Seeing this, Hirofumi finally confirmed it beyond any doubt, Madara Uchiha truly had no way to lay a hand on him.
A smile spread slowly across his face.
One corner of his mouth curved upward.
Especially watching Madara Uchiha standing there with one hand outstretched, a look of utter bewilderment on his face, Hirofumi felt like his own smirk was about to curl all the way up to the sky.
“Madara Uchiha, didn’t I just say it. I signed a contract with the Netherworld, and in exchange for a certain price, I can turn Netherworld spirits into my own summoned beasts. And you — you are my summoned beast right now!”
The color drained from Madara Uchiha’s face.
“Insolence!”
“Do you know who I am?!”
“How dare you call me a summoned beast!”
“You little brat! No one in this world has ever spoken to me like this!”
Hirofumi spread his hands with a completely innocent look on his face.
“Of course I know who you are! You’re Madara Uchiha! Former leader of the Uchiha Clan, the Shinobi World’s Asura, the Dancing King of the Leaf, whose Fire Release ninjutsu swept across the world — who stood alongside the First Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village, Hashirama Senju, to bring an end to the age of chaos and found the Hidden Leaf Village! And on top of all that, the man of the God of Shinobi…”
Up to that point, Madara Uchiha had actually been rather pleased.
He hadn’t expected a little brat like this to know his old titles.
But the longer he listened, the more something felt off.
“Shinobi World’s Asura”, fine enough.
But “Dancing King of the Leaf”?
What in the world was that?!
And another thing, wasn’t it that blockhead Hashirama who was called the God of Shinobi?
Since when did that title have anything to do with him?!
“Brat! One look and I can tell you never paid attention in history class. The God of Shinobi is Hashirama Senju!”
“I know that! The God of Shinobi is Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage — and you are the man of the God of Shinobi! I don’t see anything wrong with that, do you?!”
“Ugh…”
He wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination, but after saying all that, Hirofumi thought he noticed the faintest trace of unease and color creeping across Madara Uchiha’s face.
No way.
No way?!
Could it be that these two close pals actually had something going on?!
He’d only been spouting nonsense a moment ago.
After all, back in his previous life, plenty of people had gone around shipping random pairings, like Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, for instance.
Or Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha.
There was even the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze and Fugaku Uchiha and the like…
Just like Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, those two close pals, it seemed like the Hidden Leaf Village was full of bromances everywhere you looked.
Oh right, there was also Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura!
Hirofumi found it all rather amusing, which was why those words had slipped out of his mouth just now.
But judging by Madara Uchiha’s reaction, there seemed to be a lot more to unpack there.
“No way?! Don’t tell me you and the First Hokage actually had something going on?!”
Hearing that, Madara Uchiha’s face went red.
“What kind of talk is that?! What kind of talk is that?! What could I possibly have going on with that blockhead?! That guy has a screw loose! Every single night he wouldn’t let me sleep, always dragging me out to skip stones! What could I possibly have going on with him?! Brat! I’m warning you, stop talking nonsense!”
Watching Madara Uchiha furiously scramble to explain himself, Hirofumi only felt more and more convinced that those two were absolutely brimming with something between them.
“Holy shit, you two were going out on dates at night?!”
“AAAAAHHH! Brat! I’m going to kill you!”
“Give it a rest!
Do you even know what state you’re in right now?!
I already told you, I contracted with the entire Netherworld, and you are my summoned beast.
You have absolutely no way to lay a hand on me!
And besides, no matter how you look at it, your current state counts as being revived, doesn’t it?!
If I die, the contract with the Netherworld dissolves, and you’d have to go back to being a spirit flame of the Netherworld!
Is having a body of flesh and blood not worth it?
Is being revived not good enough?!
After all, you don’t want to go back to being a spirit flame of the Netherworld again…
do you, Madara Uchiha?”
“Damn it! Why is it that after hearing you say all that, I want to punch you so badly?!”
Madara Uchiha’s heart was burning with fury and helplessness, yet he had no choice but to accept it.
Because he truly had no way to lay a hand on this brat.
And just now he had also sensed his own Chakra.
There really was a summoning contract between himself and this brat.
Which meant that he, the great Madara Uchiha, had genuinely become a summoned beast!
