"You speak of pawns, Lin Nan, are you so shallow?"
Uchiha Madara, like an elder, expounded grand principles to Lin Nan.
"We are born, raised by our parents, procreate with our wives, supported by our children, helped by our friends. Can any of this be said to be us using them? Are they my pawns?"
Lin Nan frowned, suddenly feeling that Uchiha Madara's 'talk no jutsu' was formidable.
He should have protected Naruto's shadow clones better.
Uchiha Madara then spread his arms wide, within the towering Susano'o, as if proclaiming the gospel to the world.
This has a bit of Konan's vibe.
"Lin Nan, you cannot deny that one's life is spent either using others or being used by them. Even when we realize it, we merely call it mutual assistance. But fundamentally, isn't it still utilization?"
"If it is a relationship of mutual utilization, then if you have value, I am willing to be used by you. If you have no value for me to utilize, then why should I be used by you?"
"Think about it carefully, Lin Nan. If a friend of yours cannot help you with anything, yet repeatedly seeks your help, would you still be friends with them?"
"So, in summary, this is life!" Uchiha Madara's eyes revealed a wisdom that saw through all worldly affairs. "My inviting you now is because you possess the value to be utilized by me, and I can also be utilized by you. This is an equivalent exchange, so where does the notion of pawns come from?"
Let alone Lin Nan, even others were left dizzy by Uchiha Madara's words.
There's logic to it, isn't there?
Just as Lin Nan had this thought, he immediately felt a sense of familiarity.
Damn it, is this a pyramid scheme?
Perhaps accustomed to being persuaded in his previous life, Lin Nan quickly regained his composure.
You dare try to manipulate me?
Lin Nan was angry. He hated being manipulated the most in his life.
If he hadn't been exploited by the company in his previous life, how would he have worked himself to death and ended up transmigrating?
Thinking of it made Lin Nan furious, and he immediately controlled the cement giant to throw a punch at Uchiha Madara.
Uchiha Madara, pleased with his 'talk no jutsu', was unfazed by the cement giant's attack. He merely maneuvered the Susano'o to easily evade it, simultaneously unleashing a drawing-sword slash.
"Swish!"
At that moment, it was as if the entire dim sky lit up, and an unparalleled sword energy vanished silently.
Looking again at the cement giant, it had been cleanly bisected.
What the heck, even concrete can't block it?
Lin Nan's pupils contracted upon seeing this, realizing he had underestimated the blade.
He had only known it could cleave mountains, but he hadn't expected concrete to be unable to withstand its might.
"Is that all?"
Uchiha Madara displayed a disappointed expression, as if to say, "I haven't even used my full strength, and you're already down."
"It's not over yet!"
Lin Nan let out a soft shout, and then channeled chakra again, instantly restoring the cement giant. Simultaneously, a bright blue light erupted.
"Oh?" Uchiha Madara's smile deepened.
Lin Nan leaped onto the cement giant's head. As he arrived, streaks of blue armor appeared on the surface of the cement giant, completely encasing it.
With a fierce and magnificent Tengu mask covering the head, the Susano'o armor was finally complete.
Once one mastered the Complete Body Susano'o, they could cover any object with its chakra armor.
This was how "Super Saiyan Blue" was achieved.
And now, Lin Nan was "Super Saiyan Giant."
Two giants of the same color, yet distinctly different, stood on the battlefield. This evenly matched confrontation brought a sigh of relief to the Five Kage watching.
To be honest, when the Complete Body Susano'o first appeared, the Five Kage were on the verge of despair.
But fortunately.
"I can't believe the Kage of our five great ninja villages now have to rely on a young man for support. What a joke!" Ohnoki said with some reluctance.
But what use was reluctance?
In the face of absolute strength, all else was futile.
In the original story, without Lin Nan's appearance, shortly after Uchiha Madara's Complete Body Susano'o manifested, none of these five individuals would have remained standing.
That was a complete annihilation.
But now, everything was uncertain.
"As expected, the Complete Body Susano'o can also be replicated? Lin Nan, you truly surprise me!"
Uchiha Madara's expression grew more complex as he looked at the giant before him, which was even more solidified than his own Susano'o.
Lin Nan didn't rush to attack. He simply asked,
"You meant earlier that you could help me revive, and what would I need to help with?"
"Don't you think we have transcended reincarnation in our current state?" Uchiha Madara asked.
"Transcended reincarnation?"
Lin Nan nodded. Indeed, Edo Tensei users, once freed from control, could achieve immortality.
But such an immortal state felt so meaningless...
"Yes, just like Hashirama and me. Now, with your abilities combined with mine, this world will have two more gods. We will set the laws, mete out rewards and punishments, and write history. Don't you think that in doing so, we will bring true harmony to this world? Not the false facade you see now!"
Uchiha Madara spoke with deep meaning.
Lin Nan recalled reading a viewpoint in a certain "non-combustible" work, which suggested that the peace of the new era was primarily due to the extreme power of Sasuke and Naruto.
Basically, all factions knew they were heroes who saved the ninja world and were incredibly powerful.
Yet, even so, minor conflicts and unrest still occurred.
Lin Nan thought of his previous life. Although he lived in a peaceful country, the global landscape seemed to have reached a strange point of equilibrium.
No one wanted to break this balance, so a hypocritical world peace was born.
But even so, smaller regions were constantly at war, with no real peace.
So, did true peace truly exist?
As Uchiha Madara suggested, it was nothing more than using his abilities to defeat the Allied Shinobi Forces and then more conveniently activating the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Indeed, if that happened, only he and Uchiha Madara, two Edo Tensei users, would remain in the world, with everyone else absorbed by the God Tree. That would certainly be world peace.
They say where there are people, there are conflicts.
This approach, however, solved the problem at its root.
"Madara, our current world is very harmonious. It was you, it was your group, who shattered this stability!"
Lin Nan shook his head at Tsunade's furious shout and slowly said, "Words are useless. If you can defeat me, I might consider it!"
"Hahahaha!"
Uchiha Madara burst into laughter. "Do you know why I'm so fond of you, Lin Nan?"
"Huh?" Lin Nan shivered. "Thanks, but no thanks."
Uchiha Madara continued, "Because I find you arrogant! Taming an arrogant person yields immense satisfaction!"
"...Well said. Please don't say it again!"