Because of the collapse of his beliefs, Madara Uchiha lost his Amenonuhoko.
Even so, Itachi was far from being a match for Madara Uchiha.
After losing the Amenonuhoko, Madara decisively reflected on his actions and rebuilt his appreciation for Itachi.
Thus, this battle gradually turned into a teaching exercise.
Out of admiration, Madara gave Itachi many opportunities to dance, until Itachi had to exhaust his last bit of eye power and completely go blind before Madara ended the battle.
With that, Itachi Uchiha was completely defeated, Kisame Hoshigaki, the minor accessory, was naturally taken down as well.
Upon learning that Itachi had been captured, Konoha Village was overjoyed, after all, Itachi was at least the second most notorious rogue ninja in Konoha in the last decade.
The first one is Orochimaru.
Now, only a few days after the new Hokage took office, not only have the heroes of Konoha been resurrected, but even the top two rogue ninjas have been captured.
The Konoha Village naturally began to think that Konoha Village had risen to power, and then each of them transformed into the enraged Noxian Hand, eager to take the initiative to attack.
Suddenly, the number of pro-war supporters increased dramatically, while the pro-peace faction disappeared, because even they felt war was on the horizon...
How to describe it?
Let's take the Song Dynasty as an example.
If Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi were to suddenly be reborn from Yue Fei's era, they would be reborn along with the generals who were relieved of their military power over a cup of wine.
Do you think it's possible for Yue Fei to be brought back from the brink of exoneration by the twelve gold medals?
Could the appeasement faction in the Song Dynasty retain the support of their own ancestors?
This is the current situation in Konoha. There are indeed a few people in the village who fear war, but they are too few in number and have no voice...
In an instant, the people of Konoha Village were in an uproar, with almost every household speculating about when Konoha would start the war.
As for the decision made by Konoha's higher-ups on this matter...
Looking at Senju Tobirama, who was once again volunteering for battle in the Hokage's office, Madara Uchiha felt a little numb.
Listen to what Senju Tobirama is saying.
"Gawain, time is of the essence!"
Our morale is soaring, and the other ninja villages haven't yet received detailed information about our current situation!
Now is the time for us to advance boldly and decisively, launching a series of surprise attacks while they are still completely confused about the situation, and utterly crushing them!
If we allow intelligence to leak out gradually, by the time they are all prepared, even if we still have an absolute chance of winning, our costs may be greater than expected!
In short, we should start the war as soon as possible, preferably right now, to minimize our losses!
Therefore, Gawain, I volunteer! I volunteer!!!
Hearing Tobirama's impatient voice, Gawain gently ruffled his hair.
Beside him, Madara Uchiha's expression grew increasingly numb.
I don't know when it started, but I feel like I don't have much of a presence anymore, because even Tobirama and Hashirama don't care about peace anymore.
Originally, I should have been the one going against the tide of peace and arguing with them.
But right now, Madara only finds Tobirama noisy...
As for the reason...
Oh!
Madara's ideals, Madara's ambitions, Madara's plans have vanished.
After the Eye of the Moon Plan became meaningless, Madara lost all will to fight, and he vented his final anger on his own Uchiha clan members.
What good would it do to unify the world?
The world will inevitably split sooner or later, and the future will inevitably become like the Sengoku period, or even worse.
War...
Oh!
What does that mean?
Is killing fun?
Didn't he and Hashirama create Konoha Village to end the war and stop killing?
You two Senju brothers are something else!
I've already figured it out, and you two are still here acting as warmongers!
You two are absolutely despicable!!!
Thinking about this, Ban suddenly felt a little lost. He seemed to have found a new place in his life, but something just didn't feel right.
Although he sensed something was off, Madara still spoke up, following his instincts.
"With our current strength, conquering the entire Shinobi World would be far too easy, even without high-level..."
"Um???"
Gawain coughed lightly, and Ban's face immediately turned red. He then forced his chin to his chest and continued speaking in a low voice.
Even without... Grandpa...
Ahem, in short, Hashirama and I Hashirama can control the entire Shinobi World!
But what happens after control is achieved?
