Chapter 1: Hashirama's Advice

【Original timeline is chaotic, for plot reasons, please ignore specific timeline and character ages. For example, Sarutobi Rizhan and Zhi Cun Tuan Zang are a bit younger than in the original, but it doesn't affect the overall plot. It's leaning towards daily life; if you don't like it, feel free to skip.】

【Almost forgot, the storage place of the brain...】

Konoha Year Five.

"Lian Ye, Lord Ban really left," said a hedgehog‑haired youngster with a complicated expression.

Lian Ye had said that Lord Ban would leave Konoha in just a few days.

He didn't believe it then, but a few days later the words came true.

The hedgehog‑haired youngster was named Uchiha Shun, and got along well with Lian Ye.

"Fine, I understand," Lian Ye spat out the weeds in his mouth, his expression calm as if he had known all along.

"Lian Ye, how did you learn of Lord Ban's departure?" Uchiha Shun asked curiously.

Even the powerful ninja in the clan didn't know Lord Ban's departure, so how could Lian Ye know?

"It should be so." Lian Ye looked at Shun. "Lord Ban had previously gathered clan members to leave, but they didn't intend to abandon this hard‑won peace; no one was willing to follow Lord Ban."

"Lord Ban is such a proud man; he would certainly leave alone."

"So that's it!" Uchiha Shun suddenly understood, then said angrily, "If I had known Lord Ban was leaving today, I would definitely have followed him!"

"Even if you were willing to follow Lord Ban, he wouldn't take this little brat with him," Lian Ye sneered.

Madara Uchiha wants to fulfill his grand ambitions and won't take a dead weight with him.

Hearing that, Uchiha Shun instantly became displeased.

He sized up Lian Ye from head to toe, muttering under his breath, "Hmph, you're still not as tall as me."

Lian Ye: "……"

The words hit the truth, striking his sore spot, leaving him unable to retort for a moment.

Lian Ye is six years old this year, with a Height of 1.20 m.

In contrast, Uchiha Shun, also six, stands an astonishing 1.40 m tall, a full head taller than Lian Ye.

That height hardly looks like a six‑year‑old; calling him ten would raise no objections.

Lian Ye sometimes wonders what this guy has been eating to grow so fast.

He observed him for a while, but found no cause.

"Alright, you may go," Lian Ye waved his hand, indicating Uchiha Shun to leave.

Uchiha Shun hesitated briefly, then said, "Lian Ye, why don't you go back to the Nursery?"

Lian Ye frowned, impatiently replying, "I can take care of myself; I don't need you to worry about me."

"Fine." Uchiha Shun sighed, turned, and left.

Seeing Uchiha Shun leave, Lian Ye closed the courtyard gate and returned to his room.

……

"Madara Uchiha has defected," Lian Ye murmured softly.

Lian Ye has been hiding a secret in his heart: he is actually a Transmigrator.

At first, learning that he had crossed into the Uchiha Clan made him a little scared.

He worried his arrival time was wrong; if he landed during Genocide Night, wouldn't that be disastrous?

Later, after some inquiries, he learned this was the Founding Period of Konoha.

That let Lian Ye breathe a sigh of relief; the Founding Period was relatively peaceful in Ninja World History, with a low Danger Coefficient and a long Development Time.

After all, with Senju Hashirama and Madara Uchiha present, which nation would dare plot against the Fire Country?

If Madara Uchiha and Senju Hashirama don't pursue their own designs, that's already good.

The Original Body's parents were killed by the Senju Clan before Konoha was founded.

As a child he was placed in the Uchiha Clan's Nursery, equivalent to an Orphanage, housing Uchiha orphans who had lost their parents; Uchiha Shun was someone the Original Body met there...

After crossing over, Lian Ye voluntarily proposed leaving the orphanage to live alone.

Each Uchiha orphan receives a monthly Subsidy. Though the Living Expenses aren't large, they cover Daily Expenses.

Lian Ye sat cross‑legged on the floor and began Chakra Refinement.

The Chakra Refining Method isn't a secret within the Uchiha Clan; as a great clan of the Warring States Period, they do have that resource...

Uchiha Clan's members who reach the appropriate age can receive the Chakra Refining Method for free, essentially a pre‑test for Ninja Talent.

This is precisely the gap between Clan Ninja and Civilian Ninja. With Clan Resources tilted in their favor, Clan Ninja are naturally stronger than ordinary ninjas of the same age.

Although the Founding Period was relatively peaceful, strength always ranks first, no matter the era.

Only great strength can provide self‑preservation.

Since crossing over, Lian Ye has trained diligently every day, doing both Chakra Refinement and Physical Training.

He is still young, so he cannot overtrain… otherwise his Height will cap at 1.50 m, and his life will be ruined.

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Hokage Office.

"Madara Uchiha, why did he do that?"

First Hokage Senju Hashirama, upon learning of Madara Uchiha's defection, gazed at the Konoha Village emblem hanging on the wall, his heart a swirl of emotions.

He slowly rose, both hands braced on the desk, his knuckles whitening from the strain.

In his mind, memories of his time with Madara Uchiha floated up—their childhood meeting, the oath to build Konoha Village together, and the later divergences...

"Hmph, it has finally come to this," Qianshou Feijian sneered, his eyes showing unabashed disgust.

He has always been wary of Madara Uchiha; although his elder brother Hashirama constantly tried to maintain the friendship between the Senju and Uchiha, he still feared the Uchiha Clan would endanger Konoha.

Sure enough, that Madara Uchiha fellow was as ambitious as he had guessed.

I should have ignored my older brother's warning back then and forcibly eliminated Madara Uchiha!

Seeing Hashirama looking lost and dejected, Feijian was incensed and hurriedly ordered:

"Big brother, immediately summon all Jonin except the Uchiha, and closely monitor the Uchiha Clan's movements; I don't want any troublemakers in the Village again!"

Hashirama sighed, "Feijian, you always hold a grudge against the Uchiha and target them at every turn… Perhaps your actions upset Madara, which is why he temporarily left the Village."

"It's my fault for not handling your relationship with Madara properly."

Feijian: "???"

He looked at Hashirama in disbelief, his eyes full of shock, as if he never expected his own big brother to say such a thing.

He couldn't understand how his big brother could think that Madara's defection could be blamed on him.

Just as Feijian was about to retort, Hashirama earnestly said:

"Feijian, the Senju‑Uchiha war has long ended; you must learn to let go of hatred…"

If you advise Feijian now, when Madara returns, such incidents will no longer occur.

He doesn't want his younger brother and friend to end up like this…

Feijian remained silent, his face cold as he listened to his big brother's rambling.

This situation has happened more than once; it's always about abandoning hatred… accepting the Uchiha… Konoha is a big family… unity is most important, and he was too lazy to keep listening.

But the words Hashirama said next left him completely stunned.

"Feijian, I think you are biased against the Uchiha, so I want you to adopt an orphan from the Uchiha, hoping that through spending time with this child, you can learn to let go of your hatred toward the Uchiha."

"Big brother, you're not kidding, are you?!" Feijian, shedding his usual composure, roared.

"I'm serious!" Hashirama's expression was solemn; he wasn't joking.

"No way, absolutely not!" Feijian quickly refused.

He couldn't fathom why his big brother would make such a brain‑dead suggestion…

Could it be that, back when he was skipping stones, a rock thrown by Madara hit his head?