Ten days later.

Uchiha Madara takes the girl through the forest.

The latter actually asked him: "Madara-sama, where are we going?"

He didn't answer.

Because he doesn't know either.

When he was young, he and Hashirama had the same dream - to build a village that belonged to themselves, them, and everyone, and then protect the most important things. After that, the village was established, but? His most important thing

Everything has long since disappeared without a trace.

Is a village with nothing to protect still the village of his dreams?

He doesn't know.

But? He did work hard and struggled with Hashirama. But in the end, he gradually realized that the village the two built together might be in line with Hashirama's dream, but it was not in line with his. And the whole

The ninja world seems to have achieved so-called stability, but in fact, there are undercurrents and it is never stable.

The peace now is by no means the peace they once dreamed of.

Doesn't Hashirama know this?

not necessarily.

It's just that Hashirama is still too soft-hearted, and he is also caught up in too many insignificant things. He only keeps saying, "Madara will be fine, and everything will develop according to our wishes." However, what he saw

, But under the seemingly bright exterior of the village, shadows gradually emerge. One day, everything will go in the opposite direction.

When the village was built, Hashirama once said with excitement, "Madara, you will be the first Hokage of our village." Although the final result was completely contrary to his words, he believed that Hashirama's heart at that time

He meant it sincerely. When leaving, Hashirama also said, "Madara, you will be the second Hokage of the village." He also believed that Hashirama meant it sincerely at this time, but the result would definitely be different from his.

The words completely contradicted - the person who will become the second generation Hokage will not be others, but Senju Tobirama.

Hashirama, since the choice is wrapped up in the so-called public opinion, then as long as you admit defeat once, you can only admit defeat countless times.

Hashirama's idea is correct, the strong should protect the weak.

However, the strong should not be bound by the weak. Rather, the latter should unconditionally obey the former, because only the former can lead the latter in the right direction.

After arguing for several times, he felt something in his heart - although he and Hashirama once walked on the same path, they could no longer go on. In addition, he also found another path.

A more feasible path…

So, he chose

He left Konoha in order to say goodbye to his former friends.

Senju Tobirama will definitely try his best to judge him as a "rebellious nin", and Hashirama will definitely try to stop him. The two of them will definitely have countless conflicts over this, but these have nothing to do with him.

The only thing he wants to do now is to travel throughout the entire ninja world for a long time, see with his own eyes, hear with his own ears, and use everything he has to feel for himself what this ninja world is.

Has it really become peaceful, or has it become worse?

In this process, the future direction is determined bit by bit.

In other words, at this stage, he is a traveler and has no "destination".

However, it seemed that she was just asking an ordinary question and was not necessarily looking for the correct answer. In other words, as long as she could follow him, she seemed to be satisfied.

For example, at this moment——

Uchiha Madara sat on a big rock by the river, looking sideways at the girl not far away.

She had changed into the pink kimono (he originally asked her to throw away the two sets of clothes because they were no longer needed, but she refused and still sealed them in a scroll to carry with her).

She put on clothes similar to his - a dark blue robe with black pants for easy movement. It has to be said that this way, her back looks more like him when he was a child, but there is no Uchiha behind the clothes.

Just a family emblem.

At this moment, she took off her shoes, rolled up her trousers to her knees, and was bending her body slightly to catch fish in the river. On the small pile of stones by the river, there were already several captured prey jumping alive.

As he looked at it, he remembered a similar experience he had with Hashirama when he was young - they competed to catch fish, and then grilled the fish together. Hashirama's skill at grilling fish was poor at first, and he often burned the fish, and then...

He held it in his hands with a tangled face, looking at the fish he had grilled. At first, he had the intention to see the other person being eaten up, but as soon as Hashirama said, "Madara is so awesome...", he would subconsciously grill himself.

The good fish was divided into half for each other, and then Hashirama praised "Madara's grilled fish is so delicious~" and ate the fish with great satisfaction while continuing to grill the fish for two people.

That guy has been extremely cunning since he was a child.

In the blink of an eye, almost twenty years have passed...

The corner of Uchiha Madara's mouth slightly curled up as he thought about his childhood. Maybe it was because the weather was good today - the sun was shining, the breeze was blowing, and the stream was clear and the water was gurgling, so he was in a rare good mood.

.So he jumped off the stone and took the initiative to help light the fire.

In the process, five more fish were thrown to the shore.

He looked at the number and saw that there were twelve or three, so he said, "That's enough. How about disposing of the internal organs?"

