Killing his way through the ninja world, starting from being adopted by the second generation!

So they returned to the cave where they had once lived and summoned Scar to call Lotus Night.

Soon, Lianye had prepared a table full of dishes.

Because the two of them brought their own ingredients, apart from the few kinds of meat and vegetables that Lianye brought, the rest of the dishes on the table were fish and meat prepared in various ways.

Steamed fish, braised fish, pan-fried fish, fish soup...

"Kid, did you bring any alcohol?" Madara Uchiha suddenly asked.

"I brought it, Lord Madara." Renye took a pot of sake from the bamboo basket, placed it on the table, and then, with great tact, filled the two of them with sake cups.

Madara Uchiha picked up the wine glass but didn't drink it. Instead, he handed it back to Renya, his face still showing that indifferent expression.

"drink."

Lian Ye stared blankly at the wine glass that was handed to her, then pointed to herself in a daze.

"Lord Ban, may I drink?"

This guy can't be trying to get himself drunk and then trick him into leaving the village, can he?

Although he is now an adult, he has never drunk alcohol.

He didn't even know his alcohol tolerance; what if he passed out after just one drink?

"Hmm." Madara Uchiha nodded calmly.

"Lord Ban, I don't drink alcohol." Lian Ye has never touched a cigarette or alcohol since she was a child.

Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha's lips twitched slightly, but he still held up his wine glass.

I never imagined that Lian Ye, who is so old, would not even know how to drink alcohol.

It seems Tobirama is keeping a close eye on this kid.

"Haha, Renya, don't refuse. Sake has no alcohol content," Hashirama Senju said cheerfully.

"Understood." Lian Ye took the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp under their watchful eyes.

Seeing this, Madara Uchiha picked up his chopsticks to eat, but he would refill Renya's cup from time to time.

Lian Ye couldn't refuse the two of them, so she had no choice but to drink cup after cup.

As time went on, he began to feel dizzy.

"Uncle Hashirama, didn't you say there was no prescription?" Renya blushed. "Why do I feel a little dizzy?"

"A little bit isn't very strong, but you've already drunk almost half a pot," Hashirama said with a smile, patting his shoulder.

Lianye really gave Ban face, drinking all the wine in her cup.

If it were him, he wouldn't have drunk it at all...

"Uncle Hashirama, stop filming, I want to sleep." Renya said, lying motionless on the table.

Madara Uchiha looked at the drunken Renya and couldn't help but smirk.

Doesn't this kid like to pour tea?

Even now, he hasn't forgotten the scene from three years ago when Lian Ye kept pouring him tea.

I remember that day, he urinated for a full two minutes.

"Madara, why did you get him drunk?" Hashirama looked at his best friend in confusion, not understanding why the other would do such a thing.

"I'm training his alcohol tolerance," Madara Uchiha casually offered as an excuse.

They couldn't possibly tell Hashirama that he was seeking revenge for what happened back then, could they?

"So that's how it is!" Hashirama suddenly realized.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he asked softly, "Ban, don't you think there's something strange about Renye's body?"

After spending a long time by Lian Ye's side, he began to have a vague sense of familiarity, as if Lian Ye were related to him by blood.

Madara Uchiha looked at Hashirama with surprise, "You feel that way too?"

After all, Renya is a member of the Uchiha clan, so it's normal for him to feel this way. But why should Hashirama feel the same way as him?!

Isn't this bastard a member of the Senju clan?

Why would I have a blood relationship with the Uchiha clan?!

Their gazes fell simultaneously on the sleeping Lian Ye.

This kid must have some secrets he's hiding...

After a long silence, Madara Uchiha withdrew his gaze and said in a deep voice, "I would like to invite Renya to join me in realizing the ideal of peace in the ninja world."

"Madara, no!" Hashirama Senju refused without hesitation.

In his view, Madara had already gone down the wrong path, and Renya should not be dragged into it.

Lianye is the village's hope; we must not let Ban ruin her!

"You can't make that decision," Madara Uchiha said coldly. "You just need to wait for the day when the ninja world is at peace. You don't need to worry about anything else."

What he just said wasn't a discussion, it was a notification!

Hashirama had no choice but to agree!

In the current ninja world, no one can stop him from doing anything.

"Madara..." Hashirama looked at his best friend with a complicated expression.

He knew that Ban wouldn't easily change his mind once he made up his mind, so now he could only hope that Yu Lianye wouldn't agree to it.

Madara Uchiha looked at the unconscious Renya, his eyes flashing.

With just a little manipulation, this kid will willingly join the "Eye of the Moon" project.

No one understood the psychology of his people better than him.

However, now is not the best time to take action; we need to find a suitable opportunity.

An opportunity that would make Lian Ye willing to join...

