Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha lacks motivation.

After a long-awaited reunion, the two close friends, taking a moment to catch their breath following the life-or-death battle, sat back to back and chatted. Hashirama Senju, reflecting on the miserable life he had endured since Madara Uchiha's departure, decided to pour out his heart.

"Madara, do you know how I've been coping these past few years while you were gone?"

"Isn't the Party Secretary there to help you solve your problems?"

Feeling a chill run through his body, Madara Uchiha managed a weak smile, forcing himself to regain his composure.

"How can Tobirama compare to you!"

Upon hearing this, Hashirama Senju immediately shook his head and said in a very sincere tone,

Not only would Tobirama Senju refuse to lend him money for dice games, he also restricted his personal freedom, making him get up earlier than the chickens and go to bed later than the dogs, effectively turning him from a vegetable into a civil engineer.

"Hmph~"

Late-blooming affection is cheap as grass. Madara Uchiha is not a naive girl in love who can be easily fooled by a few words from his white moonlight.

"Madara, tell me about the interesting things that have happened to you these past few years!"

Hashirama Senju, bound to the village by the position of Hokage, somewhat envied Madara Uchiha, who roamed the ninja world, and longed for that kind of free life.

"People from other countries are actually quite weak."

"Oh, really?"

"Um."

Hashirama Senju pressed on with excited questions, but Madara Uchiha's voice grew softer and softer, his breath becoming increasingly weak.

"Motor! What's wrong with you?"

After the initial passion cooled, Hashirama Senju noticed something amiss and quickly turned around to check on Madara Uchiha behind him. The result sent a chill down his spine.

Madara Uchiha leaned weakly against his back, his handsome face ashen white, his lips bloodless, and his once sharp eyes unfocused. He looked as if he was about to pass away, breathing heavily and barely.

Hashirama Senju was immediately anxious. After helping Madara Uchiha to sit up, he discovered that the wound on Madara's waist had not stopped bleeding. Blood had been flowing out continuously since the end of the battle, and it was almost impossible to notice without close inspection.

"Wake up, don't sleep, Mada!"

"Snapped!"

Seeing his best friend with one foot in the grave, Hashirama Senju felt immense guilt and slapped Madara Uchiha hard across the face. He then reached out and placed his hand on Madara's waist, preparing to use medical ninjutsu to stop the bleeding.

"call!"

However, as soon as Hashirama Senju began to refine his chakra, he gasped in pain. It turned out that his meridians had been severely damaged in the battle, and he was unable to refine even a trace of chakra for the time being.

"Hmm"

Madara Uchiha, with half of his face covered in pig's head, was completely knocked unconscious. His unconscious groans made Hashirama Senju even more anxious, and he immediately raised his hand and slapped him again.

"Snapped!"

"Don't fall asleep! The motor's up!"

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Whether Madara Uchiha was asleep or not is unknown, but he was almost slapped to death.

"Phew, still no good."

Hashirama Senju opened his eyes in disappointment as he tried to refine the chakra again. If he couldn't refine the chakra, he wouldn't be able to cast a summoning jutsu. Otherwise, he could have helped Madara Uchiha prolong his life with the help of the slug.

"We must stop the bleeding first!"

The two were currently on the coastline of the Land of Fire, still over a hundred kilometers away from Konoha Village. Hashirama Senju glanced at Madara Uchiha's wound, then began searching around.

But he found the entire battlefield in ruins, and his storage scroll, which he carried with him, had been lost in the battle, so he had to make do with what he had on hand.

Gritting his teeth, Hashirama Senju tore a long strip of cloth from his clothes and tightly bandaged Madara Uchiha's still bleeding wound to slow the flow of blood.

"Mada, I'll take you home."

Having temporarily brought the injuries under control, Hashirama Senju bent down and carried the unconscious Madara Uchiha on his back, gazing towards the direction of Konoha Village with unwavering determination in his eyes.

Not daring to linger, Hashirama Senju immediately began his heavy journey, step by step, towards the village.

Time is of the essence; if Madara Uchiha does not receive timely treatment, he may perish.

He, however, will regret it for the rest of his life.

