Immediately afterwards...

Noriko Senju raised an important question——

"Speaking of which, where will Xing stay at night?"

Normally, the children of the Senju family have their own private yard, but for the girl who just stayed and lost her memory, living alone would be a bit...

Not too reassured.

However, Senju Noriko lives together as a couple, Senju Sachiko also lives together as a couple, and Senju Shige is a single male, so...

Senju Tobirama, who had already considered this, replied: "I made a room in my eldest brother's yard."

Since Senju Hashirama was seriously injured, for the sake of taking care of him, Senju Tobirama simply moved into the former's yard, and took care of him daily. He would occasionally go over in the middle of the night to see if the quilt was properly covered, and whether the gaps in doors and windows were properly sized.

suitable.

Anyway, before Senju Hashirama got married, the two brothers had always lived together. Even after getting married, their brothers' courtyards were closely connected and accessible at any time. To put it simply, this situation now belongs to the "Art Renaissance".

Although they were almost certain that there was nothing wrong with the girl, out of caution, it was best to keep it under their noses. Anyway, Senju Hashirama's yard was big enough and there were enough empty rooms, so they gave her one.

Useful, more than enough.

"That's it." The others nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

After all, in their hearts, this second uncle, Senju Tojama, has always done things properly and is beyond reproach.

After dinner and family meeting.

Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama took the girl towards their residence. The two brothers walked side by side as usual, while the girl followed them step by step, walking lightly and making almost no sound. She was wearing

Dressed in black, with a full head of black hair hanging loosely, the more the former looked at her, the more she felt like a smart and lively little black cat.

The whole journey was silent.

After arriving at the courtyard.

Qianju Feijian said hello to the two of them, and prepared to cook his elder brother's medicine at night with his own hands. This was considered his daily routine. Before leaving, he specifically asked the girl: "Xing, watch it for me.

Brother, the autumn nights are too cold, and he always likes to sit outside."

"Yeah." The girl nodded obediently.

"Tobirama you..." Senju Hashirama didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Qianju Tobijian thought to himself, "If you weren't always disobedient, why would I be like this?" So he added, "If he dares to step out of the room, drag him back into the house."

"Yeah." The girl nodded obediently again.

Senju Tobirama nodded with satisfaction, then turned and left.

Senju Hashirama: "..." He sat down cross-legged in his room with some helplessness. After holding his fists and coughing a few times, he asked with a little evil intention, "Hoshi-chan, who do you listen to what Tobirama and I say?"

of?"

——Come on, the flowering kitten I picked up, you must tell me clearly who is your owner!

The girl walked up to him, knelt down, tilted her head and thought for a moment, then decisively gave the answer: "Tobirama-sama!"

"……Why?"

"Because, Hashirama-sama also listens to Tobirama-sama, right?" the girl replied seriously.

Senju Hashirama: "..." It makes sense, but I can't refute it...

This time, the big golden retriever picked up the little black cat and thought he was its owner, but he didn't know that the owner was someone else~

Don’t ask, asking is the great victory of “small animal intuition”!

He was speechless when he saw the girl in front of him showing a slightly uneasy expression, so he asked: "Hoshi-chan, what's wrong?"

"...No." The girl lowered her head, pursed her lips, then raised her head again, looked directly into his eyes, and asked seriously, "I just think... Lord Hashirama, can I really stay like this?"

Senju Hashirama suddenly understood that this girl who had lost all her memories since waking up was still a little panicked. He had never lost his memory before, so he didn't know what it was like specifically, but he had always been a very empathetic person.

Therefore, he understood her instability at the moment. So he softened his voice and said seriously: "Yes, you can stay. From now on, my home will be your home, and you can live there for a long time."

, until... you don't want to live anymore." At this point, he deliberately looked around, covered his mouth and whispered, "But you can't tell Tobirama this." He would get scolded.

The girl nodded vigorously: "Yeah, I won't say anything."

