LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 5: ch5
Obito Uchiha:
"Hey, it's true... I don't have those Hashirama cells, so let's put this matter aside for now."
"How about we directly ask the First Hokage for some? With Hashirama alive, it shouldn't be difficult to get a sample, right?"
Minato Namikaze:
"Obito, it's not polite to speak like that to the First Hokage."
Obito Uchiha:
"Sorry, sorry. By the way, come to think of it, I haven't seen Lord Hashirama in a while."
Upon hearing this, Yuzuki suddenly realized.
"By the way, where did Hashirama go?"
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At the same time,
Two Years into Konoha's Founding
At the Naka Shrine
This was a sacred place for the Uchiha clan. Beneath the shrine, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju stood side by side, a stone tablet before them.
Madara Uchiha:
"Are you saying the records on this stone tablet were tampered with?"
Madara frowned.
Hashirama Senju:
"That's right. It was done by a creature named Black Zetsu. The Eye of the Moon plan is a lie. It won't create a truly perfect world."
"Once the Infinite Tsukuyomi is activated, humans across the world will be transformed into creatures called White Zetsu. Madara, do you think that's perfection?"
Hashirama looked at Madara solemnly.
Madara was skeptical.
Madara Uchiha:
"Hmph, this is all your one-sided claim. What's your proof?"
Madara wasn't one to be easily fooled.
At first, Hashirama had sworn to let him lead Konoha, only to take the Hokage position for himself. Could this just be another lie from Hashirama to keep him in Konoha?
Hashirama Senju:
"Proof…"
Hashirama scratched his head.
For a moment, he realized he couldn't present any solid evidence. After all, videos couldn't exist as tangible objects in this era. Unless Madara joined the group chat himself to watch, Hashirama couldn't share it.
Suddenly, an idea struck Hashirama.
Hashirama Senju:
"Madara, wait a moment. I'll find you the proof."
Hashirama began gesturing in the air, as though manipulating something invisible.
Madara stared, confused.
Madara Uchiha:
"... Is this some new kind of ninjutsu?"
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In the Group Chat
Hashirama Senju:
"@YuzukiGroupLeader, is there a way to let Madara see the videos from the group chat?"
A few hours later, Hashirama finally returned to the group.
Obito Uchiha:
"As expected of the First Hokage, so busy with work you don't even have time to reply. Being Hokage must be exhausting."
Obito thought Hashirama had been working nonstop and couldn't help but laugh at himself. Without the hard work of predecessors, the current era wouldn't be so peaceful.
Seeing this, Hashirama blinked. In truth, he wasn't all that busy.
Tobirama managed Konoha's daily operations. Meanwhile, Tobirama was outside late at night, still overseeing repairs from Hashirama and Madara's last battle.
Tobirama Senju:
"Send an Earth Style user over there to fill this hole," Tobirama instructed while rubbing his tired face.
Yuzuki:
"What's going on, First Hokage?"
Hashirama briefly recounted the situation, explaining how he tried to convince Madara about Black Zetsu but couldn't provide concrete evidence.
Yuzuki:
"The group has a feature that allows non-members to view videos, but it requires upgrading the group level to Level 2. That's not possible right now. However, there's another way."
"Madara's Sharingan can read memories. If you let him read your memories, he'll understand the truth. But be careful—contacting group-related content without authorization activates a protection mechanism. Don't proceed unless necessary."
Hashirama Senju:
"Understood. Thank you, Group Leader!"
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At the Naka Shrine
Hashirama Senju:
"Madara, I've found a clue!"
Madara raised an eyebrow, skeptical.
"You just make a few hand gestures, and evidence magically appears? Are you even trying to be convincing?"
Madara Uchiha:
"Oh? Let's hear it."
Madara crossed his arms, waiting to see what Hashirama would come up with.
Hashirama Senju:
"My memories contain visions of the future. Use your Sharingan to read them, and you'll know the truth."
Madara was taken aback.
Madara Uchiha:
"You're suggesting I read your memories? That would expose your entire inner world to me."
Even Madara was surprised by such an offer of unreserved trust.
Hashirama Senju:
"Come on, stop hesitating."
Hashirama lay down, eyes wide open, making it easy for Madara to use his genjutsu.
Though wary, curiosity drove Madara forward.
Opening his Sharingan, Madara began to delve into Hashirama's memories.
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[System Prompt: Psychic intrusion detected. The target is attempting to access protected group-related information. Should the link be destroyed?]
Hashirama Senju:
"No, no, no! Don't cut it off!"
Hashirama frantically stopped the defense mechanism.
[System Prompt: Protection mechanism released. Memory access granted.]
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Madara watched Hashirama's memories unfold before his eyes.
He saw:
His staged death at the Valley of the End.
Decades spent secretly nurturing the Eye of the Moon Plan.
Manipulating Nagato and the Akatsuki organization.
The eventual resurrection of Kaguya and his tragic demise as a pawn in Black Zetsu's schemes.
The scenes played out like a vivid film.
In an instant, Madara realized his entire life had been orchestrated by Black Zetsu.
Bang!
Madara punched a hole through the shrine wall in sheer rage.
Despite his outward composure, Hashirama knew Madara was furious beyond words.
Without saying anything, Madara grabbed a pen and paper, scribbled something, and handed it to Hashirama. Then, without a glance back, he walked through the hole he had created and disappeared.
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When Hashirama woke from the genjutsu, Madara was gone.
"Madara?" Hashirama called out but received no reply.
In his hand, he noticed a piece of paper.
Unfolding it, Hashirama read the note and smiled knowingly.
"So that's your plan, Madara? Very well."
Destroying the note, Hashirama left Naka Shrine with a new purpose.