Just as Hashirama Senju was carrying his dying friend on his back, in Madara Uchiha's mind, the person involved was sitting side by side with a large fox, enjoying a rare and beautiful moment.

"Hey, human, you really don't need my help?"

Under Madara Uchiha's "friendly" persuasion, Kurama, who had agreed to stay in Kari to be at his beck and call, scratched her face in confusion.

Do people nowadays all enjoy self-harm?

"Too verbose."

Seeing Hashirama Senju resolutely carry him on his back, Madara Uchiha's eyes were full of smugness. He deliberately ignored the two big pockets that the other party had given him earlier, and the smile on his lips was so wide that it could be hooked with a straight hook.

Hmph~ Now who dares to say that my relationship with Hasi Hot Mom is not good? What do you call this? This is what you call a life-and-death friendship!

"But it seems like you're really going to die?"

Kurama, who had been glared at by Madara Uchiha, curled its lip in disgust. It was like a dog biting Lü Dongbin, not recognizing the good heart of a beast.

"I believe in Hassey's hot mom, and..."

Watching Hashirama Senju run through the night, Madara Uchiha chuckled and shook his head, but he quickly suppressed his smile, turned to look at Kurama, who was sitting cross-legged beside him, and said coldly,

"You just promised you could heal the injury, but if you dare lie to me, hmph!"

It turns out that Madara Uchiha was planning to use Kurama as a passive means of resurrection, and then have it attack when he was really about to die.

"you!"

The Nine-Tails' expression crumbled under the threat; this descendant of Indra was acting on a whim.

Just now, Kurama offered to help Madara Uchiha with his treatment, but Madara refused without even thinking about it. Now, Kurama is asking Kurama to be their backup plan. These jealous people are really hard to please.

"Almost there, hang in there, engine's here!"

Although he didn't have the help of chakra, Hashirama Senju relied solely on his physical strength to run faster than a Jonin. In less than an hour, he could vaguely see the Hokage Rock in the distance, so he hurriedly shouted to Madara Uchiha behind him.

Along the way, Hashirama Senju was worried that Madara Uchiha would faint and never wake up again, so he kept calling out Madara's name as he traveled.

"Hmm"

Madara Uchiha's unconscious response brought him a slight sense of relief. Suppressing the soreness in his body, Hashirama Senju pushed off with his feet and made a final sprint.

"Tsk, Hashirama's physique at the prison is pretty good. He can still be so energetic even without chakra support~"

Uchiha Gin, strolling leisurely at a distance behind the two, watched Senju Hashirama carrying his younger cousin and running at breakneck speed, and nodded approvingly.

I agree to this marriage!

Unexpectedly, after many years apart, their bond not only remained strong but also seemed to be growing stronger.

If we give each of them a USB drive now, they might be able to become a two-tone knight that can be combined into one.

"But my cousin's playing really well, he didn't even use any cheats or self-healing. Is it because the Nine-Tails isn't cooperating?"

After marveling at the pure friendship between the two, Uchiha Gin turned his gaze to Uchiha Madara, who was standing behind Senju Hashirama with his mouth open and eyes closed, and touched his chin in confusion.

It's important to know that becoming a Tailed Beast Knight is equivalent to becoming a Jinchuriki in the original story. Unless the injury is too fatal, it can heal itself after a while.

However, judging from Madara's appearance, it was obvious that Kurama was just slacking off. Gin decided that he must find that big fox later to have a chat about animal life and give it a good "enlightenment".

Nine-Tailed Fox: Master Qing Tang, I'm innocent!

"Luckily, I'm your older brother, so I'll cover for you. Otherwise, you'd be blind in one eye!"

Madara Uchiha's injuries looked very serious at the moment, but in the eyes of Gin Uchiha, the expert in gynecology, it was just a minor problem. Even if he really died, he would have a way to pull his good-for-nothing brother back up.

call!call!call!

