The Eager Uchiha Clan

If no one dared to act, it could only mean the benefits were not great enough.

In the pursuit of profit, anyone could go mad. Of course, Madara Uchiha was the utterly deranged type. What he pursued was something others did not even dare to imagine.

Of course, that was also because others either lacked the qualifications or did not know the way.

Black Zetsu would not casually choose people and lead them down the path of becoming so consumed by profit that they stood against the world. Ordinary people truly did not have those qualifications.

Compared to someone like Madara Uchiha, people like Ōnoki, whose eyes saw only their village's interests, were undoubtedly pathetically weak.

Unfortunately, there were not many second Madara Uchihas in this world.

He dared to think, dared to act, and ultimately succeeded. Even though he could not escape the fate of becoming a pawn, his greatness was right there for everyone to see. People had no choice but to admire him.

In short, different strength and different positions naturally led to different perspectives. Take Hikaru at this moment: others could not wait to replace the Third Hokage, yet he remained calm and composed. What he saw was something others could not see. Perhaps becoming Hokage was the greatest goal in these people's eyes, but to Hikaru, it was merely a natural step in the course of his growth.

Naturally, in the eyes of the higher-ups of the major villages, the enormous benefits war could bring were nothing much in Hikaru's eyes.

If Hikaru had shared the same thoughts as everyone else, he would definitely have been fixated on the interests between villages just like them.

If that were the case, Hikaru would probably have charged onto the battlefield at the first opportunity and beaten the