35: Chapter 35 The Current State of the Uchiha Clan"It seems you all understand now, so I'll continue." Fugaku Uchiha saw that Sasuke and Itachi both looked enlightened.
So he continued to explain what happened next.
"When Madara Uchiha awakened the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, his strength increased dramatically, but his personality also changed drastically.The originally kind and cheerful Madara Uchiha became a ruthless and closed-off person."
Even though the relationship between the Senju and Uchiha improved later, Madara Uchiha, who had lost Izuna Uchiha, was unable to face all the difficulties that followed and was dissatisfied with why his brothers had to die again and again.
"Although more of his clansmen chose to submit, Madara Uchiha, burdened by hatred, persisted in fighting to the end.In order to uphold his promise to his younger brother, Madara Uchiha single-handedly declared war on Hashirama Senju.After a day and a night of fighting, Madara Uchiha suffered his first defeat."
"When Hashirama Senju pleaded for cooperation between the two clans again, Madara Uchiha said that he would only surrender if Hashirama Senju committed suicide or killed Hashirama Senju's younger brother, Tobirama Senju."
Hashirama Senju naturally wouldn't choose to kill his own brother, and he trusted that Madara Uchiha would keep his promise and do what he said he would do.Therefore, the righteous Hashirama Senju resolutely chose to commit suicide.Madara Uchiha was moved by Hashirama Senju's actions and decided to lead the Uchiha clan to reconcile with the Senju clan.
"Soon afterward, the two most powerful clans joined forces to establish Konoha Village, inviting other powerful clans to join Konoha and strengthen its power.The other four countries followed the example of the Land of Fire and formed their own ninja organizations, thus beginning the era of the five countries unifying the ninja world.Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha finally fulfilled their childhood dreams."
"From two ninja clans fighting to the death and harboring hatred towards each other during the war-torn era, to the alliance between the Uchiha and Senju clans, which built a paradise for ninjas, Konoha Village was born in pursuit of peace."
"Wow, Konoha has finally been established!It was such a difficult time.So what happened next?Father, what became of Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju?"
Sasuke couldn't help but chime in.
"A village organization naturally needs a leader.When selecting the first Hokage, Hashirama Senju originally intended to have Madara Uchiha become the Hokage, but this was met with strong opposition from Tobirama Senju."
"Apart from Hashirama Senju supporting Madara Uchiha as Hokage, all the villagers from all the other clans in Konoha Village supported Hashirama Senju as Hokage.Madara Uchiha was isolated by all the clans in Konoha."
Fugaku continued.
"How could this be?Wasn't Konoha Village founded by Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju?Why do the villagers treat Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju differently?" Itachi Uchiha couldn't help but ask.
In his view, the village and the clan should live in harmony.Madara Uchiha did his best to build the village, so why did he not get the villagers' approval?
"Because many families in the village disliked Uchiha Madara.Uchiha Madara was arrogant and disrespectful to everyone except Senju Hashirama, which resulted in the Uchiha having extremely poor interpersonal relationships in the village.Although he was a contributor to the establishment of Konoha, few people remembered his contributions."
Fugaku Uchiha explained it to Itachi Uchiha.
"So, what happened next?What was Madara Uchiha thinking?" Now it was Itachi Uchiha's turn to be anxious, eager to hear what happened next.
"Later, Madara Uchiha also discovered the dissatisfaction of the villagers with him, and finally decided to leave the village he founded.When Madara Uchiha was about to leave the village, Hashirama Senju tried his best to persuade him to stay."
"He told Madara that he had always regarded Uchiha Madara as the Hokage's right-hand man, as his brother, and hoped that Uchiha Madara could assist him.He said that one day the people would discover Uchiha Madara's merits, and then Uchiha Madara would become the Second Hokage.However, Uchiha Madara had long foreseen that after Senju Hashirama's death, the one who would inherit the Hokage position would definitely be Senju Tobirama."
"Unlike Hashirama Senju, who yearned for peace and advocated for peaceful coexistence among all people, Tobirama Senju, with his radical personality, deeply loathed the Uchiha clan.If Tobirama Senju were to succeed as Hokage, the Uchiha clan would inevitably be wiped out one day.Madara understood this, which is why he rallied the Uchiha clan members to leave the village with him.Alas!"
At this point, Fugaku stopped and couldn't help but sigh.
"What's wrong, Father?Madara Uchiha is the head of the Uchiha clan and he founded Konoha.With such great achievements, he should have a high reputation within the clan, right?Even if he doesn't have a hundred followers, he should have some followers, right?Why are you sighing?"
The intelligent Itachi Uchiha asked his question, not understanding why his father was sighing.
A hint of helplessness flashed in Fugaku Uchiha's eyes, and he said in a rather sad tone, "If only that were the case."
