Chapter 466: Tobirama: ...What good will it do you to disgust me?

From the day Hashirama planned to make friends with Madara, Tobirama knew that this matter could never be hidden from the clan, so when he came back from the mission and was notified to go to the elders' meeting, he couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of relief.

When questioned, he sold out his elder brother and those Uchiha without any burden.

"It was actually the Uchiha who initiated the exchange... Unbelievable," the great elder sitting to the right of the Thousand Hands Buddha Room stroked his goatee, "especially since this almost friendly exchange was initiated by that blind kid, it's even more puzzling."

"That's right. Although we don't see the boy's clear hostility towards Senju when we meet each other, he really hates Senju," Senju Atsuji leaned against the door with his arms folded. "Benjian, do you know this too?"

Senju Butsuma nodded slightly, "The previous encounters - perhaps they were encounters, Tobirama told me about them, but after I sent people to follow Hashirama, I have never encountered such a situation. The other thing is what Hashirama did this time."

At the end of the discussion, the Senju still didn't understand what the Uchiha wanted to do, so the elders brought out the Senju's universal excuse for the Uchiha - they are the Uchiha - and then suppressed the matter, and instead used everyone to discuss how to deal with the Hagoromo clan.

Tobirama was also allowed to leave, but not long after leaving the council hall, he was tripped by his own friends.

"Master Tobirama, are you really in contact with the Uchiha?" Senju Lin nervously grabbed Tobirama's sleeve, "Why? You yourself said that the Uchiha can't be trusted!"

Tobirama was slightly stunned, then nodded, "Well, but given the situation at the time, there was no other way to cooperate."

Qian Shoulin opened his mouth, but finally swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue, "Then at least let me face it with you next time!"

"It's not a good thing, why are you following me to join in the fun? I appreciate your kindness, but it's not necessary." Tobirama walked out along the street, looking extremely helpless, "And you can't accept Uchiha even more than I can, right?"

"But Tobirama-sama is more important to me! So I, I, I - no, as expected, you are still annoying!"

Seeing Senju Lin showing a look of collapse even at the thought, Tobirama sighed, "So you don't have to force yourself. My elder brother has always been a simple but stubborn idiot. What I do is just the necessary aftermath as his deputy in the future - and how should I put it..."

"what?"

Tobirama had a wooden face. "Compared to my idiot elder brother, the Uchiha are actually quite easy to understand. Don't look at me with that betrayed expression. I just don't like the Uchiha's psychotic way of acting. As far as ninjas are concerned, from my experience so far, there is simply no one better than them."

"… Lord Tobirama."

"Ok?"

"Are you really not as fond of the Uchiha as Hashirama-sama?"

"…What good will it do you to be disgusted by me?"

Senju Lin looked at the rare expression of disdain that Tobirama showed towards him, and he finally felt relieved - he knew that his Lord Tobirama didn't like Uchiha at all.

Having fulfilled his wish, Senju Lin returned to his usual good-tempered appearance as a follower, half a step behind Tobirama and changed the subject by talking about his recent research on pharmaceuticals.

Tobirama was also very interested in this, and the two of them walked towards Minshi while chatting, replenishing their ninja tools and purchasing the necessary items. However, when passing by an izakaya located in the middle of Minshi, Tobirama was stunned involuntarily, and took two steps back in disbelief to look at the figure that was half hidden by the door curtain.

"...Lord Tobirama?" Senju Lin looked up at the shop where Tobirama was looking, and looked a little embarrassed. "We are not old enough to be allowed to drink."

"No... it's not that." Tobirama's face twitched and he looked around, "Why am I here..."

"…What? Is he someone Tobirama-sama knows?"

Tobirama stopped Senju Lin who wanted to investigate, "Go find the nearby patrol—"

"Ah! Tobirama-chan~ We meet again~"

Hearing the voice from above, Qian Shoulin couldn't help but turn around to look at the man who suddenly came to greet them, "Who are you...?"

"Haha, for now, I don't mind you calling me Brother Eiji~ Come on, Tobirama-chan, we've been waiting for you."

Tobirama's face twitched, "That doesn't sound like a good thing... Can I refuse?"

Uchiha Eiji blocked their retreat with a smile, "Ah, then we will probably cause some trouble - you don't want things to get complicated, do you?"

Qianshou Lin finally realized something at this moment. His eyes suddenly widened, but he could not make any sound because Uchiha Yingji pressed on his mute point. Only his eyes revealed a look of fear and panic.

"I just came back from outside, at least give me some time to catch my breath..." Tobirama sighed and walked into the pub resignedly, "Besides, as long as I see you, it means things are already in trouble."

"Don't say that. Ling Jun really likes you~"

"You really can't enjoy that." Tobirama lowered his head slightly to avoid the door curtain. The moment he stepped into the pub, he locked his eyes on the leisurely figure sitting in the corner, drinking by himself. "What do you want from me? If you expect me to have a heart-to-heart talk with you like my elder brother, you might as well deal with me directly."

"Well, don't be so alert. I'm not stupid enough to cause such a big commotion in the enemy's civilian city. It would be difficult to escape if I did that."

Ling laughed softly, "I just want to ask you to help me contact Yi. After all, the connection between Madara and Hashirama is completely cut off, and what I have to do recently cannot be done without Yi's help. As long as you can ensure the authenticity and integrity of the information in my hands, I don't mind you sharing it with us, how about it?"

But after hearing this, Tobirama's brows furrowed even tighter, "Give me a reason I can't refuse."

"Well... just consider it as a favor for me to let that kid go and send him to your side?"

"...I understand. Anything else?"

"Then this is the first mission." Ling took out a scroll and placed it on the table, his smile deepening. "I hope we can also build trust outside the battlefield."