chsdbacks Chapter 217: Rambo, the War is Over
Chapter 217: Rambo, the War is Over
In the courtyard at the center of Konoha Village.
Manji and Kakuzu bought a courtyard located in the center of Konoha.
Manji and Kakuzu stood together, quietly watching Jiraiya and Orochimaru playing together in the courtyard, completely oblivious to what was happening.
The two are already two years old.
However, people in the Naruto world mature early, and the two of them seem to have reached a similar level of intelligence.
Jiraiya is lively and carefree.
Orochimaru is calm and taciturn.
Their personalities have already become clear.
"Grandpa, are you planning to send them both to the ninja academy?"
Kakuzu asked.
Manci nodded slightly: "Being a ninja is a good way out; you know how this world is."
Kakuzu nodded upon hearing this: "While being a commoner is fine, the potential of a ninja is much higher."
Suddenly, Kakuzu gave a strange smile.
"Old man, you wouldn't be thinking of training them to become Hokage, would you?" Kakuzu asked with a smile.
Wanci smiled faintly, his hands behind his back: "Let's see about the two of them."
The afternoon sun shone warmly on the courtyard.
Jiraiya clutched a small twig and ran wildly around the yard, chasing butterflies one moment and squatting on the ground digging in the dirt the next. When he got tired, he would pounce on Manji and Kakuzu's legs, looking up at them with his round face, asking for food.
"Grandpa Kakuzu, I want to eat something~"
Two-year-old Jiraiya looked up and said...
Orochimaru sat quietly on the stone steps, fiddling with a fallen leaf in his small hand, his eyes calm. He didn't say much from beginning to end, only occasionally glancing at Jiraiya who was running around like crazy.
Kakuzu took two cakes out of the house and handed them to the two of them.
"Yay!"
Jiraiya immediately jumped up, snatched it, and wolfed it down, his mouth covered in crumbs.
Orochimaru gently accepted the food, ate it slowly in small bites, and remained composed.
Manji smiled and raised his hand to wipe the crumbs off Jiraiya's face, then patted Orochimaru's head.
"Eat slowly..."
With a rice cake in his mouth, Jiraiya mumbled, "Grandpa, Orochimaru and I are going to play."
After saying that, she grabbed Orochimaru's hand, wanting to pull him to play in the yard.
Orochimaru didn't refuse, letting him pull him along as he slowly followed behind.
Kakuzu watched the two figures and whispered to Manji, "They have very different personalities, but they can still have fun together."
Wanci looked at the two little ones playing in the courtyard, his eyes gentle: "Take it slow, there's still a long way to go."
The two grew up together, so their relationship should be much better than in the original story.
"The outside world has ceased hostilities; this unprecedented war has finally ended..."
Kakuzu looked up at the sky, which was clear and cloudless.
Manji nodded, looked up at the sky, and said, "Tomorrow will be better."
.......
Deep within the Uchiha clan's territory in Konoha.
A secret chamber was firmly enclosed by thick stone walls, so dark that not a ray of sunlight could penetrate the walls.
Madara Uchiha sat quietly on the old wooden chair, his eyes empty and lifeless, his whole body shrouded in an inescapable sense of despondency.
Suddenly, the wooden door was gently pushed open, and Hashirama Senju stepped in, his gaze fixed intently on Madara, lingering there for a long time.
"Hashirama... what brings you here? How is the battle going?"
Madara Uchiha's voice was hoarse and dry, carrying a hint of weakness and exhaustion as he slowly asked.
Looking at him like this, Hashirama Senju couldn't help but sigh softly, uttering a sentence in a slow and deliberate tone:
"Bandit, the war is over."
Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha's pupils suddenly trembled violently, and his knuckles clenched tightly involuntarily, the force in his palm almost crushing the armrest.
He didn't need to think much to understand that this ceasefire must have been a peace brought about by Hashirama.
"The villagers all regard you as the culprit who started the war, and they are all pressuring me to put you in prison."
Hashirama Senju's expression was complex and difficult to describe. His tone was full of helplessness and entanglement as he continued, "Originally, the people were furious and even demanded your execution. After all, it was you who led the people of various clans to the battlefield, causing countless families to lose their loved ones."
"Considering that you are the son of Uchiha Tajima and the grandson of the First Hokage, the elders of the various clans have decided to temporarily imprison you."
Madara Uchiha remained silent for a long time, his aura growing increasingly oppressive. Finally, he uttered in a deep voice, "If I were the victor today, the outcome would never have been like this."
"Ban, you are not a hero."
Hashirama Senju sighed and said.
Madara Uchiha slowly closed his eyes, his expression calm, and looked up at Hashirama Senju: "Hashirama, what are your plans?"
Without the slightest hesitation, Hashirama Senju immediately responded, his tone unwavering: "I would never lay a hand on you. You are the brother I have recognized for life!"
"But I cannot go against the will of the people, so I can only place you in the Uchiha Naga Shrine, where you can recuperate in peace and quiet, accompanying the ancestors of the Uchiha lineage and the Sage of Six Paths."
"I will instruct everyone to take good care of you, ensuring you have enough to eat and wear and live a peaceful life."
This was the final decision that Hashirama Senju made after much deliberation.
Madara Uchiha slowly raised his head, his cloudy eyes fixed on Hashirama Senju's face.
The Kaleidoscope's side effects were so severe that Madara could no longer clearly see Hashirama's face.
Madara's gaze fell on Hashirama's graying temples, and his voice was so soft it was almost a whisper: "Hashirama, you've grown old."
Upon hearing this, Hashirama Senju's eyes flashed with endless sighs and感慨 about the passing years, and he replied softly, "Madara, I'm already a grandfather..."
After that, the two sat side by side and chatted about the past.
"Cough cough cough—"
Hashirama Senju suddenly coughed violently, his thin shoulders trembling slightly, and his once robust expression showing signs of weakness. He slowly said, "We are all getting old, and we don't have much time left."
"How's Tobirama doing?"
Madara Uchiha remained silent for a moment, then suddenly asked a question.
Hashirama Senju gently shook his head, his tone calm yet tinged with melancholy: "Like you, I am confined to the Senju clan's territory, and I will never be able to step out of it in this lifetime."
Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha sighed softly and murmured, "So that's how it is..."
.........
End Valley, campsite.
Inside a tent
Danzo looked at the ceasefire agreement with resentment in his eyes.
"No! Why a ceasefire!?"
"Why?! All that blood was shed in vain! And in the end, it was just a ceasefire?!"
"Why was Madara-sama dismissed?! Why was Tobirama-sama dismissed?!"
Danzo slammed his fist on the table and roared.
Danzo was unwilling to accept this! He and Hiruzen Sarutobi fought a fierce battle on the Cloud Village battlefield, losing so many Konoha ninja, and all they got in return was a ceasefire?!
"The Second Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was truly incompetent!"
Danzo shouted angrily.
Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly covered Danzo's mouth, exclaiming, "Danzo, are you out of your mind?!"
Danzo looked angry.
He was a staunch supporter of Madara Uchiha and Tobirama when Madara decided to launch the Unrestricted War.
Danzo fully supported it, feeling that this was the way it should be!
That's how it should be done, by any means necessary!
However, Hashirama Senju staged a coup, stripped the Hokage title, and imprisoned Madara.
Danzo was furious. So many people had died, so much blood had been shed, and this was the result?!
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