Long Live Peace

"What's going on? Why have the clan head and Lord Izuna come back? Aren't we fighting anymore?"

"Good thing we're not. I've hated the battlefield for ages. We've spent our whole lives fighting and killing. What have we gotten out of it? Broken homes and shattered families. Sigh...!"

"Exactly! I don't want to fight anymore either, but they keep forcing us onto the battlefield. Who wants to go and die? I don't want to fight anymore."

"Hmph, you're all cowards. Do you think we want to fight? It's the Senju Clan that insists on fighting us. Otherwise, why would we be forced onto the battlefield?"

"War has torn countless families apart. My baby was just born! I don't want to die for this either!"

"Me neither. I don't want to fight anymore. I hope there won't be any more wars."

After fighting for countless years, the Uchiha Clan had long grown sick of war. But there was nothing they could do. They had to follow the clan's orders in everything. Even if they didn't want to go, they had to.

After all, they were members of the Uchiha Clan. If they didn't fight and the Uchiha Clan was wiped out, who would protect their families? They could only grit their teeth and head into battle.

"Clop, clop, clop...!"

Madara Uchiha and Izuna Uchiha walked step by step toward their camp, where they saw countless clan members talking among themselves.

"Everyone, I have something to announce."

Seeing all the clan members, Madara stepped forward and addressed them kindly.

"When has the clan head ever been this polite to us?"

"Exactly! It's rare to see, but the clan head is the strongest man in the Uchiha Clan. He has every right to be a little arrogant."

"That's right. I think the clan head is incredibly cool. If he weren't here, we'd have been wiped out long ago."

The Uchiha Clan members had never seen Madara so warm and approachable. They whispered among themselves.

But soon, everyone fell quiet and lined up, their eyes fixed on Madara as they waited to hear what he would say next.

"From now on, we won't have to fight anymore. I've already reached an agreement with Hashirama Senju, the clan head of the Senju Clan."

"From now on, our two clans will live in peace and join forces to build a village, where everyone can live together in peace and prosperity."

"Now, I'm asking you: are you willing?"

Madara looked at the Uchiha Clan members before him and spoke slowly.

"Clink, clink, clatter...!"

In an instant, the Uchiha Clan members all threw down the kunai in their hands. Only a few people still held on to their weapons. Their faces were alight with joy.

"Good heavens! What did I just hear? We won't have to fight anymore? Hahaha! We'll finally have peace!"

"Long live! Long live the clan head!"

"Haha, no more fighting ever again. We're at peace!"

"Did you hear? We won't have to fight anymore! Hahaha!"

Countless Uchiha Clan members were astonished and overjoyed. They were thrilled that they would no longer have to worry about fighting or sacrifice countless lives to war.

Seeing their reaction, Madara smiled with relief.

"So they all hate war this much. I really was wrong before."

"Father, everyone longs for peace. You were wrong back then, too."

Seeing the excitement on the faces of the clan members before him, Izuna smiled as well. He looked at his elder brother, and Madara looked back at him. The two exchanged smiles.

"Good. Since no one objects, we'll make a peace agreement. No one will have to fight anymore. Heh!"

Madara smiled at the clan members and called out loudly.

"Oh! Oh! Oh! No more fighting!"

"Long live! Long live! Hahaha!"

The Uchiha Clan members leaped for joy, waving their hands and celebrating.

"Everyone, settle down for a moment. I have one more thing to announce. I need your approval for this, and in the end, the decision is yours."

Seeing how happy everyone was made Madara happy too. He remembered what Senju Fujima had said and quickly called for the clan members to quiet down. He still had one more thing to announce.

As soon as Madara finished speaking, everyone fell silent, eager to hear what he had to say next. They looked at him with fervent admiration.

Before them stood the clan head who would lead them to a happy life, a man who had shown them boundless kindness.

"The Senju Clan has agreed to intermarry with our clan. I'd like to hear what you think."

"If any of you are willing, you can marry into the Senju Clan, bringing our two clans closer together."

"So, I'm asking you now: are you willing?"

When Madara announced this, it struck the hearts of countless people like an exploding bomb. Everyone froze.

This was something unprecedented in history. Fortunately, all the clan members were young, even those so-called elders.

Unlike the Senju Clan, whose elders were still old men.

