Chapter 25

"You hate the weak version of yourself who can't change any of this, so you frantically train nonstop, trying to become stronger!!"

"I remember this clearly."

"But… Madara… do you know?"

"Weakness is original sin."

"And now, in my eyes, you're still far too weak."

"How long will it take before you train enough to become truly strong?"

"Have you ever thought about how much you'll miss, how many brothers you'll lose during that long period of training?"

"But… I now have a better way to change all of this!!!"

The young Madara stared at the smile on the young Hashirama's face,

and involuntarily shivered.

At this moment, Hashirama

seemed like a demon, endlessly luring him.

23. Madara! Do you want to dance too?!

Seeing the expression on the young Madara's face,

Hashirama knew,

his goal had been achieved!!

Although Madara's strength was already extremely impressive among his peers in the Uchiha clan.

But Hashirama understood,

Madara would never be satisfied with just this!!

His standards weren't merely to be the strongest among his peers!!!

Madara wanted to become the strongest person in this world!!!

Even though Madara's talent was exceptionally outstanding,

time remained an insurmountable chasm!!

He was still too young,

even with extraordinary talent,

to change this world,

to possess overwhelming power,

this couldn't be accomplished in an instant!!!

So Hashirama knew,

what Madara truly desired deep inside!!!

And as Madara looked across the river at Hashirama,

a chill ran through his heart,

for no reason,

he felt that everything about him had been seen through by Hashirama!!

Hashirama always seemed to understand what he was thinking.

【Tobirama Senju: Poor Madara… I feel his thoughts have all been exposed by Elder Brother. Elder Brother might start luring him next… This version of Elder Brother is kind of evil…】

【Hashirama Senju: Tobirama, that's going too far!!! Though I admit the version of me from another world seems different, I believe his intentions are good! He must have noticed Madara's struggles and wants to help him!!】

【Madara Uchiha: I feel… this Hashirama looks less and less like a Senju… Even among the Uchiha, few are this calculating… oh… no, this intelligent. Is this really the Hashirama? …】

【Orochimaru: Heh… Madara seems like an innocent little lamb before the First Hokage…】

【Hiruzen Sarutobi: No matter which version of the First Hokage, I believe his Will of Fire never changes—he's always upright and kind!!! He must have no ill intentions!!】

【Tsunade: Sarutobi… you old bastard, you're disgusting… To suck up like this, you're so fake!!】

【Raikage: Are all of you people from the Hidden Leaf this fake??

【Koharu: Thinking about it, our Hidden Mist Village is better—at least when we're upset, we just fight outright. Unlike you Konoha, so disgusting… all of you so fake!!!!】

…

Watching the young Madara remain silent,

Hashirama Senju flashed beside him.

At this moment, the young Madara couldn't help but tremble in shock!!!

He had only caught a fleeting afterimage!!

Other than that, he saw nothing!!!

Doesn't this mean,

that if Hashirama Senju had wanted to harm him just now,

he would have had absolutely no chance to resist?!!!

Seeing the stunned expression on the young Madara's face,

the young Hashirama felt no surprise at all!!!

The Uchiha clan has always been warlike,

and their emotions burn with intense passion!!!

And Madara Uchiha,

his inner emotions are countless times stronger than ordinary Uchiha clan members!!

So,

it's completely normal for him to feel this way!!!

"Hashirama… you bastard…"

"Before I knew it, you've actually become this much stronger?!"

Gritting his teeth, the young Madara blurted out the grievances in his heart!!

Hashirama's talent was no worse than his own,

in fact, it was far greater than his.

And now,

with such a vast gulf between the two of them,

if he wanted to catch up to Hashirama,

wouldn't there be no hope for it in this lifetime?!!

"Madara, let me show you something — once you've seen it, you'll understand."

"Once you've seen it, you'll understand why the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan have been fighting all the way until now…"

"There is an answer to all of this…"

Having said that,

the young Hashirama pulled a scroll from his robes.

……

"You're saying that our Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan… are actually brother clans?!"

"The reason we have so much conflict is actually all rooted in our ancestors? …"

The young Madara closed the scroll,

and at this moment his face was still filled with utter shock.

The impact of this news on him was truly enormous!!!

Anyone would probably never have guessed,

that two clans who had fought for who knows how many years,

would actually have such a close relationship!!!!

"Hashirama… this piece of news of yours… really is quite the surprise…"

"If it weren't for your discovery, I'm afraid no one in this world would have ever thought of this…"

The young Madara said with a bitter smile.

At the same time,

he also felt that all of this was perfectly reasonable!!!