Night fell.
The moon hid somewhere in the sky, giving off a faint blue-green glow.
Tiny droplets of water hung in the air, drifting without rising or falling.
Inside the Princess Mausoleum.
Madara Uchiha was stroking the thorns on the coffin when Tobirama Senju suddenly appeared again.
"Madara!"
The moment he appeared, Tobirama Senju could not help asking anxiously, "Have you seen Tsunade?"
Madara Uchiha's hand abruptly stilled around the thorns.
Tobirama Senju was breathing somewhat heavily as he continued, "Everyone's been so busy lately. We let our guard down for a moment, and Tsunade disappeared. Has she... has she come here?"
To Tobirama Senju, Tsunade had been spoiled by Hashirama Senju. She was still young and rather headstrong. Before Hashirama died, she had often accompanied him to the mausoleum, so she must have been familiar with this place too.
Everyone had been far too busy these past few days.
One moment of carelessness, and Tsunade was gone.
The last people to see Tsunade were the Senju Clan's servants, who had heard her say more than once that she wanted to visit her great-aunt's home.
Tobirama Senju had only just finished pulling one over on the Four Great Shinobi Villages. He had returned to the Clan Grounds and had not even had time to rest before discovering that everyone was searching for the missing Tsunade.
Madara Uchiha kept his head lowered, his hair concealing his expression. He seemed to ponder something before shaking his head. "It's raining outside. I need to stay with Yanbai, so I hardly ever go out. There's a barrier around the Princess Mausoleum. Without Hashirama to guide her, how could that child possibly get in?"
Tobirama Senju stared at Madara Uchiha in disbelief. "Madara, don't tell me the roses you planted outside couldn't sense her. Tsunade