Senju Tobirama Residence.
Late at night, Senju Tobirama stayed alone in the house.
The dim yellow light flickered, casting his shadow askew on the ground.
The low table in front of him was covered with dishes; the rising steam had long dissipated, and the food had gone cold.
Senju Tobirama didn't touch his chopsticks. His brows were furrowed, and his expression was gloomy.
Today, the Uchiha brat went to school and had no time to make dinner.
He hadn't cooked in a long time either, so on a whim, he prepared a lavish spread, wanting Renye to taste his cooking.
But Senju Tobirama hadn't expected Renye to not come home.
At first, he would occasionally reheat the dishes, but after reheating them a few times, he gave up.
"That brat, what on earth did he go do?" Senju Tobirama suppressed his anger.
How long had it been, and he still wasn't back?
He couldn't have... gone to do something bad, could he?
"A naturally evil Uchiha brat!"
The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible; Renye had most likely gone to do something bad.
Like bullying classmates, insulting classmates, beating classmates...
Just as he was about to get up and go look for him, Renye walked into the courtyard.
He had just entered the house.
Renye immediately noticed the dishes on the table and Senju Tobirama's gloomy expression, instantly realizing what had happened.
It seemed this Old Man had waited for him for a long time...
"Brat, what did you do this afternoon?" Senju Tobirama's face was ashen, his gaze fixed intently on Renye.
Ninja School ended quite early, around three in the afternoon.
But now it was almost eight in the evening.
Senju Tobirama was very curious, what had Renye been doing for those five hours?!
If it were anyone else, he might not have interrogated them like this.
But facing an Uchiha, he had to be vigilant.
The Uchiha are a bunch of lunatics, and even the brats are no exception.
Moreover, the Village had recently heard many reports of disputes between the Uchiha Clan and other clans.
These arrogant fellows were sure to have caused some trouble.
Senju Tobirama had to be cautious.
Even if this Uchiha had been with him for a year...
Facing Senju Tobirama's inquiry, Renye showed an awkward expression.
He had intended to find a random excuse to get by, but seeing the other party's dangerous gaze, he abandoned the idea.
This Old Man guarded against him like a thief.
If he was found lying, things would be troublesome.
Thinking this, Renye decided to tell the truth, "This afternoon in history class, I found it too boring, so I fell asleep. By the time I woke up, it was already dark."
Senju Tobirama was somewhat startled; he hadn't expected Renye's late return to be for this reason.
"Sleeping in class is fine, it's better than bullying classmates."
Senju Tobirama thought so.
"I don't know who wrote that book, it's so uninteresting," Renye spread his hands. "I don't understand, Konoha Village's founding date isn't even as old as I am, is it necessary to have a separate history book?"
Senju Tobirama's face darkened, and he glared at Renye in annoyance.
"Brat, what do you know?"
Don't look at how Konoha's history is only a few thin pages now, but in ten or twenty years, it will be a thick book.
Moreover, the existence of history books can truly record current events, allowing future generations to know what happened during this period.
To this, Renye contemptuously pouted and muttered, "I question the authenticity of history books."
Senju Tobirama: "..."
Didn't he just "slightly" exaggerate the Senju Clan's achievements?
Did this brat need to say that?
He wrote about the Uchiha Clan too, alright!
He didn't deny the Uchiha Clan's achievements, was Senju Tobirama that kind of person?
"In the first year of Konoha, the Ninja God, Senju Hashirama, and the Uchiha Clan reached a cooperation, ending the wars and establishing Konoha Village. Senju Hashirama was deeply loved by the villagers, becoming the Hokage of the Village, leading Konoha to prosperity. (Selected from Konoha History)"
Senju Tobirama, this Old Man, even deleted Uchiha Madara's name.
No choice, who told Madara to defect?
Even if the Uchiha people raised questions, they would be rebutted by the fact of Uchiha Madara's defection.
Thus, the Senju Clan could rightfully become the greatest contributor to the founding of Konoha Village.
This was also a small trick of Senju Tobirama when compiling the history book.
After all, everyone hopes their clan can leave a name in history...
Perhaps Senju Tobirama never thought, even until his death, that the Senju would be exterminated in the future?
"Uncle, the food's cold," Renye didn't want to discuss this matter anymore and pointed at the dishes on the table.
"Don't sleep in class anymore."
After instructing him, Senju Tobirama carried the dishes to the kitchen.
..........
After dinner.
Renye went to the training ground to practice Shuriken throwing.
In one year, his throwing skills had greatly improved, almost achieving perfect accuracy on stationary targets.
Just then, a shout came from outside the gate.
"Tobirama-sama, Hokage-sama is calling you to the Hokage Office!"
Hearing this, Senju Tobirama came out of the room, glanced at Renye, and said:
"Brat, I have something to do, I'm going out first."
After speaking, he opened the courtyard gate and left.
"What could have happened this late at night?" Renye muttered to himself.
However, he didn't take it too seriously; with Senju Hashirama in Konoha, it was the safest place, the sky wouldn't fall.
But what Renye didn't know was that this matter was closely related to him.
Not long after, Senju Tobirama returned with an ashen face.
Renye noticed Senju Tobirama's expression and was a bit curious.
What on earth happened to make this Old Man so angry?
"Brat, did you hit someone today?!" Senju Tobirama said, suppressing his anger.
Hearing this, Renye's expression froze; he seemed not to have expected the other party to ask such a question.
This matter was clearly done very discreetly, how could it have been discovered?
At that time, he had observed his surroundings and only acted when he saw no one around.
Before acting, he had even put a bag over Uchiha Refū's head and didn't speak the entire time.
Renye didn't understand, how could it have been exposed?
Seeing this, Senju Tobirama immediately understood.
Sure enough, it was this brat who did it!
"Brat, quickly say it wasn't you!"
"Huh?" Renye was bewildered, incredulously digging in his ear; he seemed to have misheard just now.
"I know this matter has nothing to do with you," Senju Tobirama continued.
Renye immediately reacted, his face serious: "I didn't hit anyone, this matter has nothing to do with me."
Hearing this, Senju Tobirama nodded in satisfaction, "I knew it wasn't you. Alright, go back to sleep."
Watching Renye return to his room, Senju Tobirama sighed helplessly, "This brat really knows how to cause me trouble..."
The sequence of events was simple.
Uchiha Refū was ambushed, and his father found out about it.
Refū's father was the vice-captain of the police force. After asking his son if he had provoked anyone in the past two days, he narrowed down the suspects to Renye.
So, he angrily ran to the Hokage Office and complained to Senju Hashirama.
He demanded a confrontation with Senju Tobirama, and even said that Renye was instigated by Tobirama...
Senju Tobirama naturally couldn't admit it. After a verbal battle, Uchiha Refū's father, having no evidence, could only leave unwillingly.
This led to the scene just now.
Senju Tobirama's goal was to make sure Renye didn't admit to hitting anyone.
If it was a sparring match where he won, it would be fine, but ambushing someone from behind was truly dishonorable.
After all, this was Konoha Village, not the battlefield.
Uchiha Refū was a comrade, not an enemy...