Why Do You Keep Making Me Mad?

Madara Uchiha had lost!

He had lost without any surprises.

Even though Chu Yang had known the outcome all along, he could not help feeling sorry for him. From the very beginning, Madara Uchiha had never stood a chance against a freak like Hashirama Senju.

The reason the later Madara Uchiha had been so obsessed with obtaining Hashirama Cells was not merely to gain the power of the Rinnegan, but also that terrifying regenerative ability.

Compared to Hashirama Senju's regenerative abilities, probably most tailed beasts could not even be mentioned in the same breath.

After Madara Uchiha's defeat, Hashirama Senju did not kill him. Instead, he once again asked him to form an alliance and cooperate with him, hoping that the two of them could build a peaceful village together.

Lying on the ground, Madara Uchiha wore a complicated expression as he murmured, "The Uchiha clan lost. I lost too."

Even without this battle, the Uchiha would have met the same end. The tide of events was against them; they did not have the slightest chance.

With his younger brother Izuna still alive, Madara Uchiha had not yet fallen into obsessive extremism. After hesitating for a while, he finally nodded in agreement.

At the same time, Chu Yang clearly sensed the killing intent continuously radiating from Tobirama Senju. It was obvious that he was extremely dissatisfied with his brother's actions.

Why not kill Madara Uchiha?

That man was destined to become a source of instability!

Tobirama Senju saw further than Hashirama. What he saw was not merely Madara Uchiha himself, but the entire Uchiha clan!

Unless the Senju clan was willing to surrender its leading position, those people would rebel sooner or later. Their strength was simply too great.

No powerful clan was willing to remain beneath another!

If not for the monster that was Hashirama Senju, the one losing today might have been the Senju clan.

"Teacher, there's no need to worry about the Uchiha clan. The clan itself isn't united. Every clan head rose to power through their own overwhelming strength. We only need to keep winning people over and dividing them, and the Uchiha clan will never be able to grow stronger."

The young voice abruptly snapped Tobirama Senju out of his anger. He looked thoughtfully at Chu Yang.

Tobirama Senju asked, "If it were you, what would you do?"

Chu Yang smiled. "Set up a department that looks highly prestigious but holds no real authority. Raise them up high and have them specialize in missions with extremely low survival rates."

"Let them accept people's praise and enjoy the halo of heroes, while willingly going off to die... or rather, sacrifice themselves."

"You can think of it as a more advanced form of moral coercion."

"Moral coercion?" Tobirama Senju repeated the unfamiliar term. A faint gleam appeared in his eyes. He could not deny that Chu Yang's idea was rather interesting.

But after thinking it over carefully, Tobirama Senju still shook his head. "You make it sound too simple. Madara Uchiha isn't an idiot. He'd see through your little scheme at a glance. It would be better to restrict their power from the start and gradually weaken them until they can no longer resist."

Chu Yang explained, "This plan has to begin with emotions. We need to make the Uchiha clan feel a sense of belonging toward the village the clan head is about to establish. We can't let them become outsiders within the village. Otherwise, they'll cling together even more tightly and become increasingly united under external pressure."

"Divide them through emotions... make them feel they belong... moral coercion... die beneath a hero's halo..." Tobirama Senju closed his eyes as Chu Yang's words echoed repeatedly through his mind. His ideas were strange, yet the more he considered them, the more unsettling they became.

As the saying went, a soft blade hurt the most when it cut, especially a rusty one...

"Using pleasant emotions as bait... you're simply playing with the Human Heart." Tobirama Senju suddenly narrowed his eyes. "It's a good thing you're from the Senju clan. Otherwise, I'd be the first to kill you."

Chu Yang curled his lips. "Teacher, that's not very fair. I only gave you advice because I saw you were troubled. Isn't that like slaughtering the donkey after it's done grinding?"

"Hmph!" The corners of Tobirama Senju's mouth lifted slightly. Chu Yang had given him a new way to solve the problem, immediately putting him in a much better mood.

He vaguely felt that this was more vicious... and more suitable than openly suppressing the Uchiha.

It would also spare him from clashing with his older brother Hashirama over the Uchiha clan. It was simply killing two birds with one stone.

At dawn, Tobirama Senju brought Chu Yang back to the camp ahead of the others. Without stopping, they rushed to the Dungeon and methodically released the Uchiha clansmen.

The Sealing Jutsu had not been lifted. Releasing them only made it easier for the doctors to treat them.

All that remained was to wait for the Uchiha clan to come collect them. After all, with Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha pushing for it, an alliance between the two great clans was inevitable. Offering a few small favors in advance would help win people's hearts.

Tobirama Senju held great prestige within the clan. Even though he had released their enemies on his own authority, not a single clansman raised any objections.

Chu Yang was utterly amazed by this.

"Tobirama Senju, what exactly are you trying to do?" Izuna Uchiha walked up to Tobirama Senju, his face full of confusion. He simply could not understand this move.

Tobirama Senju glanced at him and said blandly, "The Senju clan and the Uchiha clan have already decided to negotiate peace. Releasing you is only to ensure the negotiations proceed smoothly."

"You have such a huge advantage. Why would you negotiate peace..." Izuna Uchiha suddenly asked in delight, "Did my brother defeat Hashirama Senju?"

"Wake up! Even if they fought another hundred times, Madara Uchiha could never defeat my brother!" Tobirama Senju said disdainfully. "Madara Uchiha lost, but my brother has decided to let bygones be bygones and cooperate with you. Don't be ungrateful!"

"Impossible!" Izuna Uchiha's expression changed drastically, and his heart turned to ashes. Gritting his teeth, he said, "The Uchiha clan will never accept peace negotiations."

Chu Yang looked at him curiously and asked, "Then how long do you plan to fight? Until the Uchiha clan is wiped out? Even Madara Uchiha lost. What do you have left to fight us with?"

Pfft!

Chu Yang's retort left Izuna Uchiha speechless. Overcome by rage once more, he spat out a mouthful of hot blood!

This was already the third time!

Every word stabbed straight into his heart!

He glared indignantly at the youth. Why do you never anger anyone else and only ever make me mad?

That evening, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha arrived together at the Senju clan's camp, followed by the Senju clansmen who had previously been captured.

Tobirama Senju, who had already made preparations, handed the Uchiha clansmen over to Madara Uchiha as well.

Madara Uchiha looked at him in astonishment.

In his memory, Tobirama Senju was not someone so easy to reason with.

However...

Tobirama Senju then said something that shocked him even more.

"From now on, we're comrades!"