As Madara Uchiha's calm voice began to speak, Obito also quieted down and listened to the so-called story.
He might doze off during lessons, but he would not fall asleep while listening to a story!
And honestly...
Teacher Madara was quite a good storyteller. As Teacher Madara narrated vividly, a picture of the chaotic Warring States Period unfolded before them. Obito was sometimes astonished, sometimes enraged, and even clenched his fists.
As if he had been drawn in, he became completely immersed in it.
Meanwhile, Kusana sat to the side, eating snacks and drinking tea as he listened to Madara tell the story of the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan's love and hatred.
Though he had long known it all, Madara's voice still involuntarily conjured images in his mind, and he listened quietly as well.
Could this Madara be using genjutsu?
But then...
Why was Madara suddenly telling this story?
Before long.
As time passed, Madara's story neared its end.
"In that turbulent era, every ninja clan was hired by whoever offered the highest price to carry out assassinations and extermination missions. To survive, the ninjas of that time could not even casually reveal their surnames. Even young children had to go to the battlefield and fight for their lives. The average lifespan of both ninja and civilians was around thirty years. In order to change that tragedy, to ensure such tragedies would never happen again..."
Madara, his face covered in wrinkles and his hair gray-white, continued in an even tone.
"A naive fool stepped forward and invited his enemy, hoping that their two clans could set aside their hatred and change this tragedy together. And that equally naive enemy was moved by the naive fool and agreed to let go of their hatred!"
At this point.
Obito froze