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Lying on the ground, Madara Uchiha had a complicated expression. He murmured, "The Uchiha clan lost, and so did I."
Even without this battle, the Uchiha would have met the same fate; the tide had turned, and they had no chance whatsoever.
Madara Uchiha, whose younger brother Izuna was still alive, had not yet fallen into obsessive emotions. He hesitated for a while, but finally nodded in agreement.
At the same time, Chu Yang clearly sensed the killing intent emanating from Tobirama Senju, indicating that he was very dissatisfied with his brother's behavior.
Why not kill Madara Uchiha?
That person is destined to be a source of unrest!
Tobirama Senju saw further than Hashirama; he saw not only Madara Uchiha, but the entire Uchiha clan!
Unless the Senju clan is willing to relinquish their leadership, they will rebel sooner or later, because their power is too great.
No powerful family is willing to be subservient to others!
If it weren't for the monster Hashirama Senju, the Senju clan might have been the ones to lose today.
"Teacher, don't worry about the Uchiha clan. This clan is not united. Every head of the clan has risen to power through his own strength. We just need to keep winning them over and dividing them, and the Uchiha clan will not be able to grow stronger."
The young voice suddenly startled Tobirama Senju, who was caught up in anger, and he looked at Chu Yang thoughtfully.
Tobirama Senju asked, "If it were you, what would you do?"
Chu Yang laughed and said, "Establish a department that looks high-ranking but has no real power. Praise them up high and have them carry out missions with extremely low survival rates."
"Let them receive praise from the people and enjoy the halo of heroes, while at the same time making them willingly die... or rather, sacrifice."
“You can see this as a sophisticated form of moral blackmail.”
"Moral blackmail?" Tobirama Senju muttered this term, which he was hearing for the first time, his eyes gleaming slightly. He didn't deny that Chu Yang's point of view was quite interesting.
But after careful consideration, Tobirama Senju shook his head and said, "You're making it too simple. Madara Uchiha isn't stupid. He can see through your little schemes at a glance. It would be better to restrict their power from the beginning and gradually weaken them until they are powerless to resist."
Chu Yang explained, "This plan has to start from the emotional aspect. We need to make the Uchiha clan feel a sense of belonging to the village that the clan leader is going to build. We can't let them become marginalized in the village, otherwise they will stick together for warmth and become more and more united under external pressure."
“Divide them emotionally…create a sense of belonging…moral blackmail…die under the halo of a hero…” Tobirama Senju closed his eyes, Chu Yang’s voice echoing in his mind. His views were strange, and upon closer examination, they were somewhat chilling.
As the saying goes, a soft knife hurts the most, especially a rusty one...
“Using pleasant emotions as bait is simply manipulating people’s hearts.” Tobirama Senju suddenly narrowed his eyes. “You’re lucky you’re from the Senju clan, otherwise I would have killed you first.”
Chu Yang pouted and said, "Teacher, that's not very kind of you. I only gave you advice because I saw you were worried. Aren't you just discarding me after I've served my purpose?"
"Hmph!" Tobirama Senju's lips curled up slightly. Chu Yang had provided him with a new approach to solving the problem, which made him feel much better.
He had a feeling that this was more vicious and more appropriate than openly suppressing the Uchiha clan.
It also avoids conflict with his older brother Hashirama over the Uchiha clan, making it a win-win situation.
As dawn broke, Tobirama Senju led Chu Yang back to the camp first, then rushed to the dungeon and systematically released the Uchiha clan members.
The sealing spell was not lifted; releasing them was merely to make it easier for the doctors to treat them.
Next, they just wait for the Uchiha clan to come and take them away. After all, with the support of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, the alliance between the two clans is a foregone conclusion. Offering some small favors in advance will help win people's hearts.
Tobirama Senju was highly respected in his clan, and even when he released the enemy on his own initiative, no one in the clan questioned him.
This left Chu Yang in awe.
"Tobirama Senju, what exactly are you trying to do?" Izuna Uchiha walked up to Tobirama Senju, his face full of question marks. He didn't understand this move at all.
Tobirama Senju glanced at him and said calmly, "The Senju and Uchiha clans are already planning to negotiate peace. Releasing you out is only to ensure the smooth progress of the negotiations."
"You have such a great advantage, why do you want to negotiate..." Uchiha Izuna suddenly asked with surprise, "Was it because my older brother defeated Senju Hashirama?"
"Wake up! Even if Madara Uchiha fought 100 more times, he still couldn't defeat my older brother!" Tobirama Senju said disdainfully. "Madara Uchiha lost, but my older brother decided to put aside past grievances and cooperate with you. Don't be ungrateful!"
"Impossible!" Uchiha Izuna's expression changed drastically, his heart filled with despair. He gritted his teeth and said, "The Uchiha clan will never accept peace talks."
Chu Yang looked at him with curiosity and asked, "So how long do you plan to fight? Until the Uchiha clan is wiped out? Even Madara Uchiha lost, what do you have to fight us with?"
"puff!"
