Hashirama's Suggestion

Konoha, Year Five.

"Renye, Lord Madara really left." a spiky-haired child said to the arrogant child in front of him, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, his expression complex.

Renye had said Lord Madara would leave Konoha in a few days.

He hadn't believed it then, but now, just a few days later, it had come true.

The spiky-haired child was named Shun Uchiha, and he was on good terms with Renye.

"Okay, I got it." Renye spat out the grass, his expression calm, as if he had known all along.

"Renye, how did you know Lord Madara left?" the spiky-haired child asked curiously.

Even the powerful shinobi in the clan didn't know Lord Madara had left, so how did Renye know?

"It's only natural." Renye looked at Shun and said, "Lord Madara had previously summoned the clan members to leave with him, but they didn't want to give up the hard-won peace, so no one was willing to go with Lord Madara. And Lord Madara, being so arrogant, would surely leave alone."

"So that's how it is!" Shun Uchiha suddenly understood, then said indignantly, "If I had known Lord Madara was leaving today, I would have definitely followed him!"

"Even if you wanted to follow Lord Madara, he wouldn't take a brat like you," Renye pouted. Madara Uchiha had grand ambitions and wouldn't bring a burden along.

Hearing this, Shun Uchiha immediately became displeased.

He sized Renye up and down, muttering under his breath, "Hmph, you're not even as tall as I am."

Renye: "..."

That was the truth, hitting him right in his sore spot, leaving him speechless for a moment.

Renye was six years old this year, standing at 1.2 meters tall. In contrast, Shun Uchiha, also six years old, astonishingly stood at 1.4 meters, a full head taller than Renye. This height wasn't like that of a six-year-old; no one would object if he were mistaken for ten. Renye often wondered what this guy ate to grow so fast. He had even observed him for a while but found no reason. Renye finally concluded that Shun had simply developed faster than him.

"Alright, you can leave now." Renye waved his hand, signaling Shun Uchiha to depart.

Seeing this, Shun Uchiha hesitated for a moment before saying, "Renye, why don't you go back to the orphanage?"

Renye frowned, annoyed. "I'm not going to the orphanage. I can take care of myself, so you don't need to worry about me."

"Okay." Shun Uchiha sighed and turned to leave.

After Shun Uchiha left, Renye closed the courtyard gate and returned to his room.

"Madara Uchiha defected," Renye murmured to himself.

Renye had a secret he had kept hidden: he was actually a reincarnator. When he first learned he had reincarnated as an Uchiha, he was a little scared. He worried he had arrived at the wrong time, perhaps during the Night of the Uchiha Clan Extermination. That would have been disastrous! Later, he inquired and learned that it was during the founding period of Konoha. This made Renye breathe a sigh of relief. The founding period was relatively peaceful in the history of the ninja world, with low risk and plenty of time to develop. After all, with Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha around, which country would dare to eye the Land of Fire? It would be good enough if Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju didn't eye them.

The original body's parents were killed by the Senju Clan before Konoha was founded. The young him was placed in an orphanage run by the Uchiha Clan, essentially an orphanage filled with Uchiha orphans who had lost their parents. Shun Uchiha was someone the original body met at the orphanage. After Renye reincarnated, he requested to leave the orphanage. The orphanage director was initially worried about Renye living alone, but after his persistent efforts, she agreed and arranged a small courtyard for him. Every orphan in the Uchiha Clan received a monthly subsidy. Although the money wasn't much, it was enough for food and drink.

Renye sat cross-legged on the ground and began to refine his chakra. The chakra refinement method was not a secret in the Uchiha Clan. As a major clan during the Warring States Period, they had these resources... Every Uchiha clan member, upon reaching a suitable age, could receive the chakra refinement method for free, which was equivalent to an early test for ninja talent. Although the founding period was relatively peaceful, no matter when it was, strength was always the most important thing! Only with one's own strength could one have the power to protect themselves. Therefore, Renye trained diligently every day. In addition to chakra refinement, he also needed to undergo physical training. He was still young and couldn't overexert himself with training, otherwise, his height would be stunted at 1.5 meters, and his life would be over.

Hokage's Office.

"Why did Madara do that?"

Upon learning of Madara's defection, the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, gazed at the Konoha Village emblem hanging on the wall, his heart filled with a complex mix of emotions.

He slowly stood up, placing his hands on his desk and his knuckles turned white from the force.

Memories of his time with Madara flashed through his mind, from their childhood encounter to their vows to establish Konoha Village together, and then to the subsequent disagreements…

"Hmph, it seems we've finally reached this point," Tobirama Senju snorted, his eyes showing undisguised disgust.

He had always been wary of Madara Uchiha. Although his elder brother, Hashirama, had tried to maintain the friendship between the Senju and Uchiha, he still worried that the Uchiha Clan would bring danger to Konoha.

As expected, that Madara fellow was as ambitious as he had predicted.

If only he hadn't listened to his brother's advice back then and had forcefully eliminated Madara Uchiha!

Seeing Hashirama Senju looking so lost and dejected, Tobirama Senju was furious and quickly ordered:

"Brother, immediately notify all Jonin except for the Uchiha to gather. Closely monitor the movements of the Uchiha Clan. I don't want any more disturbances in the village!"

Hashirama Senju looked at Tobirama Senju with annoyance at his words and reprimanded him:

"It's precisely because you've always harbored doubts about the Uchiha and targeted them at every turn that Madara left. It's all your fault!"

Clearly, Hashirama blamed Tobirama entirely for Madara's defection.

Tobirama Senju: "???"

He looked at Hashirama Senju in disbelief, his eyes wide with shock, as if he hadn't expected his elder brother to say such a thing.

He didn't understand what his brother was thinking, to attribute Madara Uchiha's defection to himself.

Just as Tobirama Senju was about to retort, Hashirama Senju said earnestly:

"Tobirama, the war between the Senju and the Uchiha ended long ago. You need to learn to let go of hatred..."

Tobirama Senju remained silent, listening to his brother's rambling with a cold expression.

This situation had happened more than once. It was all the same talk about letting go of hatred, accepting the Uchiha, Konoha being a big family, and unity being the most important thing. He couldn't be bothered to listen anymore.

However, what Hashirama Senju said next completely stunned him.

"Tobirama, I think you have prejudice against the Uchiha, so I want you to adopt an orphan from the Uchiha. I hope that by interacting with this child, you can let go of your hatred for the Uchiha," Hashirama Senju said.

"Brother, you're not joking, are you!" Tobirama Senju roared.

"I'm serious," Hashirama Senju replied with a solemn expression.

"No, absolutely not!"

Seeing that his brother was not joking, Tobirama Senju became furious.

He couldn't understand how his brother could come up with such a brainless suggestion...

Did his head get stuck in a door?

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