The Days of Being the Richest Man in the Ninja World

Chapter 156. My Fate... It's in My Own Hands!

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A few days later.

Madara slowly regained consciousness, his clouded eyes staring calmly at the rocky ceiling. "The Uchiha... have decayed as well."

Seriously?

A direct report?!

Unbelievable!

Had they really become like Hashirama, unwilling to even listen to others?

As expected—

The entire Konoha is rotten!

"Madara-sama..." White Zetsu looked at him with concern.

However—

Before he could say anything—

"I'm fine." Madara waved his hand dismissively, as if he'd figured something out. "A mere brat isn't enough to anger me to death."

"Hehehe, Madara-sama's ninjutsu is unmatched! The ninja world will be unified under you!"

A group of little white humanoids immediately started their usual flattery.

However—

Madara didn't care. He was tired of hearing these flatteries ever since he used the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to create these idiots.

He closed his eyes, preparing to rest. But a moment later, he frowned and opened his eyes in confusion, looking at a gathering of White Zetsus ahead. "What... are they doing?"

"Watching a movie, Madara-sama!" White Zetsu replied cheerfully. "The new film just premiered online today. We can watch it on the computer for a small fee."

"A movie?" Madara furrowed his brows.

"Oh, right! You wouldn't know about it, Madara! That guy Yuto made it. The last one was quite interesting. Would you like to watch this one? I heard it's about the Uchiha and Senju clans."

"Uchiha… Senju…" Madara murmured, extending his hand for support as he slowly walked over. "In that case… I will take a look!"

At those words—

All the White Zetsus secretly let out a sigh of relief.

As long as Madara-sama wasn't playing games or chatting online, it was fine.

They were terrified!

Black Zetsu had nearly lost his mind the last time!

And so, they quickly gathered around the computer with Madara-sama and started watching it.

…

Meanwhile.

Yuto and Suzune sat inside a movie theater, watching the big screen.

After a short while—

The film began.

And soon the opening, the familiar set of advertisements arrived. Then, massive words appeared on the screen with an overwhelming presence.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

[Uchiha Zha: The Dark Child That Comes Into the Ninja World]

[T/N: This movie is a reference to a Chinese animated film—Ne Zha. Considering this, I didn't change the references used, leaving the names in Chinese—like Uchiha Zha, a reference to Ne Zha, and Senju Bing, a reference to Ao Bing. By the way, the animated film is quite good, not bad. If you have time, give it a watch.]

"..."

Yuto's mouth twitched.

Hey, hey, hey.

System, you bastard!

In that instant—

Yuto immediately guessed the general plot.

But still…

Couldn't you have called it [The Crimson Child That Comes Into the Ninja World] instead?!

Dark child?

Madara is pretty damn handsome, and his skin tone is like a European!

Where exactly is the "dark" part?!

At that moment, the movie officially started.

The audience quickly quieted down, watching attentively.

After all—

This was only the second movie in the ninja world.

And right from the start, the crowd burst into laughter.

The narration began:

"The world gave birth to the power of chakra. Under the legendary Sage of the Six Paths, it was refined into the Yang Pearl and Yin Pearl. The Yang Pearl was the purest form of chakra, while the Yin Pearl was chaotic and corrupt, capable of misleading hearts and bringing calamity to the world. To prevent disaster, the Sage sealed the Yin Pearl, waiting for the right moment to disperse its power, while ensuring the Yang Pearl would reincarnate to bless the world."

At this moment, the White Zetsus in the underground hideout were frozen in shock.

[This is strange!]

[It sounds just like Asura and Indra!]

[Does that Uchiha Yuto… know something?!]

[Impossible! Black Zetsu erased all traces of this!]

[A coincidence?]

[A coincidence!]

The spore clones whispered among themselves, flitting back and forth anxiously.

Then in the movie, due to a careless mistake by an old toad, the reincarnation process went slightly awry…

As a result, the Yang Pearl reincarnated as Senju Bing, and the Yin Pearl reincarnated as Uchiha Zha.

Yuto felt a headache coming on. He didn't even know what to say anymore.

Incredible!

The system is absolutely insane!

What he had initially thought would be a dull experience… but even he was starting to get curious!

Seems... kind of interesting?

As time passed, the plot continued to unfold.