By then, the whole world will be a chaotic mess of trash shouting for revenge, but we won't be in a position to deal with that trash in a drastic way, because they will all have become our subjects.
That's what I mean. With our strength, we can indeed expand our territory and then seize more resources and wealth.
But all we need are those resources and wealth. We don't actually need more people. Maintaining the current population size will allow future Konoha residents to live a life of luxury.
If we were to plunder the entire world at the same time, we would have to feed far too many mouths!
Why make trouble for ourselves? We can live better simply by continuing to grow stronger and plunder resources!
We don't need to help other people's villages raise useless people!
As soon as he finished speaking, Ban suddenly felt that his life had a new meaning.
Hashirama and Tobirama have fallen; the war has thoroughly corrupted their minds, turning them into utterly boring trash.
At times like these, only by maintaining rationality and thinking against the tide of human nature can one become the Madara Uchiha who will always emerge victorious!
As Ban finished speaking, on the other side...
Seeing Madara Uchiha's righteous declaration that he no longer wanted to fight, Tobirama's gaze gradually turned strange.
Well, Madara Uchiha is no fool after all. Faced with his own scheme, he decisively came up with a new countermeasure.
He wanted to subtly make Madara lose his voice, so he chose to understand Madara, become Madara, and eventually even surpass Madara.
Madara, on the other hand, jumped out of his own world and chose to understand Hashirama, become Hashirama, and might even surpass Hashirama!
War is inevitable, Gawain's attitude is this: if I stand on Gawain's side now, I can indeed gain more power and a greater voice.
But wars always end!
If Madara becomes a leader of the pacifist faction after the war ends, he will still have considerable influence!
For a moment, Tobirama's gaze toward Madara grew increasingly solemn. As expected of Madara Uchiha!
This is a political opponent who deserves my full attention!
Not to mention the bizarre scene in the Hokage's office where Madara and Hashirama swapped personas.
Meanwhile, in Konoha Prison.
Fugaku Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha finally saw their long-lost eldest son with their youngest son...
Because he was captured, Itachi was unaware of what had happened in Konoha.
Having already lost his sight, he had no idea that his parents were alive.
Sitting on the cold bed, I suddenly felt something was strange. Why was I hearing... footsteps that only echo in my dreams?
Before he went blind, Itachi was the best ninja. He could distinguish the footsteps of everyone. And what he was hearing now was the footsteps of his parents back then!
Was he about to die? Not only was his eye power about to be lost, but his life itself was also about to end.
Otherwise, why would I trouble my parents to come and take me to the afterlife?
Following the sound of footsteps, Itachi Uchiha solemnly raised his head and turned towards the direction of Fugaku Uchiha and the other two.
Outside the prison, the instant I saw Itachi Uchiha's face.
Sasuke's breathing suddenly became heavy.
His eyes instantly transformed into Sharingan, and although the number of tomoe in each eye was different, this was enough to prove that Sasuke's heartstrings were beating intensely!
At this moment, Itachi seemed to understand something, and he said in a cold voice.
"Foolish little brother, can't you even keep your composure in front of me now?"
Someone like you will probably never be qualified to defeat me, haha.
You're so stupid, even your eyes disgust me.
I originally intended to use your eyes as my tool, but now, you, this tool, disgust me with your ignorance!
You should be glad I'm no longer interested in you, you piece of trash!
You..."
"Enough, Itachi!"
Seeing that the buffet was about to explode, Mikoto Uchiha suddenly scolded them.
"Stop saying such provocative things to Sasuke. Everything has changed. Sasuke doesn't need to feel so much hatred and pain anymore!"
Can't you see us? We've come back to life, and Konoha Village has changed. The current Hokage Gawain, is so strong that even Madara and Hashirama couldn't defeat him. No matter how powerful the Uchiha clan is, they are no longer worthy of being his thorn in his side!
Moreover, Sasuke has been taken in as Sun Tzu and disciple by the Hokage and personally trained. Sasuke no longer needs to suffer to gain power, and you no longer need to hurt your brother with those painful words!
Hearing you say those things hurt me deeply, I was really heartbroken!
