Chapter 233: Hashirama Senju's Version of "Do Not Impose on Others What You Yourself Do Not Desire"
On the way to the Hidden Sand Village, Madara Uchiha's mood was not great.
He had fought for his life in the Warring States Period, had to part ways with the dear friend of his youth, and had ultimately been left to waste away in a cave, relying on the Gedo Statue…
That little brat named Itachi Uchiha had done nothing and gotten the Mangekyo Sharingan and sage arts, and all he had to do was wait in line to sit in the highest position in Konoha… Even Tobirama Senju, who had been hostile to the Uchiha his entire life, had no choice but to stand behind and support him.
This ninja world was truly unfair.
Not just a little unfair!
"Orochimaru, after I take away the One-Tail jinchuriki…" Black Zetsu softly arranged their next steps, "Madara will stay in the Hidden Sand Village to help you control the entire Land of Wind…"
"…Alright."
Orochimaru nodded. He had already used the Face-Copying Jutsu to take on the appearance of the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa. He was still contemplating what he could gain from colluding with Madara Uchiha…
A powerful combatant.
Many secrets of the ninja world from the Warring States Period.
It was like tasteless meat, a pity to throw away… Besides the Fourth Kazekage, the entire Land of Wind didn't have many powerful ninjas!
"In the future, we will act separately. The Akatsuki will be on the outside, attracting the attention of Itachi Uchiha's group, while we secretly continue to search for information on the Tailed Beasts… The ninjas of the Hidden Sand are a group of useful intelligence personnel."
Black Zetsu's little abacus was clattering away. As for whether Orochimaru would have any other ideas… it had already brought out Madara Uchiha. What kind of trouble could a little snake cause!
The future landscape of the ninja world should be a three-way standoff: the behind-the-scenes group led by Madara Uchiha, Zetsu, and Orochimaru; the scapegoats of the Akatsuki, led by Nagato and Konan; and the descendants of rebels, led by Itachi Uchiha and Kitahara…
As long as they acted carefully and were not discovered, they could use the Akatsuki to capture the Tailed Beasts one by one, and finally find a chance to directly capture the Nine-Tails and immediately revive the Ten-Tails…
At that time, it could have a nice heart-to-heart talk with its nominal master, Madara Uchiha…
Of course, for now, it still needed to appease Madara's emotions. Madara Uchiha, reanimated in his prime, was a bit too confident in himself against anyone!
To be able to freely use the Mangekyo Sharingan and the Rinnegan…
Any Uchiha would be very confident…
But if Madara Uchiha wanted to cause trouble, the possibility of him getting a beating from the crow was greater… Fortunately, Madara Uchiha had been beaten up by Hashirama Senju many times and had some self-awareness.
According to Madara's calculations, his current battle with Hashirama should be about 50/50, but his own possibility of victory was higher…
But if there was a crow on the side that could dismantle a Buddha statue with its bare claws, then for Madara to go looking for trouble would be pure suicide.
Not to mention, there was also that sinister villain, Tobirama Senju…
Madara Uchiha decided to accept his dear friend's old advice: A ninja is one who can endure all things. Only by waiting patiently can one have the chance to dance again!
He had once grown old alone in that cave. For those decades, the only things accompanying him were a few White Zetsu clones and the Gedo Statue… He had endured even those days. What couldn't he endure for a mere few years!
Madara gazed into the distance in the direction of the Hidden Rain Village. The Hidden Sand was not far from there. The Asura of the Battlefield let the wind and sand beat against his face and said in a solemn voice, "Hashirama, wait for me! I believe that when we meet again, you will be greatly surprised…"
Orochimaru, witnessing all of this: "…"
Being with a psychopath, the pressure on him is a bit high…
Hidden Rain Village.
In a small room, a dead man and a crow were gathered around a small table.
Hashirama Senju squeezed the dice cup in his hand and looked at the crow with a solemn expression. "Little Tsuna once warned me not to gamble with you. I, for one, would like to see just how strong your gambling skills are…"
"Caw!"
