Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 122 The Uchiha's Dilemma

Chapter 124 The Uchiha's Dilemma

"Uchiha Madara—how is that possible? Grandpa—" Tsunade frowned and rubbed her brows repeatedly after hearing this.

Immediately, Tsunade, perhaps to ease the tension and prevent the two children from becoming even more nervous upon seeing her reaction, looked at Akaishi and changed the subject, saying, "By the way—you didn't even tell Uchiha Kensuke, but instead told me this?"

After a moment of silence, Akaishi said, "Because Ranma believes in you, Tsunade!"

The Uchiha clan's civil war had been quelled for ten years, and there were no longer any clan members openly inclined to launch a rebellion.

However, the impact continues!

A significant portion of the clan members, dissatisfied with the status quo, harbored a strange bias towards Madara Uchiha. Ironically, outside of the clan members, the only people Akaishi could completely trust were Ranma and Minato; even Jiraiya was somewhat beyond his reach.

"Thank you for your trust." Tsunade wanted to pat the head of this Uchiha who she hadn't thought was cute before, but Akaishi dodged it.

"Luckily, you're not like some Uchiha who idolize Madara Uchiha," Tsunade remarked.

"Probably because I've studied history," Akaishi said, pursing his lips.

Those who understand the "Battle of Namaka River" cannot ignore the despicable things Madara Uchiha did, and wishfully regard the period when Madara Uchiha was the leader as the glorious peak of the Uchiha clan.

"No, it's because you have talent." Tsunade said, flicking his ninja headband with lightning speed.

"Oh dear—" Akaishi took a step back, then immediately said, "Our Uchiha clan is full of talent!"

Akaishi disagreed with the claim that the Uchiha clan lacked talent.

"They are indeed more talented than ordinary ninjas, even three or five times more so. But in their eyes, their talent is ten or a hundred times that of ordinary ninjas. They are not only ten or a hundred times more arrogant, but they also really use this as their standard. So it is easy for them to be dissatisfied with the status quo," Tsunade said, shaking her head.

Tsunade understood this better than Akaishi.

At this point, it's useless to reason with the Uchiha and tell them about Madara Uchiha's dark history. Ultimately, it's because they are dissatisfied with the current situation, so they imagine past glories. Only in this way can they attribute the cause to the times and external factors.

However, Akaishi didn't like hearing that and immediately retorted, "This is a manifestation of responsibility! We Uchiha are born with the ability to love!"

Tsunade: ————

Do you want to see how brutal the Uchiha clan's internal war was before you say that?

"That's what makes it so bad, isn't it? Love, to put it bluntly, is just being emotional, isn't it?" Tsunade shrugged, adopting the demeanor of an emotional master.

Akashi fell silent upon hearing this.

Indeed, the clan's collection of Uchiha Sengoku history books is just sitting there, not kept secret, and anyone can see it.

When Madara Uchiha first defected, his performance during the Battle of Namikawa was heavily criticized within the clan, and no one was willing to go with him.

However, as time went by, this initial consensus gradually became a topic that could not be discussed within the clan.

Typical ————

Within the Uchiha clan, objective facts can be denied by subjective emotions.

As a result, the Akaishi generation of clansmen had never even heard of this "decisive battle before the establishment of Konoha," were unfamiliar with the "Battle of Nakagawa," and only remembered the "Battle of Hokage Rock."

After all, the battle that took place in the birthplace of Konoha was a simple case of Madara Uchiha losing. However, judging from his performance, it was merely a matter of "being weaker than Hashirama Senju". The Uchiha clan values ​​strength, and a loss is a loss. Moreover, the clan members had a high level of respect for the First Hokage.

During the Battle of Namikawa, Madara Uchiha was a complete negative example.

To save his younger brother, he abandoned all his clansmen on the battlefield, which was already bad enough. But later, he inexplicably gained the "Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan," which made his clansmen suspect that he was not "saving his younger brother" but "taking advantage of the situation."

Even though the clan leaders, Jiancheng and Lanyu, may understand these things in their hearts, and even clearly suspect that other clan members are unaware that "Uchiha Madara may have taken his younger brother's eyes," they are unwilling to mention these things in order to maintain the high spirits within the clan.

This is precisely because the Uchiha clan is a "clan of love" —

It's even more terrifying to have no direction to strive for!

Seeing Akaishi remain silent, Tsunade spoke up, "Don't worry, I understand. Uchiha Kensuke and the others are handling this—in their view, since Uchiha Madara is already dead, the Uchiha clan just wants a totem."

To claim to be the founder of the village is a good thing in some ways, but—”

Tsunade's tone turned serious as she spoke.

If Madara Uchiha hadn't died, it would have been too dangerous!

Akaishi also thought so, and it was what he was most worried about.

Akashi had personally experienced Old Deng's attitude—not only was he cold and ruthless, but he also had no goodwill towards the Uchiha clan!

To avoid any misjudgment within the clan, Akaishi felt that Tsunade, an outsider, was a more reliable person to consult with than the clan head or elders in this matter.

"But—it doesn't make sense—" Tsunade scratched her head as well.

"My grandfather died young because of his battle with Madara Uchiha, and he was still lamenting Madara Uchiha until his death." Tsunade recalled her memories of her grandfather.

When Tsunade was five years old, her grandfather Hashirama passed away.

