Konohagakure, on the cliff.
Uchiha Madara sat atop the mountain, holding a fat black cat in his arms as he gazed at the thriving Konohagakure below.
"Madara-sama, it's truly wonderful that you're not dead, meow!"
Scar felt Madara-sama's gentle stroking and comfortably narrowed its eyes.
When it learned that Renya had killed Uchiha Madara, it never paid any attention to the murderer who killed Madara-sama again.
Now that Madara-sama had come back from the dead, the fat cat was extremely happy.
To be honest, it was even starting to crave grilled fish.
It had to be said—no cat could resist the grilled fish made by Renya.
That flavor was something it could never forget to this day.
If not for what happened back then, Scar would have long since followed Renya.
Now that Uchiha Madara had been revived, it could finally forgive Renya.
Mm, it was definitely not because of grilled fish!
Uchiha Madara quietly looked down below, never saying a word.
He couldn't sleep today, so he got up early and left home, unknowingly arriving at the mountaintop.
When he was young, he and Hashirama had discussed their future dreams here.
Later, after ending the war, the two of them founded the Konohagakure below.
Because of differing ideals, they eventually parted ways and walked different paths.
Uchiha Madara once thought he would never meet Hashirama again, but because of Renya, they were reunited.
And they even lived together in a cave for several years.
In the end, he successfully awakened the Rinnegan and planned to gather the tailed beasts to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi, but unfortunately, he ultimately lost to Renya.
Although he died, he never gave up on realizing his ideals.
He had his "embodiment of will," Black Zetsu, secretly scheme, using pawns to cast Rinne Tensei and revive him.
He once believed that his life's goal was to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi and bring true peace to the decaying ninja world.
But Renya took him across time and space, not only allowing him to seize the chance of revival but also to see through the conspiracy behind the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Everything that had happened to Madara over these years could be described as utterly fantastical.
"Madara-sama, I miss Izuna-sama."
Scar murmured softly in Madara's arms.
In truth, the fat cat was very perceptive. Ever since Uchiha Izuna had died from his grave injuries, it had been adopted by Uchiha Madara.
Even though the cat deeply missed Izuna-sama, it never mentioned him in front of Madara-sama, afraid that a careless word might remind Madara-sama of Izuna-sama and add to his sorrow.
Now that it saw Madara-sama revived, a small thought arose in its heart.
Since Madara-sama could be revived, then surely Izuna-sama could be revived as well!
If that were truly possible, it could see the Izuna-sama it longed for day and night once again.
Hearing this, a slight ripple appeared in Uchiha Madara's indifferent eyes.
"Izuna..."
That's right—he possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan. He indeed could revive his deceased younger brother.
The reason he hadn't revived Izuna before was simply because he believed the "Eye of the Moon" could truly bring peace to the ninja world.
Even if he were to revive Izuna, it would have to wait until the day peace was achieved.
Madara did not want his younger brother to witness this decaying world.
But the "Eye of the Moon" plan was nothing more than a deception by Black Zetsu to revive Kaguya—it could not bring peace to the ninja world at all.
And at present, Uchiha Madara had not found any other method.
To put it bluntly, he might never find a way to achieve peace in the ninja world.
Since things had come to this—why not revive his younger brother?
With Izuna offering him advice, it would surely be more effective than him struggling alone in thought.
"Scar, do you want to see Izuna again?" Uchiha Madara suddenly said.
The fat cat's eyes widened immediately upon hearing this, and it turned its head excitedly to ask.
"Madara-sama, is that true? Can I really see Izuna-sama again?!"
Uchiha Madara did not answer, only letting a faint smile curve at the corner of his lips.
With the Rinnegan, reviving Izuna was effortless for him.
Moreover, during his journey through time and space, he had learned the principles behind Rinne Tensei.
By consuming a large amount of chakra and a certain amount of life force, one could bring the dead back to life!
The cost of reviving one person and reviving a group of people was completely different.
When Uchiha Obito used Rinne Tensei, his target was all the ninjas who had died in the Fourth Great Ninja War.
The cost was the same as Nagato's—reviving everyone at the expense of one's own life. His life force had already been exhausted when he cast the technique.
Only at the critical moment did Black Zetsu intervene and control Obito, changing the final target of resurrection.
In other words, reviving a single person would not require much.
At most, it would consume a large amount of chakra and some life force.
Compared to reviving his younger brother Izuna, what did it matter if he lost some life force?
"Did you see it, Izuna..."
Uchiha Madara stared at the Konohagakure below and spoke softly.
"That is the village Hashirama and I built together. I believe you'll like it here once you're revived."
"I met a very interesting junior. His cooking is excellent. Didn't you like good food? You'll definitely love what he makes."
"When the time comes, I'll tell that brat not to cook for Tobirama anymore and have him cook for you every day..."
Scar lay motionless in Madara's arms, afraid of disturbing Madara-sama.
It only stared at the sky with wide eyes as tears streamed uncontrollably from them.
From Madara-sama's words, it understood that Izuna-sama was about to be revived.
Wuwuwu, Izuna-sama, I really miss you!
Ever since you left, no one has taken care of Madara-sama and me.
They all bully me and Madara-sama...
"Izuna, when I return, I will revive you!"
Uchiha Madara stood up, overlooking the Konohagakure below, a rare smile appearing on his face.
"Believe in your brother!"
This time, he would never let anyone harm his younger brother again.
"Madara, so you're here!"
Senju Hashirama arrived at the mountaintop, looking at his close friend's back as he panted heavily from exhaustion.
After leaving Tobirama's house, he began searching the village for Madara.
He had gone through the entire village and still found nothing.
So he thought that from a higher vantage point, he could see farther, and ran to the cliff in front of the village.
He planned to overlook the entire village from above to increase his chances of spotting Madara.
As soon as he arrived, he saw Madara's figure.
Truly, there is always a way out!
"Hashirama, why are you here?"
Uchiha Madara turned around in surprise and saw Hashirama panting heavily.
"Haha, I didn't see you this morning and thought you ran away from home again."
Senju Hashirama scratched his head and said with a laugh.
"Rest for a bit first."
Seeing how exhausted Hashirama was, going down the mountain immediately would probably not be a good idea.
Senju Hashirama sat down beside Madara, and Uchiha Madara also sat back down.
The two did not speak, simply quietly looking at the village they had built with their own hands, as if time had returned to many years ago.
"Madara, do you still remember what we said here when we were children?"
"Mm..."