Hashirama was speechless for a while. Seeing the two clan leaders laying out the hatred between the two clans so nakedly before him, he felt that this world was so cruel that it made it hard for him to breathe.
"Hashirama, you have to sacrifice something if you want to protect it.
You don't have to think about such complicated problems now. Now, your abilities have been greatly improved. It is more than enough to protect your family and your clan.
So do what you can do."
It was a rare occasion for Butsuma to talk so much to Hashirama today, and seeing that he seemed to be getting a little nitpicky, he briefly mentioned it.
Then, he continued to exchange glances with his old rival, Uchiha Tajima.
"That's really strange.
I know very well that keeping you alive is more beneficial than letting you die.
But why is it that when I see you, I can't help but feel murderous intent coming out of my head?"
"Me too, Senju Butsuma. As soon as I saw you, I wanted to take you with me to leave this world!"
There was a fierce light in the eyes of the two old rivals.
And Senju Hashirama on the side began to repeat what his father, Senju Butsuma, had just said.
Since I have enough ability to protect my family and clan members, I should do this now.
But they are unable to stop the continued outbreak of war and the spread of hatred.
It's because I don't have enough ability!
Not enough!
It's far from enough!
Senju Hashirama felt as if he had gained something and seemed to be thinking about something.
Isn't it true that as long as you are strong enough and have enough abilities, you can solve all the problems you want to solve?
...
"Brother, are we going alone this time?"
Among the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna were packing up.
"Of course not, don't worry, Izuna, everything will be fine.
The clansmen will follow us at a distance."
Madara patted Izuna's shoulder to reassure him.
But Uchiha Izuna was still very hesitant.
"I know, big brother, you believe that Senju Hashirama will take this negotiation seriously and will not do anything.
And that guy, Tobirama Senju, shouldn't do anything strange.
But old guys like Senju Butsuma are different.
It is entirely possible that he would do something to keep us two brothers completely and then completely defeat us Uchiha.
We shouldn't have agreed to such harsh conditions. We should have brought our people to the final negotiation site."
"I understand your concerns, Izuna, but this is the price we paid for failing last time and still wanting to rescue our father and redeem our people.
The cost of failure."
Hearing his elder brother say this, Izuna sighed.
Shinobi are tools that will do anything to achieve their goals and tasks, no matter how despicable the means are, as long as they can defeat the opponent.
However, both he and his elder brother have now activated the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Even if they really wanted to fight, with the strength of the two brothers, ordinary Senju members would not be able to stop them.
Only the power of Hashirama Senju requires them to treat it with caution.
"Let's go!"
The two men who had already packed up took their clansmen and rushed to the place where they had already negotiated with the Senju clan.
Behind them, the elite members of the Uchiha clan followed from a distance.
Soon, Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna saw Senju Butsuma, Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama and others standing on the opposite side of a river on the bank of the river.
Sure enough, the feeling they gave people was somewhat different from before.
Senju Butsuma felt the two brothers in front of him, especially Uchiha Madara, who made him, one of the strongest members of the Senju clan, feel unseen.
Compared to last time, Uchiha Madara is now more powerful, which makes him even more afraid.
This generation of young people is really interesting.
Both sides stood quietly on both sides of the river, gazing at each other.
The old father, Senju Butsuma, looked at Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna carefully.
He was thinking in his head, what if one or both of them opened the Mangekyō Sharingan?
So, can Hashirama still defeat his opponent with overwhelming strength like before?
As for being called despicable or something, Senju Butsuma doesn't care about that.
Unfortunately, the clan does not have much information about the Uchiha clan's Mangekyō Sharingan.
Moreover, the eye techniques of each pair of Mangekyō Sharingan are different.
If we test them at this time, we might suffer heavy losses.
A hint of hesitation appeared in the eyes of the Senju Butsuma.
This opportunity is really a fleeting good opportunity.
However, when he looked at his eldest son, Hashirama Senju, who was beside him, he decisively gave up such a tempting plan.
Looking at Hashirama like this, it seemed like he was about to fly towards the other party.
Don't use a stone to remind the other person to run away as you did when you were a kid by the river.
"You go talk to them."
After thinking for a while, Senju Butsuma patted Senju Hashirama on the shoulder and turned to look at Uchiha Tajima, who was brought here.
He really didn't want to watch any more.
He was afraid that he really couldn't help it, so he immediately called the great elder behind him to rush up with his men.
He was also afraid that both of the opponents would open their Mangekyō Sharingan and possess the power to rival Hashirama Senju.
Moreover, because they don't know the other party's intelligence, it is easy for them to be caught off guard by the other party.
The most important thing is that he was about to fight to the death, but his eldest son had no desire to fight at all!
"Spot."
"Hashirama."
In the past, the names that could be used affectionately between each other now carry a hint of helplessness in this situation.
"You haven't forgotten the common dream we agreed upon, right?"
Seeing Hashirama Senju asking him cautiously, Madara felt sad.
Between the pillars.
Maybe if we two weren't shinobi, we could definitely become best friends.
But now...
Madara frowned and looked at Hashirama in front of him.
Make yourself more resolute, just like when you were forced to break up with Hashirama by the river that year.
"Don't be so naive, Senju Hashirama. Didn't I tell you that it's impossible?"
Senju Hashirama shook his head.
"No, we can do it."
"Are you an idiot? How many times do I have to tell you before you understand?
My brother, and your brother, my people, and your people..."
Senju Hashirama shook his head again, and the firm look on his face moved even Uchiha Madara.
"I will never forget the dream we shared at that time, and I always believe that we can achieve it."
It's just that we don't have enough strength now.
But there will always be a day when that day comes, Madara!
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