Perhaps because they were walking on the main road of the River Country, their "companions" unknowingly increased, or in other words, they were traveling companions from other roads.

A dancing girl with proper youth.

There are storytellers who are already elderly.

There is a small circus composed of young people.

There are also several young wandering warriors with vicissitudes of appearance.

…

Unknowingly, everyone gathered together and moved forward together. Although there was not much communication between the people along the way, they could indeed be said to be traveling companions together.

Uchiha Madara's character is a "taciturn young man". This character is strongly requested by the girl. The reason is "Madara-sama, you talk so irritatingly. For the sake of the peace of our journey, please shut up!", The name is also

?The girl helped him pick it up. She happened to see a tree at that time, so she called him "Naoki", and repeatedly said that this name must be used by handsome men, and it couldn't be suppressed if it didn't look good. Then she talked nonsense

Some nonsense like "this name just sounds like a straight man" is really completely unintelligible.

She named herself "Xingzi" because she just wanted to eat apricots and she didn't know the logic.

There is no need to think about the surname, because civilians who need to wander are not worthy of having a surname. It would be nice to have a name that is reasonably listenable.

Until night, they did not reach a town where they could stay, so the group stayed overnight in the wild.

Everyone was experienced in this matter, so after finding a pretty good place in the forest on the roadside, a group of people got ready. Occasionally they helped each other along the way, and the atmosphere was pretty good.

"Mada... cough, brother." The girl took out two small bamboo tubes and the small jars they used for daily cooking from her back, "I'll go fetch water and pick up some firewood and other things. You are responsible for looking after things."

Uchiha Madara was slightly stunned because of the "brother", but he quickly came back to his senses, said a noncommittal "hmm", and sat down under the tree, waiting for her to do these trivial things. Since they traveled together

In the end, she was basically the one doing this kind of thing, which was one of her only advantages.

The girl then dropped the rest of her things and scampered away.

Two dancers who were also preparing to fetch water passed by and covered their mouths and chuckled at Uchiha Madara: "Brother, do you let your sister do everything?"

Following someone's "repeated instructions", Uchiha Madara lowered his head and started packing things, as if he didn't hear it - she was afraid

He gets angry and kills people randomly.

It's a pity that his behavior seemed to be regarded as shyness, so the two dancers immediately laughed up and down, and then left happily. Well, they really had no idea how close they were to death...so close

…

Fortunately, no one else tried to commit suicide by jumping back and forth around the dragon.

Not long after, the girl came back, but her posture made all the travelers look at her.

She was holding a large pile of firewood in her arms. On top of the firewood were several stones used to build the stove. On the stone was a pitcher half filled with water. Her left hand was hooked on the lanyards of two bamboo water bottles, and her right hand was

He was carrying a small cloth package, which seemed to be filled with wild vegetables, mushrooms, bird eggs... Well, it seemed that there was also a rabbit that had been cleaned and skewered on wooden sticks?

Everyone except Uchiha Madara: "..." Anyway, this sister can go too far, right?

Everyone looked at Uchiha Madara silently: So, you, a brother, can feel at ease being raised by your sister...

Does Uchiha Madara care about other people's opinions?

Make no mistake, he never cared.

So under the gaze of these people, he continued to sit steadily. He did not even stand up to greet the girl who was covered in things. Instead, he allowed her to squat down and put down the things. Then he stretched out his hand to hold the jug and picked up the few pieces.

The fallen stones were skillfully used to build a small stove.

The girl also cooperated tacitly and made a small shelf with a few longer firewood and hung the water jug ​​on it.

Uchiha Madara was about to put the firewood on the stove when he heard her shout: "Brother, wait a minute?!"

"..." I have to say that every time he heard her call him "brother", he would feel a little uncomfortable. Maybe it was because no one had called him that for a long time. But unexpectedly, also

?No particular objection.

"Look!"

He looked at the things that the girl held in front of him like a treasure, and raised his eyebrows: "In this season, there are actually taro?" He didn't have any special interest in this kind of food. He only remembered that in previous years, Uchiha usually eat it in autumn and the first month of the year.

Eat these.

"Right!" the girl said with surprise on her face, "I was also very surprised when I found it. Let's bury it under the fire~"

Uchiha Madara was slightly startled again, because when he was young, he did do similar things with his other brothers, including Izuna. Everyone gathered around the fire to warm themselves up, and then buried him under the fire.

With a pile of taro, peanuts and other food,

There was a small pile of oranges beside the fire. The brothers chatted casually and happily enjoyed snacks that are considered "shabby" nowadays.

