"Yes, I'm scared."
Tobirama's expression was unusually calm, as if the one being scared wasn't him.
As for Madara, he thought Tobirama would deny it in every possible way. He never expected this white-haired guy to admit it so easily.
This left Madara feeling uncomfortable.
He had prepared many sarcastic remarks for Tobirama, but now, he couldn't say a word.
"You're ready to be beaten by me, right?"
Thrown off by Tobirama, Madara couldn't think of anything else to say and could only try to salvage his pride.
He had made up his mind that no matter what, whether this damn barrier could convince him or not, he was definitely going to beat up this annoying white-haired brat.
"…"
Tobirama, however, didn't say much. He simply nodded calmly.
The way he looked at Madara made him want to hit him on the spot.
He was really acting so smug.
Fortunately, Hashirama stopped Madara just in time, otherwise, Tobirama would have been in serious trouble.
"Hey, little brother, can you not be so smug?"
After calming Madara down, Hashirama wiped the sweat from his forehead and quietly said to Tobirama, "I'm really afraid that one night, in the dead of night, he might secretly come and beat you up."
"It's fine. With Madara's personality, he wouldn't do something sneaky like that."
"You really know Madara well, huh?"
Hashirama first agreed with Tobirama's words, then suddenly changed the topic, saying: "The old Madara probably wouldn't, but now Madara's brother, Izuna, has been brought back to life by you. Think about it—if you were Izuna, would you try to convince Madara to secretly beat you up?"
Tobirama really thought about it for a while before answering Hashirama: "Hmm, you're right, big brother."
"Glad you understand."
Before Hashirama could finish his sentence, Tobirama interrupted and continued: "Looks like we need to find a time to strike first and give Izuna a beating."
"Huh? How could you think of something like that?"
"Heh, I can't beat Madara, but can I not handle Izuna? If Madara gets angry, you've got me standing in front of you, right?"
Saying this, Tobirama suddenly hugged Hashirama and whispered: "You wouldn't want your brother to be beaten by someone else, right?"
"…"
Hashirama: This is really troublesome!
[Actually, Tobirama's fear of the Sharingan is completely reasonable. After all, Hashirama has seen the terror of Madara firsthand.]
[However, Hashirama's handling of it is just absurd.]
[Every time Madara and his brother meet, Hashirama acts like a humble husband caught between his wife and mother-in-law.]
[But when the couple is alone, Hashirama's words are as sweet as honey.]
[He promised Madara that the Hokage Monument would soon have Madara's cute face carved into it.]
[However, when it comes to negotiating with the Land of Fire's investors, it's always Tobirama who handles it.]
[In such cases, it would be normal for Tobirama to praise his older brother.]
[Thus, the situation formed where Hashirama kept Madara in check alone, while Tobirama worked to benefit his older brother.]
[As their lives continued to improve, Madara completely lost support within the Uchiha clan.]
[In the end, Hashirama became the First Hokage of Konoha, while Madara lost both power and influence. Truly a tragic turn of events.]
[Heartbroken, he arrived in front of the clan's ancestral stone tablet.]
[Using his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, he saw the "truth" of the unity of all things.]
"Hashirama, do you know why I must carry out the Eye of the Moon plan?"
Hashirama pointed at the stone tablet on the light screen and asked, "Is it because of this stone tablet?"
Madara nodded and replied, "Yes, that's right."
Then, Madara continued speaking to Hashirama, "This stone tablet has been passed down through the Uchiha clan for generations. How many generations it's been passed down, I can't even trace. Of course, that's not important. What matters is the content on it. I believe it's the truth."
"Oh? Why do you believe so strongly in this stone tablet?"
"The reason I bit off a piece of your flesh during our battle was because of what I understood from this stone tablet. This is also the origin of my Rinnegan."
"So, because of this Rinnegan, you completely believe in the content on this stone tablet?"
"Yes, it's the result of long-term observation, investigation, and research by our Uchiha ancestors. It is absolutely correct."
At this point, Izuna couldn't help but speak up, "Is there a possibility that the content on the stone tablet has been altered?"
Izuna asked this because he remembered what Tobirama had said about Kaguya's influence.
If Kaguya really was the mastermind behind everything, then this stone tablet would definitely be involved in some way.
"Don't worry, Izuna. This stone tablet is special. Only our Uchiha clan's Sharingan can interpret it. The stronger the Sharingan, the more you can see from it. Outsiders can't even see the contents, so altering it is naturally impossible."
"What about the clan members? What if those who are unhappy with the clan alter the content?"
"They won't. Because the location of the stone tablet is known only to the clan leader. Once someone becomes the clan leader, they won't alter it, as it's vital for the continuation of the clan."
"No wonder I didn't know about the stone tablet. It turns out only the clan leader knows its location."
Izuna looked thoughtful. He didn't have any more questions about the stone tablet.
Anyway, he didn't hear any flaws in Madara's words, and there was nothing to ask.
"Madara, don't be too confident. The information from the screen has never been wrong. If it says Black Zetsu is not your will, then it's definitely not your will."
Looking at Tobirama, Madara snorted.
Since the screen first appeared, the things shown about his past, though the narrator had been very sarcastic, had never been wrong.
"Is that so? Then I'll wait and see."
[Through the stone tablet, he realized that Hashirama's path of establishing the village for peace was not the right path.]
[Madara remembered the younger brother he had protected with everything he had, now gone.]
[And he had failed to protect his clan, as he had promised Izuna.]
[So, he called Hashirama out to meet him and bluntly told him that the Uchiha would eventually be completely swallowed by Konoha.]
[Facing Hashirama, who sat on the position of the First Hokage, Madara humbly asked him one last time: Will you choose me or the village?]
Madara: ???
[After waiting for a long time without receiving an answer, Madara left alone.]
[In a flash, Hashirama walked down the road the two of them had once walked together, and with his heart temporarily broken, he felt a strange emotion.]
[Hashirama: I've come to this street again, suddenly thinking of him. I feel so sad. Actually, there should be two of us standing here.]
[After feeling nostalgic, Hashirama turned his head and went to find the red-haired hot girl from the Uzumaki clan to be his new girlfriend.]
[It turns out childhood sweethearts can't beat fate.]
"Hot girl? Heh, soon it'll be a handsome red-haired guy."
Looking at the screen, Mito sneered.
She had already thought it through. When Hashirama becomes a woman and Madara turns into a man, she'd know just how to get back at them.
Mito: Heh heh, the tides will turn. The way you treated me back then, now it's my turn to treat you the same!
Hashirama: Calm down, calm down, Mito!
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