Uchiha Izuna was speechless after being rebuked by Chu Yang. He was so enraged that he spat out a mouthful of blood!
This is the third time already!
Every blow feels like a knife stabbing into my heart!
He looked at the boy indignantly, "Why are you angry at me the only one, and not at anyone else?"
In the evening, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha arrived at the Senju clan's encampment, followed by the Senju clan members who had been captured earlier.
Having made preparations beforehand, Tobirama Senju also delivered the Uchiha clan members into Madara Uchiha's hands.
Madara Uchiha looked at him with a surprised expression.
In his memory, Tobirama Senju was not an easy person to talk to.
however……
Then Tobirama Senju said something that shocked him.
"From now on, we are comrades!"
Chapter 18 We must help the Uchiha
Back in his clan, Uchiha Izuna's mind was filled with Chu Yang's hurtful words. He was indignant and even considered persuading Uchiha Madara to overturn the agreement.
Madara Uchiha remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "Go to your clan and see how the people react, then come back and tell me your decision."
So Izuna Uchiha had no choice but to wander the streets alone, and in order not to disturb the people, he even used a transformation technique.
It was nearing dusk, and under the glow of the setting sun, smoke rose from every household's chimney.
As he smelled the smoke and fire, Uchiha Izuna's nerves, which had been stretched taut by the war for days, gradually relaxed.
He heard laughter.
Uchiha Izuna turned his head, and a group of children ran past him, playing and laughing.
The laughter came from the children playing.
But that's not all...
The clansmen came from all directions, laughing as they passed by Uchiha Izuna, chatting about everyday things and laughing intermittently.
Like a melodious tune, it gently enters the ear and refreshes the mind.
This was a scene that hadn't appeared in Uchiha Izuna's memory for a long time. He had thought that only after the Senju clan was completely defeated would the Uchiha clan reappear in such a scene.
However, in reality, after the news of the two families ending their war and forming an alliance spread, the shadow of war was rapidly fading from people's minds.
Uchiha Izuna stood there, stunned.
Feeling the bustling traffic and prosperity around me, a mix of emotions welled up inside me.
He realized that he might be wrong, and if he persisted, his enemy might not be the Senju clan.
Rather, it was his people, who had long yearned for peace, who were around him.
Uchiha Izuna, who originally opposed the alliance, could only bow his head under the heavy weight of public opinion.
He no longer opposed the alliance between the Uchiha and Senju clans.
Before long, news of the alliance between the two major clans continued to spread, reaching the entire ninja world and causing a stir among various forces.
The two clans put aside their prejudices and joined hands to establish the first ninja village in the history of the ninja world, in accordance with the ideals of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.
But new trouble is brewing...
While Konoha Village was undergoing massive construction, various clans and ordinary citizens were also busy voting for the village's first Hokage.
The people's hearts naturally belong to Hashirama Senju.
However, Chu Yang offered a different opinion to Tobirama Senju.
"The clan leader will definitely vote for Uchiha Madara. Teacher, you might as well do the same and cast your vote for Uchiha Madara as well." Chu Yang looked at Senju Tobirama with a smile, like a little fox.
Tobirama Senju immediately became wary and said, "Kid, do you know what you're saying? If something goes wrong and Madara Uchiha really becomes Hokage, then Konoha Village, which my brother worked so hard to build, will be finished!"
Chu Yang explained, "Teacher, you should have investigated the evaluation of Uchiha Madara within the Uchiha clan. It can be said that he has fallen to the bottom. If the clan head hadn't repeatedly emphasized the significance of Uchiha Madara's position in Konoha, he probably wouldn't have been able to control those clan members anymore."
"Under these circumstances, how many people would choose him to be the First Hokage? Your and the clan leader's votes are merely a timely help!"
"Even if you truly wanted Madara Uchiha to become the First Hokage, the people below wouldn't agree. The first to oppose it would be the Uchiha clan members who wanted Madara Uchiha to step down."
If Hashirama Senju wanted to abdicate, his subordinates would never agree and would only insist on keeping him in his high position. Isn't that how he was forced to wear the yellow robe?
Tobirama Senju pondered for a moment and then asked, "Is this also part of your plan to win people's hearts?"
Chu Yang chuckled and said, "We can win over some Uchiha clan members at the same time, accelerate the division within them, isolate Uchiha Madara, and then accept him and let him find a sense of belonging here."
Chu Yang nodded, then said in a low voice, "Isn't a Madara Uchiha who is bound by family and friendship and confined to Konoha Village, working hard and without complaint, much better than a Madara Uchiha who is betrayed by everyone and leaves with hatred?"
It was as if a cold wind had blown by, and the hairs on Tobirama Senju's body instantly stood on end.
He understood that Chu Yang wanted to use emotional shackles to firmly bind Uchiha Madara.
Will this work?
Tobirama Senju couldn't be sure because Madara Uchiha was an extremely ambitious man, but there was no doubt that this plan would be entirely beneficial to Konoha and the Senju clan.