"You should have heard Izuna and Tobirama's conversation in the hospital room earlier.
To reach the Six Paths level, the Sharingan is the foundation.
And merging with a close relative's Mangekyō Sharingan to awaken the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan is only the first step."
Tetsuya spoke in a coaxing tone.
"Originally, if you'd let your younger brother die, you could have taken that first step after obtaining his Mangekyō.
But now your brother's life is no longer in danger. What are you going to do?"
At those words, even Hashirama noticed that something seemed off about the atmosphere.
Tobirama, meanwhile, knew that Tetsuya was stirring up trouble again.
The young Madara remained silent, saying nothing.
Tetsuya continued.
"Young Madara Uchiha, surely you've noticed the clear gap in power between you and Hashirama Senju.
And it's not just you. There's a gap between your Uchiha Clan and their Senju Clan, too.
Take the battle that just ended, for instance. Your Uchiha Clan suffered far greater losses than their Senju Clan.
In fact, quite a few Uchiha who failed to retreat from the battlefield in time gave up resisting and surrendered to the Senju Clan."
Madara clenched his fists as he listened to Tetsuya.
Tetsuya watched Madara Uchiha, taking in his every reaction.
"The truth is, you noticed this long ago yourself, didn't you?
When Hashirama said he wanted a ceasefire with you on the battlefield, you were already tempted, weren't you? Because you'd realized that gap existed.
You only chose to leave because of your younger brother.
But if you could obtain even greater power, perhaps things would turn out differently?"
"Enough. Stop talking."
Madara interrupted Tetsuya, drew a deep breath, and slowly let it out.
"Izuna matters most. If gaining that power means sacrificing Izuna, I don't need it.
As long