The system had actually triggered a main quest at a time like this.
And the rewards were substantial.
One thousand gold coins.
One summoning opportunity.
Those were exactly what he needed most right now.
Zhang Yu looked at the system quest, then at the two titans beside him, and felt a little conflicted.
The Scroll of Seals had been stolen.
Recover the Scroll of Seals.
It sounded serious.
But sending Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha to do a job like that was like using a cannon to swat a mosquito, no matter how he looked at it.
Forget one Mizuki. Even if all of Konoha's current Jonin were brought out, they wouldn't be enough to give those two a warm-up.
Yet now the system wanted them to keep an eye on a Chunin.
The corner of Zhang Yu's mouth twitched.
"This quest is a bit of a mismatch."
"What quest, boss?" Hashirama asked, puzzled.
Madara looked over as well.
Zhang Yu set his joking aside, his tone growing more serious.
"Tonight, Mizuki will trick Naruto Uzumaki into stealing the Scroll of Seals."
Hashirama's expression changed.
"The Scroll of Seals?"
Of course he knew what it was.
It was one of Konoha's most important forbidden technique scrolls.
After the village was founded, many dangerous Ninjutsu had been recorded and sealed away. They absolutely couldn't be allowed to fall into just anyone's hands.
Madara sneered.
"Has Konoha grown this weak?"
"A Chunin even dares to set his sights on the Scroll of Seals."
Hashirama frowned. "Madara, now isn't the time to mock Konoha."
Madara glanced at him.
"I'm only stating a fact."
Zhang Yu tapped the table.
"All right."
"The quest is simple. You two keep an eye on Mizuki."
"Once the Scroll of Seals has been brought out, take it back."
"Be careful not to hurt Naruto."
Hashirama nodded at once.
"Of course."
Madara said indifferently, "He's just a kid. I have no interest in laying a hand on him."
Zhang Yu nodded in satisfaction.
"The quest rewards are good too."
"One thousand gold coins and one summoning opportunity."
The moment he mentioned a summoning opportunity, Hashirama's and Madara's expressions both changed.
Hashirama spoke almost immediately.
"Boss, let me go this time."
He patted his chest, his face full of earnestness.
"The Scroll of Seals is a matter of great importance, and I know Konoha better than anyone."
"And if the quest is completed, the next person we summon..."
Before he could finish, Madara stepped in front of him.
"Wait."
Hashirama froze.
"Madara?"
Madara said coldly, "Who do you want to summon?"
"Tobirama, of course," Hashirama said.
"Tobirama is an excellent manager, and he knows a lot of Ninjutsu. If he could come to the tavern, he would definitely be able to help the boss."
Madara's face instantly darkened.
"Tobirama Senju?"
Hashirama blinked.
"That's right."
Madara's voice suddenly turned frighteningly cold.
"You think I'd agree to letting that white-haired bastard come out?"
The smile froze on Hashirama's face.
Of course he understood why Madara was reacting so strongly.
Uchiha Izuna had died at Tobirama's hands.
It was a wound in Madara's heart that had never healed.
Hashirama said quietly, "Madara, that was a war in the Warring States era."
"War?"
Madara stared at him, his Chakra churning involuntarily.
"That's easy for you to say, Hashirama."
"Izuna was the one who died, not your brother."
Hashirama's expression darkened as well.
"I've lost family too."
"But we went on to found Konoha precisely to put an end to that kind of hatred."
Madara sneered.
"So you Senju can gloss over the past in the name of peace."
"But I can't."
"Izuna died at Tobirama Senju's hands. I've never forgotten that debt."
Hashirama clenched his fists.
"Madara!"
Madara stepped forward, the cold pressure of his Rinnegan bearing down on Hashirama.
"What?"
"Are you going to speak in your brother's defense?"
The auras of the two men instantly clashed.
The tables and chairs in the tavern trembled slightly.
The wine in a jar by the wall rippled along with them.
Zhang Yu's scalp tightened.
Good grief.
If those two really started fighting in the tavern, even its foundations probably wouldn't survive.
"Stop!"
Zhang Yu immediately raised a hand.
"I just said no fighting in the tavern."
Hashirama took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed his Chakra.
Madara snorted and looked away.
But the two were clearly still worked up.
Just then, a system notification suddenly sounded in Zhang Yu's mind.
[Ding!] [An intense historical dispute between undead employees has been detected.] [Parties to the dispute: Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha.] [Individuals connected to the dispute: Tobirama Senju, Uchiha Izuna.] [Expanding Undead Tavern functions...] [New function unlocked: Backyard Dispute Arena.] [Function description: Available for undead employees to settle all kinds of conflicts and disputes.]
Zhang Yu was taken aback.
The Backyard Dispute Arena?
There was a function like that too?
He immediately opened the system interface.
Sure enough, a little gray door icon had appeared at the end of the existing function bar.
[Backyard Dispute Arena: Activated.]
Zhang Yu looked at the new function, delighted.
The system really understood what was needed this time.
It knew that sooner or later, a whole crowd of undead who still carried grudges after death would arrive at his tavern, so it had gone ahead and opened a place to settle disputes in advance.
From now on, anyone with a grudge or grievance could settle it in the backyard instead of smashing tables in the tavern.
Zhang Yu looked at the two men.
"The system just unlocked a new function."
"What function?" Hashirama asked, puzzled.
"The Backyard Dispute Arena."
Zhang Yu pointed toward the back of the tavern.
"It's specifically for you undead employees to settle your historical conflicts."
Hashirama wore an awkward expression.
Madara's expression wasn't much better.
Zhang Yu continued, "So from now on, if you want to argue, that's fine."
"Even fighting isn't entirely out of the question."
"But not in the tavern."
"Go to the Dispute Arena."
Hashirama scratched his head awkwardly.
"Boss, it's not as if we have to fight."
Madara said coldly, "That depends on who brings up Tobirama Senju first."
Hashirama promptly shut up.
Zhang Yu couldn't be bothered to keep mediating.
"Do the quest first."
"After you complete it, the two of you can discuss who to summon next."
"I'll listen to whichever of you can convince the other."
Hashirama's eyes lit up.
Madara snorted.
"Fine."
Only then did the two call a temporary truce.
Zhang Yu waved a hand.
"Go on."
"Don't make too much of a commotion tonight."
"Especially you two. No using Susanoo above Konoha, and no unleashing a Wood Golem either."
Hashirama gave an awkward laugh.
"Don't worry, boss."
Madara said indifferently, "We won't need them to deal with a Chunin."
The next second, both of them vanished from the tavern entrance at once.
They were so fast that Zhang Yu's eyes couldn't keep up.
He stood there in silence for two seconds.
"These employees really are ridiculously efficient."
But not long after the two left, another system notification sounded.
[Ding!] [Undead employees have been detected leaving the host's remote management range.] [Remote collaboration function unlocked: Undead Chat Group.]
Zhang Yu's eyes lit up at once.
"Chat group?"
He immediately opened the new feature.
A light blue interface popped up.
[Create the Undead Chat Group?]
"Create."
[Please enter a group chat name.]
Zhang Yu didn't even have to think.
"Undead Tavern Work Group."
[Group chat created successfully.] [Madara Uchiha has joined the group chat.] [Hashirama Senju has joined the group chat.]