MM Racing Chapter 180: Madara and Hashirama
Chapter 180: Madara and Hashirama
"Brother, why did Great-Grandpa call us over so early? Is it to assign us new tasks?"
Uchiha Izuna tilted her little face up, staring brightly at Uchiha Madara beside her.
Madara raised his hand and rubbed the corners of his eyes, which were slightly tired. Under his eyelids, his newly awakened scarlet Sharingan was hidden.
He has adapted to and is enjoying the power that the Sharingan brings.
Madara nodded heavily, his tone eager: "We've just awakened our Sharingan, and now is the time to make our mark in Konoha. Hopefully, this mission won't be too difficult."
The two brothers walked side by side, entering the Uchiha Wave Old Building without any obstacles.
The ANBU guards stationed around the area were all familiar with the two men. They simply activated their Byakugan without making a sound, quickly scanning their surroundings to check for transformation and illusion techniques, and then respectfully stepped aside to let them pass without any obstruction.
As I pushed open the door to the elder's office, the relaxed atmosphere suddenly froze.
"Good morning, Great-Grandpa... Hmm?"
Madara Uchiha casually greeted her.
Before he could finish speaking, his gaze suddenly fixed on the office, and he raised an eyebrow, revealing a hint of surprise.
"Who are these people?"
Four boys of similar age, covered in dust and with disheveled clothes, stood in the room, their disheveled appearance incongruous with the solemn office.
Madara's gaze almost instantly locked onto the black-haired boy at the head of the group, Hashirama Senju.
A strange, almost predestined feeling suddenly welled up in their hearts. There was no intense hostility, but rather it was as if some unseen thread was tightly binding the two boys together.
"Great-grandfather, who are they?"
Uchiha Izuna moved closer to Madara, looking at Uchiha Manji in the main seat with a confused expression, and asked in a low voice.
Manji sat upright in the main seat and slowly began to speak: "They are the four sons of the Senju clan patriarch."
"The son of the Senju clan chief?!"
Madara and Izuna's pupils shrank simultaneously, their relaxed expressions freezing instantly, and astonishment flashed in their eyes.
There was only surprise, no hatred.
Because Madara Uchiha and Izuna had never fought against the Senju since birth.
In addition, it repeatedly promoted downplaying hatred and emphasizing openness and inclusiveness.
The new generation of Uchiha does not harbor any hatred towards the Senju clan.
The shock dissipated
Izuna looked the four disheveled people up and down, his eyes filled with doubt, and couldn't help but ask, "The Senju clan chief's son? How come he's covered in dust and dirt? Are you sure?"
Upon hearing this, the four Senju brothers immediately looked embarrassed.
They fled their tribe in a panic, enduring wind and rain without rest, and now they looked truly wretched, their eyes downcast, clutching the hems of their clothes tightly.
"Izuna, you mustn't be rude."
Manji calmly reminded them, "These four brothers have just defected from the Senju clan. Unable to endure the corruption and endless infighting within the clan, they came to Konoha to seek refuge."
Upon learning the reason, Uchiha Izuna curled his lips into a smile, his pride intensifying, and with a hint of smugness, he raised his chin and said, "So that's how it is. It seems that your Senju clan is nothing special. Even the clan leader's own son has to defect to our Konoha to take refuge. You must be living a very difficult life."
Standing beside Hashirama, Tobirama Senju raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at Izuna with cold eyes. A strange sense of unease arose in his heart. He felt that this Uchiha boy was indeed too arrogant to be likable.
Hashirama Senju, however, paid no attention to the teasing.
"Our clan is now beset by internal and external troubles, and our people have suffered for many years."
"I want to escape first, focus on becoming stronger, and one day I will definitely go back to save all my people."
Hashirama Senju's eyes were clear and sincere, and his tone carried a hint of heaviness and determination.