Thinking this, Madara Uchiha withdrew his outstretched hand and crossed both arms over his chest.
And what surprised him was that the moment he stopped wanting to kill this brat, his body truly returned to his own control.
DAMN IT ALL!
IT HURT!
IT HURT SO MUCH!
What the hell was Obito Uchiha even doing?!
Why had he still not revived him after all this time?!
And in the end, he had wound up as a damn summoned beast!
“Brat! I don’t know what reason brought about this so-called summoning contract between us, or what made me into what you call a… summoned beast! But… if you think that gives you the right to order me around, then I can only tell you, you’re dreaming!”
“That’s fine! I understand I definitely can’t order you around, after all, you are the great Madara Uchiha. After all, you are the man of the God of Shinobi!”
“Brat, shut your mouth!”
The more Madara Uchiha heard the phrase “man of the God of Shinobi,” the stranger it sounded.
And his mind kept filling up with the image of that blockhead, Hashirama Senju.
As Hirofumi spoke, one corner of his mouth curled upward again.
“Brat, is there something wrong with your mouth?! That look of yours is really just begging to be hit! If I weren’t unable to lay a hand on you, I’d really like to smack you right across the face!”
“Madara! Don’t be so angry, even though you’ve become my summoned beast, at least you’ve been revived, no matter how you look at it! This is a revival, you know! What, are you seriously going to keep waiting for that unreliable Obito Uchiha to revive you?! And besides, at the very least, after becoming my summoned beast I can bring you back to the Shinobi World to take a look around…”
“Brat… what did you just say?!”
Madara Uchiha’s brow furrowed tight.
He hadn’t expected this brat called Hirofumi Ito to have actually laid out his plan out loud.
It was true that he intended to rely on Obito Uchiha to revive him, but why would this brat know about that?!
“Huh? What did I just say? Which part are you asking about?!”
“Don’t play dumb! You know exactly which part I mean. How do you know about Obito Uchiha?!”
“Oh, is that what this is about?! There’s plenty more I know. I don’t just know that you were counting on Obito Uchiha to revive you. I also know that you’ve had Obito Uchiha, that brain-dead fool, completely wrapped around your finger! I even know about your Eye of the Moon Plan! And on top of that, I know that just like Obito Uchiha, you’ve also been played like a fiddle by someone else!”
➤ Next: How About We Unify the Shinobi World First, Just for Fun?
Chapter 6 – How About We Unify the Shinobi World First, Just for Fun?
“You little brat! What did you just say?!”
The moment Hirofumi Ito’s words landed, madara uchiha’s mind erupted like a storm-tossed sea.
What was the deal with this kid?
How could he know everything about his affairs so thoroughly?!
Had Obito Uchiha failed on that end?!
What a useless waste!
Fine, failing was one thing.
But to go and spill the entire plan on top of it?!
And Black Zetsu.
What was Black Zetsu even doing?!
Useless.
Every last one of them, useless!
Watching madara uchiha grind his teeth, Hirofumi Ito could only sigh and shake his head.
“See? There you go getting worked up again.”
“Brat, where exactly did you learn all of this?! Are you saying… my plan has already been exposed?!”
“Not at all. As far as I can tell, your plan is still moving along just fine. It’s just that an unexpected variable has appeared. After all, your current state does count as a resurrection, you know!”
“Then how do you know about it?”
“Don’t ask. Ask all you want — I don’t know either!”
“Damn it!”
madara uchiha was at a genuine loss.
This little brat called Hirofumi Ito was acting completely unbothered, without a care in the world.
And there was always this feeling that the other person seemed strangely familiar with him.
Their conversation was far too casual, like a pair of old friends who had known each other for years.
When facing him, Hirofumi Ito showed absolutely none of the nervous tension a junior should show before a senior!
And on top of everything else, he had no way to lay a hand on the kid.
He was a summoned beast right now!
Damn it!
“Brat. What do you want?!”
“I don’t want anything! I’ve already said it so many times, me and the Netherworld, ”
“Stop, stop, stop. I have no interest in that useless talk. I want to know what your intentions toward me are!”
Hirofumi Ito’s eyes went wide.
“What intentions could I possibly have toward you?! I’m not here to fight hashirama senju over a man! My orientation is perfectly normal — male, likes women!”
