Madara turned his head in confusion and looked at the... uh... two people in front of him...
To be precise... they... were... a man and a "woman."
"Tobirama???" Hashirama stared blankly at the "woman" beside Izuna and exclaimed in shock.
"Uh... big brother???" Tobirama stared just as blankly at the "woman" beside Madara...
Their eyes met...
Silence...
"You..." Madara looked at Izuna... and asked in confusion...
"I... um... big brother... looks like... we... had the same idea..." Izuna gave a somewhat awkward smile...
Izuna really hadn't been able to take it anymore yesterday either... As Madara's younger brother, he'd had exactly the same idea... Yep...
But Tobirama wasn't the sort of person who could be won over with money like Hashirama...
Izuna had put himself on the line...
Yep... He had agreed to serve as Tobirama's lab assistant for a month... and he had to be available whenever Tobirama called...
"Right... this is Senju Zhumei..." Madara understood immediately. Hearing footsteps from inside the house, he gave Izuna a meaningful look as he spoke.
"This is Senju Fuyue." Izuna caught his look and immediately understood, introducing her as well.
"Oh, you're all here! Come in, come in!" Just then, Huina came out of the room. She looked at the four of them, sizing up Fuyue and Zhumei, and her eyes lit up as she hurriedly welcomed them.
"Uh... hello, Auntie." Zhumei was still standing there in a daze. Madara nudged her lightly, and she quickly snapped out of it and greeted Huina.
"Hello, Auntie." Fuyue nodded as well, her expression cool.
"Yes, come on in. Winter's already here. What are you doing standing outside?" Huina nodded happily and hurried them into the house.
They entered the room, where Tajima was already seated at the dining table.
After sizing up the two