Maybe Naruto really did have a special way of making Uchiha laugh.
Among the children being protected behind the First Old Man's younger self, he noticed one whose hair was half dark and half light. Even the texture was split, the dark side smooth like the First Hokage's hair, and the light side spiky like the Second Hokage's. Naruto found it especially interesting.
And as a result, he actually made Madara Uchiha laugh.
Perhaps Madara truly did like children by nature, especially because his three younger brothers had been brutally killed when they were still so young. Seeing Hashirama and Tobirama's younger brothers, who were around the same age as Kurohi and Togakushi, he probably found them rather cute too.
Especially since the blond kid who had saved Myoko, Togakushi, and Kurohi had pointed out someone's weak spot so bluntly. Could he not be a little more subtle? He really just said whatever was on his mind.
"Hashirama, that kid is much more interesting than you."
Thud.
"I never thought you disliked me that much, Madara. Being young really is better. When Madara was little, he didn't dislike me..."
Madara could not even be bothered to respond to him. He got depressed at the drop of a hat.
The young Madara Uchiha and young Hashirama watched their interaction, then exchanged a glance. The feeling was indescribably awkward.
It rather felt like...
Forget it.
Say too much, and this turns into pure love.
Minato Namikaze quickly pulled the conversation back on track. "I think we'd better come up with a strategy as soon as possible. We need to get to the battlefield between the Senju and Uchiha and stop both sides from continuing the fight."
Hashirama asked Madara what he thought.
"Hm?" Madara was puzzled. "What strategy do we need?"
Just go over there and tell them to stop. Anyone who refused to listen, stop, or submit could be beaten until they could no longer get up and had no choice but to stop fighting.
As expected of Madara Uchiha. His idea was to have no idea at all.
Tobirama Senju said, "Don't forget, this world's Izuna Uchiha is on the battlefield too. If he refuses to obey, are you going to beat him too?"
"Exactly, Madara. The younger versions of Tobirama and Izuna are both on the battlefield."
"Then what plan do you have?"
"I do! I have an idea!!" Naruto said, hopping in place.
Madara raised an eyebrow at the blond brat who had saved his three younger brothers. "Speak."
Naruto said, "Uncle Madara and Uncle Hashirama, plus Izuna-nii-san and the Second Old Man, and Dad and all of us, can all pretend to be villains who suddenly show up!"
"Huh?!"
Madara went numb. Pretend to be villains? For him, that probably did not require any pretending.
"We can pretend to be villains and take Myoko and the First Old Man's younger brothers hostage, then force the adults on both sides to stop fighting!"
Holy crap.
That move was seriously something.
Madara, Izuna, Hashirama, and Tobirama were all stunned.
Minato almost laughed out loud. Naruto's mischievous look was exactly like Kushina's when she was little.
Young Hashirama looked at young Madara Uchiha. "What do you think?"
"Huh?" Madara Uchiha, the Uchiha boy, had not expected the Senju across from him to start talking to him so familiarly this quickly.
It seemed... not bad?
"Right?! I think so too!"
Having received approval, young Hashirama said it with enthusiasm.
Myoko, who was standing behind young Madara Uchiha, laughed so hard he could barely stop.
"If I ever get the chance, I really want to visit the Konoha Ninja Village you talked about. What kind of place could raise someone like you?" Myoko, Togakushi, and Kurohi were more familiar with Naruto's group.
On the way here, they had heard many interesting things about Konoha from them.
It made the three of them, who had never understood what the point of war truly was, deeply hope that the village founded by their brother would soon exist in this ninja world.
Hearing Myoko's words, both Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju had a sorrow hidden in their eyes that would not fade no matter how much time passed.
That village they had built to protect their younger brothers...
The younger brothers who had died on war missions before the village was founded would never be able to experience it themselves.
The Eye of the Moon was also a lie. The dream of placing all his younger brothers inside it and protecting them properly could only remain a dream.
"You're Obito Uchiha, right?"
The one who spoke was the young Izuna from the mission scroll world, revived by the mission scroll.
Obito turned to look at him. He had not interacted much with this little ancestor, so he did not know why Izuna had called him out by name.
Madara looked over too.
"After the mission is over, let my younger brothers play in your Dōjutsu space."
"Ah! Right!! We can do that!!!"
The children from Team Minato and Team Kakashi exclaimed in surprise. They had all forgotten, Obito's Kamui's Dimension had been built based on the Konoha Ninja Village in his memories.
Madara did not understand what Izuna meant. He looked at Obito Uchiha. Although this was not the same boy he had once saved, Madara believed he knew roughly what this kid was capable of.
What ability did he have that would make Izuna ask him for a favor?
