From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 75 Wait a minute, let's awaken a kaleidoscope.

This is the legendary ninja, Uchiha Madara!

Even though his body was old and frail, as weak as a gust of wind could knock him to the ground, it seemed that even a random genin could easily take his life.

But deep within those murky eyes, a domineering aura that looked down upon the ninja world and was invincible would sometimes appear, still making people tremble with fear.

Uchiha Sogetsu's eyes were calm, as if concealing a deep, icy pool. A mocking smile played on his lips as he turned to Black Zetsu, who had entered behind him, and said, "This is the Uchiha Madara you were talking about? Ha, a guy who's about to die of old age. It seems I really was crazy to believe you!"

As he spoke, a chilling murderous aura surged forth, filling the entire cave like a cold wave.

Are you kidding me?

Uchiha Muneki's eyes were icy cold, flashing with crimson light, and anger appeared on his face: "This is the person you said could awaken my Mangekyou Sharingan?!"

"Wait, calm down!" Black Zetsu panicked a bit and quickly explained, "We're not lying to you. He really is Uchiha Madara. You should know that they fought at the Valley of the End. Although Lord Madara survived, he was severely injured. So many years have passed, it's normal for him to age!"

It had witnessed firsthand how fast Uchiha Muneki was; his Body Flicker Technique was almost on par with Minato Namikaze's.

If you accidentally piss him off, given Madara Uchiha's current state, his head might fall to the ground in the blink of an eye, and then he'll have nowhere to cry.

Hearing this explanation, although still very angry, Uchiha Munetsuki suppressed his anger and said with an unfriendly expression, "Fine, I'll give you one more chance. If you can't prove that he is Uchiha Madara and can make me awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, then don't blame me for silencing you."

The pure killing intent was as sharp as a knife, making Black Zetsu feel a chill down his spine. This guy was definitely serious!

If the next sentence still doesn't convince Uchiha Muneki, Madara's head will probably be in trouble.

Thinking of this, Black Zetsu turned his gaze to Madara, who remained calm and composed, and pleaded, "Lord Madara, look at the current situation, wouldn't you like to come and prove it?"

"Evidence? Sure."

Madara Uchiha scrutinized the young man before him, and said hoarsely, "Shouldn't this prove my identity?"

Three tomoe appeared in his blood-red eyes.

Seemingly suppressed by the same force, the three tomoe in Uchiha Munegetsu's eyes gradually disappeared.

"Is this Madara Uchiha's Sharingan?" He stared intently at those eyes, completely mesmerized and captivated, a look of utter rapture unconsciously appearing on his face: "Such powerful eye energy! I can feel the terrifying power contained within those eyes!"

This guy... he probably won't actually try to steal it, right?

Looking at Uchiha Muneki's fanatical expression, as if he had found a gold mine, Black Zetsu's lips twitched as he made wild guesses.

Fortunately, what it feared did not happen.

So far, Uchiha Munekichi has been relatively restrained, simply staring intently at Madara.

"Cough cough."

Even Madara Uchiha had never experienced being stared at with such fanatical eyes before.

It would be impossible to say it wasn't true, and besides, his intuition told him that the little guy was thinking about something bad, so he restored his eyes to normal, coughed lightly twice, and, leaning on his cane, immediately changed the subject: "What you just saw was only a remnant of power, not the complete Mangekyou Sharingan."

It's in place, take it.

Uchiha Munetsuki slowly suppressed the greed and fanaticism in his eyes, seemingly regaining his composure: "What do you mean by 'not the complete Mangekyou Sharingan'?"

"Hehe, literally."

Madara Uchiha sat on a stone chair and said meaningfully, "I've staked my eyes on the future."

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Uchiha Muneki almost lost his composure, wanting to complain, but not knowing what to complain about.

"Legend has it that you were killed after your battle with the First Hokage at the Valley of the End." He maintained his persona, though a sliver of doubt lingered despite seeing the Sharingan, so he asked, "How do you explain that?"

"Because at the last moment, I used the forbidden eye technique: Izanagi."

Madara Uchiha seemed to have expected this, and slowly said, "Izanagi is one of the ultimate eye techniques unique to the Uchiha clan. At the cost of blindness, it can temporarily turn genjutsu into reality. It was with this eye technique that I managed to deceive Hashirama Senju and survive from the Valley of the End until now."

At this moment, Black Zetsu added from the side, "Lord Muneki, you can find information about the authenticity of Izanagi in the secret scrolls within the Uchiha clan."

"Never mind, none of this matters."

Uchiha Munetsuki raised his hand, brushing aside the stray hairs on his forehead. His arrogant face revealed a hint of fanaticism: "Whether you are Uchiha Madara or not is completely unimportant."

"Nice eyes."

Madara Uchiha's face showed approval, as if he saw his former self reflected in the boy: "Just as you said, whether I am Madara Uchiha or not is not important at all. What is important is... whether I can give you power, right?"

Uchiha Munetsuki's lips curled slightly: "Correct."

"The way to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan requires experiencing immense grief."

Madara Uchiha, leaning on his cane, scrutinized him and said in a deep voice, "Only by witnessing the death of a close relative or best friend, and experiencing extreme grief, can one awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan."

He paused for a moment, then asked in return, "Can you do it? To kill someone you care about with your own hands, to face despair and pain head-on?"

"Extreme grief, immense suffering?"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Munetsuki looked thoughtful and said, "That's it? That sounds surprisingly simple. Are there any other requirements?"

"???"

Surprisingly simple?

Madara Uchiha was almost stumped by him, his eyelids twitching as he said, "Are you sure you heard me clearly? It's: witnessing the death of a close relative or best friend, experiencing immense grief, and going through extreme mental anguish are necessary to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan. It's not something you can do by just killing someone!"

"Ah, I heard you clearly."

Uchiha Munetsuki adjusted his glasses, revealing a familiar smile, and repeated in a nonchalant tone: "Only by personally killing someone you care about and subjecting your mind to extreme pain can you awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan. So I ask you, are there any other conditions?"

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Silence, and more silence.

After a long silence, Madara Uchiha said with a complicated expression, "That's all. There's only this one condition."

"Okay, then."

Uchiha Munetsuki pushed up his black-rimmed glasses and smiled slightly: "Wait for me a moment, I need to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan."

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