The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

But we will never admit defeat!!!

That's Uchiha Madara!!

"Ban, what has happened to you all these years? Why is this happening?"

In the end, it was Hashirama who couldn't hold back any longer.

It's not just because of the changes in the spots.

More importantly, Hashirama was really concerned about the true meaning of Madara's words to him before the battle at the Valley of the End, and what Madara did after the battle at the Valley of the End!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 549 Madman's Complete Obsession

"What's going on? Didn't I already tell you back then? I'm on a true path of peace, not the narrow path you chose."

Although it was a failure.

However, Madara Uchiha was unusually calm.

This ninja demon, though extremely stubborn and deeply obsessed, would never turn back even after hitting a wall, was not the kind of person who couldn't accept defeat. Only he knew whether his path was correct, even after he had already been defeated.

Any extreme words or actions will only make you look more pathetic.

Madara Uchiha didn't let go; he just felt that everything was over.

"The Path to Peace?? Is that the plan you mentioned on the stone tablet? That's just baseless fantasy, Ban."

Hashirama was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and looked at Madara Uchiha with a rather earnest expression.

When Madara Uchiha returned after wandering the ninja world for many years, he first declared war on himself, and then, at the Valley of the End, told himself that he had found a true path to peace.

Although Hashirama is a simple-minded person, he can still tell that such a path to peace is the most unrealistic. Whether it is real or not is another matter, but just the peace brought about by everyone being trapped in a dream world is completely illusory and unattainable, like a flower in a mirror or the moon's reflection in water!

Once a person loses true autonomy.

If you're forever trapped in a so-called world of illusion, can you really call that living a real life?

Another more important question is, what about human reproduction?

Without the next generation, the world remains stuck in this generation. Even if all these people could live forever, what difference would that make from the destruction of the world?

In any case, Hashirama definitely wouldn't understand, much less accept.

So he didn't bother to ask any further questions, and Madara clearly didn't intend to explain in more detail at that time either. The battle was about to break out. He knew he definitely couldn't persuade Hashirama, and he just planned to finish Hashirama off at that moment.

Hashirama held similar thoughts.

Madara is here to destroy Konoha.

It is about pursuing a path to peace that seems like madness.

How could Hashirama possibly allow that?!

Sixty years ago, Hashirama thought he had succeeded, but little did he know that it was just the beginning.

If there is no sesame paste.

Who knows, Madara Uchiha might succeed today!?

After all, just one glance at those Rinnegan eyes, which contained endless mysterious patterns, was enough to give Hashirama an incredibly unsettling feeling.

There's no need to witness the clash between Ban, Menma, and Toneri firsthand.

With just that one glance, Hashirama could tell that he was no match for Madara Uchiha in his current state.

"Hmph, you'll never understand me, just as I've never been able to agree with your path, Hashirama!"

Ban gave a light snort and spoke indifferently.

After saying that sentence.

Madara looked at Menma with a very strange expression, as if he were trying to get to know Menma completely again. Because when he decided to start this plan, he could never have imagined that the one who would ultimately ruin his plan would be a boy who was only fifteen years old.

This is undoubtedly an absolutely fantastic thing.

Because in the thousand-year history of ninjas.

There has never been such a monstrous existence before. That's right, Madara Uchiha can only be described with such words. Even Madara, who is known as the Asura of the Shinobi World and the God of Shinobi, as well as Hashirama, did not become famous until after the age of twenty. Taking himself as an example, he was already in his teens when he awakened his Sharingan. The increase in strength after that was indeed exaggerated, but in the early years, especially before the age of twenty, he and Hashirama became stronger step by step.

But the dough is different.

The timeline seems to have been completely divided three years ago.

Three years ago, Menma's performance was quite consistent with that of a Jinchūriki. However, ever since Menma left Konoha, his growth has become completely illogical, as easy as eating and drinking.

"Why are you so stubborn, Madara?"

Hashirama looked at Madara Uchiha with a helpless expression and said.

Even though the battle at the End Valley was a true life-or-death struggle between the two, it didn't seem to change their relationship. This was because their fight wasn't for superficial things like profit or hatred, but rather because of their different choices of paths and their different judgments about the future.

and so.

Hashirama never allowed Tobirama to announce that Madara Uchiha was a rogue ninja of Konoha, and he even emphasized this to Tobirama before his death.

Madara was his companion who helped him build Konoha Village, and also his lifelong best friend.

It's already like this now.

Hashirama really wanted to have a good talk with Madara, but his old friend was clearly still as grumpy as ever and refused to talk at all.

