Do You Even Know Who I’m Doing This For?!
13: Chapter 13: Tobirama Senju: Big Brother, Am I Neglecting My Duties?
Do You Even Know Who I’m Doing This For?!
Makoto Uchiha listened to the Daimyo’s worries.
“If Your Highness permits, I would actually be more than happy to share your burdens and resolve this trouble for you.” As the saying goes, the key to winning a game of go sometimes lies not within the board, but with the board itself.
For this kind of problem, the best way to solve it was still through classical mechanics.
Damn it!
This bunch of insects never did anything decent!
Kill, kill, kill!
Just kill them all and replace them with a new batch.
The Land of Fire had plenty of ambitious young people eager to make a name for themselves!
At Makoto Uchiha’s suggestion, the Daimyo merely smiled.
“Surely you jest!” *You ninjas only need to hack people to pieces, but as the Daimyo, I have far more to consider.* Those nobles actually possessed considerable family fortunes and influence.
*Daimyo, if you don’t play by the rules, then we’ll all go our separate ways and hurt each other!* Facing the Daimyo’s attitude, Makoto Uchiha simply kept his dead-fish eyes half-closed, giving the Daimyo a very subtle look that said, *You just don’t trust me, do you?* Then, he silently went back to stuffing his face.
The moon set, and the sun rose once more.
This was the birthplace of the Konoha dream.
Ninjas from the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan gathered in a clearing, where two massive banners bearing the crests of the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan fluttered in the wind.
Amidst a joyous and festive atmosphere, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju shook hands, symbolizing that the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan were setting aside a thousand years of hatred to form an official alliance.
The clansmen of both sides witnessed this historic moment.
It felt like a dream, and they couldn’t help but erupt into cheers and celebrations.
Of course, a millennium of blood feud was not so easily resolved.
Some people were not very happy.
For instance, Tobirama Senju.
Tobirama Senju had consistently voted against the peace talks and the alliance between the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan.
Deep down, he did not want the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan to entangle themselves with each other.
In fact, because of this, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju had once had a fierce argument.
“Big Brother, about this alliance with the Uchiha Clan, shouldn’t you think it over again?” “Even though you’re the clan leader, you must listen to the opinions of our clansmen!” “Listen to the voices of our people!” Tobirama Senju pleaded, attempting to sway Hashirama Senju’s resolve to ally with the Uchiha Clan.
Right now, the Senju Clan had an overwhelming advantage—it was practically a winning game.
Though his big brother had softheartedly let Madara Uchiha go a few days ago…
and had even tried to commit suicide with a kunai.
*Big Brother, did you gamble your brains away?!* But no matter what, Hashirama Senju had defeated Madara Uchiha fair and square in a head-on battle.
The war between the two clans had already been decided!
As long as Hashirama Senju found another chance to kill Madara Uchiha, the remaining Uchiha Clan members would be nothing to worry about.
Hashirama could lead the charge to sweep them away, while Tobirama provided support; the Uchiha Clan could be completely wiped out in the blink of an eye.
In fact, the day of the alliance was the perfect opportunity.
Taking advantage of the window before the alliance, Hashirama Senju could have used his authority as the clan leader to urgently contact the Uzumaki Clan.
He could have requested Uzumaki clansmen skilled in sealing jutsu to set up a sealing barrier at the alliance site, allowing the Uchiha Clan to enter but never leave.
Meanwhile, the Senju Clan could lay a secret ambush.
If done properly, they could have wiped out the Uchiha Clan in one fell swoop, completely eradicating the inherently evil Uchiha!
Tobirama Senju knew his plan was a bit underhanded—launching a sneak attack at the negotiation table was indeed underhanded!
But!
The Senju clansmen would certainly understand.
After all, every Uchiha had the blood of the Senju on their hands!
If his big brother Hashirama was worried about his reputation, Tobirama Senju was more than willing to take the blame for him.
As the deputy to the Senju clan leader, he had possessed this resolve since childhood.
His big brother could remain the innocent, kind-hearted, pure-as-a-lotus leader of the Senju!
This easily attainable victory!
How could he just give it up?
The thought of a bright future where the inherently evil Uchiha Clan vanished from the Ninja World made Tobirama Senju shake with excitement.
Since they were fully capable of destroying the Uchiha Clan, why on earth would the Senju Clan go to all this trouble to ally with them?
Tobirama Senju simply couldn’t understand.
When Tobirama Senju offhandedly suggested this plan, Hashirama Senju couldn’t help but gasp.
His younger brother’s ideas were far too extreme.
*This plan must absolutely never leak to the rest of the Senju Clan.
Otherwise, the consequences would be catastrophic!* “Enough, Tobirama!
I have already given Madara my word.” “Your ideas are far too extreme!” “I will absolutely not tolerate this.
Not a single word of what you just said is allowed to reach our clansmen!” Hashirama Senju wore a terrifyingly grim expression as he issued his sternest warning to Tobirama Senju.
“But Big Brother, everything I’m doing is for the Senju Clan!” “Enough, Tobirama!
*I* am the leader of the Senju Clan!” “Mutual hatred and endless slaughter…
will never lead to a good end.” In the end, Tobirama Senju was left speechless, silenced by Hashirama Senju—mostly because his big brother’s iron fists hurt like hell when they connected.
Now, the die was cast.
The Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan had allied, but this was only the beginning.
Building the village of their dreams required not only massive amounts of resources and time, but also dealing with a myriad of incredibly headache-inducing affairs.
The problems were endless, tangled together like a ball of yarn.
However, there was an order of priority.
All of the above issues were secondary contradictions.
The most important thing right now was to resolve the primary contradiction.
And the most pressing issue right before them—at least, in Tobirama Senju’s eyes—was who would become the leader of the village.
However, Hashirama Senju felt there was no rush.
Since the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan had already allied, they could discuss the village’s future together.
If all else failed, they could just put it to a vote.
Rather than worrying about such nominal titles, it was better to think about how to build the village—like using his Wood Style to produce more timber.
That was the real priority.
“Tobirama, why are you neglecting your proper duties like this?” “The important thing right now is for me to quickly use my Wood Style to prepare the timber we need for building houses over the next few days.” Knowing his younger brother inside and out, Hashirama Senju instinctively felt that Tobirama Senju was trying to stir up trouble and disrupt the hard-won peace between the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan.
“Big Brother…
you…” *Damn it!* Tobirama Senju’s blood pressure instantly spiked.
It was fine for the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan to ally.
But they couldn’t let the Uchiha Clan trample over the Senju Clan.
The village leader had to be from the Senju Clan.
After all, their clan was the victor of this war!
And besides, Big Brother!
Do you have any idea who I’m doing this for?!
If you weren’t my big brother, do you think I wouldn’t…
*Damn it.*