"How many people want to become kings? How many want to dominate the Ninja World? If we don't eliminate this scourge for our descendants now..."
"Then those of us who have the ability to do so now will, in the future, be pointed at and cursed by our descendants, just like Indra and Asura!"
Hashirama looked blankly at Madara.
To be cursed like Indra and Asura? That would be terrible...
Just like in the past with Tobirama, when the Uchiha Clan would instinctively curse "damn Senju Tobirama" even when choking on water...
The current Uchiha and Senju Clans are already showing this trend.
Whenever something goes wrong, they would curse these two accursed ancestors...
Setting aside whether Asura and Indra were at fault, through Tobirama's observation, this gesture indeed greatly alleviated the conflict between the Senju and Uchiha.
And that's enough.
Someone must bear the notoriety, so why not make Asura and Indra the ones to suffer? If the souls of these two ancestors in the Pure Land knew, Tobirama believed they would be gratified...
"This... but this... is it right? Or wrong?" Hashirama was overwhelmed by Uchiha Madara's barrage and didn't know what to say for a moment. He could only look to Tobirama for help:
"Tobirama, what do you think?"
"I think Madara is absolutely right." Tobirama nodded solemnly.
Hashirama then looked pitifully at Izuna, hoping that this woman, the most clear-minded in the family, could argue a few words for him.
"I think Tobirama and Madara are right." Izuna clung to Tobirama's arm and smiled sweetly at Hashirama:
"There's no helping it, now it's three votes to one vote! So, the decision for a regular war is passed!"
Hashirama listened powerlessly to Izuna's declaration, wanting to say something about peace and avoiding war, but the words just wouldn't come out.
He could only hang his head dejectedly for a while, helplessly nodding:
"If that's the case... then let's do it... It's just that we shouldn't cause too many casualties, persuading them to surrender should be our priority! We can offer them some generous treatment to make them willingly join the village."
Tobirama, Madara, and Izuna nodded mechanically, clearly indicating that none of these three would take Hashirama's words to heart.
"Don't worry, Hashirama... As ninjas, since we are to conquer, we naturally need to demonstrate our strength, and you understand this."
Tobirama, seeing Hashirama's confused and helpless expression, felt a bit sorry for him and comforted:
"But after that, Madara will give them a chance to surrender... If they truly wish to join the village, let go of their hatred, and hope for peace, Konoha will of course welcome them."
"Good, that's great, Tobirama!" Hashirama thought for a moment and his gaze slowly became firm:
"If you need me to fight, call me anytime!"
Tobirama nodded ambiguously, calling you? It's unlikely that we'll call you…
Over the past few months, Tobirama had been significantly enhancing the combat power of those around him.
For example, both Izuna and Madara had learned the Immortal Technique; Madara, having injected with Hashirama's Cells, was now very proficient in using Wood Release.
Meanwhile, Izuna had received Tobirama's cells, almost gaining the Eternal Eye's visual prowess, and had learned a series of jutsu with the Flying Thunder God Jutsu as the main one.
This was not taught in vain.
While Tobirama was painstakingly improving the strength of Madara and Izuna, his partner beside him had long been moved to the core by these efforts.
So much so that Tobirama extracted a large amount of the Otherworld Sense from Izuna, unlocking almost all of the Power of the Six Paths ...
And in the Ninja World, Aomi could also temporarily descend here by relying on the Otherworld Sense, ignoring the constraints of space-time rules.
These all complemented each other.
Now Madara could accomplish the feat of Susanoo combined with the Buddha statue all by himself...
As for Hashirama...
"Um, in the clan's archive, in the miscellaneous notes section, I remember there's a chess manual passed down from the Ancient Era, reputedly consisting of very exquisite moves."
Izuna coughed lightly and said slowly: "Would you like to take a look? I believe, with your intelligence and wisdom, Hashirama, once you learn it, you will definitely be able to defeat that old man..."
Hashirama's eyes lit up instantly!
How many days had it been? How many days had he been tormented by that old Uchiha?
But after feeling tempted, Hashirama still unwillingly asked: "Uh… do you really not need me? Tobirama, Madara, you both know, I'm actually quite capable in a fight…"
"Go play, Hashirama, there will be more important things for you to do in the future. Relaxing now is just to conserve your energy for later…"
Madara, with a smile at the corner of his mouth, mimicked Tobirama's tone and said.
"Oh… remember to find me if anything happens! And don't kill too many people!" Hashirama scratched his head and, emphasizing one last thing, stepped away briskly to look for the chess manual.
Watching Hashirama's back, the three Mangekyo Uchiha all started to laugh.
"Does that chess manual really exist?"
Tobirama brushed Izuna's cheek, quite amused, and said: "I've read through all the clan's archives long ago, so how come I haven't found it?"
"You've caught me!"
Izuna made a funny face at Tobirama, giggling as she replied: "I knew Hashirama would come for it once he found out…"
"That chess manual is my work, and the old man playing chess with him is an old, stubborn Uchiha clansman called Uchiha Rai, who used to style himself as a strategic general and often found trouble with me…"
"Later, I learned the shogi he was good at, and after repeatedly defeating him in dozens of matches and knocking him out in a duel, he's been wholly supportive of my brother and me since then."