"We're about to go to war with the other ninja villages, so when you return, I hope you'll train hard."
"Only if you train properly will you have a better chance of surviving on the battlefield."
"The laws of survival in the Ninja World are cruel. I hope you understand that."
"You've grown up in a greenhouse. If you don't experience the harsh reality of the world outside, you'll never grow."
After the evaluation ended, Madara Uchiha began reading from a sheet of notes Izuna Uchiha had prepared for him.
"Are we all going to fight? I've never been on a battlefield. I don't know how strong those ninja are."
"What's there to be afraid of? Konoha is the strongest village. They're all just weaklings."
"Exactly. Konoha was founded by the strongest clans, the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan. Those other villages are nothing but rabble."
"That's right. What's there to fear from four ninja villages? I'm not afraid of anything. I'll take them all on!"
"Me too. I want to fight a good battle!"
Hearing Madara Uchiha's words, the students all broke into happy smiles. None of them had experienced war, so they had no idea how terrifying it could be.
That was why they were even more eager for war, convinced that there was nothing frightening about it.
Maybe they wouldn't feel the same once the time actually came.
"All right, that's all."
Seeing that everyone below had begun whispering among themselves, Madara Uchiha quickly called out to them.
"Yes!"
Everyone shouted loudly, each of them visibly excited.
"They're certainly fired up."
Hashirama Senju looked at the children below, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
"Not a single person in Konoha is a coward. Of course they're fired up."
"Let's confirm the departure time first!"
"We