I Am No Longer Your Clan Head

"Yes, Lord Madara."

Black Zetsu began to consider whether he should silence everyone present to avoid affecting his future work.

"Very good." Uchiha Madara sized up Uchiha Shingen, nodded, indicating that he was satisfied with his appearance. "Come! Please me!"

Uchiha Shingen: "..."

This person still has the same old flavor.

It's always this tone that says, "If I'm not happy, neither should you be."

There was no way to talk to Uchiha Madara about the importance of peace.

You can't even appeal to their empathy, since empathy requires making them happy first.

Since that's the case, we might as well just be happy.

"Chief Ban, I'm here."

Don't make me say it a second time.

Boom!

As Uchiha Shingen swept past, Kisame Hoshigaki and the other three were pushed several steps away by the force of the wind.

With the Earth Release: Earth Spear enhanced, his fist, accompanied by a strong wind, Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Madara caught the punch with his hand, Chakra gathered in his palm, and with the shockwave and superhuman strength, he and Uchiha Shingen soared into the air.

"Not bad." Uchiha Madara in the wind, hovered in mid-air, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes. "But not elegant enough."

They kept talking, but neither of them stopped moving.

To outsiders, their Taijutsu movements are remarkably similar.

Of course they're similar.

The history of the conflict between the Senju of the Forest and Uchiha Clan spans centuries, and during this long period of large-scale battles, both clans have influenced each other's Taijutsu systems.

Although the Uchiha Clan is famous for its Manipulated Shuriken Technique, its Taijutsu) are not weak.

When fighting against the Senju Clan, Taijutsu are extremely important.

Otherwise, once the Crimson Sun Formation is activated, a group of burly men will rush over with roars, and those with poor Taijutsu will be paralyzed on the spot.

As a powerful man capable of taking down a Tailed Beasts with a single kick, Uchiha Madara didn't Taijutsu Senju Clan the Senju Hashirama.

However, Uchiha Shingen's order was reversed, which naturally didn't seem elegant enough to Uchiha Madara.

Both of them unleashed the power of Wind Release without using Susanoo. Even without using Susanoo, there was a terrifying aura around them, making it impossible for ordinary people to get close.

After separating again, the two of them unanimously unleashed a Fire Release, even using the same Fire Release.

Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation Arrow.

The arrow-shaped flames, of an absolutely outrageous scale, spread out from different directions, the enormous arrowhead-shaped flames first turning the sky red, and then colliding together.

The stalemate continued to release heat, turning the sky above everyone's heads red and spreading heat to the ground, while also beginning to change the local climate.

On the ground, everyone had different thoughts.

"It seems this wasn't the work of the Uchiha Clan..." Kisame Hoshigaki, gazing thoughtfully at the terrifying scene in the sky.

At first, they all thought that the Uchiha Clan had used the Impure World Reincarnation to summon their ancestors to suppress any negative influence.

It now appears that this is not the case.

"Kill these people and find the Uchiha Clan civilians." He issued the new order decisively.

The "people" referred to are, of course, the few Uchiha Clan and Black Zetsu who remained in this place.

Zabuza Momochi and the others stopped their usual banter with Kisame Hoshigaki about "who gives the orders." Those two in the sky were too much for them; they should stay away from them and get on with their work.

Chojuro mustered his courage again, Ringo Ameyuri smiled excitedly.

The four of them charged together towards Black Zetsu and the Uchiha Clan ahead.

The Uchiha Clan ninjas, who had been anticipating the four, either activated their Sharingan or Hand Seals.

In the arena, only Black Zetsu seemed out of place.

However, Ringo Ameyuri's primary target was Black Zetsu; she found this dark creature particularly interesting.

Black Zetsu watched as the woman charged towards him, wielding two short swords that generated electricity, her expression one of utter excitement. He just felt...

Is there something wrong with its brain? What makes it seem like it's in cahoots with the Uchiha Clan behind it?

But...

Looking at the two guys in the sky using Wind Release and Fire Release, Black Zetsu felt that leaving now wouldn't be a good idea.

Fighting these people wouldn't affect the plan, and gaining some goodwill from the Uchiha Clan wouldn't be bad either.

So it got into position.

Come on, you stupid woman!

Suddenly, a thunderstorm struck, lightning bolts like spears, aimed at the Four Ninja Swordsmen.

Kisame Hoshigaki wielded Shark Skin to block the lightning bolts aimed at him, and the others also used their own methods.

Uchiha Shingen descended from the sky and landed next to Black Zetsu.

"You're a loyal friend, Old Black, you didn't run away." He patted Black Zetsu on the shoulder first, then looked at the four of them with a hostile gaze. "Zabuza, I told you to ask me. You look down on me?"

Zabuza Momochi, wielding the Kubikiribōchō's Blade, remained silent.

This isn't like what happened at the ramen shop before.

"Leaf Village's White Ghost, are you planning to hold us all off by yourself?" Kisame Hoshigaki had already untied the bandages used to conceal Shark Skin's true form. "You still have enemies to contend with."

Having just consumed Chakra, Shark Skin's size has increased.

This makes it look more like a spiny lizard.

"I am Kisame Hoshigaki." Feeling the Chakra, Kisame Hoshigaki grinned. "Lord White Ghost, I look forward to your guidance from now on."

