Senju Tobirama and Uchiha Izuna were having a fierce argument.
The two of them were pushing and shoving each other, their pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan red with deep-seated hatred. They recalled each other's scandalous pasts in detail, nearly exposing childhood bedwetting incidents...
But the only solace was that.
The two of them had not started fighting yet, just pointed at each other's noses and hurled insults, remaining at the stage of verbal assaults.
As for why...
Senju Tobirama and Uchiha Izuna both had Aomi's words echoing in their minds—"If you can't unite, I will sacrifice the entire planet!"
Neither of them doubted that Aomi could really do such a thing!
Because Aomi had already drained the natural energy from the ocean in an instant...
Draining the entire world wasn't a tall tale either...
"As expected, brother was right... This Ninja World is always full of endless quarrels! Even after brother gave an ultimatum, these two still don't have any sense of unity!"
Shisui stood beside Hatake Sakumo and Kakuzu, with Tsunade behind him, speaking to himself with eyes red and irritation evident.
Hatake Sakumo and Kakuzu exchanged a glance, both seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.
This world is just like that...
What they call peace is only relative... Even in times without war, there are no large-scale battles between factions, but even within a single village, comrades still suppress each other, even to the point of taking each other's lives.
Hatake Sakumo was set up by Shimura Danzo, and Kakuzu was sent to die by the higher-ups of Hidden Waterfall; these are commonplace occurrences in every village.
Rivals like Uchiha Izuna and Senju Tobirama, even under Aomi's pressure, how could they suddenly let go and become unwavering allies?
It's unrealistic.
And Tsunade remained silent throughout, as if under a genjutsu, repeatedly pondering over Kaguya's visage...
No, how could there be a woman inside Aomi!
And that kind of transcendent aura, making Tsunade, a mortal, feel an inferiority complex of self-harm, that Otsutsuki...
This is truly excessive!
"Impossible... With Aomi's kindness, he definitely wouldn't want to abandon us and fight alone! He must have said those words under the influence of that bad woman inside him trying to seize control!"
Tsunade tightly clenched her fists, never before feeling such hatred for her own weakness!
She really wanted to punch Kaguya out of Aomi's body, whether she was the Six Paths Sage or anything else, Tsunade could not accept having such a woman in close proximity to Aomi!
And at this moment.
Unable to endure listening to their continued bickering, Shisui suddenly moved, standing between Senju Tobirama and Uchiha Izuna, shouting:
"Stop fighting! With you acting like this, no wonder brother is disappointed in this Ninja World! From the Warring States period till now, haven't you fought enough!"
Shisui's shout left Senju Tobirama and Uchiha Izuna stunned.
And among the powerful onlookers of the Ninja World, including Uchiha Sasuke, everyone silently nodded in agreement.
Their argument was like a microcosm of the Ninja World, cooperation was always ephemeral. No matter how much they accomplished together before, they always turned and fought each other in an instant.
"Think about what brother said instead!"
Shisui glared with bloodshot eyes, his face slightly deranged: "Honestly, this Ninja World doesn't even need to exist!"
"Since you can't unite, just give all the world's power to brother! Who among the Otsutsuki Clan can you resist? Brother defeated them all by himself! You only know how to consume yourselves!"
"Anyway, brother said he'd give us an Otherworld to survive in! Don't think about proving the unity of the Ninja World to brother, you can't do it, you just don't have the capability to understand!"
Shisui roared fiercely.
And beside him, Senju Hashirama, watching Shisui's frenzied demeanor and listening to his ruthless words, felt a twinge in his heart.
He knew Shisui was Aomi's brother...
But the problem was, as a junior member of the Uchiha Clan, in front of the many powerful figures of the Ninja World, he criticized Senju Tobirama and Uchiha Izuna so sharply, without saving them any face...
This was adding fuel to the fire!
But contrary to Senju Hashirama's expectations, just when he thought Senju Tobirama would be embarrassed, he silently hugged Shisui, saying in a deep voice:
"Shisui, it's my fault... This is not the time to dwell on the past."
And Uchiha Izuna, who initially felt his pride wounded, saw Senju Tobirama admit fault to a Uchiha junior, and suddenly his expression became complex, heaving a silent sigh.
What Shisui said... was not wrong, actually.
Senju Hashirama looked at the scene in bewilderment.
His brother, when did he begin accepting critiques from Uchiha apart from Aomi?
Does this mean he's completely free of prejudice against the Uchiha Clan?
Senju Hashirama discreetly glanced at the silent Uchiha Madara, cleared his throat, and walked up to Senju Tobirama, clearing his throat with a touch of authority:
"Tobirama, you indeed did not..."
Before the word could come out, Senju Tobirama suddenly raised his head, snapping: "Shut up, brother, what do you know!"