Hidden Dragon in the Abyss
After a satisfying meal, the three gathered to discuss their future plans.
"Conceal your talents, await the opportune moment, a hidden dragon in the abyss, its ascent will surely reach the heavens," Lord Madara said softly, laying out their strategy.
Uchiha Hikari tilted her head slightly, "Huh? According to the Eye of the Moon Plan, shouldn't we be capturing the Tailed Beasts right now?"
"Now? Just the two of us? Attacking the Hidden Leaf Village?"
Shin'yu silently glanced at her, "Let me calculate for you. The current Hidden Leaf Village has a full seven Tailed Beasts. It's indeed a good opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, but there's also Hashirama Senju, the Kage of the Five Great Nations, and elite Ninja from various Hidden Villages..."
"Will we win?"
"We'll die," he said with certainty.
"No need to rush to capture the Tailed Beasts. Without the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, capturing them would be useless," Lord Madara said. "When I awaken the power of a god, that will be the time to act!"
"That's what I think too," Shin'yu raised his hand.
"So, until Lord Madara awakens his power, we can only stay here," Light said, hugging her legs, her chin resting on her knees. "During this time, let's live in anonymity and keep a low profile."
Shin'yu noticed her gaze and spread his hands, "Tch, I have no problem with that. Although I can't seek revenge on Tobirama Senju, a gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late."
Lord Madara smiled softly, his gaze sweeping over the two of them, "You two are both in the prime of your youth. It's truly inappropriate to keep you confined to this small, cramped base. The timing of your outside activities can indeed be changed."
A War Fan and a Scythe appeared in Light's hands.
A scroll appeared in Shin'yu's hands.
"Light, when you can wield these two weapons with ease, that will be the time you step out of the base."
"Shin'yu, when you comprehend and master this Secret Technique, that will be the beginning of your fame throughout the Shinobi World."
Uchiha Madara looked at the two of them, a hint of gratified smile flashing from his single eye. Then, he took a deep breath, as if relaxing.
Light held the Blaze War Fan and Scythe, unable to put them down, "While Lord Madara is recovering his power, I'll keep them safe."
Lord Madara said indifferently, "They're yours."
"Re... really?"
"I don't need them anymore."
"This is...?" Shin'yu opened the scroll, and a familiar name came into view.
"Izanagi?!"
Lord Madara returned to his seat, "It's my improved version. The one left in the clan was too primitive. After activation, an evil Yin Release Chakra would be generated in the brain, affecting the user's emotions, making them irritable, suspicious, arrogant, and conceited. My version doesn't have this side effect."
Shin'yu held the scroll as if it were a treasure.
"As long as you're not stupid enough to activate this technique with your right eye..." Lord Madara added silently, and Shin'yu's face darkened instantly.
"Ah... let's see..." Lord Madara suddenly said, "Hashirama won't live for many more years."
The two looked over at the same time, "Why?"
"Mitotic Regeneration," Lord Madara said slowly, "His technique that can heal wounds without hand seals, a technique that all other Ninjutsu cannot compare to, is not without a price."
"The number of cell divisions is limited, so a person's life also has an end. Even the legendary Sage of Six Paths cannot avoid this."
"Seemingly an unaging and unkillable body, but in reality, he's overdrawing his lifespan, including his Wood Release Secret Technique, which to some extent also originates from his life force."
Lord Madara looked up at the stone ceiling, "With Hashirama's strength, he can absolutely be said to be invincible in this era, because no one can kill him, the only one who can kill him is himself."
"Our battle has consumed too much of his power, and after waking up, he captured seven Tailed Beasts in one go... He just wants to take advantage of the time he has left to exert his last bit of energy."
Lord Madara revealed a meaningful smile, "Wanting to replace himself with the Tailed Beasts' cataclysmic destructive power, so that the nations can check and balance each other, deterring each other from acting rashly... I understand him too well..."
"But he doesn't know that the Tailed Beasts are not him, the Tailed Beasts' minds are destined to only allow them to become weapons, and once weapons fall into the hands of ambitious people, the consequences are unimaginable..."
"Wait, either ten years, or eight years..." Lord Madara raised his head, his lips slightly parted: "An even larger-scale war... is coming!"
"I do have an immature suggestion."
Shin'yu pondered, "I wonder if Lord Madara has any intention of establishing an organization?"
"Establish an organization?" Lord Madara frowned slightly, "The Eye of the Moon Plan is destined to be a lonely road, it won't be accepted or recognized by the world, it's hard to find like-minded people, right?"
"No need for like-minded people, as long as we give them the benefits they want, they will be willing to do things for us."
"Your idea is too simple, human nature is complex." Lord Madara said, "Besides you two, I don't trust anyone."
Shin'yu explained, "I think that although our individual strength is strong, it doesn't mean that we have to do everything ourselves. With an organization, we can hand over some complicated and trivial matters to them, and we only need to strategize and take action only at critical moments."
Lord Madara pondered for a moment, then nodded, "There's some truth to that, there will always be times when it's inconvenient to show our faces, so, I'll leave this matter entirely to you."
"Understood!" Shin'yu nodded.
Lord Madara instructed, "Be sure to remember, the Eye of the Moon Plan is the only path to peace, the world is destined to not understand, don't leak it out unless absolutely necessary, also, only the three of us are the practitioners of truth, others... are just tools..."
"Don't worry, I will help Lord Madara supervise him." Uchiha Hikari looked at Shin'yu playfully, a charming smile on her lips.
Shin'yu said dejectedly, "Of course, all of this has to wait until the two of us can get out of the base..."
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Since then, the three of them spent a period of quiet and pleasant years.
"That's right, use Wind Release to control the direction, Fire Release to supplement the fuel, Yin Release to control the balance, gradually control the flame to the slightest degree..."
Uchiha Hikari put her hands together, constantly changing hand seals, a circle of dark, scorching flames revolved around her like an elf, gradually growing larger, forming a black flame tornado more than three meters high.
"When you can skillfully control my Blaze Release, that's when you can freely control your Amaterasu..." Shin'yu instructed from the side.
"Don't learn Lord Madara's way of speaking, thank you." Light's voice floated out of the tornado, the arrogant tone suddenly weakened, "Um, don't take it away, I'll operate it for a while longer..."
"Yes, yes, yes..."
This was the daily life of the two.
Sometimes they cultivated separately, sometimes they sparred with each other, and during meal times, they would compete to ask Lord Madara questions about cultivation.
Lord Madara also answered with a smile, this Uchiha Clan Head demonstrated the profound knowledge of a Shinobi World ceiling combat power, knowing everything and answering everything.
Each guidance made the two of them suddenly enlightened.
Not only that, but he also taught them according to their aptitude, based on their different combat styles.
For Light, he focused on basic training, taijutsu, ninjutsu, and some offbeat but practical Secret Techniques. The set that Shin'yu had learned 5 years ago had completely become Light's teaching material.
For Shin'yu, Madara taught him more about the knowledge of eye power, which gave him a new understanding of the operation of the Mangekyo Sharingan.
If you step into the base, you can often see a young man holding a scroll and studying hard, and you can often see a girl in the training room, sweating alone...
Of course, if you occasionally enter the kitchen, if you are lucky, you may encounter an adult male wearing an apron, studying braised pork and its ingredients.
In this small, dark base, the three lived together, eating, drinking, living, bickering and joking, which was a rare comfort.
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There are no years in the mountains, and no time in cultivation.
In the blink of an eye, 6 years passed in a hurry.
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