Once again, the backdrop was the Warring States Period.

The grudge between the Senju and Uchiha clans.

The mischievous Uchiha Zha caused a lot of hilarious mishaps, misunderstood and rejected by others just like the modern-day Uchiha clan. Later, he met the reincarnation of the Yang Pearl and even obtained a chubby Nine-Tails, which could transform into a Yin-Yang Wheel.

At this moment, Yuto suddenly thought… maybe he shouldn't play mahjong with the Nine-Tails for a while.

Too risky.

Accidents might happen.

Meanwhile, in the back rows.

"Hahaha!" Kushina burst into laughter, clutching her stomach at the sight of the fat Nine-Tails. "This is hilarious! Who knew the Nine-Tails could be this cute?!"

"Damn it! Damn it! I'll kill that brat!" The Nine-Tails roared furiously, thrashing inside Kushina. "That damn Uchiha kid—I'll wipe him out!" Sensing Kushina's uncontrollable laughter, he turned his rage toward her. "And you! Stop laughing! Or I'll wipe you out too!"

"But… it's actually kinda cute!"

"Shut up! Wipe it out! Wipe it out!"

"Alright, alright! But it's chubby, so it's cuter than you!"

"You little—!"

"..."

Minato, sitting beside her, could only smile awkwardly. He gave the surrounding audience an apologetic nod, then whispered to Kushina, "Stop laughing! Everyone is watching us!"

"Okay, okay! I'll stop!" Kushina stuck out her tongue sheepishly but kept her eyes glued to the screen. "This is actually pretty interesting!"

But then... the unexpected happened.

After all the laughter—tragedy struck.

The power of the Sage of Six Paths could not be erased. Uchiha Zha misunderstood everything and fled under the fiery winds of the Nine-Tails' Wind-Fire Wheel. But in doing so, Senju Bing's identity was exposed. In an instant, the centuries-old feud between the Uchiha and Senju erupted into chaos.

At last, the power of the Sage descended.

Uchiha Zha stood his ground, declaring: [I don't believe in fate! I'll take control of my own fate with my own hands!]

His defiance shocked the entire audience.

Yet—

He still died.

Thankfully, the toads of Mount Myoboku used senjutsu to gather their souls, sparing the audience from an overly tragic ending like the last movie.

Yuto breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise… Suzune would've clawed his arm bloody again, and he'd lose his soothing "Thin Fist" massages for the foreseeable future.

The End.

Once again, the Uchiha and Senju joined forces to build peace.

A thrilling and satisfying film.

Even as Yuto left the theater, he overheard people excitedly planning a second viewing.

It seemed—

Movies were becoming a deep part of ninja culture.

"I'm a little hungry. Want to eat some barbecue?"

"Mmm~"

And with that, Yuto and Suzune headed toward Yuto BBQ.

…

Meanwhile—

The moment the movie ended.

Madara sat frozen as Uchiha Zha's words kept replaying in his mind.

[I'll take control of my own fate with my own hands!]

His aged body trembled, his expression shifting rapidly.

"Madara-sama…?" The White Zetsus grew nervous. Had he realized something?

Before they could speak—

"My fate… it's in my own hands!" Madara suddenly roared, and then, before anyone could react, he hurled his black scepter across the room.

Then—

As the White Zetsus stood in stunned silence, a Black Zetsu emerged with a happy look on his face.

At last…

He was finally [born].

However—

Before he could even call out to Madara as his creator—

Bang!

Madara ripped out the tubes from his back, and then, with a cold gaze, he stared at Black Zetsu. "I no longer wish to live like this anymore. It's a boring life. Black Zetsu is my will; he will replace me, supervise you, and execute my plan!"

He'd had enough!

Once he was revived—he would return to the ninja world in full force!

With those final words—

Madara closed his eyes and collapsed onto his chair.

Gone.

"???"

The White Zetsus and Black Zetsu stared in bewilderment, thinking that there was really no way he could be saved.

Oh shit!

What the hell?!

What the hell!!

They had no idea how to process this. There was something in their minds that they didn't know whether they should say or not.

Black Zetsu was so angry that he grabbed Madara's collar and shook him violently. "You old bastard! Wake up! You piece of shit!"

Oh my god!

His plan... was not like this!

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