Uchiha Madara finished telling all of his experiences and could not help but laugh. "Ryun, do you think your great-grandfather is too useless, wanting to do things but accomplishing nothing."
"Even the clansmen were unwilling to follow me and rebel together?" Uchiha Madara poured himself a cup of sake and drank it all in one gulp to quench his thirst.
On the surface, he was saying this to Uchiha Ryun, but in reality, he was mocking himself. This life was simply too much of a failure.
Uchiha Ryun was somewhat drunk, but he listened with great interest. "It is not that you are too much of a failure, Lord Madara, but that you cannot defeat that fair-faced, black-hearted Hashirama Senju and the calculating Tobirama Senju."
Uchiha Ryun's words made Uchiha Madara pause. Lord Madara? This should be referring to himself, but why did he say Hashirama was fair-faced and black-hearted? However, the evaluation of Tobirama Senju was quite accurate.
"Hehe, Lord Madara, I laugh at you for being too naive. It is difficult for a person like you with little scheming to not lose when pitted against two schemers." Uchiha Ryun sighed.
Uchiha Madara just wanted to defend Hashirama's image when he heard Uchiha Ryun say, "Do not rush to refute me yet. If you think what I say about the following points is wrong, wait until I finish speaking before you say anything."
Uchiha Ryun's eyes now carried a sharpness. Through Uchiha Madara's description, he had completely figured out the true nature of the First Hokage and the Second Hokage.
"First, let's talk about the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. As everyone knows, the village was jointly founded by Hashirama Senju and you. The other clans joined later, so at that time, the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan were the original clans."
"Hashirama Senju himself might be a good person, but his mistake was that he should not have personally given you hope, and then, because of the arrival of later clans, abandoned his promise due to so-called democratic elections."
"You must know that Konoha was founded by you and Hashirama Senju. The two of you were the absolute leaders. As long as Hashirama Senju wholeheartedly cared only about your feelings as his close friend, those who came later would not dare to go too far."
"Obviously, you misplaced your sincere trust. You believed in Hashirama Senju, but Hashirama Senju did not completely side with you. Instead, he immersed himself in the false scene of various clans joining Konoha."
"In your heart, perhaps the village is only the place where you are with Hashirama. In his heart, however, the village that includes you and is recognized by everyone is the village in his heart."
"Or rather, your weight is less than that of the village and the recognition of the masses." Uchiha Ryun's words were clear and logical, hitting the key points. Uchiha Madara had no retort and silently drank alcohol.
Only, Uchiha Ryun did not notice Uchiha Izuna giving him a look, telling him to stop talking. This was the precursor to Uchiha Madara's anger.
But in his heart, he very much agreed with what Uchiha Ryun said. That Hashirama Senju was a scumbag, only good at drawing big pies. When it came to implementation, he was weak-willed, listening to others, listening to democracy.
Uchiha Ryun continued, "Tobirama Senju, on the other hand, understood his older brother's weaknesses too well. He clearly knew his older brother's weaknesses, so he exposed the clans, propagated the instability of the Uchiha clan, making the clans worried."
"Because only in this way could his words, combined with public opinion and the word 'democracy,' persuade Hashirama Senju to abandon his ideas and inherit the Hokage position. He also calculated that your temper would definitely rebel. At the same time, he also pulled in the Uchiha clan, propagandized peace, and said you were the one who attempted to provoke war."
"Guess how the clansmen viewed you? This is also why, when you left, not a single person followed you. It is still because the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, was too sinister. You can say his strength is lacking, but you cannot say his intelligence and politics are lacking."
Uchiha Ryun's analysis was orderly and thorough. Uchiha Madara suddenly understood. All these years, he had been internally conflicted, on one hand thinking he was right, on the other hand doubting whether he was correct. To escape this situation, he decided to implement the Eye of the Moon Plan.
He never expected that all of this originated from the schemes of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju. Although he still could not bring himself to hate Hashirama, Hashirama's image as a white moonlight in his heart was now much shattered.
