Chapter 785: Chapter 14: Tobirama and Izuna’s Engagement Ceremony—Sweetness or Deadly Peril? (Part 2)
But Tobirama overlooked one thing. The dojutsu awakened by Uchiha Izuna wasn’t to fight him desperately, but to test his sincerity!
Even if it means risking her life, it will only be after he’s deemed a "lying heartbreaker"...
"Tobirama, Madara said we can prepare for the next peace negotiations!"
The young Hashirama walked in cheerfully. After being persuaded by Tobirama, he also felt that the truth of the so-called stele wasn’t an important matter at all...
For a person like him, creating a village where everyone could enjoy peace was life’s ultimate goal.
This God of the Ninja World once said a classic line — "As long as the village is threatened, whether it’s relatives, brothers, or friends, I will not forgive them!"
"However, he said there’s no rush to see the Senju Stele for now... he suggested that people from both clans come together and witness the engagement!" The young Hashirama said joyfully:
"Do you think we should prepare some gifts for the meeting! After all, Izuna has been the one you’ve liked since childhood!"
However, upon seeing Tobirama’s expression, the young Hashirama’s smile froze instantly.
Tobirama activated his scarlet Mangekyo Sharingan, and the chilling power seemed to lower the temperature of the room.
He held a long sword, engraving it with a black curse seal using his dojutsu, making the sword appear quite eerie.
"Tobirama, what are you doing?"
The young Hashirama trembled and said, "Are you developing some kind of kinjutsu again?"
"Not really... I’m inscribing my dojutsu onto the blade, combining it with fuinjutsu..." Tobirama picked up the sword, twirled it beautifully, and said softly:
"Any Uchiha struck by this sword, even with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, will be unable to use Izanagi."
"Wow, that’s impressive..." Hashirama praised instinctively, but then quickly shook his head: "Wait! We are about to form a marriage alliance with the Uchiha Clan, why are you creating something so dangerous?!"
"Marriage alliance? I don’t think Uchiha Izuna will agree... If she does, naturally, I will treat her well..."
A flash of severity appeared in Tobirama’s eyes as he coldly said, "But if she agrees insincerely, using the so-called marriage talks to ambush the Senju Clan, I will not forgive!"
"This is too sudden... there’s definitely something fishy about it..."
The young Hashirama was dumbfounded, his mind struggling to process this information, and his hands slightly trembled.
Isn’t everything set for the marriage alliance? Why does this seem like preparing for a final showdown instead!
It can’t be that at the engagement ceremony, Tobirama and Izuna, after a conversation, smash their cups of wine, and then the Uchiha and Senju clans throw down the flowers and gifts in their hands and draw knives from their waists to start a fight?
"Don’t worry, Hashirama..."
Tobirama glanced at the young Hashirama in a dazed state and said slowly, "I won’t make the first move... Since I proposed the marriage, it shows that I am indeed willing to accept Uchiha Izuna as my wife."
"If it turns out I’m mistaken, I’ll find a way for the engagement to proceed as if nothing happened..."
"If Uchiha Izuna intends to incite the Uchiha Clan to make trouble, then Hashirama, as the Clan Leader of the Senju Clan, considering the responsibility, identity, and duty... you must restrain Uchiha Madara from all aspects!"
"You must be accountable for the lives of all the Senju clanspeople; this is not the time for indecisiveness!"
The young Hashirama was left stunned.
Since when was Izuna insincere? The young Hashirama only remembered that the last time they parted, Izuna’s face was as red as her ears, clearly showing that she liked Tobirama very much...
The young Hashirama wanted to refute, but remembering certain scenes, he felt tongue-tied.
From childhood to now, the times when the Senju Clan was nearly ambushed by the Uchiha were all resolved by Tobirama after he saw through them... And the person behind these ambushes was Uchiha Izuna herself.
One could say, without Tobirama...
The Senju Clan would have long been destroyed by this woman known as Uchiha Bara!
"Since this is your judgment, Tobirama, then so be it..."
