[Setting aside the god's perspective, Madara's initial starting point was nothing more than three things.]
[Peace, peace, and more damn peace.]
[After all, peace was the shared ideal between these childhood friends, so let's mention a bit about Madara's background, Hashirama.]
[As the quietly used comparison character to Madara by the author, Hashirama's earliest goal for peace was that no more children would have to go to war, and there would even be places to study. His idea was very beautiful.]
[And he did indeed achieve this idea in the early days of Konoha, but Hashirama's lifespan didn't match his strength, and oddly, he ignored the fact that he started as a mercenary. Unless everyone later changed careers, the ninjas in the village would still be working 9 to 6, 007, working to death.]
[Or maybe Hashirama didn't forget about this but put more hope in future generations to develop and improve, believing that one day, his ideal would come true.]
[Anyway, he was a bit of a romantic BOY.]
"Hehe, I'm not as good as the light screen says."
Hashirama chuckled foolishly, a bit embarrassed, with a slight blush on his face.
"You're blushing like a teapot."
Madara, who had already made up his mind, turned around and saw Hashirama blushing and looking slightly shy, which immediately made him angry again.
"You're the god of ninjas, stop acting like a little woman."
"But..."
Hashirama pointed to the light screen and continued, "The light screen is praising me, it even says I'm a romantic BOY~"
"It's not praising you."
Madara yelled at Hashirama, then turned to Tobirama and said, "Hashirama's hopeless, you should consider getting him a new brain."
"This... might not be good?"
"Do whatever you want, but since you let Izuna call you 'brother,' meaning you've acknowledged that relationship, now you can call me 'big brother.'"
"Dammit!"
Tobirama was stunned.
He never expected that the usually cold and proud Uchiha Madara would say something like this.
Wasn't this putting him in a tough spot?
"Hahaha, Tobirama, white hair, today's your turn. Go ahead, just call my brother 'big brother' once, and I'll also call you 'big brother.'"
"Alright, big brother."
Izuna: ???
"Damn, sneaky Tobirama with the white hair, you're scheming against me! Did you even think about this?"
"Why would I need to think about such a good thing?"
With that, Tobirama gave Izuna a strange grin and continued, "Sa~ I've already said it, now it's your turn."
"…"
Izuna's face turned red.
He wasn't as shameless as Tobirama.
The thought of calling this sneaky white-haired guy "brother" felt worse than being killed.
"No way, no way, the Izuna I know wouldn't play like this."
"…"
Everyone in the room was staring at Izuna, making him feel a lot of pressure.
He looked at Madara like he was asking for help, hoping his older brother would step in and defuse the situation.
But Madara had no intention of stepping in. Instead, he looked at Izuna with a face of encouragement, making Izuna feel like this older brother might be a fake.
Seeing no way out, Izuna helplessly muttered, "…Brother."
"Ah~ Kimochi~"
Tobirama exaggerated dramatically, acting like a three-year-old playing cards next door.
"Alright, that's enough messing around. Let's calm down and watch the screen now, little brother Tobirama."
A single sentence from Madara about Tobirama little brother immediately silenced Tobirama, who had been looking so relaxed.
"How about... we go back to calling each other by the old names?"
"Impossible. You think you can take advantage and then just run off? That's not how things work."
"No, but clearly, you're the one taking advantage, Madara."
"No respect, huh? You're calling me Madara now? You should be calling me 'big brother' or 'older brother.'"
"Why? Does it really matter that much to you?"
"Well, it's not like I care that much."
Seeing Madara starting to soften, Tobirama was about to relax, but then he saw Madara staring at him seriously and saying, "Tobirama, kneel down. Big brother's asking you for something."
"Kneel to your old man. Don't think just because I can't beat you, you can bully me however you want."
At this point, Hashirama also spoke up: "Yeah, Madara, if you need something, just ask. Making Tobirama kneel is a bit much."
"Alright, fine. Since Hashirama told me to just say it, I'll say it. I want to be Hokage."
"???"
"Ha???"
[The idea was nice, but reality is cruel.]
[The Will of Fire from Hashirama was a bit twisted in his little brother, but overall, it wasn't too far off.]
[But when it came to the Third Hokage and the Iron-Blooded King era, it wasn't Konoha that was flying in the sky—it was the ashes of the Uchiha clan.]
[Romantic boy Hashirama still carried with him qualities inherited from his past life, fitting for a hot-blooded manga.]
[Unity, unity, and still damn unity.]
[In comparison to Hashirama, Madara is just a proud, cold, and aloof teenager with pretty eyes who doesn't fit in.]
[When it comes to peace, Madara, with his stone tablet script, looks down on Hashirama's direction of development, thinking it's too slow to make a difference.]
[And when it comes to unity, it's not that Madara doesn't want unity, it's that the script won't allow it.]
[In his life, none of Madara's subordinates have stuck by him; they either turned on him or backstabbed him.]
"At the end of the day, the old man still got too many injuries from his younger years, and like Hashirama, he didn't have much sense. He forgot that he started as a mercenary, and the one who paid him was the daimyo."
"As for Madara, he didn't get paid and always dragged his clan to seek revenge on the Senju. Even though they were from the same clan, they still had to make a living."
"After Konoha was established, the clansmen couldn't bear to betray Madara, their leader, for the good life Konoha offered, which made Madara, who always put his clan first, become distrustful of others."
"Especially after Madara was defeated by Hashirama, the rest of his life was spent in dark isolation, mostly researching, enduring loneliness, and secretly observing the ninja world."
"In the final days of his life, the time he spent with Obito, who he picked, was the best example of this."
"Years of solitude made Madara patiently train Obito into a ninja world expert."
"His distrust of others also led to this master-student relationship being full of scheming, even resulting in them turning against each other during the Ninja War."
In the Third Hokage's time, hearing the screen mention his intelligence as being level two again, Obito looked very displeased.
Over here, Kakashi saw Obito's annoyed expression and immediately comforted him: "Obito, no matter if you're an idiot or not, we won't hate you, right, Asuma?"
Asuma: "Huh? Ah, yeah, yeah, we won't hate you, Obito."
"What the hell do you mean, idiot? What do you mean, hate? Damn you, Kakashi, do you even hear yourself?"
"I think I speak quite nicely, don't I? Right, Asuma?"
Asuma: "Ah, yeah, yeah."
Obito narrowed his eyes, looking at Asuma, who seemed like a broken record, and said, "You don't like Kurenai anymore."
Asuma: "Ah, yeah, right, good one, almost got caught up in that."
"Don't interrupt me if you don't want to get dragged in."
"."
Seeing Asuma close his mouth, Obito nodded in satisfaction and then turned to Kakashi: "Time, place, you choose, got it?"
"Hm, how about the hotel down the street? After the light screen's finished, you go there, clean up, and wait for me."
"...So that's the kind of Kakashi you are. Guess I misjudged you."
After that, Obito turned to Rin and said, "Rin, from now on, we won't hang out with this pervert. I let him pick the time and place for the fight, and he actually wanted... I can't even say it."
"Okay, Obito, we won't play with him anymore."
"Damn, Obito, you set me up."
"Hahaha, well, you're the one who likes reading that kind of stuff in your free time. You deserve to be tricked."
Plan successful!
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