I gave you my heart and soul, yet you still held back from me. Is this fair? This is not fair.
In the Pure Land
Hashirama Senju suddenly felt a panic in his heart. He woke up from a dream. In his ability, Madara no longer paid attention to him, looking at him with disappointment and disgust in his eyes, then left alone.
Tobirama Senju was puzzled. "Big brother, you are awake. Did you have a nightmare?"
He actually knew everything, having heard Hashirama Senju continuously calling out Madara's name in his sleep, along with things like 'you came back, I was wrong, the Hokage is yours.'
This made Tobirama Senju's expression complicated. However, after Hashirama Senju woke up, he did not plan to tell Hashirama Senju what he heard. He only asked, "You had a nightmare, right."
Hashirama Senju's soul body in the Pure Land sat in a corner with his arms around his knees, teary-eyed. "Tobirama, tell me, was I wrong? If Madara had become Hokage back then, would Konoha have been better."
Tobirama Senju was stunned. He wanted to say yes, because for the village, Uchiha Madara was a guardian deity. For enemies, he was a war machine, the Shinobi War God. Such a person was most suitable for the position of leader.
However, what Tobirama Senju truly worried about was, once Uchiha Madara ascended to the Hokage position, would he exterminate the Senju clan and other clans? What about his descendants?
Who could guarantee the emotional stability of other members of the Uchiha clan? And who wasn't afraid of their own clan being exterminated? He felt no guilt whatsoever about scheming against his big brother and Uchiha Madara.
If he had to do it again, he would still do the same. Anyway, he had already disbanded the Senju clan and had them intermarry with commoners. Although the bloodline would be diluted, as long as Konoha existed, the Senju would not be exterminated.
As for whether future descendants had plans to revive the Senju name, that was beyond his control.
"Tobirama, I want to find Madara. I want to apologize to him." Hashirama Senju said to Tobirama Senju, his eyes determined.
Tobirama Senju, however, roared, "Big brother, how many times have you looked for him over the years. You have searched almost every corner of the Pure Land. There is no trace of him. Why must you still degrade yourself."
Hashirama Senju fell silent. He raised his head and looked at Tobirama. "You do not understand." After speaking, he got up and continued searching for Uchiha Madara's soul in the Pure Land.
Tobirama Senju gritted his teeth. "Damn those inherently evil Uchiha. I hate that I did not wipe you all out."
"Especially that hateful Uchiha Izuna. One day I will find you and torture you a thousand times in the Pure Land." Tobirama Senju's voice was cold.
During the final battle with Uchiha Izuna, that last kick landed on his...
Causing him to never marry in his lifetime. Nominally, it was for Konoha, burning out everything for it. Actually, the heartache and humiliation involved were known only to him and the dead Izuna.
Inside Uchiha Ryun's room
"Big brother, rest assured, I got revenge for you before I died. That sinister and vicious Tobirama Senju, in the final battle, was kicked by me, shattering his family jewels. I am afraid he could only be a eunuch for this lifetime." Uchiha Izuna patted his chest and laughed.
Then he took a sip of alcohol, shouted, "So satisfying." and then fell to the ground asleep.
Uchiha Ryun's pupils constricted. So that's how it was. No wonder Tobirama used the Flying Thunder God Slash. No wonder he cursed Uchiha Izuna. No reason he had to always say 'inherently evil Uchiha clan' about everything.
Good gracious, it's all because of you. My grandfather, you truly shock me.
Uchiha Madara's pupils also constricted. Suddenly, his hatred for Tobirama Senju decreased a tiny bit, but only a tiny bit. He then looked at his second brother, his younger brother Izuna, and swallowed hard.
"Time is getting late. I will take Izuna back to sleep. Ryun, you rest well." After speaking, Uchiha Madara took Uchiha Izuna away.
Uchiha Ryun nodded, watching the two leave before returning to the house, sighing, 'Good gracious, really, good gracious, a kick that ends the bloodline.'
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