"Was there really no one from the Uchiha clan willing to leave with Madara back then?" Kazuki was curious about some past events.

After he became "sensible," Kagami was already gone, and Tatsuya usually wouldn't proactively bring up these matters with him. After all, Madara's affairs were not only a taboo for Konoha but also for the Uchiha clan.

Even now, the Uchiha clan head is the most active in slandering Madara to legitimize his position.

And with Mito, Kazuki and the others rarely talked about internal Uchiha issues. Even Madara's matters, Mito rarely discussed them.

After all, it was because of those events that the Uchiha clan and Konoha seemed somewhat out of sync.

Speaking of which, if Hashirama and Tobirama hadn't successively become Hokage, the Uchiha clan wouldn't have turned out this way, would it?

The best scenario should have been First Hokage Hashirama, and Second Hokage Madara. Unfortunately, all of this was ruined by Tobirama.

Indeed, Tobirama is the root of all evil. Many hidden dangers left in Konoha originated from Tobirama.

Of course, if Tobirama hadn't integrated Konoha after Hashirama, transforming Konoha from its initial collection of clans into a village, then during the First Great Ninja War, Konoha probably wouldn't have been able to fight other villages with shared hatred, and might have fallen apart.

Mito gently explained to Kazuki, "This? Madara left directly through the main gate back then. Perhaps there were some rumors within the Uchiha clan, but both Hashirama and I thought that Madara and Hashirama had merely had an argument. Madara was just going out to clear his head."

"After all, who would defect by leaving through the main gate?! Moreover, although Madara wasn't the Hokage, he was a founding elder of Konoha, the number two figure."

"Who would have thought that he would choose to betray Konoha?"

"Madara was gone for several years. In the first few months, Hashirama and the Uchiha clan felt nothing, only thinking he was clearing his head and would return soon."

"But as one or two years passed, the situation changed. The Uchiha clan at that time was clearly at a loss."

"Later, Madara returned to Konoha with the Nine-Tails, which was completely unexpected by everyone. Neither Hashirama nor Tobirama expected it."

"When Hashirama and Madara began fighting, Tobirama kept a close eye on the Uchiha clan. If they had made any moves at that time, then the Uchiha clan would probably be no more."

Kazuki nodded thoughtfully. Indeed, if anyone from the Uchiha clan had colluded with Madara at that time, the Uchiha clan would probably be extinct now.

Don't think that the Uchiha Clan is invincible. If they were truly invincible, given the Uchiha clan's personality, they would have already made their move.

Although the Uchiha clan is strong, the gap compared to the entire Konoha is significant.

It's true that they have a chance to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, but this is closely related to the Uchiha clan's bloodline and personality.

Most people, even with sufficient stimulation, cannot awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan. Otherwise, during the Uchiha clan's extermination night, some people would have awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.

This is also why the Mangekyo Sharingan holds a special significance in the hearts of the Uchiha clan.

If the Mangekyo Sharingan were common, it wouldn't have such a high status.

"Perhaps someone wanted to leave with Madara back then, waiting for Madara at other passages, but they also didn't expect that Madara, in defecting from Konoha, would actually leave through the main gate?" Kazuki joked to Mito.

At this, Mito fell silent. It seemed it wasn't impossible.

Mito recalled that during that period, the Uchiha clan seemed somewhat unusual, as if they were gathering at a certain passage.

However, considering the Uchiha clan's special status, they didn't think much of it at the time.

Before Madara's defection, the Uchiha clan was nominally the second most prominent clan, and even Tobirama couldn't easily do anything to them.

Looking at it this way, someone really might have wanted to leave with Madara back then, but what Madara did was beyond everyone's expectations.

This is very Madara like!

Mito didn't feel surprised at all.

Seeing Mito's reaction, Kazuki let out a soft chuckle. It seemed quite interesting. It appeared Madara had misunderstood.

Then Kazuki turned and left. Watching Kazuki's departing figure, Mito's gaze deepened.

At this moment, she thought it would have been better if she had died with Hashirama back then, so she wouldn't have to worry about Madara's problem.

However, being able to nurture the next generation for Konoha, Mito was content.

It was also time for her to start paving the way for Kazuki to become the Fourth Hokage.

If it were before, Mito would have envisioned Kazuki becoming the Fifth Hokage, but now, time waits for no one.

If Kazuki doesn't become Hokage by around thirty years old, someone will force him to take the position, and by then, Kazuki himself will have his own thoughts.

Even though Kazuki has a good temper, he also has his pride.

The strong have privileges. When a person whose strength far surpasses others appears in the village, sometimes people have no choice.

Just like the future Naruto, his strength was unmatched in the Ninja World, and Sasuke, the only one who could fight him, followed his lead.

On the surface, Naruto was a hero who saved the Ninja World and brought about peace, but in reality, it was just because Naruto was the strongest in the Ninja World.

The main reason was that other villages feared Naruto, and because of him, they had to maintain good relations with Konoha.

So everything became well-deserved.

Just like now, if anyone wants to compete with Kazuki for the Hokage position, they must consider if they are qualified.

There is no second Hashirama in Konoha now.

Kazuki didn't know Mito's thoughts, and even if he did, he wouldn't care too much. After all, besides him, no one else was qualified to be the Fourth Hokage.

After saving Orochimaru once before, Orochimaru had actually hinted that if he wanted to compete for the Hokage position, he would not contend with Kazuki.

As for Minato, not to mention whether he will have the ability to fight him in the future, by the time he grows up, Kazuki will probably already be Six Paths level.

Even if Hiruzen forcibly promoted Minato, it would depend on whether Minato was willing, and Kazuki's Sword of the Thunder God.