Tobirama Senju, who had always been confident in himself, chose to remain silent.
Because the facts were right in front of him, leaving no room for rebuttal or excuses.
During the early days of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, every village was still developing in a very primitive manner. There were not many shinobi in each village, and with the wars between nations having only just ended, being able to mobilize several thousand shinobi for battle was already impressive.
How could each of the Five Great Shinobi Villages fight with only two or three thousand shinobi mobilized?
How many would that even add up to?
Even with powerful people like them present, setting aside the Akatsuki lurking in the shadows, the hundred-thousand-strong White Zetsu Army alone could wear them to death.
You killed an enemy, and that enemy would cling to you, infiltrate your side, and wreak havoc in every possible way. It would cause everyone to distrust one another. This kind of war simply could not be fought.
Having learned all the intelligence, Tobirama Senju could not help but complain, "If not for Madara's despicable plan, how could there be..."
Anyway, when in doubt, blame Madara Uchiha.
"Tobirama! I know you have a prejudice against Madara, but he did not create these things. He was deceived as well."
Hashirama Senju rebuked him, "From the moment the village was founded, you should not have targeted the Uchiha again and again. Even after my death, this behavior only became more excessive."
"Then Hiruzen and the others inherited your will and nearly forced the Uchiha to the edge of a cliff. If the Uchiha had truly launched a coup, what do you think would have become of the village?"
"..."
Tobirama Senju, face darkening after being scolded, answered, "It would have fallen