The two of them didn't stay at Orion's house for too long. They quickly put away their semi-dry clothes and continued their journey again.

Uchiha Madara used the corner of his eye to look at the girl who seemed to be nothing unusual compared to usual. After a moment of silence, he opened his mouth and said: "A little further, we will reach the town on the border of River Country. We are at

How many days can we stay there and get some food?" He paused and then asked, "During this period, we will maintain the transformation technique."

He didn't want to be followed all the way by Senju Tobirama, Konoha or others, which would be annoying.

And the Kingdom of the River is the "turning point" he chose to disappear. If he hadn't brought this overly clingy kid with him, it would undoubtedly have been smoother.

The girl pursed her lips and whispered: "Madara-sama..."

"What?" He retracted the corner of his eyes, continued to look forward, and walked forward quickly.

After hesitating for a moment, the girl suddenly made a bold move - she walked two steps forward, and then, cautiously reached out and grabbed Uchiha Madara's sleeve, and gently pulled it.

: "Madara-sama, thank you."

Uchiha Madara, who was about to scold her for letting go, raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "What?"

"Actually, if you just replenish your diet, there is no need to stay in the towns of River Country for so long, right?" Her innocent and sincere pupils were filled with the warmth of tenderness and gratitude, "I'm sorry, Madara-sama, I have dragged you down.

, I will work harder for you!" He clenched his fists.

"...I hope so."

Having said that, Uchiha Madara basically has no hope.

Because no one knows better than him how free and uncontrollable a cat is by nature.

After all, the entire Uchiha clan may be the embodiment of cats.

Therefore, he has basically given up on raising this girl he found as a dog, and believes that he really has a stray cat. At least, although it is not obedient, it is still well-behaved and loyal.

"Yeah." The girl nodded vigorously, her eyes turned into two crescent moons when she smiled, and then she pulled on the hem of his clothes and refused to let go.

Madara Uchiha tugged at his sleeves, and after realizing that taking it back was fruitless, he was too lazy to say anything and just let her go.

Unknowingly...

The distance between the two of them has changed from two meters apart at first, to two or three steps, and then... now they are holding their sleeves and following each other step by step.

Just as Madara Uchiha expected, the information about their previous stay at Orion's house was also passed on in detail.

He handed it back to Konoha. Fortunately, Konoha's spies still followed the rules. They only used some methods to obtain information and did not cause harm to the lives of that family. Besides them, there was no one else.

People know that Uchiha Madara once stayed there, so the peaceful life of that family was not broken, but they just accidentally got a "small windfall", that's all.

Konoha.

"Tobirama, why are you doing this? It's almost time, can you say???"

Senju Tobirama looked at his eldest brother who had rarely been so energetic since Uchiha Madara left the village. He put the newly received information on the latter's desk with a slightly complicated mood and gave a low "hmm".

"Let me take a look." Senju Hashirama opened the information with a happy face, looked at it carefully, and then——

"Pfft!" He burst out laughing, "Hahahahahahahahahahaha..."

Thousand Hands Tobirama: "..."

Senju Hashirama smiled and shook his head slightly: "So, it would be nice to have a woman at home. At that time, Sachiko... well, if you hadn't been here, I would have been helpless."

Sachiko is Senju Hashirama's eldest daughter and his only daughter.

His wife, Senju Chise, passed away shortly after giving birth to their second son Shige due to long-term use of decoctions and other factors, leaving only Senju Hashirama and their three children. After that, Senju Hashirama

He never remarried.

Therefore, Senju Hashirama is currently in the state of a widower.

Senju Tobirama was speechless: "Brother, don't tell me? It seems like Sachiko... I took her to solve that matter."

"Hey, I mean thanks to you for estimating the time in advance and preparing a suitable female servant for Sachiko." Senju Hashirama waved his hand, "Anyway, as long as you understand what I mean, don't worry about the details.

~" As he said this, he sighed secretly. Undoubtedly, he thought of his late wife who respected him as a guest and the days after her death. Fortunately, Tobirama was here, otherwise, it would really be enough to make him sad.

He was very worried.

Senju Tobirama: "..." No, details are important, thank you.

"But, I didn't expect Madara... pfft!" Senju Hashirama said, but couldn't hold back his laughter. Just imagine Madara with a black face asking others for help for his daughter, he felt?

My stomach hurts so much that I can't believe it. However, I feel inexplicably? It's a little cute. How should I put it? The scene is just like a big black cat holding a small black cat in its mouth, asking for help from humans, and directly sucking the kitten into someone else's mouth.

