Tobirama Senju: A Tangled Web of Karma, a Thousand-Year Tragedy-the Senju and Uchiha Were One Family!

Unify the entire Ninja world?

I want it! I dream about it!

Tobirama Senju longed to unify the entire Ninja world, but he could only dream about it; he simply didn't have the ability to achieve it.

The Ninja world is vast, with numerous ninja clans and factions, and thousands of years of endless fighting have made the hatred difficult to resolve. Resource allocation, conflict reconciliation, and all sorts of messy and troublesome matters have arisen. The founding of Konoha Tobirama Senju's energy, even forcing him to suspend his most beloved scientific research experiments.

Furthermore, the Daimyo of various countries have interfered with the alliance of ninja clans through coercion and enticement. Many of the ninja clans that have joined Konoha today have been subjected to coercion and enticement by the Daimyo. Well, mostly enticement.

Not only that, there were also various difficulties such as communication, transportation, and food. It was simply impossible for Konoha at that time to swallow the entire Ninja world whole.

But none of these are the main reasons. The most important reason is that his older brother, Hashirama Senju, disagrees.

Even if Konoha's resources aren't enough to manage and cover the entire Ninja world, it can still cripple all the other ninja villages with its unparalleled martial prowess, allowing Konoha to maintain an absolute dominant position.

"I'm so tired." Tobirama Senju sighed softly. Faced with Uchiha Nan's question, in his current state, he had no reservations and no need to hide his thoughts from Uchiha Nan. Hiding things would only invite ridicule, so it was better to tell the truth.

"I do want to unify the Ninja world, but you've already become Hokage, and you should know Konoha's personnel reserves perfectly well. Even if all the other ninja villages in the Ninja world were to merge into Konoha right now, the best-case scenario for Konoha would be that it would only have a nice-sounding title. They would still live their own lives, after all, the Ninja world is just too big."

Tobirama Senju wanted to cover for his elder brother.

Although his older brother is a bit of a jerk, he's still his older brother. Uchiha Nan is already subtly trying to exonerate Madara Uchiha Nan, and who knows, in a few years, he might even dare to hold a meeting to criticize his older brother. It would be truly shameful if someone died without leaving a lasting legacy.

Therefore, Tobirama Senju presented objective conditions that even Uchiha Nan couldn't refute, to prove that Konoha simply couldn't swallow the entire Ninja world whole.

"I know, I know, I'm fully aware of all these things. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been so focused on developing productivity and pouring money into training students at the Ninja Academy."

"I've always had you research Railroad Train; the long-distance communication equipment is preparation for Konoha's future conquest of the Ninja world."

"But the fundamental problem isn't there; the First goal, the underlying ideology, has encountered a major flaw."

"The First Hokage pursued a temporary, illusory peace. Even if Konoha couldn't conquer the entire Ninja world immediately, it could have easily eroded it little by little. It could have used its unparalleled strength to wipe out all the dangerous Ninja world, or imprison them all (the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was truly pitiful; it was far too dangerous, lol). There were simply too many better options to avoid the First Shinobi World War."

"But what did the First do?"

"Distribute the Tailed Beast we painstakingly captured, and then hold some so-called Five Kage Summit to perform a show of kowtowing to them."

Uchiha Nan said a lot in one breath, and every word hit Tobirama Senju in the heart. His older brother is such a jerk!!

I had advised my older brother before, telling him not to be so naive. The Ninja world is complicated, and people's hearts are treacherous. Blindly placing your trust in others will only hurt your family and friends in the end.

But my older brother wouldn't listen. He got angry and even more agitated when I tried to persuade him!

Hashirama was staring at him with a dark expression. That look was terrifying. Tobirama Senju felt that if he said another word, Hashirama Senju.

Even if Hashirama Senju was naive and foolish, he was still his older brother. Hashirama Senju Tobirama Senju couldn't follow the same path of criticizing his older brother as Uchiha Nan Uchiha.

"Alright, stop rambling on!"

"No matter what, my brother was the First Hokage, who founded Konoha. Even if he was naive and made stupid mistakes, he's dead. We should respect the dead. Even if he made some mistakes, you are the Third Hokage of Konoha, and you have an obligation to clean up his messes. I've spent my whole life cleaning up my brother's messes, and I've even died cleaning them up!"

"You've only been polishing it for a few years, and you're already getting impatient."