It all happened a long time ago, and I haven’t thought of it for many years.

It's just that recently, it's really easy to think of these things. Sure enough, once people are free, they will have random thoughts.

Uchiha Madara watched silently as the girl buried the taro under the soil with a happy face, then covered it with a thin layer of soil, and finally piled firewood on it and lit it - because he was pretending to be an ordinary person, so

They can only light the fire in the ordinary way, but this is not difficult for the two of them.

Uchiha Madara stretched out his hand and placed the rabbit next to the jar. The stove they built was quite large, and it was no problem to roast the rabbit and cook the soup at the same time. The ingredients of the soup included mushrooms, wild vegetables and bird eggs.

The others looked at the brother and sister's overly sumptuous dinner and suddenly felt that the dry food in their hands no longer tasted good at all.

The oldest storyteller rolled his eyes, took out a shabby but clean wooden bowl from his bag, walked over with a smile, and said: "This brother Naoki, little sister Kyoko.

, how about we discuss it??”

Uchiha Madara still didn't pay attention to anyone, so he maintained his "taciturn" persona very well.

The girl asked curiously: "What's going on?"

"I only have dry food with me, and I want to ask you for a bowl of hot soup."

Uchiha Madara looked at the girl, originally thinking that she would be kind-hearted and agree unconditionally, but unexpectedly, after thinking about it for a while, she replied -

"So, what about the reward?"

The storyteller smiled slightly and replied with a flattering smile: "In the evening, I can tell you stories. I am not bragging, other storytellers may not know the stories in my belly." At this point, he paused, as if

He said in an appetizing tone, "To be honest, I have seen those two famous ninjas from a distance, and I have also met their personal ninjas by chance, and I have heard some anecdotes about them."

One of the dancers exclaimed: "Those two ninja masters, are they referring to..."

"That's right." The storyteller touched his gray beard and said with a proud face, "It is the 'Ninja God' Senju Hashirama-sama and the 'Ninja Shura' Uchiha Madara."

"I heard," the dancers seemed to be particularly interested in this topic and asked curiously, "that Lord Hashirama is gentle, kind and manly, while that Lord Madara has a ferocious face that is scary.

, is this true?

"

"Pfft!" The girl laughed suddenly, turned her head to look at the person next to her, and winked at him mischievously - her face was full of ferocity~ It was scary~

Uchiha Madara: "..." The kid is looking for a fight?

"No? No?." The storyteller shook his head with a smile on his face and said, "Not only does that Madara-sama not look ferocious, but he is also quite beautiful... Perhaps it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the most beautiful man in the world.

of."

"Why?"

"real?"

"Isn't it?"

"It's different from what I heard."

…

There is no doubt that the storyteller's words have attracted the attention of everyone present, but he just showed a mysterious smile and looked longingly at the girl sitting by the fire, as if he was hinting at something.

The latter tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said with a smile: "Okay, I'll treat you to a meal. I'll not only give you soup, but also rabbit meat and taro. As compensation, you have to tell me about this."

Uchiha Madara's matter. Well said, I will treat you to dinner tomorrow~"

Uchiha Madara: "..."

"Okay!" The storyteller immediately sat next to the fire of the "brother and sister" with a smile on his face.

Even after using the transformation technique to turn herself into an ordinary appearance, the girl with still big eyes gently flipped the rabbit meat and asked curiously: "Old man, where are you going to the River Country?" She had no intention of forcing anyone now.

Just tell the story. Since we agreed to talk after dinner, she will abide by the agreement.

"Well, actually I haven't thought much about it." The old man smelled the aroma of meat and showed a satisfied expression, "When you encounter a town that you like, you might stay for a while, and then you can start again after you have had enough rest. Where are you waiting?

If I can’t walk anymore, why don’t I find a nice tree and sit against it? I’ll wait for the Lord Death to come and take me to the Pure Land.”

The girl's eyes widened.

The storyteller seemed to realize something and laughed: "Little girl, you just wandered with your brother... No, you traveled not long ago, right? Not only me, but everyone else here has no home. In other words, everyone

He is a person who is at home all over the world and has no fixed abode."

"...Why?" The girl showed a puzzled expression, "The climate of this country is very good, and the land is quite fertile. The Fire Country not far from here is even better. Why not find a place to settle down?

Instead of coming here, we have to keep migrating?”

The storyteller was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "So, little girl, why did you and your brother choose this path?"
To be continued...