[Above is the complete process of Uchiha Madara's dark transformation before leaving Konoha.]
[Next, let's talk about his lifelong ambition, Infinite Tsukuyomi.]
[Earlier, we talked about how Madara, before leaving the village, used his Sharingan to decode the script on the ancestral stone tablet.]
[But what he didn't know was that the original script was actually left behind by the Sage of Six Paths to help Indra and Asura, these two absurd brothers, end their karmic cycle early and strengthen the ninja world for future endeavors.]
[However, the stone tablet was altered by Black Zetsu, turning it into something about how uniting the powers of these absurd brothers could create everything, and how Infinite Tsukuyomi was the Uchiha's salvation.]
[If the development followed the original script left by the Sage of Six Paths, it would have been a story where Madara, after not becoming Hokage, gets so frustrated that he wants to leave Konoha, but after returning to the clan and reading the stone tablet left by his ancestors, he laughs and forgives Hashirama, leading to a grand reunion.]
[But honestly, none of this matters. What matters is that Madara walked down the path created by Black Zetsu's script. He wants to make everyone live the most beautiful dream in the truest illusion, fulfilling the childhood ideal he once talked about with Hashirama.]
"No way, this is impossible."
Madara's emotions were extremely agitated.
Just a moment ago, he said Black Zetsu didn't have the Sharingan and couldn't alter the content of the stone tablet.
But in the blink of an eye, the screen says that the stone tablet was modified by Black Zetsu.
It was a real slap to the face.
"If I'm not mistaken, big brother, you and Madara's past lives should be the sons of the Sage of Six Paths, Indra and Asura."
Tobirama didn't care whether Madara was slapped in the face or not. What concerned him was what the screen revealed about the Sage of Six Paths and his two sons.
Back when they did the first video review of Senju Hashirama, Tobirama already knew his brother was the reincarnation of Asura, and Madara was the reincarnation of Indra.
But there was no information about this, so he didn't know who Indra and Asura were or what they represented.
Now, after seeing the screen, he finally understood that Indra and Asura were the sons of the Sage of Six Paths.
And these two sons don't get along at all.
Why don't they get along?
Tobirama guessed that it was probably because of the issue of the heir to the Ninshu.
The Sage of Six Paths chose his younger brother, the kind-hearted Ashura.
He didn't choose his older brother, the strong-willed and reckless Indra.
This, he thought, should be the main reason why the two brothers fell out.
Otherwise, Tobirama really couldn't think of anything else from that ancient era that could cause such a rift between them.
What Tobirama could think of, Izuna could also think of.
But Izuna had never seen the previous videos, so he could only think that his older brother and Hashirama were brothers in their previous lives—Madara was the older brother, Indra, and Hashirama was the younger brother, Ashura. He had no idea why they fell out.
But none of this really mattered. It was a past life's entanglement, so what did it have to do with the present?
Izuna thought this way, but Tobirama didn't.
"Brother, are you accepting the fact that you are Madara's younger brother?"
"Huh?"
Hashirama was a little confused but still nodded and replied, "If the screen didn't lie, then of course, I accept that I'm Madara's younger brother."
After saying this, he smiled widely at Madara and, as a test, said, "Big Brother?"
"Big what big? I'm already annoyed, stop bothering me."
Madara responded irritably to Hashirama.
Right now, his mind was full of Black Zetsu, and he had no time to play pretend games with Hashirama.
After Madara threw a remark, Hashirama wasn't angry. Instead, he looked at Tobirama with mild surprise and said, "See, he didn't object."
Tobirama nodded, then with a slight smirk, he teasingly said to Izuna, "Since Madara didn't oppose this relationship, by age, you should call me 'big brother.'"
"Go to hell, big brother! You're taking advantage of me! Why can't you be the younger brother and I be the older one?"
Izuna snapped.
Call Tobirama 'older brother'?
He'd rather just kill him.
"It's obvious I was born before you, I'm older, so naturally, I'm your older brother."
"...Give it up. I'm never calling you older brother."
"It's alright, little brother. I'm very patient. I'll wait until you call me older brother, wahahaha~"
It's hard to imagine, Tobirama, someone so calm and composed, laughing non-stop over a title.
"You scheming Senju with white hair, you've gone too far."
At this moment, Izuna wanted nothing more than to rush up and slap Tobirama across the face a few times.
It was just so annoying.
"Damn it, to take advantage of me, you even sold out your older brother. With someone like you as Hokage, Konoha's doomed."
"Don't talk nonsense. My older brother did it willingly, right, big brother?"
Hashirama nodded and looked at Izuna. "Izuna... little brother, Tobirama is right, I did it willingly."
"Crazy! You Senju people are all crazy!"
Izuna grabbed his head with both hands, his expression in utter pain.
He ignored the Senju brothers and looked at the people from the Mito clan who had been watching the show.
"Aren't you going to do anything about this?"
Mito: "This is a man's issue. As a woman, I can't interfere."
Hiruzen: "As a disciple, I can't interfere with my teacher's matters."
Koharu: "Hiruzen is right."
Danzo: "Although I don't get along with Hiruzen, I have to admit, he's right this time."
Kagami, Homura, Torifu: "Yeah, yeah, that's right."
Sannins: "Don't look at me, I'm just a kid!" (x3)
Izuna: "..."
Compared to the Izuna from Tobirama's time, who was nearly "losing it," the Izuna in the Third Hokage's era is much calmer.
After all, there's no annoying white-haired guy here to bother him.
When he learned that his older brother in the previous life was Hashirama's brother, he was especially happy for Madara.
"If Big Brother knew about this, he would definitely be happy too."
The friendship between Madara and Hashirama, as a younger brother, he naturally understood.
If it weren't for his father breaking them apart, the Uchiha and Senju wouldn't have lost so many lives.
Maybe, he could have had a chance to become the Hokage of Konoha.
Hmm, becoming Hokage isn't that important. What's important is that he can finally get one up on that annoying white-haired guy.
Thinking about this, he suddenly asked Jiraiya and the others, "If I wanted to become Hokage, would you oppose it?"
"Huh?"
Jiraiya and the others were shocked, completely confused by Izuna's thought process. Why would he say such a shocking thing?
"Well, it's not a problem if you want to be Hokage, but the position isn't just about strength. You also need the approval of the Daimyo and the recognition of all the ninjas in the village. And with your current strength..."
"Ah, really? That's troublesome. Then I'll forget it."
Hearing Izuna give up on his own, everyone finally let out a sigh of relief.
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