Madara had absolute confidence in himself. Apart from Kazuki, he was virtually invincible in the Ninja World.
Hashirama had not yet been revived. Even if he were revived, the current Hashirama would find it difficult to catch up to him in a short period.
Even if Hashirama mastered Sage Mode, developing it into Six Paths Sage Mode was not a simple matter.
As long as Kazuki did not strike with full force, Madara could protect his faction and, at the same time, fulfill the role of an antagonist. Even if the Ninja World entered a Cold War state in the future, it would still benefit the Ninja World.
When there are only two powerful individuals in the world, they often choose to compete, especially when their competitors are evenly matched.
The previous Hashirama and Madara had a similar relationship. Furthermore, Asura and Indra before them, a bipolar relationship, though unstable, could indirectly bring peace to the Ninja World.
Madara planned for him and Kazuki to also become a bipolar pair in the future. Although Madara knew there was a significant gap between him and Kazuki, the other people in the Ninja World did not know that.
Perhaps, this would be a marathon of running while spitting blood. But for the Ninja World, this was a good thing.
If they fought occasionally, well, mainly if the others from the two factions fought, it would actually promote development even more.
Too much peace might lead to a decline in strength.
During the period when Naruto was Hokage, the strength of most ninjas declined. Even the so-called Five Kage, most of them did not truly possess Kage-level strength.
The future Sixth Mizukage was more of a standout among the mediocre. Whether Chōjūrō's strength reached Kage-level is hardly debatable. Let alone Kage-level, it's uncertain if he was even as strong as Kakashi at the beginning of the story.
Hikari said with a serious expression, looking at Kazuki and Madara, "I want to live a normal life, I'm serious about this, but at the same time, I won't allow others to disrupt this so-called peace."
"Moreover, Madara, you must be quite lacking in combat power, right? Standing on your side doesn't mean I truly want to be an enemy of Kazuki and them."
Actually, there was one thing Hikari didn't say. She felt Madara was quite pitiful, and perhaps needed a little help from her.
He was able to let go of hatred and establish Konoha with Hashirama. Such a mindset was absolutely fine, it was just that small-minded people were causing trouble.
Moreover, Hikari highly agreed with Madara's pursuit of peace. It was just that his pursuit of peace was exploited by others. This made Hikari very displeased.
How could someone who pursues peace be exploited by others?
Since someone was deliberately disrupting peace, then she would give them some trouble. Since Madara was alone, she didn't mind offering him some help. And this itself wasn't opposing Kazuki.
Whether it was Kazuki or Madara, Hikari felt their actions were not wrong. It was just that, relatively speaking, Madara needed more help.
Madara snorted. "Hmph, I don't need excessive help."
Was he being pitied?
Madara would not accept charity.
If Hikari was doing it out of pity for him, he would not accept it.
Back then, he had been betrayed by the entire Uchiha clan.
He had already been betrayed by his entire family. Madara no longer cared about family. At the same time, he also didn't need help from others.
Hikari looked at Madara with shining eyes. "You might not need help, but my choice is also to seek trouble with some guys. According to the memories Kazuki gave me, the guy who caused my past misfortune seems to be Black Zetsu, right?"
"He is currently scheming against you, and I also want to get revenge on him. Eliminating Black Zetsu might not be difficult for Kazuki, but for us, it is still quite challenging."
"How about we cooperate to deal with Black Zetsu and make him pay for past deeds? Since he wants to use you, why can't we first give him hope and then cut off his hope?"
She was not the kind of Uchiha who liked to scheme.
In fact, among the Uchiha clan, there weren't many who were skilled at scheming.
Izuna was considered a wise man of the Uchiha clan.
If the Uchiha's intelligence was high, then Itachi, who seemed very clever, wouldn't have been so easily fooled by Danzo to kill his entire clan without hesitation.
"Black Zetsu?"
A cold smile appeared on Madara's lips, clearly indicating his seriousness in dealing with Black Zetsu.
Madara then asked Kazuki, "Speaking of which, what is Black Zetsu's origin?"
Originally, Madara thought Black Zetsu might be the work of the Sage of Six Paths, but upon careful thought, although the Sage of Six Paths was cold and ruthless, he at most turned a blind eye to certain matters.
Even the conflict between Indra and Asura, the Sage of Six Paths might have known and seen, but he tacitly allowed it and would not actively promote it.
The Sage of Six Paths might not be a good person, but he was definitely not a bad person.
Kazuki said, "Kaguya, the mother of the Sage of Six Paths, created her third son using Kekkei Mora when she was sealed by the Sage of Six Paths. Of course, this 'son' can at most be considered a placenta, a bit bizarre and special in its methods, but without the strength and potential of the Sage of Six Paths and his brother."
Madara mused, "Kaguya? So the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan is a plan to revive Kaguya?"
'Damn it, I've been terribly deceived all along.'