For Uchiha Madara, confirming that the events experienced in the One Piece world were real was equivalent to confirming the future of the Naruto world that Lin Xuan had previously told him about!
Now, discovering that the cross-dimensional communication Lin Xuan mentioned was still functional naturally meant that the plan they had devised earlier could be executed.
Next would be his moment to turn the tables!
This time, he would make Black Zetsu—who thought he had manipulated everything—truly experience what it meant to be outplayed!
With this in mind, Uchiha Madara quickly activated the visual-sharing function with Lin Xuan.
Instantly, it was as if Lin Xuan had initiated a video call with him, though only Madara's "camera" was turned on. The perspective was unique—it was as if he were seeing everything from Madara's point of view.
Through Madara's eyes, Lin Xuan saw the Second Tsuchikage, Mu, standing before him, gazing at Madara with a look of astonishment.
Mu stared at Madara and said solemnly, "I never expected the one to be reincarnated this time would be you! It seems the one who performed the Edo Tensei is well-versed in warfare, to even exploit you like this!"
Madara glanced at him indifferently and replied, "Who's exploiting whom isn't so certain yet."
Mu was taken aback. "You don't seem the least bit surprised that you've been reincarnated?"
Madara ignored him.
Of course he wasn't surprised—he'd already seen everything that was about to happen!
Right now, Madara was itching to have Lin Xuan hand over the DNA of the Sage of Six Paths and his brother so he could immediately track down Kabuto and force him to perform the Edo Tensei on them.
However, he knew that altering too much too soon might alert Black Zetsu, so he had no choice but to suppress his impatience for now.
At the very least, he had to wait until Hashirama was also reincarnated before making his move!
Until then…
Madara's gaze shifted toward a certain direction where a large force was rapidly approaching.
"The Allied Shinobi Forces? Fine. Let me test the strength of this era's so-called 'elite.'"
With that, Madara stepped forward, heading straight for the shinobi alliance.
Watching this, the Second Tsuchikage Mu was utterly confused.
Weren't we both just reincarnated? Why is it that everyone else I summoned earlier had no idea what was going on and needed explanations, while Uchiha Madara seems to understand the battlefield situation better than I do?
Eventually, Mu could only shake his head and assume that Madara must have been summoned by someone else first and briefed on the situation before being brought here. Otherwise, this made no sense!
Little did he know that Kabuto, the mastermind controlling all the reincarnated shinobi, was equally baffled upon seeing Madara's apparent familiarity with the current circumstances.
"What's going on? Why does Uchiha Madara seem to know so much?" Kabuto fell deep into thought.
His sharp instincts told him that something unexpected had occurred—something that could introduce variables into his carefully laid plans.
But what exactly, he couldn't begin to guess.
Meanwhile, Mu followed Madara as they appeared before the Allied Shinobi Forces. The moment the shinobi alliance caught sight of the two, panic erupted among their ranks.
"That's the Second Tsuchikage!"
A blond boy pointed at Mu and exclaimed to Gaara, "Wasn't he already sealed by you?!"
Ōnoki, standing nearby, suddenly realized something and said in shock, "Don't tell me he managed to split himself even in that situation?"
"Split?" The others all turned to Ōnoki in astonishment.
Standing atop a massive boulder, Madara observed the reactions of the crowd below—identical to what he had seen in Naruto—and his expression turned somewhat peculiar.
As for Lin Xuan, watching through Madara's perspective was like experiencing Naruto in real-time, except in even higher definition and realism than the anime. He couldn't help but feel rather entertained.
He casually picked up a plate of fruit, reclined comfortably, and settled in to enjoy Madara's "live broadcast"!
After several consecutive days of training, this was the perfect way to relax—revisiting Naruto in ultra-HD live-action!
Back in the Naruto world, Madara was rather satisfied with the shocked reactions of the younger generation upon his appearance.
However, as they continued chattering endlessly, his patience began to wear thin.
Just then, Mu's body suddenly stiffened, and his eyes glazed over.
Madara noticed this out of the corner of his eye and immediately understood—Kabuto had taken control of the Second Tsuchikage and was preparing to speak through him.
Sure enough, as soon as the thought crossed his mind, the Kabuto-controlled Mu spoke.
First, he introduced himself:
"Uchiha Madara, I am Kabuto Yakushi, the one assisting your spokesperson in this war. I am also the one controlling all the reincarnated shinobi in this battle."
Madara glanced at him dismissively and said, "You've suddenly hijacked this body to speak with me. What do you want?"
Kabuto's gaze bore into Madara as he asked solemnly, "I want to know—why do you seem to know everything? Why aren't you the least bit surprised by the current situation?"
Madara instantly realized that his earlier composure had been too composed, revealing a flaw.
Yet, his expression remained unchanged. He merely snorted coldly and turned his Sharingan toward Mu, declaring:
"Because these eyes of mine… can see the future!"
Such an audacious line left Kabuto—still controlling Mu—completely speechless.
Meanwhile, in the One Piece world, Lin Xuan burst out laughing so hard he nearly spat out the fruit he was eating.
He couldn't help but praise Madara inwardly:
"Madara, when it comes to sheer audacity, you truly are in a league of your own."
Madara, hearing Lin Xuan's voice in his mind, replied coldly:
"It's not wrong. After all, I did use these eyes to see this world's future through you."
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