Kid, Just You Wait (Flashback Arc)

"Kid, why not stay the night?"

Madara Uchiha looked out at the darkness beyond and spoke in a low voice.

Leaving in the middle of the night was hardly ideal.

It was not that he was worried about Renye's safety. It was just that if Renye left tonight, no one would make breakfast tomorrow morning.

Better to find an excuse to keep him here.

That way, they would have a reason to make him stay longer tomorrow.

"Yeah, Renye!"

Hashirama Senju quickly chimed in, throwing an arm around his shoulders as he patiently coaxed him.

"It'll be midnight by the time you get back to the village."

Renye had originally planned to return to the village after making lunch.

Yet they had insisted on keeping him around to make dinner.

By the time he finished, it was already dark.

They had a point.

His half-baked Flying Thunder God could not support long-distance teleportation.

It would be the middle of the night by the time he got back to the village.

That old man Tobirama Senju would have finished eating long ago anyway, so there was no need for him to rush back.

He might as well stay the night.

He could leave tomorrow morning.

"Okay."

Seeing Renye agree, Hashirama Senju immediately used Wood Release to make a wooden bed.

Tomorrow's meals were taken care of.

If they could keep Renye once, they could keep him a second and third time.

That Tobirama had enjoyed delicious food for so many years.

What was wrong with letting them enjoy it for a few days?!

Madara Uchiha nodded in satisfaction.

Though he had not known Renye for long, he had already realized that the kid was not exactly bright.

With a little guidance and persuasion in the future, he could definitely get him