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"But what I want is an intact Ninja World, not a pile of ruins. If too many people die and everyone left hates me, what's the point of winning?"
"So we can't touch Black Zetsu yet."
"Not only that, I have to give him a push behind the scenes and let him keep stirring things up."
At his current rate of growth, in a few more years, he would think nothing of even Kaguya, let alone the Sage of Six Paths. He wasn't worried about anything going wrong.
After hearing him out, Madara Uchiha's expression changed again.
He stared at Xunjing, his eyes full of surprise. "You... that's what you've been planning?"
"You'd even dare to use something like Black Zetsu?"
After a few seconds of silence, Madara's expression grew complicated.
"Now I really believe you can unite the Ninja World and bring peace."
He stared at the young man before him, his thoughts churning.
This kid thought so far ahead, and covered every angle. If we'd had brains like his back then, the Ninja World would've been at peace long ago. Why would it have dragged on until now?
"Huh? You can do that? Why haven't I heard anything about this?"
The First Hokage suddenly cut in, looking utterly bewildered.
No one had discussed any of this with him!
Tobirama Senju pushed the door open and walked in with a cold chuckle.
"Brother, you're too straightforward. Telling you wouldn't have helped, and you might even have opposed it. Why bother?"
Hashirama immediately took offense. He turned to his younger brother and protested, "Tobirama, you're slandering me! Why would I disagree?"
"I think it's a great idea!"
"Taking over the entire Ninja World at the lowest possible cost benefits us in every way. Why would I oppose it?"
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