Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha is not motivated.

Chapter 251: Susanoo Rock Statue

early morning.

The warm sunshine awakened the sleeping people, and the villagers of Konoha Village ushered in a new day.

Today is a memorable day. The villagers who learned the news in advance dressed up and went out to the streets to watch the grand event unique to Konoha.

On the busy streets, the villagers walked slowly and took advantage of this rare leisure time to start gossiping.
"Did you hear that strange noise last night?"

"I heard it. I don't know whose house it is. They are still renovating it so late at night."

"Hehe, I thought it was an earthquake and almost jumped over the wall and ran away~"

"Where did you go last night? Tell me in detail!"

The conversation was filled with indignation over the unknown noise last night.
However, the person walking in front suddenly stopped, and the people following behind him braked immediately.
"Why did you stop?"

"Hurry up, or you won't be able to watch the inauguration ceremony~"

"Look"

The villager at the front raised his head, his eyes wide open, and pointed tremblingly at the top of Konoha Village.

The villagers behind him were confused by his behavior and subconsciously looked in the direction he pointed.

"what"

The next moment, everyone's expressions became the same, and their mouths were wide open, only two words could be expressed:

"Fuck!"

Konoha Village temporary office.

Senju Hashirama, wearing a red robe, was leaning against the window, looking at the rock wall above Konoha, with a look of deep surprise in his eyes.
After admiring it for a long time, Senju Hashirama suppressed the smile on his face, reluctantly withdrew his gaze, and boasted to Senju Tobirama who was busy at work,
"Tobirama, did you see that? Mada made me look so handsome~"

"Can you lend a hand? Today is the day you will be appointed as Hokage. You have been slacking off here. Do you think you are suitable?"

I saw a white-haired man poking his head out from behind a moving pile of documents, gritting his teeth and saying in hatred, with dark circles under his eyes, it was obvious that he had not had a good rest recently.

"Hey, isn't that what my brother uses?"

This is the experience that Professor Madara gave him.

Hearing this, Tobirama Senju became more and more angry. He threw the documents in his hand, then took out a large stack of envelopes, shoved them in his brother's face, and cursed,
"It's all your fault. Look at what Uchiha Madara did last night. The mailbox is flooded with complaints!"

"Madara also has good intentions~"

Senju Hashirama, who was being questioned, had a smile on his face. He looked at his angry brother and launched a powerful attack.
"Think about it, Tobirama. How expensive is it to carve a Hokage rock? The money you save is enough to support you in doing several research projects~"

"Well"

After hearing this, Tobirama Senju, who was originally a little blushing, slowly came to his senses, lowered his head to look at the complaint letter in his hand, and threw it all into the trash can.
"Ahem, let's not talk about this for now. Brother, are you ready?"

Senju Tobirama, with an inexplicable expression, coughed a few times, skipped the complaint, and looked at his eldest brother seriously, and asked,

"Madara hasn't come yet."

He had been looking out the window for a long time, but the person he was waiting for still didn't show up. Senju Hashirama had a look of disappointment on his face, and his eyes flickered slightly. It was unknown what he was thinking.
"The time is almost up. Don't keep the villagers waiting too long. As the Hokage, you must set an example for everyone."

After checking the time, Senju Tobirama patted his elder brother's shoulder and urged him,

"Well, let's go~"

With a serious expression, Hashirama Senju nodded slowly, picked up a bamboo hat that symbolized power from the desk, looked at it carefully, put it on his head, then turned around, pushed open the door, and walked towards the stage that belonged to him, facing the brilliant light.

"He's out! The Hokage-sama is out~"

As the tall figure of Senju Hashirama appeared, the residents of Konoha Village, who had been waiting for a long time, cheered like a tide, raised their hands high, with deep admiration in their eyes.
The long-cherished wish of many years was finally fulfilled. The excited Senju Hashirama opened his hands and his deep voice, enhanced by the chakra, reached the ears of everyone present.

“Thank you everyone.”

At the front of the crowd, all the major ninja clans lined up in a row. In a more conspicuous position, the Hyuga clan was waiting quietly. The old man, the clan leader, admonished his son beside him without looking away.

"Tianyao, you must remember that no matter what happens in the future, you must not act rashly until the last step."

