If you don't want to unify the ninja world, why are you crying about the ninja village system?

Yuyin Village.

Madara did not go to find Nagato first, but contacted Black Zetsu first.

"Lord Madara!" Black Zetsu shouted excitedly.

Madara looked at the Black Zetsu in front of him, with a trace of relief on his face: "Long time no see, Black Zetsu."

Black Zetsu was very excited. After seeing Madara, all the pent-up irritability he had felt for so long disappeared instantly.

"Master Madara, you are finally back!"

Madara nodded slightly, then asked, "What's the situation now?"

Black Zetsu told Madara what had happened during this period.

After listening to Black Zetsu's story, Madara's face became gloomy.

"That's about the situation." said Black Zetsu.

Upon hearing that Obito was dead and Nagato took the initiative to designate Hashirama as the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, Madara's face turned ashen.

"This Nagato..." Madara said in a low voice.

"Doesn't he know who gave him the Rinnegan?"

Black Zetsu quickly comforted him: "Master Madara, calm down. Nagato...he always thought his eyes were natural."

Madara was silent for a moment, then sighed: "Forget it, if that's the case, let them continue to toss."

"But it doesn't matter anymore."

After saying that, Madara turned and approached the Hidden Rain Village.

Black Zetsu hurriedly followed and asked cautiously: "Master Madara, what should we do next?"

Madara stopped and said slowly: "Wait, I will control Nagato, you do this first..."

Afterwards, Madara gave a series of instructions to Black Zetsu.

Black Zetsu nodded repeatedly to show that he understood.

"Don't worry, Master Madara, I will definitely complete the mission."

Madara nodded, making sure everything was alright, then looked at Black Zetsu again.

"What do you think of that empire?"

Black Zetsu swallowed and his eyes became firm.

"Madara-sama... that empire, they are plotting something bigger, maybe the resources of our entire ninja world, or maybe they want to turn us into a colony... or even... swallow up our entire world!!"

The scene of the sacred tree bearing fruit emerged in Black Zetsu's mind.

That empire... has it already...

"Madara-sama, only by following the contents of the Uchiha clan's stone tablet can we achieve true and permanent peace!"

“It’s better to trust our ancestors than to trust outsiders.”

The unspeakable hesitation and struggle deep in Madara's heart was now tightly entangling him.

He had firmly believed in its contents.

But...when he heard the tragic news from Itachi's mouth, which was full of complicated emotions, that the once glorious Uchiha clan had been tragically exterminated, a strong shock instantly swept through his whole body.

It was like a bolt from the blue, shattering his long-held beliefs and plunging his mind into unprecedented confusion and bewilderment.

He began to ponder over and over the mysterious contents recorded on the stone tablet, with endless doubts and anxieties welling up in his heart.

Is it true that an ancestor who cannot accurately control and prevent the demise of his own family is capable of predicting and giving the ultimate answer to world peace?

He couldn't help but start to wonder whether the words engraved on the stone tablet were just the imagination and fantasy of their ancestors at a certain period, or were they a trap deliberately set by someone with ulterior motives?

Along the way, Meimei recalled the former glory of the Uchiha clan and its miserable end today, and Madara's eyes would flash with a trace of pain and unwillingness.

"Izuna...Father...will you blame me?"

Madara muttered to himself, somewhat distraught.

He doesn't care about the Uchiha clan, but... his own father and his own brother, will they not care?

Or is it that the demise of the Uchiha clan is also one of the prices for achieving ultimate peace?

He recalled the contents on the stone tablet in the Nanhe Shrine, trying to find a clue from those ancient texts. Even just a little bit of hope would allow him to regain his confidence and direction for the future.

However, as time went on, he found that he seemed to be sinking deeper and deeper, as if he was trapped in an invisible net and unable to break free.

The secret on the stone tablet...Since there is a method to achieve ultimate peace, why didn't the ancient sages use it from the beginning?

If no one can meet the conditions of the art, then where does the art come from?

Ban shook his head and stopped thinking about these things. As time goes by, the truth will come out!

What I need now is to take back my own power!

but...

"Is there really no possibility that they really came here from a higher civilization that is far away and unfathomable, with an extremely pure belief, to spread the precious peace like bright stars throughout the world?"

Madara raised his head slightly, with a faint glimmer of longing still flickering in his eyes.

If he had such strength and method, he would definitely do it!

Furthermore, if that group of people simply regarded this huge ninja world as endless nutrients and food, then why would they go to so much trouble to come up with so many high-sounding propaganda? Wouldn't that be too absurd and ridiculous?

"Master Madara, you once placed all your hopes on a certain person without reservation, but what was the final outcome?"

Black Zetsu's meaningful words were like a dark thread, slowly floating into Madara's ears, instantly causing Madara's pupils to shrink suddenly.

Yes... He had once placed his hopes on others without hesitation, expecting them to be the beacon that led him to the light, but in the end he was thrown harshly into the cold dark abyss, and was completely disappointed...

Black Zetsu's words were like a sharp dagger, accurately piercing the most vulnerable part of Madara's heart, making his originally shaken gaze firm again.

"You are right. I was too naive and always believed in those illusory things easily. From now on, I will not make the same mistake again. I will create my own peace myself. Even if this road is full of thorns, I will never back down!"

Madara took a deep breath, his tone revealing unprecedented determination and domineering power. The powerful aura spread out instantly, as if to cover everything around him.

In the Hidden Rain Village, Nagato slowly raised his head.

He felt that within the range of Yu Hu's free technique, an army of a thousand people had entered the Hidden Rain Village.

He raised his head and a smile appeared on his face.

"Finally... is it here?"

"Next, I will annihilate you all..."

"Xiao Nan, go and lead them into the formation of six quadrillion detonating talismans."