At home

kind……

Senju Tobirama looked at his eldest brother's expression and knew that the latter was a strange filter.

To be honest, he was really curious about what Madara Uchiha looked like in the eyes of his elder brother. Sometimes he even thought that in the eyes of his elder brother, Madara Uchiha who ran away from the village some time ago would not be... a big black cat.

Holding the package in his mouth, a fan tied to his back, wiggling his hips and swishing his tail, he walked away?...Is that like that?

After meeting the girl, it turned into a big black cat followed by a small black cat.

He imagined the scene for a moment, only to feel chills all over his body, with goosebumps almost exploding——

nausea.

He quickly cleared those terrifying images from his mind and analyzed his elder brother dutifully: "After Uchiha Madara crosses the border, he will definitely use the transformation technique to disappear incognito. Next, there won't be much information about him.

Already."

Senju Hashirama's expression froze slightly when he heard this, and then he sighed softly: "Well, I know..." But soon he cheered up again and said with a pleased smile, "But as long as I think of Madara

I feel more at ease when I am not alone? You also know... Madara lost all his relatives before, and now he has found them again?... No matter whether that girl is his daughter or not, at least she is willing to follow him, and he is willing to take her with him

She, I think, this is good. At least Madara is no longer alone."

Thousands of hands fell silent.

Even in front of his eldest brother, he almost never conceals his disgust for Uchiha Madara. The reasons are very complicated and it will take a long time to explain in detail, but one thing is true - in this village, no Uchiha Madara really wants to

Something to protect.

In order to protect, people will become stronger.

If a person becomes lonely, he may become stronger.

The eldest brother is the former, but Uchiha Madara is the latter.

He was certain that the continued development of the latter would be harmful to the village. Therefore, from the very beginning, he advocated excluding Uchiha Madara from the village's decision-making level. However, he did not expect that Uchiha

That Madara would leave the village so decisively was a little beyond his expectation.

What's more, he didn't expect that Uchiha Madara would take a girl with him after leaving the village.

Senju Tobirama was keenly aware that something beyond his expectation seemed to be developing...

However, he still doesn't know whether this development is good or bad.

A few days later.

Uchiha Madara and the stray he picked up

The cat successfully got rid of the tail behind it, then returned to the river and the sea, and the eagle flew to the nine heavens, completely disappearing from everyone's sight.

When passing through the town, they will use the transformation technique, and they will turn into different images each time. Compared with Uchiha Madara, girls have no taboos. They can be old, young, young, teenagers, or even children, it all depends on their mood.

.

But when traveling through the forest, the two of them didn't need such trouble.

Unknowingly, the news of "Uchiha Madara leaving Konoha" has completely spread throughout the five major countries and even the entire ninja world. The latter have no doubt been shocked from being dubious at the beginning to the final confirmation.

.After all, Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara can be said to be the two pillars of Konoha, but now one of them is missing, which makes people confused. While thinking about Konoha's current strength, I don't know how to think about this.

? Could it be Konoha's trick? While thinking about whether he could win over Uchiha Madara, and whether Uchiha Madara would bring danger to his village, he was also thinking...

Fortunately, even if Uchiha Madara leaves, Senju Hashirama is still very strong, strong enough to suppress other big countries, strong enough that others can only dare to think about it.

However, under the seemingly peaceful situation, there is a crisis hidden after all.

Smart people like Senju Tobirama are keenly aware of this? That is - the successor. His eldest brother is indeed very strong, strong enough to suppress him for a lifetime, but his eldest brother cannot protect Konoha forever.

Therefore, it is urgent and imperative to cultivate outstanding successors.

Under the peace, undercurrents surge.

But no matter what, at least for now, peace still exists, and Konoha and the major villages are indeed developing prosperously. This is always a good thing.

Whenever he sees the smiling faces of the villagers, Senju Hashirama will sincerely feel that his protection and everything he has done so far are meaningful, and whenever this happens, he will also sincerely miss those who are far away.

He is a good friend, I hope everything is well with him.

In fact, Uchiha Madara's life was indeed pretty good.

Putting aside other factors, the "travel" thing is always refreshing, especially since he is very strong, he has no shortage of money, and he has no purpose, he just walks around the ninja world at will.

It's like taking a walk in your own back garden, and there's an extremely lively little animal jumping back and forth next to you.

In the blink of an eye, spring is coming to an end.

Early summer is here, and the flowers blooming in the fields are becoming more and more prosperous.
To be continued...