Second Tsuchikage: Opening against Uchiha Madara Chapter 006

“Hashirama! What are you doing?!”

“Big Brother! There’s no need for this!!”

Uchiha Madara and Senju Tobirama, for once, spoke in unison, staring in shock at the prostrating Senju Hashirama.

A hint of surprise and shock flashed in Mū’s sightless eyes.

It seemed that memory was correct; Senju Hashirama was indeed a good person, and a respectable pacifist.

At first, Mū had been a little skeptical that Senju Hashirama would kowtow at the Five Kage Summit, but now he believed it!

“My sincerest apologies! Mū-dono, I am deeply sorry!”

“And I am willing to represent Konoha in compensating Iwagakure with ten thousand gold ryō, a thousand ninja tools, several thousand units of food, plus fifty earth-style ninjutsu scrolls!”

“If you are still not appeased, please vent all your anger on me; I absolutely will not retaliate!”

Senju Hashirama said with a sincere expression.

“Senju Hashirama! Get up!”

Uchiha Madara roared at Hashirama. Hashirama could only kneel for him; why kneel for others?!

“Big Brother, isn’t this a bit much!”

Senju Tobirama’s face was grim; he also felt that his big brother was going a bit too far.

It wasn’t Hashirama kneeling that bothered him; he cared more about practical matters, specifically the compensation.

Compensation was fine, but they were giving way too much!

So many resources, even if Konoha was a large and prosperous village now, they couldn’t just spend money so recklessly, could they?

Building the village, establishing various departments, and attracting investment would all require money in the future.

“If Mū-dono does not forgive me, I will not get up!”

“Mū-dono, please accept my apology!”

No matter how Senju Tobirama and Uchiha Madara tried to persuade him, Senju Hashirama remained kneeling on the ground, speaking with a determined expression.

Mū took a deep breath, still looking serious.

“Hashirama-dono! Is this about money or not?”

“This is about dignity! Do you think you can just appease me with a bit of money?”

“The village’s dignity cannot be bought, not even with ten thousand gold ryō!”

Mū spoke with righteous indignation.

Hearing this, Uchiha Madara stared coldly at Mū: “You, that’s enough. If you push Hashirama any further, I’ll kill you right now!”

Unexpectedly, Mū directly stood his ground.

“Since ancient times, who has been spared from death? Let my loyal heart shine in history!”

“If you kill me, then let the other villages see Konoha’s true colors!”

Mū closed his eyes and said loudly.

“Are you really not afraid of death?”

Senju Tobirama looked at Mū in astonishment. Was this guy really not afraid of death? If he angered Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Madara could really kill Mū.

If it weren’t for his big brother, he wouldn’t even dare to meet Uchiha Madara alone.

Senju Hashirama looked at Mū with admiration.

Mū truly was a hero, spouting famous quotes and aphorisms.

Senju Tobirama, however, thought differently.

Since Mū said that, did that mean they didn’t have to give the compensation?

After all, so many resources, he felt quite pained…

“Mū-dono speaks well, but do you still want that compensation?” Senju Tobirama couldn’t help but ask.

“Yes!”

“I must have it! I earned it by enduring a beating with my own ability, why wouldn’t I want it?

“If the people in the neighboring villages found out, they’d think I didn’t dare to take it. Yes! I’ll take a share, and Ōnoki will take a share!”

Mū slapped his thigh and stood up directly.

Oh, damn!

Uchiha Madara and Senju Tobirama immediately had black lines on their foreheads.

“Good!”

Senju Hashirama immediately agreed, then looked around strangely: “Mū-dono, where is your disciple?”

He remembered Mū bringing a disciple earlier; why had he suddenly disappeared now?

Mū smiled mysteriously: “You don’t need to worry about that, Hashirama-dono…”

So, where exactly did Ōnoki go?

………

At this time, on the border of the Land of Fire.

Two figures were moving quickly.

It was Mū and Ōnoki.

In fact, Mū and Ōnoki had already run away.

They ran, brothers, they ran.

