"Rinnegan!"
Senju Hashirama's expression showed some surprise, and he suddenly thought of one thing.
Uchiha Madara had once invited him to look at the Uchiha Clan's stone tablet, which was said to have been left by the Six Paths Sage. When the forces of positive and negative come together, it can unlock all creation!
At the time, Senju Hashirama thought it referred to the Uchiha and the Senju Clan uniting to bring peace to the Ninja World. But unexpectedly, the stone tablet turned out to be literal!
"In other words..."
Senju Tobirama took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Madara wants to transplant my brother's cells to awaken the Rinnegan with his Mangekyo Sharingan. That's why he started the battle at the Valley of the End. After the battle ended, he went into hiding in the Ninja World until he activated the Rinnegan..."
"Exactly."
White Zetsu Awei nodded and continued to lecture the four Hokage: "However, time is fair to everyone. Even though Lord Madara activated the Rinnegan, he inevitably faced death. Therefore, he needed a nurturing bed for the Rinnegan and a backup plan for his future resurrection..."
"That nurturing bed..."
Senju Tobirama immediately thought of destroying the Rinnegan.
"Skip this matter."
Akihara Kagura dodged the issue and continued, "Let's continue talking about Uchiha Obito! What we're discussing now is Uchiha Obito."
"No problem, young man."
"The Rinnegan is not important because it hides Lord Madara's Chakra. No one can unleash the true power of the Rinnegan. Most importantly, it's about the guiding figure for the Rinnegan."
White Zetsu Awei chuckled as he spoke, "Uchiha Obito is the person chosen by Lord Madara. His life is like a tragedy, easily manipulated by others, leading him astray..."
"..."
Namikaze Minato furrowed his brows.
Because Uchiha Obito was his disciple.
White Zetsu Awei smiled as he recounted a story he witnessed firsthand: "During the Shinobi Bridge battle, Uchiha Obito was lucky to survive thanks to Lord Madara who saved him. From there, he became a tool selected by Lord Madara..."
"To make him awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan and to make him completely despair about this world, Lord Madara manipulated The Hidden Mist Village to transplant the Three-tails into a ninja named Nohara Rin's body, burying talismans inside her that prevented her from committing suicide..."
"!!!"
Namikaze Minato's eyes widened involuntarily!
"So..."
Namikaze Minato thought of his other, more unfortunate disciple: "At that moment, Kakashi had to kill Rin?"
"Yes, but that wasn't the purpose."
White Zetsu Awei nodded and continued, "Lord Madara's real aim was to make Uchiha Obito witness everything firsthand, making him disappointed with this war-filled world, becoming someone who fully inherits Lord Madara's will..."
"..."
Namikaze Minato closed his eyes, recalling the mysterious masked man he encountered, feeling a pang of sadness.
Three students...
They all ended up becoming tools of Uchiha Madara!
"Of course."
White Zetsu Awei mimicked Akihara Kagura by spreading his palms, continuing, "Obito never thought this was wrong. He believed it was the world's mistake. Even when he deduced the truth while controlling The Hidden Mist Village's Fourth Mizukage, he still didn't see Lord Madara as wrong. Obito continued to believe it was the world's mistake..."
"Actually, he's not wrong; it is indeed the world's fault..."
Akihara Kagura nodded, then immediately changed his tone: "But to change the world, leaving it to him isn't ideal, handing it to Uchiha Madara even less so..."
"Leaving it to you is the right choice, isn't it?"
Senju Tobirama glanced at Akihara Kagura.
"It's not impossible."
Akihara Kagura returned Senju Tobirama's gaze.
Senju Tobirama didn't want to pay attention to Akihara Kagura, and he proactively stated: "No matter what, the most important thing now is to kill that Uchiha Obito guy, destroy those Rinnegan, and prevent Uchiha Madara's revival..."
"But I cannot participate."
Akihara Kagura rejected Senju Tobirama's proposal, proactively saying: "The only support I can offer is to claim that the Second Hokage cracked the Reanimation Jutsu so you can go ahead with this. I believe my supervisor Uchiha Obito will certainly understand my reluctance."
"..."
Senju Tobirama felt a weight pressing on his back.
This brat...
Not doing anything is one thing, but making me take the blame?
"Don't look at me like that..."
Akihara Kagura spread his palms, reminding them: "This way, I can provide you with intelligence on Uchiha Obito..."
"When you force Uchiha Obito into a corner, perhaps he will bring Uchiha Madara's body, asking me to use the Reanimation Jutsu to resurrect Uchiha Madara to evade pursuit?"
"Do you want to revive Madara?"
Senju Hashirama found it somewhat intriguing.
After all this time, am I going to have another great battle with Madara?
"No matter what, he will be resurrected."
Akihara Kagura shook his head. He needed to revive Uchiha Madara, but only needed an opportunity. He asked again: "By the way, aren't you curious about what exactly Uchiha Madara meticulously plotted for?"
"A little."
Senju Hashirama nodded. This First Hokage was an honest person, genuinely curious about what his past friend Uchiha Madara wanted to accomplish.