Although the owners have to listen to their words, small animals can still have their own little secrets~

"I know, you must be very uneasy right now." Senju Hashirama looked at the overly obedient girl and continued with a smile, "That's because you don't know enough about this family, the Senju clan, or Konoha yet.

A sense of belonging. But, as time goes by, one day..." Because most people are social creatures, and if they live for a long time, feelings will naturally arise.

Just as they treat the girl, just as the girl treats them.

"...I understand." The girl nodded as if understanding, then raised her little fist and clenched it, "I will try my best!"

Senju Hashirama was amused and asked: "So, Hoshi-chan, is there anything I can do for you?"

He could feel that she was asking him for help.

And he can never ignore the helpers in front of him. No matter how many times, as long as someone asks for help, he will definitely lend a helping hand.

Because Senju Hashirama is such a man.

The girl pursed her lips again, showing a slightly timid look in her eyes.

Senju Hashirama said nothing, only looked at her encouragingly.

finally……

She whispered: "Then... Lord Hashirama, can you let me hold your hand..."

Senju Hashirama was surprised for a moment, but he knew very clearly that this girl, who was pure both in appearance and inwardly, was definitely not saying anything strange or suggestive. When she said she wanted to shake hands, she really just wanted to

Just a handshake.

Moreover, he wanted to understand what she meant.

So he stretched out his generous and somewhat rough right hand towards her.

"...I'm sorry." The girl subconsciously wiped her body a little, then stretched out her hands to grab the hand of the man in front of her, one hand on the back of his hand, and the other on his palm. Then, she seemed to

The cat-like eyes narrowed their round and big eyes, showing an expression that was a bit reassuring, and murmured, "I don't know why... When I do this, I always feel that you are particularly close to Hashirama-sama, as if I have found a family...

..." But, for some reason, she always felt that Master Hashirama's body seemed...

She didn't know that this was the resonance between Mu Dun's cells.

The wood escape cells she obtained before she lost her memory were almost taken away from Senju Hashirama by Uchiha Madara during this period. In other words, the wood escape power in her body is not the same as the power of Senju Hashirama in this period.

The power of wood escape has the strongest resonance.

Senju Hashirama lowered his eyes, and then, little by little, he held the little hand in his palm.

Naturally, he could feel this resonance clearly, but he didn't know whether it was because they could all use wood escape, because this was the first wood escape user he had encountered in his life except himself.

.

There is no precedent, so there is no way to compare.

The girl said that this is the feeling of family.

But his feelings are more complicated, Senju Hashirama thought. This may be because she has lost her memory and some common sense, so she cannot summarize this emotion more accurately, but he can.

At this moment, when their palms faced each other, he felt from the bottom of his heart——

She is like his branches, his avatar, his ribs, his small tree, his flesh and bones...

Even if it is completely absorbed and integrated into the body, there will be no problems.

Not only are they naturally close to each other, but they also naturally have a strong desire to possess and plunder.

It was as if she was originally a part of him. She was just a bud picked from his body. It took root, sprouted, scattered leaves and grew vigorously. Then, she returned to his side again...

The big old trees and the small trees with lush branches...?

Senju Hashirama once again clearly realized how cruel old age and death are.

That's why he strongly opposed such a proposal. How could a big tree that was destined to wither and die in the near future shamelessly dump on a small tree that should have thrived, causing endless burdens to her and even depriving her of the nutrients for her growth?

This is wrong.

"...Hashirama-sama." The girl suddenly shouted in a low voice.

"Huh?" Senju Hashirama raised his eyes and smiled habitually, "What's wrong?"

"You..." the girl said uncertainly, "Are you sad?"

Senju Hashirama wanted to say "No, I didn't", but facing the girl's innocent and sincere eyes, he couldn't say anything similar to a lie.

Yes, he is sad.

From the day he killed his friend in order to protect the village, to let his friend know his way back, and for the belief that he must carry out no matter what, his world fell into a world of never-ending sadness.

The sun disappeared completely, and it kept… and kept… and kept raining…

He really wanted to make himself happy.

but……
To be continued...