Chapter 35

"Listen up, all of you. Even an ant from the Uchiha clan is not something you can touch. Whoever dares to move, I will make your entire family pay with their lives." Uchiha Madara crossed his arms, his eyes slowly rotating with the crimson Sharingan.

The crowd looked at Uchiha Madara. The Uchiha clan members felt their blood boil, but members of other clans were either afraid or worried.

"Madara, you really haven't changed!" Senju Shikan narrowed his eyes, thinking back to the scene three years ago, feeling a bit nostalgic.

"Oh no!" Shimura Zangou already sensed something was wrong and was about to warn Ape Fly Tarou beside him when he felt a pain in his waist. Ape Fly Tarou, who had a kunai in his hand, had stabbed him.

"Damn, when did you...?" Shimura Zangou quickly retreated, his hand covering his waist, which was soaked in blood. He dared not look at Uchiha Madara's Sharingan, fearing he would fall under a genjutsu.

"Such a powerful genjutsu." The three from the Ino-Shika-Cho trio exchanged glances, all seeing the shock in each other's eyes. To control an elite jonin with just a gesture, how strong must Uchiha Madara be?

"Boring fight!" Madara sneered, pointing at Shimura Zangou and said to the Uchiha clan's guard ninjas behind him, "Kill him, it will be a way for you to atone for your sins."

"Yes!" Two Uchiha guards drew their swords, eyeing Shimura Zangou with ill intent.

"Uchiha Madara, you dare to underestimate our Shimura clan! If you dare to kill me, be prepared for the Shimura and Uchiha clans to go to war." Shimura Zangou said in a hysterical voice.

"I do underestimate you. You are just a bunch of mud chickens and clay dogs, scoundrels who dare to come and cause trouble here." Madara said with disdain.

Senju Shikan, Senju Hashirama, Uchiha Gen, and Uchiha Izuna all opened their mouths in shock at Madara's arrogant words.

"This guy!" Cat Fairy covered her face, seemingly embarrassed.

"Big brother is so cool!" Izuna's eyes were filled with admiration.

"Come here." Madara beckoned to Ape Fly Tarou, who smiled foolishly and walked to Madara's side.

"Which hand did he use to touch you?" Madara asked the servant girl beside him.

"A-ah! Right, right hand!" The servant girl stammered.

Clang!

Madara drew the sword from Ape Fly Tarou's waist, and with a swift chop, severed his right hand. Blood splattered, staining Madara's clothes.

"Ahh!" Ape Fly Tarou woke from the genjutsu, feeling intense pain in his right arm. He looked down to see his hand still twitching on the ground, while his right wrist was now just a bare bone.

"What are you screaming about! You've dirtied my new clothes." Madara, slightly impatient, stabbed Ape Fly Tarou's heart.

Thud!

Madara released the hilt, and Ape Fly Tarou fell to the ground, his eyes lifeless, staring at the ceiling, dead.

"Who else now?" Madara's cold Sharingan scanned the room, and the people from the various clans retreated in fear, afraid of getting involved.

"Cough, cough, Uchiha Madara, you will pay for killing us, and face the wrath of the Ape Fly and Shimura clans!" Shimura Zangou, held down by Uchiha guards, knelt before Madara, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, barely breathing, and clearly on the verge of death.

"I look forward to it!" Madara's lips curled, and he stepped forward, pulling the sword from Ape Fly Tarou's chest and stabbing it into Shimura Zangou's eye, piercing his brain.

"Madara, did you have to kill him?" Senju Hashirama, seeing such a cruel scene, felt a bit reluctant.

"I welcome friends with open arms, but I show no mercy to enemies." Madara glanced at Senju Hashirama and said coldly.

Senju Hashirama was slightly stunned and remained silent.

"Take these two pieces of trash and get out of the Uchiha clan immediately. Also, tell your clan leaders that I, Uchiha Madara, fear no one. If you want a war, I will see it through to the end." Madara pointed to the two bodies on the ground and said to the frightened followers of the Ape Fly and Shimura clans.

Several followers did not dare to hesitate, hurriedly carrying the bodies of Ape Fly Tarou and Shimura Zangou out of the meeting hall, fearing Madara might change his mind.

"Gen, gather the clan members, I have something to say." Madara said to Uchiha Gen behind him.

"Yes!" Uchiha Gen nodded and walked out of the house.

"You all follow me. If anyone dares to leave before I finish speaking, I guarantee you won't leave the Uchiha compound." Madara's crimson Sharingan swept over the many clan ninjas, and no one dared to meet his gaze.

"Yamato, what do we do now?" Yuzuki from the Yamato clan said, at a loss.

"What else can we do? Didn't you hear the Uchiha leader already speak? You don't want to leave, do you?" Nara Shikichi smiled, seemingly not taking Madara's threat seriously.

"Ah!" Yuzuki sighed and resignedly walked out of the house.

The other clan ninjas, even if they were angry, did not dare to show it, for fear of ending up like Ape Fly Tarou and Shimura Zangou, coming in standing and leaving lying down.

Madara came to an open area outside the house, followed by a group of people with mixed feelings. In front of him stood the Uchiha clan members, and more people were gathering from all directions.

"Today is my succession ceremony, and there should be no bloodshed. But I just killed two ninjas, one from the Ape Fly clan and one from the Shimura clan. The reason was that they bullied an Uchiha servant girl." Madara crossed his arms and said slowly.

The originally quiet scene suddenly became noisy, with many Uchiha clan members whispering and discussing among themselves.

"I don't know what you think, but as the leader of the Uchiha clan, I have the responsibility to protect my clan members, whether they are ordinary people or ninjas. No one can touch a single hair of the Uchiha clan. We seek peace, but we are not afraid of war." Madara's crimson Sharingan slowly rotated, leaving no room for doubt.

The Uchiha clan members fell silent instantly. Some looked at Madara with admiration, while others were indifferent, thinking Madara was making a mountain out of a molehill over a servant girl.

"Do you think I shouldn't have gone to such lengths for a servant girl?" Madara's calm gaze swept over the clan members, seemingly reading their thoughts.

No one spoke, afraid to meet Madara's eyes.

"Have you ever thought about what you would do if your wives and daughters were bullied one day? Do you know that I don't care about this position as leader? But as Uchiha Madara, I don't want to see my clan members sacrificing themselves, even the weak children having to fight in meaningless wars. Our strength is to protect what we cherish, not to bully the weak to show our power." Madara's face was calm, and he sighed inwardly. Perhaps he had the power to change the world, but he did not have the power to change people's hearts.

"The fate of the Uchiha clan has changed, but when will the Senju clan change?" Senju Shikan sighed inwardly, looking at Senju Hashirama, who was looking at Madara with admiration.

"Take care of yourselves!" Madara no longer looked at the Uchiha clan members and turned to the ninjas from the various clans behind him. "I have said my piece. I know why you are here, and I believe you understand my character. I will not start a war without reason. If you want to start a war, I hope you won't regret it. Goodbye, and I won't see you off."

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