"Where did you get this idea of a future?" Uchiha Shingen sneered.

Someone like Kisame Hoshigaki is not even worth capturing.

Once he has chosen a master, he will never betray him; his mission is paramount. That's Kisame Hoshigaki.

Suddenly, a strong wind arose overhead, forcing Kisame Hoshigaki and the others to lower their heads.

Uchiha Madara descended amidst the raging wind.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: I am no longer your clan leader

Uchiha Madara in the air.

If you're willing to use Wind Release continuously, you can even levitate someone in the air.

The body in this Impure World Reincarnation is actually heavier than the one in life.

However, since the body is now dust, its physical strength is weaker than when it was alive.

However, the weight of the body is as insignificant as dust; it is the weight of the heart that can leave one with nothing, like a walking corpse.

From this perspective, Uchiha Madara felt that the Impure World Reincarnation body was actually quite suitable for him.

But...

[To protect our people...]

Looking down at Uchiha Shingen, who had landed, Uchiha Madara felt that if this young man had been born in his and Hashirama's era, he would have been able to help the two brothers lead the Uchiha Clan to greater prosperity.

Like his younger brother Uchiha Izuna, he is a person with a strong sense of group consciousness.

To make the Uchiha Clan uniquely great was Izuna's dream.

Therefore, he cannot bow down to the Senju of the Forest.

But he also hoped that Hashirama, that idiot, could fulfill the dream they had talked about together when they were young.

This was a dilemma, and Uchiha Madara made a choice.

He went alone to the Senju Clan territory, was defeated, and was told that no one in the Uchiha Clan would resist anymore, and that killing him would end everything.

Izuna is dead, and he wants revenge. It has nothing to do with anyone else in the Uchiha Clan. He will take responsibility for everything.

He knew Hashirama was a kind and benevolent man, and he believed in their friendship. With Hashirama's character and his death, the Uchiha Clan wouldn't fare too badly.

In this way, as the older brother, he did not betray Izuna.

But he really didn't expect it...

Hashirama, he's actually going to commit suicide?

Are you an idiot?! I went through all that trouble, and you just want to commit suicide?!

Even if I said it casually, didn't I say other things too? Did you lose your ears?

Does it mean you can't understand human speech or something? Chieftain, did you not study linguistics?

Having realized this, the second time, he simply made his point clear.

When he returned with the intention of destroying Leaf Village, Hashirama, as expected, took it seriously.

He doesn't even use his brain to think about it. If he could do it, why would he refuse to let those of his people follow him?

I can't have a normal conversation with this person; we just don't get along.

Uchiha Madara looked down; the remaining few Mist Ninja had already been stopped by Uchiha Shingen.

If it were Izuna, he would definitely rush over immediately upon seeing this situation.

[Fine, there's no peace and quiet until the rats are gone.]

He descended as well.

As it landed on the ground, the deep red armor clattered, indicating that its owner was not in a particularly good mood.

"Kid, what are you doing?" Uchiha Madara asked.

Come and keep this old man company while he continues to have fun.

Uchiha Shingen felt that this was what he was trying to express.

"As you can see, I am fighting against foreign enemies," said Uchiha Shingen.

In his memory, Uchiha Madara became increasingly unpredictable as he grew older, and only when he walked with Senju Hashirama could he occasionally see the same composure he had in his youth.

That was the only time after Uchiha Madara returned to his childhood aspirations after he became an adult, but such aspirations were like a tree without roots, difficult to sustain, and extremely intolerant of external pressures.

Even in their youth, Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama possessed distinctly different qualities. Although they shared the same ideals, their approaches to realizing those ideals were completely different.

Senju Hashirama firmly believed that peace required a path of universal harmony, while Uchiha Madara favored peace based on the law of the jungle, and his fundamental view was that strength and power were the foundation of his Uchiha Madara.

However, when faced with the choice between realism and idealism, Uchiha Madara, who believed in power and authority, was also an idealist.

For Uchiha Madara, who lived in a time of war and had to fight on the battlefield from a young age for his family and for survival, some of his hatred was not directed at the enemy, but at the war itself.

So, although he killed more people than anyone else, he was indeed a staunch anti-war activist...

At this moment, this anti-war leader, who adhered to the law of the jungle, made the following assessment of Uchiha Shingen's statement about "fighting against foreign enemies."

"You're considered quite good within the Uchiha Clan, but you've inevitably been tainted by the village's weakness. Too many concerns prevent you from achieving anything."

Even though he was the first to propose to Hashirama that there would be no war if people could understand each other, in the midst of chaos, the two men interpreted "mutual understanding" differently.

Uchiha Madara would beat someone half to death before even talking to them.

Without a strong fist, the desire for peace cannot be conveyed.

Of course, that was his thinking in the past, not his current thinking.

He is not the same person he used to be.

"Clan Chief Madara, these people intend to capture our clansmen and take them to Hidden Mist Village," Uchiha Shingen said bluntly.

He knew that Uchiha Madara was actually a conservative when it came to the issue of bloodline.

In the original timeline, this concept did not change even though he was no longer the clan leader; otherwise, he wouldn't have Kabuto Yakushi Uchiha Clan after being Impure World Reincarnation in the original timeline.

"That's irrelevant." Uchiha Madara's expression remained unchanged. "There will always be people who covet the power of the Uchiha Clan; you're being too verbose."