After running for a long time, Hashirama Senju felt like his lungs were about to explode, but when he thought of Madara Uchiha, whose life was hanging by a thread behind him, he was like a man possessed, running towards the gates of Konoha without stopping.

swoosh~

Just as Hashirama Senju was about to reach the gates of Konoha, a blue lightning bolt suddenly appeared, and then Tobirama Senju, dressed in his pajamas, landed on the ground with a frown.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

"Ah! Tobirama, you've come just in time! Quickly, get Madara to the hospital!"

Unexpectedly, his younger brother was still awake. It made sense to make him work overtime. Hashirama Senju hurriedly showed Tobirama Senju Madara behind him.

"You went missing in the middle of the night to capture a spirit beast?"

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Ten minutes ago.

After finishing overtime and returning home, Tobirama Senju calculated that he only had two hours left to sleep. So he quickly changed into his pajamas and prepared to go to sleep. But as soon as his head hit the pillow, someone knocked loudly on his front door.

Who is it?

With a displeased expression, Tobirama Senju opened the door, but the person who entered made him frown.

"Sister-in-law, what brings you here so late?"

"Isn't Hashirama with you?"

The person who arrived was none other than Senju Momoka, Hashirama's wife. Her face was filled with anxiety as she craned her neck to look towards Tobirama's house.

"Big brother? Didn't he already leave work?"

Tobirama Senju was also completely bewildered. His older brother always left work on time, and it must have been several hours since he left the Hokage Building.

"He didn't go home."

"Have you contacted the gambling den?"

Upon hearing that his elder brother was not home, Tobirama Senju immediately thought of the Konoha gambling dens.

"I checked, and the boss said he won a lot of money and then left."

Although she was surprised that her husband could win money, Senju Momoka was more concerned about Senju Hashirama's whereabouts.

"Tsk, he's such a worry."

Tobirama Senju wasn't worried about Hashirama Senju's safety. There were practically no people in the ninja world who could take his older brother away silently, so he must have been sneaking off to do something that no one could see.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry. Go back and wait for news. I'll go find my brother right away."

Rubbing his throbbing temples, Senju Tobirama thought to himself that if his older brother had won some money earlier, he must have gone to some underground gambling den to throw it away. After offering a few words of comfort, he saw Senju Momoka off.

Back in his room, Tobirama Senju began using his senses to search for the Flying Thunder God mark he had left behind. As long as Hashirama Senju was still within Konoha's territory, he could locate him immediately.

"what?"

Because Tobirama Senju left many Flying Thunder God marks in Konoha, and there were marked points near almost every named ninja's house, the search took some time. After some screening, he discovered that the mark he left on Hashirama Senju was actually outside the village.

"This guy, why is he running around in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? He's getting more and more reckless."

Fortunately, they found Hashirama Senju's location. After Tobirama Senju breathed a sigh of relief, he immediately activated the Flying Thunder God Technique and rushed over.

Then the scene from before happened.

"Is he... Uchiha Madara?"

Tobirama Senju frowned slightly as he looked at the man behind Hashirama Senju, whose face was swollen like a pig's head, and asked uncertainly,

Hashirama Senju's two slaps were too brutal; even Madara Uchiha's stunning good looks couldn't withstand them.

"Stop making a scene at a time like this, hurry up and take us to the hospital!"

"Okay, okay, I got it."

Rolling his eyes, Tobirama Senju placed his hand on his brother's shoulder, preparing to unleash the Flying Thunder God Technique. But the moment they made contact, his brow furrowed into a deep frown.

"Brother, your body..."

"I'll explain later, the motor is about to give out!"

Flying Thunder God Technique activated!

swoosh~

The next moment, the three landed at Konoha Hospital. The doctor on duty, seeing the disheveled Hashirama Senju, immediately sounded the highest alarm.

"Lord Hokage, lie down!"

After a brief examination, the doctor immediately arranged for Hashirama Senju to receive treatment, but he immediately shook his head and pointed to the unconscious Madara Uchiha beside him.

"Save him first."

"Why should we distinguish between first and last? We have plenty of doctors in our hospital."

"Brother, just listen to the doctor."

Tobirama Senju walked over and pressed Hashirama Senju, who was about to get up, back onto the hospital bed, his eyes filled with deep confusion. Although he wasn't a professional medical ninja, he did have some knowledge of the human body.

