Chapter 51

As Ban and Cat Xiaoxian were talking, the door to the room was already pulled open. Quanai saw Ban sitting inside and her eyes lit up as she ran over.

"Quanai!" Ban looked at the grown Quanai, sighing at the passage of time.

"Brother, I haven't seen you for so long, what kind of ninja technique are you practicing?" Quanai pouted, asking in dissatisfaction.

"Lord Ban, the Senju clan has sent a letter." Just as Ban was about to speak, the voice of Uchiha Yuta came from outside the room.

"Let me see it!" Ban raised an eyebrow.

Uchiha Yuta walked into the room and placed the letter on the table.

Ban opened it and read some provocative words. He had received many such letters throughout the year, but he always tore them up casually.

"Can't wait, can you!" Ban sneered, throwing the letter onto the table.

"Lord Ban, the Senju clan's recent actions have become increasingly excessive. Several of the scouts we sent out have been killed." Uchiha Yuta secretly glanced at Ban, unsure of his decision.

Now, while the ordinary members of the Uchiha clan were very grateful to Ban, the Uchiha ninjas, facing the provocations of the Senju clan, had already begun to grumble.

"What a bunch of fools! Why do they insist on courting death when they could live a good life!" Ban sighed.

"The Senju clan and we have a deep-seated enmity, how could they easily give up?" Uchiha Yuta smiled bitterly, knowing that Ban had always wanted to reconcile with the Senju clan and jointly establish a ninja village, but the difficulty of this was no less than the rebirth of the Sage of Six Paths.

"I understand. Since they want to die so much, I'll send them on their way." A glint of killing intent flashed in Ban's eyes. He originally wanted to wait for Senju Hashirama to become the leader of the Senju clan, and then both sides could join forces to establish Konoha Village, but now the foolishness of the Senju clan had enraged him.

"Lord Ban, are we going to war?" Uchiha Yuta said solemnly.

"Go and inform the clan's ninjas, they need to get some exercise." Ban smiled.

"Yes!" Uchiha Yuta nodded solemnly and left.

"Brother, I want to go to the battlefield with you." Quanai suddenly said.

"Quanai!" Ban frowned, hesitating.

"Brother! I'm not a child anymore." Quanai instantly opened her Sharingan, the two tomoe in her pupils swirling, and she looked at Ban with determination.

"You already have two tomoe! That's impressive." Ban patted Quanai's head, took down the Raijin丸 from the wall, and handed it to Quanai, smiling, "This is for you!"

"Isn't this your sword, brother?" Quanai asked in surprise.

"This sword is not so simple!" Ban explained the effects of the Raijin丸.

Quanai opened her mouth wide, carefully examining the Raijin丸 in her hand, unable to believe that such a powerful weapon existed.

"Brother, you need it more than I do, you should keep it." Although reluctant, Quanai put down the Raijin丸.

"I don't need it anymore." Ban smiled, seeing that Quanai still wouldn't accept it, and said helplessly, "I have another one, this one is for you."

"Really?" Quanai asked, somewhat disbelieving.

"Quanai, just take it! Your brother's current strength doesn't require a sword at all." Cat Xiaoxian, seeing the two brothers pushing the sword back and forth, said helplessly.

"Oh!" Quanai no longer insisted, looking excitedly at the small sword in her hand.

"Quanai, the Raijin丸 is very powerful, but I've already told you its weakness. Don't use it unless absolutely necessary. If you rely too much on this sword, your strength will seriously decline." Ban said sternly.

"I understand!" Quanai nodded firmly.

Quanai left happily with the Raijin丸, and Cat Xiaoxian, seeing Ban deep in thought, asked softly, "Ban, are you really going to war with the Senju clan?"

"Yes! What's wrong?" Ban asked in surprise.

"The power of hatred is truly terrifying. I didn't think it could last for a hundred years and still not be eliminated." Cat Xiaoxian's expression was complex. Ban had once told her about the enmity between the Senju and Uchiha clans. For such a trivial reason, countless people from both clans had died, which she found hard to accept.

"Hatred cannot quell hatred, and mistakes cannot correct mistakes. Unfortunately, people can never escape from this cycle." Ban said meaningfully.

"..." Cat Xiaoxian was silent.

Ban put on the Akatsuki uniform, and Cat Xiaoxian asked in surprise, "Where are you going?"

"To see an old friend. We're about to go to war, so we should at least say hello." Ban smiled.

"Are you going to see Senju Hashirama?" Cat Xiaoxian asked in shock.

"Yep! Are you coming?" Ban tilted his head and asked.

"Of course! I haven't seen that idiot in a long time, I wonder if he's gotten any smarter." Cat Xiaoxian said with a sly smile.

