"Master Hashirama, you have always advocated that the Ninja villages of all countries in the Ninja world seek mutual benefit and peace together. But now, as soon as you were injured, these people suddenly started to get restless. Do you... still think that way?

"

Senju Hashirama: "..." After he was silent for a moment, he showed a wry smile, "Hoshi-chan, what you said is a bit sharp..." But then, he regretted saying this, because the other party

He actually gave him a seat without hesitation——

"I'm so sorry, Hashirama-sama!!!"

"..." Senju Hashirama wanted to hold his forehead, but he quickly stretched out his hand to half hug and half help him up, "Hoshi-chan, don't be like this, I don't mean to blame you, get up quickly."

"But..." The girl raised her head, looked at the man who was hugging her for comfort, and whispered, "Am I questioning Lord Hashirama's long-held beliefs by doing this?" Then even if he kills his former friend, even if his life is in danger,

We must persist in implementing our beliefs.

Senju Hashirama thought: You little girl, you really dare to say that. Do you know what "faith" is for a ninja? The more powerful a ninja is, the more stubborn and stubborn it is, and the more intolerable it is.

Others point fingers at the things you insist on. If you are not good at it, it will cost your life. At this moment, your villain and your life are both in my arms.

"...I'm sorry." The little black cat lowered his head dejectedly.

"How should I say..." Senju Hashirama pondered for a moment and replied, "It doesn't count."

"Ah?" The girl raised her head again in confusion, then tilted her head, "What do you mean?"

"I still have..." Mentioning someone again, Senju Hashirama was silent for a while before continuing, "I have always felt that our beliefs are the same, we both want to end the war and maintain peace in the ninja world forever.

But, even if you want to lead to the same destination, there are thousands of roads. Unfortunately, he and I embarked on different roads." However, until now, he still doesn't understand why Madara took Jiu with him.

Olai attacked Konoha. Why did he do this? Can peace be achieved by defeating and killing him or destroying Konoha? Or is it just to vent his anger? No, Madara is not such a short-sighted man.

It's a pity that he didn't have the chance to ask, and Madara never had the chance to say anything.

So this incident, along with Madara's death, became an eternal secret.

"Until now, the belief I want to implement has not changed, but..." Senju Hashirama looked down at his hands and whispered, "Before he died, that person said that I put the cart before the horse. I have been thinking about it.

His statement, and many things recently, have made me doubt whether I am really walking on the right path."

Couldn't he be aware of things that she could detect?

impossible……

Now those ninja villages are just testing each other through friction. If one day in the future this temptation falls on Tobirama, Kazuo, Sachiko and the others, his physical condition is deteriorating to the point where he can do nothing but watch it happen...

Just a little imagination made him feel unbearable, and he even wanted to completely remove these "cancers" while he was still alive. However, how could he do this just because of a guess or an idea because of something that hadn't happened yet?

Not to mention, he was not sure whether the consequences of doing so would be to protect Konoha or make Konoha the target of public criticism.

Therefore, he could only continue to watch and wait relatively passively.

Thinking of this...

The man couldn't help but stretched out his broad palm and gently stroked the girl's little head: "Fortunately you're here, Hoshi-chan."

Her appearance changed everything.

When she successfully demonstrates her strength, all temptations will come to an abrupt end.

However, a grudge has already arisen.

He is indeed a tolerant person, but he cannot tolerate everything.

"Soga..." the girl nodded understandingly, "I understand, Hashirama-sama's goals and beliefs have not changed. He just wants to change his path. However, he hasn't found a suitable path for a while.

Is this what you mean?”

"Well, that's a good summary." Senju Hashirama said with a chuckle.

"Then..." The girl suddenly thought of something, but immediately closed her mouth.

"What?" Senju Hashirama asked patiently, "Hoshi-chan, I told you, we can talk to each other directly."

"But..." the girl stopped talking, then whispered, "Now that things have happened, do you think that the path that your friend wants to take is the right one?" She is really just curious, but she also knows this curiosity.

It's very inappropriate, that's why I don't want to say it...

Senju Hashirama: "..." This is such a kitten that dares to "jump around in the minefield". She mentioned things easily that others didn't dare to mention.

