Everything was so clear! The secret truth of the world was thus revealed! Madara Uchiha realized that he had gradually understood everything.
The information he obtained from Shirou's words was enough to decipher the secrets on the Uchiha stone tablet, and he even knew the final outcome of the Sharingan's evolution. The power of positive and negative... indeed referred to the power of the Uchiha and the Senju.
The interaction of their power - specifically, Hashirama's chakra - could promote the further sublimation of his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, ultimately upgrading it to the Rinnegan, which represented the power of all things in nature.naruto.fandom
"Rinnegan... I remember it's the eye of the legendary Sage of Six Paths." The legend of the Three Great Dōjutsu had always circulated in the ninja world. Madara also understood why the stone tablet was left behind by the Sage. The path on it was his guidance for their clan. Now, he had truly obtained the answer!
His eyes were slowly evolving into the Rinnegan.
"That's right," Shirou did not hide the truth. "The Rinnegan is the eye of the Sage of Six Paths. The final point of your clan's Sharingan is the Rinnegan, because their source, the Sage of Six Paths, is the father of the Uchiha clan's ancestor, Indra."
Madara remembered something Shirou had mentioned. The Uchiha ancestor, Indra, had fought with him but ended up with a crushing defeat, similar to when he himself had challenged Shirou. Speaking of which, the answer he got was more complete.
"Thanks," Madara crossed his arms and expressed his thanks with an arrogant look, very satisfied that his confusion had been answered.
"It's nothing. In that era, these things were common knowledge." Shirou took the initiative to explain. "I don't know if it will be troublesome to say too much in your era. After all, Tobirama told me I shouldn't speak of these things, such as the ancestors of the Uchiha and Senju clans being real brothers, and that both your clans are descendants of the Sage."
"Hmph. No wonder," Madara snorted contemptuously, having already understood Tobirama's petty thoughts. "Senju Tobirama has always feared the power of the Uchiha clan. It seems he was worried his reason for suppressing the Uchiha would be rejected by Hashirama, so he refused to let the two clans be connected. He's just a narrow-minded, shameless villain."
What a narrow-minded person... to be unable to tolerate even such a thing.
Madara was very clear that if this secret were to be leaked, the relationship between the Uchiha and Senju would surely be greatly eased. Unfortunately, it was already too late.
"Now, I only have one question left," Madara no longer dwelled on the past. His gaze was fixed intently on Shirou. "Lord Emiya, I believe you can see that the peace of this era is just a dark undercurrent. I want to know, did the Sage of Six Paths leave behind a means for the ninja world to achieve permanent peace?"
Madara did not ask about the stone tablet. He knew he would know all its contents after he awakened the Rinnegan. Now he planned to directly ask this great figure about the stories of the Sage.
He believed a goody-two-shoes person like Shirou would definitely not hide things.
However, he was ultimately disappointed. Shirou once again fell into hesitation.
He even seemed to be afraid Madara would slander Tobirama's reputation again and, in front of Madara and the eavesdropping Black Zetsu, told a clumsy lie. "Sorry. I can't tell you the whole answer. Please don't misunderstand, this is not a reminder from Tobirama. Because he doesn't know what efforts the people of the ancient era made to prevent chakra from being used for conflict, nor could he know the Sage's thoughts."
"Hmph," Madara's ill feelings towards Tobirama did not decrease. He was even somewhat dissatisfied with Shirou defending him.
Did he not have the ability to distinguish? If I scold Tobirama, it must be because he was at fault first!
"But," Madara narrowed his eyes, "why can't you tell me the whole answer?"
"I've said it. Because I'm not very good at lying," Shirou's attitude was a bit serious. The words he said still left Madara dumbfounded.
"There's no need to lie about this kind of thing, right?" Madara took a deep breath, feeling his mentality was a bit off. "Is there some secret that we people of later generations cannot know?"
"There is," Shirou's eyes were somewhat dim. His voice lowered. "The last person who possessed the Rinnegan proactively gave up his means of achieving permanent peace through power, because others convinced him that humans could understand each other, and as long as they understood each other, there would be no more conflict in this world."
"Hahahaha," Madara laughed loudly, mocking the person in the story. "This idea of hoping that humans can understand each other is too naive and ridiculous. He was clearly as powerful as a god, but his will was a bit too fragile!" He thought Shirou was talking about the Sage.
Only the hidden Black Zetsu's mood was a bit low. It knew Shirou was sad about his own past. This sadness undoubtedly made Madara's mockery sound particularly harsh.
Emiya Shirou... was really not a person who was good at lying. Perhaps I shouldn't have forced him to learn to lie.
"Humans are always like this. The human world is a kaleidoscope, and human destiny is a revolving cycle," Shirou's voice remained calm. "The god who once tried to completely change human destiny with a jutsu powerful enough to change the world, ultimately fell at the hands of the weak in the ninja world who hoped to control their own destiny."
"Hmm? A jutsu that could change the world?" Madara's ears only heard the first half. A sudden understanding appeared in his heart. He seemed to have completely understood. "That jutsu powerful enough to change the world, was it the jutsu that the Sage once tried to use to achieve permanent peace?"
Shirou shook his head gently, his voice filled with some regret. "That jutsu is the choice for humanity when it walks towards its worst era."
"Then," the corners of Madara's mouth curved up. He had completely understood all the answers.
"The current ninja world has already reached its worst era!"