Naruto: I Am Uchiha Madara

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After Uchiha Madara finished speaking these words, Kakuzu could no longer hold back. He leaped up in a single bound, his body tracing a graceful arc, and landed directly on the cart full of gold and silver, hugging these riches in a "bear hugging a tree" posture, looking utterly delighted.

Seeing Kakuzu's eyes shining and drool practically flowing from his mouth, Uchiha Madara felt a wave of disgust.

Hmph... This fellow is simply greedy to a certain extent. Speaking of which, just how strange are this fellow's values?

Kakuzu's actions gave the ninjas escorting these riches and supplies a big fright. They even drew their respective weapons, glaring menacingly at Kakuzu on top of the gold and silver.

Uchiha Madara waved his hand for them to disperse:

"Alright, no need to be so tense. Put away your weapons. Let me introduce him. This is a Kage-level powerhouse in the ninja world, Kakuzu. From now on, he will be the Minister of Finance for our Uzu Village!"

The ninjas looked at each other, truly unable to describe their current feelings.

This fellow... looking at his greedy appearance, he doesn't look like any Kage-level powerhouse at all!

Also, making such a greedy fellow our Minister of Finance, will he really not embezzle funds? Lord Madara, have you perhaps entrusted this to the wrong person?

Similar thoughts probably crossed the minds of most ninjas, but out of awe for Uchiha Madara's reputation, they didn't voice them. However, they all looked at Kakuzu with suspicion, and then at Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Madara, of course, instantly understood their thoughts and felt a bit awkward:

"Ahem... Ahem, don't look at him like that. His strength is actually quite good. Oh right, he was just cut in half by me and was perfectly fine afterwards. Doesn't that prove his strength?"

The ninjas didn't speak, but a strategist cautiously offered his opinion to Uchiha Madara:

"Lord Madara, we dare not question your judgment, but looking at his greedy appearance, after he becomes Minister of Finance, will he really not embezzle funds?"

"This fellow... does indeed have a pathological desire for money. But... you don't need to worry about embezzlement. What you do need to worry about is his stinginess. After he becomes Minister of Finance, if you want to pry money out of his hands, that will be difficult!"

As if finally sated, or perhaps having smelled enough of the scent of money, Kakuzu stopped sprawling and instead sat up, still reluctant to part with it, repeatedly expressing his gratitude to Uchiha Madara who was below the cart.

"Lord Madara! Rest assured, after I become Minister of Finance, I guarantee that your hidden village's finances will only see money coming in and none going out!"

A large drop of cold sweat trickled down the back of Uchiha Madara's head:

"Speaking of which, only in and no out isn't realistic, is it? A healthy economy must have circulation..."

"Oh, is that so? Then, rest assured, after I become Minister of Finance, I guarantee that your hidden village's finances will only earn money and not lose money!"

"Hmm, that's acceptable!"

Recruiting Kakuzu as a subordinate on the way was a pleasant surprise.

Thus, including Kakuzu, their group continued their journey, escorting various supplies in a grand procession.

Afterwards, they successively encountered some mountain bandits and rogue ninjas who didn't recognize Uchiha Madara at all and tried to rob them. In such situations, there was no need for Uchiha Madara to act; the newly joined Kakuzu was the first to show his loyalty, resolving the issues with swift efficiency.

In this way, Kakuzu's power and terror gradually left a deep impression on the minds of the ninjas.

At the very least, setting aside this fellow's speechless greed, his strength was indeed quite good.

Just like that, they continued their journey. Soon, they were getting closer and closer to Uzu Village, with less than half a day's journey remaining.

This short period of interaction also gave Kakuzu a preliminary understanding of Uchiha Madara.

Different from the demonic figure of absolute evil portrayed in legends, Kakuzu felt that Uchiha Madara was a special person.

At first glance, this person had a cold and stern temperament, an imposing aura. Upon closer sensing, one could seemingly feel an air of overwhelming power in Uchiha Madara, his strength simply unfathomable. What was most admirable was that, despite clearly being unrivaled under heaven, he still diligently studied and trained.

Finally, while Uchiha Madara was resting, Kakuzu asked the question he had always wanted to know:

"Lord Madara, what exactly are your intentions?"

Uchiha Madara turned his head, looking at Kakuzu somewhat strangely.

Kakuzu hurriedly explained:

". Ah! It's like this. After your subordinate... that Zetsu, contacted me, I also made detailed inquiries into Lord Madara's experiences."

"There's no need to talk about past events. Let's just talk about Lord Madara's various exploits after you re-emerged in the world."

"First, you defeated Iwagakure, forcing Iwa and the Land of Earth to sign an agreement and compensate with a large amount of supplies. Then, you forcefully took over Uzu Village in the Land of Uzu, and later assassinated the Third Kazekage. Recently, you attacked Konoha and obtained such great benefits."

"I always feel like I can't grasp the main point of Lord Madara's actions, but I can vaguely sense that Lord Madara, you have a plan, you're definitely not just causing chaos randomly. Are you perhaps planning something very significant?"

Uchiha looked at Kakuzu with some surprise, then understood.

After all, this fellow had lived for who knows how long. It wasn't unexpected that he could see some clues.

(Ahem) After pondering for a long while, Uchiha Madara replied to Kakuzu:

"It's alright to tell you here, my initial plan."

"My wish is... to overthrow the Five Great Shinobi Villages, overthrow the Five Great Nations, unify the entire ninja world, implement a highly centralized authoritarian government, and thereby govern the entire world, striving to make the entire world relatively stable and peaceful!"

Even though Kakuzu was mentally prepared, upon hearing Uchiha Madara's grand ambition, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Unify the ninja world, implement a highly centralized authoritarian government, and stand firm atop the summit!

What kind of ambition, what kind of imposing figure, would dare to think of such a thing.

Unfortunately, Uchiha Madara was just such a person. And Kakuzu had to admit, throughout history, apart from the legendary Sage of Six Paths who might have been able to achieve this, only the one before him now remained...