Though he was curious, the priority now was completing the C-rank mission Naruto had.
Everyone present was a ninja, including Madara Uchiha. Since they had accepted the mission, they would treat it seriously.
Young Kakashi and Sasuke sighed as they watched Naruto and Obito drag them along, acting like leaders of a pack of children while discussing the plan with the young ninjas of the Warring States Period.
Gradually, even the Senju brothers and the Uchiha brothers joined the discussion with interest.
Nearby, Minato Namikaze and Kakashi Hatake realized that the atmosphere had become harmonious. Unexpectedly harmonious.
Thinking about it, it made sense.
For Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and Izuna Uchiha, being able to meet their real younger brothers again, talk to them, and discuss how to complete a mission together seemed to soothe the deepest pain and regrets in their hearts.
Wasn't this far better than the false illusion of the Eye of the Moon?
After a round of arguing...
"It's settled! We can move out at any time." Madara Uchiha made the decision boldly, in a way no one dared defy. Hashirama Senju, who had lost the argument against him, pouted with an expression that said he was unhappy, he would not say it, but he would make sure everyone could tell.
The young Uchiha ninjas nearby twitched at the corners of their mouths. If not for the fact that Tajima Uchiha, the Clan Head of the Uchiha Clan from a parallel world, was right there, they might have tried to stop this.
Of course, there was not a single person here they could beat.
They could only watch as the group finalized their plan to stop the war between the two ninja clans, then left in as much of a hurry as they had come.
The only ones heading out this time were Team Minato, Team Kakashi, the Senju brothers, the Uchiha brothers, and the young Warring States Period ninjas who were needed as hostages.
The two old Clan Heads from another parallel world expressed that they were exhausted and would not participate.
When they arrived at the battlefield filled with smoke and fire, everyone there was focused on fighting their opponents and did not notice the sudden appearance of more than a dozen presences.
The battlefield, where fighting had gone on intermittently for several days, was littered with the bodies of clansmen.
Kawarama Senju, Itama Senju, Togakushi Uchiha, and Kurohi Uchiha, who were experiencing a battlefield firsthand for the first time, were filled with shock and a hidden fear.
Young Madara Uchiha and young Hashirama had already experienced war missions like this.
They quietly comforted their younger brothers and told them they would definitely protect them.
Compared with all that, the two of them immediately locked onto two small figures on the battlefield. One was a black-haired young ninja, and the other was white-haired. They carried weapons almost as heavy as themselves, clashing against each other with loud clangs.
Both their faces carried the resolve to kill the other.
"Izuna!"
"Tobirama!!"
The two young ninjas suppressed the urge to rush forward. At this moment, they had to act as hostages and accept the threats from their future selves, demanding that the two clans stop fighting.
They took out rope and tied together seven people in total: young Madara Uchiha, young Hashirama Senju, Myoko Uchiha, Togakushi Uchiha, Kurohi Uchiha, Kawarama Senju, and Itama Senju.
Everyone used the Transformation Technique.
Following the original plan, Madara used his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to cast a Genjutsu as a patch, making sure even members of the Uchiha Clan could not see any trace of the Transformation Technique.
Hashirama Senju transformed into Ashura, changing into short brown hair with a white tie around his head. He wore the special clothing of the Ōtsutsuki Clan from the Ninshū era, and his face had the same sunny, sturdy look as his own.
Madara Uchiha transformed into Indra, with long, spiky brown hair not all that different from his original hair. A bit of purple eyeshadow under the lower eyelids completed the look perfectly.
Tobirama and Izuna followed the same method, using Hamura Ōtsutsuki's image as a base to transform into Tobirama Ōtsutsuki and Six Paths Izuna.
Team Kakashi and Team Minato did the same.
Not to mention Six Paths Minato and Kakashi Ōtsutsuki, there were also Six Paths Young Naruto, Young Sasuke Ōtsutsuki, Young Obito Ōtsutsuki, Six Paths Kakashi, Six Paths Sakura, and Rin Ōtsutsuki.
A whole line of white hair, white skin, and glaring Rinnegan. A group of villains who clearly did not look like Earthlings had now been born.
It was as if the entire Ōtsutsuki Clan had descended upon the ninja world to inspect whether the fruit trees in their orchard were crooked and whether the nutrition was sufficient.
That lineup...
Even the real Ōtsutsuki Clan would probably tremble at the sight.
In addition, Naruto created a shadow clone, while his real body transformed into Black Zetsu.
On the battlefield between the Uchiha and Senju, both sides were fighting fiercely.
Little did they know that the fake Ōtsutsuki hiding in the shadows were already sharpening their blades.
A hand signal was given.
The operation began.