Mingye said nothing. The pain in his heart was not something he could fully tell anyone, just as Izuna and Madara had never told him the slightest bit of their sorrow. Their silence only came from differing views on how to face things, each hiding their own thoughts and burying their grief deep underground within their hearts.
Who knew how long passed before Mingye suddenly turned his head toward the passage atop the city wall. Senju Hashirama appeared alone in Izuna and Mingye's sight. Izuna instantly activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and stepped in front of Mingye, guarding against Hashirama's every move. Mingye, however, patted Izuna on the shoulder, looked at Hashirama, and joked, "Second Brother, don't panic. He wouldn't dare start a fight with you and me here. After all, his current status is different from ours. We're the righteous side! He's still a wanted criminal!"
Hashirama gave a bitter smile, looked at Mingye, who was mocking him, and said, "Mingye! Why have you become so cruel?"
Mingye calmly sensed his surroundings and found no trace of Tobirama. Either he was hidden in an extremely strange way, or Tobirama truly had not come. Though Mingye wanted to kill Hashirama, he also knew that fighting here gave him no advantage at all. What was more, even if he and Izuna fought together, they might not be able to kill Hashirama. So he spoke, mocking him, wanting to provoke him into leaving in anger.
"You and I have only met two or three times. With so few meetings, how could you possibly understand my true nature? Hashirama, if you're trying to play the emotional card, I advise you to give up. I have always regarded you as a mortal enemy. If you don't die, my heart will never be at ease! No