that the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was summoned away back then. He probably knew it was you."
"Perhaps because you died not long after awakening the Rinnegan, and you are the reincarnate of Indra's chakra, he didn't intervene much."
"Reincarnate of Indra's chakra?" Madara Uchiha frowned, hearing something he didn't understand again.
"Let me start from the beginning. You'll understand after listening."
Kageyama Kogetsu briefly recounted the events of ancient times.
Madara Uchiha was stunned into silence, unable to recover for a long time...
"By the way, I interrogated Black and White Zetsu."
"Black Zetsu said he isn't actually the manifestation of your will, but the manifestation of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's will."
"He was temporarily created by Kaguya Ōtsutsuki before she was sealed by the Sage of Six Paths and his brother. He can barely be considered her third son."
"The Sage of Six Paths and his brother, who had reached their limits, didn't discover Black Zetsu."
"To save his mother, Black Zetsu has been active for a thousand years. He also modified the stone tablet in the Naka Shrine."
"But every attempt failed, until your appearance gave Black Zetsu hope of success."
"With these two corroborating each other, it's confirmed that the result of casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi is Kaguya Ōtsutsuki reviving through possession, and all living beings becoming a White Zetsu army."
Madara Uchiha laughed maniacally at the sky. "Hahahaha..."
"To think that I, Madara Uchiha, wise for a lifetime, dominating for a lifetime, ended up being just a pawn, a pawn played like a fiddle."
"Hahahaha..."
If Madara Uchiha weren't a reanimated body, he would probably be laughing until tears flowed.
"Cough... stop laughing. You can't be considered wise for a lifetime or dominating for a lifetime."
"According to my investigation, during the Warring States Period, the Uchiha clan was always managed by your younger brother, Izuna Uchiha. You were actually the Uchiha clan's number one fighter."
"After the establishment of Konoha, your methods were too rough, and your interpersonal relationships were too poor. You lost to the Second Hokage."
Madara Uchiha felt a bit emo after being told this.
Don't be so insulting!
"In my opinion, only your strength and your former philosophy of unifying the ninja world are worthy of respect."
"The hidden village era is better than the Warring States Period, but only to a limited extent. I agree more with your former philosophy."
"In this regard, the First Hokage is inferior to you. The Second Hokage had the ambition to unify the ninja world, but unfortunately, he didn't have your strength."
Hearing this, Madara Uchiha's emo mood improved.
He wasn't completely useless. At least in some aspects, he surpassed Hashirama and that hateful Tobirama.
"Hah... Lord Hokage, tell me about your philosophy of peace," Madara Uchiha exhaled a long breath and said seriously.
"No problem. Another one?"
"Sure."
The two smoked for a while, and Kageyama Kogetsu began to explain his philosophy of peace, basically repeating what he had said at the meeting.
Madara Uchiha laughed heartily. "Hahahaha... Lord Hokage is amazing!"
"Your philosophy of peace is much more perfect than my former one. If handled well, it might really be possible to sustain peace, at least on this planet."
"You have walked a brand new, bright path forward. I hope you can lead this planet to keep going."
Kageyama Kogetsu smiled slightly. "I will do my best."
Peace was just incidental. Power and other things were incidental. His goal was eternal life, to keep evolving!
The ninja world was too small. He would get bored if he couldn't stir things up.
As the saying goes, it's lonely at the top. Being high above for too long, one would change sooner or later.
Becoming arrogant, conceited, and deaf to any opinions, he might end up following the old path of the Ōtsutsuki clan, viewing all living beings as grass and evolving for the sake of evolution.
He didn't want that. When he got bored, he would explore the universe and travel to other worlds.
Not only to become stronger but also to find fun and maintain his humanity within his divinity.
Finding so many women and adopting godsons might be subconsciously planting anchors of humanity.
Hmm... godsons were ultimately godsons. He still needed some biological children.
Although with his current life level, reproduction was extremely difficult, it didn't matter. He would work hard and think of a way.
"It's time. I should go where I belong, if you don't judge me," Madara Uchiha said with a smile, his tone relaxed.
"If I wanted to judge you, I wouldn't have brought you here," Kageyama Kogetsu said lightly.
"Haha, thank you. Thank you for leaving me a last bit of dignity."
"I'm going to the Pure Land to mock Hashirama and that hateful Tobirama. I wonder if I can win an argument against two..."
As he spoke, Madara Uchiha formed hand seals, dispelling the bind of the Impure World Reincarnation technique. His soul detached from the shell, turning into a pale blue streak of light that shot into the sky and disappeared.
Kageyama Kogetsu threw a fireball, cremating the corpse amidst the paper scraps, then stepped into the space gate and disappeared...
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