"Ouch!" She then jumped to the shore in a few steps without wearing any shoes. She just squatted by the river and took out a kunai from the ninja bag behind her and started to handle the fish - this was also him.

For her, ninjas always need weapons. He doesn't know what she is good at using, and she can't remember it herself, so let's use the most basic ones first.

Her movements were very fast and skillful, and she quickly finished processing a dozen fish. Then, she washed the kunai with stream water and wiped it with the handkerchief she carried with her very lovingly, and then put it away.

After that, she used the wooden poles prepared in advance to thread the fish, put on her shoes and jumped back. She inserted the wooden poles vertically by the fire one by one, keeping the distance between each one appropriately.

distance.

The earthen jar directly above the fire is half filled with water.

Madara Uchiha looked at the girl sitting by the fire and staring at the fish without blinking. He felt that she was just like a cat waiting for dinner, and said, "Go and pick some mushrooms." She was very happy.

He is good at finding this, and it seems that he can find it everywhere. After a pause, he added, "I have taught you what is edible and what is not edible? Now, if you dare to pick brightly colored but poisonous ones, today you will have a meal

Just don’t eat it.”

"...Oh." The girl puffed up her face, but she still jumped into the forest not far away.

Uchiha Madara looked at her back and shook his head helplessly.

Perhaps what deserves more praise than her physical fitness is her stomach - it looks like a highly poisonous mushroom at first glance, and it was perfectly fine to eat it raw before. In this regard, it is completely comparable to Hashirama. However, Hashirama is a wooden

The human body of the Taoist Immortal has natural resistance to plant toxins. Why is her immunity to toxins so strong? What kind of past does she have? This girl is simply...

A walking mystery.

Not long after, the girl ran back carrying a small pile of edible mushrooms with the hem of her robe, mixed with a few bird eggs. Uchiha Madara took a careful look and confirmed that they were bird eggs. He had been there a few days ago.

He asked her to find some eggs. As a result, she found some eggs, and they turned out to be...snake eggs. He didn't pay much attention at the time, and just asked her to beat the egg liquid into the pot, and the result...

There were little snakes in the soup they were about to cook.

Although he didn't mind eating snakes, the bowl of soup still turned his appetite away. In the end, his meal was waived, voluntarily; and hers was forced, too.

Moreover, she seemed to hate snakes. It was obviously her own masterpiece, but she retched over the pot of soup and even refused to clean it up. In the end, he had to do it himself.

But since then, she has never made the same mistake again. In other words, she understands quickly and makes mistakes only once. As long as you tell her definitely what not to do, she will not do it again in the future.

I did it. Overall, it is a very obedient tool.

The girl took the mushrooms to the stream to wash them.

Uchiha Madara stretched out his hand and slightly adjusted the direction of the fish poles to prevent one side from being burnt and the other side from being uncooked. Then, he took out some dried meat from the dry food he carried with him, cut it into small pieces and threw it over the boil.

of water. Not long after, she also ran back, broke the big mushrooms into small pieces and threw them in, while the small mushrooms were thrown in directly. Then, she carefully took out their bowls and chopsticks, put them aside and sat down.

Waiting for the rice to be cooked without blinking.

Some time passed...

When the water in the jar boiled again, she beat the egg liquid into it and stirred it slightly with a spoon.

Uchiha Madara picked up the small jar on the side and poured some salt into it.

She filled a bowl of soup and handed it to Uchiha Madara with both hands: "Madara-sama, you can drink it, be careful because it will be hot!"

He took it silently, but did not drink it immediately. Instead, he slightly adjusted the direction of the fish and sprinkled some salt and other seasonings on it.

"The fish is ready to eat."

"Hmm." The girl looked happy and pulled out a wooden pole with a fish on it, blowing "whoosh", "Don't you want to eat it, Madara-sama?"

"Wait?"

"Oh." The girl took a bite of the fish on her right hand, her eyes suddenly lit up, "It's delicious!" She lowered her head and took a sip of the soup on her left hand, "The soup is also very fresh~"

Uchiha Madara took out some rice balls and placed them on the stone aside. Ninjas have a larger appetite than ordinary people. Especially, this girl seems to be a "big eater" and is like a small animal that doesn't know how to be hungry.

She could eat as much as she was given, and fortunately, there didn't seem to be any problems.

The girl suddenly showed a troubled expression.

"how?"

"It's so annoying. I only have two hands, but there are three things to eat in front of me!"

Uchiha Madara: "..." This is the first time I have heard of such a stupid worry.

So he ignored her and just continued eating? Himself
To be continued...