Faced with Senju Hashirama's endless chatter, Uchiha Madara was starting to feel a little exasperated.
He'd actually missed the annoying guy when he wasn't around. Now that he was back, Madara was fed up with him in an instant!
With Senju Hashirama making things so difficult, Uchiha Madara had no choice but to give him a brief explanation of the situation.
He told him about Ito Hirofumi's origins, the Underworld, and how everyone had now become a summoning beast...
Hearing all this, Senju Hashirama didn't come up with all sorts of conspiracy theories like his younger brother, Senju Tobirama.
Instead, he stared at Ito Hirofumi with shining eyes...
" Sugoi!!!!"
At first, Senju Hashirama hadn't thought much of it, but the moment he took a closer look, he nearly jumped out of his skin!
Could this little guy named Ito Hirofumi be Madara's son?!
Well... he looked a lot like an Uchiha. More importantly, there was that air about him! And the way his chakra felt! It was exactly like Madara's!!!
"Madara! Could this little guy be your son?! I never would've guessed! You even have a son now!!!"
Thud!!!!
Senju Hashirama's head was once again on the receiving end of Uchiha Madara's merciless iron fist.
"You blockhead! Didn't I just explain where this kid came from?! Besides, his surname is Ito! He has absolutely nothing to do with the Uchiha!
And how could I possibly have a son?! I've never even been married!!!"
As he said this, Uchiha Madara glanced at Ito Hirofumi without thinking...
But that one glance was all it took.
Uchiha Madara nearly exploded!
Why did this detestable brat give him the same feeling as Hashirama?!
He'd never felt that way before!
It seemed to have started just now?!
What had just happened...
Hashirama had just been revived!
This detestable brat must be hiding some other secret from him!
What an interesting ability!
At that very moment, Ito Hirofumi seemed all the more mysterious to Uchiha Madara...
For starters, Ito Hirofumi knew all about so many things in the Ninja World. He even knew Madara's greatest secret!
Most importantly, the brat even knew about Black Zetsu...
On top of that, the brat possessed such a terrifying ability. If he grew strong enough, he might really be able to unite the Ninja World one day!
If that happened, could the Ninja World finally achieve true peace?
Just then, Senju Hashirama rubbed his head, which had been attacked by Uchiha Madara's merciless iron fist, and walked over to Ito Hirofumi...
When he reached Senju Tobirama, Hashirama paused slightly.
"Big brother..."
"Haha... Tobirama! It's been a long time!"
"Yeah! Big brother! I..." Senju Tobirama was eager to say a few words to his brother.
But Senju Hashirama simply waved a hand.
"Whatever it is, we can talk about it later. First, I want to chat with one of the young people from our Konoha!"
With that, Senju Hashirama walked over to Ito Hirofumi. He didn't look stern in the slightest, seeming every bit the goofy blockhead. He even plopped down right in front of Ito Hirofumi.
"Hey, kid! Nice to meet you! I'm Senju Hashirama, the First of Konoha!"
Seeing how relaxed Senju Hashirama was, Ito Hirofumi simply sat down across from him, and the two faced each other on the ground.
"First, your name is already famous far and wide!"
At Ito Hirofumi's words, Senju Hashirama seemed a little embarrassed and scratched his head.
"Kid, Madara just told me about you. You really are an outstanding young man..."
Senju Hashirama trailed off, his expression growing serious.
He just stared blankly at Ito Hirofumi.
Ito Hirofumi was taken aback. Was the First, Senju Hashirama, going to question him like Senju Tobirama had just done?
Watching from the side, Senju Tobirama nodded silently. As expected, his big brother was impressive—just the sort of man who could become the First!
No matter how he looked at it, something was off about this kid named Ito Hirofumi. And that terrifying ability to connect to the Underworld was simply too frightening...
They had to get to the bottom of it!
And since his big brother was the First, surely the kid wouldn't dare hide anything if Hashirama questioned him personally!
But just then...
Senju Hashirama, still sitting on the ground, suddenly leaned forward, his eyes shining with excitement!
"Kid!!! Madara just told me everything!
You've already spent two hundred million ryo, and you have another three hundred million. That means you can summon three more times!!!
Could you show me how it works right now?!
That's incredible!!!
I really want to see!!!
Come on, kid! Show me, please!!! I'm begging you~~~~"
Ito Hirofumi was startled by Senju Hashirama's sudden outburst, especially those last few words. That tone was exactly the one he used when pleading with Uchiha Madara!!!
Why in the world was the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama, pleading with him like that??
Couldn't he see that Uchiha Madara over there was already scowling?!
That was right... Uchiha Madara really was scowling!
Hashirama had only ever used that pleading tone with him before. Aside from Madara, the only other person who'd heard it was Hashirama's wife, Uzumaki Mito. But now!
That blockhead Senju Hashirama was pleading with Ito Hirofumi?!
Damn it!!!!
Meanwhile, Senju Tobirama's heart broke once again...
As expected, his big brother was still the same big brother. He hadn't changed one bit...
"Big brother!"
"What is it, Tobirama? Is something wrong?" Senju Hashirama turned to look at his younger brother, a little blankly.
"Big brother!!! Isn't the most important thing right now to figure out what this kid can do?! Reviving the dead and turning them into summoning beasts..."
"That's enough, Tobirama! Don't say another word!"
Senju Hashirama cut him off without mercy.
"Big brother!!!"
"I said, don't say another word!
Whatever opportunities Xiao Haowen has had, they're his own business.
We're his elders. We don't need to pry into it.
All we need to know is that Xiao Haowen is one of the younger generation from our Konoha!"
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