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"To earn complete trust, you had to make people believe you were their friend. In short, you had to stand behind someone before you could stab them in the back. Are there villains in the Senju Clan?"
Uchiha Madara could not help but frown, mulling over Uchiha Makoto's words.
Someone he trusted would stab him in the back?
Did Makoto mean that Hashirama... that Hashirama would do such a thing to him?
No!
Absolutely impossible!
This was Uchiha Makoto's biased slander of Hashirama Senju, born from the hatred between their clans!
First, Hashirama was not that kind of person!
Second, he was Hashirama. Third, I am Madara... Hashirama and Madara, for a hundred years, no changing!
In just a moment, Uchiha Madara dismissed that possibility in his mind.
Hashirama definitely would not do such a thing, but villains certainly would!
Did the Senju Clan have villains?
According to Hashirama, theoretically, they did not. Objectively, they did.
Then who was this villain?
In an instant, Tobirama Senju's image appeared in Uchiha Madara's mind.
If it was Tobirama Senju, then it really was possible!
"But it is only a possibility!"
"I will personally extinguish that possibility!"
From the bottom of his heart, Uchiha Madara looked down on Tobirama Senju. In his eyes, there had only ever been Hashirama.
A mere Tobirama Senju could not stir up any trouble in Uchiha Madara's eyes.
"Uchiha Makoto, you are overthinking it!"
"I will protect the Uchiha Clan. I personally promised Izuna that!"
"And I have already discussed this with Hashirama. He loves peace!"
"Hashirama will never tolerate villains within the Senju Clan. Hashirama and I will handle these matters properly."
Uchiha Madara spoke with utmost seriousness.
He truly believed in Hashirama Senju, and he truly believed that he and Hashirama Senju could make the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan reconcile.
But—
Uchiha Makoto merely nodded perfunctorily, while inwardly ranting like mad.
Damn it...
Hashirama, Hashirama, all you know is Hashirama!
Your younger brother Izuna even personally asked you, before he died, to avenge him!
Hashirama Senju only stabbed himself with a tiny kunai. With Hashirama Senju's inhuman recovery ability, the wound would have scabbed over within seconds!
I really have nothing to say to someone lovesick!
"Lord Madara, I know that you and Hashirama Senju are open and honest with one another, and that you wish to establish a ninja village belonging to both the Uchiha and the Senju. But that would only turn open war into covert conflict."
"I know the Uchiha are currently at a disadvantage. But forget about compromising for the sake of survival. The Ninja World is vast; there will always be a place for the Uchiha Clan!"
"Once the ninja village is established, we will be entangled with each other. That is precisely where the Uchiha Clan's future will be ruined!"
After taking a deep breath, Uchiha Makoto chose to press on.
Even though he knew that Uchiha Madara had already been captured by that Senju Succubus, Hashirama Senju, and had set his heart on bringing the Uchiha Clan as a "dowry" to renew his old relationship with Hashirama Senju, he still had to persuade him. If it proved impossible, he could naturally establish a new venture of his own.
The Uchiha Clan was still far stronger than a dying camel. If he was going out on his own, Uchiha Makoto truly wanted to take a portion of the family assets with him.
Even a tiny portion would be precious wealth. Uchiha Makoto truly did not want to experience a devastating start as a lone commander with nothing.
Of course—
More importantly, these words of warning were actually a long-term investment.
Because within only a few years after Konoha was founded, Uchiha Madara would break with Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju. In the end, he would leave Konoha through its front gate alone, with not a single Uchiha clansman willing to follow him. For a clan leader to end up like that was truly miserable.
When that time came, who would Uchiha Madara think of?
Without a doubt!
Naturally, it would be him, the great prophet!
Uchiha Madara would angrily come over to his side and oppose his former "old lover," Hashirama Senju. No matter how he thought about it, that sounded incredibly entertaining!
And there was no need to worry that Uchiha Madara would usurp his position.
Lord Madara probably had no interest whatsoever in the position of ninja village leader. Otherwise, he would not have simply left Konoha.
After all, if he truly wanted to compete with Tobirama Senju for the position of Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju probably could not compete with Uchiha Madara. The gap in raw strength between them was simply too great.
Before absolute power, all the schemes employed by the Naturally Evil Tobirama Senju would be futile.
Besides.
One could imagine that when Konoha sought its Second Leader, Uchiha Madara's good brother would bring wine and meat to seek the support of Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage. Hashirama Senju would probably excitedly raise the banner for him!
When it came to Uchiha Madara—
Hashirama Senju: "I support Uchiha Madara. He said he would bring peace to the Ninja World!"
And then, beside him, Tobirama Senju—
Hashirama Senju: "Tobirama, you have so many people supporting you. You can manage without me!"
Unfortunately, Uchiha Madara was unwilling.
He took one look at the ancestral Stone Tablet and immediately believed its absurd nonsense as if he had lost his mind. He was thoroughly deceived by Black Zetsu—the heir of the Otsutsuki, the Ninja World's greatest filial son, and a master schemer who had laid plans for a thousand years!
Thus, Uchiha Madara's future outcome had already been decided.
Lord Madara, you will definitely throw yourself into my arms!
Even if Uchiha Madara wanted him to carry out the Moon Eye Plan with him, Uchiha Makoto would go all-in on Uchiha Madara without hesitation and undertake great things alongside him.
First, he would squeeze out Uchiha Madara's value. Anyway, by the time Madara awakened the Rinnegan, he would already be old and frail, on the verge of death.
After all, he had a cheat!
There was no reason his growth rate should be inferior to Uchiha Madara's!
Uchiha Madara listened silently to everything Uchiha Makoto said.
He was considering Uchiha Makoto's words.
They did sound quite reasonable, but... Uchiha Madara had already been captured by the Senju Succubus!
"Alarmist nonsense, utterly alarmist nonsense!"
"The Uchiha's affairs are in my hands, and the Senju's affairs are in Hashirama's hands. Hashirama and I have already been completely honest with each other. As long as the two of us join forces, what in this Ninja World can we not accomplish?"
Uchiha Madara spoke, wearing an extremely confident expression. Uchiha Makoto simply stood there, quietly watching him show off, awaiting the day he would be proven wrong.
On that day, he would have to ask Uchiha Madara, "Lord Madara, why did you not look for problems within yourself after failing to become the Second Hokage?"
"Answer me!"
"Look into my eyes!"
"Tell me why?"
"Why, baby, why?"
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