Ban picked up Cat Xiaoxian and instantly appeared in the forest outside the Uchiha clan's base.

"Are we going to the Senju clan to find him?" Cat Xiaoxian asked helplessly.

"That's too far. It would probably be dark by the time we get there. I'll write him a letter." Ban smiled.

"..." Cat Xiaoxian pouted, took out a secret pen, a flying stamp, and a piece of paper.

Ban wrote a few words, stuck the flying stamp on it, and with a swoosh, the paper shot up into the sky, flying rapidly into the distance.

"Now let's wait for him!" Ban put on a bamboo helicopter, picked up Cat Xiaoxian, and flew into the sky.

"Can't you use telekinesis to fly?" Cat Xiaoxian, nestled in Ban's arms, asked curiously.

"My mental energy won't last long." Ban shook his head and smiled. If he used instant teleportation, it would be faster, but he would probably run out of mental energy by the time he arrived.

After flying for a while, Ban opened his Sharingan and saw a small stream below. Just as he was about to land, he paused, noticing a young man looking at a piece of paper by the stream.

"Looks like he's here. I shouldn't have written the letter." Ban laughed helplessly, his figure disappearing from the sky and reappearing in the forest near the stream. He put away the bamboo helicopter, and Cat Xiaoxian jumped onto Ban's shoulder. The two left the forest.

Senju Hashirama came to the stream to relax. Suddenly, a piece of paper fell from the sky, landing right in front of him. He thought it was just a piece of waste paper blown by the wind, but when he saw his name written on it, he was shocked.

He quickly opened the paper and saw that the signature was Uchiha Ban.

"Ban?" Senju Hashirama frowned, hearing footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw a black-haired young man standing not far away, quietly watching him.

"It's been a long time! Looks like you're still alive!" Ban, seeing the stunned Senju Hashirama, said with a smile.

"Did you write this letter?" Senju Hashirama ignored Ban's teasing, holding up the white paper and asking seriously.

"Yep! Looks like you got here pretty fast." Ban smiled.

"Is this a jutsu?" Senju Hashirama narrowed his eyes, staring at Uchiha Ban. Seeing the black and red cloud robe, he was slightly stunned, thinking, "This outfit is so cool!"

"Sort of!" Ban jumped onto a rock and sat down, speaking nonchalantly.

"Oh!" Senju Hashirama frowned, deep in thought, and said no more.

"Idiot, you don't even greet me when you see me." Cat Xiaoxian, squatting on Ban's shoulder, said disdainfully.

"A talking cat? Who are you? I think I've seen you somewhere!" Senju Hashirama scratched his chin, looking puzzled.

"Senju Hashirama!" Cat Xiaoxian was furious but was held back by Ban.

"Hashirama, I came here to talk to you about something." Ban said calmly.

"Oh! I also have something to talk to you about." A glint of determination flashed in Senju Hashirama's eyes.

"Then you go first!" Ban frowned.

"No! You go first." Senju Hashirama shook his head.

"Your father sent me a declaration of war. Our two clans are going to war." Ban said indifferently.

"Figures!" Senju Hashirama sighed, not surprised, as he had something similar to say.

"Now I want to ask you, do you still want to establish a ninja village?" Ban looked at Senju Hashirama with calm eyes.

"I dream of it!" Senju Hashirama smiled bitterly.

"Good!" Ban smiled.

The two fell into silence, both wanting to speak but understanding that they were actually enemies.

"Ban, can we stop the war? I'm begging you." Senju Hashirama bit his lip, pleading.

"Do you think that's possible? If I hadn't been holding back, the Uchiha and Senju would have been at war for the past three years. I can't just stand by and watch the Senju clan kill my clan members!" Ban glanced at Senju Hashirama, speaking indifferently.

"Thank you!" Senju Hashirama suddenly bowed to Ban.

"Huh?" Ban raised an eyebrow, looking confused at Senju Hashirama.

"Ban, for the past three years, whenever I had time, I came here to wait for you. Unfortunately, you never showed up. For the peace of the past three years, I wanted to thank you in person!" Senju Hashirama smiled.

"Peace is something you have to fight for. Relying on others for peace will eventually fade away." Ban didn't explain Senju Hashirama's misunderstanding, glancing at him and suddenly said, "Now there's a way to not only stop the war between our two clans but also achieve our dreams."

"Ban! You know I won't do that." Senju Hashirama's pupils contracted, his fists clenched, and he stared at Uchiha Ban with determination.

"Is that so!" Ban stood up, jumped off the rock, and said to the nearby forest, "The one watching from the side can come out now!"