The moment he came into contact with Hashirama Senju, he subconsciously used his senses and discovered that his elder brother's meridians were in complete disarray. If it weren't for his extraordinary physique, he would have died from broken meridians long ago.

The doctor naturally discovered Hashirama Senju's physical problems, which is why he was so anxious.

Beep. Beep. Beep.

The two underwent a thorough examination in the same hospital room. The beeping of the instruments made Hashirama Senju's heart pound, but thankfully, his condition wasn't as bad as he had imagined.

"Lord Hokage, your meridians are severely damaged, but..."

"But what?"

Tobirama Senju, who was accompanying them, asked.

"Perhaps due to the Hokage's constitution, those damaged meridians are slowly repairing themselves."

The doctor was also seeing this situation for the first time and couldn't help but marvel. You see, once a ninja's meridians are damaged, unless a divine physician with extremely high medical ninjutsu is involved, there is a chance of saving them. But the vast majority of them end up as cripples who lose their ninja qualifications.

Uchiha Taro is a case in point. Ever since his meridians were damaged, he has found it difficult to even perform the simplest Three Body Technique.

"How's Mada doing?"

Upon learning that he was not seriously injured, Hashirama Senju forced himself to sit up and asked,

Just then, the anxious voice of the doctor who was examining Uchiha Madara came from the side.

"The patient is losing too much blood and will die from organ failure within ten minutes if he does not receive a blood transfusion in time."

"Nani!"

Upon hearing this, Hashirama Senju couldn't sit still any longer. He immediately ripped off the suction cup patch from his chest and walked towards Madara Uchiha.

"Lord Hokage, your physical examination isn't finished yet!"

"I know my own body best."

Ignoring the doctor's words behind him, Hashirama Senju walked to Madara Uchiha's bedside. Looking at his dear friend, whose head was swollen like a pig's head and who was barely breathing, he was overwhelmed with remorse. He then grabbed the doctor beside him and urged him on.

"Quickly, give him a blood transfusion!"

"Oh, Lord Hokage, be gentle!"

The doctor, caught off guard and suddenly pulled back, felt a tremendous force on his arm and said with a mournful face...

"I'm sorry, I was a little too hasty."

Realizing he had overexerted himself, Hashirama Senju quickly released his grip and apologized to the doctor.

"Oh no, the blood bank doesn't have this blood type in stock."

A nurse with an anxious expression pushed open the door and announced some unfortunate news to everyone.

"I'll go find Uchiha Izuna; he should be able to match."

Although Tobirama Senju and Madara Uchiha didn't get along, he was still able to make sense of matters of principle in the face of such important issues. He then raised his finger, preparing to bring Izuna Uchiha to him.

As he spoke, countless punctuation marks lit up in his senses, and these numerous punctuation marks were all clustered on a single coordinate.

Uchiha Izuna's kidneys.

"Don't go."

However, just as Tobirama Senju was about to leave, Hashirama Senju reached out and stopped his younger brother.

"ha?"

This completely baffled Tobirama Senju. Could it be that his elder brother, Ryūba, had realized the threat posed by Madara Uchiha and was now preparing to stand by and do nothing?

"Madara's blood type doesn't match his brother's."

Hashirama Senju shook his head and revealed a little-known secret.

It turns out he didn't want Tobirama Senju to have made a wasted trip.

"Should I go find that curly-haired guy?"

Since his own brother's blood type didn't match, Tobirama Senju had no choice but to target Gin Uchiha, who, as a cousin, should have a high chance of being a match.

"Even Brother Yin won't do."

Tobirama was quite impressed by Hashirama's extensive knowledge of Madara Uchiha's family.

As expected, my elder brother was wary of them; otherwise, how could he remember the information about Madara Uchiha's relatives so clearly?

"Take mine!"

Just as Tobirama Senju was relieved that his elder brother had finally seen the light, Hashirama Senju rolled up his sleeves and presented his thick arm to the doctor.

"ha???"

Everyone present was instantly stunned, their eyes all falling on Hashirama Senju's face.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and draw it!"

"Brother, what are you doing?"

