Senju Tobirama was not the type to quit while he was ahead.
He had noticed Uchiha Madara's presence at this briefing from the very beginning... It was really hard not to see him. In order to let Uchiha Madara appreciate the "surprise" they had prepared more clearly, the Great Elder had prepared a prominent seat for him at the briefing.
Subsequently, Senju Tobirama deliberately flashed an incredibly brilliant smile at Uchiha Madara.
Full of mockery.
If Senju Hashirama were here too, he would have even walked up to Uchiha Madara and made a few sarcastic remarks.
Unfortunately...
Senju Hashirama hadn't returned yet.
Senju Tobirama didn't have the guts to mock Uchiha Madara to his face directly. In case... Uchiha Madara couldn't stand the provocation and beat him up in public, he would have nowhere to cry. His brother, who liked to favor outsiders, probably wouldn't uphold justice for him, but would only smooth things over.
Senju Tobirama felt deeply regretful in his heart.
Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to mock Uchiha Madara to his face was missed just like that.
And Uchiha Madara remained impassive on the surface, just glancing coldly at Senju Tobirama, but in reality, he could hardly suppress the anger in his heart!
"Senju Tobirama, you trash who only knows how to hide behind Hashirama, how dare you..."
"Damn it, you bunch of trash!!"
Uchiha Madara knew he couldn't attack Senju Tobirama in front of so many villagers and ninjas now.
More importantly.
Uchiha Madara disdained to trouble Senju Tobirama over this matter.
After all, this briefing was held by the Uchiha clan, a "Hongmen Banquet" specifically designed to deal with Senju Tobirama. Senju Tobirama attended proactively and didn't do anything outrageous from beginning to end. He just took advantage of the opportunity to deliver a rousing speech in front of so many ninjas and villagers.
—Uchiha Madara, he really cared about face!
But...
As for the culprits who caused all this....
Subsequently, Uchiha Madara's cold and sinister gaze turned once again to that group of Uchiha elders.
And ninjas were extremely sensitive to prying eyes from behind, especially Uchiha with extremely rich combat experience.
Soon, that group of "enraged" Uchiha elders felt this gaze. They suddenly remembered that Lord Madara was still sitting below the stage!
And the "surprise" they had carefully prepared for Lord Madara had turned into this "surprise" now.
More than half of the high-level officials of Konoha ninja clans participated in this briefing and witnessed this absurd "surprise." The Uchiha clan had truly lost face in Konoha.
And if it were someone else, it would be fine, but the person standing on the stage was Senju Tobirama!
Letting Senju Tobirama step on the heads of the Uchiha clan to climb up, such a shameful thing was witnessed by Uchiha Madara with his own eyes, and Uchiha Madara himself was invited by them... One can imagine how great the resentment in Uchiha Madara's heart is now.
"It's over, it's over!!!"
"Lord Madara seems to be still below the stage!"
"We screwed things up this time. How are we going to face Lord Madara later!"
"Will we be... by Lord Madara..."
"....."
The Great Elder and several Uchiha elders looked at each other, each with a terrified face. Obviously, everyone thought the same thing.
This farce not only slapped their own faces, but also slapped the face of the Uchiha clan, and even slapped Lord Madara's face, right in front of him!
And none of them dared to look back at this moment.
Just thinking about the look Uchiha Madara was casting... they were already sweating profusely.
"Great Elder, say something. At this time... you can't be silent!"
"Take a look back for us. I feel like Lord Madara is staring at us!"
"Yes, yes, Great Elder, you are an old member of the family and have made great contributions to the family. You even served under Lord Izuna back then...."
"Great Elder, it was also you who led us to find Lord Madara, wanting to give him a surprise..."
The few Uchiha elders who had reacted whispered to each other, their opinions quite consistent.
Among the people present, only the Great Elder had the most seniority and was once a confidant of Uchiha Izuna, so he had some face with Uchiha Madara. It was obviously most appropriate for him to look back and check the situation.
"You bastards!!"
"Don't even think about it. At this time, we must advance and retreat together. Want me to face Lord Madara alone?"
"Hmph, or we just stalemate like this and don't look back?"
