pjbooks Chapter 97 I want to create one...
Chapter 97 I want to create one...
"Sister, you see! Nobody wants to leave with you!"
Izuna laughed wildly, mocking Madara and Hashirama for collaborating, which only left him all alone and with nothing left.
"..."
Madara remained silent and did not respond. She was indeed upset to see that no one in her clan was willing to follow her, but what was more important now was to stop Izuna.
"Sister, give up. I won't go back with you. Since... this world is full of betrayal, then... I'll create a world without betrayal!"
Izuna's Eternal Eyes bled as he used Kagutsuchi to block Madara's attack, while he couldn't help but marvel at how strong his sister was; perhaps she shouldn't have self-destructed so quickly.
"Izuna! Come back with me. What's wrong with you? Who told you all this? Hurry up... don't... disappoint Ningxia."
Madara's earnest words did not sway Izuna, but the word "Ningxia" made her pause, and then she remembered that Madara had lost Ningxia to Hashirama.
"Hmph! You're no longer worthy to mention Ningxia!"
Izuna became even angrier, berating Madara while fighting him. Both of them possessed the Eternal Eye, and Madara felt guilty, so Izuna managed to escape.
Watching Izuna leave, Madara felt an unprecedented despair. Ningxia, his clansmen, his sister—it seemed that they were all getting further and further away from him.
As daylight approached, when Madara returned to Konoha, he found Ningxia waiting for him at the village gate.
"Ban, you're back..."
When Ningxia learned that Izuna had defected, her mind was buzzing, fearing that Madara, who had gone with her, would also defect.
After confirming that Ban was alright, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. After spending so much time together, it was impossible for him not to have feelings for Ban.
But... he's not from this era.
But now... whatever!
"Ning... Ningxia..."
The spotted creature, which had been gradually turning dark, immediately returned to normal after being hugged by Ningxia.
"You worried me to death!"
"Feel sorry……"
Ban didn't know what to do, whether to hug Ningxia back or what, he just felt Ningxia's care and felt very at ease.
At the same time, I couldn't help but think that if Ningxia had stopped him, Quannai would probably have obediently come back, right?
"Izuna...did she defect?"
"Um……"
Ningxia remained silent for a moment, then reluctantly released Madara and pulled her toward the Hokage Building.
It was only then that she realized that Konoha, which had been shattered by the aftershocks of her battle with Hashirama, had been rebuilt.
Clearly, while he and Hashirama were drinking heavily, Ningxia was quietly making sacrifices.
"I'm sorry... Ningxia."
Ban felt guilty. He had been slacking off these past few days, failing to notice Izuna's mindset or Ningxia's efforts.
"It's good that you know..."
Ningxia tapped Madara on the head in annoyance, then continued on her own: "Do you know what? Those Uchiha who heard you were going to defect are still standing at the back door waiting for you, all night long."
"They have families to support; what if some of the children catch a cold?"
"They...are waiting for me at the back door?"
Ban was a little confused. Why did she have to go through the back door? She clearly went through the front door!
Ningxia rolled her eyes and then retorted, "Do you think every Uchiha has a Mangekyou Sharingan like you?!"
"Oh……"
Ningxia led Madara to the back gate of Konoha, where a large group of Uchiha were waiting. Some of the genin and ordinary people were shivering from the cold and could only huddle around the fire for warmth.
Occasionally, a few patrolling ninjas would come by and ask them if they weren't going back to their clan's territory.
"No, we... this is a unique feature of our Uchiha clan. Every year at this month, we do this at the back gate..."
The quick-witted Uchiha pretended to be relaxed and explained to the other party, after all, they were comrades from the same village who had fought together, so the other party was not too suspicious.
He handed the Uchiha some food and outer clothing, told them not to stay up too long, and not to let the children catch a cold, and then left.
"Lord In... Lord Inka... how much longer do we have to wait? It's already daytime... Lord Madara... are you abandoning us?"
A boy with snot dripping from his nose looked at Uchiha Inuka, who was leading the group. Ever since Uchiha Madara announced his defection from the clan during the day, they had been sneaking around and gathering at the back door.
Having already been questioned dozens of times by passing ninjas, it would be a lie to say he wasn't afraid.
"Wait a little longer... Lady Madara... perhaps she just has something to attend to. How could she possibly abandon the Uchiha clan?"
Looking at this group of idiot Uchiha, Madara was both amused and exasperated. Spending the whole night in the cold wind at the back door was worse than defecting through the front door with her!
"Aren't you going to persuade them to go back?"
Ningxia asked in an annoyed tone.
"No... my words... are actually not as effective as yours, Ningxia."
After hesitating for a moment, Ban suggested that it would be better to let Ningxia try to persuade him.
"..."
Ningxia was speechless for a moment, but still went to the back door. When the Uchiha saw Ningxia, they immediately stood up respectfully.
Although Ningxia is not a true Uchiha, over the years, the prestige Ningxia has accumulated within the Uchiha community is in no way inferior to that of Madara and Izuna.
Essentially, with Madara and Izuna absent, Ningxia is the undisputed acting clan leader, even if he isn't an Uchiha. But... what if Ningxia and the clan leader get married?
"Lord Ningxia, are you also here to defect?"
The boy, who had just had a runny nose, asked a question that made Ningxia both laugh and cry. She replied that none of them were going to defect, and they should go back to sleep! They still had to work on making bricks and mortar tomorrow!
"But Lord Madara..."
"You've been tricked! That person was disguised as Madara; she's right there!"
Ningxia pointed to Madara not far away and explained, which finally made the Uchiha realize what was happening. One by one, they cursed and swore at the despicable and shameless liar who dared to deceive the proud Uchiha!
"That's Izuna..."
Uchiha Rin was silent for a while, then suddenly changed his tone, saying, "Looking back, Izuna-sama probably just wanted to test their loyalty."
Ningxia was speechless for a moment. After telling them to go back and rest, she took Madara, Hashirama, and Tobirama to meet up.
"snort!"
When Madara saw Tobirama, he snorted coldly, showing no kindness towards the instigator.
Tobirama knew he had gone too far, and instead of paying attention to Madara's attitude, he was worried that Izuna would return to take revenge on the village.
"More important than that is... who let Izuna know all this?"
Ningxia looked helpless. He had clearly managed to bring Quanna back, but this incident caused a complete uproar.
"There must be a mastermind behind this. I... plan to leave the village."
"spot!"
Hashirama shouted in concern, while Madara shook his head seriously, indicating that only the Sharingan could fight against the Sharingan.
And she's Izuna's older sister, so... no matter what, she has to bring her younger sister back.