"The Uchiha clan, accustomed to war, became addicted to peace after experiencing it, and not a single one was willing to follow Madara.Madara felt extremely ashamed that he couldn't even protect his younger brother.He had promised his brother, Izuna, to protect the Uchiha clan, but now he couldn't do it."
"Madara Uchiha knew that no one except Hashirama Senju could be completely honest with him.Then Madara asked Hashirama Senju whether he was willing to sacrifice Tobirama Senju or Madara Uchiha for the sake of the village.Hashirama Senju hesitated because Madara knew Hashirama Senju well enough to know that this was Hashirama Senju's bottom line."
"Therefore, Madara Uchiha insisted on leaving Konoha to find the 'true peace' he desired.Later, Madara Uchiha disappeared without a trace, and no one heard from him again."
At this point, Fugaku Uchiha, as the head of the Uchiha clan, recounted the story before the founding of Konoha, and the changes within the Uchiha clan after the founding of Konoha.change.
He originally intended to end the story here, because Sasuke and Itachi only wanted to know the story of the founding of Konoha.
He also subtly included his own personal opinion, indirectly discussing the development of the Uchiha clan.
He also wanted Sasuke and Itachi to understand that the Uchiha clan once had a glorious past, but unfortunately, it is no longer what it used to be!
Seeing that Fugaku Uchiha had stopped speaking, Sasuke Uchiha had heard what he wanted to hear: the story of Konoha's founding and why Madara Uchiha had left Konoha, so he felt very satisfied.
However, it was different for the weasels that were a bit older than him.
After joining the Konoha Anbu, he was constantly brainwashed by the Konoha leadership's Will of Fire, and felt that it was acceptable to sacrifice the interests of the Uchiha clan for the sake of the village's development, since Konoha was their home.
However, after listening to Fugaku Uchiha's words today, his thoughts began to awaken.Why is it that the Uchiha clan, who were the great contributors to the founding of Konoha, do not have a good reputation now and have a bad relationship with the village?What exactly happened during this period?
"Father, I also want to know what happened next that led to the current state of our Uchiha clan?" Itachi Uchiha asked this question after some thought.
Fugaku was pleased to hear that Itachi had his own ideas.In his mind, Itachi was the most suitable choice to be the next clan leader.If Itachi wanted to know what had happened in the past, he could avoid repeating the same mistakes in the future.
Although Sasuke already knew what he wanted to know, he was still very curious about what would happen next.
So they waited for their father to continue speaking.
"That's right.The First Hokage was Hashirama Senju, and after Madara Uchiha left Konoha, the Second Hokage became Tobirama Senju.The Senju and Uchiha clans were mortal enemies in the past.Now that the Senju clan has a firm grip on power, the Uchiha clan is naturally unhappy."
"Due to the long-standing antagonism between the two clans, conflicts had already arisen.The Uchiha clan gradually expressed dissatisfaction with the Senju clan's monopoly of Konoha.Therefore, Tobirama Senju found a more appropriate solution: to establish the Konoha Police Force."
"The police force is mainly composed of members of the Uchiha clan, and its captain, who is also the clan leader, has a reputation second only to the Hokage.Furthermore, the police force plays a significant role in maintaining order in Konoha Village."
"After that, the Uchiha clan gradually grew stronger, and at the same time, the calls for the Hokage position within the clan intensified, and they became increasingly dissatisfied with Konoha's orders."
"Later, the Third Hokage was succeeded by Hiruzen Sarutobi, a disciple of the Second Hokage.Hiruzen Sarutobi inherited Tobirama Senju's distrust of the Uchiha clan."
"Later, the high-ranking officials of Konoha, the two great advisors of Konoha, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu were all students of Senju Tobirama.And Shimura Danzo, the leader of the Root, was a former subordinate of the Second Senju Tobirama."
"Then, during the Third Shinobi World War, the Uchiha clan suffered heavy losses, and Konoha did not provide any compensation.This was all done by the Konoha leadership to weaken our Uchiha clan and to target us.Not long after, something happened that led the Konoha leadership to suspect that the Uchiha clan was involved."
"Although they can't produce any evidence, and we can't prove that it wasn't our people who did it, that's really infuriating!"
"Moreover, the unspoken rules governing the Hokage appointment have completely vetoed the Uchiha clan, and the reputation of the police force plummeted after that incident.After the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, ascended to the position of Hokage, he often turned a blind eye to the police force, leaving the police officers to be dealt with at the mercy of Danzo Shimura."
"So, in the end, apart from the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, it was because of Madara Uchiha that he genuinely recognized our Uchiha clan."
"The Hokage who took office later, Tobirama Senju, hated our Uchiha clan from the start, believing that we were an inherently evil clan."
"He even taught this ideology to the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, which is why our Uchiha clan has been constantly suppressed within the village for so many years.At the same time, the villagers do not respect our Uchiha clan!"
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