After leaving the conference room, Madara Uchiha barely exchanged a word with Yanbai.
At some point, they had begun communicating silently through their eyes. Whenever anything came up, Yanbai would relay it privately to Madara Uchiha through his dōjutsu.
Even when he soothed Madara's emotions, he never did it in front of others.
Of everyone around them, only Tobirama Senju was perceptive enough to notice the changes in Madara Uchiha's mood.
Tobirama Senju had no way of knowing exactly what Yanbai had done to Madara. All he knew was that sometimes Madara would be angry one second, then soothed by a single glance from Yanbai the next.
Whatever Yanbai was doing, Tobirama Senju believed that as long as it kept Madara Uchiha calm despite the erosion caused by his cursed eyes, Konoha Shinobi Village would have far fewer problems.
However, once the shinobi village was established and everyone had made it through the difficult early days, they gradually and inevitably entered a period of internal competition.
That was painful for Madara, who disdained political games, so Yanbai began meeting with him more frequently. Still, they treated each other with courteous restraint, leaving no room for criticism, at least on the surface.
Aside from the seven tailed beasts in the square, Nine-Tails had been shut away in a summoning space by Madara Uchiha.
Seeing how well-behaved Shukaku was, Madara Uchiha later let Nine-Tails out to interact with Yanbai as well.
Then Nine-Tails followed in Shukaku's footsteps. Of the two tailed beasts, Shukaku gave himself a makeover into a raccoon, while Kurama transformed himself into a Shiba Inu.
Following Yanbai's advice, they made themselves round as balls and often took each other for walks near the village entrance, prompting unsuspecting residents to come over and pet them.
Shukaku and Kurama both discovered