Kitahara nodded. It also wanted to see just how bad Hashirama's gambling skills were…
Tsunade claimed to have learned the art of gambling from the First Hokage and had surpassed her master. It also wanted to see if it could win a round…
The esteemed Great Sage Crow couldn't have people gossiping in the future that it had never lost a fight, but had never won at anything else, right?
The First Hokage was very serious when it came to unserious matters. He carefully wiped the dice cup and let out a long breath. "Then let's begin! Odd or even?"
"Caw!"
Kitahara's pitch-black wing tapped the table. Based on the enclosed nature of the room, the airflow couldn't interfere with its calculations too much. The dice inside should be odd!
"Hahahaha… it's even!" Hashirama Senju abruptly lifted the dice cup and reached for the paper money in front of the crow. However, the moment he grabbed the stack of money, a bolt of lightning seemed to flash through his mind. "Why do I feel like something bad is about to happen…"
A moment later, Hashirama rubbed the back of his head and couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Hahahaha, but how could that be possible! My luck can't be as bad as little Tsuna's…"
Kitahara watched with its own eyes as the money it had gotten from Tobirama Senju was taken back by his brother, stack by stack…
Caw!
Hold on, have you heard of physical gambling rehab?!
A Tailed Beast Bomb shot out, grazing Hashirama's shoulder!
The entire small room was blasted into ruins!
A crow flew out of the ruins, wobbling. Hashirama lay in the rubble, tightly clutching a pile of money underneath him—the money he had won…
Plip… plop… plip…
Someone stepped through the puddles on the ground and walked up to Hashirama. They pushed away the steel plate that was pressing on him and helped him up.
"Thank you…"
Hashirama hugged the pile of money and nodded in thanks to the newcomer. In any case, he had a reanimated body, so it wasn't like he could get hurt…
But that crow's sportsmanship was too poor, right?
How could it try to force someone into rehab just because it lost money?
No wonder little Tsuna didn't want to play cards with that crow at all!
The newcomer looked at Hashirama and said in a deep voice, "Big brother, do you remember when I warned you that you are not allowed to gamble again! Let alone gambling with that crow today!"
"Actually, not really…"
The First Hokage scratched his head awkwardly and explained softly, "Because we've been together a lot these past few days. Today, it was its sincere invitation that made me accept the bet."
"You know as well, it is indeed much stronger than me…"
Tobirama Senju: "…"
Then can't you have a little ambition and find a way to develop some stronger Wood Style ninjutsu to win a round back? Why are you still messing around with that crow?!
Hashirama Senju waved a hand in front of his younger brother's eyes and asked with confusion, "Tobirama, is there something you came to find me for today?"
"I'm here to find that crow! The envoys from Iwagakure are still dragging their feet. We must send someone to warn them! Threaten them into an agreement!"
The great strategist Tobirama looked at his big brother in exasperation. "In any case, didn't you also admit that you can't defeat that crow! Since we want to intimidate the enemy, then we should send the strongest!"
"That won't work. Pain will only lead to hatred…" Hashirama shook his head in disappointment. "I still believe we should be more tolerant towards Iwagakure… They will sooner or later be willing to maintain peace with us!"
"I'm sorry, big brother!"
Tobirama sighed and patted his brother's shoulder. "This matter was a decision agreed upon by the majority in the organization. I can't do anything about it… Unless our power can overwhelm that crow, only then can we reject their opinion!"
"…Really? In that case, let's just carry out their wishes!"
Hashirama said dejectedly, "That crow taught me a proverb the other day: Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire. I don't want the people in the organization to use violence to make Iwagakure submit, so naturally, I can't use violence to make the people within the organization submit…"
Tobirama Senju: "…"
Big brother, what's wrong with you?! Pull yourself together!
I was just making that up!
What on earth did that crow do to my dear big brother?!
And are you really not just saying this because you can't beat that crow?
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