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Chapter 23: The Reason Behind The Decline Of Senju Clan
🕑 Added 2025-01-31 10:04:16 +0000 UTCAs the students finally gathered on the playground, Sarutobi Hiruzen took his place at the podium.
He began to address the students, explaining the essence of the Will of Fire. In other words, the brainwashing had begun. It was clear that his methods of persuasion were nothing short of impressive.
His words flowed smoothly, speaking of the fire that would continue to shine and nourish the village, making new leaves sprout, symbolizing the growth of the village.
Even Makoto found himself momentarily captivated by the his speech.
[Uchiha Fugaku: Tsk, tsk... Just listen to this! The words keep coming, one after another]
[Uchiha Madara: This guy sure has some skills. He doesn't even need genjutsu!]
[Senju Tobirama: Could it be that the litte monkey used these speeches to make the village thrive?]
[Uchiha Izuna: That's talent for you, damn it!]
[Uchiha Madara: If I had spoken like that, I'm sure the Uchiha clan would have rebelled with me!]
[Namikaze Minato: It's been a while since I heard Third Hokage talk about the village's purpose. It still sounds so heartfelt.]
[Uchiha Shisui: Yes, It feels like my whole body is at ease when I hear him.]
[Uchiha Izuna: Here come two more brainwashed idiots!]
[Uchiha Fugaku: Sigh... If we had known this, I would have led the the Uchiha clan to brainwash people. After all, we even had Sharingan.]
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[Senju Hashirama: Makoto, are all the students from the ninja school present?]
Makoto paused for a moment upon reading Hashirama's message. After all, He had been waiting for this moment. He then pretend to casually looked around and saw that all the students seemed to have arrived.
[Ito Makoto: Yes, all the students are here. Why are you asking?]
[Senju Hashirama: Something's wrong! Can't you tell?]
[Senju Tobirama: What's wrong, brother?]
[Ito Makoto: Everything seems fine though. All the students are here]
[Senju Hashirama: If this is truly a ninja school, then all the students should be here. But where are the Senju clan members? Why is there not a single one on the playground?]
[Senju Tobirama: What!?]
Upon seeing his older brother's message, Tobirama quickly scanned the area. To his shock, there were indeed no members of the Senju clan present. There had been no Senju students in Makoto's class earlier either.
When Hashirama had raised the concern earlier, he was already suspicious. Now, his suspicions only grew. He looked around once again and found that there was not a single Senju clan member on the playground.
[Senju Tobirama: ...What the hell is going on?]
[Senju Hashirama: Shouldn't all the students of the Senju clan be here? This doesn't seem right!]
[Senju Tobirama: Brother, after I founded the ninja school, I made it clear to everyone in the clan. All of our clansmen must attend the ninja school when they reach the proper age!]
Makoto smirked internally. The long-awaited truth was finally about to be revealed and the drama he had been waiting for was finally coming to the surface.
[Uchiha Fugaku: Oh, So the truth is finally coming out? Do you know how hard I've been holding back?]
[Senju Tobirama: Shut up, you evil Uchiha!]
[Senju Hashirama: Judging by what the genius patriarch said, It seems like there's some story behind this. Makoto, can you explain what's going on?]
[Makoto Ito: Oh, this is actually very simple. The Senju clan... well, it's been wiped out even before the Uchiha clan.]
As soon as Makoto sent the message, both Hashirama and Tobirama, who were in the Pure Land, stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
[Senju Hashirama: What...What did you say?]
[Senju Tobirama: How is this possible!?]
The two brothers were utterly shocked.
The Senju clan had been one of the most formidable forces in the Ninja World and it had been the cornerstone of Konoha's founding. The idea that it could be destroyed so suddenly seemed unfathomable.
The Senju Clan had even suppressed the mighty Uchiha clan for years. How could they have fallen?
[Uchiha Fugaku: But that's the truth!]
[Senju Tobirama: Makoto, Tell me clearly!How did the Senju clan fall? I felt from the previous conversation that you know a lot about this. You should be well aware of this matter, right?]
[Makoto Ito: Yes, I do know about it. Let me explain, it's a long story…]
[Senju Tobirama: Then keep your explanation even longer]
Makoto's lips twitched speechlessly after seeing the Tobirama's message.
[Makoto Ito: Sigh....Things changed when Third Hokage who wasn't from the Senju Clan came into power. Many members of the great clans saw him as an eyesore and some members of the Senju Clan, didn't even acknowledge him.]
The room went silent as the pieces began to fall into place.
[Makoto Ito: So what did the Third Hokage do? He thought about it for a long time and finally came up with a solution.]
He didn't directly oppose the great clans' power. He first started by encouraging the Senju clan, to marry into civilian families. It was successful since you also encouraged your clan members to marry into civilian families]
Tobirama's eyes widened as the truth began to dawn on him.
[Senju Tobirama: Wait... are you suggesting that the Hiruzen intentionally spread the Senju clan's power through marriage?]
[Makoto Ito: No, This is what he said.]
['By marrying civilians, more members of the Senju clan would be born, thereby indirectly expanding the clan's influence.']
In the Pure Land, Tobirama had a devestated expression after learning the truth.
"ARGHHH!!!! Hiruzen, How dare you!!!"