"Uzumaki Menma, I know you still hold onto hope for this world, but believe me, this world is nothing but darkness and cruelty; there is no light to speak of. Your Unification Plan may seem to eliminate most of the conflicts, but ultimately it won't change anything. Aren't there enough internal conflicts between nations and ninja villages? Bloody massacres are often more brutal than those between nations. You should know Shimura Danzo, one of Tobirama Senju's disciples, best known for his actions. Today, I have failed, and there's nothing more to say. But I hope you can keep my eyes. Only after you truly understand that this world is beyond saving should you carry out the Eye of the Moon Plan. That is the true path to peace!"

I knew I couldn't possibly survive.

Madara himself has an extremely profound understanding of this point.

Even if Black Zetsu and Obito are still around.

They certainly won't be able to cause any trouble.

So what if he can continue using Edo Tensei?

Even at his peak, he was no match for Menma or Toneri, let alone a mere Edo Tensei body. With the Rinnegan in Menma's hands, his plan had already failed.

but!

My own death is irrelevant; the most important thing is Project Eye of the Moon!

Even now, Madara Uchiha still firmly believes that one technique is the only way to save the world.

He hopes that one day Menma will truly wake up and walk the path she has chosen again.

He genuinely believed that Mianma was too young.

Then, with everything going smoothly, he became so strong at such a young age. Naturally, he couldn't see the darkness and cruelty of the ninja world and was full of the belief that his actions could bring true peace. Madara Uchiha could understand this very well, after all, wasn't he like that back then?

Hashirama could convince himself to achieve a historic reconciliation between the Senju and Uchiha clans, jointly establishing Konoha and ending the era of countless chaotic ninja wars. Madara felt that he could continue down this path until the entire world was unified, at which point he would also be relatively young.

Or rather, youthful in spirit.

Didn't he eventually realize his mistake?

Even though Menma pointed out the various irregularities in the Eye of the Moon plan, and Madara himself admitted that there might really be problems, it still wasn't confirmed, was it? Besides, as long as he was cautious, there wouldn't be any problems.

risk!?

If a ninja is afraid of risks, then he is not qualified to be a ninja!

Therefore, Ban needs to plant a seed in Menma's heart, a seed that will definitely restart the Eye of the Moon Project in the future!

This was Madara Uchiha's resolve.

He can die.

But this world must have a future, a peaceful future that belongs to all mankind.

Madara Uchiha stared intently at Menma.

It was as if this was a way to put pressure on Menma's mind.

When Hashirama and Tobirama heard Madara's words, their expressions changed slightly, especially the latter. Although Tobirama was not entirely clear about the true meaning of Madara's words, his 'Anti-Uchiha Radar' was telling him that Madara definitely had no good intentions.

This was Tobirama's most acute first instinct!

"The boy with pockmarked face..."

Just as Hashirama was about to say something about when...

"hehe!"

Mianma shook his head and chuckled softly.

"Calling you stubborn is already a compliment, Lord Madara. Even now, are you still clinging to that so-called Eye of the Moon Plan? You might be deceived and fooled by others, but I won't. And even if, as you say, this technique has no conspiracy, or if there is a conspiracy and we eliminate it, is the peace that everyone is trapped in the Eternal Dream truly peace? What difference is there between that and death, Lord Madara?"

Menma looked at Uchiha Madara with a detached gaze, speaking in a tone that seemed to be both mocking and pitying.

Menma truly hadn't expected that, even after he had pointed out all the problems with the Eye of the Moon plan and defeated him head-on, Madara Uchiha would still be so stubborn. Did he really think that the Infinite Tsukuyomi was the only way to save the world?

This is no longer a question of whether the path is right or not, or whether the ideas are compatible; it's a matter of being truly obsessed.

It's that kind of complete immersion in a self-enclosed world.

No longer trusting everyone's words means believing that only your own path is correct.

Crazy and tragic!

But this seems to be the inherited attribute of Uchiha Madara, or rather, the reincarnation of Indra's chakra throughout the ages.

From this perspective...

Black Zetsu was merely a trigger.

Even without Black Zetsu.

Indra will inevitably go to extremes as well, only the path he takes will be different.

"But!"

"No buts, Lord Madara. Have you ever considered the very reason for humanity's existence? Have you considered whether humanity can continue if everyone is trapped in the world of Infinite Tsukuyomi? If a race, a species, cannot even pass on its lineage and continue its lineage, what difference is there between that and destruction? A hundred years from now, when the lifespan of this generation of humans you have incorporated into the environment comes to an end, the human species will be almost wiped out. Is such peace meaningful? By choosing this path, you are denying yourself, Lord Madara."

Menma waved his hand dismissively, interrupting Madara Uchiha's words in a very domineering manner, and said firmly.

"What's the difference between this and you directly raising your butcher's knife and slaughtering everyone in the world? It's just a little bloodier, but essentially there's no difference, Lord Ban."