To be honest, from Uchiha Madara's appearance to being driven away by Shichimi Uchiha, he hadn't said much from beginning to end, but Yūshin felt like the man had just performed an entire song of "So Wronged."
Where was your domineering presence? Where was your leadership charisma?
Without a doubt, despite the "age reversal," Shichimi Uchiha was Uchiha Madara's elder—even a very close and important elder.
In fact, Shichimi Uchiha was born much earlier than Uchiha Madara.
After observing this drama for quite some time, Yūshin had pieced together many facts and somewhat suspected that Uchiha Madara might have been literally raised by Shichimi Uchiha—fed and changed by her... it wasn't impossible.
After Uchiha Madara obediently followed his elder's command and slunk away, Shichimi Uchiha remained quietly in place, seemingly organizing her thoughts.
However, about a quarter-hour later, she suddenly spoke: "Are you there? Come out, I know you're here."
Yūshin's body suddenly stiffened. He felt Shichimi Uchiha was talking to him, since she knew he possessed extremely high stealth and tracking abilities.
He rarely felt embarrassed, but secretly watching acquaintances' family drama was somewhat immoral.
However, he couldn't be certain Shichimi was addressing him—perhaps Uchiha Madara hadn't gone far?
Even if Yūshin was certain Shichimi Uchiha was talking to him, he couldn't reveal himself now... because those four White Zetsu were still hiding here.
As expected, these four White Zetsu were tasked with monitoring Uchiha Madara. Their arrival had nothing to do with Shichimi Uchiha—they simply couldn't let Uchiha Madara out of sight for extended periods.
Now they hadn't followed Uchiha Madara in timely retreat because they needed to meet with Yūshin, this "White Zetsu"... they had to figure out why there was a kindred spirit in this godforsaken place.
So when these White Zetsu heard Shichimi Uchiha's words, they were equally frightened into staying put. For a moment, they all wondered if this Uchiha ninja had the ability to see through the Mayfly Technique's stealth.
Fortunately, after Shichimi Uchiha waited a while without receiving any response, she stopped waiting and turned back toward Kikyō Castle.
Only then did all five White Zetsu, including Yūshin, gather in the dark corners of the abandoned village... He had already completely transformed into White Zetsu form, and beyond the White Zetsu transformation, he also appropriately used Transformation Technique to conceal his bandages, clothing, ninja tools, and such.
"Why are you active in such a remote area?"
Among the four White Zetsu, one was the "leader." Upon seeing Yūshin, he immediately began questioning.
Of course, just like the White Zetsu Yūshin had encountered before, the other party had no suspicion whatsoever that he was actually an imposter.
Yūshin didn't know if there was hierarchical division within White Zetsu, but since the other party was part of a team, positionally he should honestly answer questions.
Fortunately, he had already thought of an excuse, so he immediately said:
"I discovered an Uchiha ninja here and became suspicious of her Sharingan."
"Hmm, we all saw her. From her conversation with Uchiha Madara, we can also guess some intelligence... Can you confirm she has the Mangekyō Sharingan?" another White Zetsu asked.
Yūshin decisively shook his head. Out of caution, he wouldn't reveal specific intelligence to these White Zetsu:
"Can't confirm yet—currently just suspicion."
The leader White Zetsu said: "If it's true... hehe, then this would be the fifth Mangekyō. This era is truly a great harvest—dawn is already within reach."
Yūshin was startled. As far as he knew, Tobirama Senju and Uchiha Izuna were similar in age. Even if Izuna at this age could awaken his eyes, the Uchiha brothers would account for two pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan.
Adding their elderly clan leader father and Shichimi Uchiha, that would only be four pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan. Where was the fifth?
Was the Uchiha Clan overpowered to this extent?
"Quickly confirm her eye condition, and also figure out her bloodline genealogy..." the leader White Zetsu said.
The other party's reaction was within Yūshin's expectations, so he quickly began damage control: "The greatest possibility still lies with the Uchiha brothers. My intelligence here can't be confirmed—we can't put the cart before the horse."
"We naturally understand, but if we could find backup eyes, that would be perfect."
The leader White Zetsu spoke thus, then his tone carried some joy: "Even just possibility is good news—I must report this to the main body promptly."
Immediately after, he stood in place like a vegetative person, staring blankly for several seconds, looking just like an antenna.
Yūshin was stunned. He suddenly realized this White Zetsu seemed to have long-distance intelligence transmission capability!!!
This was completely beyond his expectations.
As always, the Naruto original wasn't scripture, and even if it were, Yūshin hadn't been religious in his previous life. Therefore, he had only read and watched it—he couldn't possibly remember every detail. Except for major events, his understanding of many things was vague.
So he didn't remember White Zetsu having remote message-sending abilities. What was this, shinobi world internet?
In fact, some White Zetsu individuals could indeed serve as information nodes. They could contact the main body over long distances. The principle of message transmission wasn't complex—similar to the Mayfly Technique, just utilizing underground water flow and root systems.
The Mayfly Technique used such mediums to move bodies; now White Zetsu simply changed what moved from bodies to information intelligence.
Not all White Zetsu possessed such abilities, but some special individuals did have this capability. They could ensure information transmitted over extreme distances wouldn't be lost, blurred, or degraded during the entire transmission process.
Experience packs, oh experience packs—couldn't you just properly play your role as experience packs? Why have these extra functions?
"Was the intelligence transmitted?" Yūshin asked the leader White Zetsu.
"Yes, but the main body also reminded us to focus energy on the Uchiha brothers. Even for backups, we have better ones. As for this Shichimi Uchiha, she can serve as a backup's backup..." the leader White Zetsu said.
This response made Yūshin secretly sigh in relief. Fortunately, the White Zetsu main body's reaction wasn't intense—otherwise, wouldn't he have backfired, bringing Shichimi Uchiha into the view of the shinobi world's behind-the-scenes masterminds?
He was actually somewhat overly concerned. Although he didn't know how Shichimi Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan had initially escaped White Zetsu surveillance—after all, the White Zetsu group had never relaxed their monitoring of the Uchiha for a thousand years—after this contact with Uchiha Madara, regardless of Yūshin's presence, she would inevitably re-enter White Zetsu's field of view.
After all, Uchiha Madara's words were full of emphasis on Shichimi Uchiha's Sharingan—the deeper meaning was easy to guess.
"Are you all individuals with information transmission capabilities?" Yūshin cautiously asked.
The leader White Zetsu shook his head: "Only I am—they're ordinary individuals just like you."
This statement made Yūshin secretly breathe easier, and his sense of urgency about improving his strength became even more acute.
Indeed, in this era one could love peace, but must never forget faith in Maximism.
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