Ever since Uchiha Madara betrayed the village and attacked it, causing First Hokage Senju Hashirama to die from grievous wounds, the relationship between the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan had plunged into an abyss. Never again had an Uchiha clan member visited the Senju Clan Compound.
Of course, even when Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara had both been alive, the two clans' relationship had not been particularly good.
Especially after the Second Hokage was ambushed and killed, and Kagami Uchiha inexplicably died in the subsequent war, the relationship between the Uchiha Clan, the Hokage Faction, and the Senju Clan had essentially reached a state of complete rupture.
Therefore, when Uchiha Tokimitsu delivered a calling card that night and promptly received the Senju Clan's reply, it meant that the two great ninja clans, once divided, had each taken a step toward the other and begun trying to normalize their relationship.
One small step for Uchiha Tokimitsu was one giant step for the Uchiha Clan.
The Uchiha clan members as a whole were delighted by this. Even the most hardline Radical Faction Uchiha would not tactlessly make thoughtless remarks when Great Elder Setsuna, leader of their faction, had expressed approval.
The Uchiha Clan had been lonely in Konohagakure for far too long.
Though proud, though outstanding, though immensely powerful... though the Uchiha Clan had plenty of reasons to console itself, deep down, it still longed somewhat for companions.
Outsiders had maliciously smeared the Uchiha Clan with the label "Clan of Evil," but no one in the clan accepted it. The Uchiha clan members considered themselves the "Clan of love."
In any case, the Uchiha clan members held great expectations for Uchiha Tokimitsu's visit to the Senju Clan Compound and his meeting with Uzumaki Mito.
This was especially true for the Conservative