"No wonder, Father, you paid the price of losing one eye just to leave a Mangekyō Sharingan for me."

Tears streamed from Uchiha Fugaku's eye sockets. With a fierce look in his eyes, he did not let down his father's good intentions.

Sure enough, he gouged out one of his newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan and replaced it with his father's Mangekyō Sharingan.

The pupil power of his right eye swelled once more.

Uchiha Fugaku could clearly feel that his right-eye Mangekyō Sharingan had upgraded once again.

He tried to use his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to read the subsequent content on the stone tablet.

Yet he discovered that even the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan could not see through it.

"Could it be... that above the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, there is still room to go further?!"

Uchiha Fugaku's mind shook, unable to recover his senses for a long time.

When he calmed down, he no longer cared about it.

Having acquired the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, he already had a new goal in mind.

That was, to snatch Mikoto back from the hands of the Land of Whirlpools!

And Konoha...

Uchiha Fugaku's gaze grew profound.

On the other side.

Black Zetsu suddenly froze.

The stone tablet at the Uchiha Naka Shrine had been triggered?

Could it be that a new Mangekyō Sharingan user had appeared in the Uchiha clan once again?

Ever since Uchiha Madara formulated the resurrection plan, Black Zetsu had constantly been keeping an eye on the Uchiha clan.

He was hoping for a candidate who could perfectly execute Uchiha Madara's plan.

But unfortunately, none of them were quite qualified.

He had also gone to see the previous awakener of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Black Zetsu could not see a certain intense desire within his eyes.

Such a person was not easily controlled by him.

He wondered if this time's Mangekyō Sharingan awakener would be suitable.

The appearance of the Land of Whirlpools had already instilled an extremely strong sense of crisis within his heart.

He had to complete Uchiha Madara's plan as soon as possible!

Just as he was pondering, he successfully arrived at the cave where Uchiha Madara was located.

Looking at Uchiha Madara, who was lowering his head and feigning sleep, Black Zetsu said respectfully, "Lord Madara."

Uchiha Madara opened his eyes, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan spinning slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed in his gaze.

"You're back so soon?"

Black Zetsu said respectfully, "I forgot to mention to Lord Madara, as a product of Lord Madara's consciousness, this subordinate is quite accomplished in stealth."

Uchiha Madara came to a realization, then asked, "Did you find out the reason?"

Black Zetsu reported respectfully, "Reporting to Lord Madara, the holder of the Rinnegan is in no danger; on the contrary, he is living quite well in the Land of Whirlpools."

Uchiha Madara's gaze narrowed as he looked at White Zetsu, the other half next to Black Zetsu.

He did not entirely trust Black Zetsu; instead, White Zetsu, whom he had spent some time with, won more of his trust.

White Zetsu scratched his head and said, "Ah, Black Zetsu is right!"

Uchiha Madara frowned slightly. Since Uzumaki Nagato hadn't run into any trouble, why couldn't he sense his connection with the Rinnegan?

Black Zetsu seemed to perceive Uchiha Madara's doubt and said, "Lord Madara, this might be related to that bizarre Land of Whirlpools!"

It was the Land of Whirlpools again.

Recently, Uchiha Madara had heard the name of this country far too many times.

He hadn't expected that the mere Uzumaki Clan back then had already gained a pivotal power in the Shinobi World.

Black Zetsu expressed concern, saying, "The holder of the Rinnegan is living very well in the Land of Whirlpools, which might affect Lord Madara's plan."

"Furthermore, the Land of Whirlpools is extremely difficult to infiltrate!"

Black Zetsu did not mention the peculiarities of the Land of Whirlpools; knowing it in his heart was enough.

Once he said too much, Uchiha Madara would suspect him.

Uchiha Madara remained expressionless, showing not the slightest concern about these matters.

As long as Uzumaki Nagato was safe and sound, nothing could affect the plan.

He spoke up, "As long as Uzumaki Nagato is still around, there is no problem. As for the Land of Whirlpools..."

"Hmph, when the time comes, we will turn the Land of Whirlpools into a battlefield, and Uzumaki Nagato's good days will come to an end as well."

As the mastermind behind the First Ninja War, he was already well-versed in this.

Instigating wars between the other major nations and the Land of Whirlpools was a piece of cake for him.

The difficulty now was that there was no candidate who could perfectly execute his plan.

Black Zetsu's eyes flickered slightly.

As expected of the person he had chosen, matters regarding the Land of Whirlpools could be resolved so easily.

Then, the next step was to find the person to execute the plan.

Black Zetsu actively volunteered, "Lord Madara, why don't you let this subordinate go out into the Shinobi World to search for a suitable plan executor for you?"

Uchiha Madara's gaze grew profound, and he gave Black Zetsu a deep look.

"Oh? As expected of the product of my will, you actually know my plan inside and out."

Black Zetsu smiled modestly; having spied on Uchiha Madara for so many years, he even knew what color underwear Uchiha Madara liked.

"Very well, then I'll leave it to you!"

Uchiha Madara completely let down his guard against Black Zetsu.

He had never spoken of the Eye of the Moon Plan in his heart to anyone else.

Not even to White Zetsu had he ever disclosed it.

Furthermore, this was what he saw on the stone tablet in the basement of the Naka Shrine after Awakening the Rinnegan.

Those without the Rinnegan had no way of seeing the content on the stone tablet at all.

Therefore, throughout the entire Shinobi World, he was the only person who knew about the Eye of the Moon Plan.

Black Zetsu did not have the Sharingan, yet he knew about the Eye of the Moon Plan. Aside from the reason that he truly was his own consciousness, Uchiha Madara truly could not think of any other possibility.

He stared at Black Zetsu and spoke, "Then I shall await your good news right here."

"Yes!"

Black Zetsu acknowledged, then once more burrowed underground.

White Zetsu complained, "Ah, you have to leave right after coming back!"

Uchiha Madara closed his eyes once again, and the cave returned to silence.

Land of Whirlpools, Seireitei.

Uchiha Mikoto was led to Uzumaki Chihiro's bedchamber by Matsumoto Rangiku.

Her heart was somewhat flustered as she kept her head lowered, not daring to look around.

Having finished his Cultivation, Uzumaki Chihiro walked over from the courtyard, holding a towel used to wipe away sweat.

He sat down in the primary seat and said calmly, "Lift your head."

Uchiha Mikoto's body trembled instinctively.

She felt somewhat like crying, yet tears wouldn't come.

Sigh, back in Konoha, she had hardened her heart and come over.

But now that she had truly arrived, she ended up wanting to back out instead.

But now the arrow was already on the bowstring and had to be loosed. She bit her lip and raised her head with all her might.

Her gaze instinctively looked forward.

Just a single glance left her in a daze.

The master of the Land of Whirlpools didn't seem to be as ferocious and terrifying as she had imagined.

On the contrary, he seemed quite handsome!

At least judging from the aesthetic standards of the Uchiha clan, where she was accustomed to seeing handsome men and beautiful women, the master of the Land of Whirlpools definitely possessed top-tier good looks.

Uzumaki Chihiro was also sizing up Uchiha Mikoto.

A long-haired, dark-haired straight-haired beauty—clearly not very old, yet exuding an overwhelming aura of a young housewife.