"Yes!"
"Back then, Father and the others thought it was impossible for us to achieve."
"Yet didn't we achieve it? Those two stubborn old fools."
Madara Uchiha smiled. Remembering everything his father had done back then, a trace of displeasure flashed through his eyes.
"Indeed. But they never could have imagined that we would possess such power."
"Still, we must guard against the Otsutsuki Clan. Any one of them could force us to go all out."
"Who knows how many more powerful enemies they have? It really is worrying."
Hashirama Senju smiled and nodded. Thinking back to those days, the two clans had once been locked in a struggle where only one could survive, yet now, a rare peace had emerged.
However, the Otsutsuki Clan would always be a threat. They themselves were not afraid, but the civilians were different, and Konoha's ninja were different.
"Improving our bloodlines cannot be delayed. We don't know when the Otsutsuki Clan will come, so we must speed up our progress."
"Have Fujima's research team accelerate their work. The Senju Clan and Uchiha Clan must complete the fusion within a month."
"The other clans need to be put on the schedule as soon as possible as well. It is useless if only a few of us are strong."
Madara Uchiha frowned tightly. When Jishiki Otsutsuki had first appeared, his clone had been beaten terribly.
Although he now possessed power at the peak of Six Paths, he could not be certain that he would be able to defeat the even more powerful Otsutsuki Clan.
Unknown dangers were often the most terrifying. Even if they truly had no experts beyond the peak of Six Paths, one would still be worried without knowing the truth.
What was more, this was an ancient race that had lived for