At the moment when Uchiha Madara summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, everyone present was dumbfounded.
The Fourth Mizukage stared at the Six-Tails jinchūriki who had lost his life after the tailed beast was extracted and suddenly froze.
He turned his head, looking at Shimura Danzō in disbelief, and said in a trembling voice.
"Hokage, is that person... Uchiha Madara?"
Shimura Danzō's face darkened and he did not speak. It was all because of these self-righteous fools.
They had lost their most precious chance!
If only the three had agreed to his plan, Uchiha Madara definitely would not have succeeded.
"Unbelievable, Uchiha Madara is actually still alive!"
The Second Kazekage, Shamon, showed fear on his face and immediately told the Sunagakure ninja to retreat.
It could be said that, other than Renya in the field, only he truly understood how terrifying Uchiha Madara really was.
The Shura of the ninja world is no joke!
Didn't you see that even someone as strong as Uchiha Renya was pinned to the ground and beaten up?
Let alone small fry like them.
In the face of absolute power, no matter how many people there are, it's useless.
If they didn't hurry up and run now, once Uchiha Madara started moving, they wouldn't even have the chance to escape.
"Renya, what should we do now?" Shimura Danzō turned his head to look at Renya and asked in a deep voice: "Uchiha Madara has already captured the Six-Tails."
There are nine tailed beasts in the ninja world in total. Excluding the Three-Tails that was chopped into blood mist, only the Nine-Tails in the village remains.
Originally, they could have used the Six-Tails to attract Madara's attention, but now the Six-Tails is completely gone.
Madara's next target could only be Lady Mito.
Shimura Danzō naturally would not allow such a thing to happen, but he did not have the ability to stop Uchiha Madara, so he could only ask his good brother for a solution.
"I've got nothing either."
In response to Danzō's question, Renya had no solution.
The plan they had originally formulated was definitely no longer workable; they could only adopt some compulsory measures.
But once they did that, Madara could forget about returning to the village to enjoy his retirement.
Most likely, he would die under the joint siege of the Five Great Nations.
In truth, Renya really did not want things to reach this point, otherwise he wouldn't have concealed things from everyone at the start.
He would have already gathered everyone and gone straight to the underground space to strike at the heart of the matter.
"Recovery of the Six-Tails complete."
Uchiha Madara looked at the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path as it opened another eye, the corner of his mouth slightly curving.
Now only the last two tailed beasts remained before he could revive the Ten-Tails and begin the "Eye of the Moon" plan.
Peace in the ninja world was about to arrive!
Having successfully captured the Six-Tails, Uchiha Madara did not linger and directly turned to leave the ninja allied forces' encampment.
"Kid, you really disappointed me."
Before leaving, he looked at Renya, whose face was pale after being beaten by the shadows, and said coldly.
If he hadn't arrived in time, the Six-Tails jinchūriki would have been killed by this kid.
How could that not make him angry?
If the Six-Tails jinchūriki had really died, he absolutely would not have let Renya off.
Most likely he would have had this kid buried with him.
A person's patience is limited. Even if he thought highly of Renya, that did not mean Renya could step on his head.
And Renya's attempt to kill the Six-Tails and obstruct the "Eye of the Moon" plan could be said to be even more hateful than stepping on his head.
Uchiha Madara was old, and he did not have enough time to delay. He could only collect all the tailed beasts as quickly as possible.
Before his strength completely declined, he had to fully realize the "Eye of the Moon" plan.
All along, he had been using the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to maintain his bodily functions, and today was the first time he had separated from its chakra supply.
That feeling of his strength rapidly declining had returned.
He urgently needed to find a hidden place and continue using the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to maintain the balance of his body.
As Uchiha Madara left, everyone present finally snapped out of their shock.
"Uchiha Madara really didn't die!"
Although Uchiha Madara hadn't made a move against them, that absolute confidence could not be faked.
Especially the scene of Uchiha Renya being inexplicably pinned to the ground and beaten—it directly shattered their worldview.
"Hokage, you weren't joking!"
The Second Kazekage, Shamon, stepped forward and said with a complicated expression.
He had never believed in Uchiha Madara or the "Eye of the Moon" plan, completely treating those words as Konoha's conspiracy to collect tailed beasts and thus dominate the ninja world.
Who would have thought, the Hokage had not lied—Uchiha Madara truly had not died.
Not only the Kazekage, but the other village shadows had thought the same…
"Right now in the ninja world there are only the last two tailed beasts uncaptured. You'd better pray that Konoha can withstand Uchiha Madara, otherwise just prepare to fall into a world of illusion."
Shimura Danzō did not want to continue talking to this group of fools. He threw out these words and left with a flick of his sleeves.
He had to hurry back and inform Tobirama of what had happened here.
As for the ninja allied forces, he no longer had any expectations.
With this time, it would be better to discuss with Teacher Tobirama how to deal with the innately evil Uchiha Madara!
"Renya-kun, your injuries are even more serious than last time!"
While treating Renya, Koharu couldn't help but exclaim.
Last time, Renya had at most broken a few ribs, but this time there was almost no unharmed place on his body.
If Renya did not have strong recovery ability, anyone else would likely have already died.
It was very clear that Uchiha Madara had truly wanted to beat Renya to death.
Who told him to almost stop the realization of the "Eye of the Moon" plan?
"Renya, can we really stop Uchiha Madara?" Sarutobi Hiruzen said worriedly.
Uchiha Madara's name and the pressure he exuded were too strong, even making him fall into self-doubt.
Renya had been half beaten to death at first contact; they were even less likely to be opponents.
"The current Madara isn't as strong as you think... his condition is declining very quickly, and he can't stay at his peak all the time. As long as we stall for time, we can win."
Renya quickly spoke to comfort his companions.
If they lost confidence before the battle even began, that wouldn't do.
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."
He looked at Renya grimacing in pain and felt speechless inside.
You were beaten half to death at first contact—can we really stall for time?
By the time Uchiha Madara's condition declined, they would have already been beaten into minced meat.
He didn't say such demoralizing words out loud and could only think them in his heart.
Saying them would be suspected of disturbing the army's morale.
...
Uchiha Madara left the Land of Water and arrived at a cave in the Land of Iron.
He looked at the three wooden beds inside, a wooden table, and three wooden chairs, and fell into memories.
The three of them had once lived together in this cave for a time.
The days spent with Hashirama and Renya could be said to be the happiest of his life in recent years.
Now he couldn't go back.
That happiness was false, and it belonged only to him alone.
Only the "Eye of the Moon" plan that he had always insisted could allow everyone in the ninja world to live happy lives!
Uchiha Madara's gaze once again became firm. He raised his hand and used Shinra Tensei, destroying the tables and chairs in the cave.
He personally destroyed them.
The once-false memories and happiness.