“You do have some truth in what you said.”

Senju Tobirama nodded thoughtfully. Uchiha Kagami, who was not far away, suddenly felt a chill on his back and his hair stood on end.

“You scare yourself.”

After looking around for a long time, he didn’t find anything unusual, so he put his heart at ease.

“But this is against the rules, and the dual-talker model cannot be abolished.”

Soon, Senju Tobirama shook his head again. He was also optimistic about Jing taking over Konoha. He believed that the village would definitely prosper under the leadership of the curly-haired family.

Unfortunately, rules are rules. Now that the dual-talker system has been established, it should not be broken easily.

“What do you think of Hiruzen? He should be able to work well with Kagami.”

Pointing at Sarutobi Hiruzen who was chatting happily with Uchiha Kagami, Senju Tobirama suggested,

“Sarutobi Hiruzen?”

Uchiha Madara did not have a particularly deep impression of Sarutobi Hiruzen, but he had often heard this name from his eldest cousin.
It is said that the child should be beaten as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to do it later.

Since he is often mentioned by Uchiha Gin, it means that he is also a very outstanding junior.

Looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had a calm expression and was already beginning to show leadership qualities, Uchiha Madara took a deep sip of the milk tea in his hand. The chewy pearls left him with an endless aftertaste.

His eyes moved to the thoughtful face of Senju Tobirama, and he found that he was not joking. Uchiha Madara frowned slightly.
“It’s too early for you to think about these things now. How long have I been the Hokage? Do you want to kick me out?”

“It’s better to be prepared. Who knows if you might suddenly die?”

“Humph! I will definitely live longer than you.”

“The future belongs to the young. The fate of us old-time ninjas is to be nailed into a coffin.”

For some reason, the words of Senju Tobirama who said this were full of pessimism, without any trace of the ambition he had in the past, which made Uchiha Madara who was familiar with him very confused.

“I noticed you’ve been acting strange lately, like…”

Uchiha Madara put down his finished milk tea and stared at the melancholy-looking Senju Tobirama.

Since when, this hot-tempered white-haired man suddenly became silent and no longer argued with the two brothers in the office. It was really puzzling.

“Oh? Like what?”

Looking at Uchiha Madara who was hesitant to speak, Senju Tobirama asked curiously,

“Like a castrated cock.”

(－＂－#)
“I think you look like a diva!”

Senju Tobirama clenched his fists tightly, his white forehead was full of blue veins, and he stood up angrily after cursing.

If he didn’t have more important things to do, he would definitely teach Uchiha Madara a lesson.

“No, why are you cursing for no reason?”

Uchiha Madara scratched his head with a confused look on his face. He was just making an analogy, so why was Senju Tobirama so anxious?

the next day,
After a night’s rest, the group set out on their journey to the Iron Kingdom in high spirits.

On the way, Tobirama Senju finally began to tell the uninformed F6 the true content of this mission.

“All of you, please be alert. Don’t bring shame to Konoha when you go to the Iron Country.”

The F6 had already been explained clearly in advance what might happen at the meeting. When they thought about the image of the entire Konoha, they instantly became excited, their faces flushed with excitement.

“Don’t worry, teacher, we will never embarrass ourselves!”

Seeing that several disciples seemed to be excited, Senju Tobirama nodded with satisfaction, and then he talked about another matter.

“Also, if we are attacked on the way before or after the meeting, when I tell you to retreat, don’t look back.”

“what?”

Hearing this strange order, the F6 members looked at each other. They were very confident in their own strength. Even if the opponent was a shadow from another village, they would never flee.

“Teacher, we are not cowards!”

Seeing that his companions didn’t dare to speak, Danzo rolled his eyes and quickly raised his hand.
The teacher must be testing us. I am the first one to raise my hand this time. I won’t be criticized again, right?

“Danzo, a ninja’s first duty is to obey orders.”

However, the reality was completely different from what he had imagined. Hearing his passionate words, Senju Tobirama frowned and his expression instantly became extremely ugly.

This Danzo actually dared to ignore the words of his teacher.

“Uh”

Feeling the teacher’s cold gaze, Danzo put down his hand awkwardly. He thought he had raised his hand correctly this time, but he didn’t expect it was still wrong.

He will never raise his hand again next time!
“Jing, do you know something?”

On the other side, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who witnessed all this, noticed that Uchiha Kagami beside him had a very solemn expression. He was moved and asked in a low voice,
“I’m sorry, Hiruzen, this is confidential. I can’t reveal it without the teacher’s permission.”

