Extra 1: If there was Ugetsu during the creation period (Twenty-six)
"Although Yu Yue is right, I have no idea at all."
Senju Hashirama sat in front of Uchiha Madara holding a pen.
"Ban, do you have any ideas?"
"Why do you think I would?"
Uchiha Madara frowned.
What makes Hashirama feel that he has an idea for something that he has no idea about?
"Hasn't Madara always been smarter than me?"
Senju Hashirama scratched his hair.
"Besides, aren't you from the same clan as that boy named Shisui?"
Senju Hashirama rubbed his hands.
"If they are all from the same race...right?"
Even if they are from the same clan two or three generations apart, they are still the same clan!
Uchiha Madara: "..."
"What if it was a Senju from a few generations later, would you ask him as well?"
Although they are of the same ethnic group, they live in different times, and their living environments and concerns are also different.
In this situation, who would have the nerve to ask for advice from their "fellow tribesmen"?
"Of course."
Senju Hashirama answered immediately.
It would be even better if it was Senju.
If Shisui could change to a Senju, Senju Hashirama could live in his house.
Uchiha Madara: ...
I forgot there's a guy here who doesn't care about his face.
"So Madara, you really don't consider going to him and asking?"
"No."
Uchiha Madara shook his head.
"Ms. Yu Yue is right. These are indeed issues we need to think about."
Uchiha Madara looked away from the paper.
Indeed, they have always longed for peace and hoped for a future where their children would not have to go to war.
But what kind of world is it exactly, and how should we live and support it...
They really hadn't thought about it.
Or rather, everything is too far away and too empty.
It’s just like people shouldn’t take stories in dreams too seriously. Knowing that it’s just a dream and has nothing to do with reality, but still wasting time and energy on it, isn’t it ridiculous?
The life of a ninja is often as fleeting as a shooting star. They cannot and will not have the time to waste on these things that are meaningless to reality.
That is why we are thinking about how to manage and continue peace.
When it comes to this, my mind goes blank.
I don’t even know how to write the first word.
Senju Hashirama scratched his hair and sat down next to him.
"Yeah, I originally thought that as long as I did it first, the rest would fall into place naturally... Even if it doesn't work out right away, it will work out in the end."
Who would think about the follow-up of something that you can’t even see the shadow of?
"I think it's too simple."
He let out a long sigh.
"Now that you know it, why don't you hurry up and write a plan?"
Uchiha Madara began to feel that he was a hindrance - why should he affect him if he couldn't write himself?
If it were in the past, when he didn't think things could succeed, he might have talked to Hashirama a little longer out of his longing for the future.
But now...compared to the friendship between the two of them, he wanted to think of a plan first.
"oh……"
Senju Hashirama walked out with his notebook in his hand, feeling a little disappointed. But when he reached the door, he turned around with hope:
"Madara, are you sure you don't want to ask Shisui for advice? I think this method is more reliable..."
“Fire Style…”
"I'm leaving! I'm leaving now!"
Senju Hashirama ran away.
Uchiha Madara retracted his gaze, sighed, and looked back at the piece of paper on the table that was almost entirely scratched. He was unable to write any new words for a long time.
He frowned and stared at the table:
“…”
Maybe... he should really go ask that Shisui?
It’s not for anything else, it’s just that there has been no progress, and that will affect Miss Yu Yue’s work progress...right?
Well, that's it.
Uchiha Madara was still struggling over whether to go or not, completely unaware that his younger brother had already visited him once - of course, he got nothing out of the visit (we only knew that the Uchiha people in later generations were still very powerful and did not go to the parlor or the kitchen), and Uchiha Izuna would definitely not take the initiative to mention such a shameful performance to his most beloved brother.
He wished he could erase this scene from the entire world without leaving any trace.
Because of this, he avoided Uchiha Shisui for a while.
Even when handing over work, it is completed as quickly as possible without stopping for even a second longer.
Although Uchiha Izuna thought that he had performed perfectly, but...
"What did you do?"
After Uchiha Izuna left, Ugetsu looked at the curly-haired young man curiously.
"Maybe Izuna has something urgent."
The young man who was asked just smiled.
"But I feel like he's avoiding you."
Ugetsu stroked his chin and narrowed his eyes.
But even though Shisui can joke, he is not the kind of person who would toy with other people's feelings or make things difficult for them. So what is going on?
She was really a little curious.
However, seeing that Shisui didn't seem to be prepared to believe the explanation, she naturally wouldn't be so tactless as to ask further questions.
Since Shisui can't find a breakthrough, then...what about asking Uchiha Izuna?
So she created an opportunity to be alone with Uchiha Izuna.
"Did Shisui do something nasty?"
Faced with Yu Yue's sudden question, Uchiha Izuna was confused at first, and then froze.
"That's not the case. Why would Miss Yu Yue think so?"
Uchiha Izuna tried to avoid the question by asking a rhetorical question.
Especially for questions like this, he believed that he had not left any substantial evidence.
As for the speculations... because they have no basis, people rarely bring them up. After all, it would be embarrassing to be told that it is 'not true'.
Generally speaking, the person asking the question holds the initiative - as long as they avoid the original topic, even if they want to ask again later, it will be difficult to continue because the topic has been missed.
Most of the time this is a very useful phrase.
But who is Yu Yue?
She has used this trick more often than the ninjas who mainly use physical force.
"Because it looks like Mr. Izuna is avoiding Shisui."
She responded with a grin.
"I also said that if Shisui did something wrong I would apologize on his behalf."
Uchiha Izuna: "...How could that be? I've just been busy lately."
