Chapter 550: Idealism in Youth

"You are a member of the Uchiha Clan, why have I never seen you before?"

Madara Uchiha sized up Lian Ye, unable to understand why such a powerful person had never been seen in the clan before.

He gave him the impression of being not even weaker than Hashirama.

Madara inexplicably felt that Lian Ye's strength had already far surpassed his...

"I was forced to leave the clan when I was very young; it's normal that you haven't seen me."

Lian Ye was telling the truth; he was taken in by the white‑haired uncle at the age of six.

Twenty‑nine years passed in a flash, and now he is thirty‑four.

At this moment Madara Uchiha estimated himself to be only eighteen, and Lian Ye's youthful appearance made it hard for him to gauge his age.

Lian Ye looks only in his early twenties, yet his tone of speech sounds middle‑aged.

For a moment he couldn't decide, but fortunately Madara didn't dwell on the issue.

"Brother, Lian Yejun was sent by father to the Battlefield to support you," Yuzhibo Quannai quickly explained upon seeing this.

Madara Uchiha nodded at the words and led several people to the Commander's Tent.

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang silently observed Madara Uchiha, a fleeting shock flashing in his eyes.

He hadn't expected that the current Madara Uchiha had already surpassed him in strength, even Yuzhibo Quannai was stronger than him!

They are clearly still so young...

One can only say they truly deserve to become future legends of the Ninja World!

I believe Hashirama‑sama and Teacher Feijian are equally formidable; otherwise the Uchiha would not be at a disadvantage on the Battlefield.

Tuan Cang, upon arriving at the Battlefield, immediately noticed the Uchiha's problem.

He surmised that the reason the Uchiha were beaten like this must be Teacher Feijian directing from the rear.

After all, Hashirama‑sama does not possess such a mind.

Although the leaders of the two clans are still Uchiha Tajima and Senju Fo Jian, they have tacitly allowed the younger generation to lead the war.

According to Konoha Village records, in a few years the two clan heads will annihilate each other...

Then Madara Uchiha and Hashirama will become clan heads, and the Uchiha will be defeated and join Konoha Village.

The Uchiha have never been considered the founding family of Konoha; they only joined after being forced by defeat.

If Madara Uchiha had won back then, Konoha Village would not exist today.

Thus Zhi Cun Tuan Zang is displeased with the Uchiha's attempted coup; had it not been for Uchiha Jing and Lian Ye blocking it, he would have already shown the Uchiha the consequences of a coup.

Commander's Tent.

"In the recent wars, the Senju Clan has surged forward, and many of our people have perished because of it."

Madara Uchiha narrated the situation during that period to the group.

Yuzhibo Quannai's expression turned serious as he said in a deep voice, "Brother, Qianshou Feijian intends to seize the Eastern Battlefield quickly while I'm away; with me present his scheme won't succeed!"

He seemed to have seen through it: the innately evil Qianshou Feijian wants to, during his convalescence, ally with Hashirama to bully a lone brother on the Battlefield.

But he has returned, bringing a powerful ally; Qianshou Feijian's plot will not succeed!

Madara Uchiha looked at his younger brother's earnest expression, a slight smile curling his lips, and gently rubbed his brother's head.

"With you here, I feel at ease."

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang watched the brothers' intimate interaction, his expression growing increasingly odd.

Do members of the Uchiha Clan express emotions like this?

He subconsciously glanced at his calm good brother beside him, wondering if Lian Ye also expresses his inner feelings this way.

"What are you looking at?" Noticing his good brother's gaze, Lian Ye turned his head and asked puzzled.

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang, seeing this, immediately turned his face away, pretending nothing had happened.

"It's nothing, I'm just watching."

Lian Ye scratched his head in confusion, not knowing what his good brother was up to.

Madara Uchiha and Yuzhibo Quannai realized an outsider was present, and they immediately widened the distance, curbing the display of brotherly affection.

"Lian Yejun, based on my understanding of Qianshou Feijian, that fellow may launch another attack this afternoon," Yuzhibo Quannai said solemnly, "I hope you can go support the clan members who are at a disadvantage on the Battlefield this afternoon."

He learned from his father that Lian Ye had not directly agreed to kill the Senju, so he settled for a secondary request, asking him to assist the clan members.

As for why Lian Ye did not comply with his father's request to help the clan, Yuzhibo Quannai did not ask Lian Ye.

Smart people often know what to ask and what not to ask.

Perhaps Lian Ye has some connection with the Senju; his presumptuous request for them to be slain might provoke their displeasure.

After all, Lian Ye is a formidable figure they cannot fathom, and the strong are always to be respected by them...

If Lian Ye is unwilling, he cannot force him.

Lian Ye, unaware of how much Quannai was thinking, accepted the request with little hesitation.

"No problem, Tuan Cang and I will help."

Since he has temporarily joined the Uchiha, he must certainly help on the Battlefield.

Killing Senju people is something he and Tuan Cang cannot do, but assisting the Uchiha's rescue is no issue.

As for that Senju Feijian brat, he will definitely step in to teach him a lesson.

Since they're here, if they don't give that brat a lasting memory, what's the point of coming?

At this moment, Qianshou Feijian, who was discussing strategy in the Senju Tent, inexplicably felt a strong wave of malice.

"Feijian, what's wrong?"

Hashirama was originally persuading his brother to launch the attack tomorrow, but upon seeing Feijian suddenly shiver, he curiously asked.

"I'm fine, big brother," Qianshou Feijian shook his head, "Let's continue discussing the afternoon strategy."

"No, Feijian, can we attack tomorrow instead!" Hashirama pleaded.

"Why? Give me a reason!"

"I... my stomach hurts a bit, right! I have diarrhea!" Senju Hashirama immediately clutched his stomach, feigning pain as he said, "The lunch was problematic, I need to rest for the afternoon."

Qianshou Feijian: "…"

Big brother gets diarrhea; they really treat him like a fool!

Surely they made a ceasefire agreement behind his back with Madara Uchiha!

Fine, just go along with him; after all, he's the big brother.

…

Lian Ye's time and space, Uchiha Clan Territory.

Uchiha Tanaka, who was lying in the courtyard sunbathing, suddenly had some long‑buried memories surface in his mind.

【If the war ends in the future, he also wants to travel the Ninja World, to experience the hard‑won taste of peace!】

"Strange, why does this old man suddenly want to travel?"

Uchiha Tanaka didn't understand why he had wanted to travel in his youth; thinking carefully, it seemed to be because he was influenced by two travelers who had toured the Ninja World.

He seemed to have met the two, but just couldn't recall them.

These memory fragments arrived suddenly, leaving him unaware of their cause.

He stood up, looked at the deep blue sky, and sighed softly.

"It seems I must go fulfill the ideal I had in my youth."