Chapter 38

"What more do you want?" Senju Shizuma stopped in her tracks, turned around, and looked at Uchiha Madara with a guarded expression.

"Pillar, I consider you a friend, so I’m giving you a piece of advice. When you don’t have the power to change everything, it’s best not to mention what I’ve told you to your family. I believe you understand what I mean, Shizuma-senpai. If you don’t want the Senju clan to turn on each other, it’s best not to say anything," Madara said with a smile.

"I understand! No matter what our clan is like, I’m determined to be your friend," Senju Hashirama said with a smile, nodding.

"Ah!" Senju Shizuma sighed, looking at his nephew and Uchiha Madara, his gaze complicated.

"Actually, if this matter succeeds, I was thinking of recommending you as the leader of the Konoha village. Konoha is the name I gave to the ninja village," Madara said with a smile, but his words shocked everyone.

"Great name!" Senju Hashirama was slightly taken aback but then laughed.

"Since we’re friends now, I’ll see you off!" Madara sighed, picked up the cat Xiao Xian beside him, and said to the silent Ino-Shika-Cho trio, "Seniors, you understand my intentions. I sincerely hope we can form an alliance. I know you can’t make the decision, but you can discuss it with your families. However, I hope you can keep the matter with the Senju clan confidential."

"Rest assured, Lord Madara, we know what to do," the Ino-Shika-Cho trio nodded.

"Brother!" Izuna hurriedly followed Madara as he stood up.

Madara and his group came to the entrance of the Uchiha base. Madara handed a package he had taken from the house to Akimichi Chouichi, smiling, "Akimichi-senpai, I know you like the Uchiha clan’s cuisine. There are some prepared dishes inside. You can eat them on the way. If you agree to the alliance, I might open a restaurant in Konoha in the future. I believe your Akimichi clan will love it."

"Really?" Akimichi Chouichi’s eyes lit up, seemingly eager to agree to Madara’s request immediately.

"Cough, cough, Chouichi, it’s time to go," Nara Shikigiku coughed repeatedly, giving Akimichi Chouichi a glare.

"Thank you for the gift, Lord Madara. As long as you are in the Uchiha clan, even if we can’t be friends, we won’t be enemies," Nara Shikigiku said with a smile.

"Lord Madara, we’ll take our leave!" The Ino-Shika-Cho trio bid farewell to Madara and left directly.

"Hashirama, be careful. If you can’t stay in the Senju clan, our Uchiha clan will always welcome you," Madara patted Senju Hashirama’s shoulder, not looking at Senju Shizuma’s face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Hey, don’t we get a gift?" Senju Hashirama rubbed his hands, a bit embarrassed, and asked.

"Madara, goodbye!" Seeing his nephew’s embarrassing behavior, Senju Shizuma could no longer suppress his anger. He didn’t dare to vent his anger on Madara, so he directly dragged his nephew out of the Uchiha base’s gate.

"Really no gift?" Senju Hashirama seemed a bit unwilling, shouting loudly while being dragged by Senju Shizuma.

"If you’re still alive the next time we meet, I’ll take you to skip stones," Madara winked with his left eye and said with a smile.

"You said it!" Senju Hashirama, seeing Madara’s hint, was slightly taken aback but shouted loudly.

"Senju Hashirama!" Senju Shizuma roared, grabbing him and quickly leaving the Uchiha clan, feeling more embarrassed than ever. Bringing Senju Hashirama to the Uchiha clan was the most foolish thing he had ever done.

"Madara, it seems you are indeed an extraordinary leader. Even the eldest son of the Senju clan’s leader is on good terms with you," a hoarse voice came from behind Madara.

Madara’s eyes narrowed, and his crimson Sharingan glanced behind him, where he saw three elders standing. The one speaking was a robust old man.

"Seniors, shouldn’t you be enjoying your retirement at home? What brings you here to enjoy the scenery?" Madara smiled.

These three were the other elders of the Uchiha clan. The head elder had been killed by him, and these three old men, seeing the wind change, dared not challenge his authority and obediently kept a low profile. Madara was too lazy to deal with them.

"Madara, the Senju clan is our mortal enemy. How can you be friends with the enemy?" the robust elder sighed.

"Third Elder, I respect you as the clan’s elders and have not done anything that violates the principles of humanity. That’s why I spared your lives. Who I befriend is my personal matter and has nothing to do with anyone else," Madara said coldly.

"Madara, we acknowledge your strength and your determination to protect the Uchiha clan. However, as the leader of the Uchiha clan, your words and actions must set an example," the Third Elder said earnestly.

"Set an example?" Madara laughed, glancing at the three indignant elders with a malicious smile. "By the way, I have some good news for you. I just submitted a letter of alliance to the Senju clan. Perhaps in the future, the Uchiha and Senju will be allies."

"What?"

"Are you crazy?"

The three elders were shocked, and the surrounding clan ninjas stared at Madara in disbelief.

"If I were really crazy, would you still be here to nag me?" Madara sneered.

"Madara, how can you do this? The Uchiha and Senju are mortal enemies. How can you form an alliance with the enemy?" the Fifth Elder said with deep sorrow.

"What should I do? How many Uchiha clan members have died for this pointless war? Even five-year-old children have to go to the battlefield. Go to the cemetery and ask the Uchiha spirits if they know why they risked their lives," Madara said coldly.

"What do you know? The Uchiha and Senju are the Six Paths..." The Fifth Elder, in a fit of anger, was about to continue but was pulled back by the Third Elder.

"Old Five, what are you saying!" the Third Elder whispered.

"I don’t know anything, but I know that if you dare to oppose me, you will die," Madara’s cold Sharingan swept over the three elders.

"Madara, have you not seen the stone tablet in the clan’s secret chamber?" the Third Elder frowned.

"Do you really believe in a broken stone? I don’t know how you grew up. If the stone tablet told you to die, would you die?" Madara said disdainfully. He could only interpret a small part of the tablet’s text with his current eye power, but he knew the rest of the text clearly.

One could say that the stone tablet was the starting point that led him down the path of no return. Of course, at that time, Uchiha Madara had no other way out. For him, a path of no return was better than no path at all.

"Madara, since you know everything, you should understand the enmity between our two clans," the Third Elder sighed.

"Elders, your era has passed. This era belongs to me. The future is my decision. If I cannot bring peace to the Uchiha clan, I will leave on my own," Madara no longer looked at the three stubborn elders, turned around with Izuna and Xiao Xian, and left.

"Third Brother? Are we just going to let him act recklessly?" the Fourth Elder asked angrily.

"What else can you do? Besides, do you think the Senju clan will agree?" the Fifth Elder said disdainfully.

"Ah!" The Third Elder opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he sighed deeply and left the base gate with a lonely figure.

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