"Lord Hokage, I understand how you feel, but this is about blood transfusions..."

Seeing Hashirama Senju's unwavering determination, the doctor had no choice but to explain the basics to him.

"I had a physical exam before, and my blood type is the same as Madara's."

Shaking his head, Hashirama Senju explained.

"No, how come I didn't know about this?"

Of all those present, the most shocked was Tobirama Senju, who had no idea that his elder brother's blood type was the same as that of Madara Uchiha, whom he hated the most.

"The ninja's regular physical examinations are part of their housekeeping duties~"

The idea of ​​giving ninjas regular physical examinations was suggested to Hashirama Senju by Gin Uchiha during a casual conversation. Hashirama felt that this benefit would be good for the long-term development of the ninja group, so he adopted it.

During the physical examination, Hashirama Senju specifically dragged Madara Uchiha along. After the two finished their examinations, they looked at each other's reports and were surprised to find that their blood types were exactly the same.

At the same time, Hashirama Senju also learned that Madara Uchiha's blood type was different from that of Izuna and Gin Uchiha.

"Lord Hokage, please lie down over here."

With lives at stake, the doctor, upon learning this secret, did not hesitate for a moment. He inserted an astonishingly large needle into Hashirama Senju's vein, and dark red blood slowly flowed through the catheter into the pale-faced Madara Uchiha's body.

As the vital blood entered his body, Madara Uchiha's complexion visibly regained its rosy hue.

Before long, his previously weak breathing returned to normal, and his failing vital signs gradually recovered.

"The patient is out of danger. The vitality of the Hokage's blood is truly terrifying."

The doctor, who understood the underlying principle, marveled at the immense life force contained within Hashirama Senju's blood.

However, these words, when heard by Tobirama Senju, stirred up some unusual thoughts in him.

The elder brother's bloodline has such a strong life force, far exceeding that of other Thousand Hands clan members; there must be some secret behind it.

With a rigorous scientific spirit, Tobirama Senju decided to find an opportunity to study Hashirama Senju's cells to see what secrets they held.

"Tobirama, go and bring Gin here."

Seeing that Madara Uchiha's breathing had stabilized beside him, Hashirama Senju breathed a sigh of relief and turned to give instructions to his younger brother.

Everyone in the village knew about Madara Uchiha's departure, but no one knew that he was actually on a secret mission. Only the Senju brothers and Gin Uchiha knew the truth.

Therefore, Hashirama Senju believed that Gin Uchiha should be informed of Madara Uchiha's return first.

"Hmph~ I hope that curly-haired guy doesn't have a habit of sleeping naked."

With a cold snort, Tobirama Senju raised his finger, searching for the Flying Thunder God mark he had left on Gin Uchiha. After a moment, he locked onto the coordinates, raised his hand, and vanished in a flash of blue lightning.

"here it is?"

The next moment, Tobirama Senju found himself in a completely unfamiliar place. It wasn't the luxurious mansion of Gin Uchiha that he had imagined. The surrounding environment was pitch black, and the air was filled with a nauseating, pungent stench.

"Pfft~"

The moment he landed, the slippery feeling under his feet caused Tobirama Senju to lose his balance. Fortunately, his elite ninja skills kicked in, and he managed to steady himself, maintaining a 90-degree downward angle and avoiding a flat-faced fall.

"Hmph. Snoring~"

However, just as Tobirama Senju was about to straighten up, a large mouth emitting a foul stench suddenly appeared in front of him, and a familiar humming sound entered his ears. Caught off guard, he ultimately fell face down.

For a moment, the noise resounded throughout the night sky.

"Hmph~"

"Lulu~"

"Snoring~"

Lying among a group of plump figures, Tobirama Senju, unable to accept reality, stared wide-eyed at the crimson figure. He desperately wished that everything that had happened tonight was a dream, a nightmare triggered by overworking.

But the torches that lit up in the distance, and the sound of several hurried footsteps, told Tobirama Senju that...

He wasn't dreaming; he was in the industry.

"Someone attacked the sow at night! Report to the Uchiha Security Force immediately!" (End of Chapter)