Clash of Ideals - 1

Seeing Senju Hashirama suddenly slap his thigh with an enlightened expression,

Shigeru looked at Hashirama and said, "Yes, people always have something to pursue, Hashirama, do you have something to pursue?" After hearing Shigeru's words, Hashirama suddenly fell silent.

He looked up at the sky and constantly wondered what he should pursue in this life.

Thinking about it, he looked towards the forest under the cliff.

Gradually, a light seemed to appear in his eyes and his arms slowly opened, as if he was hugging something. "I think… I think my dream should be to build a village… In this village, all the children no longer have to fight each other, a village where there is no need to send children to fight at the front, a village where ninjas can say each other's names without any fear, and a village where people can understand each other. This is my dream!" As he spoke, Hashirama's eyes gradually became firmer.

Because he seems to have found what he was looking for in this life.

Madara, who was beside him, seemed to have been influenced by Hashirama's words. After a while, he finally reacted and looked at Hashirama with a smile. "Haha, you're probably the only one who can say such stupid things."

This wasn't a mockery of Hashirama, but Madara felt that this kind of thing was a little naive.

Hearing Madara say this, Shigeru couldn't help but look at Madara and asked, "What's wrong with you, Madara? What's your dream?"

Madara looked up at the sky and thought for a moment, then chuckled "My dream, it doesn't exist, Hashirama's dream is so stupid, my dream is to protect my brother and my people!"

"Hey, Madara, my dream isn't stupid!" Hearing that Madara dared to slander his dream, Hashirama immediately couldn't help but retort.

"Yes, yes, your dream is not stupid, you are the stupid one!" As if he couldn't stand Hashirama's behavior, Madara immediately changed his tone.

Hashirama laughed when he saw this "It's pretty much the same."

"You're just stupid."

Sure enough, Madara wouldn't pass up the opportunity to complain about Hashirama so easily.

The next second, Hashirama seemed to have been hit by something, and immediately sat up holding his knees with a decadent look on his face: "Am I really that stupid?"

Seeing this, Uchiha Madara couldn't help but scratch his hair: "Ah... I really can't stand you anymore. Can you stop being so gloomy all the time!"

"Hahaha…"

Seeing them like this, Shigeru couldn't help but laugh. Probably only when facing Hashirama, Madara should have such a relaxed expression. Normally, Madara always has a distant look on his face.

Hearing Shigeru's laughter, Hashirama recovered from his expression and looked at Shigeru curiously and said, "Shino, what is your dream?"

Madara was stunned for a moment, and then remembered, the Shino Hashirama was talking about was Shigeru.

Shigeru thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "My dream is probably peace."

Madara couldn't help but curl his lips when he heard this. "Isn't this typical of Hashirama? They're all stupid words."

However, Hashirama's reaction was completely different from Madara's.

She looked at Shigeru with emotion, "Shino, you really support my dream. I must have known that someone would understand my dream! I have decided that I must continue to pursue my dream. As long as I continue to persevere, more and more like-minded companions will join in. When the time comes, we will build a village where everyone understands each other."

Shigeru looked at Hashirama with a serious expression. "No, Hashirama, we are different! There is no world in which people understand each other. I have never believed in the idea of ​​people understanding each other. For this kind of thing, in my opinion, if you want peace, the only way is unification. Only by unifying all the small groups to form one big group and living together in one group can you achieve real peace!"

Ever since he saw a child from the Hagoromo clan, less than ten years old, holding a weapon and fighting for his life on the battlefield, Shigeru had a desire for peace.

After more than a month of continuous fighting on the battlefield, and seeing his clan members fall to his side one by one, Shigeru's thoughts grew even stronger.

Peace seems to be the ultimate goal that Shigeru wants to pursue after coming to this world.

As for how to achieve peace, our ancestors already gave the answer.

Only unity can bring peace!

The land of Kyushu was at war for hundreds of years during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was not until the birth of the First Emperor and the remnants of the Sixth Fen Dynasty that the unification of Kyushu was completed and the war on the land of Kyushu ended.

Although various wars occurred in Kyushu at regular intervals due to various reasons, they were ultimately caused by various conflicts and there was no problem with the unification itself.

Reunification is therefore the ultimate path to peace. As for the creation of any village, that is complete nonsense!

"Oh?"

Shigeru's response seemed to attract Madara's attention.

He looked at Shigeru and asked, "So, what do you think can bring peace?"

Shigeru replied without hesitation: "Of course, with great strength, we can unite all peoples through war and then instill in them the concept of unity. In this way, after several generations, the concept of unity will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and the goal of peace will be achieved."

" No!"

After hearing Shigeru's theory, Hashirama retorted without hesitation, "Shino, your idea is wrong. Only when people understand each other can real peace be achieved. You will only use violence to provoke a bigger war!"

Shigeru ignored Hashirama's rebuttal, but looked at Madara and asked, "Madara, what do you think?"

Madara pondered for a moment and replied, "It seems like a good choice, but, achieving unification through great force is not something that humans can achieve, right?"

In Uchiha Madara's opinion, relying on force to achieve unification seems to be as unrealistic as Hashirama's idea.

In Madara's vision, no matter how powerful a person is, he can only reach the level of his father, Uchiha Tajima, and it is simply impossible to unify such a force.

Not to mention anything else, the Senju clan alone is an obstacle that cannot be overcome. Therefore, in Madara's opinion, relying on a large force to complete the unification seems to be the same as Hashirama's idea of ​​mutual understanding between people. Just as unrealistic.