Tobirama Senju retorted unhappily, then covered his face, signaling to Uchiha Nan not to dwell on his older brother Hashirama Senju's situation any longer. He admitted his brother was a stupid and incompetent fool, and told him not to rub salt in the wound after his death.

"We're here to discuss Madara Uchiha. Back then, Madara Uchiha left Konoha without a word, returned with the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox to attack Konoha, had a life-or-death duel with his older brother, then faked his death to escape, and has been hiding ever since. With this strange thought process, you're saying Madara Uchiha wanted to achieve peace in the Ninja world? Hmph, do you think I'd believe that?"

Tobirama Senju promptly changed the subject, bringing the conversation back to Madara Uchiha.

Madara Uchiha's actions seem to have nothing to do with peace in the Ninja world.

"Tobirama, of course you don't understand. Without the Mangekyō Sharingan, how could you possibly comprehend Madara Uchiha's actions?"

Uchiha Nan switched to Sharingan mode, his expression arrogant, as if to say, "You old man, your vision is too narrow; it's normal that you can't understand the Uchiha's behavior."

"Alright, stop showing off those Sharingan. Just say what you want to say!"

Tobirama Senju had lost count of how many times Uchiha Nan had flaunted his Sharingan tonight. It was truly infuriating!

"The Uchiha has a family heirloom stone tablet that records a story: when the Sage of Six Paths awakened the Rinnegan, he could summon the legendary Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and absorb the Chakra of the Nine Tailed Beasts, allowing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to evolve into the complete Ten-Tails."

"By absorbing the Ten-Tails into his body, Madara Uchiha can become the second Sage of Six Paths, unleashing a technique called Infinite Tsukuyomi, dragging all the ninjas in the Ninja world into an eternal and beautiful slumber, achieving eternal peace. And he—the second Sage of Six Paths — Madara Uchiha —will forever guard the Ninja world, protecting the God Tree and ensuring that Infinite Tsukuyomi continues."

Uchiha Nan recounted Madara Uchiha's plan in detail, leaving Tobirama Senju completely dumbfounded. This story was utterly absurd, ridiculously outrageous.

"Uchiha Nan, are you sure you're not joking with me? You actually came up with such an outrageous story?"

Tobirama Senju was stunned for a moment before he could fully process Uchiha Nan's story. Madara Uchiha could betray Konoha and break with his Hashirama Senju for a worthless story on a broken rock, risking his entire life for it?

This is not the thought process of a normal person. Uchiha has awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan certainly cannot be viewed through the eyes of a normal person. It's not surprising, then.

"Do you think I have time to joke with a dead man like you?"

"Then I might as well go home and have a chat with my two beautiful wives in bed about life, our ideals, and have a deeper conversation."

Tobirama Senju glanced at Uchiha Nan with disdain, then selectively skipped over those two sentences. He had been alone all his life and didn't want to be mocked by Uchiha Nan again on this matter.

"So, according to you, Madara Uchiha needs to awaken the Rinnegan to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. The Rinnegan is the legendary eye of the Sage of Six Paths. Does he have a way to awaken it?"

Tobirama Senju brought up the part of the story that Uchiha Nan had omitted: for a thousand years, only the legendary Sage of Six Paths had possessed these eyes, and no one else in the Ninja world had ever been said to have possessed them.

"This involves the ultimate secrets of the Ninja world; normally, a ninja of your caliber wouldn't be qualified to know."

Uchiha Nan glanced at Tobirama Senju with a mocking look, and sure enough, Tobirama Senju's face was visibly flushed.

A ninja of my level?

I'm definitely at the pinnacle of the Ninja world!

Just as Tobirama Senju was about to erupt, Uchiha Nan wisely revealed the answer. The atmosphere was too tense, and he was under a lot of pressure. Only by teasing Tobirama Senju could he relax.

"Generally speaking, only those reincarnated from Indra's Chakra who have awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and obtained Asura Chakra have the opportunity to awaken the legendary Rinnegan."

Uchiha Nan gave a relatively safe answer: various forums in his previous life had been saying that as long as one awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and added Hashirama Cells, there was a chance to awaken the Rinnegan.

However, in the original anime and manga, only Madara Uchiha awakened the Rinnegan on his own. He was the reincarnation of Indra, and none of the other Uchiha had ever tried this path.

Hokage, no matter how you look at it, is a story of family tragedy. Bloodline is paramount. If you are not related to the Otsutsuki family, you will always be a nobody. Even if an ordinary Uchiha awakens the Mangekyō Sharingan, he would still need to collect the Chakra of Indra and Asura to have a chance to awaken the Rinnegan.

