"Orochimaru..."

Madara had indeed heard of a ninja like Orochimaru. Madara died quite late, and by the time he did, the Three Ninja had been famous for a long time.

Madara hadn’t noticed anything unusual, but there was someone who knew the inside story, and that person was Dou, who had performed the Reanimation on Madara.

But even if Dou found something amiss, what could he do? He wasn’t Orochimaru himself, and would he really fall out with Su Xiao for the sake of Reanimated Uchiha Madara?

Moreover, Su Xiao knew something else—someone would soon help him silence Dou. Sasuke had transplanted Itachi’s Sharingan a few days ago. This was something Obito had done on purpose, to make Sasuke a major asset in this war.

What Obito didn’t know was that he had indeed succeeded, but he had actually increased the enemy’s combat effectiveness.

Ten minutes ago, Dou had sent a piece of information to Su Xiao, roughly meaning that Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi had teamed up and were currently headed to his hideout.

Dou was too busy to care about the battlefield situation. His target was Sasuke, so he chose to meet with the two brothers directly, confidently believing he could defeat Uchiha Itachi and Er Zhuzi in their Eternal Mangekyou state.

Leaving aside Dou’s mysterious confidence for now, considering the current situation, shifting the blame to Orochimaru was completely feasible. Besides, with Madara’s arrogant personality, would he really go to Orochimaru to verify these things?

"What do you know?"

Madara’s thoughts were temporarily unknown, but Su Xiao did indeed have the qualifications to negotiate with Madara. Before Madara was brought back with Edo Tensei, Su Xiao had done a lot in the Akatsuki Organization.

"I don’t actually know much, but the most important thing is that Obito is unreliable. At least for me, Obito is no longer a competent partner. That guy always likes to watch from the shadows. When Nagato and I attacked Konoha Village, he watched from the sidelines. When I killed the Fourth Raikage, he was observing too."

"Oh?"

Madara squinted his eyes. He thought to himself, if what Su Xiao said was true, then the other party’s claim that this war was instigated by him might not be impossible either.

"What did you do on the battlefield?"

Madara began to probe.

"Killing."

Su Xiao’s answer was straightforward and easy to understand.

"I can’t decide yet whether to cooperate with you; as you can see, I’m just a reanimated corpse now."

Clearly, Madara seemed much more sincere than before, but he didn’t understand Su Xiao at all. If he truly intended to cooperate with Su Xiao, he would still need to observe.

Su Xiao also knew this. If Madara continued with his previous attitude, he would turn and leave, perhaps after making some quick gains, and then immediately exit the Naruto World.

"Madara, you first need to know what the Divine Tree is. I once saw some interesting data in Orochimaru’s laboratory. The truth of it remains uncertain, though that data seemed rather fantastical, it might be the truth."

"What data?"

"Information on the Ootsutsuki Clan. According to that data, the world originally didn’t have energy like Chakra. One day, a woman descended from the sky."

"Wait a minute."

Madara raised his hand, his eyes seeming to say, you’re treating me like a three-year-old?

"I told you it was rather fantastical, just listen to it as a story. Besides, the Five Shadows beneath you will soon be completely paralyzed to death."

Su Xiao briefly introduced the origins of the Ootsutsuki Clan and the Divine Tree to Madara.

According to Su Xiao’s understanding, the Ootsutsuki Clan were a race from other planets, their life levels significantly higher than humans’, allowing them to leave their home planet.

The Ootsutsuki Clan’s most powerful technology was planting Divine Trees on other planets. These trees absorbed life energy and power from all living things on that planet, including the planet itself.

The Divine Tree would then bear fruit, and it was this fruit that was the source of the Ootsutsuki Clan’s power. After consuming the fruit, their strength would increase significantly, and they could gain long-lasting life.

One day, a member of the Ootsutsuki Clan arrived in the Naruto World and planted a Divine Tree there. At the time, she was somewhat weak, so she stayed in the Naruto World to recover while waiting for the fruit to bear.

However, this Ootsutsuki member fell in love with a human in the Naruto World and gave birth to two sons. It was these two sons that caused the Divine Tree planting to fail.

"The contents of the data are basically like this. The names of these two sons were Ootsutsuki Hamura and Ootsutsuki Hagoromo. Some also called Ootsutsuki Hagoromo the Six Paths Sage. The ability known as Chakra originates from the Divine Tree."

