“Hashirama…
I have already felt your sincerity…” “This is all for the Uchiha!” Madara Uchiha fixed his gaze on Makoto Uchiha in front of him.
The blood feud between the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan could not go on.
For the sake of long-term peace, he had to suppress any dissenting voices within the clan!
Moments later, Chakra surged within Madara Uchiha, unleashing an indescribable pressure that plummeted straight onto Makoto Uchiha.
“Lord Madara, have you forgotten Lord Izuna’s deathbed wish?” “We must avenge him!
We must take vengeance on the Senju Clan…” Facing this staggering pressure, Makoto felt immensely strained, his breathing turning rapid.
He decisively brought up Izuna Uchiha.
Izuna Uchiha had died at the hands of Tobirama Senju.
Even if Madara was willing to give up seeking revenge against Tobirama Senju for Hashirama Senju’s sake, Izuna Uchiha remained Madara’s eternal, unhealable wound.
At the mention of Izuna Uchiha, Madara’s expression visibly shifted.
Within just a few breaths, Makoto felt the crushing pressure on him decrease dramatically.
It really worked!
Izuna Uchiha was super-effective against Madara Uchiha—it could even counteract the Senju Succubus’s mind control over Madara!
In the future, he had to make sure to keep using the “Izuna tool card” whenever necessary!
Thinking this, Makoto turned his eyes back to Madara Uchiha.
Now was the perfect time to build his persona.
Splitting from the Uchiha Clan and operating as a rogue ninja in the Ninja World would be tough, let alone establishing a ninja village.
But when Madara led the Uchiha to found Konoha in the future, Makoto could always leverage his status to gain benefits from Konoha.
“Izuna…
Izuna, I’m sorry…” “Hashirama was even willing to sacrifice his own life for peace between the Uchiha and Senju Clans…” “Forgive me, Izuna…
I cannot avenge you…” Madara Uchiha took a deep breath, burying his hatred deep in his heart.
Looking past Makoto, he began his speech.
“Clansmen, Izuna was my beloved brother.
He died at the hands of Tobirama Senju.
I once swore to avenge him, to personally take Tobirama’s head and offer it at Izuna’s grave…
But I give up on that now.
Because doing so is meaningless.
Killing Tobirama Senju will not bring Izuna back to life; it will only deepen the hatred between the Uchiha and the Senju.
We have fought for far too long.
It is time to end this.” “Hashirama and I have a dream!” “A dream that one day, in a ninja village jointly established by the Uchiha and the Senju, Senju clansmen and Uchiha clansmen can sit together like brothers…
A dream that one day, the Uchiha Clan can change.
Though you voice objections and oppose my decision today, one day, the Senju and Uchiha can be bound like blood relations, walking hand in hand!” Madara spoke from the heart, his voice heavy and powerful as he painted a vision of the future for the Uchiha clansmen—commonly known as selling a dream.
Yet this speech—which sounded strangely familiar to Makoto—truly touched the Uchiha clansmen present.
The battle between the Senju and Uchiha had gone on for too long, growing increasingly brutal—so brutal that children only a few years old were forced onto the battlefield.
Young children should grow up happily under the clan’s protection, free of care, not perish on the battlefield.
If hatred persisted, their children would repeat the same tragic cycle…
something none of the Uchiha clansmen wished to see.
Endless battles, relentless slaughter, and a dire situation had bred war-weariness deep within the Uchiha.
If, as Madara said, the war could really stop and the two clans could live in peace…
such an outcome was not unacceptable.
The living had to look forward.
The tide turned in an instant.
Of course, this was also within Makoto’s expectations.
Madara Uchiha was the leader and strongest warrior of the Uchiha Clan, their recognized ruler.
Eight or nine out of ten Uchiha would follow whatever decision he firmly made.
Not to mention that the current situation was heavily stacked against the Uchiha, leaving them with precious few options.
Battle reports could lie, but the frontlines could not.
The Uchiha Clan’s defeat on the main battlefield was undeniable.
As clan leader, Madara Uchiha had surrendered first.
Continuing to resist or trying to launch a campaign of revenge against the Senju Clan would end in total annihilation sooner or later.
Hashirama Senju’s giant Buddha and Tobirama Senju’s Flying Raijin would show no mercy to stubborn remnants of the Uchiha who had no strategic value to offer.
“Lord Madara, it seems your mind is made up.” “In that case…
when it comes to revenge…
I can only…” Makoto put on a deeply conflicted expression, only letting go of his “hatred” toward the Senju Clan after a “struggle” of inner conflict.
“However…
Lord Madara, I still do not trust the Senju Clan.” “To gain complete trust, you must make someone believe you are their friend.
In short, you have to stand behind someone so you can stab them in the back!” “There are villains among the Senju!” “A thousand-year feud will not disappear so easily!” Makoto declared.
*Lord Madara…
your future death is going to be so tragic!* *First, Hashirama Senju will quietly sneak behind you and stab your heart with a sword.
Later, Black Zetsu will quietly sneak behind you and pierce your heart with his hand.* *Consider this my subtle warning and advice to you.* Of course, Makoto wasn’t referring to Hashirama Senju with these words.
Hashirama Senju could indeed be considered a friend, and the Uchiha Clan could truly win his trust…
As for him stabbing Madara in the back later, well, that was “consensual”!
One could even call it a bit of “flirtatious fun” to deepen Madara and Hashirama’s bond.
But there was a true “villain” among the Senju!
Who was this “villain”?
Obviously—Tobirama Senju!
That naturally evil Senju bastard was a bug lurking in the shadows, endlessly suspicious of the Uchiha Clan and harboring ill intentions.
In Tobirama Senju’s eyes…
The Uchiha Clan was a deeply diseased clan.
The evolution of the Sharingan required Chakra generated by extreme emotions, which meant that the stronger an Uchiha became, the easier it was for them to go to extremes, and the more extreme an Uchiha was, the stronger they grew.
Without proper guidance, such Uchiha could easily turn into dangerous elements within the village…
Such Uchiha had to be closely monitored and subjected to perpetual suspicion!
Tobirama Senju would constantly seek an opportunity to use the Flying Raijin Technique to teleport behind such an Uchiha, mark them with a formula, and strike a decisive lethal blow when necessary!