Waking up from a night's sleep...
Uchiha Makoto opened his eyes. He first stared blankly at the ceiling above him, and then after a brief moment of confusion, last night's memories came flooding back.
"I really drank too much last night!"
"Senju Hashirama is not only terrifyingly strong, but his alcohol tolerance is also frighteningly high. The metabolic ability of the Sage Body is too strong... Uchiha Madara and I couldn't even outdrink this guy together!"
Uchiha Makoto remembered everything that had happened last night.
In the heat of the moment...
The two sides started a drinking contest. As a result, he and Uchiha Madara were utterly defeated by the monster Senju Hashirama.
But although he had lost miserably at the drinking table, the final result... Son, your old man has already found you a wife!
With the movement on Uchiha Makoto's side, Uzumaki Tsubaki also woke up immediately. Soon, she noticed his gaze.
After a while of being affectionate in bed...
Uzumaki Tsubaki, as usual, helped Uchiha Makoto get dressed and washed.
Before long...
Uchiha Makoto appeared in front of the mirror, fully dressed. Uzumaki Tsubaki thoughtfully straightened his wrinkled collar, while his mind went over the day's schedule.
According to the schedule...
He was to officially return to the Uchiha clan today to participate in the annual ancestor worship ceremony. And because Uchiha Makoto was returning in glory as the Light Shadow, to show the Uchiha clan's importance to him, the ancestor worship ceremony prepared by the clan this year was much more lively than in previous years.
Subsequently...
After preparing everything, Uchiha Makoto took Uzumaki Tsubaki and walked towards the Uchiha clan grounds. As he approached, he saw Uchiha Setsuna, who had come to welcome him.
"Setsuna, long time no see!"
"Makoto, sister-in-law..."
After the two sides exchanged greetings...
Uchiha Setsuna led Uchiha Makoto deeper into the clan grounds. His visit naturally attracted a lot of attention, many of whom were clansmen he had grown up with... After they grew up, they had even fought side by side against that naturally evil Senju clan.
So...
Meeting again...
Even though their status and circumstances had changed dramatically, they all took the initiative to come over and greet Uchiha Makoto.
After meeting, there was naturally a lot of catching up to do.
Some clansmen even brought their children. Seeing the children who came over to greet him, Uchiha Makoto took out red envelopes from his pocket without a second thought.
He was very good at giving out money.
The children opened the red envelopes and saw the large amount of new year's money. They laughed and jumped, overjoyed.
Along the way, they stopped and started.
And the children, calling their friends, would occasionally surround Uchiha Makoto. There was no helping it; Uchiha Makoto had made a bold statement that as long as they were children of the family, everyone would receive a red envelope.
This led to a journey that was not very far, but Uchiha Makoto took more than half an hour to walk. He finally saw the Uchiha elders and Uchiha Madara.
The ancestor worship ceremony began soon.
Many Uchiha clansmen gathered at the Naka Shrine to worship their deceased ancestors.
Although Uchiha Makoto had already left the Uchiha clan, since he was the Light Shadow, he was arranged to be on Uchiha Madara's right.
At this time, everyone stopped talking and began the worship ceremony.
Uchiha Makoto's attention quickly shifted to the stone tablet at the very front.
He had lived in the Uchiha clan since he was a child and had seen this stone tablet more than once. There were strange inscriptions on it. As a transmigrator, Uchiha Makoto of course knew what the content of the inscriptions was—a great filial son of a thousand years, who had fabricated a false story to save his mother, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
However, this time, Uchiha Makoto used his own Dōjutsu to decipher most of the content on the stone tablet, and the content was about what he had expected.
Only a small part had not been deciphered.
This was the part that could only be deciphered with the power of the Eternal Mangekyō—the method to awaken the Rinnegan, the Infinite Tsukuyomi...
It had to be said...
Black Zetsu's methods were very clever. Although he had tampered with the content of the stone tablet left by the Sage of Six Paths beyond recognition, the content on the tablet was basically true.
