Meeting Again

"Hashirama, goodbye."

After saying that, Madara Uchiha closed his eyes forever.

Scenes both great and small from his life began flashing through his mind.

His promise with Hashirama, the joy of founding a village.

The helplessness of the battle at the Valley of the End.

The decades he spent hiding away in a cave.

And the leisurely days of sunbathing in the courtyard and enjoying delicious food.

Hashirama Senju looked at his motionless dear friend and buried him before the cave according to his will.

He stood at the entrance for one final look inside, then turned and left.

Konoha, Renye's residence.

"Renye, is it really okay for you to lie in the courtyard sunbathing all day?"

Shimura Danzō turned to look at his good brother.

It was said that Hiruzen, Koharu, and the others' grandchildren were nearly old enough to get married.

Yet this guy's appearance had not changed in the slightest.

Looking at Renye's still-youthful face, Shimura Danzō felt a complicated mix of emotions.

Did this guy really not age?

"You never said that when you used to Sunbathe."

Renye replied somewhat irritably.

The Danzo before him had been brought back through Impure World Reincarnation.

Ever since returning home, he had felt especially bored, so he had summoned his deceased good brother for a chat.

After all, he had nothing better to do...

"Fine. As long as you're happy."

Shimura Danzō was helpless when it came to his good brother's salted fish personality.

He had been lying flat since the age of sixteen. From another perspective, that made him a winner in life.

Of course, there was nothing wrong with enjoying life.

After so long, he had already been influenced by his good brother.

"What have you been doing all these years?"

Shimura Danzō looked around the courtyard,