Hashirama Reborn

After leaving the meeting room, Hashirama suddenly exclaimed: "Ah, Tobirama, look, the watermelon is out!" He was holding a plump watermelon in his hand, which he had obviously forgotten to put down in the meeting room.

Tobirama was stunned, looking at the watermelon in his brother's hand, and said helplessly: Have you been holding it all the time?

Hashirama lowered his head in embarrassment and said awkwardly: I forgot, I forgot to put it down, Tobirama, should I give it back now?

Looking at Hashirama's serious questioning, Tobirama couldn't help but put his hands over his face and spoke vaguely: No, the atmosphere among the elders is too... uh, too heated. He tried to find a suitable reason to explain.

Hashirama tilted his head in confusion and looked at Tobirama, not understanding why he suddenly said that. Tobirama put down his hand and returned to his cold expression, but his tone was filled with a hint of smile: Anyway, I don’t want to go in again, forget it, take it back, we’ll eat together with Itama.

Hashirama's eyes immediately lit up, he nodded excitedly, and went home happily holding the melon and his brother.

While the Senju brothers were having a great time, on the other side, the atmosphere in the Uchiha clan was particularly weird because of the sudden return of Uchiha Tsubaki.

Inside the room, Uchiha Tajima sat at the head of the group. His sharp eyes swept across the elders present like a hawk, and he was the first to ask: Tsubaki, how was the mission going? Why did you come back suddenly?

Uchiha Tsubaki answered respectfully: Clan leader, the mission went smoothly. Madara-sama has already gone to the Kingdom of Wind with other clan members with supplies. I came back because Madara-sama temporarily accepted an escort mission and sent me...

Ridiculous! The elder slapped the low table next to him and angrily interrupted Uchiha Tsubaki: This mission is so important, how can Madara disperse his combat power to perform other tasks? What if there is a problem with the supplies!

Uchiha Tsubaki opened his mouth to explain, but was interrupted by a group of elders who were talking at once.

The second elder frowned: How could Madara make such a decision?

The third elder mocked: Alas, although Madara has the Mangekyō Sharingan, he is still too young.

The fourth elder was dissatisfied: This important task should be carried out by experienced tribesmen, Madara...

Uchiha Tajima listened to the discussions of the elders around him, his face becoming more and more gloomy, and he shouted in a deep voice: Enough! As this shout sounded, a thick and cold chakra aura instantly covered the entire room, and the elders' voices froze, and they reluctantly stopped denouncing.

Uchiha Tajima looked around, and every elder he saw lowered his head. He then spoke again: Tsubaki, tell me clearly, what is the situation with the escort mission?

Uchiha Tsubaki suppressed his awe and spoke slowly: It's Senju Hashirama. As soon as he finished speaking, the Great Elder stood up in shock and said in disbelief: What? Senju Hashirama? !

The room, which had been quiet, was once again filled with noise as the elders began to talk.

The elder was in doubt: What did Uchiha Madara want to do? Escort Senju Hashirama? Is he crazy?

The third elder said sarcastically: Ha, I heard that his Mangekyō was due to the injury of Hashirama Senju... As expected!

The fourth elder was filled with righteous indignation: Could it be that he and Qianshou have an affair? ! Clan leader!

The second elder was puzzled: Wait, Hashirama Senju is so powerful that he doesn't need an escort, there must be some hidden story.

The elders' eyes turned to the clan leader at the head. Uchiha Tajima clenched his fists, his scarlet three-magatama Sharingan scanned the entire room, his gloomy face was intimidating.

...Tsubaki, please continue.

Uchiha Tsubaki swallowed, trying to stay calm, took out a few storage scrolls from his arms and unfolded them, while explaining: This is the reward given by Hashirama Senju, and it is also the reason why Lord Madara decided to accept the commission.

As Uchiha Tsubaki finished speaking, a large cloud of smoke dissipated with a "bang", and a large pile of utensils and boxes of various sizes filled the room.

The Great Elder frowned and asked: What are these?

Uchiha Tsubaki took a deep breath and carefully opened the seal of a container, showing the dark and sticky liquid inside to everyone. Under the puzzled gazes of everyone, he could hardly suppress his excitement and said with a slightly trembling voice: It's fuel!

! !

Without waiting for the elders to speak, Uchiha Tsubaki walked to the corner again and opened a large-caliber box. A bunch of round balls with green skin and black stripes filled the inside of the box. He held up a ball like presenting a treasure and said loudly: And this, watermelon!

Looking at everyone's stunned faces, Uchiha Tsubaki explained loudly: These fuel and watermelons are the rewards for Hashirama Senju. Lord Madara believes that these rewards are worth our acceptance of this escort mission. The convoy is protected by Lord Madara's Mangekyō and other clan members, which can ensure the smooth completion of the mission. Please rest assured, clan leaders and elders!

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The scene was silent. After a while, the Third Elder retracted the greed in his eyes and said dryly: Even with this reward, Qianshou and we are still enemies. How can we...

Uchiha Tsubaki frowned and retorted: Isn't Senju also included in our deal with the puppet master? Besides, it's just to escort them back. Such a simple task has such a generous reward, why should we refuse?

The third elder was refuted by the junior and instantly became angry and embarrassed: You ignorant kid, you...!

Cough

Uchiha Tajima coughed, interrupting the argument between the two. He spoke calmly: Do you know where these remunerations come from?

Uchiha Tsubaki was stunned and replied: The fuel is unclear, the watermelon seems to have been ripened by Hashirama Senju's Wood Release using watermelon seeds. They also plan to use the watermelon to reach a cooperation with Mizunotsuki.

The elder asked doubtfully: Wait, Mizunotsuki? What does that have to do with them?

The second elder was also surprised: What? Qianshou is still working with Mizunotsuki? How much will Qianshou earn?

Uchiha Tajima said in a deep voice: Tsubaki, tell me everything you know, remember, everything.

Uchiha Tsubaki pondered for a while, then told everything he knew. After a long time, he looked up nervously, and... that was it.

Everyone fell into deep thought after hearing this. Uchiha Tajima's fingers tapped the table rhythmically as all kinds of information flashed through his mind. Suddenly, the tapping stopped and everyone looked at the man sitting in the first seat.

The black-haired man stared at a pile of metal containers filled with fuel on the ground and said: Although watermelon is important, it is impossible to use so much fuel as a reward. There are only two possibilities: he is an idiot or he doesn't care about the fuel.

!

Uchiha Tajima raised the corners of his mouth, with a flickering light in his eyes, and spoke excitedly: There are only two possibilities for not caring, he is an idiot or he has more fuel.

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