Madara's gaze drifted as he reminisced for a long while, yet Shamu still did not see Black Zetsu make a move.
Shamu was somewhat helpless, unsure which part had gone wrong.
Hashirama looked puzzled. The sneak attack by Black Zetsu that Shamu had mentioned did not happen.
He leaped straight to Shamu's side and exchanged a glance with him.
Shamu shook his head slightly, signaling that he did not know what had happened either.
But he pressed his hand down, indicating that it did not matter.
Kaguya would definitely appear eventually. Madara might just have to be dealt with by him personally.
Seeing Hashirama approach, Madara snapped out of his memories.
However, the first thing he said filled Hashirama with joy.
"Hashirama, I admit it. You are my best opponent and friend."
"Madara..."
The smile had just bloomed on Hashirama's face when Madara interrupted him.
"But!"
"Hashirama, you failed to bring change to the Shinobi World."
"At the very beginning, you and I shared the same goal, and we took action together."
"Even children who still smelled of milk were forced onto the battlefield."
"We decided to change that kind of Shinobi World."
A trace of reminiscence appeared on Hashirama's face as well.
"It was not that I had to compete with the Senju Clan for supremacy."
"It was because they had hired the Senju Clan. If the other side had not hired us Uchiha, even more people would have died."
Shamu shrugged, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. Things like this changed over time.
Moreover, the reasons behind many things could be varied.
At first, the Senju Clan and Uchiha Clan truly had been as Madara described. But by the time Hashirama and Madara came into power—
There had been no need to fight anymore. Even Izuna did not have to