"Yes, Tianyao will keep it in mind."

The old man's pure white eyes were calm, and his tone of voice was very indifferent, but it was full of oppression, which made Hinata Tianyao at the side sweat profusely, and the fear in his eyes was visible to the naked eye.

"Father, what are you looking for?"

On the other side, Shimura Danzo, with his butt sticking out, looked up curiously at his father who was looking around, and couldn't help but ask,
"Sasuke, look at the Uchiha clan, why is there only an acting clan leader?"

Ignoring his beloved son, Shimura Kenichi frowned and elbowed Sarutobi Sasuke, who was smiling beside him, with a look of deep doubt in his eyes.
"Well, maybe it's because the Uchiha clan leader worked overtime too late last night~"

Sarutobi Sasuke turned his head and looked at Uchiha Izuna who was standing at the front of the Uchiha clan, and guessed,

"Damn it! That position should have been mine!"

Uchiha Izuna crossed his arms, clenched his teeth, looked at the white hair behind Senju Hashirama on the stage, and cursed in his heart,
"Master Izuna, where is Master Madara?"

Uchiha Fire Core, who was following behind Uchiha Izuna, asked in confusion,

How could the clan leader be absent from such a grand ceremony? Did he have a falling out with Hashirama Senju?

"Don't think too much, Big Brother is in the best audience seats."

Uchiha Izuna, with a slightly cold expression, moved his eyes upwards, and then explained to the worried clansmen behind him.

On top of the Hokage Rock.

The quiet environment here forms a sharp contrast with the lively scene not far away.

Just above the huge statue of Senju Hashirama, a lonely figure was sitting cross-legged.

Uchiha Madara rested his hand on his face, his handsome face without a trace of expression, his eyes were filled with emptiness.

His eyes were fixed on Senju Hashirama, who was smiling and waving, and there was an indescribable meaning in his eyes.

Jealousy? Lost? Unwilling? Or relieved?
"Sure enough, he is more suitable than me."

Looking at Hashirama Senju with a bright smile, Uchiha Madara couldn't help but recall the past scenes in his mind.

On the street, the girl who was frightened by him immediately burst into laughter after seeing Hashirama Senju's smile.

Since then, he has tried to practice a hearty smile, but his attempt was ultimately aborted by his eldest cousin's comment that it was "too disgusting".

Thinking of this, Uchiha Madara tried to raise the corners of his mouth and imitate Senju Hashirama's smile again.

Smiling is one of the essential skills for a Hokage.

"Eh~ That's so disgusting!"

Suddenly, a teasing voice sounded above his head. Uchiha Madara paused, put his hand down expressionlessly, raised his head, looked at the curly-haired head sticking out from the cliff, frowned slightly,

"How did you come?"

"I was afraid you might die suddenly from working late, so I came to see you."

Uchiha Gin on the cliff rolled his eyes, his tone full of helplessness, then he leaped and landed on top of Senju Hashirama.

"Wow~ What a great view! No wonder Naruto likes to sneak here and hang on the wall."

After looking around, Uchiha Gin realized that standing in this position, he could see everything in Konoha. Then he suddenly realized,
"What are you talking about?"

Uchiha Madara, who was sitting nearby, did not react much to the appearance of Uchiha Gin. He just raised his eyebrows and casually complained,
"Just some unimportant things. Here, I brought you breakfast~"

Scratching his head, Uchiha Gin did not continue the conversation. He took out a few buns from his bag and threw them over.

"Um, thank you." Uchiha Madara took the still hot meat bun, his eyes moved slightly, and a little warmth surged in his heart.
"We are all brothers, why are you being polite to me?"

Uchiha Gin waved his hand indifferently, signaling the other party to take advantage of the opportunity, then took out a stool and sat next to Uchiha Madara.
If there is anything to say, then don't sit on the ground, because Uchiha Gin is afraid that he will become a young man with hemorrhoids.

"Tsk~ You are really something, driving the Susanoo rock painting in the middle of the night, it's really a little trick, you really opened your eyes~"

Ignoring Uchiha Madara who was eating voraciously, Uchiha Gin lowered his head to admire the brand new Hokage Rock. Looking at the lifelike portrait, he couldn't help but marvel at it.

