[In conclusion, Hashirama is the kind of passionate guy who understands unity, believes in truth, goodness, and beauty, and looks to the future with a long-term vision for the cause of peace.]
[On the contrary, Madara is someone who is forced to avoid unity, believes that everything in front of him is disgusting and needs to be purified, and is a ruthless person.]
[He knows he won't live to see world peace, so he hurriedly relies on the stone tablet's plan, aiming for a quick, sudden peace with a domineering will to change fate.]
[Of course, when these two's ideas of peace collide, it's all about who has the bigger fist; the one with the stronger punch is right.]
[But Madara's quick-fix method for peace is bound to fail.]
[Compared to Hashirama's lasting legacy, Uchiha Madara is like an old lone warrior, and that line "I love you, walking alone through the dark alley, I love you, not kneeling" somehow feels fitting.]
[At this point, the characters' motives and goals are clear. However, the author's rushed actions turned what could've been a fitting lyric into... "I love you, walking alone through the dark alley... what an idiot, damn it!"]
[Old Madara, the lone warrior, failed and became a fool.]
"Madara? Why did you suddenly want to become Hokage?"
At this moment, scenes from the Fourth Shinobi World War began to flicker on the screen.
Tobirama, watching the screen, was still thinking about why Madara wanted to become Hokage.
Hashirama, on the other hand, was more direct than Tobirama. Why think so much? The person involved is right here, just ask him directly.
"Of course, to realize my ideals."
"Huh? Isn't your ideal the Infinite Tsukuyomi?"
Hashirama, whether he was being silly or doing it on purpose, didn't hold back and delivered a sharp jab at Madara with his words.
Since the screen started, Madara's expression had been quite grim.
Hearing Hashirama's harsh words, his already bad expression grew even darker.
"The Infinite Tsukuyomi is clearly a trap. I already know that, so why would I still walk into it?"
"So, you decided to aim for the Hokage position instead?"
"Yes."
At this moment, seeing how engaged Hashirama and Madara were in their conversation, Tobirama also joined in and asked, "So, after becoming Hokage, how will you achieve your dream?"
Madara glanced at Tobirama and answered bluntly, "I don't know."
"Huh? You actually said you don't know?"
"What's so surprising? I only just thought about becoming Hokage. How could I think of other ways to achieve peace so quickly?"
Hearing this, Tobirama shook his head.
He thought Madara must have come up with a good plan for peace, which was why he wanted to become Hokage.
If it seemed reliable, Tobirama wouldn't mind stepping down.
But Madara was a bit unreliable. He actually wanted to take the Hokage position first and then figure out a way.
In that case, Tobirama wasn't going to let go of the Hokage position.
Madara hadn't figured out a way to achieve peace, but Tobirama had a plan.
As long as he took care of Black Zetsu's hidden threat, he would immediately begin his plan to unify the Shinobi world.
"Since you haven't figured out how to achieve your dream, how about listening to my idea?"
"Oh? What idea do you have?"
"Big brother, you should tell Madara about it."
"Alright."
Next, Hashirama began talking with Madara.
Meanwhile, Tobirama focused all his energy on watching the light screen.
[So where's the problem?]
[Letting Madara win and everyone fall into the Infinite Tsukuyomi is not the basic formula for a hot-blooded manga.]
[But from Madara's perspective, there's basically nothing wrong.]
[Naruto can't move him, and Sasuke can't kill him.]
[Old Madara is extreme, probably a way for the author to express the different directions of peace, which is why they ignored just how much of a trap the Infinite Tsukuyomi really is.]
[In the later stages, when the author realized the issue, they had to come up with something to wrap it all up.]
[So, how do you fix this ridiculous Infinite Tsukuyomi plot?]
[Ah~ the author slapped their head and came up with a very brainless method: just introduce a common enemy.]
[So the end of Infinite Tsukuyomi becomes Black Zetsu trying to save his mother Kaguya, even turning into some ritual to summon Kaguya like a mechanical god.]
[At this point, we can look at Kaguya's background, she's both an alien bandit and a colonizer of the ninja world, making this terrible character setup very convenient for the main characters to take down.]
[At the same time, we can have the invincible Madara watch his dream be crushed and have him tragically exit the stage.]
On the light screen, Black Zetsu, controlling Obito's body, arrived behind Madara, then suddenly performed a Black Tiger Heart Piercing, stabbing Madara right through.
Just in time, Madara, who had just finished listening to Hashirama's words and understood that Tobirama wanted to unify the ninja world, was about to be surprised when he saw the scene of himself getting stabbed by Black Zetsu.
It was absolutely explosive.
"Damn, damn, damn~ Black Zetsu that bastard, he really deserves to die!"
Madara's anger was boiling.
He never imagined that his final end would be at the hands of what he thought was the embodiment of his will.
It was simply impossible to accept.
"The screen says that Black Zetsu is the son of that woman, Kaguya. As her son, wanting to save his mother isn't wrong in itself."
"The mistake he made was in wanting to make enemies of all of us to save her."
From a certain standpoint, neither side was completely wrong.
Black Zetsu wanted to save his mother, while Konoha had to stop him at all costs from doing so.
Because the screen revealed that Kaguya is an alien, not a native of the Ninja World.
The labels "invader" and "colonizer" also indicated that Kaguya wasn't exactly a good person.
Since she wasn't a good person, it was probably best not to let her be saved.
"Did Big Brother really die like this?"
In the Third Hokage's time, Izuna couldn't believe his eyes.
His strong and invincible older brother, just like that, was stabbed in the back by someone?
His death was so sudden and suffocating.
"I didn't expect Black Zetsu to be Kaguya's son. Now, his motives make a lot more sense."
If anyone knew Black Zetsu the best, it would be Obito, who had spent many years with him.
But what Obito knew about Black Zetsu was only superficial.
It was only through the screen that the true face of Black Zetsu could be revealed.
"By the way, I wonder what Madara would think if he saw this scene."
Izuna shot a glance at Obito, feeling like this person might not be very good at talking.
What would he think?
What else could he think?
He'd definitely be furious.
After all the years he spent working on his peace plan, it turns out it was a trap set by Black Zetsu to save his mother.
Forget about Madara Uchiha, anyone in this situation would blow up.
"So, Izuna, tomorrow when you see Madara, you really need to talk to him seriously."
"To be honest, the only Tailed Beast Big Brother wants to capture is the Nine-Tails. In such a critical moment, I don't think Big Brother will listen to me."
"Give it a try, do your best and leave the rest to fate. Even if it fails, we won't blame you."
Just as Izuna was about to say something with a complicated mind, Jiraiya continued: "Anyway, we still have Plan B."
Izuna: ???
"What's Plan B? Why do I not know about it? So you guys never really trusted me, huh?"
"Don't say it like that, we just did it for insurance. As for Plan B, you'll find out after the video ends."
"Heh, then I'll wait and see."
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