The young Hashirama reluctantly shook his head: "I sincerely hope you’ve judged wrongly, Tobirama! Could it be that our two clans can’t resolve the past hatred, sit together as one family?"
Tobirama shook his head coldly: "I do not have the final say on that... Hashirama, I told you, I won’t initiate actions, but we cannot plunge the clansmen into a crisis!"
"If she genuinely wishes to be with me, I will agree... But if she is scheming with me, she cannot blame me for being ruthless!"
With a resolute voice, Tobirama, his scarlet eyes dissipating a palpable killing intent, proclaimed: "If anyone threatens the clan, even if it’s the woman I’ve always liked, there can be no forgiveness!"
Upon hearing this, the young Hashirama was momentarily dazed, then helplessly nodded.
He couldn’t argue against Tobirama...
Be it the love between Tobirama and Izuna or the friendship between him and Madara, in this brutal Warring States period, the obligations as the heads of the Senju and Uchiha take precedence.
Ensuring as many clanspeople as possible survive is the top priority.
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"Everybody understood that, right?"
Wearing a pure black haori, Tobirama, while caressing a specially crafted short sword, said coldly: "Everyone stay on high alert at all times and watch for my actions. If I draw my sword, enter battle mode immediately!"
Before Tobirama stood the entire Senju clan.
At this moment, the expression of the Senju clansmen mirrored the previous young Hashirama, filled with confusion and bewilderment.
Their genius Young Clan Leader had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, and was going to be engaged to their arch-enemy, Uchiha Izuna...
This alone was explosive enough!
But there’s more, Tobirama ordered all clan members to carry short swords and ample ninja tools. They were instructed to find a way to sneak them into the garments they would wear at the engagement, ready for any battle!
Was this an engagement or a battle? It truly left people confused...
The only consolation is that, although their Young Clan Leader Tobirama awakened the Uchiha bloodline, he is still the foremost anti-Uchiha vanguard in the Senju and the entire Ninja World, spending seven and a half days a week scheming against the Uchiha...
"Did everyone get it? While theoretically, Uchiha Izuna agreeing to marry me is a possibility, it’s very slim..."
Tobirama emphasized again, placing the prepared short sword capable of sealing Izanagi into his haori.
The young Hashirama watched this scene with a complicated expression.
This haori was custom-made by him at great expense at the Daming Prefecture in the Land of Fire, using the best materials, and it was of an excellent design...
Its superior fit exquisitely showcased Tobirama’s handsome figure, and the pure gold tassels on the haori added a touch of nobility.
But who would’ve thought beneath this beautiful haori lay a heart-stopping short sword? This sword had power that even the Uchiha Clan’s Izanagi couldn’t evade!
The young Hashirama sighed deeply, but what else could he do?
Even a marriage alliance turned out like this, perhaps this is just the nature of this dreadful Warring States period.
Harboring a sliver of hope, the young Hashirama prayed silently in his heart — "Please, Izuna, sincerely want to marry Tobirama!!"
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"Did everyone get it?"
Uchiha Izuna, holding a short sword seemingly of the same kind as Tobirama’s, and with terrifying red light emanating from her Mangekyo, her proud face, which should have looked more beautiful against her white dress, instead displayed a terrifying contrast.
"If through my dojutsu, Senju Tobirama, that bastard, is deceiving me..."
"Then I will kill him! Watch my actions closely. I will demand to test his sincerity... If I see the slightest problem, watch my actions. If I make a move to draw my sword, everyone immediately attack the nearby enemies!"
The Uchiha clansmen, dressed in formal attire, wore expressions of shock similar to those of the Senju clan.
Uchiha Madara, much like the young Hashirama, sighed. What a situation indeed?
It could only be said that the union of Tobirama and Izuna was never straightforward from the start... With such deep-thinking individuals, how could they completely trust each other...
This was a balanced contest, and indeed, a final life-and-death struggle!
"Let’s go, everyone!" Uchiha Izuna hid the short sword in her dress, adjusted its position, took a deep breath, and internally wasn’t as calm as she appeared:
"Senju Tobirama, you bastard... you’d better not deceive me!"