The Great Elder's expression was very ugly, and he even wanted to curse at this moment.
A group of disloyal bastards, we caused the trouble together!
Letting me face Lord Madara alone at this time, what is the difference between killing someone?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
"Alright..."
"Then let's look back together."
"I'll count one, two, three..."
Finally, the Great Elder and several Uchiha elders compromised with each other. Several people nodded tacitly and chose to face Lord Madara together.
After counting one, two, three, they turned back together.
And then, just as they turned around, they saw Uchiha Madara with his arms crossed over his chest, staring at them with a gloomy face.
That murderous gaze made them shudder.
The Great Elder pursed his lips, swallowed his saliva, and then emboldened himself to lead several people to walk in front of Uchiha Madara, choosing to face the tragic reality directly.
"Hiss... Lord Madara, I can explain."
"Originally, we intended to humiliate Senju Tobirama thoroughly through the mouths of the Senju clansmen, but who knew...."
"It's not that we are too incompetent, but Senju Tobirama is too cunning... There are traitors in the family!"
A group of people lowered their heads, daring not look directly into Uchiha Madara's eyes, speaking explanatory words, trying to exonerate themselves.
But they had just explained a few sentences.
Uchiha Madara had completely lost the mood to continue listening to these guys' explanations.
"A few guys who are insufficient to accomplish anything but more than enough to spoil things."
"The face of the Uchiha clan has been completely lost by you!!"
Uchiha Madara's expression was gloomy, and his tone was one of hating iron for not becoming steel.
This time, the Uchiha clan had lost face in front of the entire Konoha!
Subsequently, he immediately left the scene of the briefing. Uchiha Madara was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he couldn't help but beat up this group of incompetent elders in public.
And the Great Elder and several Uchiha elders dared not ask him to stay, and could only continue to stay at the scene of the briefing to wrap things up... As hosts, if they left too, the Uchiha clan would really not be able to lift their heads in Konoha.
...
Uchiha Madara did not return to his home but walked straight to the Naka Shrine.
As soon as he returned to the familiar secret room.
He sat cross-legged on the stone slab he often sat on, trying his best to calm his anger.
After a while, he gradually calmed down.
But after calming down...
Uchiha Madara couldn't help thinking about the future of the Uchiha clan.
As the patriarch, although he was a hands-off manager, he still couldn't just watch the Uchiha clan fall into the abyss step by step.
"With this level, they still want to support me to become the Second Hokage and replace Senju Tobirama's position in Konoha?"
"Senju Tobirama... with him in Konoha, sooner or later the family will..."
"Back then, at that time, maybe I should have forced Hashirama to kill Senju Tobirama."
Uchiha Madara's mood at this moment was indescribable.
He himself was actually not interested in becoming Hokage. It was fine to be or not to be; it was just that his family wanted to gain power in Konoha through him becoming the Second Hokage.
Of course, as the Uchiha patriarch, he certainly couldn't blame the family's ambition.
Wanting to make progress was not a bad thing in itself.
As long as the family really had the ability to manage Konoha well and deal with various families in Konoha.
But Uchiha Madara had completely seen it now. With the current ability of the Uchiha clan, they simply couldn't manage Konoha well.
And they were even less of a match for Senju Tobirama!
Even if he became the Second Hokage, it would be the same!
Senju Tobirama would still constantly fight with the Uchiha using his identity and ability. That guy Hashirama was a fool naive to the point of stupidity, unable to handle the disputes between the two families at all. In the end, the conflict between the two families would only turn Konoha upside down, and even lead to division.
Thus, if the Uchiha stayed in Konoha, the final outcome would probably be...
Thinking of this, Uchiha Madara couldn't help regretting his decision back then—he shouldn't have been soft-hearted back then. At that time, he should have cruelly forced Hashirama to kill Senju Tobirama, or killed Senju Tobirama himself.
But now it was all too late.
In the case where Senju Tobirama himself had no major faults... even if there were major faults, Hashirama would try every means to protect Senju Tobirama. And if he wanted to kill Senju Tobirama again, it would undoubtedly start the war between the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan again.
