Naruto: Help Madara rejuvenate and launch a counterattack on Konoha

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The liaison toad from Mount Myōboku appeared in Konoha and told Hashirama that Madara, using Sage Mode, sensed that Yugito and Kushina were at Mount Myōboku.

Madara—he will soon attack Mount Myoboku!

Myoboku Yam Chicken has reached 80,000 pills! Lord Hashirama, please save it!

Hashirama and Tobirama were shocked; their planned second blitzkrieg, Rain Village, was no longer effective.

The most important thing next is to deploy all the ninjas of the Allied Shinobi Forces to Mount Myōboku!

The allied forces' objective is no longer to defeat Madara; they cannot defeat Madara who possesses the Rinnegan.

Now, let's settle for second best and stop Madara's Eye of the Moon plan to protect the remaining four tailed beasts.

But here's the problem—

Mount Myōboku is located far from the Ninja Continent.

In the original work, the sage Fukasaku once said that it takes about a month to walk from Konoha to Mount Myōboku.

With so many members of the Allied Shinobi Forces, Madara would probably have already captured Yugito and Kushina by the time they arrived.

At that time, Kushina had already had her child aborted, and she got pregnant with Ryougo!

Therefore, they must get to Mount Myoboku as soon as possible to set up a defense against the demon.

Tobirama crossed his arms and said, "I'll use the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport. I'm an Impure World Reincarnation, so I have an inexhaustible supply of chakra. I can take people to Mount Myōboku."

Minato chimed in, "Me too! I'm possessed by a White Zetsu, and my chakra is plentiful!"

Hashirama was somewhat reluctant: "Ordinary ninjas simply can't deal with Madara and Ryogoku. Transferring so many people there would just make them cannon fodder for Madara and Ryogoku, this grandfather and grandson."

Hashirama was kind-hearted and didn't want to see so many people die at the hands of Madara and Ryougo.

When Madara attacked Konoha with the Nine-Tails, Tobirama wanted to mobilize the ninja army to deal with Madara.

But Hashirama refused.

Madara, who was able to activate the complete Susanoo, was already beyond the capabilities of ordinary ninjas.

What's more, Madara now possesses the Rinnegan and has five tailed beasts.

Fugaku retorted, "No, First Hokage, Madara and Ryōe both had armies around them. Ordinary ninjas could handle those armies."

A ninja from the Inuzuka clan said, "Especially those Hakimi from Ryougo, each one of them has been implanted with White Zetsu cells."

"They were quite fierce when they breathed out, and the Allied forces suffered heavy losses at their hands."

"These cats, I remember they're ninja cats trained by the Uchiha clan, right?"

Everyone in the conference room looked toward the Uchiha clan's position, where Fugaku and Shisui, two powerful Uchiha ninjas, were representing the clan at the meeting.

This is an acknowledgment of the Uchiha clan.

In the previous war, the Uchiha clan did not defect; on the contrary, the Uchiha clan was quite useful.

Fugaku and Shisui teamed up to assist Hashirama in dealing with Madara. Although they weren't the main attackers, being able to exchange a few blows with Madara was something they could brag about for a lifetime.

The allied forces all saw it clearly; the Uchiha clan truly produced a wealth of talented individuals.

But one madman after another appears, otherwise there wouldn't be great demon kings like Ban and Liaowu.

Now even the ninja cats they specially trained have become a major enemy of the Allied Forces.

Fugaku and Shisui were somewhat embarrassed, as they hadn't expected that the cats they kept in the empty area would all betray their families and seek refuge with Madara.

This is completely putting the Uchiha clan, who consider themselves the orthodox lineage, on the spot!

Fugaku explained, "The ninja cats see the orthodox ones because Madara and Ryougo possess the flame fan that represents the orthodox Uchiha clan, and the ninja cats consider them to be orthodox."

Tobirama said, "The Flame Fan is a token of the Uchiha clan's successive heads. It was held by Madara during the Warring States period, and now Madara has given it to Ryoumu."

