69novels Chapter 374 Curing Each Other's Bad Habits Completion: -3
Chapter 374 Curing Each Other's Bad Habits Completion: -3
Chapter 374 Curing Each Other's Bad Habits (Completion Rate: -300)
The breakup timeline in Namaka River takes place in that strange house in Namaka River where "you absolutely cannot leave without doing something." When young Hashirama Senju saw his younger brother suddenly appear, he immediately rushed over, hugged him tightly, buried his face in his brother's shoulder, and cried, "Waaaaah! Tobirama!! Big brother, I might be trapped here forever!! Please save big brother!"
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"well----"
Tobirama Senju, who was being hugged like a koala, sighed, "Get down first, brother."
A hint of doting affection appeared in the boy's cold yet youthful face.
This scene was witnessed by Madara Uchiha, who was pulling up his pants, causing him to shudder.
"Idiot!" Madara Uchiha couldn't help but scold, his tone filled with disappointment. "What kind of older brother are you? Hashirama! What kind of behavior is it to act like this, always acting like a spoiled child with your younger brother?!"
However, young Hashirama didn't care about any of that. He hadn't seen his beloved, adorable, and last younger brother for over a month. At this moment, he was only concerned with hugging and rubbing against Tobirama, like a large dog that had finally found its owner. It seemed as if he wanted to rub his tears and snot all over Tobirama.
Seeing the brothers' close bond, the young Uchiha Madara standing to the side couldn't help but feel a pang of nostalgia, remembering his younger brother, Izuna, who always obediently followed behind him.
A sudden wave of longing washed over me; I wondered how that little figure who always called out "Nii-san" was doing now.
"Um—" Madara Uchiha hesitated before speaking.
He has never been good at talking to people he doesn't know well, especially this younger brother of Hashirama who always has a cold face.
He paused for a moment, organizing his thoughts before continuing, "Hashirama's brother, what's the current situation with the Uchiha clan? You and Izuna—you wouldn't have already taken over Hashirama and my mission, would you?"
His voice carried obvious concern, worrying about the situation in the clan, and even more so about whether his younger brother would be forced to shoulder the responsibilities that should have been his.
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Tobirama Senju crossed his arms and refused to answer Madara's question, pretending not to hear him.
His personality was completely different from that of his brother Hashirama. He always maintained a deep-rooted wariness of the Uchiha clan and naturally did not want to have any communication with Uchiha Madara.
It wasn't until Hashirama asked, "Tobirama, how's it outside?"
In this eerie room, time seemed to stand still. He and Ban lived a life where day and night were indistinguishable. Apart from eating and sleeping, they spent the rest of their time either cultivating or fighting. Occasionally, during their rest periods, they would discuss how to end the war and achieve the ideal of peace.
Neither of them could say for sure how long they had stayed there.
If my older brother asks me about it, then there's nothing I can do.
Tobirama Senju glanced at his elder brother, then at Madara Uchiha. After more than a month apart, both of them looked better and were in better condition. The resolute feeling between them was no longer there when they parted ways at Nakagawa.
"well----"
Tobirama sighed again, recalling the scene before he lost consciousness and entered that perfect dream world—
The people around them seemed to be under the influence of Uchiha's genjutsu, standing there blankly staring at the sky, their eyes turning a strange purple.
Following their gazes, Tobirama looked up and saw that the moon in the sky had suddenly turned blood red, like the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, with concentric lines and a pattern of six tomoe.
Then, massive tree roots emerged from the ground, and before he himself was enveloped, Tobirama Senju was shocked to see the others hanging from the treetops like hanged ghosts, wrapped up like mummies.
Thinking of this, Tobirama moved his lips slightly: "Outside—" he said with difficulty, "there might not be any living people left."
"What?!?!"
As Madara Uchiha exclaimed in surprise, he immediately activated his Sharingan!
Hashirama didn't speak, but he was also shocked by Tobirama's words, his eyes widening in disbelief.
"What's going on?! Tobirama!!"
Tobirama paused for a second, then told Hashirama and Madara what had happened outside.
"Big brother, you've been here for over a month now. A lot has happened outside. Black Zetsu got a wish in the comments, and he resurrected the Sage of Six Paths' mother. He used Infinite Tsukuyomi to trap everyone inside the Divine Tree."
"!!!!!" Hashirama was utterly astonished.
"The Infinite Tsukuyomi has already been activated?!" Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha leaned closer, his voice filled with barely concealed anxiety. "What about Izuna?! Has Izuna also fallen victim to the Infinite Tsukuyomi?!"
"Probably so—" Seeing how anxious Madara Uchiha was, Tobirama still gave him a glimmer of hope, "Unless your clan has some secret technique to avoid the Infinite Tsukuyomi, or a special method to make the Infinite Tsukuyomi ineffective against you."
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Okay—it gave us a glimmer of hope, but not much at all—
Upon hearing that his last brother might also be gone, Madara Uchiha's Sharingan, amidst the chaos, began to form new patterns.
"spot----"
Hashirama looked at Madara, feeling anxious for the other members of his clan, as well as Madara's brother and the rest of the clan.