These words reached Madara's ears, and he frowned slightly. He stepped forward and said in an unquestionable tone, "Since you have come to Konoha and are determined to join us, then give up the idea of returning to the Senju clan."
Hashirama Senju raised his eyes and met Madara Uchiha's gaze directly.
This was the first time in their lives that their eyes had truly met.
There was no hatred, no hostility.
Hashirama clenched his fists, his voice firm and resolute: "I will not stay behind alone. I will lead the entire Senju clan to join Konoha!"
Madara Uchiha looked at the certainty in his eyes, a barely perceptible smile curving his lips. He crossed his arms and said calmly, "That's more like it."
"Slap slap."
Two soft claps broke the silence.
Wanci slowly raised his hand, interrupting the conversation of the teenagers. Everyone immediately composed themselves and looked at the elder in the main seat.
"Madara, Izuna, I'm assigning you a new task." Manji slowly instructed, "The two of you will lead the Senju brothers to familiarize themselves with the environment of Konoha and adapt to life here as quickly as possible."
Madara Uchiha and Izuna exchanged a glance, then both bowed respectfully and replied in unison, "As you command!"
Then, the group of six teenagers walked out of the solemn Elders' Building together.
The morning breeze swept through the streets and alleys of Muye, and the atmosphere became momentarily still.
Hashirama Senju looked at Madara Uchiha beside him, who exuded an aura that kept strangers at bay.
After hesitating for a long time, he still clenched the hem of his clothes, and with a mixture of goodwill and restraint, he cautiously stepped forward to break the silence: "Um... hello, my name is Senju Hashirama, may I ask what your name is?"
Madara Uchiha crossed his arms, his profile cold and sharp, his tone flat and emotionless: "Madara Uchiha."
"So it was Madara-kun."
Hashirama responded blankly, racking his brains to find a topic, his tone becoming increasingly clumsy.
"Have you...have you had breakfast?"
"no."
"How old are you this year?"
"fourteen."
"Oh, oh..."
After a few dry exchanges, the air fell into an awkward silence. The group walked silently down the road, the atmosphere extremely tense.
Madara Uchiha glanced at Hashirama, who was at a loss beside him, and immediately saw through his awkwardness in not being good at speaking.
Remembering his great-grandfather's instructions before he left, he realized that the continued awkward silence made it impossible to complete the task of introducing the other party to Konoha.
"What an idiot."
Madara Uchiha thought to himself.
After a moment of contemplation, Madara broke the silence, his tone still cold but less distant: "Judging from your appearance, you are their elder brother. I am curious, why did you defect from the Senju? Even if the Senju are in a difficult situation, they would never mistreat the son of their clan leader."
When Uchiha Madara took the initiative to strike up a conversation, Senju Hashirama's eyes lit up, and he was secretly delighted.
It turns out that this seemingly cold and aloof Uchiha boy is not entirely unapproachable.
Immediately, Hashirama began to speak at length about the plight of the Senju clan: the selfish exploitation by the clan's higher-ups, the clan members' precarious existence, and his pure desire to end the chaos and protect all his loved ones.
Madara Uchiha did not interrupt, but listened quietly, his steps unconsciously slowing down.
As Hashirama spoke, the coldness in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by surprise and deep agreement.
He was shocked to realize that the thousand-armed youth before him shared the same ideals and pursuits as himself, both yearning to end the chaos and strife of the world and allow their people to live in peace.
The awkward silence completely dissipated.
Two teenagers with the same sincere ideals found themselves congenial as they talked about their community's plight and their own visions.
Their words were filled with the warmth of a long-awaited reunion, and the atmosphere around them became lively.
The four people behind them, however, were deathly silent. Senju Watama and Itama, who were still young, followed silently behind their older brother without uttering a word.
Uchiha Izuna and Senju Tobirama walked side by side at the end.
Both of them had cold expressions and stared at each other with disdain, their hearts filled with mutual resentment, and they didn't exchange a single word throughout the entire process.