at night.

Uchiha Madara, who was looking at the scroll under the lamp, looked up at the girl who was sitting on her knees in the distance, blinking at him, and asked in a deep voice: "No? Are you sleeping?" If he heard correctly.

,Did she yawn just now?

She blinked her big eyes and replied, "Aren't you sleeping, Madara-sama?"

"Not yet?, You? If you want to sleep, you can rest first."

As soon as he finished speaking, the girl happily crawled over and lay down at his feet. Then she stretched out her fingers and carefully grabbed the hem of his robe, making sure that he didn't want to kick it away.

After she moved her hands, she closed her eyes with a relaxed expression. Soon, she began to breathe evenly and shallowly.

He actually fell asleep so quickly.

Uchiha Madara: "..."

He didn't understand where the girl's attachment, which was so strong that it could even be described as "thick", came from.

He did know that when animals are born, they regard the first creature they see as their parents. And according to her, after being rescued by him, she found that she had lost all her past memories, so?

So, did this girl who slept like a kitten regard him as a relative when she saw him for the first time?

Oh, this is really unfortunate.

Because he can't keep any relatives anymore, he no longer needs any relatives.

The night is getting darker.

It's windy tonight.

Perhaps because she felt a little cold, the girl curled up slightly and rubbed against the person next to her. In the end, half of her body was pressed against his feet.

Uchiha Madara: "..."

After hesitating for a moment, he finally took out a scroll himself. After releasing the seal, he found a thin blanket. His expression was slightly disgusted, and his movements were not gentle at all. He threw it away gently.

On the girl’s body, and then, facing the latter’s eyes that were confused due to waking up, he said this——

"Cover yourself if it's cold."

The girl nodded in confusion, grabbed the blanket and pulled it towards herself, then?, she raised her hand and covered his knees with the blanket.

"...Good night...Madara-sama..."

Sleep in seconds.

Uchiha Madara: "..." He looked down at the blanket on his knees. After a moment of silence, he put away the blank seal scroll and the scroll he was looking at. He leaned his back against the wall, lowered his head, and slowly

Close your eyes.

In fact, he hasn't slept peacefully on the bed for many years.

Since Izuna’s death?,

He couldn't sleep at night. As soon as he lay down and closed his eyes, he would see Izuna with empty eyes and blood on his face. As an older brother, he failed to protect his younger brother and even "seized" him.

That precious kaleidoscope was his sin, so when he heard rumors that he killed his younger brother for power, he didn't bother to defend himself, because, as far as the result was concerned, this was the truth.

.

If it weren't for his eyes that were about to go blind, Izuna might not have died.

After that?, he gradually got into the habit of falling asleep sitting up.

Even if Konoha Village is established, this will not change at all.

The Uchiha clan members were very excited about moving into Konoha. No matter where they went in the early days, they could hear people whispering about "how to decorate their homes." They had already regarded Konoha as their home. However, he looked at himself

It's an empty house, but you can't call it home no matter what.

What is a home without family members?

Hashirama may have understood his thoughts and once urged him to marry and have children in the village. However, he really had no interest in this.

Before he knew it, there was no one behind him. However, he no longer needed anyone.

Early next morning.

Uchiha Madara opened his eyes.

He saw a certain girl curled up next to his legs and sleeping soundly. Unknowingly, her hands even hugged his calves, and her little head was pressed against his legs.

Uchiha Madara was silent for a moment, then?, moved his foot and kicked the person aside.

"stand up."

Immediately afterwards, he saw the girl sitting up like a kitten that had been awakened. She looked around for a moment, her eyes finally fixed on him, and then she showed a silly and soft smile:

"Madara-sama, morning~"

"..."

Uchiha Madara ignored him and got up to wash up.

Afterwards?, she also washed up together.

The main reason why Uchiha Madara came to the town was to clean up his new tools. Now that his purpose has been achieved, he naturally is not ready to stay any longer. But before that...

He sat cross-legged on the ground and stretched out a hand towards the girl: "Come here, let me help you check your body."

Although this may sound a bit weird, his intention is indeed honest - since it is a tool, it is natural to understand the specific details so that it can be used more smoothly.

The girl blinked her big eyes and knelt down in front of him.

He grabbed the belt with both hands and asked, "Want to take off your clothes?"

"...No?" Uchiha Madara didn't know where her strange knowledge came from, and he didn't bother to investigate. He just stretched out his hand and grabbed her wrist, "I want to use chakra."

Check your body, don't resist."

"……oh."

As expected, the girl didn't resist. Ever since she was taken in by him, she had become a bit unbecoming and almost completely defenseless against him.

Uchiha Madara thought with a hint of malice, if he took the initiative to attack her at this time, he didn't know what kind of reaction she would have. However, this thought only passed by for a moment. After all, he had already passed

Remember the time when you were a child and did whatever you thought of?

Uchiha Madara used chakra to examine the girl's body, and gradually showed a surprised expression.

She looks thin and small, but her physical fitness is very good, very good, and can even be said to be no worse than him or Hashirama, but this is not the main reason for his surprise.

He touched the girl's bones again, and she felt a little uncomfortable and a little ticklish. She hid back and forth several times like an unobedient kitten. It wasn't until he scolded her, "Don't move," that she finally forced herself to do so.

Stop and let him move with humiliation.

Uchiha Madara finally confirmed: Although this girl looks only twelve or thirteen years old, judging from her bone age and other aspects, she should be ten to twenty years old...

She is already such a big woman, why do she still look so young?

Family reasons?

Physiological factors?

Caused by ninjutsu?

Also, according to the customs of this era, a woman of this age should have already married or even given birth to a child. Does she have a husband and children?

But then he thought about it, what does this have to do with him? All he wanted to confirm was her physical fitness, and nothing else mattered.

"Okay." Uchiha Madara thought to himself as he let go of the girl's hand, "pack up, let's go."

"Aw!" The girl agreed happily, and then stuffed the blank scroll she got from Uchiha Madara yesterday, which sealed her new clothes, into her arms, and patted her chest again to express her gratitude.

It has been packed up and ready to go at any time.

Uchiha Madara looked at the pink kimono on her body and thought to himself, as expected, she still needs to help her get a few more sets of clothes to facilitate movement.

that's all……

After supplementing the diet for the next days?.

Two figures, one large and one small, gradually disappeared at the edge of the town.

Just as Uchiha Madara expected

As he arrived, there was indeed an informant from Konoha in this town, plus he didn't hide his appearance, so...

After a while, a scroll with the news that "Uchiha Madara appeared in a town on the border of Fire Country, taking with him a girl of twelve or thirteen years old" was quickly sent back to the Leaf Village.

, appeared in front of the current Hokage Senju Hashirama and his younger brother Senju Tobirama.

On the scroll, there are also the current images of the two of them.

Senju Hashirama stared at the picture with his mouth open. His friend Madara seemed to be slightly thinner than when he said "last time we parted" (yes, he never thought that was a farewell) (Tobirama: Brother, your eyes...

Is there something wrong with my eyes? I’ve obviously gained a lot of weight!), no? I don’t know how many desserts I need to eat to make up for it, but that’s not the point. The point is to follow the girl two steps behind Madara. She is wearing an ordinary daughter’s dress.

She wears a kimono, has a face as beautiful as an Uchiha, and has a full head of hair. No matter how you look at it, she looks...

"Madara's daughter???"

As he spoke, Senju Hashirama circled the table twice, then ran to the window and pulled it open in an attempt to jump out. The next second, he was caught by Senju Tobirama, who had quick eyes and quick hands.
To be continued...