"Tobirama, how did you escape from inside? And why are you here?"
When discussing this matter, Tobirama inevitably brings up the debate over who would be the "strongest songstress in the ninja world," and those shameless CVR performances—
Young Tobirama suddenly seemed a little uneasy, but Madara and Hashirama were anxious to know what was going on. Under their questioning, Tobirama didn't have time to think and could only tell them the truth.
After hearing Tobirama's explanation —
Ban excitedly stepped forward and asked, "So, you still have two wishes?!"
"Ah!! It's such a pity I didn't get to hear Tobirama sing!" Hashirama sighed with regret at the same time.
Ban turned to him angrily and yelled, "Is that what you're focusing on?! You idiot!!"
Tobirama: "*—", completely ignoring his older brother's nonsensical remarks, Tobirama turned to Madara Uchiha and calmly replied, "There are indeed two wishes left. I've considered them. One can be used to get you out of here, and the other can break the Infinite Tsukuyomi."
Unexpectedly, Tobirama's two subsequent wishes directly included him and the Uchiha clan. Young Uchiha Madara was clearly stunned for a moment. He had thought that he would need to use coercion and inducement. According to the ruthless character of Tobirama Senju in the comments, he would take the opportunity to squeeze a lot of money out of the Uchiha clan, or make Uchiha Madara make various promises.
Perhaps seeing the surprise and doubt in his eyes, Tobirama Senju added calmly, "Even if I made such a condition, my brother would never agree." He glanced at Hashirama Senju beside him, who was deep in thought, and said with a hint of helpless indulgence, "Since that's the case, why bother?" He couldn't argue with his brother anyway.
spot:"----"
The fleeting sense of gratitude that had just welled up in my heart vanished in an instant.
"No, Tobirama."
"What?"
The young Hashirama Senju frowned and said with a stern face, "Even if we save all of humanity from the Infinite Tsukuyomi, we still can't defeat Kaguya. For her, destroying the ninja world, or using the Infinite Tsukuyomi again when the next full moon arrives, would be an easy matter, wouldn't it?"
That's absolutely true.
Tobirama fell silent.
Madara was surprised that Hashirama had thought of this.
After all, they are only eleven or twelve years old. To think so thoroughly is truly worthy of Hashirama.
"But you can only make two wishes." Tobirama pondered, "We can't use one wish to save everyone from the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and the other to get rid of Kaguya and Black Zetsu, can we? If that happens, you guys might never get out of here for the rest of your lives."
Tobirama Senju glanced at the mission completion status on the table beside him.
[Cure each other's bad habits]
[Completion rate: -15%]
"If things continue like this, in ten years, your completion rate might drop to -300% or even lower."
Tobirama's words were so heartless that Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju shuddered, and they blamed each other: "It's all your fault! I really don't understand how people can become so easily discouraged!"
"?! It's my fault?!"
"What else?!"
"But now, when Madara pees, he gets so scared that he jumps up if someone is behind him—"
"Shut up! It's only natural to be startled when your brother suddenly appeared behind me!"
Tobirama Senju looked at the two of them and sighed silently. This was the first time he had had the opportunity to observe the Uchiha clan up close. As for Madara Uchiha, he turned out to be an even more genuine idiot than his older brother.
So stupid it's heartbreaking, so stupid it's even kind of cute.
Favorability +1
Cuteness factor +2
Later, three children aged 10 to 12 engaged in an extreme brainstorming session in this secluded wooden cabin.
Everyone is thinking about how to solve at least three problems within two wishes.
"Can't you just ask it to grant you one more wish?"
"Don't be stupid, brother! Don't be stupid, Hashirama!" Tobirama and Madara exclaimed in unison, "How is this possible?!"
【"————"】
"Is it really impossible?!"
Hashirama Senju sat cross-legged on the ground, arms crossed, frowning, muttering to himself, "Even three wishes wouldn't be enough. After we get out, even if we defeat Kaguya and Black Zetsu, the Senju and Uchiha clans will still be at war. After we leave here, Madara and I will become enemies again. I don't want that—"
"Hashirama————"
Ban looked at his close friend, with whom he had lived for over a month, and realized that he felt the same way.
The two originally planned to stay here and grow until they had enough influence to leave if they couldn't find a way to achieve peace.
"But given the current situation outside, it's clear we can't wait until then—"
Hashirama gripped his arm tightly in his haste, crumpling the green short jacket in his hand.
"What if we could stop time here?! Hashirama!"
"What?"
Madara exclaimed excitedly, "Even if we stay here for ten or twenty years, when we come out, it'll still be the same time everyone just entered the Infinite Tsukuyomi, right?!"
"Are you planning to wait until you and your older brother grow up to be adults, and then join forces to defeat Kaguya?" Tobirama asked.
Ban thought for a moment, "That's roughly the idea."
"At first glance, it does seem like a good idea," Tobirama reminded him, "but you need to think carefully. Your brother might not have any problems, but if you want to reach your peak condition, you need the Rinnegan. And if you're unlucky, you might not be able to awaken the Rinnegan for the next sixty or seventy years."
