In the early morning, bright sunlight shone on Senju Tobirama's face.
Because of the good habit he had maintained for a long time, Senju Tobirama's biological clock had always controlled him to wake up at six in the morning.
But today, he rarely slept until nine in the morning.
This actually wasn't too late. Many ninjas who weren't on missions would wake up around this time in their free time, or even sleep until noon. But according to the rules of the Hokage building, Senju Tobirama was already late.
"Damn Uchiha Makoto, this is all your fault!"
"Sooner or later, I'll fucking kill you!"
Senju Tobirama complained.
Being blackmailed and threatened by Uchiha Makoto again was indeed a sorrowful thing. This meant Senju Tobirama had to do some things he didn't want to do again, and his soul would become even more chaotic and dirty.
But after getting Uchiha Makoto's guarantee, Senju Tobirama also felt a rare sense of relief.
Uchiha Makoto was indeed a bastard, but he was also truly reliable; he had never broken his promises.
The pressure the Uchiha Clan had put on Senju Tobirama recently was simply too great. Now his long-tensed nerves were finally relieved, allowing him to sleep like a baby.
Although Senju Tobirama wouldn't receive any punishment even if he was late, he was still very unhappy in his heart.
Being late... this is all Uchiha Makoto's fault!!
After cursing in his heart for a while, he quickly finished washing up, and then hurried to the Hokage building without eating breakfast.
Because of Konoha's reform, the administrative staff of the Hokage building had expanded by nearly a third in a very short time. The corridors were filled with busy workers walking back and forth.
Senju Tobirama looked at the clerks coming and going, feeling it necessary to expand the Hokage building by a few more floors, at least higher than the Hikarikage building!
Naturally, Senju Tobirama thought of Uchiha Makoto again.
This guy really exudes influence on Konoha every moment.
Truly bad luck.
"Lord Tobirama!"
"Lord Tobirama!"
"Hmm..."
No one pursued the matter of Senju Tobirama being late. Amidst greetings, Senju Tobirama arrived at the Hokage's office.
Unlike usual.
Senju Hashirama appeared early in the Hokage's office.
"Big Brother, why are you here suddenly?"
"Tobirama, you're finally here."
Senju Tobirama looked at Senju Hashirama's familiar figure.
His big brother usually wouldn't come here; this was a rare occurrence.
There was even a steaming breakfast on the Hokage's desk.... Did he know I didn't eat breakfast and prepared this for me?
Big Brother, you still have some conscience.
Senju Tobirama couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. However, he still maintained his deadpan face, not showing anything unusual. He picked up the breakfast on the table and gobbled it down.
"Sigh... Tobirama, tell me, what's wrong with Madara? He keeps avoiding me."
"I even prepared breakfast to visit him today, to discuss things with him, but I was rejected again. The Naka Shrine is the Uchiha ancestral hall; I can't enter at all...."
Senju Hashirama muttered continuously. Ever since Uchiha Makoto left, he had been given the cold shoulder by Uchiha Madara again.
Making him have no one to talk intimately with now. (Uzumaki Mito: ???)
And Senju Tobirama, who was halfway through eating, suddenly coughed a few times... Damn, it turns out this wasn't breakfast prepared for me.
It's Uchiha Madara again!
Madara, Madara, Madara, Big Brother, you only know Uchiha Madara. This guy is as annoying as Uchiha Makoto.
I'm not eating anymore!
Senju Tobirama put down the rice ball in his hand, enduring the unhappiness in his heart, and then focused his attention on another matter.... Big Brother carried breakfast to the Uchiha Clan grounds to discuss things with Uchiha Madara; what exactly was it for?
Soon, Senju Tobirama had a guess in his heart. It must be because of the Six Kage Summit.
In the entire Konoha, in terms of identity, status, and merit, even if the Uchiha Clan did nothing, Uchiha Madara was actually the most suitable candidate to accompany Senju Hashirama to participate in the Six Kage Summit.
This naturally made Senju Tobirama very unhappy, which was why he had been working so hard to build momentum for himself in Konoha recently, and even asked his sister-in-law Uzumaki Mito to whisper in Senju Hashirama's ear.
But it seemed he still failed.
Big Brother, you are a guy who sides with outsiders!!
Hmph, fortunately, I was one step ahead and made a deal with Uchiha Makoto in advance.
"Big Brother, what did you intend to discuss with Uchiha Madara?"
"Tobirama, I was just about to tell you about this. Originally, I wanted to take Madara to participate in the Six Kage Summit, but now it seems impossible."
"So, Tobirama, you accompany me."
Senju Hashirama said this.
Since Uchiha Madara couldn't accompany him to the Six Kage Summit, he could only let Tobirama accompany him.
....Something he had been longing for was finally realized now.
But Senju Tobirama still couldn't be happy because this was different from what he imagined.
In Senju Tobirama's view, this honor should have been obtained after he went through several waves and gained the support of Konoha ninja clans and villagers. Then, with the blessing of public opinion, Uchiha Madara had to yield, and finally, he followed his big brother to participate in the Six Kage Summit.
But the reality was cold.
Senju Tobirama's deliberate considerations and actions did play a certain role, but more critically, because Uchiha Makoto exerted force behind the scenes, Uchiha Madara suddenly gave the cold shoulder to his big brother for some reason, and finally, this matter fell on his head.
Hmph... Big Brother, you really are a bastard!
Thinking of this.
Although the current situation was indeed improving, both Uchiha Makoto in Akatsuki Village eyeing Konoha covetously and Uchiha Madara hiding in the dark of the Uchiha Clan grounds plotting something unknown brought huge pressure to Senju Tobirama.
He felt it necessary to start that secret experiment in advance.
It just so happened that Uchiha Makoto had been killing people very frequently recently. Nobles and wealthy merchants kept exploding gold coins for Akatsuki Village, which also enriched Senju Tobirama's private small treasury, allowing him to buy a lot of experimental equipment he couldn't afford before.
Although it hadn't involved big shots of the Land of Fire yet, they were still wealthy enough to dominate a region.
Senju Tobirama felt Uchiha Makoto did it on purpose.... He wanted to leave the big shots for him to kill, further alienating the relationship between Konoha and the Land of Fire.
But now wasn't the time to consider so much. He had to do his best to secure the position of Hokage.
Strength was always Senju Tobirama's biggest shortcoming....
Senju Tobirama felt he needed to prepare early.
"Big Brother, are you free now? Come, go to the laboratory with me. I'll give you a physical examination."
"Ah... examination? My body is fine."
"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and follow me."