During these years of war, Madara—who didn't yet have the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan—had always been at a disadvantage on the battlefield. As a result, few people had survived.

After all, Hashirama's Wood Release was simply too powerful. They had no choice but to choose their elders from among the younger generation.

Fortunately, any Uchiha who awakened the Three Tomoe and had decent talent could hold their own against the Senju Clan's elders. Even if all they could do was hold them off, that was enough.

That was what had kept the Uchiha Clan from being completely wiped out. The Senju Clan had no special Kekkei Genkai awakenings, and without the abnormal Hashirama Senju, it would have been difficult for them to gain the upper hand.

But the Senju Clan's greatest strengths were their chakra and physical constitution, which made the two clans more or less evenly matched.

"Intermarry with the Senju Clan? I think it's a good idea. We're all people, so why shouldn't we marry? I have no objections."

"I think it's fine too. It'll bring our two clans closer, so there'll be no chance of another war."

"I don't think we should. That would taint the Uchiha Clan's bloodline."

"The Senju Clan's bloodline is strong too. Combining our strengths sounds good to me."

"Exactly. Rather than marrying into a weaker clan, we should join with the Senju Clan's strong physique. I think it's a good idea."

Everyone longed for peace. Some didn't, but they were Madara's die-hard loyalists and obeyed his decisions without question.

Some thought it was fine to intermarry with the Senju Clan, while others objected. They clung to old-fashioned ideas and believed it would taint their bloodline.

But most people were firmly in favor. They didn't think there was anything wrong with the two clans intermarrying.

"Good. I've heard you. Some of you agree, and some of you don't."

"But that doesn't matter. It's enough if some of you agree."

"Then we'll reach an agreement with the Senju Clan and join forces. Those who agree to intermarry with the Senju Clan can do so. Those who don't can continue marrying within the clan. I have no objections either way."

"Also, the Senju Clan's clan head has made a sacrifice for peace and for intermarriage between our clans."

"He's offering his own son—the young clan head of the Senju Clan—for us to choose a suitable clan member to marry."

"Think about it. Is there anyone in your family who'd be willing to marry into the Senju Clan and become the wife of their young clan head?"

Madara heard the clan members whispering among themselves, and he also heard that most of them agreed. Only a few objected, but that no longer mattered. It was enough that some were willing. Then he dropped another bombshell, filling the hearts of those with young daughters at home with delight.

Who was the Senju Clan's young clan head? He was the future clan head of the Senju Clan. If they married off their daughters to him, they would become the future clan head's in-laws. It was an incredible opportunity!

"Clan head, my Han would be a good choice. My Han would be perfect! She's already thirteen and will be old enough to marry soon."

"Clan head, my Bing would be a good choice too! She's only eight, but we can wait a few years."

"Clan head, choose my daughter! My Ya would be a good choice. She's just ten, the same age as the Senju Clan's young clan head!"

In an instant, dozens of people stepped forward, offering their daughters to marry Senju Fujima. It was a chance to rise to the top overnight. Who would turn it down?

"Uh...!"

Madara suddenly found himself faced with so many willing families and couldn't decide what to do. He glanced helplessly at Izuna beside him.

"Pfft...!"

"Heh!"

Seeing how helpless his elder brother looked, Izuna couldn't help laughing.

"All right, everyone."

"There are too many of you, and the young clan head only has one wife to choose. You said two or three candidates would be one thing, but with so many, how is he supposed to choose?"

"Let's leave this for now. Submit everyone's names, and my elder brother and I will check them over before notifying the Senju Clan's clan head. We'll see whom he chooses."

"Don't worry. You'll all have a chance, and there are plenty of other Senju Clan members too."

There was nothing Izuna could do. He hadn't expected so many people to be willing to marry their daughters to Senju Fujima. He smiled and called out loudly to the clan members before him.

"All right, we'll get ready as soon as we go back."

"That's right. We'll get everything ready and hand it all to the clan head."

"Exactly, hahaha! Our Ya is so beautiful. She's sure to be chosen."

"Our Han is pretty too. She'll definitely be chosen, hahaha!"

Before long, everyone finally calmed down, and Madara breathed a sigh of relief. When they'd heard that the Senju Clan's clan head wanted his son to marry, they'd all been eager to marry off their daughters. He hadn't been able to withstand the pressure.

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