"Kid, when are you planning to go out on a mission?"
Senju Tobirama couldn't help but ask when he saw Renye come in carrying a food box.
He couldn't help but think that if Renye didn't go out on missions, then he would be able to eat hot meals every day.
Although he could go out and buy or cook for himself, his cooking skills were far inferior to Renye's handmade dishes.
His taste buds had been completely spoiled by Renye...
If it wasn't food made by Renye himself, then he would rather eat soldier pills.
"Old Man, I'll go after I finish eating."
Renye said as he placed the dishes from the food box onto the table.
"Is that so...?" A hint of disappointment flashed across Senju Tobirama's face.
He had been fantasizing that Renye would stay in the Village for a few days, but he didn't expect this kid to be unable to sit still.
Renye scooped a bowl of rice and handed it to Senju Tobirama, "Old Man, you eat first, I'm going back to eat now."
Senju Tobirama was stunned, "You haven't eaten yet?"
He had thought that Renye came so late because he had already eaten at home, but it seemed that wasn't the case...
"I was busy training this morning, and by the time I remembered to cook, it was already noon," Renye explained.
Senju Tobirama nodded, feeling a warmth in his heart.
It seemed this kid still had some conscience.
He brought him the food as soon as it was ready.
Seeing Renye about to leave, Tobirama subconsciously blurted out, "Don't go back, eat with me here."
After saying that, he suddenly froze.
Renye's footsteps paused, and he looked at Senju Tobirama in surprise, then smiled and said, "Forget it, Old Man, I've already made it at home."
He waved his hand and left the Hokage Office.
Senju Tobirama looked at Renye's retreating figure, lost in thought.
"How could I say something like that?"
He suddenly remembered what his Older Brother had said to him back then.
"Could it be that I really have developed feelings for that Uchiha kid?!"
Senju Tobirama smiled bitterly and shook his head, picking up his bowl and chopsticks to eat.
"Mmm, delicious."
.........
Renye left the Hokage Office, and recalling Senju Tobirama's words just now, he couldn't help but grumble, "This Old Man must have been poisoned by eating mushrooms."
Today's lunch happened to include stir-fried mushrooms, and he suspected that Senju Tobirama had eaten them and was hallucinating, which was why he said such things.
However, he thought the mushrooms should have been cooked thoroughly.
The scene just now made Renye feel goosebumps all over his body.
He always felt that Senju Tobirama was acting strange...
Hmm, he must have been poisoned by eating mushrooms.
"This Old Man is not right, it's better not to go home during this period."
Facing the strange Senju Tobirama, he was still a little scared.
What if the other party suddenly awakened some strange attribute and dragged him away for dissection, that would be the end of him.
So, Renye found Danzo and Koharu, and headed to the Mission Assembly Hall to accept a mission.
This time, the staff did not make things difficult for the three of them, and they successfully accepted the mission and left the Village.
Senju Tobirama stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, watching Renye's figure leave the Konoha gate, and murmured softly.
"Kid, come back soon..."
Renye's departure meant no hot and delicious meals for a short period of time.
He looked at the half-eaten meal on the table, then went forward and put the leftovers into the food box.
He planned to save these dishes for dinner.
Senju Tobirama pulled out the 【Uchiha Observation Manual】 from his Pregnant and recorded on it: 【As time passes, I seem to have formed a bond with this evil Uchiha brat...】
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"Renye-kun, why did you stop?"
Konoha gate.
Utatane Koharu and Danzo Shimura looked curiously at Renye, who had suddenly stopped.
"I'm fine."
Renye shook his head and subconsciously turned to look at the Village.
He had just felt someone staring at him, which made him very uncomfortable.
But when he turned his head, that sense of being watched disappeared.
Renye was sure that it was not an illusion.
There was only one truth, and that was that someone in the Village was watching him.
"Who could it be?" Renye fell into contemplation.
Uchiha, Senju, or other families in the Village?
Renye couldn't be blamed for overthinking; after all, people fear fame just as pigs fear getting fat.
As an Uchiha, he was adopted by the Senju.
Especially since the person who adopted him was the current acting Hokage, Senju Tobirama.
With such an identity, too many people wanted to build a good relationship with him.
Being watched was only natural...
Soon after the three left.
A young boy emerged from behind a tree and murmured softly.
"That traitor has left the Village."
Before he finished speaking, the boy turned and left, the fan clan crest on his back exceptionally striking.
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Uchiha Clan Estate, meeting hall.
A dignified-looking middle-aged man sat in the main seat.
On both sides sat several white-haired elders...
"I suggest expelling Uchiha Renye from the clan!" an elder on the left said.
"That's right, he's not worthy of being called an Uchiha!" another elder on the left echoed, "The clan extended an olive branch to him, and he actually refused!"
"I disagree." The one-eyed elder on the right interrupted, "This was a helpless measure back then, you can't blame the child."
"Indeed, that child has really suffered." An elder on the right sighed helplessly.
"Suffered? Heh heh, I don't think so." The elder on the left sneered, "Isn't that traitor living well with the Senju?"
"You people are truly regressing with age, actually blaming a child for a mistake." The elder on the right said coldly, "If you have the guts, go tell Senju Hashirama!"
The elders on the left immediately fell silent.
Just then, a young boy walked in.
"Father, I'm back."
The speaker was precisely the boy who was at the Konoha gate earlier.
The middle-aged man sitting in the main seat said in a deep voice:
"Refū, has Uchiha Renye left the Village?"
Uchiha Refū quickly responded, "Father, that traitor just left the Village."
The middle-aged man did not ask further; he turned to look at the elders,
"Elders, I will personally go and ask that child what his thoughts are..."
"If he is willing to return to the Uchiha, the clan will give him this opportunity, but if not..." He paused, "Then let him get out of the Uchiha."
Hearing this, the elders nodded.
The one-eyed elder frowned, about to speak but was pulled back by the elder beside him.
He looked at his companion and finally sighed helplessly.
Initially, the elders all regarded Renye as a genius of the Uchiha.
But when they extended an olive branch to Renye, they found that Renye was deliberately distancing himself from the clan.
This caused dissatisfaction among some elders.
Eventually, the elders split into two factions: one faction felt that Renye couldn't be blamed, as he was in a difficult situation.
The other faction believed that Renye had been brainwashed by Senju Tobirama, was unworthy of the Uchiha name, and wanted to expel him from the clan.
The middle-aged man stood up and left the meeting room.
.........
Hokage Office.
Senju Tobirama, who was handling documents, put down the documents in his hand.
His expression was a bit grim, "These Uchiha guys are getting more and more out of control lately."
Saying that, he flickered and disappeared from the Hokage Office.