“What the hell! Brat, are you done?! What I want to know is what you’re actually trying to do!”
That pulled Hirofumi Ito up short.
What was he trying to do?
Honestly…
before all this, he’d never really thought about it.
Before getting the system, his plan had always been to lie low and coast.
This world’s waters ran too deep, the small Ito Clan couldn’t handle it, and neither could he.
There was Obito Uchiha, and the Akatsuki, and madara uchiha, and then kaguya otsutsuki, and then a whole pile of aliens on top of that.
Better to just feel out the wonders of Chakra, train to whatever level he could manage, and wait for Naruto Uzumaki to save the world.
Find a beautiful wife afterward.
Settle down, start a family.
Ino Yamanaka would be ideal, beautiful, from a good family, and most importantly, she seemed to have some interest in him.
But…
that was all old thinking.
Now he had the system.
And with it, a real path to getting stronger.
So why couldn’t he become the main character of this story?!
He’d always loved Naruto, loved the passion, loved the friendships, loved the bonds that tied people together even through everything.
So why couldn’t he be the one riding that wave?!
And the system had already told him: right now he could only bind the souls of the Hidden Leaf Village’s dead, but once he became master of the Shinobi World, he’d be able to form summoning contracts with every single soul in the entire Netherworld.
Keep getting stronger…
unify the Shinobi World…
that actually sounded pretty exciting!
Hirofumi Ito swallowed hard.
Madara’s whole plan, wasn’t it just to cast the Eye of the Moon after his revival?
The Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Bring true peace to the entire Shinobi World through a false illusion.
He had to admit: madara uchiha’s intentions were good.
His methods and his outcome were wrong, and that scheming snake Black Zetsu had played him completely.
But now, with the system in hand, was it actually possible to bring real peace to the Shinobi World?
Hirofumi looked at madara uchiha and let the thought slip out in a testing tone.
“How about… we unify the Shinobi World first? Just for fun?”
madara uchiha paused.
For the first time, he looked at the little brat in front of him with something approaching genuine attention.
“Unify the Shinobi World? You?!”
“Not just me! You too! All of you!”
“All of you?! Brat, what is that supposed to mean?!”
“Besides you, I can form contracts with other souls from the Netherworld, just like I did with you! When the time comes, I can summon back every powerful warrior who ever died. Then we crush the Shinobi World with absolute force. Unify it, and actually bring it true peace!”
madara uchiha’s pupils trembled.
To bring true peace to the Shinobi World.
That had always been his dream, when the Hidden Leaf Village was first founded, and when he later walked away from it.
Even his drive to revive, to become the Ten-Tails jinchuriki, to activate the Eye of the Moon, all of it had pointed toward that same end.
And this little brat had just said that besides himself, other souls from the Netherworld could be revived.
Summoned back…
Didn’t that mean…
That Izuna Uchiha could also come back?!
madara uchiha’s breathing went sharp.
“Brat! You just said you could revive other souls from the Netherworld?!”
Hearing the question, seeing the urgency carved into that face, Hirofumi Ito already had his guesses.
There were probably only two people in this world who could shake madara uchiha like that.
One was his old companion hashirama senju.
The other had to be Izuna Uchiha.
But right now, reviving Izuna Uchiha likely wasn’t possible.
He was only bound to the souls of the Hidden Leaf Village, and Izuna Uchiha had died before the village was ever founded.
Strictly speaking, Izuna Uchiha didn’t qualify as a Hidden Leaf soul at all.
So whether he could actually summon Izuna Uchiha, Hirofumi genuinely didn’t know.
“That’s right… but there are restrictions. Right now I can only summon souls from the Hidden Leaf Village, and it comes at a cost. But if I can unify the Shinobi World, then I’ll be able to summon every soul in the entire Netherworld!”
madara uchiha didn’t respond.
He went quiet, falling into thought.
“What a reckless little brat who doesn’t know how high the sky is or how deep the earth runs… and yet… this is rather interesting.”
“Summoning back the dead. Binding the entire Netherworld. Truly a peculiar ability.”
“But… heh. Heh heh heh hahaha — brat!”
“You want to know something?!”
“What I have been trying to do…”
“Is also to unify the Shinobi World!”
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