The girl looked at him with an aggrieved expression: I didn't want to say it originally, but I insisted... Now that I have said it, I think I shouldn't say it. Lord Hashirama, you are obviously a grown man but you are so fickle.

oh……

Senju Hashirama sighed: "Hey, hey, it's my fault." Then, he answered bluntly, "Unfortunately, I don't think that is the right path until now. Maybe I am too conservative.

Yes, but...Madara...is too radical..."

The girl thought: Until now, Lord Hashirama still calls this friend by his first name... But this is not the first time. From this, it can be seen that even until this moment, even that "Uchiha Madara" (for some reason)

, from the first time she heard this name, she felt it was familiar, and even wanted to call him "Uncle". Maybe it was because the other person was so famous? She knew it before she lost her memory? But even so, Lord Hashirama's friend

, he shouldn’t have reached the age of “uncle” yet, right?) It has caused huge harm to the village, and Lord Hashirama is still...

It must be very painful to go on different paths with such a good friend, and then start tit-for-tat and even fight each other, right?

"Does Hoshi-chan also think that Madara is an unforgivable bad guy?" Senju Hashirama asked softly, "After hearing those things from other people..."

"...No." The girl thought for a while, then shook her head, "Sorry, Hashirama-sama, I was not able to witness everything in the past, so I cannot make an accurate evaluation." Uchiha Madara controlled the Nine-Tails to attack the village.

There is no doubt that this approach was incorrect, and many innocent people were harmed because of it. Those pains have not been healed to this day. However, the friend who Hashirama-sama has been thinking about until now can really be simply used as a "bad guy"

Is this word a general description? At the same time, she couldn't help but think, "It's just, well, it feels a bit pity to hear you say that."

"What a pity?" Senju Hashirama asked curiously, "Where is the pity?"

"Hashirama-sama is too conservative, and your friend is too radical. Isn't it just right to get along? If the two of you can always implement your beliefs together, if those things don't happen... you will definitely be able to get on the right path very quickly.

Right?" The girl said this while showing a small smile.

"..."

"Sorry." She then realized what she had said and apologized quickly, "Sorry, Mr. Hashirama, I just said it randomly. I didn't mean anything else, but..." She didn't know anything, and she didn't know anything clearly.

It was undoubtedly inappropriate to make such a judgment based on only a few words. However, just as Senju Hashirama asked, she just told the truth in front of him very naturally.

She was worried that she would be scolded, but instead she received a warm hug.

"?"

The girl's eyes widened slightly in surprise, and then she heard the man say in her ear like he was sighing: "Hoshi-chan...thank you..."

With her overly keen intuition and her understanding of the person in front of her these days, she suddenly understood what he had not been able to say——

I think so too.

Even now, I still think so.

Even though everyone in the world says this is a wrong decision.

Xingjiang, thank you for your affirmation.

Even though, I don't know if this affirmation is right or wrong.

There is no doubt that Senju Hashirama has always felt guilty, not only for his friends but also for the village.

He failed to prevent his friend from leaving, nor did he prevent his friend from attacking the village.

After Madara left, he had many nightmares, dreaming that Madara fell into the darkness bit by bit alone, but no one grabbed his hand and pulled him back. He stretched out his hand so hard, but only caught the night

The meaningless air in the room, he called "Madara" so hard, but he couldn't come to him at all.

Until the end, he was not sure whether Madara had really fallen into darkness, or whether Madara was being coerced by something...

Although, there may be nothing in this world that can force Madara.

He was a failure and an unqualified friend. He failed to understand his best friend, failed to keep his best friend, failed to help his best friend, and even took away his life with his own hands.

He also felt ashamed of the villagers.

After the attack, the village was in ruins, with broken limbs, seriously injured people and... corpses everywhere. Some were moaning, some were wailing, and some were crying. People looked at him with trust and adoration, as if he was

Thanks to him for saving Konoha Village. However, he felt that those eyes were silently saying——

it was all your fault.

Why didn't you kill Uchiha Madara then?

Why did you insist on letting him join Konoha?

Why let him go?

Why wasn't it discovered in advance that he was coming back with the Kyuubi to attack?

Why... couldn't we save everyone intact?

Why—until now—does he still regard Uchiha Madara as a good friend?

Do you really have the nerve to stand here?

Are you really worthy of being the Hokage of this village?

Do you really deserve the respect and admiration of everyone?

fraud!
To be continued...