"I think I saw Renya."
Senju Hashirama recalled the fragment of memory that had just flashed through his mind and scratched his head in confusion.
"Renya?" Tsunade subconsciously looked around when she heard that and asked in puzzlement, "Where?"
She didn't see Renya in the courtyard. Didn't they say Renya and Danzo had gone traveling?
Logically, they had only left a few days ago. It was impossible for them to be back so soon.
"No, I mean when I was young, I think I saw Renya..."
Senju Hashirama said weakly.
Although this sounded ridiculous, he wasn't joking.
A memory suddenly appeared in his mind. When he was young and fighting Uchiha Madara, he suddenly noticed two people in the distance staring at them.
When he focused his eyes, the two were actually Renya and Danzo...
"Grandpa, what nonsense are you talking about?" Tsunade clearly didn't believe him.
When Grandpa was young, Renya probably hadn't even been born yet. How could he possibly have seen Renya?
"I'm not talking nonsense. I really saw Renya!"
Senju Hashirama frowned and pondered. The memory in his mind didn't feel fake at all—it was as if he had really experienced it himself.
"Grandpa, are we doing this or not?"
Tsunade treated it as Grandpa having lost all his money yesterday and now hallucinating.
"Yes, yes, let's continue!"
Hearing that, Senju Hashirama stopped dwelling on it. The most important thing right now was to win all of Tsunade's money.
Then tonight he'd take that money to the casino and try to win it back big.
As for the matter of Renya appearing in his memory, he had long since tossed it to the back of his mind.
Whether it was true or false, he could just ask Renya when he came back.
The grandfather and granddaughter continued their fierce battle at the gambling table, and Senju Hashirama's hearty laughter rang out from time to time.
...
Senju Tobirama's laboratory.
"Tobirama-sama, what's wrong with you?"
Orochimaru noticed Senju Tobirama standing there in a daze and couldn't help asking curiously.
Could it be that something had gone wrong with their experiment?
"It's nothing. I just got distracted."
Senju Tobirama shook his head and didn't mention the fragment of memory that had flashed through his mind.
While doing the experiment just now, some memories from his youth had surfaced in his mind, including a strange Uchiha clansman.
He only remembered going to the battlefield to check it out. As for what happened after that, he couldn't recall.
Senju Tobirama felt doubtful. Had he really experienced something like that when he was young?
Seeing this, Orochimaru didn't pay it much mind and continued the research they had been doing.
But just as the experiment started again, the notebook in Senju Tobirama's hand suddenly fell to the ground.
Right after that came his incredulous exclamation.
"Renya?! And Danzo too?!"
Orochimaru: "???"
What happened? Out of nowhere, why was Tobirama-sama calling Renya-sensei and the Third Hokage's name?
...
"Parallel timeline," eastern battlefield of the Land of Fire.
"That old guy finally made it."
Renya sensed Senju Tobirama's aura rapidly approaching, and an interested look finally appeared on his calm face.
"Go easy. Don't hurt Tobirama-sensei," Shimura Danzo said worriedly.
He was really afraid that the time they had come to was actually the past of their own timeline—if it really was as he suspected.
Renya beating up Tobirama-sensei—he had no idea what kind of impact that would cause...
Although he knew Renya seemed unable to change history in this timeline, better safe than sorry.
If history really were changed, would their own timeline end up with uncontrollable variables?
He didn't tell Renya his guess. After all, that guy would only say this was a parallel timeline.
Even if he said it, Renya wouldn't listen. So he might as well not say anything for now.
"Relax. I know what I'm doing!"
Renya jumped down from the tree, excitedly cracking his knuckles.
The naturally evil Senju Tobirama—today I'll make you pay the price you deserve!
Very soon, Senju Tobirama led a group of Senju clansmen to the battlefield.
"Tobirama, why are you here?!"
Seeing his younger brother arrive while he was fighting Madara, Senju Hashirama showed a shocked expression.
Hadn't he ordered Tobirama not to come to the battlefield without permission? Why was Tobirama suddenly disobeying his orders?
"Big brother, I'll explain after the fight!"
Senju Tobirama didn't have time to waste here. His gaze fell on Renya and Shimura Danzo in the distance.
Those two gave him the feeling of having come on vacation, completely out of place with the brutal slaughter on the battlefield.
That long-haired guy should be that Uchiha clansman.
And the way that guy was looking at him felt very wrong, as if his target from the very beginning was him.
It had to be said—Senju Tobirama was extremely accurate at reading people...
"You go support the clan. I'll handle those two."
Senju Tobirama instructed the Senju clansmen and then, without the slightest fear, walked up to the two of them.
Seeing Tobirama-sensei in his younger days, Shimura Danzo felt inexplicably guilty.
He was worried that what they did here would let the Tobirama-sensei of the future find out.
If that really happened, they would be completely finished.
For a moment, he didn't even dare meet Tobirama-sensei's sharp gaze and subconsciously stood behind his good friend, as if only then could he feel a bit of safety.
Renya naturally noticed Danzo's small movement, but he didn't care, thinking his good friend just couldn't bear to bully the young Tobirama.
But that was fine. He could handle this kind of thing himself.
At this moment, someone still hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation. Looking at Senju Tobirama walking toward them, a sinister smile appeared on his face.
"Hehehe, you must be Senju Tobirama!"
The young Senju Tobirama frowned instinctively when he saw Renya's arrogant smile.
Strange—why did he feel no disgust toward the Uchiha in front of him?
By all rights, he could hate every Uchiha clansman equally, yet he didn't feel that kind of hatred toward the person before him.
But he quickly reacted.
He must have fallen under this naturally evil Uchiha's genjutsu!
He wanted to make me lower my guard, then take me out by surprise!
Senju Tobirama quickly suppressed the strange feeling in his heart and stared solemnly at Renya in front of him, as well as Shimura Danzo hiding behind him.
Even though the guy in the back hadn't shown any hostility, who could guarantee this wasn't just a trick to confuse him?!
"Uchiha, you're not qualified to know my identity!"
When dealing with Uchiha, Tobirama had no intention of talking. He decisively and directly launched an attack.
Seeing this, Shimura Danzo immediately pulled back, not wanting to get mixed up in this at all.
Watching the two of them start fighting, he muttered under his breath.
"Hopefully it's not what I'm imagining..."
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