P.S.: I spent the whole day at my partner's house today, and I'm so socially anxious. I secretly wrote two chapters on my phone while hiding away. I'll start updating three times a day tomorrow, sob sob...

Chapter 254 The Note from Hashirama

Late at night, the Hokage's office was still brightly lit.

"Where on earth did that kid go?"

Tobirama Senju glanced at the twilight outside the window and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

After attending Hiruzen's wedding, Renya disappeared without a trace.

Dinner wasn't delivered to him tonight.

There was no trace of that kid in the village; it seemed he had left.

Tobirama has no interest in official business right now; he only wants to know where Renya is.

Logically, this kid would have given advance notice before leaving the village; he would never have left without saying goodbye. Something must have happened...

Tobirama Senju had the Anbu retrieve Renya's mission records, but they found no record of him accepting a mission today.

This means that the kid left the village for other reasons.

"What could have made this kid leave in such a hurry, without even saying goodbye?" Tobirama Senju fell into deep thought.

I have a feeling that this kid is hiding something from me.

He planned to wait two more days. If Lianye had not returned by then, he would personally go out of the village to search for her whereabouts.

After all, he had already planted the Flying Thunder God mark on that kid, so finding him would be a piece of cake for him.

Even now, Tobirama Senju still can't understand—what could be so important that Renya would leave without saying goodbye?

"Gurgle—" My stomach protested.

"That kid left without even saying goodbye," Tobirama Senju said with dissatisfaction, then opened a drawer and took out two soldier rations.

Tonight, I can only make do with soldier's rations.

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The cave in the Land of Fire.

When Lian Ye groggily woke up, she found herself still in the cave, and it was completely dark outside.

broken!

After getting drunk, I accidentally overslept.

Damn it, drinking leads to trouble!

He hasn't prepared dinner for that old bastard Tobirama Senju yet!

If that old bastard comes looking for us, wouldn't Hashirama and Madara's affair be exposed?

Renya grew increasingly frightened, after all, he possessed the Flying Thunder God mark. What if Tobirama Senju teleported over and saw Madara and Hashirama, who were already dead...?

Wouldn't that cause it to explode?!

By the way, what about Madara and Hashirama?

He looked around in confusion, but did not see the two of them.

"Uncle Hashirama, Lord Madara?" Renya called softly.

After calling for a long time, no one responded.

"Strange, where did they go?" Lian Ye rubbed her groggy head and got up from the wooden bed.

The original wooden beds were covered in moss, but the one he was sleeping on was not, which suggests that Hashirama remade it using Wood Release techniques.

When Renya arrived at the dining table, she found a note on it, which was probably left by Hashirama and Madara.

Haha, Ban and I left first. We didn't wake you up since you were drunk. Next time, if someone pours you a drink and you can't finish it, you can refuse. Don't be silly and drink it all...

Looking at the first half of the letter, he shook his head with a wry smile.

I didn't realize you could refuse. I thought you couldn't refuse when elders poured you wine.

I should have known better than to drink so much.

Lian Ye's gaze remained fixed on the note, but the latter half of it made his face darken.

[Renya, be careful! Madara wants to lure you into joining the "Eye of the Moon" project. I don't know how he'll trick you, but you need to be extra cautious! Madara is almost driven mad by his ideals now, and I can't stop him!]

"As expected, Madara Uchiha has his eye on me."

Lianye had long known that Ban had feelings for her, but she didn't know how he would try to deceive her.

Is it like how they tricked Obito Uchiha?

First, kill the person he cares about, make him witness their death, then make him awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan due to the pain, and completely turn to the dark side.

Ultimately, he joined Madara Uchiha to create a world without suffering.

If Renya hadn't known about the Infinite Tsukuyomi's conspiracy, she might have actually agreed to Madara's invitation.

But precisely because he knew this, he wouldn't join Madara's team.

Even if he awakens the Mangekyou Sharingan, he won't be fooled into losing his way like Obito Uchiha.

However, Hashirama Senju reminded him that Madara Uchiha had already begun planning to trick him into joining his group.

In order to prevent a tragedy like that of Obito Uchiha from happening again, he needs to protect the people he cares about from danger.

If Madara really makes a move, the chances of Tobirama Senju, Danzo Shimura, and Koharu Utatane being in danger will greatly increase.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kagami Uchiha, and Homura Mitokado will also be in danger!

However, the probability of being targeted by Madara is not as high as that of the former.

The chances of Tobirama Senju encountering danger are slim; as long as he doesn't leave the village, he'll be virtually safe.

After all, Madara Uchiha couldn't possibly barge into the Hokage's office, could he?

Even if that old guy can't beat Madara, he can't be killed so easily.

Besides, wasn't Hashirama Senju still by Madara's side?