Chapter 491: Hashirama: The Smile DisappearsJPG

Izuna held a palm-sized piece of white paper in her hand, and looked in a trance at Tobirama who was getting up from the ground and brushing off the dust on his body. She still couldn't believe that she had lost to this peer who was slightly inferior to her in both physical, ninjutsu and illusion techniques.

"how did you do it?"

Tobirama tilted his head to look at Izuna, who was looking at him inquiringly, and said calmly, "Your fighting habits are too arrogant. Although you are very cautious, your arrogance will still paralyze people's perceptions. This characteristic will not be revealed when facing a strong person, and it will be fine when facing a weak person, but for opponents with similar strength, it is the key to defeat."

"Izuna is very talented, so it's natural for her to be a little arrogant to her peers." Seeing the two finish their sparring, Uchiha Hikaru, who was called over to prevent any accidents, also jumped down from the wall. "But you, you really are worthy of being the child that the master values. What a great battle plan. If that wasn't a blank piece of paper, but the detonating tag you usually use, Izuna should have died in your hands, right?"

Hearing this, Quan Nai subconsciously clenched the white paper that he had just taken from his back and pursed his lips. Yes, even if he finally knocked the man down and stepped on him, what would happen? If it was a real battle, he would have died in the hands of the enemy before he killed the enemy.

Tobirama didn't pay attention to Izuna's silence. He just looked at Uchiha Hikaru with extreme curiosity. He didn't forget that the man in front of him was a kaleidoscope that could modify other people's minds - and the battle just now should have ended when he stuck the white paper on Izuna's back, but this man just watched him get beaten for at least another five minutes!

[Another Uchiha whose movements are unclear. Even the disciples of that Uchiha Ling are all the same and difficult to deal with.]

Tobirama retracted his gaze and sighed softly, "However, today's operation has been smoother than I expected. I should be able to return the day after tomorrow at the latest. By then, it should be in time to deal with the things left behind..."

"But are you really okay?"

Tobirama raised his eyes to look at Uchiha Hikaru who walked up to him and deliberately bent his body to look at him sideways, and frowned slightly, "What do you mean it doesn't matter?"

"I finished my study today and when I was returning to the clan from Nanga River, I saw the Uzumaki team heading towards your clan. The child named Hashirama was also there. I heard from Master that the child seemed to have mistakenly thought that you were in danger and completed the transformation from the secret technique to the bloodline limit. As a result, you are now destined to stay out all night. Is it really okay?"

Uchiha Hikaru stood up straight and pointed a finger at his chin. "My master admires you so much. You should have made some preparations in the clan before coming here, right? Won't those preparations cause trouble?"

Tobirama immediately raised his hand and slapped him on the forehead - it's over, this is going to be a big deal.

He can control his naughty brother, firmly point out his father's mistakes, and help the clan deal with various documents he already understands - but! Yes! His eldest brother with a hole in his brain has always been an exception!

He is the only one in the family who dares to search my study! If he doesn't find me when he comes back today, he will definitely go to my study and use his sharp observation skills to find the suicide note and handover documents I left behind just in case! Finally! If there is a huge mess, I will go back and clean it up!

Tobirama squatted down, holding his head and groaning silently - was God playing a trick on him? He didn't let him come back earlier, and he didn't let him come back later, but today, when he decided to do something and was destined to never come back.

Izuna threw away the white paper in her hand, walked over and kicked Tobirama's calf with her toes, "Hey, I'm the loser, why are you even more depressed than me? Are you trying to be pitiful on purpose?"

"No, I'm just desperate about the mess I'll face when I go back." Tobirama stood up and put his hands on Izuna's shoulders. "In consideration of helping you find a flaw, can you take me out for a walk today? I want to try to get back before nightfall."

Izuna looked up at the dim sky and shook her head to refuse, "Father is almost done discussing things, I need to prepare dinner - you are obviously not in a hurry this afternoon."

"That's because I didn't know my eldest brother was coming home today."

"…What on earth did your elder brother do to you?"

Tobirama didn't respond, but just covered his face again - damn it.

And just as Tobirama had expected, Hashirama went straight home after reporting to the elders, and after being stopped by Wajima, he broke into Tobirama's study and saw the envelope that was not placed in a conspicuous position but was totally out of place with the desk.

"Look, Kama, what did I say? Even though Tobirama is not here, he still thinks about me! Didn't that allow me to find the message?"

"That's not necessarily true, right? After all, it was sealed in an envelope. Big brother, you know that Tobirama-san is always busy with many things." Kama leaned on his crutches and looked at the documents that were knocked crooked by Hashirama, and sighed, "Besides, big brother, you were severely scolded by Tobirama-san last time for messing up his study, but you still don't learn your lesson?"

"But this envelope has no seal and no addressee written on it. It only says 'Sincerely,'" Hashirama chuckled. "And I'm the only one in our family who comes to Tobirama's study when he's not around. Of course, this is for me! Let me see what Tobirama wrote for me... Hehehe, he must have missed me a lot after not seeing me for so long!"

Watama looked up at the banner on the desk that read "If you mess with big brother again, I'll be an idiot." After a brief silence, he sighed and walked into the room to straighten the documents that were knocked crooked by Hashirama. "Hey, big brother, what did Tobirama write... Big brother, what's wrong with you?"

Hashirama held the letter in both hands, the smile on his face had completely disappeared. When he heard what Kawarama said, his eyes slightly turned away, "Hey, Kawarama, tell me, what happened to Tobirama recently, and why he was not at home today. Tell me everything in detail now."