He couldn't say that he wanted to take a shortcut and find Shisui, a fellow tribe member, to get an answer, right?
If this gets out, he will never be able to raise his head in front of those two annoying Thousand Hands for the rest of his life.
"You happened to be busy when you met Shisui ?"
Yu Yue asked again with a smile.
But she was just interested and didn't need to know, so she waved her hand and said:
"Well, you must have your reasons for doing this, I'm not ignorant.
You have to ask about other people’s secrets.”
Uchiha Izuna breathed a sigh of relief.
The other party is Miss Yu Yue. If she really keeps asking questions, I really don’t know what to do.
Although known for his agility and calmness, Uchiha Izuna is still a ninja.
There are many more times when you solve problems with your hands than with words.
Plus, he’s an Uchiha—how many people would have the courage to question or doubt an Uchiha?
"Then I'll take my leave first."
But even if Yu Yue didn't continue asking, Uchiha Izuna was not going to stay here any longer.
Who knows what will happen if we stay any longer?
The more you talk, the more mistakes you make. The best thing to do is just leave without giving any chance to continue the conversation.
"Well, go ahead."
The girl smiled and waved.
Then, the moment he opened the door, he said:
"If you're asking about the plan, you can be more open and aboveboard - after all, I didn't say we can't ask for outside help."
Very rarely, Uchiha Izuna tripped and stumbled.
……Oh.
Did I really get it right?
Yu Yue blinked - she actually didn't know what it was all about, she just thought she could give him a reminder and trick him at the same time.
Who would have thought that this scam would succeed?
It's a pity that there is no camera here, otherwise the picture of the 'famous Uchiha Izuna' staggering would have been a famous scene.
What a pity.
The moment he closed the door and stood in the corridor, Uchiha Izuna let out a long sigh and relaxed a little.
Although he knew that Miss Yu Yue was very powerful before, at this moment, he really felt like he had survived a disaster.
It seems that I have to be more careful when facing Miss Yu Yue in the future.
The other party may not know ninjutsu, nor does he have the bloodline limit of eye techniques, but his observation skills and understanding of human hearts are extraordinary.
If you're not careful, you'll end up falling over.
"What did Izuna-sama say to Miss Ugetsuki?"
However, before Uchiha Izuna could catch his breath, a faint voice sounded beside his ear.
Uchiha Izuna was not frightened by the sudden appearance of the person, but felt a chill down her spine because of his tone, which sounded like "resentment" or something else.
He turned his head and saw
The curly-haired young man sent by Miss Yu Yue was looking at him while holding documents.
Although there was a smile on that slightly immature face, there was no smile in his eyes.
This is really...
At the same time, a feeling of dissatisfaction also surged from the bottom of my heart.
"Nothing, but you are a little too nosy."
It's just like a watchdog guarding its master.
Even if you are my personal assistant, you can't ask me everything, right?
However, Uchiha Shisui did not walk away, but continued to look at the other party with a smile.
Uchiha Izuna almost sighed when he saw her attitude of not giving up until she got the answer.
"Miss Yu Yue just asked if there was anything going on between you and me... and also said that we can openly ask you to be our external aid. After all, she didn't say that we can't ask for help."
The young man smiled brightly after getting the answer.
"Of course it's no problem, Izuna-sama, you can ask me any questions you have... well, as long as it's during normal hours."
What is normal time and abnormal time?
Ninjas work day and night, so what is normal and abnormal?
The enemy will not act because of your 'normality'.
Uchiha Izuna snorted coldly, but didn't take it seriously in the end.
——His feeling told him that even if he asked what 'normal time' was, the answer he would get would definitely not make him happy.
"Oh, that's right."
At the moment they passed each other, Uchiha Shisui suddenly called out to the person again as if he remembered something.
"There is a guy called Black Zetsu... um, Black Shadow."
"I don't know what his true identity is, I just know that he has been keeping an eye on the Uchiha for so many years and can't bear to see them get better. Now that everyone wants to live a good life , he will most likely come to Izuna-sama."
"Looking for me?"
Uchiha Izuna narrowed his eyes.
As for what the black shadow of Black Zetsu was, he had no recollection of such a thing existing - after all, he had investigated so much information (including that within the clan), and had never seen such a thing.
"Yes, and there's a high chance that they'll try to get close to you by saying 'I'm on your side' or something like that."
"...Ha, then let him try."
Uchiha Izuna snorted coldly and strode away.
Seeing Uchiha Izuna's reaction, Uchiha Shisui just smiled -
It's just a favor to do.
And he also believed in Lord Izuna, so just a reminder like this would be enough to prevent him from being caught off guard.
And Uchiha Izuna did remember this incident.
But he just kept it in mind and didn't take it to heart - are you kidding? Is he the kind of person who would let down his guard when someone says a few nice words to him?
Besides, it’s still unclear whether this thing exists or not.
Uchiha Izuna recalled his memory again and confirmed that he had never seen any records about this thing.
But speaking of records.
Uchiha Izuna paused and turned towards the Uchiha Shrine.
Some information should indeed be sorted out.
Although they may not all be used now, judging from the way Miss Yu Yue is acting, they will surely come in handy sooner or later.
Uchiha Izuna walked into the shrine, and almost immediately realized that something was wrong with the stone tablet.
He chopped at the stone tablet almost reflexively.
Then the stone tablet spoke:
"Don't...don't cut me!"
Then, a black shadow like mud emerged from the stone tablet and gathered together to form a ball of black mud.
"I am... the consciousness of the Uchiha Shrine. I am on your side."
Uchiha Izuna: "..."
That kid, is he a jinx?
