"Don't be disappointed, Itachi, and don't blame your father. Your father is also a victim of the Uchiha's twisted traditions."
"What you need to do now is keep learning and training hard. When you're older and strong enough, you can try to change your clan."
Tobirama's words weren't gentle, but they were calm and reasonable.
Itachi walked out of his home with his head lowered. After leaving the Clan Land, he stopped.
"Teacher Tobirama, was that how you and the First brought an end to the chaotic Sengoku era?"
Itachi's question made Tobirama, within the Consciousness Space, pause. He instinctively recalled his youth and the time he had spent with his elder brother.
Without realizing it, Tobirama's lips curled into a smile.
"Yes! My elder brother had dreamed of changing the world from a very young age, and he truly did it."
"The chaos of the Sengoku era was beyond anything children like you could imagine."
"Back then, shinobi clans of every size fought one another over missions and conflicts between them."
"Hatred spread through everyone. Even three- and four-year-old children had to carry weapons and be ready to fight at any moment."
"My elder brother and I actually had two other younger brothers, Itama and Kawarama. Both of them were killed when they were very young, caught in an attack by shinobi from the Uchiha and Hagoromo clans."
As Tobirama spoke, Itachi continued on, walking beneath the warm sunlight into the dense woods until he gradually disappeared into the shadows.
"Teacher Tobirama, is that why you hated the Uchiha?"
"Itachi, you might not know this, but your former clan leader, Madara Uchiha, lost his younger brother to me. His other younger brothers were also killed by enemy shinobi when they were very young."
Tobirama's words made Itachi stop again.