Chapter 231: Kid, Sign This Scroll

Madara Uchiha's eyes lit up; this is indeed a good suggestion.

The reason he considered inviting Lian Ye to leave is simply that this kid's cooking is decent, so keeping him around means frequent good food.

Lian Ye refuses to go with him, but he can accept the kid coming over occasionally to cook.

Anyway, infiltrating Konoha with his strength is a simple matter; as long as Mito Clan and Feijian, the two perceptive guys, don't notice, it's fine.

"Fine," Madara Uchiha said succinctly.

Senju Hashirama, seeing Madara's agreement, let out a sigh of relief.

Fortunately Madara didn't force Lian Ye to leave; otherwise, they couldn't even imagine Feijian's reaction upon learning the truth.

If Lian Ye were to leave the Village with Madara, the Fake Death news would likely be discovered by Feijian.

Hashirama has no intention of revealing his identity yet...

After all, Feijian's strength still can't stop Madara.

Once they successfully persuade Madara to abandon the Moon's Eye plan, he will appear openly before Feijian and Mito Clan.

……

"Uncle Hashirama, are you still planning to leave the Village?" Lian Ye asked suddenly.

Hashirama instinctively glanced at his close friend beside him, then nodded, "Yes, we still need to leave the Village."

He happened to be passing through Fire Country this time, so he clung to Madara to return to the Village to taste Lian Ye's cooking, and also to check on Mito Clan and Gangshou.

Now the matter is half done; the other half is to go see his family.

But he worries that sneaking into the house might be noticed by Mito Clan, exposing the Fake Death.

So for a moment he hesitated...

"Lian Ye, how have Mito Clan and Xiaogang been lately?" Hashirama asked with a wry smile.

He ultimately gave up returning to visit his family and could only inquire about their situation over the past two years.

Lian Ye sensed Hashirama's dilemma and said, "Uncle Hashirama, actually Mizuto Ayi already knows about your Fake Death."

"What?!" Hashirama widened his eyes, "Mito Clan knows?"

Impossible; he hid it so well that Mito Clan shouldn't have noticed that night.

"It was the Nine-Tails that told Mizuto Ayi..." Lian Ye explained what happened that day.

Madara Uchiha looked at Hashirama in astonishment; he hadn't expected that Hashirama's Fake Death was unknown even to his close acquaintances.

This guy really went to great lengths to find him.

…

"Ha ha, so that's how it is," Hashirama laughed, scratching his head, "Mito Clan already knows the truth..."

That means he can now appear openly before Mito Clan, right?

Hashirama sprang up from his chair, "Madara, you wait here first; I'm going home to see Mito Clan."

As he said, his figure flashed and vanished on the spot.

Madara Uchiha glanced at Hashirama's departing back, then shifted his gaze back to Lian Ye.

Lian Ye felt uneasy as Madara kept staring at him without speaking.

He had no idea what this guy was up to.

Uncle Hashirama, come back quickly!

He really doesn't want to be alone with Madara Uchiha right now...

Madara Uchiha furrowed his brows, feeling that this kid's bloodline wasn't pure.

Could it be a product of the Uchiha mixing with another clan?

Lian Ye couldn't stand Madara's gaze any longer and looked for an excuse to leave the living room; being watched was too uncomfortable.

"Lord Madara, I'm about to make breakfast; would you like a serving?"

He was only being polite; Madara had already eaten.

They expected a refusal, but Madara unexpectedly nodded in agreement.

"Fine, make me one."

Lian Ye: "???"

Didn't this guy just eat?

Why does he want another breakfast?

If he hadn't seen Madara nod, he would have doubted his hearing.

"Do you have any other questions?" Madara Uchiha, seeing Lian Ye frozen in place, couldn't help asking.

What is this kid doing here? Didn't he hear what he said?

Although he just ate two big bowls of rice, his stomach is a bit hungry now.

Since the kid volunteered to ask, why would he refuse?

Not knowing when Hashirama will return, he can have breakfast to pass the time.

He can also taste how good this kid's breakfast is.

Hearing that, Lian Ye snapped back, "No problem, I'll go prepare breakfast right away."

Before the words finished, he decisively cleared the dishes on the table and turned toward the kitchen.

Madara Uchiha watched Lian Ye's hurried departing back, lifted the tea cup on the table and took a light sip.

This kid really is a talent for Feijian.

It's a pity Lian Ye refuses to leave with him; Feijian really got a great bargain.

But the kid just said that whenever he wants to eat, he can come over anytime.

Madara Uchiha considered finding a hideout near Fire Country, so that when he wants gourmet food, he can reach Konoha in the shortest time.

It's just that constantly going to Konoha is too troublesome, and given his status he often sneaks into Feijian's house; if one day Feijian were to discover him by accident, the consequences would be unimaginable…

It seems we have no choice but to have this kid come over to serve.

Madara Uchiha plans to have Lian Ye sign a Spirit Summoning Contract later, so that whenever he wants to eat delicacies, the Spirit Beast can take him there.

That way the chance of the matter being exposed can be greatly reduced.

He gets to eat the delicacies and doesn't have to worry about his identity being exposed—truly a win‑win!

Lian Ye, busy in the kitchen, still doesn't know that Madara Uchiha has already taken an interest in him.

He hasn't eaten anything all morning; the food he made was completely devoured by Madara Uchiha and Hashirama.

He is kneading dough, intending to use the leftover beef to make beef buns.

There's no other way; these are the only ingredients left at home.

After half an hour of busy work, he finally produced six beef buns.

Lian Ye looked at the buns in the steamer and sighed helplessly.

He hopes Lord Ban will eat a little less…

From morning till now he's been busy and hasn't eaten a single bite.

In the living room, Madara Uchiha smelled the drifting aroma, his Adam's apple bobbing.

Smelling the buns' fragrance, his stomach growled again, likely because he hadn't eaten all day yesterday.

The kid's cooking is indeed impressive; just the scent makes one unable to resist.

In terms of cooking, Madara Uchiha would call him the strongest!

Under Madara Uchiha's expectant gaze, Lian Ye carried a basket of buns into the living room.

"Lord Ban, the buns are steamed and ready."

Lord Ban looked at the steaming buns on the table and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

"Lord Ban, I'll start eating first," Lian Ye, ignoring the heat, reached for two buns and began devouring them.

Fearing that if he ate too slowly someone would snatch them all…

Madara Uchiha's mouth twitched; the kid was overthinking.

How could a dignified Ninja World Asura possibly fight a junior over food?

If this got spread, would he care about his face?

Madara Uchiha silently watched Lian Ye finish all the buns.

"Lord Ban, aren't you eating?" Lian Ye only then realized that Madara Uchiha hadn't taken any buns.

"I'm not hungry."

Madara Uchiha said this while pulling out a Contract Scroll and placing it on the table.

"Kid, sign this scroll."