Konohagakure was under a state of high alert, preventing Uchiha Madara from launching a surprise attack.
Renya would from time to time come to the laboratory to observe the research progress of Senju Tobirama and Orochimaru.
Unfortunately, there had been no substantive progress.
The anxiety in his heart grew stronger and stronger.
By his calculations, there were only the last two weeks left before a month was up.
Madara could launch an attack at any moment, and when that happened, the progress of the experiment would definitely be affected!
But being anxious was useless; he could only pray that the two of them would succeed as soon as possible.
Inside a cave in the Land of Iron.
"Madara-sama, Senju Tobirama and Orochimaru are secretly researching, attempting to cultivate a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan. With this, they want Renya-sama's eyes to advance into Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan…"
Tobi routinely reported the intelligence gathered over these past days.
Uchiha Madara showed no reaction to this, not even opening his eyes.
Did that brat really think that by possessing the Eternal Mangekyō, he would be qualified to challenge him?
Utterly laughable.
In the face of the Rinnegan, any scheme or trick was futile.
He could feel his body, damaged from battle, being slowly restored under the chakra supply of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
Soon—very soon—it would return to the optimal state for his current body.
Although it was incomparable to his youth, with the blessing of the Rinnegan, he had not declined to any exaggerated degree.
"Tobi, continue having White Zetsu monitor Konohagakure."
"Yes, Madara-sama!"
As long as Uchiha Madara's body recovered, he would immediately launch an attack on Konoha.
He would defeat everyone who dared to stand in his way, and then collect the Nine-Tails' chakra.
With that, only the Three-Tails would remain.
Regarding the death of the Three-Tails, Uchiha Madara felt somewhat regretful.
If it weren't for that point-blank Tailed Beast Bomb, how could he possibly have flown into a rage and cut it down?
To this day, he still didn't understand why, when Renya summoned the Three-Tails, that beast had a Tailed Beast Bomb in its mouth?!
He had even suspected that Renya had done it deliberately.
Wanting to use the Three-Tails' hand to completely eradicate him.
It wasn't impossible. As for the truth, it could no longer be verified.
"Right, continue searching for the whereabouts of the Three-Tails." Uchiha Madara reminded Tobi.
It had already been a long time since the Three-Tails was chopped into a mist of blood.
Judging by the days, it should be reviving soon.
"Understood, Madara-sama!"
Having received the order, Tobi immediately went to arrange for White Zetsu to act.
In the shadows, Black Zetsu took all of this in completely.
Uchiha Madara was truly a useful piece on the board; it didn't even need to intervene personally.
The "Eye of the Moon" Plan was about to begin.
As long as he collected the last two Tailed Beasts, Mother would be able to break free from the seal and descend upon the shinobi world once more!
A thousand years of patience, hiding and plotting, was finally about to be realized.
Black Zetsu was instantly moved to tears of excitement, as if it could see the scene of Mother breaking free.
...
In the deepest part of the vast oceans of the shinobi world, in regions of darkness untouched by sunlight.
The water pressure here was terrifying—an absolute forbidden zone for life.
Yet at this moment, in this dead and silent deep-sea area, a massive chakra was quietly gathering.
Countless blue points of chakra light were rapidly surging in from all directions.
As if drawn by an invisible force, they converged toward a single central point.
The more the lights gathered, the more they gradually outlined a colossal, mountain-like form.
—A body covered in thick armor plates, possessing three enormous tails…
No one knew how much time had passed before the eyelids of that gigantic being suddenly trembled.
Then, that single eye filled with savagery and confusion snapped open.
It was exactly the Three-Tails that had been sliced into a mist of blood by Uchiha Madara back then.
I… have revived?!
The Three-Tails remembered that towering blue giant, and the azure blade that had swung toward it at high speed, instantly tearing its proud, powerful body into a sky full of blood mist.
Uchiha Madara!
The pain of being torn apart surged over it; that single eye went wide from extreme terror, its pupil shrinking to the size of a needlepoint.
Too terrifying—truly too terrifying!
Even though it could revive after death, it definitely did not want to die again.
Still less did it want to encounter the one who killed it.
Run! I must run! Get away from here!
The Three-Tails was no longer the fearsome Tailed Beast that made others tremble at its name, but a turtle scared witless by the fear of death.
Only one thought remained in its mind.
Hide! Hide somewhere no one can find me!
It suddenly thrashed its three massive tails, desperately swimming toward even deeper parts of the sea.
Too frightening—ninjas nowadays were all monsters!
That kid's eyes, that blue giant, that world-destroying power.
Hide… yes, hide…
Sleep for a few decades first—wait until those monsters die off, then come out again!
While diving downward, the Three-Tails was also thinking about its next plan.
It had resolved to hole up on the seabed, surviving until the end of time.
The dignity of a Tailed Beast of life, the so-called aggregate of chakra—
In front of survival, none of it was worth mentioning!
The Three-Tails Isobu, once the terrifying giant beast of the ocean, now only wanted to be a reclusive deep-sea shut-in turtle, at peace with the world.
Uchiha Madara sent out countless White Zetsu to search for traces of the Three-Tails.
Unfortunately, none of the White Zetsu imagined it would hide in the deep sea, with no intention of revealing itself…
...
Two weeks later, Senju Tobirama's laboratory.
"Did you really succeed?!"
Renya looked at the pair of eyeballs soaking in the culture tank, his face full of shock.
He hadn't expected that within a month, the two of them actually managed to create it.
"Renya-sensei, please don't get too excited yet. Whether the experiment can truly succeed will only be revealed after the cultivation is complete."
Orochimaru rasped.
Right now, the Mangekyō Sharingan was still in the cultivation stage; in appearance they were simply two pale eyeballs with visible outlines.
They still needed time to be nurtured further.
"Kid, you need to be prepared for the experiment to fail," Senju Tobirama said.
They couldn't guarantee success in one try, so they needed to give Renya advance psychological preparation.
He couldn't be allowed to have too high expectations.
Otherwise, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment later.
"I understand."
Renya looked at the pair of eyeballs in the culture tank and spoke in a low voice.
No matter what, for the two of them to use his blood to produce a pair of eyes within a month was already incredible.
Even if the first experiment failed, they would eventually succeed sooner or later.
But Madara probably wouldn't give them much time to carry out subsequent experiments.
At this moment, a White Zetsu suddenly appeared inside the laboratory.
"hello~"
The instant White Zetsu appeared, Renya reacted, directly grabbing its neck and yanking it up from the ground.
"You bastard, peeping on me all the time was one thing, but you even dare to show yourself on purpose!"
Renya had long been annoyed with the White Zetsu that secretly monitored him.
Since it had come out, there was no need for it to go back.
"Renya-sama, wait… I'm Tobi!"
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