Or the conditions are even more stringent: only the reincarnations of Indra and Asura who obtain each other's Chakra have a chance to awaken the Rinnegan.

In this world where bloodline is paramount, only by being a loser can one have a chance to rise above others.

Indra, Asura?

Tobirama Senju was completely bewildered; the amount of information tonight was simply overwhelming. How did two more names suddenly appear?

Who are Indra Asura?

"Tobirama, you're lucky. The following story involves the Uchiha and Senju Clan. Even Madara Uchiha."

"When the Sage of Six Paths first traveled the Ninja world, he spread Chakra, founded the Ninjutsu Sect, and advocated love, understanding, and tolerance, aiming to end the conflicts in the Ninja world. His influence was immense, and many people joined the Ninjutsu Sect. Later, the Sage of Six Paths had two sons, the elder named Indra and the younger named Asura Indra. Indra was exceptionally gifted, inheriting the Sage of Six Paths' powerful eye power from birth. He later invented hand seals, opening the door to using Chakra to unleash Ninjutsu."

"The youngest son Asura, paled in comparison to his elder brother, Indra, appearing utterly unremarkable. Therefore, almost everyone in the Ninjutsu Sect at the time believed that Indra would inherit the mantle of the Sage of Six Paths, though the Ninjutsu Sect of Sage of Six Paths had a different idea."

"The Sage of Six Paths almost instinctively sensed the dangers of using Chakra for Ninjutsu, which would overshadow his original intention of spreading Chakra — Chakra was originally a bridge for communication between people's minds, but under Indra's leadership, the atmosphere of the Ninjutsu Sect changed, and Ninjutsu Sect disciples became obsessed with training Ninjutsu to strengthen themselves, which greatly displeased the Sage of Six Paths."

"To select a successor for the Ninjutsu Sect, the Sage of Six Paths assigned the same task to both Indra and Asura. Indra completed the task through his immense personal strength, while Asura relied on the strength of the masses. The Sage of Six Paths disliked Indra's pursuit of power, believing he would lead the Ninjutsu Sect astray, and instead chose Asura to inherit Ninjutsu Sect Ninja Clan. The rest is history; you probably already know the rest. Indra was dissatisfied with this decision and tried to forcibly seize the Ninjutsu Sect. The Sage of Six Paths then transferred his power to Asura, helping Asura defeat Indra."

"The two brothers completely broke ties, each establishing their own clan. Even after death, they continued to fight, selecting children from their respective clans and imbuing them with their own Chakra to continue the millennia-long struggle."

Uchiha Nan spoke until his throat was dry. The story was incredibly melodramatic, no different from the squabbles between the sons of powerful families over inheritance.

Tobirama Senju slowly said:

"These two families wouldn't be..."

"That's right, it's the Uchiha and the Senju Clan."

Uchiha Nan confirmed Tobirama Senju's idea, leaving Tobirama Senju. This... this... could such a bizarre thing really happen in this world?

The Uchiha Senju Clan, who have been fighting each other for a thousand years, are actually one family?

For a moment, Tobirama Senju felt that the world was too absurd; the hatred between the two families actually originated from the unfair division of the family property!

Ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous!

Suddenly, Tobirama Senju recalled the first time he met Uchiha Nan.

"Maybe a thousand years ago we were one family, with the Uchiha as the older brother and the Senju as the younger. We ended up with an unfair father, which led to an unfair division of the family, and the two brothers might have fallen out because of it."

So that's what Uchiha Nan meant when he said that. It seems he already knew the truth.

"The reincarnations of Indra and Asura in this generation are Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju. It is destined that they will be entangled in this life. Although they are like brothers, they will eventually break apart and fight each other."

Uchiha Nan gave Tobirama Senju time to process the information before revealing the hidden identities of Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju. This caused Tobirama Senju his elder brother and Madara Uchiha was indeed extraordinary. Their friendship, forged in their youth, had grown into an unusual and tragic bond, which was all preordained long ago.

In an instant, Tobirama Senju's gaze towards Uchiha Nan changed.

I'm actually related to that bunch of Uchiha?!

The Uchiha clan is inherently evil... I'd better not say that again.

Tonight was truly exciting. Tobirama Senju felt a mix of emotions, and even the atmosphere in the room suddenly became strange.