Renye stepped forward and dispelled the genjutsu on both of them.
Danzo and Koharu saw Renye in front of them and realized that they had been caught in a genjutsu.
"Damn it, when did it happen?" Danzo clenched his fists.
He hadn't expected to fall into a genjutsu without realizing it.
If Renye hadn't been there, he would have died long ago...
"Renye-kun, who was that person just now?" Utatane Koharu asked.
She remembered seeing a pair of Sharingan before losing consciousness.
Renye thought of Uchiha Tanaka and disdainfully curled his lips.
"Irrelevant."
Seeing that Renye didn't want to talk, Koharu didn't ask further.
After the small interlude, the mission had to continue.
The three continued to the mission location...
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"Clan Leader, what did that child say?"
As soon as Uchiha Tanaka returned to the clan grounds, several elders swarmed around him, clearly having been waiting there for some time.
The one-eyed elder among them was the most anxious, but when he saw Tanaka's gloomy face, he immediately understood.
It seemed that Renye, that child, wouldn't be able to return to the clan...
He knew there were many factors involved: the Senju Clan's reasons, the Uchiha Clan's reasons, and Renye's own reasons.
Even if Renye wanted to return to Uchiha, they were not confident they could persuade Senju Tobirama to bring Renye back to the clan.
After all, the Uchiha's status was not equal to the Senju's now.
Not to mention that Senju Tobirama was also the Hokage of Konoha.
Although he was currently only the acting Hokage, everyone knew that he would eventually become the official one.
Just as the one-eyed elder felt helpless, Uchiha Tanaka spoke.
"Uchiha Renye is unwilling to return to the clan, and even looks down on me, his Clan Leader; he has already been expelled from Uchiha."
He looked at the one-eyed elder at the front and sneered, "From now on, he is no longer a member of the Uchiha Clan, and I forbid anyone in the clan from contacting him."
He did not tell them that he had attacked Renye.
After speaking, Uchiha Tanaka used the Body Flicker Technique to leave.
He still had to go back and figure out how to quietly eliminate Renye, and he didn't have time to argue with these old geezers.
"Hahaha, Clan Leader did well!"
"It's about time this traitor was kicked out of Uchiha!"
The elders who had previously advocated for Renye's departure from the clan left satisfied.
In their view, Uchiha members adopted by the Senju were a disgrace to the clan and should have been driven out long ago.
Only the one-eyed elder and two others remained standing in silence.
After a long while, the one-eyed elder sighed helplessly, "These guys are really senile. Can that child be blamed for this?"
"Who says not?" an elder echoed, "If only we had known, we would have left with Lord Madara."
"Haha, you old bones, if you had left with Lord Madara, wouldn't you have been a burden to him?"
"I'm called 'old but strong'!"
"Old but strong, huh? I think you're starting to shake when you walk."
"Nonsense, shaking! I think you're getting old and blurry-eyed."
"Forget it, we old guys should have retired long ago. I won't meddle in clan affairs anymore."
"That's right, lest these juniors say we are indecisive."
Saying that, the three elders hobbled away with their walking sticks.
They were some of the longest-lived members of the Uchiha Clan.
In the Sengoku period, where the average age was only thirty, their ability to live to this age could already be called a miracle.
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Senju Hashirama's residence.
Hashirama was playing dice with Tsunade in the courtyard when he suddenly saw Tobirama rush in, agitated.
"Grandpa Second," Tsunade called out in a childlike voice.
Tobirama ruffled Tsunade's hair, noticed the dice on the table, and looked at Hashirama with displeasure.
"Brother, how can you teach Tsunade to gamble?"
Hashirama's gambling addiction alone was enough to cause a headache.
Now he wanted to lead Tsunade astray; this was something he absolutely could not tolerate.
Thinking this, he grabbed the dice on the table and crushed them into powder.
Hashirama and Tsunade looked on with heartache as the powder scattered with the wind.
But seeing Tobirama's gloomy face, they wisely remained silent.
"Tobirama, why are you here?" Hashirama asked with an awkward smile.
He knew that Tobirama usually wouldn't come to him for no reason, generally only for major matters like Village planning to seek his opinion.
Hearing this, Tobirama remembered the purpose of his visit.
He didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Brother, Renye has been expelled from the Uchiha Clan."
Hashirama was stunned when he heard this, his expression a bit strange, "This matter doesn't seem to have an impact, does it?"
Renye had always lived with the Senju and had long since lost contact with the Uchiha.
So the Uchiha's actions had no effect on Renye whatsoever.
The only thing that could be said was Renye's Uchiha surname...
He didn't understand what the Uchiha's higher-ups were thinking.
What was the point of doing such a thing?
Just as Hashirama was bewildered, Tobirama's next words completely stunned him.
"After Renye was expelled from Uchiha, I invited him to join the Senju."
"Did little Renye agree?" Hashirama subconsciously swallowed, asking with an expectant look.
"Do you even need to ask?" Tobirama's lips curled, "At my invitation, that kid gratefully accepted."
"Haha, that's good." Hashirama couldn't help but laugh.
He had always liked this child, especially his cooking skills; once you tasted it, you would never forget it.
He was very happy that Renye was willing to join the Senju Clan.
This showed that Renye truly recognized the Senju Clan.
Hashirama suddenly remembered that the original intention of adopting Renye was to make Tobirama stop targeting the Uchiha through his interactions with Renye.
He looked at Tobirama's triumphant expression and nodded with satisfaction.
It seemed that Tobirama and Renye had already formed a bond.
However, now that Renye had joined the Senju, he wondered if Tobirama would still target the Uchiha?
"Brother, recently the Uchiha have been increasingly disregarding me as the Hokage," Senju Tobirama said, "Especially Uchiha Tanaka; he even tried to attack Renye! If I hadn't arrived in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"
Hashirama frowned upon hearing this.
He had originally thought that the Uchiha had only expelled Renye, but he didn't expect them to have done something so excessive.
He finally understood why Tobirama had always been wary of the Uchiha.
These impulsive individuals indeed needed strict supervision.
When Madara was around, no one dared to defy Madara's orders.
But now that Madara was gone, troublemakers like Uchiha Tanaka were starting to emerge.
Over time, this would be detrimental to the Village's development...
Thinking of this, Hashirama said, "Tobirama, strengthen surveillance of the Uchiha during this period."
Hearing this, Tobirama immediately froze in place, with a look of disbelief.
Had he heard correctly just now?
His brother actually told him to strengthen surveillance of the Uchiha?!
Was this still the brother he knew?
