Naruto: I Am Uchiha Madara

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In the rustic villa atop the Hokage Monument, Uchiha Madara resided.

Ever since obtaining Konoha's Scroll of Seals, Uchiha Madara had basically been diligently researching it. It couldn't be said he was completely oblivious to outside affairs, but at the very least, he wasn't paying much attention.

Occasionally, he would put down the Scroll of Seals in his hand and look up to observe Konoha's situation. Not bad, with that giant Chibaku Tensei sphere floating above Konoha, it could also indirectly keep them on their toes.

And so, under Uchiha Madara's observation, Konoha's situation was as follows:

Danzo Shimura, with his ANBU forces, had been holed up in his underground rat den, not daring to come out. Probably as long as Uchiha Madara remained in Konoha for even a day, he wouldn't dare to emerge. Little did anyone know, after this fellow Danzo returned to the ANBU base, he recklessly once again used Edo Tensei to summon Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju. The result? Failure, of course. The heads of Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju were still with Uchiha Madara.

Sakumo Hatake, he seemed extremely dissatisfied with Konoha's submission to this extent. During this period, using his severe injuries as a reason, 14 he had been refusing all visitors at home, having almost no contact with the outside world.

Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya, the three of them, having received Hiruzen Sarutobi's orders, were leading the ninjas still capable of combat, overtly and covertly maintaining Konoha's current precarious situation, to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the chaos.

The two elders and numerous clan heads were currently, according to the previously negotiated results, reluctantly gathering various materials from their own families to be used as a portion of the compensation for Uchiha Madara.

As for the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, after his injuries had slightly improved, he left Konoha without stopping to find the Daimyo. His purpose, naturally, was to persuade the Daimyo of the Land of Fire to accept reality and prepare to cede land. Of course, whether the Daimyo of the Land of Fire agreed or not, and what methods Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to use to make him agree, was not Uchiha Madara's concern. He only needed the result.

Observing that Konoha showed no signs of reneging, Uchiha Madara felt even more satisfied. Uchiha Madara stood by the window, pondering for a long while, then spoke to the air: "White Zetsu!"

Sure enough, as Uchiha Madara's lackey and also as the ninja world's best intelligence operative, White Zetsu was almost always hidden near Uchiha Madara at all times.

A pale humanoid figure drilled out from the ground, stood behind Uchiha Madara, and respectfully asked, "Lord Madara, what are your orders?"

"Inform my wood clone in Amegakure about the situation here in Konoha. Tell him that in a few days, Konoha will issue a war defeat proclamation to the entire ninja world. At that time, have the wood clone dispatch some political advisors and ninjas. One group will come to Konoha and the Land of Fire to receive the large sum of compensation materials, and the other group will contact Konoha's higher-ups to prepare for the handover of the Land of Fire's ceded territory!"

White Zetsu at this moment looked at Uchiha Madara as if looking at God: "As you command, Lord Madara! If the people of Amegakure knew they could receive Konoha's compensation and even ceded land, they would definitely go wild with joy!"

"Alright, alright, I know. Inform my wood clone. This is serious business, no slacking."

"Yes, Lord Madara!"

"By the way, has anything else happened in Amegakure recently?"

"Um... nothing much has happened. Your clone, Lord Madara, has been working diligently, managing Amegakure in an orderly fashion."

Uchiha Madara's body turned somewhat stiffly as he looked suspiciously at White Zetsu: "Did you receive some benefit from that wood clone of mine? Speaking so highly of him? Last time, he could pile up several days' worth of documents for me to approve at the end. This time, he can work diligently?"

White Zetsu was stunned, then his expression turned somewhat strange: "This... Lord Madara, how should I put it? Your wood clone... is really strange. Your previous wood clone's personality was... could be considered lively. But this current wood clone of yours has a very serious personality, so serious it's a bit rigid!"

"Rigid?" Uchiha Madara mulled over this word. How did it feel like neither "lively" nor "rigid" should have anything to do with him? What exactly was going on with these wood clones? Could it be that what they expressed were all hidden aspects of his personality?

Shaking his head, Uchiha Madara no longer dwelt on these matters and continued to ask White Zetsu: "Aside from that, is there anything else important?"

"Um... nothing much. It's currently the Shinobi World War. Kumogakure is fighting fiercely with Iwagakure in the Land of Earth, having no time to bother with us. As for Sunagakure in the Land of Wind, their Third Kazekage was just killed by you, Lord Madara, so they're also quiet. Amegakure has always been peaceful, and Konoha needs no further mention! Oh! Right, Lord Madara, you asked me to find that person in the ninja world called Kakuzu. There's news about him!"

"Oh, found him?"

"Correct 400. This Kakuzu is indeed, as Lord Madara said, an old fellow from your era. He has a secret technique called Earth Grudge Fear that has allowed him to survive until now and possess great combat strength. He is very famous among the bounty hunters in the underground exchange, and he himself is also extremely greedy!"

"Just as I expected. Well then, White Zetsu, have you contacted him?"

"I have. I've already conveyed your intention to recruit him, Lord Madara, including the idea of letting him manage Amegakure's finances. Although he didn't directly express it, I can tell he's tempted. During this period, he has been acting intentionally or unintentionally around the Land of That."

A smile of confident assurance appeared on Uchiha Madara's face: "Tempted, is he? Good that he's tempted. White Zetsu, continue to keep an eye on Kakuzu. I estimate that when the news of me single-handedly breaking Konoha spreads throughout the entire ninja world, Kakuzu will pretty much make up his mind."

"As you command, Lord Madara!"

"You may go first. Be ready to move at any time."

White Zetsu sank into the ground. Besides Uchiha Madara, no one discovered White Zetsu's tracks. Uchiha Madara adjusted the back of his windbreaker, sat cross-legged, and continued to research the Scroll of Seals...