Shattering the Ninja World: Adopted by the Second Hokage!
Chapter 11

Wits and Schemes

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Evening arrived.

Renye saw that it was about time. Without needing Tobirama Senju to remind him, he willingly went to the kitchen to make dinner.

After sensing the killing intent Tobirama Senju had released, Renye had thoroughly learned his lesson.

If it had been before, he would definitely have added chili peppers to the other man's food, but not this time.

He had no choice... With his strength still lacking, he could only play the grandson for now. Once he grew stronger in the future, he would come back and play the grandpa.

During dinner, Tobirama Senju noticed that Renye had, for once, not argued with him. For some reason, he found it a little boring.

He still preferred Renye's unruly look.

With that thought, Tobirama Senju slowly spoke. "Brat, why aren't you saying anything?"

Hearing that, Renye paused mid-bite and put down his chopsticks. "What do you want me to say?"

"Anything. Say whatever you want." Tobirama Senju looked at Renye with interest.

The previously defiant brat had become as obedient as a quail after his training. The feeling was indescribably satisfying.

"Don't talk while eating." Renye's face was expressionless.

He did not want to speak to Tobirama Senju right now. He even suspected that this white-haired man was baiting him into breaking the law.

He wanted to provoke him so he could kill him with perfect justification.

Heh, as expected of the inherently evil Tobirama Senju. His heart was truly filthy!

Tobirama Senju: "..."

He had not expected Renye to say that. That speechless feeling returned. Sure enough, Uchiha were still the same; they would not change so easily.

"Brat, how old are you?" Tobirama Senju asked.

He had taken Renye in for quite some time now, yet only just remembered that he did not know Renye's age.

Renye gave him an indifferent glance. "Six."

Clearly, this white-haired man was just looking for something to talk about. It would be safer to finish eating and leave as soon as possible.

With that in mind, Renye sped up his eating.

Tobirama Senju merely watched Renye in silence, impossible to tell what he was thinking.

"I'm done." Renye stood up and headed toward his room. "I'll go back to my room first."

Seeing this, Tobirama Senju quickly reminded him, "Brat, you haven't had your milk yet."

Renye stopped and watched Tobirama Senju bring out a glass of milk from the kitchen.

"white-haired uncle, why do I have to drink milk every day?" Renye asked helplessly.

Every time he drank a huge glass of milk after dinner, his stomach felt bloated when he went to bed.

"You're still growing. You have to drink milk," Tobirama Senju explained.

Renye took the milk and looked at Tobirama Senju suspiciously. He always felt that the old man had some unspeakable secret.

When Tobirama Senju saw that Renye did not drink the milk immediately, he knew Renye had become suspicious.

So he did not force Renye and slowly said, "It's fine if you don't want to drink it. It's just that milk helps with growth and development, especially for a brat your age."

Seeing that Tobirama Senju was not forcing him, Renye finally relaxed.

It seemed there should not be any problem with the milk.

If there really had been a problem, that old man would definitely have forced him to drink it.

Renye silently praised his own cleverness, then raised the milk and drained it in one gulp.

"I'll go back to my room first." With that, Renye turned and left.

Seeing this, Tobirama Senju's lips curled slightly into an almost imperceptible smile.

Heh, that naive Uchiha brat actually wanted to compete with me?

With just a small trick, he had made Renye completely lower his guard and obediently drink the milk mixed with Knockout Drug.

This move was called advancing by retreating!

What Tobirama Senju did not know was that after Renye turned around, his eyes flickered and his face turned livid.

He knew Tobirama Senju was up to no good. There had to be something wrong with the milk.

After returning to his room, he went to the bathroom and vomited up the milk.

After doing all that, Renye lay on the bed as though nothing had happened and closed his eyes.

He was waiting for Tobirama Senju to come over.

But after waiting for a long time, Tobirama Senju still did not come.

Renye could not help but wonder, could there really have been nothing wrong with the milk?

Had he really overthought it?

To be safe, Renye did not sleep. He worried that Tobirama Senju might come in the middle of the night.

Just like that, he waited until dawn, yet Tobirama Senju still did not come.

"Fuck, looks like I really overthought it." Renye was speechless.

He had even secretly admired his own intelligence earlier.

Yet after all that, he realized he had spent the entire night playing a battle of wits against thin air.

After staying up all night, Renye dragged his heavy body upright. The mirror reflected eyes full of bloodshot veins, with deep dark circles beneath them.

"Heh, I'm laughing at my own stupidity." Renye gave a bitter smile.

Dawn had only just broken, but he had no intention of going back to sleep.

Renye went to the training ground in the courtyard and began his morning training.

At that moment, Tobirama Senju opened the door. Looking at the diligently training Renye, he asked:

"Brat, do you need me to prepare breakfast for you?"

"Then I'll trouble you, Uncle." Renye continued training as he spoke.

Tobirama Senju went to the kitchen and began making breakfast for Renye.

When he had seen Renye's dark circles earlier, he had nearly laughed out loud in delight.

"Brat, you're still too young." Tobirama Senju wore a smug expression.

When Renye had not drunk the milk right away last night, he had known the brat was becoming suspicious.

Tobirama Senju had always been cautious, so he had not acted that night.

He suspected Renye had vomited up the milk after going back, because Uchiha brats could not be judged by common sense.

Evil Uchiha brats were extremely scheming.

Sure enough, he had guessed correctly.

He planned to keep drugging Renye during this period without taking action, then wait until later.

Breakfast was simple: bread and fried eggs.

He had just been about to call Renye inside to eat when he suddenly thought of something and revealed an evil smile.

He took out a bottle of milk and poured a glass, placing it on the table.

"Brats need to drink more milk."

Only after doing all that did he call Renye inside for breakfast.

When Renye entered and saw the milk on the table, his expression immediately froze.

Damn it, milk again!

It was because of that milk that he had not slept a wink all night.

Thinking of that, he wanted nothing more than to throw the milk away...

Tobirama Senju quietly observed Renye's reaction from the side. Seeing his expression, he felt secretly delighted.

Heh... A brat was still a brat. He really was too green.

"Brat, I have something to do, so I'm leaving first. Remember to wash the dishes after eating."

Tobirama Senju turned and left in satisfaction.

If he did not leave soon, he worried that he would not be able to stop himself from laughing out loud.

Whenever he saw an Uchiha suffer, he was extremely happy.

A wonderful day began with watching Renye suffer!

In high spirits, Tobirama Senju planned to secretly tinker with another Forbidden Technique behind Elder Brother's back today.

As the Shinobi World's Master of Forbidden Jutsu, inventing ninjutsu was as easy as playing.

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