Su Xiao didn’t actually care whether Madara believed him, as Madara would have his own judgment.

"These brothers defeated their mother, Otsutsuki Kaguya, and sealed her within the moon. Coincidentally, Obito’s Moon’s Eye plan also involves projecting a pupil skill onto the moon. Just hypothetically, if the moon indeed seals Otsutsuki Kaguya, then what would happen when Infinite Tsukuyomi is projected onto the moon?"

Su Xiao looked at Madara with interest.

"What an... interesting story."

Madara looked up at the moon in the sky. He wasn’t sure if the Ootsutsuki Clan really existed, but he knew one thing: the Six Paths Sage indeed existed. He had awakened the Rinnegan, which confirmed its existence.

Actually, Madara had always been curious, where did the Six Paths Sage come from? The origin of the Chakra energy he passed on, where did it originate? Did the Six Paths Sage suddenly appear one day?

Rather than believing in the sudden appearance of the Six Paths Sage, Madara was more inclined to believe in the existence of the Ootsutsuki Clan.

"By the way, let me tell you something even more interesting. That piece of data clearly states that to lift the seal on Otsutsuki Kaguya, five conditions are required: Rinnegan, Gedo Statue, Divine Tree, nine Tailed Beasts, and a massive amount of Chakra. Madara, you’re not trying to lift the seal on the so-called Otsutsuki Kaguya, are you?"

Madara was momentarily stunned by Su Xiao’s words.

"Impossible. I learned these secrets from the Uchiha Clan’s stone tablet. With just a single piece of data..."

"A stone tablet? Madara, did I ever claim that the data was true? I was merely hypothesizing, similarly, how can you prove that the Uchiha Clan’s stone tablet is reliable?"

"That stone tablet..."

Before Madara could finish, Su Xiao interrupted.

"That stone tablet is located underground in Konoha, and anyone who transplanted both Rinnegan can read all its content. Back then, Nagato possessed two Rinnegan, and if he wished, he could read or modify the tablet without needing Uchiha bloodline. Nagato and I personally tried this."

"What!"

Madara’s expression changed, and killing intent surged.

"The reading sequence of the stone tablet is the Three-hooked Writing Wheel Eye, Mangekyo Sharingan, Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, Rinnegan. It records various pupil skills, including Susanoo, Izanagi, Izanami, and Infinite Tsukuyomi. Mangekyo is also divided into many types, like Straight Bar and Hook Ring."

This time, even Madara couldn’t remain calm. Even Bubu Wang looked at Su Xiao in amazement, those eyes seemingly saying: "Master, when did you see that stone tablet, you’re amazing."

Su Xiao was actually observing Uchiha Madara’s reaction. He almost convinced himself with his words, but in reality, he had never seen any stone tablet. All this information was gathered through research.

If Su Xiao didn’t have his current combat strength, he wouldn’t attempt to negotiate with Madara. More importantly, it was Madara’s arrogant personality and Orochimaru’s ’friendly’ scapegoating that allowed this.

No one else was around, the Five Shadows were all unconscious. Su Xiao was testing if he could fool Madara; after all, their information avenues were on different levels.

If he could deceive Madara, Su Xiao would make a fortune. He had already prepared to deal the final blow near Madara, knowing that Madara often left opponents half-alive and then looked for the next powerful enemy. Even if the rewards for finishing them off were significantly reduced, quantity could compensate for quality.

If he couldn’t deceive Madara, Su Xiao would choose to retreat and find a way to quickly exit the battle, thus leaving the Naruto World.

The plot of the Naruto World had developed to such a late stage that Su Xiao would have a low probability of re-entering it. Therefore, he intended to seize whatever benefits he could now.

Completely fooling Madara was impossible, and Su Xiao never expected Madara to fully believe him. But as long as he could cast doubt in Madara’s mind about the stone tablet, it would make things much easier afterward.

"Well, choose: cooperate with me, someone full of doubts, or continue blindly projecting Infinite Tsukuyomi onto the moon."

"Full of doubts, what an appropriate description."

Madara certainly wouldn’t be easily deceived by Su Xiao, but Su Xiao’s understanding of the Uchiha Clan’s stone tablet had indeed startled him.

Just then, Su Xiao received a prompt from Reincarnation Paradise.

[Prompt: Hunter has activated a Hidden Task.]