Chapter 36

"Rokkichi, what are you thinking? Everyone has left, let's go back quickly!" Yamazato Yuzawa saw that everyone from the major families had left, but the three of them were still standing there, and said helplessly.

"That's not right!" Nara Rokkichi frowned and thought deeply.

"What's not right?" Yamazato Yuzawa asked in surprise.

"Ah! I wonder if I'll ever be able to eat the Uchiha family's delicious food again." Akimichi Taei touched his round belly and said with some regret.

"Three adults, our leader has asked you to come over." An Uchiha clan ninja came to the three of them, Ino-Shika-Cho.

"Huh?" Yamazato Yuzawa and Akimichi Taei were both taken aback.

"Let's go!" Nara Rokkichi smiled.

"Rokkichi, why is he looking for us? Do you know something?" Yamazato Yuzawa followed Nara Rokkichi and asked in a low voice.

"I don't know! But I know he won't let us leave." Nara Rokkichi laughed.

"Oh?" Yamazato Yuzawa was taken aback, looking at Akimichi Taei beside him, deep in thought.

The Uchiha ninja led the three of Ino-Shika-Cho to Madara's residence. Before they even entered the house, they heard laughter coming from inside.

"Lord Madara, I have brought the three guests." The Uchiha ninja stood at the door and said respectfully.

Creak!

The wooden door was pulled open, and Madara's figure appeared. He smiled at the Uchiha ninja beside him and said, "There's nothing to worry about here, you can go back now."

"Yes!" The ninja bowed and left.

Madara led the three of Ino-Shika-Cho into the house, sat back in his seat, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Akimichi-senpai, for your righteous actions. I have some things I want to discuss with you, but it was too noisy with so many people around just now."

Nara Rokkichi and the others sat down in order. They saw that Hashirama Senju and a child from the Senju family, as well as a child from the Uchiha family, were in the room. According to their information, it should be Madara's only younger brother, Uchiha Izuna.

"Lord Madara, you're too polite!" Akimichi Taei said, a bit embarrassed.

"Lord Madara has invited us with such enthusiasm, how could we not come?" Nara Rokkichi glanced at the black cat beside Madara and said politely.

"Actually, I didn't call you here for anything major. I just want our five families to form an alliance. If you agree, I have further plans." Madara smiled, seemingly unaware of the impact of his words.

"Pfft!" Hashirama Senju had just picked up his tea and taken a sip when he heard Madara's words and spat it out.

Yamazato Yuzawa and Akimichi Taei stared at Madara in a daze, as if they doubted what they had heard.

"Brother?" Izuna was confused, not understanding why his usually wise and brave brother seemed to have lost his mind.

Only Nara Rokkichi and Hashirama Senju did not show surprise. Nara Rokkichi was very intelligent and had a deep understanding of human nature, able to keep his emotions in check. Hashirama Senju, on the other hand, was beaming with joy, eager to agree immediately. Madara's proposal was exactly what he had been dreaming of.

"Your silence means you all agree?" Madara smiled.

"How could that be!" Yamazato Yuzawa and Akimichi Taei said in unison.

"Completely agree!" Hashirama Senju raised his hand and shouted loudly.

"Hashirama!" Hashirama Senju glared fiercely at his nephew and said with a bitter smile, "Madara, I really don't understand what you're thinking. The relationship between the Uchiha and Senju is clear to you. It's already difficult for us to coexist peacefully, let alone form an alliance."

"Lord Madara, could you explain in more detail? We can't form an alliance based on just your words." Nara Rokkichi said calmly, but his words did not reject Madara's request.

"Rokkichi?" Yamazato Yuzawa's face changed. He did not want to get involved with the Uchiha. Although it was good to have a strong back, the Uchiha clan was not a good one to rely on. They had enemies everywhere, and with a violent and unpredictable clan leader, once they formed an alliance, the neutral Ino-Shika-Cho would be completely dragged into the mire of war.

"What do you think the future of this world will be like?" Madara still smiled, and the reactions of everyone were exactly as he had expected.

Everyone was taken aback. Yamazato Yuzawa and Akimichi Taei were completely puzzled, while Hashirama Senju frowned, unable to guess Madara's true intentions.

"Lord Madara, why don't you explain?" Nara Rokkichi said meaningfully.

"Our world is now in constant warfare, with no peace. Whether it's ninjas or civilians, everyone lives in fear. Tragedies happen every day in different parts of the world. The Uchiha clan has almost lost everything for the sake of war. My three younger brothers, who were only five years old, died one after another. Do you know why the world is like this?" Madara said coldly.

"Madara!" Hashirama Senju looked at Madara with sympathy, understanding his feelings. He now had only one younger brother left, while the others had died, and they were killed by the Uchiha clan. Of course, Hashirama Senju believed that Madara's three younger brothers were also killed by the Senju clan.

This made Hashirama Senju even more admiring of Madara. To be able to put aside past grievances and ally with his enemies was truly a broad-minded person.

"Even if we form an alliance, the war won't end. On the contrary, other families will also form alliances to oppose us." Nara Rokkichi rebutted Madara without mercy. His words reflected the thoughts of most people, or perhaps he wanted to see how Madara would respond.

"The Nara family is truly wise!" Madara praised, but his heart sank. Nara Rokkichi was completely right. Even if they formed an alliance, it wouldn't stop the wars. In the future, the five major ninja villages would still fight, and each war would be on a global scale, extremely brutal.

"Lord Madara, you flatter me." Nara Rokkichi said politely.

"Forming an alliance is just the first step. My second step is to establish a ninja village." Madara's expression was calm. Konoha was a necessity for him. His current strength was not yet strong enough to face the entire world alone. The Uchiha clan needed a place to rest, and he needed time to train and plan his own affairs.

"Ninja village?" Everyone looked at each other, puzzled, waiting for Madara to explain.

"A ninja village is exactly what it sounds like—a village for ninjas. Whether it's a ninja family or an individual ninja, they can join the village. I plan to set up such a village in the Land of Fire, and then everyone will vote to elect a village leader to manage the village. Of course, in addition to ninjas, some civilians can also join to develop the economy of the ninja village. This way, we can be self-sufficient. In the future, when outsiders know about our village, they will come to us for missions. We will receive commissions based on the difficulty of the missions, and ninjas will choose different missions based on their abilities. This will solve the problem of work for ninjas. Most importantly, there will be no other ninja family that can match us. Even if they form their own ninja villages in the future, they won't dare to start wars easily. This is not the kind of small-scale conflict we have now; it would affect the entire world." Madara explained the basic structure of the ninja village in one breath, then picked up his teacup and took a few sips of tea.