Uchiha Madara didn't want to see such a thing happen again.
The thousand-year battle between the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan had finally stopped with great difficulty. Once restarted, who knew what price would have to be paid again—Uchiha Madara had promised his brother Uchiha Izuna to protect the family members.
And soon, a very bold idea appeared in Uchiha Madara's mind.
"Perhaps... I should take the family away from Konoha... to the Akatsuki Ninja Village."
"Uchiha Makoto will absolutely not refuse the family joining the Akatsuki Ninja Village!"
The idea Uchiha Madara thought of to solve the problem was very direct and brutal.
Since the Uchiha clan staying in Konoha would definitely fight with the Senju clan, and his own family members couldn't beat Senju Tobirama, and it was still very difficult for him to solve Senju Tobirama himself now, why not just take the family away from Konoha.
After all, the ninja world was so big, there would always be a place for the Uchiha!
The neighboring Akatsuki Ninja Village was very good.
Not only was the Akatsuki Ninja Village created single-handedly by Uchiha Makoto, an Uchiha clansman, but the Akatsuki Ninja Village had also been managed very prosperously by him over the years, and Uchiha Makoto would absolutely not refuse the Uchiha clan joining.
This was a perfect solution.
Even in the future, he could plan and promote the realization of the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan together with Uchiha Makoto.
Uchiha Madara thought so, feeling that he had thought of a perfect method.
However, in the next instant, he felt that this method also had some flaws.... Doing this would be a billion points shameful!
Uchiha Madara quickly recalled that night many years ago.
At that time, Uchiha Madara was knocked down by Senju Hashirama, and with some sweet talk, Hashirama completely captured Uchiha Madara's heart.
At that time, Uchiha Makoto was still young!
Facing Uchiha Madara's public announcement to shake hands and make peace with the Senju clan and jointly establish a ninja village, Uchiha Makoto was the first to stand up and clearly stated his attitude.
"Once the ninja village is built, becoming 'you have me in you, I have you in me'... the future of the Uchiha clan will be ruined here."
"There are villains in the Senju clan. As long as Senju Tobirama is in Konoha, the Uchiha clan will never have peace, and the thousand-year feud will not disappear so easily..."
"...."
The words Uchiha Makoto said back then echoed in Uchiha Madara's ears.
Yes, from the beginning, Uchiha Makoto did not agree with the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan jointly establishing Konoha. As long as Senju Tobirama, this "villain," was still in Konoha for a day, the two families would sooner or later continue to fight, just changing from open struggle to secret struggle.
So he chose to leave the family alone and establish his own ninja village.
And Uchiha Madara was "love-brained" back then and couldn't listen to such words at all. Not only did he not take Uchiha Makoto's advice seriously, but he even felt that Uchiha Makoto was alarmist.
Who is the villain?
That is of course Senju Tobirama!
But that he couldn't deal with a mere Senju Tobirama was simply a huge joke!!
"After a few years, it seems Uchiha Makoto was right!"
"His words turned out to be prophetic!"
"Now taking the family to defect to the Akatsuki Ninja Village... this is really... too shameful."
"That brat Uchiha Makoto is not so easy to fool either. I guess I will have to... sigh."
Uchiha Madara's mood was instantly extremely conflicted.
Whether externally or internally, he was an extremely proud man—in the vast ninja world, he only regarded Senju Hashirama as worthy.
And he had not forgotten the bold words he had put down in front of Uchiha Makoto back then: "He will personally snuff out the possibility of villains harming the Uchiha!"
But the bloody fact is—a ninja village where "you have me in you, I have you in me" maximizes the restriction on the Uchiha's strengths. Within the rules, the Uchiha clan facing Senju Tobirama is simply a lamb to be slaughtered.
Now Uchiha Madara simply cannot solve such a complicated situation in Konoha.
This is simply not something that can be solved by pure violence alone, or rather, with Uchiha Madara's violence, there is no way to completely flip the table yet.
How confident Uchiha Madara was facing Uchiha Makoto back then, how embarrassed he is facing Uchiha Makoto now.
This boomerang from years ago almost slapped Uchiha Madara's face swollen.
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