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

Black Zetsu was immediately startled by his discovery. What a joke!

Wasn't this kid a member of the Uchiha clan before?

How did they become members of the Thousand Hands clan again after only a few years?!

In that instant, it felt its worldview begin to crumble...

Hei Jue has lived for thousands of years, and this is the first time he has encountered something so outrageous.

It's incredible that someone can possess the bloodlines of both Asura and Indra!

Even Madara Uchiha, who had fused with Hashirama Senju's cells, didn't have as much Senju bloodline as this kid.

Could this guy be Hagoromo Otsutsuki's illegitimate son?

No, no!

There must be some unknown secrets behind this!

Black Zetsu tried to calm himself down; this kid could never be Hagoromo's illegitimate son...

It fell into deep thought, beginning to recall the details of the whole incident.

Tobirama Senju adopted Renya, and Renya then possessed the bloodlines of both the Uchiha and Senju clans...

As time went on, Black Zetsu finally learned the reason.

there is only one truth!

That means Renya is actually Tobirama Senju's illegitimate son!

For some reason—

Whether it was lust at first sight or drunken promiscuity, he then defiled a woman from the Uchiha clan, causing her to become pregnant.

However, because the Senju and Uchiha were sworn enemies, Tobirama Senju was unwilling to take responsibility, and the Uchiha woman had to give birth to the child alone.

And that child was Uchiha Renya!

The Uchiha woman secretly gave birth to a child, and in order to prevent her out-of-wedlock pregnancy from being discovered, she had no choice but to send Renya to an orphanage...

By the time Tobirama Senju learned the truth, Renya had already been raised to adulthood.

This explains why that kid was an orphan.

Perhaps out of guilt, Tobirama Senju went to the Uchiha clan and adopted Renya.

On the surface, Lian Ye is just his adopted son, but in reality, he is his illegitimate son!

……

"Hmph, you think you can fool me with such a small trick?" Black Zetsu sneered.

It has lived for thousands of years, what kind of amazing things hasn't it seen?

Compared to the explosive things it had witnessed, Tobirama Senju's behavior was nothing...

I never expected that Tobirama Senju was this kind of person. You can know a person's face but not their heart.

The truth can be told to Lianye in the future, as a reward for him becoming his mother's cook.

I really look forward to the day that kid finds out the truth!

I wonder what the cook would think if his adoptive father became his biological father?

Haha, this is going to be really interesting!

I must share this interesting thing with my mother when the time comes, so that she can have some fun too.

Black Zetsu felt that he had inadvertently discovered the mystery of Lian Ye's background.

Lian Ye, who was swinging the spatula until it was almost smoking, had no idea that something was gossiping about her past behind her back...

……

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P.S.: Whenever I set a goal the day before, all sorts of inexplicable things happen the next day to hinder my writing plans. Maybe that's just how things work out in secret? *sobs*

Chapter 259 Children Should Act Like Children

"Hehehe, this is really interesting."

Black Zetsu stared at Lian Ye, who was cooking, with great interest, his eyes gleaming with calculation.

If Madara Uchiha were to accidentally learn about Renya's background, I wonder what he would do?

Tobirama Senju will probably die a terrible death, right?

It would be possible to let Renya witness Tobirama Senju's death firsthand, and then find an opportunity to tell Renya that Tobirama Senju was actually his biological father.

After suffering such a blow, this kid will definitely awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan!

Then, all I need to do is give him a good talking-to and get Lian Ye to discover the Uchiha clan's stone tablet. This kid will be fooled like Madara Uchiha, completely lost and becoming a pawn in the resurrection of his mother.

However, this chess piece is different from Madara Uchiha...

Although he is currently a pawn, his identity will change from a pawn to a cook after his mother is resurrected.

Black Zetsu had previously learned from Hashirama and Madara's conversation that Madara Uchiha wanted to recruit Renya into the "Eye of the Moon" project, but had not yet taken action.

It doesn't mind lending a hand to Ban, and getting the cook involved in the plan to revive the mother is the right thing to do.

But how can this matter be revealed to Madara Uchiha unintentionally?

Black Zetsu fell into deep thought, trying to find a foolproof plan.

"Lord Renya, your cooking is so delicious!" Jiraiya's mouth was practically watering as he looked at the braised pork ribs on the table.

"Haha, have a piece if you want," Lian Ye said with a smile.

The two of them came to help him, so this was the kind of treatment he deserved.

"Thank you, Lord Renya!" Jiraiya picked up the freshly cooked ribs from the plate, ignoring the heat, and stuffed them directly into his mouth, only to be scalded and start panting.

But there was no pain on his face, only the satisfaction of eating delicious food.

"Idiot." Orochimaru gave Jiraiya a disdainful look; all this loser thought about was food.

