Family Concerns, Secretly Following Madara

To Uchiha Jobu, things like clan resources were actually insignificant. With his cheat that dropped treasure chests whenever he killed enemies, he could open not only skill fragments and Kunai from them.

He could even obtain Military Ration Pills and other resources.

On the contrary, being overly valued by the clan and having no chance to leave on missions was simply a waste of his cheat.

However, with guidance from the older generation of powerful clan members in ninjutsu, taijutsu, and ninja tool throwing, Uchiha Jobu had already reached the point where he could fight Izuna Uchiha without losing.

Among this generation of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Madara was naturally the strongest. At just eleven years old, he had already displayed talent that terrified enemies. Even when facing an entire mission squad alone, he could win with ease.

After finishing his scheduled training, he looked up and saw golden light piercing the darkness at the horizon.

"Jobu, come here. The clan head wants to see you."

Uchiha Hato appeared at the training ground and spoke.

Uchiha Jobu was not surprised. Ever since he had successfully used Earth Release ninjutsu, many of the clan's higher-ups had spoken with him from time to time. On one hand, they asked whether he needed anything; on the other, they were strengthening their ties with him.

Pushing open the double doors, he saw the clan head sitting cross-legged. He was puzzled that Uchiha Madara was nowhere to be seen.

"Clan Head, I'm here."

From Uchiha Tajima's slightly weary expression, Uchiha Jobu could sense that the Uchiha clan head had likely been exhausted lately. Still, that was only natural. He had to consider the clan's survival while constantly guarding against attacks from hostile clans.

"Mm. Sit down now that you're here. I have some questions for you."

"Do you know why Madara has been disappearing from the clan grounds lately?"

As Uchiha Tajima spoke, he had already activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan. His eyes were so scarlet that they seemed like coagulated blood filling his sockets.

In the Ninja World, these eyes alone could make many people abandon their missions at first sight.

The three tomoe slowly spun, each chasing the one before it, before gradually coming to a stop.

"Madara?"

Being stared at by those eyes was impossible without feeling pressure. Still, Uchiha Jobu truly had not seen much of Uchiha Madara lately. Madara had rarely appeared at the clan training grounds either.

Uchiha Jobu shook his head. "I don't know. Izuna has been training with me lately. Madara... he hardly seems to come to the training grounds anymore."

"Not at the training grounds? I understand. It seems Madara has been hiding some secret from the clan lately. Wait for me here tomorrow. Then we'll see exactly what Madara is doing."

Uchiha Tajima made his decision for the sake of the clan. The next-generation leader whom so many in the clan favored had been frequently leaving the clan grounds and even hiding it from the clan. That was already a very bad sign.

The next day, before the sky had even brightened, while it was still dim and hazy, Uchiha Jobu arrived outside Uchiha Tajima's home. Before he could knock, he sensed two figures appear beside him.

"Don't speak. Follow me."

The two figures were Uchiha Tajima and Izuna Uchiha.

Uchiha Jobu silently followed, already having a guess in his heart. It seemed that the matter between Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama had been noticed by both clans.

What came next would most likely be another fight.

And after this battle, Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama would truly become enemies. Both would wage war in every direction for their clans. When they met again, they would each be the head of their respective clans, leading their people to fight desperately for survival.

Suddenly, an image flashed through his mind. It was the instant Izuna Uchiha was killed, a figure as swift as a flash of light cutting across Izuna Uchiha with a bloodstained blade.

"Flying Raijin Slice..."

Would Izuna die in the future?

As he thought of this, Uchiha Jobu covertly glanced at the figure beside him. He felt rather uncomfortable. How could someone like Tobirama Senju, who constantly called the Uchiha evil, become such a righteous and glorious figure in Naruto?

In the future, the Warring States Era would be brought to an end by the alliance of the Uchiha and Senju Clan, and the Ninja World would formally enter the era of ninja villages.

But the thought of a Senju Clan member becoming Hokage, then continuing to target the Uchiha, even nearly driving the Uchiha Clan to extinction, made Uchiha Jobu unwilling to let it truly happen. If the era of ninja villages was bound to arrive, then the one controlling the Hidden Leaf Village should be the Uchiha Clan.

If...

Yes. If the Uchiha Clan could establish a ninja village through the strength of one clan alone, or even directly conquer the Ninja World, then the Senju Clan should be the ones exterminated.

The instant this thought arose, it was like a spark falling onto a pile of dry grass. It rapidly blazed out of control, illuminating the road Uchiha Jobu would take from then on: leading the Uchiha Clan to conquer this pitiful, laughable world.

Then the first step was to resolve the matter before him and bring Uchiha Madara back to the clan.

After all, judging from the plot, frequent wars would certainly follow. Otherwise, even a clan-head-level expert like Uchiha Tajima could not possibly die.

A winding river separated the Uchiha Clan from the Senju Clan. Here stood an Uchiha boy and a dull-looking Senju Clan boy.

The two picked up stones and threw them at each other, treating the stones as Shuriken and competing that way.

"Hahaha! Madara, my Shuriken technique is better than yours now! Your stone got smashed by mine!"

"Shut up! I wasn't even using my full strength. Otherwise, how could you possibly have shattered the stone I threw? Besides, only you would come up with using stones instead of Shuriken. If we're competing, then use real Shuriken!"

"But weren't we competing to see who could skip stones farther and more times? I was..."

"I said shut up! And..."

Suddenly, five figures appeared. Three stood behind Uchiha Madara, while the other two landed beside Senju Hashirama. The instant they appeared, real Shuriken were thrown toward one another.

Uchiha Tajima raised his head and revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan. Lifting the Uchiha sacred weapon, the Gunbai, he resembled a general looking down upon the world, his powerful aura instantly intimidating the other side.

"Senju Clan..."

Butsuma Senju held the greatsword in his hand horizontally before him, while his other hand gripped the hilt of the sword on his back. He wore dark crimson plate armor, looking less like a ninja and more like a samurai.

"Uchiha Clan..."

Both sides...

Were building momentum.