"Humph~ I've said it before, I, Uchiha Madara, also want to be an artist!"

After swallowing the last bun, Uchiha Madara patted his bloated belly, raised his head proudly, and replied,
He is a genius who once peeled apples into little rabbits.
"That's great, now you can pursue your artistic dream~"

His eyes fell on the delighted Senju Hashirama, and Uchiha Gin spoke seemingly unintentionally,
"Well, this is just the first generation, there will be second and third generations in the future."

Uchiha Madara's breath stagnated and his eyes became a little vague. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly spoke, revealing his little thoughts.

"You said you were fat and you still had asthma?"

This left Uchiha Gin speechless. When he called his older cousin the Second Generation before, he was just teasing him, but he didn't expect that the other brother took it seriously.

"Who else but me can take the second generation's target position?"

When it comes to the position of Hokage, Uchiha Madara is a little proud. He straightens his chest and raises his head, with a serious look on his face. He pats his chest confidently towards Uchiha Gin.
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No, this is too crazy. It seems that this kid Uchiha Madara has not experienced the torture of society, and he actually wants to become Hokage.

"Okay, come on. If you need help, ask as soon as possible. I will escort you~"

Uchiha Gin sighed inwardly, but looking at his cousin who was in high spirits, he couldn't bear to say anything discouraging, so he could only nod and say something encouraging.
"No need. I have already made an appointment with Hasi Lama to go to his office in a few days to help out. This is to familiarize myself with the work process in advance."

Hearing this, Uchiha Madara was moved and shook his head slightly.

Before, after losing the Tailed Beast War to Senju Hashirama, the other party specially invited him to participate in the village affairs.

"Huh? You're going to be a secretary?"

Oh no! The damn Senju Hashirama actually abused his power and tried to take advantage of others.

"Ah? No, they asked me to assist the Hokage."

Haha, I didn't expect that the man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, Hashirama Senju, had also learned to play tricks. With just a few words, he had the eldest cousin under his control.

"Then you better be careful. Don't drink the tea that Hashirama Senju hands you!"

Seeing that he couldn't change his eldest cousin's mind, Uchiha Gin had to give up. However, since it was related to Uchiha Madara's chastity, he was unwilling to give up and reminded him.

"Okay."

Although he was wondering why his cousin was so anxious, he knew that his concern was genuine, so Uchiha Madara had no choice but to nod and agree, saying that he would never eat anything from Senju Hashirama in the future.

A few days later.

In the Hokage's office.

The trembling Senju Hashirama huddled between the two people who were arguing with each other. He dared not speak a word, and his black eyes were filled with confusion.

On the left is his biological brother.

On the right was the man he considered a lifelong friend.

The palms and backs of your hands are all flesh~
At this moment, the two men stared at each other intently, and between their eyes, faint flashes of lightning burst out, causing Senju Hashirama, who was caught in the middle, to shrink his neck subconsciously.
Finally, unable to bear this depressing scene any longer, he gritted his teeth, plucked up his courage, and said,

"you."

"Shut up!"*2
However, before he could say anything to persuade them to reconcile, the two people who were fighting spoke at the same time, with a sense of tacit understanding.

"Hmph~Brother, the tailed beasts must not be handed over to the Uchiha clan to manage!"

Senju Tobirama retracted his gaze and crossed his arms as usual. His scarlet eyes were full of vigilance. He looked at Uchiha Madara opposite him and said without any hesitation,
"Haha, do you think our Uchiha clan is really willing to take on this mess? I only offered to help Hasi La Ma shoulder some of his extra burdens because he was working so hard."

Uchiha Madara sneered, stared at Senju Tobirama who looked more like Uchiha than himself, and retorted,
"Stop arguing~Stop arguing~"

Hashirama Senju, who was caught in the middle, tried to persuade them weakly, but it didn't have much effect.

It turned out that these people were discussing how to deal with the tailed beasts.

Previously, in order to compete for the position of Hokage, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha each captured four tailed beasts, thus making up the free tailed beasts in the entire ninja world.

In the end, although the winner was decided by the Pokémon Masters Tournament, how to deal with the remaining tailed beasts became a thorny issue.

