Chapter 698
[“Since when has being called a child become an insult, and the target is only seven years old...”]
[“That was the way it was in that era, because children meant that they had no ability to take care of themselves, and were the biggest burden to the ninja clan who were always at war.”]
[With blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, Hashirama rubbed his face and watched his father's back as he turned around. He looked at his two younger brothers who came up to him and cared about him, and he was immediately furious. He ignored his father's usual dignity and mocked loudly. 】
【"What beloved Senju clan! What independent ninja! It's just that the adults ganged up on a child and killed him! What we did is no different from the Uchiha!"】
【"This is respect for the enemy. Even if it's a baby, as long as he holds a weapon, he should be treated as an enemy. Raising a child to be an independent ninja is the love of a parent!"】
【"Do you have to die to be independent? Killing people and being killed, you don't even know when you will be hated by others. Because it's too dangerous, you can't even announce your family. This kind of ninja world is absolutely wrong!!" Hashirama accused harshly. 】
【"So you are just a brat!" The enraged Senju Butsuma turned around and was about to teach Hashirama a lesson. Fortunately, Senju Tobirama showed up in time to end the quarrel between the two. 】
["How old was the first Hokage at that time? When everyone was thinking about destroying the enemy, he raised an opposing opinion. Should we say that he is worthy of being the pinnacle of the future ninja world? He has been so different from ordinary people since he was a child."]
["No, this is not the way to brag. Anyone who hates war can say such an opinion!"]
["The key is not how to say it, but how to do it. This is the factor that will make the future first Hokage successful."]
["The ninja village system? It can indeed be said to be an unprecedented reform."]
["Ha! Ridiculous! What's there to say about this failed system? Have you forgotten the three previous ninja world wars? The scale of the war was larger and larger, and the casualties were definitely more than those in the Warring States period!"]
["I admit this, but it is better than the Warring States period when wars never stopped and the future was uncertain. Apart from the three wars, the ninja world has also had decades of peace."]
["Ridiculous! The peace you are talking about only belongs to those big ninja villages. For us small ninja villages, , we are thankful that we can recover a little bit in the past few decades of licking our wounds, and even this is much better than those ninja villages that have completely disappeared, because at least we are still alive! "]
["Stop talking, stop talking! Besides, it feels like Nagato's Shinra Tensei is about to hit us!"]
[After that, the three brothers gathered together, and Tobirama also expressed his thoughts at this time: "The adults are all idiots. If you want to end the war, why not make an agreement with the enemy and stop the war."]
["But in this case, those brothers who were killed...our companions died in vain?" Senju Itama did not agree with his idea. Tobirama frowned and continued: "You will die if you say that. You and the adults are too impulsive. In the future, ninjas only need to suppress their emotions, formulate strict rules and abide by them, and avoid unnecessary fights."]
["...A truly reasonable agreement...mutual alliance, will it work?" Hashirama murmured, and Tobirama's idea planted a seed of change in his heart. 】
【Time continues to move forward, and scenes of corpses flash across the sky, accompanied by the voice of the first generation, revealing the cruelty of the war in that era: 'In the Warring States Period, the average life expectancy of ninjas and civilians was around 30 years old... and the reason for such a low average is that too many young children died. '】
【Senju Itama died, died under the attack of Uchiha, bringing endless pain to Hashirama. 】
["Hmm! It turns out that the rule that ninjas must suppress their emotions was proposed by the Second Hokage. This is the source of all evil!"]
["As expected of the Second Hokage, although the ninjas of the Warring States period were ruthless to their enemies, at least their feelings for their own kind were normal. Once this rule was introduced, even the feelings between the same people had to give way to the mission. Although it greatly improved the completion rate of the mission, it also caused many tragedies. No wonder Orochimaru said that the Second Hokage left a mess for the ninja world."]
["It is undeniable that the Second Hokage's ideas were flawed, but compared with the universal values at the time, it was an improvement. As long as you abandon your emotions, you will not breed hatred because of the death of your clan members. In a sense, it is also a way to suppress war."]
["Even the children of the great ninja clan like Senju died at any time. They have a deeper understanding of the cruelty of that era."]
["Who would have thought that Senju and Uchiha, both descendants of the Six Paths Sage, were the descendants of the ninja world.The two most serious ninja clans in the world."]
[Still the small river, Hashirama sat alone on the river bank, quietly watching the river flow.]
[At this time, Madara came from behind Hashirama and saw that he was in a low mood. Madara insisted that he was angry to death by Hashirama's attitude. After continuous questioning, he got the following answer: "My brother is dead..."]
["I came here because looking at the river, the sadness in my heart seemed to be washed away." Hashirama wiped his tears and turned his head to look at Madara: "Your name is Madara, right? I guess you may have the same feeling... Do you have brothers and sisters?"]
["There are five children in my family... It used to be..." Madara leaned over to pick up a stone, and walked to the riverside under Hashirama's empathetic eyes: "We are ninjas, and we don't know when we will die. If there is any way to prevent both sides from dying, it is to be open-hearted and honest with the enemy and become sworn brothers. ”】
【“But this is impossible, because human hearts are unpredictable, no one can see through the hearts of others, so we can never really understand others...” Madara said, throwing the stone in his hand towards the river. Hearing this, Hashirama's expression was deep: "Be honest with each other, is it really impossible..."】
【“Who knows, but I often think about it here, hoping to find a way..." The stone flew to the other side, and Madara said meaningfully: "This time I seem to have finally found the right direction, not only you, I also... threw it over."】
[“It should have been a very sad atmosphere, but it was made into this kind of neither good nor bad by the actions of the first generation of Hokage. To be honest, the character of the young Uchiha Madara is quite good, and he can resist beating him up."]
[“Are there five brothers on Uchiha Madara's side...?”]
(To be continued)