"————" Madara Uchiha's mind went blank.
Tobirama was right. Judging from the information in the comments, the Rinnegan was a special eye power that he activated when he was old and near death, in the extreme despair in his heart. Moreover, before that, he needed Izuna's eyes to help him upgrade the Mangekyou Sharingan to the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.
"What should we do then?" The young Uchiha Madara's hair stood on end in his anxiety. "I absolutely will not take Izuna's eye power! I'd rather die than accept it!!"
Hashirama looked at his younger brother for help, "Tobirama, do you have any ideas?"
The white-haired boy rubbed his chin, lowered his head, and pondered for a moment before suddenly speaking: "What if—we could simply wish for your full-power strength?"
Madara turned his head, a hint of surprise in his eyes, and repeated Tobirama's words: "You're giving us the power of our prime directly?"
"Hmm." Tobirama nodded slightly. "To be precise, it will directly grant you and your older brother the Rinnegan, as well as the power of Wood Release and Sage Mode." After a pause, Tobirama explained, "This way, we can bypass the necessary condition of obtaining Izuna's eyes, right?"
"!!!" Young Uchiha Madara was overjoyed!
The result was far better than he had expected!
Not only will he gain the power to make adults listen to them seriously, just like Hashirama, but more importantly, he will no longer have to worry that one day Izuna will sacrifice his eyes and all his ocular power for his brother and the entire Uchiha clan, ultimately leading to his death.
A bright light flashed in young Madara Uchiha's eyes, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement: "So, the last wish is simply for Hashirama and me to leave this place, and then for us to join forces to defeat Kaguya, and we can save everyone, right?"
"How about it, Madara!" Young Hashirama immediately sidled up to his best friend, his face beaming with undisguised pride. "I told you, my brother is incredibly smart!"
"Hmph—" Madara turned his head away awkwardly, but refused to admit defeat. "What's the big deal? Izuna is not only smart, but also very cute. Most importantly, he has always respected me, his older brother, the most."
"Uh—" Duang! Hashirama sank into a slump. "Tobirama is cute too, but it would be better if he respected me, his older brother, a little more—"
Young Madara, hands on his hips, chuckled mockingly, "Isn't it because you rely on Tobirama too much? What kind of older brother clings to his younger brother and acts like a baby?"
"?! You two are ganging up on me?! Madara, you're my best friend, aren't you?!"
"I'm just telling the truth."
The two were arguing and bickering, while the white-haired boy just watched.
After Hashirama and Madara finished arguing, Hashirama turned to Tobirama and asked, "What's wrong, Tobirama? You can make your wish now."
Tobirama stared coldly and calmly at the unfamiliar Uchiha Madara.
"What? Still don't you trust me?" The young Madara had lost his earlier excitement, but he understood Hashirama's brother's concerns. "After all, the Uchiha and Senju are still enemies. What conditions do you want to propose?"
"Sigh—" Tobirama Senju sighed with a maturity beyond his years, "Even if I make many promises to you now, it may not stop you from being deceived in the future. I only hope you remember this: never again believe what others say so easily, and never be so naive as to accept everything you see without question. Ironically, your Uchiha clan, despite possessing the Sharingan that can see through the truth, is most easily misled by appearances—"
"Damn it, damn it, damn it!" Madara Uchiha's temples bulged with veins, his finger pointing directly at Tobirama. He turned to Hashirama and gritted his teeth, saying, "Can I beat up your brother? Right now!"
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Hashirama hurriedly spread his arms between the two, his face full of reassuring smiles: "Don't get angry, Tobirama—he's just a bit blunt, but he cares about you."
"Big brother—" Tobirama sighed helplessly, "Instead of worrying about him, we should worry more about the future of our timeline. After all, with Madara's personality, if he's manipulated, the entire ninja world will suffer."
Now Madara doesn't just want to beat up Tobirama, he wants to pounce on him and bite him!
Hashirama turned around and looked at his younger brother with almost pleading eyes: "Tobirama—please don't provoke Madara—"
Madara thought Hashirama had finally decided to control his brother, whose mouth was like poison, when he heard Hashirama continue, "Besides, Madara has a bad temper, gets angry easily, and has an awkward and unlikable personality, but he doesn't want to be easily deceived, to believe whatever others say, and to be used to the fullest extent, right?"
Before he could finish speaking, Madara Uchiha's voice, filled with gritted teeth, came from behind him, his short, jet-black hair almost standing on end: "Senju Hashirama—!!! I think you're the one who should get beaten up first!!"
Hashirama shuddered and quickly waved his hands, "Wait, Madara! Let me explain—"
"Explanation is useless!!!"
"Sigh...you two idiots..." Tobirama sighed deeply. "Give me my second wish."
"—Help my brother and Madara regain the full power they possessed in their prime."
"It is not possible to specifically designate two individuals simultaneously."
"?!?!"
Hashirama and Madara were startled! They hadn't expected this.
However, Tobirama reacted quickly, immediately changing his wish to—
"Then change it to helping me grant the people in front of me the full power they possessed in their prime."
【"knew."】