Water bears at the beginning, wet bone forest eating old people

"Mr. Gu Zang, why are you wet?"

Tsunade looked strangely at Kozo who was slumped beside the bed.

"No, this ward is a bit hot."

Gu Zang gathered himself together, climbed up from the bedside, and returned to Tsunade's shoulder.

This is a fixed vehicle.

"Why hasn't this bastard woken up yet? He's clearly almost recovered, and the doctor said he should be waking up soon~"

Gu Zang didn't say anything. He knew that there must be a bump under the boy's hedgehog head, which was caused by Tobirama. He probably won't wake up today.

......

"Monkey, what do you think of Gu Zang?"

In the Hokage Building, in the Hokage's office, only Tobirama and Hiruzen were there.

"This... Mr. Gu Zang should be a more responsible elder..."

Hiruzen came back in a hurry, and all he talked about with Senju Tobirama was information about the discrepancies in mission intelligence and the unusual explosions. He now had time to explain to Tobirama about Kozo's performance during the mission.

Tobirama nodded noncommittally.

Gu Zang cares about his image in the eyes of others. He is disguising himself. What does this mean?

Tobirama buried his head on the desk, thought for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Hiruzen.

"No need to check. Go tell Danzo to send a few Anbu people to the Sand Village. It's not polite to come without returning the favor."

"Is it the Sand Village... I understand, teacher."

Hiruzen left the Hokage's office swiftly.

Tobirama picked up a pen and tapped it rhythmically on the table.

When-when-when-

The infiltration of C-level mission intelligence was clearly an isolated case, as evidenced by the presence of ninjas in the copycat.

But the purpose and direction remain unclear.

Is it a warning or a provocation? Is the target the Genin on the mission, or Tsunade?

"Now that big brother is gone, all sorts of monsters and demons are starting to stir. Do you really think I, Tobirama Senju, am a soft-hearted person..."

Dangdang——

The knock on the door interrupted the rhythm of Senju Tobirama tapping his pen on the table.

"Enter."

The door was pushed open and a young boy walked in. He looked only one or two years older than Tsunade and the others.

"Nidaime-sama."

"It's Jing, didn't you practice with Qufeng today?"

Tobirama asked calmly.

"Nidaime-sama, the Uchiha... hasn't been doing well lately."

Uchiha Jing organized his words, but didn't know how to start.

Tobirama looked at the young man in front of him. He was actually only slightly older than Tsunade, but he was like a bridge between Konoha and Uchiha.

With a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, Jing seems younger than he actually is.

Tobirama didn't say anything. Uchiha Kagami hesitated for a while, but finally spoke first.

"Sir, the Konoha Guard has a very bad reputation. Does this hinder the Uchiha from integrating into the village..."

Uchiha Kagami possesses the purest will of fire and is one of the most loyal supporters of the Konoha Hokage system. This makes him unique among the Uchiha people who are full of traitors.

However, he never forgot his surname, and the clan named Uchiha was also the one Jing hoped to save.

Even though he was still young, he knew that as a member of the Hokage's guard, his existence was actually a bridge for easing and harmonizing between Konoha and Uchiha.

Kagami was nominated to join the Hokage Guard by Senju Tobirama himself, which made Kagami very happy. At the same time, Senju Tobirama also announced the establishment of the Konoha Guard and gave Uchiha full authority to take over the Konoha Guard.

In Kagami's eyes, this was undoubtedly a sign that Senju Tobirama was ready to contact the Uchiha to completely resolve the estrangement.

But Jing is still too young.

Whether it is his own existence or the right to give up the Konoha Guard, they are all just means of Senju Tobirama.

The purpose of Senju Tobirama is to gradually divide the Uchiha clan and see clearly the movements within the Uchiha clan.

As for the Uchiha clan, Tobirama Senju always thought that it was an evil clan. If it weren't for the usefulness of the Sharingan, and if he wasn't afraid that the entire Uchiha clan would defect to the enemy, Tobirama would have settled accounts with the Uchiha clan long ago after his eldest brother's death.

