Almost everything was ready. Uchiha Madara waited in his mansion for Night Raid to arrive. As long as they dared to come, Uchiha Madara dared to capture them.
Because he needed to be prepared, these past few days, Uchiha Madara's senses were no longer limited to his own estate but expanded to the entire imperial capital.
As long as one member of Night Raid entered the imperial capital, Uchiha Madara could immediately sense it.
Finally, that night, Uchiha Madara, who was somewhat impatient, sensed several special auras entering the imperial capital.
Immediately, Uchiha Madara turned over and sat up straight from the chair in his study, meticulously sensing these auras.
A calm and powerful aura, that was Bulat. A light and random aura, that was Lubbock. A hidden and sharp aura, that was Akame. A steady and heroic aura, that was Najenda. And one more aura, though strong, was not human-like; that was Tatsumi, who was an Imperial Arms user.
Under Uchiha Madara's keen perception, the five of them had already entered the imperial capital and were steadily heading towards his estate.
A smile curled on his lips. Uchiha Madara suddenly had a very good idea.
He stood up, walked out of the study, and said to Suigetsu, who was waiting at the door:
"Suigetsu, go open all the large gates in the estate, prepare to welcome guests. Additionally, inform all the guards and servants to hide in their rooms and not come out, to avoid accidental injury. Tell Akame to stay put in her room. Finally, after doing all this, Suigetsu, you also go back and wait for my news; don't come out casually."
With a series of instructions, Suigetsu immediately realized that Night Raid had arrived, and he couldn't help but worry about Uchiha Madara.
However, recalling Uchiha Madara's unfathomable methods, Suigetsu wisely no longer hesitated. He clearly understood that as Uchiha Madara's personal attendant, he should not offer advice in such important matters, but rather provide support.
He pursed his lips and said,
"Yes, Lord Madara, please be careful. Also, what about Leone and the other three? If you leave them unchecked, will the four of them cause you trouble?"
Uchiha Madara shook his head, revealing a mysterious and unfathomable danger:
"No, I have other arrangements for those four. I will personally go find them now. You don't need to worry about them."
"Yes, Lord Madara!"
Suigetsu took Uchiha Madara's order and ran downstairs with quick, efficient steps to carry out Uchiha Madara's instructions.
As for Uchiha Madara himself, he went to the third floor, looking for Leone and the other three. If he wanted to provoke Night Raid, he definitely needed the cooperation of those four.
Reaching the third floor, he arrived at their four bedrooms. Uchiha Madara stood in the corridor, knocking on a door.
Soon, Leone, Sheele, Mine, and Chelsea opened the door, looking at Uchiha Madara outside.
Mine had always been one to "bristle," so she pushed the door open and said to Uchiha Madara quite impolitely:
"Uchiha Madara, what do you want from us?"
"What do I want? Your companions are coming to rescue you. Aren't the four of you going to watch?"
Leone's eyes widened, and she directly burst out with a loud "huh" as she pushed the door open:
"What?! Boss and the others are here!?"
Uchiha Madara nodded, indicating that this was indeed the case.
Receiving Uchiha Madara's confirmation, the four of them felt a surge of excitement.
However, after the excitement came worry and dejection.
Boss and the others are here, what should they do? Not only could the four of them not exert any strength now, but even if you added the four of them to make up all of Night Raid, they probably wouldn't be Uchiha Madara's match, would they!?
Although they were happy to see their companions, the thought of their companions quickly falling into the enemy's hands just like themselves made them completely unable to feel happy.
All four of them wore such dejected and silent expressions. Looking at this dispirited aura, Uchiha Madara almost laughed aloud.
"What, it seems that after these past few days of tempering by me and Esdeath, all four of you have deeply realized your disadvantageous position in Night Raid."
"But this is also good. Those who do not know are fearless. Those who know are fearful. Being able to understand fear and despair is a good thing. At least you won't blindly charge into a wall and get your head smashed in."
These verbose words made the four of them feel even worse. Chelsea stared at Uchiha Madara with dead fish eyes:
"Even if that's the case, what do you want us all to go out and do? Show off your shining combat power and then humiliate our other companions?"
Although Chelsea's tone was quite impolite, Uchiha Madara didn't care. After all, she only had her sharp tongue left.
"I'm not showing off to you. It's just that if I'm to start this show, I can't do without the four of you. So, all four of you, come down with me obediently. Don't make me use Flying Thunder God to bring you down."
A naked threat, leaving the four of them grinding their teeth in powerlessness.
However, compared to Leone, Mine, and Chelsea, the naturally dull Sheele seemed a bit more compliant. She pushed up her glasses and said to her three companions:
"Well, since that's the case, let's go down and watch. It's been a long time since I saw my family..."
They looked at each other...
Alright, there was no resisting Uchiha Madara anyway, so they might as well go down.
Under Uchiha Madara's (who was rich) lead, the four of them followed Uchiha Madara downstairs.
Along the way, they didn't encounter a single servant or guard. It seemed Suigetsu's dispersal work was quite good.
When they reached the living room on the first floor, only two people remained: Esdeath and Kurome.
Esdeath was fine; she was merely interested in the impending Night Raid attack. Kurome, however, was different. Her thoughts were clearly churning, and her killing intent flickered on and off, making her aura extremely unstable.
Esdeath walked over, a charming smile on her face, and confirmed with Uchiha Madara again:
"Madara, do you really not need me to act?"
Uchiha Madara shook his head and smiled gently at Esdeath:
"Really no need, they will automatically fall."
The two leaned on each other for a moment, then Uchiha Madara looked at Kurome, whose killing intent was unstable.
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