The Infinite Tsukuyomi could indeed make humanity fall into an eternal dream. It was just that Black Zetsu had deliberately concealed the most important part: the true purpose of the Infinite Tsukuyomi was to absorb all the chakra in the world, and then Black Zetsu, as a medium, would allow Kaguya Ōtsutsuki to be resurrected in the ninja world in her prime.
Uchiha Makoto watched for a while, satisfying his long-held curiosity, and then quickly averted his gaze.
After all...
He had no interest in the Eye of the Moon Plan.
After a complex worship ceremony...
The ancestor worship ceremony finally ended.
And so, the Uchiha clansmen left the Naka Shrine. Uchiha Makoto also followed closely behind. There was nothing here but a stone tablet; it was better to get out early... However, Uchiha Madara called out to him.
"Makoto, after they have all left, you stay. I have something to say to you."
Hearing Uchiha Madara say this...
Uchiha Makoto nodded. He had already guessed what Uchiha Madara was going to say to him.
Soon...
Only Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Makoto were left in the Naka Shrine.
"Makoto, the content on that stone tablet, with your Dōjutsu... I think you have already seen it!"
"Hmm... Lord Madara, that's right. The story on the stone tablet is indeed very interesting."
Subsequently...
Uchiha Madara sat down casually on the stone steps.
Uchiha Makoto also sat down.
What surprised Uchiha Makoto a little was...
Uchiha Madara did not immediately talk to him about the content of the stone tablet. Instead, he began to talk about himself and Senju Hashirama.
"That year, Hashirama and I were by the stream... we both hid our identities... Hashirama and I once swore to change this ninja world and achieve peace... but... our fathers still found out about each other..."
"The opposition of our families made us fight constantly... my brothers... Izuna... they all died in battle... You know what happened later... Hashirama and I finally made peace and established Konoha... The peace we longed for has really come..."
"But... Makoto, war will come sooner or later. Do you think the ninja world can really achieve eternal peace?"
Uchiha Madara spoke for a long time. When he talked about his story with Senju Hashirama, a smile would occasionally appear on his face. When he talked about war, about the family's battles, about the death of his brothers, the death of Izuna, his tone became deep again. Finally, like a philosopher, he asked Uchiha Makoto a soul-searching question.
And facing Uchiha Madara's question...
Uchiha Makoto answered bluntly: "I don't know."
Uchiha Madara had been sick since he awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan. After obtaining the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, his condition had worsened. Now he was very sick... This was a unique problem of the Uchiha clan. They liked to think, to get stuck on a problem. Once they couldn't get the answer they wanted, they would think that the world was wrong.
To bring true peace to the ninja world?
How is that possible!
Human nature is greedy and selfish. Desires will expand day by day. They would rather hoard food they can't finish than stop collecting. After building a new house, they want a big house. After building a big house, they want a palace... Desire drives people to invade and rule, and then there is endless fighting.
If he followed Uchiha Madara's line of thought...
This world was definitely hopeless.
Everyone might as well cosplay as sunny-day dolls and hang on the God Tree to have sweet dreams.
Uchiha Makoto knew that the question Uchiha Madara had raised was destined to be an unsolvable problem. And to maintain a few more years of peace in the ninja world, he didn't want to stimulate Uchiha Madara's condition now.
A simple "I don't know" was the best answer.
"Stinky brat, not honest at all."
"Lord Madara, I'm just telling the truth. Eternal peace, such a question is too grand."
"I'm more concerned about the things in front of me: my Akatsuki Village, my son, my family... For me, being able to protect these is enough."
"Hmph, so boring. I thought you could understand my thoughts..."
"It seems, it's still Hashirama..."
Uchiha Madara suddenly felt a little dispirited.
He had thought that Uchiha Makoto could more or less understand some of his thoughts, but the result was very disappointing.
Uchiha Makoto's face suddenly darkened.
"Hashirama, Hashirama, all you know is Hashirama!"
"You two are just uneducated, empty-headed, and like to let your minds wander. And your fists are so big, you make the whole ninja world play house with you. If either of you had really listened to me, I could have led the ninja world out of this small, broken ball, to the moon... and swept away the Ōtsutsuki..."
"Tobirama is still better... although that guy is really not a good person, he can really play with me."
Of course, these words...
