Chapter 705
[“It’s probably because the Sharingan has an advantage in physical skills. Without using ninjutsu, the advantage of the first Hokage’s chakra can’t be brought into play, so it’s not surprising that this situation has occurred.”]
[“Now I’m the one standing, which is exactly the opposite of that time.” Looking at Hashirama who was half-kneeling on the water with blood on the corner of his mouth, Madara looked complacent. Hashirama gritted his teeth and supported his body: “The dream has just begun. I want to protect it well and will never let you...”]
[The first time he saw Hashirama in such a miserable state, Madara, who felt that he had won, couldn’t help but teased: “You look quite depressed, Hashirama, aren’t you going to give up on yourself this time?”]
[Hashirama didn’t respond, but recalled the time when they were young, until the day when their dream came true. Finally, Hashirama made up his mind and stabbed him in the chest with a knife behind Madara. 】
【Madara looked at the long sword in front of him in disbelief, and looked at Hashirama who had turned into a piece of wood on the river surface, and murmured: "Wood Release... clone... I was actually... attacked from behind..."】
【"I want to protect our... no, protect my village. No matter what happens, I firmly believe that protecting the village means protecting the people, protecting the ninjas and the children!" As he said this, Hashirama showed a look of determination and said in a cold tone: "Even if it is my friend, my brother, or even my child, as long as they dare to be enemies with the village, I will never let them go!"】
【The long sword was pulled out of his body, and Madara slowly fell down, saying in a mocking tone: "You have changed, Hashirama... This is putting the cart before the horse... Sooner or later... It will become the darkness of the village..."】
【With this, the battle between the first Hokage and Uchiha Madara came to an end. 】
["The first Hokage's expression doesn't look like he's letting the opponent win."]
["Tsk tsk, look at how proud Uchiha Madara is. He just won once."]
["Sure enough, he let the opponent win. He didn't make up his mind to kill Madara before."]
["So he said before he used the True Thousand Hands that he didn't want to kill Madara."]
["Wow! The first Hokage actually showed such a gloomy expression. It's a bit like Uchiha Madara's demonic disorder."]
["No, just like Uchiha Madara said, isn't this putting the cart before the horse? The original intention of the first Hokage to establish the village was to protect the children, but now the village has become more important!"]
["Listen carefully before we discuss it. The premise is that he is the enemy of the village, so that he will attack his friends, brothers and children."]
["It feels similar. If things continue like this, he will sacrifice his friends, brothers and children to protect the village. Isn't that why people come to Konoha? Danzo is the epitome of it. "]
["To be honest, Uchiha Madara has a far-sighted vision. He foresaw the darkness of Konoha's future in an instant."]
["So what? Even if there are flaws, it is better than his Infinite Moon Reading."]
Senju Hashirama let out a lonely breath. After confirming that Uchiha Madara was not wrong, he really felt a little regretful at this time: "I really don't have the ability to let the village walk on the right path. I am far worse than Madara in this aspect."
"Don't belittle yourself, big brother. No one will doubt your contribution! Besides, don't think too highly of Madara. He is just good at seeing the bad side. Even if he is really allowed to lead the village, the situation may not be much better."
Senju Tobirama took the initiative to comfort him, but it would be a lie to say that he really had no objection to the first generation's governing philosophy.
Let's talk about unifying the entire ninja world under one regime. If the first generation had not strongly opposed it at that time, perhaps Senju Tobirama would have taken the initiative to promote this plan.
In this regard, Senju Tobirama's ideas were more consistent with that of Uchiha Madara, who he didn't like. However, at that time, he couldn't go against his elder brother's ideas and stand on the opponent's team, so the matter naturally ended.
["Although I don't know how Madara is resurrected now, I did kill my friend for the village..." The first generation said in conclusion, sitting cross-legged in front of Sasuke. 】
【"Yes, the so-called village, at the beginning, Madara and I hoped that the village would be a place that connects the various families, a hub that establishes order from chaos and maintains it, a place that can protect children, avoid unnecessary disputes, and finally achieve peace."】
【After a pause, the first generation continued: "However, later it still fostered the kind of darkness that your brother Itachi carried. What Madara said may be correct. Maybe he had expected this situation to happen."】
【"What led to thisI was the ninja who was in charge of the situation, and I was also the ninja who let it develop. Then, I realized that the so-called ninja is someone who endures humiliation to achieve a goal, but different goals will create different ninjas, just like Madara and me. "】
["Uh, what exactly is the first generation Hokage talking about? Can anyone understand it?"]
["No, this is plain and simple, it doesn't make sense. It's just some very ordinary understanding of the village and ninjas."]
["These are not the main points. The main point is what Sasuke learned from his story. After all, he is the one who makes the decision now."]
["In the final analysis, it is to figure out why Itachi is so loyal to Konoha, to see if you can understand his behavior, and use it to decide how to deal with Konoha."]
["The first generation Hokage's understanding of ninjas is similar to Jiraiya's. Is this what great minds think alike? ”]
【“A so-called ninja is someone who endures humiliation and bears heavy burdens in order to achieve his goal.” Sasuke muttered the answer with a complicated look in his eyes.】
【“For me, this is the original intention of establishing the ninja village, but now it seems that Madara has found a different path.” The first generation looked at Orochimaru and asked: “Just now, this Orochimaru said that Madara has been resurrected and intends to destroy all the ninjas in the world. How exactly is he going to do it?”】
【“He will use the infinite moon reading to make everyone fall into a huge illusion and control everything according to his will... He will turn my brother, his younger brother, and everything you once wanted to protect into nothingness.”】
【Sasuke explained the situation to several Hokage, while thinking about the answer given by the first generation. Combined with his previous understanding, he had a deeper understanding of Itachi, and felt ironic that the person who inherited the will of the first generation was Uchiha.】
(To be continued)