Killing his way through the ninja world, starting from being adopted by the second generation!

Later, he secretly returned to his original timeline, only to find that everyone around him was gone.

Only one guy who liked to sunbathe was still sunbathing in the yard.

He could sense that he didn't have much time left.

So he didn't go back to the village to bother Lianye.

In his final moments, he returned to the cave where he had once lived with Hashirama.

"Hashirama, that kid has achieved the ideal that we couldn't realize."

Madara Uchiha muttered to himself.

He and Hashirama appeared during the Warring States period, and from a young age they had to wield weapons and go to the battlefield to fight.

The younger brothers did not survive.

This was the tragedy of that era.

The two men had witnessed too many such events, which led them to agree to end the war and establish peace.

But dreams are never so easily realized.

Even after they founded Konoha, Madara Uchiha understood that peace was only temporary.

The war in the ninja world cannot end so easily.

Wherever there are people, there are interests and conflicts.

Ultimately, he and his best friend had a physical altercation due to their differing beliefs.

The Infinite Tsukuyomi plan was the only solution he could think of at the time!

Little did they expect that the plan they had meticulously crafted for half their lives was actually a deception by Black Zetsu to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki.

At that time, he was truly desperate.

But he did not give up easily and planned to find other solutions after returning to the village.

But I haven't been able to figure it out yet.

Later, through his interactions with Hashirama, Renya, and his younger brother, he gradually came to realize that this kind of life wasn't so bad.

As time goes by, dreams begin to fade.

Madara Uchiha grew to like this kind of life.

There was no war, no hatred, only family and close friends.

He realized that this was the life he had always wanted.

As for achieving complete peace in the ninja world?

It was just something two teenagers imagined to escape the harsh reality.

There can be no lasting peace in the world!

Even among companions, there are conflicts of interest; how much more so between nations?

From then on, Madara Uchiha never mentioned bringing peace to the ninja world again.

They can live a peaceful and comfortable retirement in the village.

It has to be said that the kid really did keep his word.

Lianye had told him before that one day she would let go of his obsession and allow him to return to his village to retire peacefully.

At that time, Ban scoffed at this, thinking that a lazy bum who liked to give up had no idea what ideals or ambitions he could have.

Who would have thought he would actually keep his word?

Madara Uchiha slowly opened his eyes, his expression somewhat complicated.

"Hehe, it seems I misjudged you."

Although the peace in the ninja world cannot last forever, war will not break out for a long time to come.

the reason is simple.

Konoha Village is too powerful; its strength far surpasses that of other villages.

No one dares to provoke them, so war will naturally not break out.

Unless Konoha declines in the future, or other villages become powerful.

If they had persuaded Hashirama to unify the ninja world back then, things might have been different...

Madara Uchiha shakily took a petri dish from his pocket.

It contained the flesh and blood of a dear friend.

He hadn't taken it out even once since Hashirama died.

Now, let's take advantage of these last moments and talk to Hashirama.

Anyway, staying in the cave is boring.

Edo Tensei (Impure World Reincarnation)

After sacrificing an unfortunate White Zetsu, Hashirama Senju descended upon the ninja world in an impure body.

"spot?"

Hashirama Senju looked at the white-haired old man in the chair, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Are freckles really that old?

It seems he has been dead for many years.

"Hashirama, it's been a long time."

Madara Uchiha stared at his best friend, his eyes filled with indescribable emotions.

This guy has always been like this.

Even in death, nothing changes.

"Haha, it hasn't been that long, has it?"

Hashirama Senju chuckled and scratched his head.

He had no awareness after death; his memories remained from the time before his death.

In other words, in the blink of an eye, his best friend had turned into a decrepit old man.

"Ban, I'm not trying to be mean, but..."

Hashirama Senju noticed his surroundings and frowned as he spoke.

"You're so old, why aren't you living a peaceful retirement in the village? What are you doing here?"

He worried that if Ban, in his physical condition, suddenly died here, there would be no one to take care of him.

By the way, where did that kid Lian Ye run off to?

It's ridiculous to let Madara live in a cave like that!

Madara Uchiha remained calm in the face of his close friend's questioning.

"Hashirama, you should be able to tell that I'm about to die."

Hashirama Senju fell silent upon hearing this; he hadn't expected his close friend to be so blunt.

"hehe."

Madara Uchiha saw his expression and suddenly laughed.

"You've been dead for decades, and you're actually worried about me, who's a hundred years old?"

Seeing this, Hashirama Senju also laughed.

What Ban said seems to make sense.

Moreover, he is a man who has died and been brought back to life twice.

The first time was when he was resurrected using the Sharingan at the Valley of the End, and the second time was after he and Renya traveled to another dimension and were resurrected.

Having died twice, one should not be afraid of death.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have spoken to him so calmly.

"Ban, you seem to have changed."

Hashirama Senju noticed the changes in Madara.

The previous solemnity was gone, replaced by a sense of relief and liberation.

"Without obsession, things become easier."

Madara Uchiha suddenly spoke seriously.

"Hashirama, if the two of us had joined forces to unify the ninja world back then, would peace have lasted longer?"

Hashirama Senju paused for a moment, then smiled and scratched his head.

"Who knows?"

At that time, he believed that ending the chaos of the Warring States period meant peace.

I didn't think that much about the others at all.

Some things can only be left to nature; forcing them will only backfire.

"Haven't we had a pretty good life since then?"

Hashirama Senju recalled the scene of his family sunbathing in the yard.

Life was perfect back then.

"Hehe, you're right."

Madara Uchiha did not continue the conversation, but instead surveyed the simple cave.

"Hashirama, bury me in front of the cave after I die."

He summoned Hashirama to chat and pass the time, and to ask him to help arrange his affairs after his death.

"it is good."

Hashirama Senju understood that his close friend was on his deathbed, so he naturally did not refuse his request.

"When I die, I'll give some of my flesh and blood to that kid, as a keepsake."

Although Madara Uchiha did not return to the village, he knew that Renya was still alive.

And he still looks young.

I wonder what Tobirama Senju did to Renya.

That kid can't just stay alive forever, can he?

"I see."

Hashirama Senju nodded in agreement, quietly watching his close friend give his final instructions.

That's how he used to explain his final wishes to everyone.

In the blink of an eye, they turned into spots.

It seems that Tobirama and Izuna are no longer here.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have allowed him to live alone in the cave.

When we return to the village, we can talk to Lianye to find out what's going on.

Chapter 42 Reunion

"Goodbye, Hashirama."

After speaking, Madara Uchiha closed his eyes forever.

My mind began to race through all the big and small moments of my life.

His promise to Hashirama, the joy of founding the village.

The helplessness of the battle at the End Valley.