After the entrance ceremony ended, the homeroom teachers led their respective students toward the classroom building.
Yanbai rested a hand on Madara's shoulder and used Flying Thunder God to return to the Princess Mausoleum without alerting anyone.
However...
The moment they arrived at the mausoleum entrance, Yanbai and Madara Uchiha exchanged a silent glance.
Madara Uchiha muttered coldly, "Trouble..."
"It's not really trouble. Let's go take a look." Yanbai smiled and patted Madara Uchiha's hand.
Yanbai and Madara Uchiha went to the gateway in the Princess Mausoleum's barrier.
Yanbai smiled at Toshio Hyuga, who now plainly showed his age. "It's been a long time, Clan Leader Hyuga."
The corner of Toshio Hyuga's mouth twitched, and he gave a wry smile. "It certainly has. I'm old now, and my health keeps declining. I'm the former clan leader these days. You two, on the other hand, only seem to grow younger."
Yanbai raised an eyebrow and smiled without answering, making no move to invite Toshio Hyuga inside.
Yanbai shifted his gaze to the figures behind Toshio Hyuga.
They were identical twins, standing respectfully behind Toshio Hyuga. They were tiny, looking as though they had only recently learned to walk, yet they behaved impeccably.
Toshio Hyuga introduced them quietly. "These are my two great-grandsons..."
Yanbai looked astonished. "What? Your grandson has children already?"
Toshio Hyuga said helplessly, "Princess, although I'm a little younger than your father, we do belong to the same generation..."
Only then did Yanbai remember that people had married early during the Warring States Period and had children very young. Few had lived to Toshio Hyuga's age.
But now that Konoha was flourishing, those of Toshio Hyuga's generation who survived might even live to see five generations under one roof...
They became parents at fourteen or fifteen, grandparents in their