A White Zetsu clone suddenly emerged from the ground beside him and spoke to Uchiha Fugaku: "Just like this, it's a clone, so killing us is useless. Besides, we have no ill intentions toward you; follow us."
Uchiha Fugaku calmed down, thought of his son, then said, "Alright, I'll go with you."
"That's the spirit. My clone will transform into your likeness and take your place within the Akatsuki Organization activities. Once you've met the person, you can still return. How considerate, right?"
After speaking, the White Zetsu clone touched Uchiha Fugaku to absorb his chakra. Soon, his body began to change, and to Uchiha Fugaku's astonishment, the pale creature transformed into his own likeness.
And it wasn't the transformation jutsu kind of change, it was an exact replica, even the chakra was convincingly mimicked.
"Follow me, I've checked earlier, your observers are asleep..."
Saying this, the White Zetsu clone led Uchiha Fugaku out, quickly bypassing the Akatsuki patrol, and then stopped suddenly outside.
Uchiha Fugaku's vigilance was heightened as he saw another peculiar-looking figure appear in front of him, and he couldn't help but ask: "Is this the person I'm supposed to meet?"
"No, he's here to speed up your journey. In a moment, he'll attach himself to your body; you're too slow now. If it goes on like this, it'll take at least three days to reach..."
Once the White Zetsu clone finished speaking, Tobi came to Uchiha Fugaku's side, and suddenly his body scattered, becoming a thin sheet that wrapped around him.
"Don't resist; remember to give control of your body later. You can't use my power yet..."
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku forcefully suppressed the urge to resist, mainly because he didn't know how his son Itachi was doing, so he dared not rebel.
After this strange being attached itself to him, Uchiha Fugaku instantly felt a significant increase in his power, and his injuries improved greatly.
"Impressive, right? This is just a simple attachment. If you could truly use my power, you'll be utterly astonished!"
Tobi said in a boastful tone: "Alright, now relinquish your body's control, we have a journey to make."
"Who exactly are you?"
"This question, you'll find out once you meet the person soon."
After saying this, Tobi controlled Uchiha Fugaku's body and directly used the Earth Cicada Jutsu. As a special White Zetsu, Tobi naturally possessed this ability.
Infiltrating underground for travel now increased the speed three to four times compared to Uchiha Fugaku's own pace, reaching Madara's secret base in less than a day.
Uchiha Fugaku was utterly shocked by this, feeling himself sink underground while rapidly moving through it; this far exceeded his understanding of ninjutsu—even Earth Release's Stealth Jutsu couldn't surpass a ninja's pace on land.
However, despite his astonishment, having decided to meet the mysterious figure behind this, Uchiha Fugaku steadied his emotions.
Currently, he wasn't entirely defenseless, and could still use Susanoo, so he intended to see who was pulling the strings.
After a long journey, Uchiha Fugaku suddenly felt he had arrived in a vast underground space, and once his feet touched the ground, the entity attached to his body suddenly left him.
"You've arrived. The person you want to meet is inside; follow us."
White Zetsu spoke, leading Uchiha Fugaku inside.
After walking through a passage, Uchiha Fugaku arrived in a relatively dark but very spacious underground room. Though the light was scarce, he could still see a gigantic stone statue ahead.
In front of the statue was a high platform, upon which a silhouetted figure sat.
Uchiha Fugaku guessed the person on the platform was the one behind all of this, so he loudly said: "Is it you who wants to meet me? What happened to Itachi? If you dare lay a finger on my son, I won't spare you."
Itachi? His son?
Uchiha Madara glanced at White Zetsu beside him, who shrugged and said: "That was just to get him to meet you. Konoha's security is so tight, it's really not easy to abduct anyone from there, Lord Madara."
"Lord Madara?"
Upon hearing this name, Uchiha Fugaku repeated it, suspecting he had just seen someone with the Sharingan...
Uchiha Madara spoke to Uchiha Fugaku: "I am Uchiha Madara, and White Zetsu was sent by me to find you, the failed Uchiha Clan Leader."
"Uchiha Madara? How is that possible? Uchiha Madara died decades ago!"
Uchiha Fugaku was shocked and disbelief filled his face, grimly saying: "Attempting to scare me with Uchiha Madara's reputation—you're sorely mistaken..."
"There's no need. In the Ninja World, no one dares to borrow my name unless I bestowed it upon them."
Then Uchiha Madara, as if recalling, spoke calmly: "The battle with Hashirama back then was part of my plan. To acquire his power, I feigned death with the aid of Izanagi to escape, fooling Hashirama and obtaining his strength..."
"Although I've gained the power of the Senju, in the eyes of both the village and the Uchiha Race, I'm still seen as a failure;
However, now looking back, Hashirama's ideas were incorrect. Warfare persists in the Ninja World, and in several decades, three major ninja wars erupted—this isn't any better than the Warring States Period...So, I've devised a new peace plan: the Eye of the Moon."
Uchiha Madara said, seemingly unbelievable to Uchiha Fugaku, yet it made him ponder the possibility that Uchiha Madara wasn't dead....
"The Moon Eye Plan will be hosted by me. Having awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, you are qualified to join. After the Moon Eye Plan is completed, you can leverage it to achieve your own goals."
Uchiha Fugaku's expression sank, wondering if this was an invitation to join.
Then he asked: "My goal? Do you even know what my goal is....?"
"Your wife left, you've betrayed the clan, in another ten years, no one in the Uchiha Race, besides your son, will remember you. What other goal could you have?"
Uchiha Madara gave Uchiha Fugaku a casual look and said: "I know the taste of betrayal. Back then, no one in the entire clan believed me, and now, suppressed and forced to shrink into the Security Team leadership; having been a Clan Leader, you should undoubtedly understand....However, it holds no significance to you now."
Uchiha Fugaku's face turned unsightly, and due to anger, the Three-Tomoe surfaced in his eyes whenever he recalled this matter, the rage within being difficult to contain.
"Now you have two choices: join the Moon Eye Plan, and all your desires will be fulfilled; after vengeance, everything will revert to the world you most yearn for deep down inside; or, refuse but I'll take your eyes..."
After finishing, Uchiha Madara directly unleashed an illusion technique on Uchiha Fugaku, linked to the Gedo Statue behind him, even if the Three-Tomoe in his eyes weren't his, he could easily pull Uchiha Fugaku into an illusion realm.
"This is my illusion world; now make your decision."
Uchiha Fugaku was suddenly dragged into an illusion and despite all attempts could not unravel the technique, not even being able to summon Susanoo.
This kind of Sharingan Genjutsu convinced Uchiha Fugaku of Uchiha Madara's identity; only he in the Ninja World could achieve such dominance through illusion.
"Joining the Moon Eye Plan, what do I need to do?"
After a moment of silence, Uchiha Fugaku replied, implying acceptance: "And what is the Moon Eye Plan exactly, you haven't told me...."
"Currently, there's nothing required of you, later the Moon Eye Plan will be explained to you by others."
Uchiha Madara released his illusion, telling Uchiha Fugaku: "But after a while, 'I' will come to you, then you'll have a role to play. Once the Moon Eye Plan is accomplished, every wish in your heart will be satisfied."
The openings he could act upon were dwindling, after implementing the plan with Uchiha Obito, it would allow him to replace himself as Uchiha Madara in the Ninja World.