Thus, under everyone's converging gaze, Uchiha Madara began his performance.
"Everyone, I summoned you here today for only one thing."
"I have decided. I intend to take the Uchiha Clan and leave Konoha to establish a new village."
Uchiha Madara stated the decision he had been brewing for a long time.
Konoha was simply not suitable for the Uchiha Clan. Letting Senju Tobirama continue to hold power in Konoha would only intensify the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan, leading them towards destruction.
And he himself wanted to pursue a path of eternal peace. This path was destined to contradict Senju Hashirama's path, and many unnecessary troubles would occur in between.
Since that was the case, it was better to cut the Gordian knot and take the family away from Konoha early.
However, this decision made by Uchiha Madara was simply too shocking for the Uchiha clansmen present.
They looked at each other, unable to figure out why Uchiha Madara would make such a decision, to the point where they even suspected for a moment that they were under a genjutsu.
Could the Uchiha Madara on stage be fake?
Could it be that naturally evil old Senju ghost, Senju Tobirama, in disguise!
Although Konoha's current development was not as good as Akatsuki Village, it was still a premier great ninja village in the ninja world. As one of the two founding clans of Konoha, the Uchiha Clan could be said to be thriving in Konoha. Barring any accidents, they could smoothly secure the position of the next Hokage.
Asking the Uchiha Clan to leave Konoha at this time?
It was simply a fantasy!
After confirming several times that they were not under a genjutsu and that the Uchiha Madara on stage was really Uchiha Madara himself, the Naka Shrine was instantly filled with a gloomy atmosphere.
They really couldn't figure it out!
Why would their Clan Leader make such an outrageous decision?
Leaving Konoha now, what would become of their hard work and dedication in Konoha over these years?
They had gone all-in on Konoha with their family assets, and it would all go down the drain overnight!
No one could accept such a thing.
—Could it be that Senju Hashirama issued a death order, insisting on protecting that evil old ghost Senju Tobirama to become the Second Hokage?
If that were the case, then everything would make sense.
"Lord Madara, is it that Lord Hokage insists on letting Senju Tobirama become the Second Hokage!"
"If that's the case, we absolutely will not agree, nor will we leave Konoha!"
"Let's go kill Senju Tobirama!"
"I agree. Our Uchiha Clan is not a soft persimmon. At worst, we fall out with the Senju Clan. I've long been unhappy with that bunch of Senju. We unite with Akatsuki Village to create a New Konoha together!"
"Kill Senju Tobirama, we create a New Konoha!!"
Few people could understand Uchiha Madara's current brain circuit.
As long as Uchiha Madara insisted on staying in Konoha, even if he just put on an act to deceive Senju Hashirama, to deceive the Konoha villagers and ninjas, he could become the Second Hokage.
After becoming Hokage, Uchiha Madara could completely exploit Senju Tobirama's labor while secretly executing the Eye of the Moon Plan, and even use Konoha's power to accelerate this process.
But he just wasn't willing. He insisted on leaving Konoha alone dejectedly, and after faking his death and escaping, he would hide in a dark and damp underground cave like a sewer rat, secretly acting as a conspirator.
Uchiha Makoto couldn't understand it, and naturally, the Uchiha clansmen present couldn't either.
They almost naturally thought of the most likely scenario, which was that Senju Hashirama had issued a death order to protect that evil old ghost Senju Tobirama to become the Second Hokage.
The Uchiha Clan was already being tormented by Senju Tobirama, and their prepared plans failed repeatedly.
Now, associating this with Uchiha Madara, the Clan Leader of the Uchiha Clan, being squeezed out by Senju Tobirama to the point of taking the family away from Konoha, the anger in the hearts of the Uchiha clansmen could be imagined.
And because of the environment within Konoha Village and the consistent ethos of the Uchiha Clan.
The family never lacked hot-blooded young people shouting for fighting and killing.
Now that someone started, almost all Uchiha clansmen at the scene immediately echoed in support.
However, this was obviously beyond Uchiha Madara's expectations.
He only wanted to take the Uchiha Clan away from Konoha and re-establish a village belonging to the Uchiha, but Uchiha Madara never thought of killing Senju Tobirama, breaking with Senju Hashirama, and letting the thousand-year grudge between the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan reignite.
The bloody battles between ninja clans back then were simply too cruel, so cruel that even children a few years old in the family had to go to the battlefield.
Killing a child on the battlefield was as simple as needing a shuriken, but raising a child capable of fighting took at least several years. This was almost sacrificing the family's future in exchange for lingering on in the present.
Only those who had personally experienced it knew the horror within.
And Senju Hashirama's greatest contribution lay here.
Although limited by the times, Senju Hashirama didn't take advantage of the chaos in the ninja world to sweep across the entire ninja world with the strongest military force. He only created the ninja village system, which in Uchiha Makoto's view was a compromise.
However, the ninja village era was more advanced than the previous era no matter what.
Generally speaking, the ninja world realized the one-country-one-village system, allowing ninja villages to centrally accept various missions and allocate them reasonably. Ultimately, the sharp contradictions between ninja clans were alleviated.
So the current peace was truly hard-won. Even Uchiha Madara wouldn't choose to break this peace.
Soon, this wave of indignation and condemnation from the Uchiha clansmen was finally stopped by the Uchiha Grand Elder's scolding.
The Uchiha Grand Elder was an older generation Uchiha clansman, far more mature and steady than the young people.
He naturally knew what it would mean for the Uchiha Clan to go to war with the Senju Clan again.
Now Senju Hashirama was still the First Hokage of Konoha, which meant that the entire Konoha ninja force was gathered around the Senju Clan.
This was very unfavorable for the Uchiha Clan.
Even if the Uchiha Clan could bring Akatsuki Village as a helper, once both sides started fighting... Senju Hashirama's Wood Release, like Uchiha Madara's Susanoo, had left an indelible memory on him.
Once the two clans went to war, although the Senju Clan would definitely suffer, the Uchiha Clan would inevitably suffer heavy casualties.
So if they could negotiate, they should negotiate.
If it really wasn't possible, and Senju Hashirama disregarded the alliance between the two clans back then, wanting the Senju Clan to control the position of Hokage forever and protecting that evil old ghost Senju Tobirama to become the Second Hokage...
Then there was no choice. The Uchiha Clan could only choose to unite with Akatsuki Village.
—We establish a New Konoha together!
Anyway, they couldn't let the Senju Clan have it so easy!
The Uchiha Clan was not something that could be easily bullied!