The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 266 Strike at the Heart

Chapter 266 Strike at the Heart

Uchiha An laughed maniacally, his face contorted with rage, his eyes bulging as if his Sharingan were about to leap out of their sockets.

"Why should I accept your apology?"

"You did something wrong, shouldn't you apologize?"

"Back when you wiped out the Uchiha clan, you clamored that they were evil," but now that you can't win, you offer a few flimsy apologies and beg for reconciliation?"

"Can your apologies bring the dead back to life?"

"Will your apology make my parents look at me again?"

"Will your apology allow my brother to eat his favorite takoyaki again?"

"What's the point of your apology?"

Everyone stared in shock at An's outburst. No one expected that An's previous kindness was all an act, and that he had never intended to reconcile.

They were all tricked by An!

"First Hokage!" The Third Hokage, his anger reaching its peak, finally lost his temper. He raised his staff and pointed it at An Yi. "You see, it's not that Konoha refuses to reconcile, but that this evil Uchiha has rejected peace."

He was truly furious this time. He had endured humiliation for half a day, only to be met with even more shame.

They couldn't keep up the pretense of being virtuous anymore, and the phrase "evil Uchiha" just slipped out of their mouths.

He would never have used such an insulting term before.

"That's right, First Lord, he's just playing us; he has no intention of reconciliation!"

"Suppress him, First Lord!"

"Kill him! Avenge our fallen comrades in the village, First Lord!"

The Konoha ninjas also started arguing, pointing at An with great enthusiasm and urging Hashirama to attack An.

Hashirama was also very disappointed at this moment. Although An's accusations had moved him deeply, it was not a reason for him to be played.

He is willing to bow down for peace, but not indefinitely. When concessions fail to bring peace, then the iron fist of the "God of Ninjas" will be met.

He took a deep breath, stepped forward, and was about to let An feel his "love (mudun) and sincerity (ian)".

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To everyone's surprise, Anna's distorted expression suddenly vanished, and she smiled at him.

"Hey, First Generation, you saw it too."

"I simply tested them to see if they were truly repentant."

"Look at the way they look at me now, as if they want to kill me. Do they look like they've realized their mistakes and are starting to regret it?"

Hashirama was startled and slowly turned his head, just in time to see the faces of those people behind him that hadn't had time to retract.

He was shocked to see that these people all had ferocious faces, not much different from An's appearance just now, only differing in degree.

"You guys—" Hashirama seemed to realize something in a daze.

An deliberately used this method to make him realize what kind of people his descendants were.

Let him see for himself how far Konoha has fallen under Hiruzen Sarutobi's leadership.

The decline of Konoha Village to its current state is not without reason; it has its inevitable causes.

Hashirama is just a bit naive and easily trusts others, but he's not actually stupid.

"First Hokage, as you know, the Uchiha clan is a clan of great love," An said quietly from behind Hashirama.

"We spend our whole lives loving others and pursuing the love of others."

"If the people of Konoha Village truly repent, truly recognize their mistakes, and sincerely apologize to the deceased and ask for forgiveness."

"Then not only me, but also the dead behind me will be willing to forgive them."

"But what we want is genuine repentance, not this kind of pretense."

"We don't need this kind of apology!"

"I'm telling you straight now, I refuse to reconcile with Konoha and will definitely destroy Konoha in the future."

"If you have any complaints about this, feel free to come at me and fight a great battle with the Uchiha clan. Let's see if the Uchiha clan has ever been afraid!"

"Well said!" The Uchiha behind him immediately got excited and raised their arms in a cheer.

"That's exactly how it should be!"

"We don't need this kind of half-hearted apology!"

"Fight if you want! Let's see if anyone in the Uchiha clan is afraid!"

Faced with this scene, Hashirama froze, standing there blankly, looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi with sad and disappointed eyes.

"First Hokage, don't be fooled by this guy!" Hiruzen Sarutobi hurriedly advised, "This is all a deliberate scheme to lure us!"

"I know." Hashirama nodded heavily, but still pressed on, asking directly, "Then let me ask you, have you truly repented?"

"I—" Hiruzen Sarutobi was speechless.

"Sigh!" Hashirama sighed deeply and said heavily, "How many times have I said before that we must exchange sincerity for sincerity?"

Only sincerity can win sincerity, and pretense cannot deceive others.

The Third Hokage's heart trembled, and he was speechless. However, many of the ninjas behind him still didn't understand the key point and continued to shout.

"First Lord, don't believe him!"

"He never intended to reconcile with us. Even if we try to win him over with sincerity, it will only be a waste of our time; we'll still be deceived by him!"

Hashirama was too lazy to explain anymore; he sighed and waved his hand.

"That's settled then. You can take your men back to the village."

How things develop from here is up to you.

"I'm already dead, so I can't concern myself with the affairs of the living anymore."

"First Hokage—" Seeing that their greatest backer was losing interest and seemed to be giving up, Konoha Village immediately panicked.

"You can't do this, First Generation Lord."

"Uchiha An just lied to you, how can you let him off so easily?"

Weren't you the ones who first deceived me?

Hashirama shook his head speechlessly, ignoring them, and turned to walk towards Tobirama.

It's better to leave the brain-intensive tasks to Tobirama from now on; I'm more suited to fighting and killing.

Oh, I'm already dead, so never mind.

Go back to sleep!

Konoha Village — well, it's gone!

Hashirama and Tobirama vanished in a flash of light.

"Hahahaha————"

An burst into wild laughter, pointed at the villagers of Konoha, and shouted, "Brothers, now is the time for revenge!"

"Let's settle our scores and avenge our grudges!"

"Get started!"

"Alright! Kill them all!" The Uchiha Edo Tensei avatars became excited and charged towards the other side like tigers among sheep, brandishing their swords.