" Has the child become the Jinchūriki of the Seven-Tails!? "
Madara was surprised by this news , he hadn't expected Sean to take such a step.
One of White Zetsu's clones nodded.
" Yes~... "
" He threw the Hidden Waterfall Village into chaos, then seized the opportunity to steal the beast... "
Madara spoke with disappointment, " Hmm, disappointing! I didn't expect this child to covet the power of the Tailed Beasts... "
Suddenly, his eyes narrowed as he asked, " Were you able to determine the abilities of the Mangekyō he awakened!? "
White Zetsu shook his head, " No~... Uchiha Sean only activated the Mangekyō Sharingan once, when he put the Seven-Tails under a genjutsu! "
" Useless... " Madara stared coldly at White Zetsu.
" Even so, this child is talented. He managed to control a Tailed Beast... even if it's just the Seven-Tails... "
" But he did it without prior training, which shows his talent... "
" Wait! His Mangekyō abilities might be a special type of genjutsu... "
He leaned back on the stone chair, staring with his crimson red eyes at the hollow cave ceiling, then sighed in disappointment.
" Unfortunately, this child is extremely cunning. Manipulating him will be difficult... "
When he first heard about Sean from White Zetsu, the idea of making him a pawn to oversee his plan had crossed his mind. But now he wasn't so sure, especially after hearing White Zetsu's report about Sean's recent actions.
Infiltrating the Hidden Waterfall Village and stealing the Seven-Tails with complete ease, without suffering any injury.
Even if this seemed trivial in Madara's eyes, it wasn't something easy for others.
Not to mention that Sean had the audacity to turn himself into a Jinchūriki, ignoring the risks that come with it.
In Madara's view, Sean did this out of greed for the destructive power of the Tailed Beast.
Of course, he didn't know that Sean had awakened one of the most ridiculous Mangekyō abilities in history, and that this ability consumed terrifying amounts of chakra, even with Sean's chakra reserves, which nearly rivaled Ashina's, who was considered the strongest Uzumaki of his clan.
" Even so, this child might be useful... but I must meet him first. " Madara muttered with narrowed eyes, then looked at White Zetsu, who was chattering with his clones.
" You said earlier that this child is on his way to the Land of Lightning? "
" Yes~... After becoming the Jinchūriki of the Seven-Tails, he gained the ability to fly, and we can no longer track his movements... "
" But the last time he was seen, he had already entered the Land of Lightning. "
Madara frowned in confusion, but soon a certain idea crossed his mind. He said coldly,
" Hmm! I have a feeling this child is targeting the other Tailed Beasts, and his first target is the ones inside the Cloud Village... "
" Lord Madara, do you think this Sean is after the Tailed Beasts? "
" But what would he gain from doing that? He can't seal another beast inside himself!... "
White Zetsu suddenly stopped speaking, covered his mouth with wide eyes as if he had discovered something dangerous.
" Don't tell me he discovered your plan and wants to gather the Tailed Beasts for the same purpose! "
" What!? " Madara frowned and stared coldly at White Zetsu.
" I don't remember telling you anything about capturing the Tailed Beasts! "
White Zetsu felt a chill under that crimson gaze. He sank into the ground until only his head remained visible and said sheepishly, " Sorry, I was eavesdropping. "
" ... "
Madara rubbed his temple and muttered, " With his current eyesight, that child cannot read the contents of the Uchiha stone tablet... "
He then ordered coldly before closing his eyes, " Continue monitoring him... "
....
" Sean... "
Sean, who was flying at high speed with the help of the six wings he obtained after successfully becoming the Jinchūriki of the Seven-Tails.
Chōmei's voice appeared, pulling him out of his complicated thoughts.
" Hmm, what is it? " he asked in confusion.
" You've been flying for a long time. You seem to be in a hurry. Where are you heading now? "
Chōmei asked curiously. Since Sean didn't restrict him, he could see what Sean saw. He noticed his new partner had been flying continuously for hours, as if racing against time itself.
Sean sensed Chōmei's curiosity. Since they were partners now, he didn't mind telling him his goals. He smiled and said,
" Hmm, yes, I am indeed in a hurry... "
" Some time ago, I made an agreement with the head of the Uzumaki clan... Uzumaki Ashina... "
" In exchange for certain demands, I agreed to help him save his country from destruction and his clan from extinction! "
" I don't understand! Does someone want to destroy the Uzumaki clan and their land? But why? "
Chōmei asked with a frown, his tone filled with deep disgust toward humans. He had lived for 1000 years and clearly witnessed humanity's strange inclination toward war and destruction.
Throughout those thousand years, wars had never ceased. Hundreds of millions died, and their blood stained the earth.
He understood one thing clearly . humans are vile, greedy beings who try to eliminate anything unknown that their small minds cannot comprehend.
Throughout the ages, many had tried to capture him out of greed for his power or fear of it, just like what happened several years ago when that terrifying ninja appeared. All he saw was wood everywhere, then darkness, and then he found himself inside a pitch-black prison.
Of course, he could have freed himself easily, but that man left a psychological shadow in his heart. It was the first time he felt despair from a human's power.
So he remained obedient in his place until another equally terrifying human appeared.
With just a single glance from those ominous crimson eyes, he fell into a genjutsu.
In Chōmei's view, the human called Uchiha Sean was just as terrifying as that man who used the Wood Style, Hashirama Senju.
Of course, this was Chōmei's perspective, which could be likened to a frog at the bottom of a well, limited by what he could see.
Out of fear of falling into that terrifying genjutsu again, he easily agreed to the request of the human called Sean. Alongside fear, there was also some curiosity.
This Uchiha Sean was different from other humans… he reminded him of someone dear to him.
" The Land of Whirlpools is facing an unprecedented crisis. Every country in this world is trying to destroy that land... "
" Or rather, their target is the Uzumaki clan itself. Out of fear of this clan's immense potential, both great and small ninja villages have targeted the Land of Whirlpools to destroy it... "
" So the whole world is against them... " Chōmei muttered, then said hesitantly,
" Sean... I don't know if I've overestimated you, but with my power alone, it's impossible for you to face the entire world. "
Sean laughed, " Don't worry, I have no intention of facing the world... And also, the reason I found you and sealed you inside me is to increase my chakra reserves... "
He touched his eyes and said, " The eyes I possess are called the Mangekyō Sharingan... "
" It is the next evolution of the Sharingan. Whoever awakens it gains unique abilities. Each eye grants its owner a special power... "
" So the reason you want my chakra is because of the abilities you gained after awakening your Mangekyō Sharingan? "
Chōmei asked, recalling Indra Ōtsutsuki, the son of the Sage of Six Paths, who also possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Sean nodded, " Exactly. The ability of my right eye, 'Omnivoidfield', consumes an enormous amount of chakra. Every time I use it, it leaves me with almost no chakra... "
" So I came up with the idea of becoming a Jinchūriki to solve this problem... "
Sean said honestly, " So to be frank, I don't covet your power specifically. What I desire is the vast amount of chakra you can provide. To me, you are nothing more than a chakra battery with unlimited capacity... "
" As for the source of power I truly rely on, it is these eyes that I obtained at a great cost! "