Cook Me Two Dishes

Senju Clan Compound.

Tobirama Senju led Renye toward his residence.

The news that he had adopted an Uchiha child had already spread throughout the Senju Clan.

Along the way, Senju Clan Members regarded Renye with varied expressions—curiosity, shock, disgust...

Renye ignored the reactions around him and silently followed behind Tobirama Senju, considering his plans for the future.

Compared to being adopted by Tobirama Senju, he would rather have stayed in the Uchiha Clan Compound.

Given Tobirama Senju's wariness toward the Uchiha, Renye would absolutely have no privacy in the Senju Clan from now on. That would make many things impossible to carry out.

He looked at Tobirama Senju's back with a resentful expression.

He had no idea what had gotten into the Senju brothers that they actually wanted to adopt him.

Before long, the two arrived at their destination.

Tobirama Senju's residence was located in a quiet area of the Senju Clan Compound, far from the bustling market and commercial streets.

"Come in with me." Tobirama Senju pushed open the door and walked into the courtyard.

Renye curiously surveyed the courtyard. Several tall Cherry Blossom Trees grew there, their blossoms in full bloom. Pink petals drifted down one after another, carpeting the entire courtyard.

"Pretty stylish, actually," Renye muttered softly.

Tobirama Senju: "..."

Clearly, he had heard Renye.

"This will be your room from now on." Tobirama Senju pointed to a room.

"Got it." Renye nodded, pushed open the door, and walked inside.

Seeing Renye's arrogant manner, Tobirama Senju could not help thinking of someone. He snapped irritably, "Damned Uchiha brat!"

Along the way, Renye had thoroughly thought things through.

No matter how much that old man Tobirama Senju hated the Uchiha, he would not be insane enough to harm an Uchiha child.

Of course, that was on the condition that Konoha had already been established.

If this had been the Warring States Period, he would probably have been more than happy to send an Uchiha child on his way early...

Since Tobirama Senju would not kill him, what was there to fear?

Besides, with Hashirama Senju, that nice old man, around, as long as he did not court death, Tobirama Senju could not do anything to him.

Renye examined the room. It was far better than where he had lived before.

Tobirama Senju leaned against the doorframe with his arms crossed, looking down at Renye. His voice was low as he said,

"Rude Uchiha brat, you haven't introduced yourself yet."

For some reason, Renye found Tobirama Senju's attitude unpleasant. He said coldly,

"My name is Renye, Uchiha Renye. What about you, white-haired uncle?"

Tobirama Senju had not expected Renye to answer like that and froze slightly.

As expected of an evil Uchiha child. He refuses to lose out even a little!

"Renye, huh? My name is Tobirama, Tobirama Senju!" Tobirama Senju said.

"Oh, white-haired uncle, can you stop copying the way I talk?" Renye curled his lip.

Is this the future Second Hokage? He feels kind of childish!

Tobirama Senju's mouth twitched, and he unconsciously clenched his fists.

His fists were hard!

"Heh, brat, you should be glad you were born in a good era!" Tobirama Senju said coldly.

If this had been five years ago, why would he need to waste so many words?

The moment he encountered an Uchiha, he would have gone straight in with a Flying Thunder God Slash!

"Luckily, I was born in a good era!" Renye nodded in deep agreement. "Otherwise, I really would be worried you'd attack me."

Tobirama Senju: "..."

He suddenly realized that this brat did not seem as well-behaved as he looked.

"All right, Uncle, stop standing around like an idiot. I'm hungry... Go cook me two dishes already!" Renye said.

Tobirama Senju looked at Renye in disbelief and exclaimed, "You're telling me to cook for you?!"

Renye spread his hands helplessly. "I'm only six years old right now. You can't expect me to cook for myself, can you?"

Hearing that, Tobirama Senju stared expressionlessly at Renye. Only after a long while did he turn and leave.

Watching Tobirama Senju walk away, Renye said with a grin,

"White-haired uncle, add more chili peppers. I like spicy food!"

At those words, Tobirama Senju suddenly stumbled and nearly fell.

Once he saw Tobirama Senju enter the kitchen, Renye's smile vanished, and he closed the door.

"As expected, my guess was right," Renye murmured.

It seemed Tobirama Senju had been threatened by Hashirama Senju. As for the exact reason, he did not know. Perhaps he could pry it out of Tobirama Senju later.

At the very least, Tobirama Senju would not do anything to him now. He would even meet some outrageous demands.

What Renye had just done was test Tobirama Senju's limits. It could also be called a compliance test.

The conclusion was that although Tobirama Senju had been forced to adopt Renye, aside from finding him unpleasant and giving him no real privacy, he would not actually do anything to him...

Thinking that, Renye could not help letting out a sigh of relief.

He then sat cross-legged on the floor and began cultivating Chakra extraction.

Regularly practicing Chakra extraction allowed one to better grasp the ratio and method of blending physical energy and Spiritual Energy, making the extraction process more practiced and efficient. It also allowed Chakra to be used more efficiently when performing ninjutsu.

After Tobirama Senju reluctantly finished making dinner, he prepared to call Renye to eat.

This was absurd beyond absurd!

He, Tobirama Senju, the person in Konoha who hated the Uchiha most, had actually ended up personally cooking for an Uchiha Clan Member!

While stir-frying earlier, he had nearly been unable to resist spitting into the food.

That evil Uchiha brat wanted to eat the dishes he cooked? He could eat spit instead!

Fortunately, he held back. Otherwise, Renye would only have been able to eat his spit...

Tobirama Senju looked at the tightly shut door, feeling somewhat curious.

What was that brat doing in there?

Tobirama Senju used his sensory abilities and discovered Renye sitting cross-legged in the room, intently extracting Chakra.

Tobirama Senju froze slightly and murmured, "This brat..."

He had not expected Renye to be so diligent at such a young age. Judging from the efficiency of his extraction, it was clearly the result of long-term training.

In peacetime, children Renye's age generally loved to play. Few would train seriously.

For a moment, his impression of Renye improved considerably.

Tobirama Senju walked to the door and called into the room, "Brat, dinner!"

Renye opened the door and raised a brow. "Uncle, how's your cooking? I'm very picky, you know!"

Tobirama Senju: "..."

All right, his impression of Renye had plummeted back to rock bottom.

The two went to the kitchen. Renye looked at the dishes on the table and curled his lip.

"Uncle, your cooking is really hard to put into words."

Tobirama Senju's face darkened. He said coldly, "I have Military Rations Pills here. Are you eating them or not?"

As he spoke, he took out two Military Rations Pills.

"Ahem, I was joking." Renye decisively sat down on his knees before the table and began eating with gusto.

Although the food did not look very appetizing, it did not taste good either.

It seemed he would have to handle the cooking himself from now on.