"Wait a minute—you can't just blame people like that, can you? When Lord Hashirama passed away, it had been more than ten years since the battle at the Valley of the End!" Akaishi immediately retorted.

Tsunade glared at him: "If my grandfather hadn't been injured in that battle, how could he have died at such a young age!"

Seeing that Tsunade was angry, Lan Wu quickly said, "It's all Madara Uchiha's fault—"

Akaishi realized what was happening and immediately said, "That's right, when he defected, our Uchiha clan had already expelled him!"

Tsunade: ————

Regardless of whether they were officially removed from the list or not, the righteous separation is real.

After all, the Uchiha clan did not like Madara Uchiha at the time.

He has poor character, is not as good as the First Hokage in combat, and even his attitude towards his clansmen is not as good as the First Hokage's. Just when things had been peaceful for two days, he inexplicably summoned everyone to leave the village. Who would go with him?

What? Not "without cause," but because of the Hokage position?

Let alone other ninja clans, at that time, Madara Uchiha's support rate within the Uchiha clan might not have been as high as Hashirama's.

After most of the clan members who had been harmed died, the new clan members became dissatisfied with the status quo, and Madara Uchiha's reputation gradually reversed within the clan.

Tsunade glanced at Lan Wu helplessly: "Alright, I understand—but this matter, as expected—"

Hmm, 1

Clearly, Tsunade was still unable to accept it, and had not even confirmed that Madara Uchiha was still alive.

"I actually have a guess about why he's still alive," Akaishi said at this point.

"Hmm?" Tsunade immediately looked over.

"During the battle, I happened to use a kunai to sweep away the hair that was covering his right cheek and discovered that his right eye was completely blind—did Madara still have both eyes when he fought the First Hokage?" Akaishi confirmed.

"That should be the case." Tsunade had only heard that Madara was dead, not that he had gone blind.

"This blindness is likely a side effect of some extremely harmful eye techniques, which may be related to the fact that he is still alive." Akaishi had basically guessed it.

After all, apart from the First Hokage, no one should be able to make Madara lose an eye. And after the Battle of the Valley of the End, Madara's faked death was very successful. We have never heard of him fighting anyone. In other words, he did not lose that eye afterward!

"In that case—" Tsunade bit her nails, unable to think of what to do.

"It's good that you know first, Tsunade-neechan," Akaishi interjected.

It wasn't really about asking her to make any decisions—

Akashi and Lanwu shared the same idea: to avoid any irreparable consequences caused by their concealment. In Lanwu's view, Tsunade was trustworthy enough and had sufficient status and position.

If there is something that must be revealed, even if Akaishi and Ranma are not there, or even to put it extremely, have been silenced, Tsunade is capable of turning the tide.

Tsunade looked at Akaishi and now believed he was a different kind of Uchiha.

Although his personality is highly Uchiha-like, Akaishi did not become arrogant, constrained by reality, and fall into a vicious cycle of cynicism.

For Akaishi, his initial arrogance was insufficient; it was merely an arrogance based on the foundation of an "ordinary Uchiha clansman." Akaishi's subsequent growth trajectory of ability was able to keep up with his arrogance, which is the fundamental reason why he differs from ordinary Uchiha.

Seeing that Akaishi was still hesitant to speak, Tsunade took the initiative to say, "I understand. I won't tell anyone about this matter until I have a clue. And—if it really is Uchiha Madara, it might be a good thing."

"Judging from your description of Madara Uchiha's condition, he is much older than normal. He even had his hair swept away by your kunai and would avoid Jonin Hatake. It is clear that he is already very weak. Even if left unattended, he probably won't live much longer."

It's true that she'll keep it a secret, but even Tsunade herself doesn't believe what she says next!

The shorter his lifespan, the more likely Madara Uchiha would make moves and plots. He's just saying this now to appease the two little ones.

After Akaishi left, Lanwu specifically stared at Tsunade and asked, "Tsunade-neechan, you really won't tell the Third Hokage and the others, will you? That Shimura Danzo from before—"

"Who taught you to be so rude? What do you mean by 'that Shimura Danzo'?" Tsunade interrupted first.

Lanwu: ————

Tsunade immediately shook her head and said, "Of course I won't say—we can't even be sure if he's Madara yet. If he isn't, then this is an enemy plot. If he really is Madara—that's something even my great-grandfather didn't tell them, so of course I won't say either."

"Huh? My grandfather?" Lan Wu was taken aback when she heard this—how come there's something about my grandfather?

"Your grandfather took Madara's body away for research. Later, my grandfather discovered this, and the two of them even argued about it—even if Madara really had some means to fake his death and escape, I don't think he could have completely fooled my grandfather's eyes," Tsunade said confidently.

It's one thing for Madara Uchiha to successfully fake his death, but if Tobirama remained unaware of the fake corpse after Madara left—that's clearly not the level of a "master of forbidden techniques."

Conversely, if Tobirama did indeed discover something amiss with Madara's body, this could explain why he became increasingly wary of the Uchiha clan members who did not follow Madara after Madara's departure.

but----

In this way, Tobirama clearly did not tell anyone else about this in order to reduce conflict!

In Tsunade's view, although the oppressive presence of Madara Uchiha was extremely strong for Akaishi and Ranma, however—

It seems to have weakened considerably, far from being as strong as it was at its peak.

Given this, Tsunade certainly didn't think she was smarter than her great-uncle, and she wouldn't reveal what Tobirama was hiding until she realized the situation was truly serious.

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