"Orochimaru, stop looking so grumpy all the time. Have a piece of food too." Lianye used her chopsticks to put a piece of pork rib on his plate.

It's not a good thing for someone to be so mature at such a young age.

Children should act like children—innocent, pure, and adorable—and Tsunade and Jiraiya perfectly embody this quality.

In contrast, Orochimaru's calm and collected demeanor is unlike that of his peers. While other kids his age are still thinking about eating delicious food, this kid has already figured out how to learn under the guise of helping others.

Although children in the ninja world tend to mature early, being too mature is actually not a good thing.

Take Itachi Uchiha for example. That kid was more mature than his peers, and as a result, he caused problems and slaughtered his own clan.

He didn't want Orochimaru to become like the character in the original story.

Orochimaru stared blankly at the ribs that Renya handed him, seemingly not expecting that Renya would personally hand him ribs.

He hesitated for a moment, then finally reached out and took the ribs.

"Thank you, Lady Lianye."

Unlike Jiraiya, Orochimaru didn't wolf down his food. Instead, he ate in small bites, as if he were savoring a delicious meal, appearing very elegant.

Jiraiya: "???"

Does Orochimaru even pretend to eat like that? Doesn't that make him seem incredibly rude?

"Jiraiya, would you like to eat more?" Renya asked with a smile.

"No...no need, Lord Renya." Jiraiya waved his hand in refusal, afraid that Orochimaru would do something to indirectly highlight his rudeness.

"Okay, let's eat after I finish cooking the last dish."

Lian Ye suddenly felt that there was a pair of eyes watching him from behind, a feeling that made him very uncomfortable.

He turned his head sharply, but saw no one.

The moment he turned his head, the feeling of being spied on vanished.

"Could it be that I'm misperceiving it?" Lian Ye murmured softly.

"Lord Renya, what's wrong?" Jiraiya asked curiously upon seeing this.

Orochimaru looked at Renya, who had suddenly turned around, with the same confusion, completely unaware of what had happened.

"It's nothing." Lian Ye shook her head, thinking it might just be her imagination.

"Bring the dishes out, dinner is ready," Lian Ye called to the two of them.

"Understood, Lady Lianye."

Jiraiya and Orochimaru quickly picked up the food from the table and headed to the living room.

Is it really just an illusion?

Lian Ye stood in the kitchen, staring intently at the spot where Hei Jue had been standing. He really felt like someone was spying on him there.

He stepped forward and examined the wall closely, but ultimately found nothing.

"Could it really be an illusion?"

"Uncle Lianye, why haven't you arrived yet?"

Just then, Tsunade's urging voice came from the living room, clearly expressing her dissatisfaction that he hadn't come out yet.

After all, they could only start eating when Lian Ye arrived.

"Coming," Lian Ye replied, then went to the dining table.

Only after Lian Ye had completely left did Hei Jue peek his head out from inside the wall again.

"That was close, we almost got discovered..."

It was so focused on plotting that it forgot it was spying, and ended up accidentally revealing a trace of its presence.

Fortunately, it reacted quickly and concealed its form and aura again before Lian Ye turned her head.

That's why Lian Ye didn't discover its existence.

"Hehehe, this cook is interesting," Black Zetsu thought to himself as he left the Thousand Hands Clan's territory.

Just then, it noticed the several dishes that had been prepared on the table out of the corner of its eye, and its eyes lit up.

These dishes were specially reserved by Renya for Tobirama Senju's lunch.

"Hehehe, let me try out the cook's skills on behalf of my mother first."

……

"Were you two secretly eating in there?!"

As soon as Renya entered the living room, she saw Tsunade questioning Jiraiya and Orochimaru.

"Sorry, Tsunade." Jiraiya scratched his head awkwardly.

"If you sneak food behind my back again, I'll never forgive you!" Tsunade scolded Jiraiya with her hands on her hips, displaying the demeanor of a big sister.

She said that so many of the braised pork ribs on the plate were missing, and it turned out that Jiraiya, that bastard, had stolen them.

"Tsunade, they were helping me out, so I let them try a couple of ribs as a reward," Renya began, defending the two.

Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Luckily, Lord Renya stepped in to save the day, otherwise he would have been beaten up today.

Orochimaru gave Renya a strange look before looking away.

"But you can't eat that much..." Tsunade said, looking aggrieved.

Lianye didn't quite understand Tsunade's words. Hadn't she made about ten pieces of pork ribs?

Eating two pieces shouldn't have much of an impact, right?

But when his gaze fell on the plate of ribs on the table, he froze.

Lianye: "???"

How come the original ten or so yuan is now only six or seven yuan?!

Orochimaru shook his head helplessly, looking at Jiraiya with pity.