novelraw Chapter 262 Even if you smash through the south wall, you won't turn your head.
Chapter 262 Even if you smash through the south wall, you won't turn your head.
Chapter 262 Even if I smash through the south wall, I won't turn back
"What an evil plan!"
Ban couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
He looked at An with a complex and unfathomable gaze, as if he were seeing An for the first time.
As a legendary ninja who experienced both chaotic and peaceful times, Madara had seen far too many exceptionally talented individuals.
Among these people are those as naive as Hashirama Senju, as profound as Tobirama Senju, those with almost supernatural wisdom, and those with iron wills—all sorts of characters are represented.
These people have different personalities and interests, so their actions are naturally not uniform.
But they also have something in common: all heroes must understand their own hearts, know what they want, and firmly move forward according to their own will.
Or to put it bluntly, they have found their own way of the ninja.
Once such a person has made up their mind about something, they will never change it.
They won't turn back until they hit a brick wall!
I'd rather smash my way into the south wall than turn back!
As for whether the ninja way is righteous or evil, those are secondary matters.
Such people are actually quite rare in any era.
Like Obito, who was easily manipulated by Madara, thinking he was carrying a heavy responsibility, but in reality he was just a pawn and was not taken seriously by Madara at all. No matter how strong he was, it was useless.
On the contrary, Tobirama, who spent his whole life fighting against the Uchiha and using every method to suppress them, was able to gain Madara's approval.
Ann's plan was crazy and inhumane, but it was a truly viable path.
The path that belongs only to Uchiha An.
This is also An's way of ninjutsu!
Realizing this, Ban finally abandoned the idea of using An as a pawn and truly regarded him as a contemporary hero.
Madara knew that once someone had their own ninja way, no one could sway their mind. So he stopped trying to persuade An to accept his "Eye of the Moon Plan" and instead began to consider whether there was any conflict between their plans and whether they should eliminate this "contemporary hero" to eliminate variables.
Before he could even finish his calculations, Jue came running over, beaming with excitement.
"Lord An, you should have told me about this plan sooner!"
"The divine tree can replenish people's life force!"
"When Lord Madara was old, he was able to survive only because the Divine Tree kept supplying him with life force."
"Our two plans complement each other!"
"If the Eye of the Moon Plan succeeds, everyone in the ninja world will be controlled by genjutsu, and then we can have as much life force as we want."
"Lord An, you don't need to worry about the Uchiha clan being affected by the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Once the Eye of the Moon Plan succeeds, you can revive your clansmen, and everything will be fine."
Ban frowned upon hearing this, clearly dissatisfied with Jue's terrible idea.
Peace is something that everyone in the ninja world should share!
However, Madara was not the kind of person who was ignorant of worldly affairs; he understood the principle of adaptability.
If the price of "the Uchiha clan suffering outside" is paid in exchange for "eternal peace" for everyone else in the ninja world, he could accept it.
However, just because he can accept it doesn't mean that An can accept it.
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
"At that time, the only living people in the ninja world will be the Uchiha clan. Who will farm the land and do the chores?"
"You're not thinking of having the Uchiha clan do all the work themselves, are you?"
"Uh—" Jue tilted his head to the side, looking bewildered, and said, "Then how about we leave some more servants for you?"
"Alright, Zetsu." Madara waved his hand, signaling Zetsu to step aside, then looked at An with an uncertain expression and questioned, "Are you sure you want to be my enemy?"
"Heh heh—" An curled his lip in disdain, "I have no interest in your doomed plan."
"Don't just focus on me. Instead of wasting your time, you should think about how to deal with the Sage of Six Paths."
"That's right, Lord Madara." Zetsu, fearing the two would start fighting again, hurriedly squeezed in and advised, "Our biggest enemy right now is the Sage of Six Paths. Let's figure out how to deal with him first."
After giving An a deep look, Ban's tense demeanor vanished, and he frowned, asking, "Are you sure the Sage of Six Paths is still alive?"
"It's been over a thousand years."
"Heh, that Great Toad Sage has lived for over a thousand years, so what's so strange about the Sage of Six Paths living a little longer?"
"That makes sense." Madara nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "What are your thoughts on the Sage of Six Paths?"
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"What's it to me!" An retorted without hesitation. "My plan won't require more than a few people a year. The Sage of Six Paths wouldn't bother with such trivial matters."
"It's you who wants to destroy the ninja world, not me."
"I have no conflict of interest with the Sage of Six Paths."
Upon hearing this, Ban frowned deeply, but he was helpless against An.
Seeing that An showed little interest in the Sage of Six Paths, he called Jue aside and began to whisper about how to resolve the matter of the Sage of Six Paths.
At that moment, Hashirama Senju walked over.
His gaze swept over Madara before he apologized very earnestly to An, saying, "I've heard about the Uchiha clan."
"This village that I built with my own hands has done such terrible things to your people."
Hashirama's gaze was very sincere, his attitude was very earnest, and the pain on his face was not feigned, but rather a genuine expression of heartache and empathy.
"I know that an 'I'm sorry' can't erase your pain, nor can it bring back your people."
"But I still have to say that I sincerely apologize to you and to all the Uchiha clan members who died unjustly for my negligence back then and for the mistakes the village has made over the years."
"I'm so sorry, I really apologize."
Hashirama knelt down on the ground in a perfect dogeza (prostration position), his entire body touching the ground.
Before An could say anything, Ban exploded.
"Hashirama!!!"
"You do it again!"
"This is clearly not your fault!"
"Whoever made the mistake should bear the consequences!"
"What's the meaning of you coming here to apologize on their behalf?"
Madara rushed over and kicked Hashirama away, pointing at him with exasperation and cursing, "After all these years, you're still the same cowardly wimp!"
"Now that you know those guys in the village have done wrong, then why don't you punish them?"
"Where did that decisive, ruthless ruthlessness you had before you built the village go?"
"You're the God of Ninjas," don't just kneel down to people like that!
"Show yourself the courage you deserve!"
"If I had known that establishing Konoha would tie you down, I shouldn't have agreed to do such a useless thing!"
"What bullshit 'one country, one village' system, what 'establishing a balance between tailed beasts'—the villages are still fighting each other as usual, what's the fundamental difference between this and our time?"
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