Chapter 18

"Father, take me to the clan's forbidden ground…"

"I want to see the secret history of the clan that only the clan head is allowed to read…"

The young Hashirama made his request to Senju Butsuma.

He had some guesses in his heart,

but these guesses,

were only his guesses,

and there wasn't much evidence to support them!!!!

……

After the young Hashirama finished reading through the Senju clan's records,

his heart was also shocked by the things in those records!!!

If one were to say,

that his earlier thoughts about this had only been some guesses,

then through the comparison in these records,

he had basically already confirmed his guesses!!!

"I never expected… the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan actually have such a deep connection…"

"Our ancestor and Madara's ancestor… were actually blood brothers?".

17. Uchiha Madara: But… I can't use Wood Release…

As the young Hashirama's discovery appeared on the screen,

the viewers in the livestream completely exploded!!!

【Senju Hashirama:????!!!?】

【Senju Tobirama:?????????????????】

【Uchiha Madara:???????????】

【Senju Tobirama: That's impossible!!! How could our Senju clan possibly be connected to the evil Uchiha clan!!! How could we possibly be blood brothers???】

【Orochimaru: Hehehe… things are getting interesting now… I never expected, Uchiha… Senju… these two sworn-enemy clans… they actually share a blood relation? …】

【Uzumaki Naruto: One's called Senju… the other's called Uchiha… no matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like they share a blood relation…】

【Namikaze Minato: It seems… the secrets in the ninja world are far more numerous than I imagined… the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara… the two of them actually have such a deep connection…】

【Uzumaki Kushina: Who cares what connection! In the end, isn't it just like our Uzumaki clan — the bloodline of the entire clan vanished without a trace!!!】

【Shimura Danzo: So that's how it is!!! So that's how it is!!! Why didn't I think of this sooner!!! If only I had connected these two things earlier!!! Perhaps the progress of the experiments wouldn't have been this slow all this time!!!】

【Senju Hashirama: Me and Madara… Senju and Uchiha… these two don't seem to have any connection either… my surname is Senju, Madara's surname is Uchiha… the surnames don't even seem the same…】

【Haruno Sakura: Everyone… have you noticed… the First Hokage seems a bit like Naruto? The way the two of them think seems exactly the same…】

【Hatake Kakashi: Sakura!!! Don't gossip about the First Hokage!!! How could he possibly be similar to Naruto…】

【Uchiha Sasuke: Hmph! Sakura, I actually quite agree with what you said. The way the First Hokage and that idiot Naruto think really is very similar!!!】

【Yamanaka Ino: I agree with Sakura.】

【Rock Lee: I also agree with the… uh, the point…】

【Hyuga Hinata: Um… although I haven't met the First Hokage, but… but… I feel like the vibe the First Hokage gives me really is similar to Naruto-kun…】

【Akimichi Choji: Um… then… then I'll agree too!!!】

【Senju Hashirama: Hahahaha!! Tobirama, did you see that? These are all our Konoha ninja, these little ones, they all look quite lively, don't they!!!!】

【Senju Tobirama: Big brother!!! Can you please stop talking nonsense!! Do you know what your status is right now?!! You're really going to drive me to death with anger!!!】

Inside the cave,

looking at the content on the black screen and the discussion in the livestream,

Black Zetsu only felt a wave of shock and dread!!!

The reincarnation of Asura on the screen…

how did he suddenly come to know so many things!!!

He actually managed to detect the origin of the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan??!!

Black Zetsu believed,

that this was not good news at all!!

He was also very afraid of his identity being exposed,

having his identity exposed was a small matter,

what Black Zetsu feared most was affecting his subsequent plans!!

If the things he had been doing behind the scenes were dug up,

then everyone might come to know,

that for all these years of war in the ninja world,

he had been the one stirring up trouble behind the scenes,

and if that were so…

wouldn't it affect his plan to save his mother??!

Black Zetsu could tolerate everything in this world,

but,

he could not endure the failure of his plan to save his mother!!!

After all, this was the meaning behind his creation!!

He had lived until now for the sole purpose of freeing his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, from her seal!!!

"What's going on? Our Uchiha clan... actually has a connection with the Senju clan?!"

Obito Uchiha stared at the image on the screen, muttering to himself.

At this moment, he

had his entire mind drawn away by the contents on the screen!!!

The scene before his eyes

completely exceeded his understanding,

and he had never imagined

that he himself could actually be tied to the Senju clan!!!

"Obito, stop worrying about these trivial matters!!"

"Your top priority right now is to urge Nagato to gather all nine Tailed Beasts as quickly as possible!!!"

"As long as you can summon the Ten-Tails, then you can realize your dream!!"

Black Zetsu hurriedly said from the side.

"Shut up!!! Black Zetsu!! You're nothing but a puppet created by Madara!!!"

"You have no right to tell me what to do!!!"

"What I do next is my own plan!!! I don't need you to teach me!!"

Obito Uchiha looked at Black Zetsu as if he were looking at an idiot.

"Besides... didn't you see this livestream system?"

"Someone who can perform such powerful ninjutsu — how terrifying the existence behind Him is, you should know that..."

The look in Obito Uchiha's eyes toward Black Zetsu now carried a trace of suspicion.

He always felt something was off about Black Zetsu.

On the screen,

the things young Hashirama had discovered...

did they have anything to do with the present?

He sensed that Black Zetsu seemed somewhat afraid,

even somewhat anxious...

And he also began to suspect Black Zetsu's true identity!!!

Black Zetsu —

was he really just a product of Madara's will?

And Black Zetsu at this moment,