It's not because of you that I'm sad, it's just that we two are truly a terrible pair of parents!
What kind of parents would subject their children to so much hardship?
It's all our fault!
After saying that, Mikoto Uchiha took out the key that Gawain had given her and resolutely opened the prison door.
Sasuke immediately wanted to rush over and use Chidori on Itachi. He didn't listen to what his mother had just said at all, because after seeing Itachi Uchiha, he couldn't hear any other sounds!
Fortunately, Fugaku Uchiha held Sasuke firmly in place; otherwise, Itachi, who was determined to die at his brother's hands, might have actually given up on Sasuke after his recent defeat.
At the same time, Itachi was also somewhat confused. He turned his head and asked Mikoto Uchiha in shock.
"Is this Konoha's latest interrogation technique? A breathtaking illusion?"
I can't believe I heard your voice! And it sounded so real, haha.
How interesting! This village has indeed given rise to many new things, from new powerful individuals to new illusions, all of which have broadened my horizons.
But you'd better give up; I won't let childish illusions hurt my soul.
After all, I am the most outstanding genjutsu master in the Shinobi World, aren't I?
So, use whatever punishments you have, but don't flaunt your ridiculous illusions in front of me.
I will not..."
"Are you blind, my son!"
Fugaku Uchiha suddenly interrupted Itachi, then Sasuke to Mikoto Uchiha, and went to Itachi, gently touching Itachi's eyebrows.
The familiar touch made Itachi shudder violently. No one understood genjutsu better than Itachi, so Itachi knew that what he was experiencing was most likely not a genjutsu at all!
But what about the parents...?
Did they fake their deaths back then?
Just as Itachi was feeling confused, Fugaku Uchiha sighed softly and then slowly pulled his son into his arms.
Holding Itachi's head, Fugaku Uchiha spoke slowly.
"There is a ninjutsu called the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, which can miraculously and completely resurrect the dead."
Konoha's current Hokage, Gawain, is a master of this ninjutsu, possessing strength comparable to that of a god.
He is as powerful as a god, and as compassionate as a god. He mercifully forgave our mistakes and brought us back from the Pure Land to make up for our past separations and deaths.
This is not an illusion, my children. Your mother and I have truly been resurrected.
I thought this was something to be happy about, but seeing you all now, I feel so guilty. It's all because of my indecisiveness back then that all these consequences have occurred."
Fugaku Uchiha sighed sadly, while Mikoto Uchiha held Sasuke and helplessly wiped away her tears.
Sasuke understood somewhat. He stopped his anger and stared intently into Itachi's eyes.
"You bastard, are you blind?!"
"Don't talk about your brother like that, Sasuke!"
Fugaku Uchiha interrupted Sasuke, but Sasuke was not willing to give up.
"So what? That bastard killed all the Uchiha, and he killed both of you. Now he's blind. Isn't this retribution?"
"But there are reasons for all of that, and those reasons are not ones that a child like you can understand!"
When you reach his age, you'll understand him!
"I don't know if I can understand him. I only know that he still wants to kill me, and I... I want to kill him even more!"
Kill him with your own hands!
"Shut up!!!"
Fugaku Uchiha forcefully interrupted Sasuke. A cowardly man like him, who was indecisive and weak, could only show some traditional patriarchal authority in front of his own children.
"If Itachi wanted to kill you, you wouldn't be alive today. Back then, Danzo and the Third Hokage wanted to kill us, including you. Itachi traded your life and safety for a betrayal!"
I know about this deal, so I understand what Itachi is doing, but you don't!"
"This is impossible! He killed you all in front of me, and now he wants to kill me too..."
"That's all to motivate you. Without the Uchiha clan, a child like you would have to become stronger to survive!"
He was trying to motivate you, and I allowed that motivation; it was all part of our plan back then!
Look at your brother's eyes. The Mangekyo Sharingan will cause blindness after being used to a certain extent, and he went blind when you were only twelve years old!
Do you think he'll really be a match for you when you grow up?
He only wanted to help you succeed; he was your best brother, but you never understood him!
Believe me, Sasuke, you will see the change in him!
Times have changed, I'll explain it to him!