A veteran of the ninja world: surviving from the Six Paths of Heroes to Boruto

Chapter 215: A Protracted War.

"In the 873rd year of the Ninja Era, Konoha launched the Iwagakure War, an outbreak of war that swept across the entire ninja world..."

"Hmm... let's call it the First Shinobi World War!"

The toads in the history museum began to discuss adding historical records to the archives.

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In the Sand Village battlefield, the Konoha army, led by the Hatake clan chief, clashed with the Sand Village in the desert.

In the Hidden Mist battlefield, Hyuga Tenjin engages in battle with the Hidden Mist Village at sea.

The Cloud Village battlefield, commanded by Uchiha Izuna, is a resistance against the Cloud Village's attack.

The battle was fierce, unlike anything seen before.

Even in times of turmoil, there has never been a war of such scale that has swept across the ninja world.

For the first time, everyone experienced the horror of war.

Large numbers of able-bodied men from the Senju and Uchiha clans were sent to war.

The Kurama clan suffered heavy losses in this war.

This war lasted for two whole years...

Faced with attacks from multiple sides, Konoha was ultimately unable to withstand them.

The Golden Horn and Silver Horn of the Hidden Clouds.

The Hidden Stones of Iwagakure and Onoki

The Sand Village's Shamon and the First Kazekage

Hozuki Gengetsu of Kirigakure and the First Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

This time, they're all movie-level characters.

The addition of the Tailed Beasts makes the outcome of the war even more unpredictable.

In addition, the unrestricted warfare launched by Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju made ordinary Konoha residents and ninjas feel uneasy.

Even their own people felt it was a bit too extreme.

There are also some within Konoha who are averse to war and wonder if what they are doing is wrong.

After all, the pain of war has now spread to them.

They clearly sensed that food prices were rising.

Their relatives, parents, sons, and so on, all died or were wounded on the battlefield.

Even those families who were not injured are worried that the war will continue, leading to the injury or death of their loved ones.

For a time, an anti-war wave swept through Konoha.

There have even been several demonstrations and protests in Konoha.

Some clan leaders, seeing their clansmen dwindling in number, requested that the second-generation leader regain power.

Even worse, some people went to the grave of the first generation leader and cried at his grave.

Ichiraku Ramen

"Sigh! When will this war ever end...?"

"Why...why start a war...?"

"If it weren't for the war, my brother and father wouldn't have died..."

"Hmph, Uchiha Madara, I'd like to see how he'll face the First Hokage after making such a mess of Konoha!"

Everyone is complaining about this war, wondering when it will end.

Why start a war?

Ten thousand times is when you can feel it most clearly.

In the past, we would excitedly discuss the victory, and then discuss how the battle was going on the front lines.

Now... all that's left is complaining.

"Thus, this war is finally nearing its end..."

Ten thousand times his brows relaxed, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

He had already received news from White Zetsu that Hashirama Senju had made up his mind to rectify Konoha.

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Konoha Hokage's Office

Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju stared at the battle map with bloodshot eyes.

"Tobirama! Unleash the Edo Tensei army upon this place!"

"From this position, use the Flying Thunder God Technique to release poison gas!"

"Kill these bastards!"

Madara Uchiha gave the order in a deep voice.

Tobirama Senju immediately nodded and said in a deep voice, "I'm speeding up the production of multiplicative explosive tags. I want to cover the entire front line and turn one battlefield into an explosion zone!"

right now

The sound of the door being pushed open rang out!

Hashirama Senju, who had been retired for many years, rushed in!

Behind him were the heads of the various clans of Konoha, their eyes resolute as they followed closely behind Hashirama Senju.

"Hashirama, what are you doing?"

Madara Uchiha asked with a gloomy expression.

Tobirama Senju's pupils twitched, as if he understood what his elder brother was about to do.

That's enough.

Hashirama Senju closed his eyes in pain. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but recall...

He entered the room in the same way back then, and reprimanded the elders of the Thousand Hands Clan.

"Madara! Tobirama! Stop!"

Hashirama Senju's eyes were urgent as he shouted loudly.

Madara Uchiha showed no sign of turning around and said coldly, "Hashirama, don't interfere! You should guard the village! I was just about to send you to the front lines! Besides, Mito is now the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki, and her power can be used!"

Hashirama Senju stared at Madara Uchiha with disbelief, as if he were seeing Madara for the first time.

"Ban! You've changed!"

"It was a deep voice from Hashirama Senju," he said solemnly.

"I haven't changed! I've always been the same!"

"If we just hold on a little longer, we can win this war!"

"At that time, the ninja world will be unified! Eternal peace will be achieved!"

"My contribution far surpasses that of my great-grandfather!"

Madara Uchiha spoke in an almost obsessive and insane tone.

"Big brother..."

Tobirama Senju also clenched his fists.

In fact, his rational mind had long sensed that Konoha might not be able to win.

But once the arrow is released, there's no turning back; victory is the only option.

Tobirama Senju couldn't believe the fact that he had messed things up.

He couldn't understand why all his meticulously planned schemes had failed.

Moreover, those ninja villages seem to have cheat codes, as if they are blessed by the heavens.

Is the opponent's high-end combat capability weak?

Alright, the Mizukage and Tsuchikage on the other side inexplicably gained Sage Mode.

The opposing side is unable to counter the Edo Tensei army?

Alright, the legendary Six Paths Treasures appeared in the hands of the Hidden Cloud Village, and they were all sealed away using the Amber Purification Bottle.

Is the enemy's overall strength weak? Do they lack weapons of mass destruction?

Okay, now they're not even bothering to act anymore.

All the tailed beasts descended to the mortal realm, with two tailed beasts in each village.

"Madara, stop! Let's call a ceasefire!"

"Hashirama Senju shouted."

"Impossible! I, Uchiha Madara, have never failed! Just wait a little longer, the enemy is about to give up!"

"I, Uchiha Madara, can definitely do it! I, Uchiha Madara, possess this power!!!"

Madara Uchiha muttered obsessively.

Seeing that Madara Uchiha remained so stubborn, Hashirama Senju could no longer contain himself and rebuked him.

"Uchiha Madara! Have you forgotten our childhood dreams?! Back then, you longed for peace and hated war!"

"How did you become a demon who starts wars?!"

Hashirama Senju's rebuke startled Madara Uchiha, but he gritted his teeth and persevered.

"No! I'm doing this for future generations. My war is to end war once and for all! To stop war with war!"

"If you want me to stop the war, then you'd better defeat me and Tobirama first!"

Madara Uchiha suddenly activated his Mangekyou Sharingan.

However, the moment he opened his eyes, intense pain struck!

Madara Uchiha was in so much pain from the side effects of the Mangekyou Sharingan that he could barely stand, and blood flowed from his eyes.

Blood dripped onto Ban's hands...

The intense pain brought Madara Uchiha to his senses.

His vision cleared considerably, and he looked tremblingly at his hands, recalling everything he had done...

At this moment, Madara Uchiha suddenly remembered that he was a pacifist and an absolute righteous person!

Madara Uchiha suddenly muttered to himself, "Madara Uchiha, what have you been doing?!"