Just run, that’s all. Otherwise, why would they say the Land of Earth in the northwest of the ninja world had the number one long-distance runner?

When it came to running…

Did they really think Mū would dare to leave his main body to argue with Hashirama, Madara, and Tobirama?

Mū was actually terrified of death, and his main body had already slipped away.

After releasing Chibaku Tensei, having consumed too much chakra, he decisively took Ōnoki and fled.

Only a split clone was left behind.

If it didn’t die, he could stay and collect compensation.

If it died, he could feign death to escape, avoiding being hunted by Madara.

If the split clone died, it died; it would recover in a few days.

Mū was a very cautious person.

He would not leave his main body there. If Madara or Hashirama “accidentally” harbored killing intent towards him, wouldn’t it be over?

He couldn’t gamble on Hashirama’s saintly heart.

He certainly wouldn’t gamble on Madara’s speed.

“Ōnoki, stop, wait for my split clone.”

Mū suddenly spoke.

“Yes, Sensei!”

Ōnoki’s eyes flashed with admiration for his sensei.

There were probably very few people in the entire ninja world who could escape from Uchiha Madara unharmed.

………

On the other side, Hashirama gave Mū a large amount of compensation.

He also included two hundred tons of wood produced by Hashirama.

Originally, there was no wood, but Mū deliberately made this request, saying that Iwagakure was all stone and needed wood materials.

Hashirama thought about it and agreed, simply clapping his hands and using Wood Release to create a large amount of wood.

“Alright, thank you, Hokage-sama. I’m leaving.”

Mū’s face under the bandages looked very good.

Just as Mū was about to leave, Uchiha Madara suddenly blocked him.

“Hey! You, did you forget something?”

“Where are my fan and scythe?”

Uchiha Madara said coldly.

Mū’s face tensed.

“Haha, I almost forgot!”

Mū gave two awkward laughs and slowly took out the fan and scythe, handing them to Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Madara snorted coldly, then left directly.

“Then I’ll take my leave, Hokage-dono, Tobirama-dono.”

Mū slowly lifted all the compensation, floating in mid-air.

(Ōnoki could lift Turtle Island with one hand, so as his master, lifting two hundred tons of wood was easy.)

Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama watched Mū’s departure.

“Tobirama, this guy is quite good. His strength is good, and his combat intelligence is also very strong.”

Senju Hashirama spoke, praising the departing Mū.

Senju Tobirama nodded silently.

This guy named Mū…

He always gave him a feeling of being both cunning and elusive.

This child, in the future, might become a hidden danger for Konoha…

“Eh, Tobirama, by the way, the casino money hasn’t been paid yet. Can you please pay it for me?”

Senju Hashirama smiled brightly.

Senju Tobirama’s eyes widened: “Big Brother, you just paid out so much money, and you still dare to ask me for more?”

“Go ask Uchiha Madara. The Uchiha clan is a large and wealthy family; they’re never short on money. Anyway, that whole incident was caused by Uchiha Madara. He inexplicably called someone over, beat them up, then left a mess for us to pay for, and then he just left?”

“Speaking of which, Big Brother, you should rein in Uchiha Madara. He’s truly becoming more and more lawless, like a monk carrying an umbrella – no heaven above him…”

Senju Tobirama spoke coldly about Madara’s faults.

Hashirama’s face darkened upon hearing this, then he sighed: “Ever since I was chosen as Hokage, Madara has become more and more… sigh~”

“Alright, Big Brother, do you still think Uchiha Madara is suitable to be Hokage now?”

“If he were Hokage, he would only bring disaster to Konoha, causing wars. Just like this incident, if it weren’t for us two, Uchiha Madara would probably have declared war already!”

Senju Tobirama said with a cold face.

Hearing this, Senju Hashirama sighed deeply.

Madara was too reliant on force, and his personality was cold, lacking the charisma of a leader.

In an era of turmoil, a strong leader was indeed needed, but the current situation was vastly different.

“Let’s go, Tobirama~”

Senju Hashirama didn’t want to hear his brother complain about Madara anymore, so he used the Body Flicker Technique to leave.