"He is the head of the Uchiha clan in this generation. Fugaku and Shisui, you are people who have betrayed your clan leader."

Hashirama spoke of Tobirama's influence on unity: "Tobirama, do you even know how to speak? This shows you know how to be pragmatic and understand the bigger picture!"

Tobirama remained silent.

Hashirama changed the subject, preventing the people in the meeting room from targeting the Uchiha clan.

Although the allied forces believed that the Uchiha would not betray them, they couldn't stop the two major villains on the other side from being Uchiha's men.

The Allied Shinobi Forces, which gathered all the elite forces in the ninja world, were beaten black and blue by Madara and Ryou. Couldn't they even complain about their own clansmen who shared the same roots as these two great demons?

In the secular world, there is a strong sense of collective punishment.

The daimyo of various countries privately advocated for the elimination of the Uchiha clan.

Because they're the ones who caused all the trouble.

Tobirama said to Hashirama, "Brother, although you are a strategic unit, you cannot underestimate the role of the Allied Shinobi Forces."

"While you're holding off Madara, the Allied Forces' Chunin and Jonin can help you deal with those White Zetsu and the Cat Thief!"

Hashirama shook his head, saying meaningfully, "I'm not underestimating anyone; I just hope that no one will die because of war!"

Hashirama became depressed as he talked.

He slammed his head on the conference room table, and said to everyone with deep remorse, "I'm sorry, everyone!"

Onoki asked, puzzled, "First Hokage, how did you manage to wrong us?"

Not only was Onoki puzzled, but even the people of Konoha were extremely confused.

Hashirama did not wrong anyone; on the contrary, it was these youngsters who disturbed Hashirama's peace, and they were the ones who wronged him.

When Hashirama spoke of the first Five Kage Summit, he said, "Back then, I wanted to end the war and maintain a balance of power among the nations, so I distributed the Tailed Beasts to the four great powers to ensure this balance."

"But I failed. After I left, the ninja world fought three ninja wars. All of this was because of my naivety, which caused war and destroyed so many families."

Everyone realized that this was why Hashirama felt guilty!

There's nothing to feel guilty about. Wars don't break out because of one person, nor are they stopped because of one person.

War is a matter for a group of people.

If the world's resources were sufficient for everyone to live a good life, there would be no war.

Unfortunately, resources are scarce in this world, and good things have to be fought for.

Onoki comforted Hashirama, saying, "First Hokage, you don't need to be in a difficult position. This is not your fault. War is an eternal theme for humanity."

Hashirama still felt guilty: "Even so, I actually had the opportunity to end all the fighting."

Everyone in the meeting room except for Konoha fell silent.

Hashirama was right. Back then, Hashirama and Madara were in a class of their own. The Warring States period was named so because Hashirama and Madara were fighting each other.

In the ninja world, everyone has their own power base; find out who's the boss.

When Hashirama and Madara led the Senju and Uchiha clans to reconcile, most of the conflicts in the ninja world were put on hold.

Both Hashirama and Madara possessed the immense power to destroy five countries single-handedly.

If Hashirama had wanted to, he could have wiped out all the countries in the world back then.

The wooden Arhats swept across the land; which country dared to stand against them?

"So this time, I will stop Madara and correct my past mistakes!"

Hashirama resolutely took the blame for the three Shinobi World Wars, and no amount of persuasion could change his mind.

Mifune said, "First Hokage, I deeply admire your sense of justice. But please don't abandon us; this war is everyone's responsibility."

"Yes, Lord Mifune is right!"

Onoki stood up, but then sat down again, because he was taller when he was sitting than when he was standing.

"First Hokage, this is also our war, and as the leader of Iwagakure, I can make a promise here."

"If we can defeat Madara this time, we in Iwagakure will never start another war."

Yagura then added, "We Kirigakure people are the same."

"Same as Cloud Village!"