When Madara Uchiha finished telling everything, total silence fell over the room.
Osamu looked at the overly naive Lord Madara with confusion.
After hesitating for a few seconds, he spoke softly, “Lord Madara, forgive my bluntness, but such a plan…
would lead to the extinction of humanity.” Madara Uchiha whipped his head up, staring straight at Danzo.
Seeing Madara’s vacant gaze, Osamu knew he hadn’t grasped it.
He didn’t know whether to laugh or be annoyed.
“Humans die.
They need to reproduce and multiply.” “Can babies be born inside an illusion?” Madara Uchiha was struck speechless.
After a long silence, he collapsed onto the ground in defeat.
“No.” So from the very start, the Eye of the Moon was a false plan that could not withstand even basic scrutiny.
Realizing that his dearest friend had broken off ties with him completely over a plan so flawed that Danzo exposed it in a single sentence, Hashirama Senju wanted to say something.
But a light glance from Danzo silenced him.
“You have no right to criticize Lord Madara either,” Osamu said with a frown, looking disapprovingly at the First Hokage.
“To protect the village, you were willing to go as far as killing friends, brothers, or even children.
How could you entertain such a mindset?” “Wasn’t your original intention in founding the village to protect those very people?” Hashirama Senju was rendered speechless.
After a long moment, he squatted in the corner, growing metaphorical mushrooms.
“Oh…” Tobirama no longer cared to deal with his unreliable elder brother.
Looking worriedly at Danzo’s bloodless cheeks, he reached out to touch his forehead.
“Go get some rest first, Danzo.
Your teacher will handle the arrangements from here.” “Very well, Sensei.” Seeing the only currently reliable prominent figure, Osamu’s eyes softened.
“You may command the Root shinobi as you see fit.
My subordinates have already gone to search for Lady Tsunade.
Once she is found, it will require you and…
Lord First to step forward and convince her to return to Konoha.” “Understood.” Tobirama watched Danzo slowly rise and leave with the support of a retainer.
Then, he turned to face his former nemesis, Izuna Uchiha.
Izuna Uchiha met the gaze of the man who had once slain him.
After learning what ridiculous mistakes his dear brother Madara had committed, he no longer harbored much hostility toward Tobirama Senju.
With older brothers like theirs, weren’t the two of them the ones who truly shared a bond of common suffering?
“Izuna Uchiha…” Tobirama Senju hesitated for a few seconds before finally speaking.
“You aren’t familiar with many events after Konoha’s founding, so I will handle the specific arrangements.” “I would like to entrust Danzo to you.” Izuna blinked in surprise.
Remembering Tobirama’s occasional hesitations when addressing Danzo earlier, the habitual banter on his face faded.
“Is there something wrong with him?” At the mention of this, Tobirama felt a real headache coming on.
“I don’t know if it’s because time has passed and he’s experienced too much…
but I feel like he is completely different from before.” “In the past, he was extremely close with Hiruzen Sarutobi.
If Hiruzen did something wrong, he might even follow suit or cover for him.” “As for Kagami Uchiha, he was always highly wary of him and lacked trust.
Let alone looking into a Sharingan to play around in an illusion…” Yet Danzo remained tight-lipped about his past experiences and the reasons for his transformation, even actively avoiding the topic.
Tobirama could not bring himself to force a student with so little time left.
After weighing his options, he decided to assign a reliable person to look after him at all times, preventing any unpredictable changes from occurring.
While the two were discussing the matter, the retainer who had helped Danzo leave unexpectedly returned.
The ordinary-looking retainer stood silently at the doorway, gazing at the two men discussing Danzo’s arrangements.
His dark eyes held no emotion whatsoever.
Only after a moment did he speak: “Lord Zang was not intentionally hiding things from you, Lord Tobirama.” Meeting Tobirama Senju’s gaze, the retainer blinked, then bowed his head respectfully.
“Lord Zang simply did not know where to begin…
If you wish to know, please follow me.” With that, he turned and walked straight out into the corridor.
Tobirama Senju immediately followed, and after a brief hesitation, the other three joined them.
The corridor appeared off-limits to others; they encountered no one along the way.
The retainer walked at a steady, swift pace up ahead, his tone calm and measured.
“Lord Tobirama, Lord Zang was immensely glad…
yet deeply regretful that you were resurrected in the final days of his life.” “Regretful?” The retainer finally stopped before an inconspicuous door and unfastened the chain locking it.
“Yes.” “Because the One’s Own Life Reincarnation jutsu was originally developed for this person.” The door opened.
Kagami Uchiha slept encased in transparent liquid, his face unchanged from the past.