Chapter 73 Chapter 73 Alliance
Hashirama Senju sat on the veranda, silently watching Kazuki who was practicing ninjutsu in the courtyard.
His rare serious look was quite intimidating, and the half-grown boys in the yard were so frightened that they dared not slack off at all.
Kazuki practiced for as long as Hashirama watched, so long that the boy was complaining in his heart. Until he saw his uncle appear, he became more energetic and the signal for help almost overflowed into the sky.
Tobirama glanced at the small eyes that kept glancing at him and said: "Go out, Xiao Ai has been waiting for you at the door for a long time."
Watching the boy running away quickly as if he had been pardoned, Tobirama could also clearly sense that Hashirama's chakra was fluctuating violently, as if it was stimulated by something.
"Brother?" Tobirama stood behind Hashirama, and seeing that the other party looked a little dazed, he couldn't help but remind him.
Senju Hashirama slowly turned his head and clearly caught the concern in Tobirama's eyes.
He made room for the other person to sit down, and after Tobirama sat down, he suddenly said:
"The battle continues tomorrow."
Just because of this?
Senju Tobirama snorted and said sarcastically, "That's only natural. The Uchiha's high-end combat power is clearly stronger than ours right now. Izuna won't let this opportunity slip away easily."
After saying this, he reached out and patted his eldest brother's shoulder, thinking he might just be worried about the upcoming battle. He consoled him, "Brother, don't worry about tomorrow's battle. Regarding that girl, I've already contacted the Whirlpool Clan and persuaded them to send two clan leader-level warriors to assist."
"We also have two clan leader-level elders here, and they will also go to the battlefield this time."
"Even if we can't defeat them, with four clan leaders and two skilled in sealing techniques, we should have no problem holding them back."
"No, this time there are only two of us fighting, Madara and I." Hashirama Senju shook his head and looked in the direction the boy left.
"Madara and the others have agreed to form an alliance with us..."
Hearing this, Senju Tobirama frowned.
If it was really just an ordinary alliance, I'm afraid my elder brother wouldn't be like this.
When the other party clearly has the advantage, they suddenly propose to agree to an alliance. If Izuna is not stupid, then this alliance must have other intentions.
Taking advantage of others' misfortune?
Tobirama scoffed, "What do they want?"
Hashirama turned his head and looked away, quietly gazing at the ancient tree in the courtyard that was still lush and green in the cold winter: "Madara wants to unify the entire ninja world."
Tobirama: ???
Tobirama's head whipped around, watching his eldest brother suddenly start to look a bit confused.
These days, this expression seems to appear frequently on Big Brother's face.
He was so determined not to turn back in the past, but it seemed that all of his determination had been broken in the past two days with the appearance of that girl.
"Tobirama, do you think it's really impossible for people to let go of their hatred, understand each other, and live in peace and harmony?"
Of course not!
Tobirama raised his eyebrows and subconsciously wanted to retort, but when he saw his elder brother's rare confused eyes, he swallowed the words.
"What did the girl say again?" he asked subconsciously.
Hashirama slowly lowered his head: "I seem to have messed up everything."
"That child came from the future, and with him came another Madara..."
Tobirama suddenly felt his brain go blank for a moment: "What did you say?"
…
As if it was an appointment, although only the clan leaders of both sides were fighting, the clansmen of both sides also arrived at the battlefield tacitly.
There were a few more dazzling red-haired people and a few slightly older people in the Senju team, while on the Uchiha side, Ali and Madara stayed near Izuna, holding a furry little fox in their arms.
The members of the two tribes stopped and confronted each other from a distance, leaving the battlefield to the patriarchs of the two tribes.
Tobirama stared intently at Izuna across from him. They were unusually relaxed and carefree, not at all like the two of them who came to fight. In his memory, his brother's words echoed in his mind.
"I don't understand why the village that brought peace has led us to this situation."
"Everyone died. My granddaughter even developed hemophobia because of the external war."
"I wanted to bring peace to everyone, but I failed to protect anyone close to me."
“Is everything I’ve done really worth it?”
He did not answer his eldest brother's words, and now quietly handed the choice back to the two of them.
Perhaps after this battle, no matter what the outcome is, the eldest brother should be able to get what he wants.
But no matter what, he would not let the previous result happen again.
Looking at Uchiha Madara who was confronting his elder brother on the battlefield, and the other party's unusual certainty: "Hashirama, I will win!" Tobirama slowly frowned.
As Ali had guessed, Hashirama hadn't yet mastered the True Thousand Hands technique, but his opponent had clearly already developed a corresponding plan. Under Hashirama's control, the wooden figure's height suddenly doubled, and dozens of wooden hands appeared on his body, significantly increasing his attack and defense range by several times.
The tall wooden man and the mighty god of war collided with each other, causing waves of sound and forcing the tribesmen on both sides to retreat several kilometers.
Nine Tails was currently being held in the girl's arms, watching the battlefield from afar, its tail lashing non-stop. He was extremely anxious: "Didn't you agree that I could also go up and beat them up? How long do we have to wait?"
Ah Li stroked the fur of the Nine-Tailed Fox, which had become fuzzy after shrinking. "Well, the Nine-Tailed Fox is the finale, how can he be put on the stage so easily? At least he should wait until both sides are in a stalemate, then make a brilliant appearance and leave a deep impression on everyone..."
Jiu Lama raised his fox head, snorted, looked at the battlefield seriously again, and calmed down.
As time went on, the battle became extremely intense. If it were just based on Susanoo who had just entered his complete form, it would be difficult to determine the winner, but the problem was that Madara was well prepared.
