Aaaah, ghosts!

The next day, Hiruzen and Danzo slowly walked into the Classroom under everyone's horrified stares...

After their fathers heard that little story circulating around town, both men first ended up in the hospital's cardiology department. Once that was over, they went home and beat Tael, declaring that if they really were still romantically entangled as the rumors claimed, they would personally rid their clans and the village of those two scourges. The boys were so frightened they hadn't slept all night...

Hiruzen and Danzo barely looked human anymore. Their appearances were grotesque, with uneven bruises all over their faces and bodies, and their skin was deathly pale. They looked like vengeful ghosts coming to claim someone's life...

The two had come to school with exactly the same goal that day, but they returned to their seats first. They would deal with it after class...

Dave's father brought him to the Classroom. The moment he stepped through the door, he felt two searchlight-like stares fixed on him. He looked up and saw two Pigheads glaring daggers at him.

"Holy shit, Hiruzen, Danzo, what mafia outfit beat you two up yesterday? They really did a number on you!" Dave froze for a moment. Only after looking at Tael seats did he realize they were Danzo and Hiruzen, which gave him quite a fright.

Hiruzen and Danzo Tael said nothing. They just kept staring at Dave...

Dave swallowed... then hurried back to Tsukimi's side for some emotional comfort...

During class, Tobirama noticed that Danzo and Hiruzen, normally such good students, had not only been beaten until their heads looked like Pigheads, but hadn't paid attention for the entire lesson. Tael kept staring off to one side.

"Zang! Hiruzen! Both of you, get out!" Tobirama couldn't stand it anymore. What the hell did these two bastards keep looking at during class? Were those things more interesting than me and the lesson?

Danzo and Hiruzen said little and slowly walked toward the door. On their way out of the Classroom, Tael eyes remained fixed on Dave. He never once left their sight.

Only after they were outside did Dave breathe a sigh of relief. They had been staring at him ever since he'd come in. Holy shit, those two gay guys aren't thinking of recruiting me into their little club, are they?

The more Dave thought about it, the more frightened he became. He hurriedly hugged Tsukimi beside him, finally calming down.

With the people staring at him gone, Dave wanted a nap. But the instant he laid his head down, he abruptly sat bolt upright... He could feel two pairs of eyes watching him again...

He slowly turned his head to the right...

"Shit... Are those two sick in the head...? That's terrifying..." Dave sucked in a sharp breath and cursed.

Outside the Classroom window, two things that looked neither human nor ghost were staring through the glass at Dave... It really felt like something straight out of a horror movie...

After finally enduring the rest of the lesson, Dave ran outside without another word. He wanted to get away from this place, as far as possible. Who knew whether those two bastards had taken the wrong medication yesterday? They were terrifying...

"Dave... Your life is ours!"

"Aah!"

When afternoon classes began, Tobirama found three Pigheads looking at him. Two were still Hiruzen and Danzo, but the extra one... That White-Hair? Why does he look so much like my son? Holy shit, that really is my son!

Tobirama instantly blazed with fury. This was outrageous! Who was sick of living and dared beat his son in Konoha? Then he remembered the little story he'd overheard yesterday... Oh... Then Danzo and Hiruzen had probably done it... If someone else had beaten Dave, Tobirama could have gone and given them a beating to avenge him... But this was a fight between children. It wouldn't be appropriate for an adult like him to get involved.

"Dave, you... How did you get beaten up this badly?" Tsukimi looked at the Pighead beside her. If not for that tuft of White-Hair, she would barely have recognized her fiancé, Dave. Her eyes immediately reddened. Who? Who bullied Dave?!

"I'm fine. Two 'underhanded' little creeps just pulled an 'underhanded' trick on me!" Dave shook his head, deliberately emphasizing "underhanded."

Zang and Hiruzen naturally heard him. The two slowly turned their heads like machines and looked at Dave:

"Bro! Big brothers! Father! Dad! Uncle! Grandpa! Ancestors! I was wrong!" Dave hurriedly begged for mercy. Those two bastards really had tried to kill him at noon...

Only then did the two slowly turn back and continue listening to the lesson...

And with that, the matter was finally settled...

A month later.

"Roku, have we finished those orders for the textile workshops?" Dave called Orochiroku.

"Yeah, they're all done. I've put all that stuff in the machines too, and Uncle Wei has already taken them away. Just have Uncle Wei handle the restocking from now on. I've taught him how." Orochiroku was still doing research, and the ringing phone had interrupted him right at a crucial point, leaving him sounding rather resentful...

"Okay, make sure you get some rest." Dave naturally heard the resentment in Orochiroku's voice, though he had no idea what he'd been doing. He could only laugh awkwardly before hanging up.

"Hehehe... How could I not let Uncle try something this good?" Dave gave a sly chuckle and called Hashirama.

"What is it, Dave?" Hashirama sounded angry. He had finally reached 120 points in Snake and only needed another dozen or so to beat Madara, when the call suddenly interrupted him. He was absolutely furious.

He'd thought the caller would surely be that guy Madara. Madara had been getting sneakier by the day, always calling to chat whenever Hashirama's score was about to overtake his. He was even starting to suspect that Madara had set up some kind of surveillance Sealing array at his place.

Yesterday, after Madara's call, Hashirama had stared at his score of a hundred and ten-odd points and nearly gone to the hospital out of sheer rage. Throwing everything else aside, he had gone straight to East Konoha and dragged Mito away from leading a Square Dance to have her check the place. After finding nothing, Mito had beaten him up for interrupting her dancing... She had a dance-off against the Sarutobi Clan's Auntie Group that evening...

Hashirama had felt so wronged...

"Uh, Uncle, Roku's come up with another new gadget. Would you like to come take a look?" Hearing Hashirama's tone, Dave swallowed before asking.

"No. I'm busy right now." Hashirama was deeply annoyed at having his Game interrupted.

"Ah... All right, then. I thought you might be able to beat Uncle Madara at this new gadget... I just called him, and he was bragging that if you played it, he'd absolutely crush you." Hearing that his uncle wasn't taking the bait, Dave had no choice but to bring up Uncle Madara and make something up.