Madara's gaze drifted as he reminisced for a long while, yet Natsuki still did not see Black Zetsu make a move.
Natsuki was somewhat helpless, unsure which part had gone wrong.
Hashirama looked puzzled. The matter Natsuki had mentioned, Black Zetsu launching a sneak attack on Madara, had not happened.
He leaped directly to Natsuki's side and exchanged a glance with him.
Natsuki shook his head slightly, signaling that he did not know what was happening either.
But he pressed his hand down, indicating that it did not matter.
Kaguya would definitely emerge afterward anyway, though Madara might have to be dealt with by him personally.
Seeing Hashirama approach, Madara snapped out of his memories.
However, his first words made Hashirama's heart bloom with joy.
"Hashirama, I admit it. You are my best opponent and friend."
"Madara..."
The smile had just appeared on Hashirama's face when Madara cut him off.
"But!"
"Hashirama, you failed to bring change to the ninja world."
"At the beginning, you and I shared the same goal, and we began taking action together."
"Even children still wet behind the ears were forced onto the battlefield."
"We decided to change this kind of ninja world."
A trace of reminiscence also appeared on Hashirama's face.
"It was not that I had to compete with Hashirama."
"It was that the other side had hired the Senju Clan. If the opposing side did not hire our Uchiha Clan, even more people would die."
Natsuki shrugged, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. In truth, such matters changed over time.
Moreover, the reasons behind many things could be varied.
At the start, the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan had indeed been as Madara described. But by the time Hashirama and Madara held power,
there had been no need to fight anymore. Even Izuna