Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju could both tell that Uchiha Yato had been in rather poor condition when they first met.
The two of them could be said to understand the entire Uchiha Clan more deeply than anyone else.
Hashirama Senju understood them so well because he loved the Uchiha Clan too much, while Tobirama Senju understood them so well because he hated the Uchiha Clan too much.
At first, they had wanted to stall for time entirely so that Uchiha Yato could recover a little of his vigor and spirit, allowing them to have a battle none of them would regret.
But things did not go as they wished.
Although the stories Uchiha Yato told later were highly misleading and contained very little information, Tobirama Senju could still piece together the true truth from those lies and fragments of fact.
Never underestimate inventors from the Warring States period, an era that worshipped martial strength above all else.
Using his intelligence, Tobirama Senju quickly analyzed the actual situation.
The most undeniable truth was that the Senju Clan had now been wiped out.
It would have been a lie to say that Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju were not saddened by this outcome.
But Tobirama Senju adjusted his mindset remarkably quickly.
Back when the Land of Whirlpools was destroyed, although Konoha had failed to send reinforcements in time, the darker rule at the time was that everyone wanted the Uzumaki Clan to vanish from this world.
Though Tobirama Senju had done this himself, deep down he had been extremely unwilling to acknowledge it and had hoped to make amends.
Perhaps because his attempts at making amends had not gone far enough, or perhaps because the Senju Clan had been destined for the same fate, he calmly accepted the same end as