Uchiha: Becoming the Strongest Hokage from Scratch

Anyone who grew up in the Celestial Empire and received nine years of education can speak eloquently about the issue of peace.

But this is the Naruto world. Uchiha Tsuki traveled through time for eighteen years and discovered that the people here were beyond redemption and ignorant.

It's not really the world's fault for being so ignorant. Their recorded history is only a thousand years old. What do they know about such a short period of history?

"The tragedy of short-lived species..." Uchiha Tsuki sighed inwardly. "In a world where the average lifespan is only thirty-odd years, how can one think so far ahead when one's own life is so short?"

He leaned forward slightly, his hands clasped under his chin, his three-tomoe Sharingan sweeping over Hashirama Senju and then over the expressionless Madara Uchiha.

"In my eyes, true peace takes only one form, and that is unification."

Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha paused slightly in his previously indifferent, arms-crossed posture. He said nothing, but simply tightened his arms and listened attentively.

Hashirama Senju's brows furrowed deeply.

"Unification?" He repeated the word. "Lord Yue, do you mean by unification that you forcibly bring all forces under one framework?"

"It's about establishing order," Uchiha Tsuki corrected. "A unified and powerful order."

"But..." Hashirama Senju said with deep disappointment, "What if someone objects or resists?"

Forcibly unifying the country by force will only lead to a new round of war.

War breeds hatred, and hatred breeds new resistance.

Even if unity is achieved temporarily, the accumulated hatred will inevitably reignite the war, creating a never-ending cycle!

By the end, his voice was filled with anguish.

Uchiha Yue looked at him quietly, then suddenly smiled.

He knows the answer to this question. The First Emperor's unification of the six kingdoms is the best answer book and error book.

"Hashirama-kun, I have a question for you: how did you manage to get Madara Uchiha to let go of his hatred?"

Hashirama Senju paused for a moment, while Madara's eyes flickered slightly.

"Is it because of understanding and acceptance?"

Before Hashirama could answer, Uchiha Tsuki continued, "It's because you patiently reasoned with him and moved him with love and tolerance."

So he let go of his deep-seated hatred for the Senju clan and for your brother Tobirama killing Izuna?

Hashirama Senju was silent for a moment, then said seriously, "It's because Madara understood the value of peace and agreed with our ideals."

Hatred only breeds more hatred; only by letting go can one…

"No, that's not it." Uchiha Tsukuyomi interrupted him, his eyes sharp. "You didn't convince Madara. You realized you couldn't convince him, so you beat him into submission first, and then tried to reason with him."

"If it were someone else..." Uchiha Tsuki turned to Madara, "Madara, would you listen to someone weaker than you spouting platitudes about letting go of hatred and mutual understanding?"

Madara Uchiha felt he had lost face, so he snorted and turned his head away, but this attitude was tantamount to admitting it.

Uchiha Tsukuyomi smiled and looked at Senju Hashirama again. "See, Hashirama-kun."

Your path to peace is essentially no different from mine; the only difference is that you won, so you attribute it to your ideology.

He took a deep breath. "But upon closer examination, it's easy to see that our ideals for achieving peace are the same."

"First try reasoning with them; if reasoning fails, use your fists. Once they submit through beatings, then try reasoning again. If even beatings don't work..."

Uchiha Yue's eyes turned cold. "That means they are evil, the culprits hindering peace, and they deserve to die!"

"absurd!"

Hashirama Senju suddenly stood up, his gentle expression completely gone, replaced by a look of almost furious disappointment.

"Moon Lord, your thinking is dangerous! Peace is not achieved by eliminating dissidents, and hatred will not disappear just because the haters are eliminated!"

It will transfer to other people's hearts, grow in the shadows, and sprout anew where no one knows!

Hashirama Senju's aura began to rise, and his killing intent intensified.

Uchiha Rin instinctively gripped her kunai, and her Sharingan instantly activated.

Madara Uchiha remained seated without reacting, while Tobirama Senju's eyes gleamed with excitement, ready to fan the flames at any moment.

Only by killing Uchiha Tsuki can the derailed situation be put back on track.

In contrast, Uchiha Yue, even at this critical moment, relaxed and even smiled.

"Hashirama-kun," he said softly, "do you look like what I said, that if you don't submit, you have to be beaten into submission, and if you still can't submit, then the only option is to kill you?"

Hashirama Senju paused in his movements.

"If you really want me to agree with your ideas..." Uchiha Yue spread his hands, "you should use your methods, not mine, don't you think?"

Hashirama Senju was stunned, and the aura that had been rising around him receded like the tide.

For the first time, a look of confusion appeared in those eyes that were always full of hope.

He looked at Uchiha Yue, at that young face filled with confidence and stubbornness.

A few seconds later, Hashirama Senju took a deep breath and slowly sat down, placing his hands on his knees and clenching them into fists.

"Moon Lord," his voice regained its calm, "you're right. I should refute you in my own way, not yours."

"I will prove my path is right through my own methods." Hashirama Senju looked directly into Tsukuyomi Uchiha's eyes. "I will show you that true peace can be achieved without force, oppression, or the elimination of dissidents."

"I will build my village, follow my own path, and we will become neighbors, competitors, and perhaps one day even the opposing sides of maintaining and destroying peace."

After saying that, he got up and walked towards the door.

"But in any case, Moon Lord..." Hashirama Senju stopped in front of the door without turning around.

"One day you will understand that true peace is not about who rules whom."

"Instead, it means that everyone can live freely and with dignity."

The door opened and closed again, and Tobirama Senju chased after it, his footsteps fading into the distance.

Inside the negotiation room, only Uchiha Yue, Uchiha Rin, and Uchiha Madara, who remained seated, were left.

Rin Uchiha looked at Tsuki, her eyes questioning.

Uchiha Yue shook his head, sat relaxed in the main seat, and looked at Uchiha Madara.

"Madara, it's not too late for you to abandon the darkness and embrace the light. Hashirama's ideals are not suitable for you, nor for the Uchiha clan, nor for this world."

Madara Uchiha remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking in a low voice, "You are not qualified to say these things to me."

He stood up and looked down at Uchiha Tsuki. "Only when you have eyes like mine, only when you can defeat me and defeat Hashirama, will you be qualified."

Negotiations have completely broken down.

Uchiha Tsukuyomi casually remarked, "Madara, we're both Uchiha. I like hearing that. That day will come."

"Oh."

Madara Uchiha sneered, jumped out of the window, and left without even leaving the door.

When only the two of them remained in the conference room, Rin Uchiha walked to his side and asked softly, "Moon, what do we do next?"

Uchiha Yue laughed, his smile full of fighting spirit. "Of course, he'll go his way, and I'll go mine. We'll see."