Except for the Nine-Tails, which had made a promise to Hashirama Senju, the other seven tailed beasts were still imprisoned in the forest outside Konoha.

However, it was not a problem to rely on the four-pillar prison of Hashirama Senju to imprison them. He could easily deal with one or two, and three or four were not too stressful either. But it was a bit difficult to suppress seven at once.

In the original timeline, with the full support of Mito Uzumaki's family, Hashirama Senju could have easily controlled the eight tailed beasts and sold them to various countries.
But now, the relationship between the Uzumaki clan and Konoha cannot be said to be close, it can only be said that they will never have any contact with each other.

This resulted in the fact that, apart from Hashirama Senju, the Uchiha clan was the only one in the entire Konoha that had the ability to control the tailed beasts and prevent them from causing trouble.

However, as soon as this idea was put forward, it was strongly opposed by someone.

"In short, the tailed beasts are Konoha's property and must not be handed over to a family to manage, especially one with a screw loose in its mind!"

Because the eldest brother had just taken office and was too busy with government affairs, Tobirama Senju had not yet had time to start his research experiments on the tailed beasts.

I had originally thought that I would dissect and study those tailed beasts in detail when I had some free time.

Unexpectedly, Uchiha Madara would intervene and try to take control of the tailed beasts.

Just now, the eldest brother was actually a little tempted. How could he let Uchiha Madara get his wish? He must nip it in the bud!

"Who are you talking about who is out of his mind? You damned white-haired guy, let's fight him if you dare!"

Apart from Hashirama Senju, no other outsider dared to speak to him like this. Uchiha Madara was furious and immediately swung his arms, ready to fight to the death with Tobirama Senju.

"Bang bang bang~"

Just when the situation was about to deteriorate into a fight, a rapid knock on the door interrupted the argument. Three pairs of eyes turned to the door at the same time.
"Who?"

"Hokage-sama, expedited documents!"

"Come in!"

Upon hearing that it was an urgent document, Hashirama Senju immediately changed his attitude. The weak look just now disappeared and he became extremely serious. Uchiha Madara and Senju Tobirama also temporarily put aside their argument and turned their heads away, not looking at each other.

"That's... Hahahaha, I just said, my idea is correct!"

Taking the document, Senju Hashirama read it carefully with a solemn expression. After a while, a smile that attracted people's attention blossomed on his tense face. He laughed loudly, holding up the document in his hand, and said to the two most important people in his life,
"What does the document say?"

This scene successfully aroused the curiosity of the two. Looking at Hashirama Senju who was smiling like a chrysanthemum, they asked at the same time,
"The ninja clans in other countries followed Konoha's example and established ninja villages!"

Standing up excitedly, Senju Hashirama walked to the window, looked at the residents of Konoha Village below who were living and working peacefully, turned around and announced to the two of them,
"Nani?"

Senju Tobirama was shocked when he heard this. People from other countries were so quick. Konoha had only been established for a year, but there were already counterfeits there.

"They must have seen the peaceful scene in the Fire Nation and were attracted by it, so they copied our system!"

Senju Hashirama, who spent his entire life pursuing peace, did not blame other countries for plagiarizing. Instead, he approved of it with great satisfaction.
"Huh~ That's not necessarily true."

Uchiha Madara was also surprised, with his arms folded across his chest, his eyes full of thought, and then he looked at Senju Hashirama who looked excited, and said coldly,
"That's right! These countries must have discovered that the Fire Nation's strength has grown by leaps and bounds after establishing the one-country-one-village system. They were afraid and chose to follow suit in an effort to not fall behind."

Unexpectedly, Senju Tobirama actually reached a consensus with Uchiha Madara. He nodded, with a bit of mockery in his scarlet eyes, and then explained to his naive elder brother,
"When their strength develops to a certain level, there will be a battle between countries."

Before Konoha was established, the internal situation of other countries was similar to that of the Fire Nation, with ninja clans fighting each other.
But now, the one-country-one-village system has taken shape, and the power of the ninja clan has been unified. When there are no enemies within a country, their strategic goals are naturally self-evident.

I have been working overtime a lot recently, but I will try my best to keep updating~
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