Chapter 554: Hope Isn't What I Imagined

"I think I saw Lian Ye."

Senju Hashirama recalled the memory fragments that had just flashed in his mind, and scratched his head in confusion.

"Lian Ye Teacher?" Gangshou, upon hearing that, subconsciously looked around and asked puzzled, "Where is he?"

She didn't see Lian Ye's figure in the courtyard; hadn't it been said that Lian Ye Teacher and Lord Tuan Cang had gone traveling?

Logically, they had only been away a few days, so they couldn't return so quickly.

"No, I'm talking about when I was young, I think I saw Lian Ye..."

Senju Hashirama said weakly.

Although the sentence sounded nonsense, he didn't mean it as a joke.

A memory suddenly surfaced in his mind: his younger self fighting Madara Uchiha, suddenly noticing two people in the distance staring at them.

When he focused, the two were indeed Lian Ye and Tuan Cang...

"Grandfather, what nonsense are you talking about?" Gangshou clearly didn't believe his grandfather's words.

When grandfather was young, Lian Ye Teacher probably hadn't even been born, so how could he have possibly seen Lian Ye Teacher?

"I'm not babbling, I really saw Lian Ye!"

Senju Hashirama frowned, pondering; the memory in his mind didn't seem fabricated, as if he had truly experienced it himself.

"Grandfather, are you still coming?"

Gangshou assumed her grandfather had lost all his money yesterday, causing hallucinations.

"Come on, let's continue!"

Upon hearing that, Senju Hashirama stopped dwelling on it; now the most important thing was to win all of Gangshou's money.

Then at night, he would take that money to the casino to turn it around.

As for the Lian Ye incident in the memory, he had long ago tossed it into the Nine Night Cloud Rear.

Whether it's true or false, we can just ask Lian Ye when he returns.

Grandfather and grandson continued their fierce duel at the gambling table, with Senju Hashirama's hearty laughter ringing out from time to time.

Qianshou Feijian Laboratory.

Lord Feijian, what's the matter?

Orochimaru noticed Senju Feijian standing still and couldn't help but ask curiously.

Could it be that their experiment ran into trouble?

It's nothing, I was just daydreaming.

Senju Feijian shook his head, not revealing the memory fragments that flashed through his mind.

While conducting the experiment, he involuntarily recalled some memories from his youth, among which was a strange Uchiha Clan's member.

He only remembered going to the Battlefield to investigate, but the rest was hazy.

Senju Feijian was puzzled, wondering if he truly experienced this when he was young.

Orochimaru, seeing this, paid no mind and continued the research.

At the start of the experiment, Senju Feijian's notebook suddenly fell to the ground.

Immediately after, he let out an incredulous shout.

"Lian Ye?! And Tuan Cang too?!"

Orochimaru: "???"

What happened? Everything was fine, so why did Lord Feijian call out Lian Ye Teacher and the Third Hokage's name?

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"Parallel universe", Fire Country Eastern Battlefield.

"That old kid finally arrived."

Lian Ye sensed Senju Feijian's aura rapidly approaching, and a look of interest finally appeared on his calm face.

"Take it easy, don't hurt Teacher Feijian," Zhi Cun Tuan Zang said worriedly.

He was truly afraid that the time-space they arrived in was the past of their own time-space, if it really matched his speculation.

Lian Ye's act of beating Teacher Feijian, who knows what impact it will cause...

Although he knew Lian Ye seemed unable to change history in this timeline, he feared not ten thousand but the one chance.

If history truly changed, would uncontrollable factors arise in their time-space?

He just hadn't told Lian Ye his speculation, since that guy only ever says this is a parallel universe.

Anyway, Lian Ye wouldn't listen even if he said it, so it's better not to say it now.

"Don't worry, brother, I know my limits!"

Lian Ye leapt down from the tree, eagerly rubbing his fists.

Born evil Senju Feijian, I'll make you pay the price you deserve!

Soon, Senju Feijian led a host of Senju people to the Battlefield.

"Feijian, why did you come?!"

Senju Hashirama, who was battling Madara Uchiha, saw his younger brother arrive and showed a shocked expression.

Hadn't he ordered Feijian not to come to the Battlefield on his own? Why did Feijian suddenly disobey his command?

"Big brother, I'll explain after the battle!"

Senju Feijian had no time to waste with his big brother, and his gaze fell on Lian Ye and Zhi Cun Tuan Zang in the distance.

These two gave him a vacation-like vibe, completely out of place with the battlefield's brutal fighting.

Among them, the long-haired guy must be that Uchiha Clan's member.

Moreover, the way that guy looked at him was off; it seemed his original target was himself.

I have to say, Qianshou Feijian is extremely accurate when judging people…

"You go support your clan members; leave those two guys to me."

Qianshou Feijian instructed the Senju People, then fearlessly approached the two of them.

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang felt a lingering sense of insecurity when he saw the young Teacher Feijian.

He worries that their actions here will become known to the future Teacher Feijian.

If that were true, they'd be doomed.

For a moment, he didn't even dare meet Teacher Feijian's sharp gaze, instinctively standing behind his good brother, as if only that could give him some sense of safety.

Lian Ye naturally noticed Tuan Cang's slight movement, but he ignored it, assuming his good brother simply couldn't bear to bully the young Feijian.

But it's fine; just leave this sort of thing to him.

At this moment, someone still hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation, looking at the approaching Qianshou Feijian with a sinister smile on their face.

"big sister, you must be Qianshou Feijian!"

The young Qianshou Feijian subconsciously frowned at Lian Ye's arrogant grin.

Strange, why don't I feel any disgust toward the Uchiha Clan's Members in front of me?

Logically, he could equally despise every Uchiha Clan's Member, yet he feels no such hatred toward the person before him.

But he quickly realized.

He must have fallen victim to this inherently evil Uchiha Clan's Members' Genjutsu!

It aims to lower his guard, then catch him off guard and kill him!

Qianshou Feijian quickly suppressed the strange feeling inside, staring gravely at Lian Ye before him and at Zhi Cun Tuan Zang hidden behind him.

Although the guy behind shows no malice, who can guarantee this isn't a ploy to deceive him?!

"Uchiha Clan's Members, you have no right to know my identity!"

Dealing with the Uchiha Clan's Members, Feijian has no intention of dialogue and launches a decisive, direct attack.

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang, seeing this, immediately increased the distance, not wanting to involve his good brother in this matter at all.

Watching the two engaged in battle, he mutters softly to himself.

"I hope it's not as I imagined..."

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