Chapter 474 Tobirama: Is this correct?

"Ah, hasn't Hashirama-sama been taken to Tobirama? Why is he still looking so miserable?"

“Sister Que Mi!” Hashirama pulled Tobirama over with a face full of grievance, and squatted down pitifully like a puppy. “Let me tell you, Brother Yi is super scary! He can actually threaten others with a smile full of murderous intent but without any malice! The scariest thing is that he threatened me just because I told him the truth!”

Uzumaki Magemi narrowed her eyes and gently rubbed Hashirama's head with her hand, "Master Hashirama must have said something about Mito, right? You know, I have been married to him for so long, and apart from the matter related to Mito, I have only seen him express obvious anger because his people were controlled by foreign tribes and attacked their land."

"I said I might die earlier than Mito, so Mito might become a widow..." Hashirama seemed even more aggrieved, "I didn't lie - when I awakened, I was finally rescued by the elders of the clan. My body was already damaged, so I couldn't live longer than her."

"Sister Que Mi, please don't pity my brother. What brother would want to hear from his brother-in-law that his sister will definitely become a widow after marrying her?" Tobirama broke away from Hashirama's hand, looking disgusted, "Brother, you deserve it."

"So, the worst one is Tobirama! I was so happy to meet you, but you only said cold words to hurt my heart! I was so upset that I almost died!" Hashirama simply rolled to the ground and opened his arms to Tobirama, "If you don't give me a warm hug, I will cry in front of you!"

Tobirama took a step sideways with an expressionless face and sneered, "Cry, I'm watching you."

Hashirama: ...What's going on? Why does it feel like his Tobirama is particularly cold to him this time?

Hashirama stopped playing tricks and got up from the ground with some worry. He approached his brother carefully and said, "Tobirama, tell me straight, did something happen at home?"

"Brother, is your brain really just a decoration?"

"So what happened to you?"

Tobirama paused, then sneered, "Brother, you——"

"What happened to you?" Hashirama was sure now, "What happened when brother was away? Can you tell me?"

"...Nothing, I just came here to see my brother."

"No way! Tobirama, even though you love me very much, you never tell me! You only come to me as if nothing happened when you're feeling uneasy!"

Tobirama: He is not smart when he should be smart, and he is too smart when he shouldn’t be smart... Is my eldest brother using all his brains to scheme against me?

Hashirama became even more anxious, "Tobirama, are you saying something? Oh, don't be so stubborn even at this time - Brother is really worried."

Uzumaki Magemie watched Hashirama trying different ways to coax Tobirama, and couldn't help but chuckle. She waved at Tobirama, and when Tobirama came to her side, she reached out and rubbed the top of the boy's head, "Is it something difficult to explain in detail?"

Tobirama looked at Hashirama who kept circling around him and nodded slightly.

"I see... the clan won't allow it?"

Tobirama paused for a moment, nodded, then shook his head, "...the clan's attitude is not clear."

"Then Tobirama should do what he thinks is right, right?" Uzumaki Magemi's eyes curved slightly, "When my mother comes home, she always mentions Tobirama to me, saying how outstanding Tobirama is, and how at such a young age he is more thoughtful than many adults in the clan. I believe that Tobirama will be able to make the most correct choice this time."

Tobirama looked a little stunned, "Teacher Xiyang also mentioned me after he returned home?"

"Of course. After mother retired from the battlefield and taught at the clan school, she often praised you to me and my brother when she came home." Uzumaki Magemi's eyes became more curved. "Especially Tobirama. Mother always said that with Tobirama's talent, it would be a waste of talent to be just a ninja - so Tobirama, make your own decision. Since the clan's attitude is not clear, I think no matter what you do in the end, they will agree."

This time, Tobirama was silent for a while before speaking, "Okay, I'll think about it carefully again."

Hashirama looked around and slowly pouted his lips - he hadn't figured it out yet!

However, seeing Tobirama's frown relax, Hashirama stopped asking questions and just opened his arms mischievously again, "Come on, Tobirama! My brother's chest and shoulders are yours to choose from!"

"Brother, don't force me to scold you so quickly, okay?"

"……Oh."

Hashirama: (;3_ヽ)_The older my little brother gets, the harder it is to tease him. He’s so fierce.

Without looking at Hashirama who was in depression, Tobirama turned his gaze to Uzumaki Magami, "Can I ask Sister Magami another question?"

"of course."

"Will Sister Que Mi be able to adapt here?"

"Well, Yi and everyone else took good care of me," Uzumaki Quemi gently stroked her belly, which had just begun to curve, her eyes gentle, "and before Yi went to perform the ceremony, the elders repeatedly told me not to be afraid and that he would definitely come back.

He did find someone to help me remove the curse right after the ceremony, and told me personally that we would have a lot of time together for the rest of our lives... In this era, for a member of a large clan like me who has almost no ninja talent, it would be impossible for me to be more fortunate than marrying him."

Tobirama knew what spell Uzumaki Magemi was talking about. It was a sealing technique drawn on the mother's body by the Uzumaki clan to ensure that the fetus could be born healthy. The moment the fetus is sensed, it will continuously absorb the mother's life to provide nutrients to the fetus - it is usually used by the Uzumaki clan, who have strong vitality, to protect the fetus.

But this technique would be a bit cruel if used on other clans. To put it bluntly, Quemi, who was married off, was just a tool to ensure that Uzumaki Yi would leave behind a bloodline after his death in the ritual. It was completely different from the marriage between Hashirama and Uzumaki Mito that was intended to promote relations between the two clans.

[Uchiha Ling never concealed his purpose in his letters to Brother Yi, and Brother Yi was the same. He would even occasionally write me a separate letter to explain their purpose in detail... If Uchiha Ling was simply going crazy, then why would Brother Yi want to accompany him in going crazy? ]

Tobirama lowered his eyes slightly, "...Sister Que Mi, do you think this is correct?"

"what?"

"It's the clan's move to marry you to Uzumaki."

Hashirama, who was squatting on the side pretending to be dead, suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Tobirama as if he had discovered something unbelievable. Uzumaki Magami also looked surprised, but soon revealed a helpless smile, "People just have to do their best to survive, how can they tell right from wrong? Moreover, in most cases, people always have no choice."

"I see," Tobirama nodded, his drooping eyelashes hiding some of the emotions in his crimson eyes, "Then maybe I know what I should do."