Uchiha Makoto could only say them in his heart.
Because he knew very well that it was extremely difficult to change a person's mind, especially an adult Uchiha who had been stimulated to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan.
This kind of stubborn person either had to be beaten by the iron fist until he was enlightened, or his thoughts could only be corrected bit by bit over time... Uchiha Makoto couldn't do the former, and the cost of the latter was too high.
However, although Uchiha Madara had a disdainful expression, he still continued to chat with Uchiha Makoto.
This stone tablet also recorded very clever Yin-Yang Release, and Yin-Yang Release was a rare good thing. Previously, Uchiha Madara had not only been contemplating life in the Naka Shrine every day, but also practicing the Yin-Yang Release recorded on the stone tablet.
When it came to cultivation, both were very interested, and they exchanged ideas for a while.
Uchiha Madara was very generous and did not hold back, explaining his understanding like a senior teaching a junior.
After the two chatted for a while...
Uchiha Makoto had a good grasp of Uchiha Madara's current mental state.
Although Uchiha Madara's attitude was rather pessimistic...
He still held expectations for Konoha.
One very important standard was—Uchiha Madara, up to now, had not, as in the original story, felt that the Uchiha clan would perish in Konoha... The bleak future of the family was what made Uchiha Madara finally decide to defect from Konoha.
This was, of course, inseparable from Uchiha Makoto.
Because Uchiha Makoto had established Akatsuki Village outside and was constantly causing trouble, it had tied up too much of Senju Tobirama's energy.
In Senju Tobirama's view...
Uchiha Makoto, this naturally evil Uchiha brat, was the real dangerous character... He would really give him a big surprise from time to time, and often ruin his reputation to disgust him.
Most importantly...
Every time, Senju Tobirama could only watch Uchiha Makoto do as he pleased.
Even if he saw a flaw in Uchiha Makoto's actions and wanted to counterattack, he had to subconsciously consider carefully... was this a flaw that Uchiha Makoto had deliberately shown him, wanting to trap him, to make him take the blame for Uchiha Makoto.
In comparison...
The Uchiha clan inside Konoha seemed incredibly honest, incredibly pure and lovely. At least the Uchiha clan inside the village really didn't cause him any trouble!
He asked them to raise their own funds to form the Military Police Force, to do the hard work, and they happily agreed.
And they were very happy doing it.
So much so that Senju Tobirama really didn't have the time to plot against the Uchiha clan inside the village. And because of Uchiha Makoto, the current treatment of the Uchiha clan in the village was much better than the treatment of the Uchiha clan in the original story at the same period.
After all, Senju Tobirama really had to consider the risk of the Uchiha clan inside Konoha defecting to Akatsuki Village due to a decline in their treatment. The Akatsuki Village, which was watching from the side, could seamlessly absorb the entire Uchiha clan at any time.
And Akatsuki Village had the full ability to withstand Konoha's retaliation.
No...
It should be that Uchiha Makoto would lead Akatsuki Village to bite back at Konoha, demanding compensation for the Uchiha clan.
"Our Uchiha clan is one of the two founding families of Konoha, yet we are being forced by that bastard Senju Tobirama to the point where we can't live in the village!"
"Tobirama is without virtue, unworthy of being Hokage!"
If he could really seize such an opportunity...
Uchiha Makoto could force Senju Tobirama to step down.
In short...
The united front value of the Uchiha clan in Konoha had risen by more than one level.
...
So, after careful evaluation...
Uchiha Madara was still salvageable for now and was not completely terminally ill.
Seeing that he was still salvageable, and that he was also teaching him Yin-Yang Release...
Uchiha Makoto didn't mind starting to chant.
"Lord Madara, no matter what, I remain skeptical of the story on the stone tablet."
"How can there really be a jutsu in the world that can achieve eternal peace... I don't like false dreams. For me, reality..."
"You should go out and see more of this world. To achieve peace in the ninja world is not as simple as just establishing a ninja village... There are still many things we need to do. At the very least, you have to make the ninja truly understand their current situation. Lord Madara, do you really think that after the ninja have established a village, their living conditions will improve?"
"The current relations of production are very bad."
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