With a deafening roar, the Nine-Tailed Fox was summoned into the battlefield with the use of the summoning technique. Susanoo instantly collapsed and took shape in the blink of an eye in front of the ugly faces of the Thousand Hands.
"Is that a tailed beast? Or the Nine-Tails?"
The feeling that something was missing in Tobirama's heart was finally confirmed.
Why can the other party say with such certainty that he will win?
Sure enough, there is a backup plan!
The atmosphere on Senju's side became tense. Feeling the wooden man quickly showing signs of weakness after being equipped with Susanoo, he couldn't help feeling nervous and anxious.
"When did Uchiha Madara capture the Nine-Tails and use it as a summoning beast?"
"Isn't he cheating? We agreed that it would only be a two-person battle."
"But isn't the summoned beast itself also considered the user's combat power?"
"The tailed beasts aren't human. If you had a summoning beast during a fight, would you deliberately not use it?"
"Hashirama-sama's summoning beast is a slug. It's of no help in this situation!"
"Those Uchiha bastards! They're so cunning and treacherous! They must have set a trap for us! If nothing works, we'll just fight them!"
The public was outraged.
"Alright, stop arguing!" Tobirama shouted in a low voice. In order to calm the emotions of the clan members, he also revealed some information: "The Senju and Uchiha had already reached a preliminary agreement on an alliance yesterday. No matter what the result is today, it will not affect the outcome of the alliance between the two parties."
The Thousand Hands people, who had just heard the news, were stunned and looked at each other.
The feelings were already allied, but they were the last to know?
"Already formed an alliance?" A murmur of disbelief was heard.
Unlike the Uchiha who were shocked and hesitant after receiving the news, the Senju were more complicated.
After all, their own clan leader had been clamoring for an alliance with the opposing clan leader for a long time, so they had anticipated this early on.
But I didn't expect it to come so quickly?
There was a long silence.
Qianju Taohua frowned and asked, "So, this battle is actually to determine the future leader?"
Senju Tobirama nodded, but looked at Uzumaki who was listening attentively beside him, and swallowed his words back.
"No, it's just that we have some disagreements with the Uchiha on the future direction of development after deciding to form an alliance."
With the Nine-Tails' entry, the battle was won with overwhelming force. The wooden man's attacks could hardly cause any substantial damage to the armored Nine-Tails, but Hashirama had to defend himself against Susanoo's weapons and the Tailed Beast Ball's multi-faceted attacks.
The wooden man crumbled into pieces, and Hashirama staggered and squatted down, somewhat exhausted.
"I lost." As he said this, Hashirama's face showed a slight relaxation.
After hearing about the future changes, although he still felt that mutual understanding was necessary, the benefits of unification were also unquestionable.
Since he is so conflicted, let Madara decide for him. He will just have to give it his all.
"As agreed, Hashirama, I will send someone to deliver the alliance contract to the Senju clan's territory. We will discuss the specific steps to be taken later."
Madara stretched out his hand and pulled Hashirama up from his half-squatting position. Members of both clans quickly gathered around him, but none of them took action, just watching quietly.
When they were about to evacuate, Ali suddenly called out to the Senju brothers across from him: "Come to Uchiha tonight to get together and have dinner together."
"Kid, are you going to tell them everything that will happen in the future?" the little man asked curiously.
Ali shook his head. That's not the case...
But some key information can still be revealed...
For example...history.
There was a joyous atmosphere in the Uchiha clan's territory. The Senju clan leader's brothers and three of his subordinates arrived at the Uchiha clan leader's residence at the agreed time.
It was not yet time for dinner, but the long table in the clan leader's hall was already full of people. On one side sat the nine elders of the Uchiha clan, and on the other side sat Senju and his group and Ali.
Thinking that they were here to discuss an alliance, Qianshou also handed over the terms that they had hurriedly drafted, and the scene was extremely serious.
They just wanted to invite everyone to dinner and chat about the future. Ali, Ban and the other three were silent.
Uchiha Madara flipped through the contract. Perhaps because of the previous defeat in the war, he could see that the Senju had made some concessions.
"That's not necessary." Seeing Senju's stunned expression, Madara pushed the contract back: "The distribution of interests and rights between us will be determined according to the subsequent unified progress and the amount of effort we put in."
"One victory doesn't mean anything. I'm just trying to please you this time. After that, we'll fight with our true strength." Uchiha Madara looked at Hashirama, and his brows softened.
Is the distribution of benefits determined by effort?
Hashirama's eyes lit up, but the Senju who came with him were a little bit unbelievable.
I thought the opposing clan leader was ruthless and strong, but he actually had such a magnanimous character.
But wouldn't the Uchiha elders object to this? This is a benefit that comes right to your doorstep...
When they looked over, they saw the nine elders across from them standing as quiet as chickens, looking like they were following the clan leader's orders...
Izuna narrowed her eyes slightly and slowly looked away.
He wouldn't let Uchiha hold Madara back again.
"Today I really just asked you to come over for dinner..." Ali looked at the situation between the two sides speechlessly.
Seeing the elder opposite him with an expression that said whatever you said was true, and the Senju beside him, except for Hashirama, who all looked disbelieving, Ali sighed: "Of course, I'll also talk to you about the origins of the Senju and Uchiha..."
But why did the originally planned harmonious atmosphere of eating and chatting turn into a scene like a meeting?
Ali sighed again, sat up straight, and began to explain: "This may have to start from thousands of years ago..."
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