Renya found Uchiha Kagami and obtained from him the list of Uchiha clan members who had not gone missing over the years.
As for the corpses of those who died in battle, none had ended up lost outside.
The Uchiha clan placed extreme importance on bloodlines—or rather, every dōjutsu clan was the same.
Under normal circumstances, they insisted on seeing the person alive or the body dead, all to prevent the clan's eyes from leaking outside.
Since no suspicious individuals were found, Renya abandoned that line of thought.
If Uchiha Madara's backup plan were so easy to discover, his scheme would never have succeeded in the original timeline.
Forget it. One step at a time.
Anyway, the real Rinnegan was in his hands. No matter how much Uchiha Madara planned, he would never be able to carry out his scheme.
After all, possessing the Rinnegan was a necessary condition to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
He simply did not want Madara-sama to keep stirring up trouble even after death...
...
Senju Tobirama's residence.
Renya lay in the courtyard as usual, basking in the sunlight. Beside him sat Shimura Danzō, also wearing sunglasses.
"Renya, you didn't call me here just to sunbathe, did you?"
Based on his understanding of his good friend, if Renya called him over, it definitely meant he had something to announce.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have summoned him so early in the morning.
"Danzō, don't you think staying in the village all the time is boring?"
Shimura Danzō: ...
A bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart. This guy couldn't be inviting him on another trip again, could he?
Last time they returned from traveling, they were beaten half to death by Tobirama-sensei.
If they went again, with Renya's personality, he would definitely cause even bigger trouble...
"Why aren't you saying anything?"
Seeing his good friend remain silent, Renya tilted his head and asked.
Shimura Danzō sighed helplessly.
"What exactly are you planning to do?"
"I've been worried all these years that Uchiha Madara might make a comeback," Renya explained.
"The peace of the ninja world he pursued his entire life was actually nothing more than a lie."
Although Renya had killed Uchiha Madara, preventing him from directly carrying out the "Eye of the Moon" Plan,
Madara still refused to give up and even prepared backup measures for it.
Renya had merely anticipated this in advance and secretly swapped the Rinnegan.
He wasn't worried that Uchiha Madara would truly succeed with the plan.
He simply didn't want Madara to spend his entire life kept in the dark—scheming tirelessly to realize a dream that would ultimately become nothing more than Black Zetsu's tool to resurrect his mother.
That would be utterly meaningless.
After all, they had spent so many years together. Naturally, Renya did not want Madara-sama to walk down the same path as in the original timeline.
"Wasn't Madara killed by you?"
Shimura Danzō couldn't understand why his good friend was saying all this.
But that wasn't his fault. Not everyone knew that the Rinnegan could resurrect the dead.
"I want Madara to let go of his obsession!"
Renya removed his sunglasses and looked at his good friend with extreme seriousness.
He planned to bring Uchiha Madara through the Dragon Vein to the Fourth Great Ninja War and let him personally witness the truth behind the "Eye of the Moon" Plan.
That way, Madara could abandon his unrealistic illusions.
If that happened, Renya would no longer need to worry about Uchiha Madara making a comeback.
"So you intend to..." Shimura Danzō quickly understood Renya's meaning.
At some point, his good friend had begun seeming capable of knowing future events.
But everyone had their own secrets, and they had tacitly chosen not to ask.
When it came to his good friend, Danzō trusted him unconditionally.
Of course, that excluded the time in their youth when they couldn't read maps—and the parallel timeline incident two years ago.
Those were separate matters...
"Exactly what you're thinking. I'm going to take Uchiha Madara to the future and let him personally see the truth of the 'Eye of the Moon' Plan!"
This idea had already formed during their first time traveling through time.
Later, because the Dragon Vein's power became unstable, the matter had been temporarily shelved.
"Alright. I'll go with you."
Seeing the seriousness in Renya's expression, Shimura Danzō agreed without hesitation.
As long as they didn't recklessly provoke Tobirama-sensei again, traveling to other timelines wasn't particularly dangerous.
With his good friend Renya around, he definitely wouldn't encounter danger.
Besides, they were only going to the future as observers, not participants.
They just needed to hide in the shadows and watch the battle.
Their conversation in the courtyard was observed by White Zetsu secretly monitoring them.
Somewhere in a hidden base within the ninja world.
"What?! The chef is about to cause trouble!"
After learning about Renya's plan, Black Zetsu completely lost his composure.
If Uchiha Madara witnessed the future scene of Mother's resurrection, wouldn't all his years of planning collapse?
No. Absolutely cannot allow this to happen!
"Since Renya-sama can travel to other timelines, we should be able to do the same."
Just as Black Zetsu was thinking of countermeasures, Tobi suddenly spoke.
He only wanted to follow along and see other timelines.
But to Black Zetsu, those words carried an entirely different meaning.
That's right! How did I not think of this?!
All this time, he had fallen into a misunderstanding, believing only Uchiha Madara could rescue Mother.
But Black Zetsu had forgotten—Uchiha Madara wasn't the only person in the ninja world who possessed the Rinnegan!
If he traveled to a timeline where the "Eye of the Moon" Plan had already succeeded and brought that timeline's Mother back to save this timeline's Mother, wouldn't that solve everything?!
Surely Mother from another timeline wouldn't refuse to save another version of herself!
That way, Uchiha Madara as a chess piece would become completely unnecessary.
After all, Mother from another timeline would possess the Rinnegan—breaking the seal on the moon would be effortless!
"Tobi, you're a genius!" Black Zetsu praised excitedly.
Tobi: ???
Am I really that smart?
He had only wanted to secretly follow Renya-sama to another timeline for a look.
He never expected to receive praise from Black Zetsu for that.
Could it be... he really was a genius?
"Tobi, we'll follow the chef to another timeline!"
Black Zetsu's eyes flickered as if already seeing the moment Mother would be rescued.
"Yay!" Tobi said excitedly. "I wonder if the me from another timeline knows what the urge to poop feels like?"
Black Zetsu: ...
...
Land of Fire, deep forest.
"Edo Tensei!"
After leaving Konohagakure, Renya found a deserted area and summoned Uchiha Madara.
"Boy, are you trying to humiliate me?"
Uchiha Madara stared at Renya with an unfriendly gaze and spoke coldly.
He had assumed Black Zetsu summoned him, but upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Renya.
Madara's mood instantly worsened.
If this brat hadn't stabbed him back then, the "Eye of the Moon" Plan would have already succeeded.
What exactly did this brat want by summoning him?
"Madara-sama, you misunderstand." Renya said with a smile. "I simply missed you too much, so I summoned you."
Uchiha Madara: ...
Those words might fool Hashirama, who lacked brains, but Madara didn't believe a single word.
If Renya truly missed him, he wouldn't have struck so ruthlessly back then.
"What exactly do you want?" Uchiha Madara said impatiently. "If you don't speak soon, I'm leaving."
As he spoke, he prepared hand seals, intending to voluntarily release the Edo Tensei.