Uchiha Jing, who knew about the clone attack, shook his head. This matter had been classified as top secret and he had no right to disclose it to anyone.

“confidential?”

Sarutobi Hiruzen’s pupils shrank slightly. This trip really had some hidden secrets, and it was definitely not as simple as a meeting.
“That’s right. I can only tell you that you must listen to your teacher.”

“Thank you, Jing.”

After receiving Uchiha Kagami’s kind reminder, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was still brainstorming, forced a smile, but felt endless worry in his heart.

“arrive.”

At this moment, Uchiha Madara, who was walking at the front of the team, suddenly stopped. Everyone followed his gaze and looked into the distance. Among the snow-capped mountains, there were countless steel buildings.

We have arrived at the Iron Kingdom.

In the VIP reception area of ​​the Iron Country, three parties gathered together. Three men of different body shapes sat around a table, but they never looked at each other. It was obvious that they had their own thoughts.
They arrived at the Iron Kingdom one after the other this morning and were guided by the reception staff to meet here.

“No news yet from the people in Konoha?”

The short man on the far left actually floated up slowly while he was talking, until he was parallel to the others at the table, and then he nodded in satisfaction.

“Ohnoki, stop your silly tricks. If you feel like you can’t get any food, just ask the waiter to bring you a children’s meal.”

Looking at Ohnoki flying with the Light and Heavy Rock Technique, Kinkaku curled his lips in disdain, and fiercely clamped the juicy steak with his chopsticks. His rude eating style made Katsura frown.
“Waiter, do you have soba noodles?”

He scanned the greasy food on the table with half-closed eyes. He felt a little disgusted and turned to ask the Iron Country receptionist who was waiting nearby,
“Yes, yes, please wait a moment.”

The waiter nodded hurriedly. Just as he was about to turn around, he seemed to remember something and looked cautious.

“That. Children’s meal?” “Give me one.”

“what?”

Kinkaku and Katsura looked at Ōnoki in surprise, especially Kinkaku. He was just teasing the dwarf, but the other party actually took it seriously.

“What are you looking at? This is what I ordered for him.”

Ohnoki’s face was tense. He raised his hand and pointed at the red-haired kid with drooling mouth behind him, and explained in a cold voice,

“Xiao Zi, could you please come out and stop embarrassing yourself like this?”

If I had known earlier, I would not have brought this brat out to see the world.

“I understand, Tsuchikage-sama.”

The red-haired kid wiped his nose and responded with a nonchalant look on his face.

“Hahaha, you Iwagakure have no successors, and you actually let a brat like this come to the meeting.”

Jinjiao chewed the delicious steak with big mouthfuls, and his face, like a melon vendor, was full of crazy smiles.
“The big black guy from Kumogakure, can you say another word?”

“What? If you don’t agree, just hit my knee with an uppercut~”

“Lord Raikage, the three of us are now a united front.”

Seeing that Ōnoki and Kinkaku were arguing, Katsura hurried out to mediate. The three families had already formed a temporary alliance, so there was no need to create discord over a small matter.
“Our main purpose this time is to ask Konoha for an explanation.”

Hearing Katsura’s words, Kinkaku lowered his one arm that was shining with lightning, and Ōnoki also dissipated the white light on his palm.

At the same time, a young man in traditional warrior clothing pushed the door open and swept his sharp eyes over the three people at the table, with a hint of seeking advice in his eyes.

“Everyone, is the food delicious?”

As the host, the young warrior stepped forward,
“you are?”

Ohnoki’s gloomy eyes fell on the young samurai who appeared. After a moment, he was surprised to find that the aura emanating from this young man was not weak, at least at the level of a Jonin, which was very rare in the Land of Iron.

“I am Sanfun, and I am entrusted by the Admiral to receive you all.”

The young warrior clasped his hands, showing neither servility nor arrogance.
“Thank the Admiral for our hospitality.”

Looking at the soba noodles that had just been served, Katsura nodded with satisfaction.
“Haven’t the people from Konoha arrived yet?”

Jinjiao picked at his sharp fangs, and the terrifying aura he exuded while speaking made Mifune, who was feeling the pressure for the first time, couldn’t help but take a half step back.
“I am here to tell you that the people from Konoha have arrived.”

Feeling a little cold in his heart, Sanchuan secretly swallowed his saliva and replied,
“Hahaha, it’s finally here!”