As for Uchiha Kagami, Tobirama saw sincerity, peace, and a willing compromise in this young Uchiha, which even Kagami himself was not aware of.

So Tobirama decided to give him a certain say and a certain status to see how far this young man could go.

"mirror."

Senju Tobirama crossed his hands, leaned them on the table, and looked at the young man in front of him.

"The Konoha Guard has great power. After careful consideration, I handed it over to the Uchiha. Everyone knows that I, Senju Tobirama, don't like the Uchiha, right?"

"Second Generation Master..."

Uchiha Kagami had nothing to say, because the fact was that Senju Tobirama seemed to be willing to put aside their past grudges and delegate power to the Uchiha, but the Uchiha was not up to the task.

The proud Uchiha disdains to do anything to win people's hearts.

Apart from doing their job, the Uchiha clan kept their eyes on the top of their heads and would not even look at those non-family ninjas, let alone civilians.

Although Jing seems to have a high status in the village, he has no say in the clan, let alone the ability to give orders to the Konoha Guard.

There are even rumors within the clan that Uchiha Kagami is a lackey of the Senju family.

"I know it's hard for you to be caught in the middle, Jing, you should think about why."

Uchiha Kagami was confused and didn't understand what Senju Tobirama meant.

"Hashirama Senju was the first Hokage, and Madara Uchiha is dead."

"Although saying this is not conducive to Konoha's unity, the fact is that if your strength is not up to par, then the right to speak in your hands will be empty. No one will listen to you because no one respects you, and no one is afraid of you."

Senju Tobirama's face was cold, but Uchiha Kagami was not afraid to look at him because he knew it was not directed at him.

"But Nidaime-sama, if everything is based on strength, wouldn't there be no logic between ninjas?"

"I think you got it wrong, Mirror."

“Reason is based on strength. Only with strength can you make others listen to your truth seriously.”

Plain, indifferent, but domineering.

At this moment, Uchiha Kagami was completely impressed by Senju Tobirama.

As expected of the Second Hokage, as expected of...Senju Tobirama.

The Hokage's courage once again made Uchiha Kagami realize how ridiculous the Uchiha's internal strife and those seemingly ostentatious tricks were.

Especially when standing between the two, Uchiha Kagami could feel this cliff-like gap even more.

The Uchiha couldn't defeat Konoha, nor could they defeat Senju Tobirama.

This thought flashed through Uchiha Jing's mind more than once.

He tried to drive this idea out countless times, because he never wanted the two of them to really fight, but to sit together peacefully and become a real family.

But the contrast between the two stimulated his young brain all the time.

"Nidaime-sama...I will persuade the elders..."

"mirror."

Senju Tobirama interrupted Uchiha Kagami.

"Your mind is so confused that you've lost your basic judgment."

"For now, you should focus on improving your strength until you can truly support the title of Hokage Guardian, or even... become Hokage."

Tobirama's timely pause gave Uchiha Kagami endless imagination.

Hokage...ah...yes, becoming Hokage will definitely be able to reconcile the relationship between Konoha and Uchiha.

“That’s when you can show your talents and value.”

"I understand Nidaime-sama! I'll try my best!"

"Go ahead and train with Qu Feng. If you have any questions, you can ask Qu Feng directly. You can also ask me when you are free."

Uchiha Kagami nodded vigorously, said goodbye to Tobirama and pushed the door open.

Looking at Uchiha Kagami who closed the door, Senju Tobirama was silent for a long time.

Uchiha Kagami is a good boy and will be a good ninja.

But he was an Uchiha.

Even if Senju Tobirama was willing to accept Uchiha Kagami alone, it would be difficult for Kagami to separate himself from the village and the Uchiha clan.

Besides, Senju Tobirama never represented just himself.

"Hmph...evil Uchiha..."