Renye's Chakra

Mission complete. Yusuke Senju led the group back to the village.

Because Danzō and Renye were injured, their pace wasn't fast.

Stopping and starting along the way, the four of them took a full three days to return to Konoha.

On the other side, Tanaka Senju had the unconscious Hiruzen Sarutobi and Homura Mitokado tucked under his arms, rushing toward the village.

Kagami Uchiha followed behind, looking pretty badly injured himself.

Tanaka Senju wore a grim expression: "I knew I shouldn't have agreed to let you take a B-rank mission."

Earlier, the three had clamored to take a B-rank mission, and Tanaka Senju had inexplicably given in.

But the mission targets turned out to be two chunin and one genin.

Three freshly graduated genin—how could they match up?

Within two minutes of fighting, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Homura Mitokado were beaten senseless, leaving only Kagami Uchiha struggling desperately.

If he hadn't stepped in when he did, those three would've been meeting their ancestors.

If Lord Tobirama found out about this, he'd be chewed out for sure.

The two teams met at Konoha's main gate.

"Tanaka, what happened to you?" Yusuke Senju raised an eyebrow.

"Ah, don't even ask." Tanaka Senju sighed and explained: "These brats insisted on taking a B-rank mission, but they weren't strong enough and nearly got themselves killed."

Renye watched the two severely injured, unconscious figures, the corner of his mouth twitching.

Good grief, they were banged up pretty bad!

Danzō Shimura wore a smug, gloating smile.

At first, he'd worried that Hiruzen's team would outperform theirs on the mission.

Now, seeing them in such a sorry state, he felt a lot better.

"Kagami, you alright?" Danzō actually cracked a rare smile.

Kagami Uchiha scratched his head awkwardly. "I'm... fine."

Back when they'd taken the B-rank mission, the three had bragged about it in front of Danzō. Never expected the slap in the face to come so fast.

"I'll talk to you later—I'm taking them for treatment first."

Tanaka Senju ran off toward Konoha Hospital.

Kagami Uchiha limped along behind him.

"Haha, that's hilarious." Danzō laughed up at the sky.

He'd thought Hiruzen's team was so impressive for taking a B-rank mission.

Turns out that's all they were?

"Hahaha... cough, cough!"

He laughed too hard and accidentally pulled at his wounds, his face instantly turning pale.

Renye: "..."

Was this what they meant by joy turning to sorrow?

Yusuke Senju's mouth twitched. "I'd better take you to the hospital too."

After a simple bandaging at Konoha Hospital, Renye went home.

Tobirama Senju Residence.

Counting travel time, this mission had taken five days total.

Renye pushed open the door and entered the courtyard.

Tobirama Senju heard the noise and walked out of his study, a flash of delight in his eyes that vanished in an instant. "You're back, kid."

These past few days with Renye gone, even his meals hadn't tasted right.

He'd realized Renye had spoiled his palate—he had no appetite for anyone else's cooking.

Tobirama Senju was about to tell Renye to whip up a couple of dishes, but before he could speak, he seemed to notice something and instinctively furrowed his brow.

In his perception, Renye's Chakra had changed. It had turned very cold and sinister, inexplicably making him feel disgusted.

"This kid..." Tobirama Senju's eyes flickered.

Renye was baffled. What was up with this Old Man suddenly changing his face out of nowhere?

He hadn't done anything to provoke him, had he?

Could it be... the guy was going through menopause?

Just as Renye was racking his brain, Tobirama Senju spoke: "Kid, did you awaken the Sharingan?"

"Uncle, how did you know?" Renye was shocked.

He hadn't even told Tobirama Senju yet, and the guy already knew?

Tobirama Senju wore an expression that said "I knew it."

Under his long-term observation of the Uchiha Clan, he had discovered that whenever an Uchiha Clan Member awakened the Sharingan, their Chakra underwent a change.

The higher the level of the Sharingan, the colder and more sinister the Chakra became.

And he happened to despise that cold, sinister feeling.

Usually, the colder and more sinister an Uchiha's Chakra was, the more prone they were to extremism and dangerous actions.

This was precisely why Tobirama Senju always kept his guard up against the Uchiha.

In his view, the Uchiha Clan were a bunch of lunatics—powerful lunatics at that, and no one knew when they might snap...

If those madmen ever lost it, the village would definitely suffer!

"Kid, open your Sharingan and show me." Tobirama Senju's gaze locked onto Renye's eyes.

Renye was puzzled by the man's intent but complied anyway.

A single black tomoe appeared near his pupil.

The moment he Awakened the eyes, Tobirama Senju could clearly sense Renye's normally calm Chakra begin to surge wildly, turning cold and violent.

Yet that cold, sinister feeling vanished almost immediately.

Tobirama Senju fell into thought.

What secrets were hidden in the Uchiha Clan's eyes?

Why did Awakening the eyes cause such a drastic change in personality?

He decided to thoroughly study Renye's Sharingan that night.

"Alright, kid." Tobirama Senju said.

Hearing this, Renye slowly closed his Sharingan.

This Old Man was acting strange, and Renye had no idea what he was up to.

Evening.

Tobirama Senju sat at the table, eating Renye's cooking with satisfaction.

Sure enough, this kid's cooking was the best.

The past few days, he'd made his own meals and found them barely edible, with no desire to eat.

Before long, every dish on the table was cleaned up.

Tobirama Senju wiped his mouth, his gaze sweeping over Renye's bandaged shoulder: "Kid, I heard you went on a B-rank mission?"

Renye nodded and replied, "The difficulty exceeded expectations."

The scene flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern—Danzō becoming the team's weak link, Koharu going to treat Danzō, himself fighting The Strongman, trapped in a desperate situation...

This mission made Renye realize they had underestimated combat.

Fighting between shinobi was brutal; one misstep could mean death.

He recounted the mission's details to Tobirama Senju.

Tobirama Senju didn't scold them for taking on a B-rank mission.

In his view, shinobi grew through constant battle.

A flower raised in a greenhouse could never become a powerful shinobi.

Tobirama Senju gave a slight nod, his fingers lightly tapping the table.

"I'm very satisfied with your mission. Only by walking the edge of death can one truly understand the way of the shinobi."

With that, Tobirama Senju stood up, picked up the dishes, and headed to the kitchen.

Renye sat on the sofa, picking up a novel to read.

The Shinobi World currently had no television, and entertainment options were scarce.

So Renye had bought some novels to pass the time.

These novels were mediocre, nowhere near as good as the works from his past life.

When he had time later, Renye might write a couple himself.

He'd read so many novels in his past life; following the formulas, he could definitely rake in a fortune.

After all, the novels in the Shinobi World were all straightforward narratives, with no face-slapping, face-smacking, or Dragon King's return tropes.

When he wrote them out, wouldn't the residents of the Shinobi World stay up all night begging for updates?