Jinjiaozhe stood up with a smile, his huge fist raised high, his eyes full of terrifying murderous intent.

Ginkaku, who was attacked by Hashirama Senju, has not recovered until now. His arm is gone, but if his brother is gone, he will seek justice from Konoha even at the risk of offending Mr. Gin.

“How many people are there in their group?”

Compared to the angry Kinkaku, Ohnoki was much calmer. He gently stroked his aching lower back and asked Mifune through gritted teeth,

“There are eight people in Konoha, in addition to the Hokage and the branch secretary, there are six young people.”

“They should be disciples of Senju Tobirama. Humph, they are quite courageous. Aren’t they afraid that we will keep them all?”

“Ohnoki, don’t be careless. Those disciples of Senju Tobirama are not easy to deal with.”

Gui, who was eating noodles, raised his head with a solemn look on his face. He had also heard of the name of Konoha F6.

“Those little devils, huh!”

Ohnoki snorted coldly. How could he not know? He had even met the young F6 once, and still remembered how the big-butt brat named Sarutobi Hiruzen insulted him in the street.

On the other hand, the Konoha group arrived at the Iron Country without any danger. They did not encounter any obstacles when entering the Iron Country.
The warriors who had been waiting at the entrance for a long time welcomed them into the city.

“They are samurai, how come they are different from those ronin outside?”

Secretly observing the group of samurai leading the way ahead, Koharu Utane curiously asked Danzo,

“There are indeed some tricks.”

Danzo frowned, his eyes falling on the samurai wearing silver layered armor. As a ninja proficient in swordsmanship, he could feel the subtle sword intent from these samurai.

“Welcome to the Hokage and the Secretary. I am Mifune, and I am here to receive you on the orders of the Admiral.”

In the distance, Mifune arrived with a group of people and respectfully saluted Uchiha Madara and the others.

As he spoke, he secretly observed the grim-faced Uchiha Madara. As soon as their eyes met, Mifune was instantly frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.
Facing Uchiha Madara, he was like a lone boat drifting in the turbulent waves, with the only word “despair” in his mind.

“Stop talking nonsense and start the meeting.”

There is no time to get entangled with these irrelevant people, Uchiha Madara urged coldly,
“All right, the people from the other villages are already prepared.”

Mifune shuddered when he heard this, realizing his own inappropriate behavior, and quickly shook his head.

The generals of the Iron Country were very considerate and arranged the meeting to take place in their highest-standard conference hall. Although it was not as luxurious as the one in Konoha, it was also grand in scale.

creak-

Mifune, who was in charge of guiding, bent down and respectfully helped Uchiha Madara to push open the door of the conference room. Several eyes that had been waiting for a long time in the room instantly focused on him.
The next moment, three completely different auras filled with terrifying power enveloped the group of people from Konoha.

“This is.”

The targeted momentum pressed down, and even though the F6 had been mentally prepared, they were still caught off guard. Except for the one with the equipment whose face color changed slightly, the faces of the others all turned pale.

“Humph!”

But this invisible oppression did not last long. Uchiha Madara, who was standing in the front, snorted coldly, and the three forces came to an abrupt halt. As if he had met his nemesis, he shrank back into his nest in shame and buried his head in his crotch.

“You want to show off your power to me? Why don’t you take a piss and look at yourself?”

Uchiha Madara’s eyes flashed scarlet. The three men who had been so full of vigor and vitality just now suddenly changed their expressions and quickly turned their heads away, fearing that the tailed beasts in their bodies would get out of control.

Especially for Ohnoki, this glare successfully evoked the painful memories of his childhood, and an unhealthy red color immediately appeared on his bumpy face.

“Okay, okay, we’re here for a meeting, not a fight.”

Seeing that the show of force had been successfully given, Senju Tobirama, who was standing behind Uchiha Madara, stepped forward and tried to smooth things over in a serious manner.
When Jinjiao saw Baimao jumping out, his brows were tightly furrowed, but soon relaxed again, his eyes full of consideration.

He had already learned the news that Senju Tobirama had come back to life. Although he regretted not destroying the body, since the other party was standing in front of him again, he might as well settle the old and new accounts together.

Uchiha Madara looked around and found that no one dared to look directly into his scarlet eyes, so he nodded with satisfaction.

“Since this is a meeting, let’s sit down and talk it over. I, Uchiha Madara, have always convinced others with my virtue, and will never bully others by taking advantage of my power.” (End of this chapter)