Yanbai had not beaten up Madara Uchiha in ten days.
But ever since Yanbai had told Madara Uchiha his secret, the way they got along had become somewhat... hard to describe.
A fragrant blend of spices and meat wafted from the kitchen of the Princess Mausoleum.
But the smell was so overpowering that one whiff could tie a person's intestines in knots.
Even breathing it in left a burning sensation in the throat.
Madara Uchiha stood before the stove. After a barrage of all sorts of bizarre Ninjutsu, the kitchen was filled with chopped ingredients.
The dazzling array of ingredients was extraordinarily colorful.
Muye and Silver Moon sat in the dining room, exchanging looks and seeing the same speechlessness in each other's eyes.
Yanbai had postponed the family dinner, saying they would wait until Kushina's postpartum recovery was over so she could bring the baby home for it.
Everyone understood.
Muye and Silver Moon were grown now, and they did not like intruding on their parents' time alone together, so they often found excuses to go out and have fun. Though they were always saying how envious they were of their father, they were actually very considerate.
However, a few days earlier...
Yanbai had suddenly asked Muye and Silver Moon to come home for dinner.
At first, Muye and Silver Moon suspected their parents had argued and wanted them to help smooth things over.
But then Muye and Silver Moon realized their parents had not argued. Some strange change had taken place instead.
They were not there to smooth things over. They were there to test the food for poison.
Previously, Yanbai had cooked every day. Now Madara Uchiha did the daily cooking.
Although he used the right amounts of seasoning...
Those "creative dishes," which rivaled alchemy, were truly horrifying.