Chapter 746: Look into my eyes and honestly tell me—am I handsome or not?

Madara Uchiha stared at Hashirama's corpse, and the images in his mind flickered like a revolving lantern.

The Warring States era, two youths stood by a clear river.

"Madara, let's build a village together someday," Hashirama said dreamily, "so the children will no longer go to the Battlefield, and the hatred between families will be completely eradicated!"

The day Konoha Village was founded.

The two stood on the newly completed Hokage Rock.

"Madara, look!" Hashirama spread his arms, "this is the village we founded together; our childhood ideal has finally been realized!"

In the Ninja World, the days when we were Mountain Top Cave Men.

"Madara, I'll introduce you to a child; his cooking is truly superb!"

Hashirama sat by the campfire, describing with wild gestures.

"I'm sure you'll like that child once you meet him!"

Inside a mansion in Iron Country.

"Madara, can you abandon the 'Moon's Eye' project?"

Hashirama's voice was hoarse, his eyes filled with sorrow.

"That's not true peace! We can find another way together, just as we once built Konoha together!"

The scene returned to the earlier moment.

Hashirama lay on a chair, whispering softly as he looked at him.

"Madara, it seems I won't be able to bask in the sun with you anymore."

At the end of the scene, Hashirama tried to reach out and grasp his wrist, but his arm fell limp halfway.

"Hashirama."

Madara Uchiha gave a self‑deprecating smile, his tone tinged with helplessness.

"You really are so self‑righteous, you guy."

In the original plan, even if Hashirama died, Madara could employ Reincarnation Born to resurrect him.

But he didn't anticipate that the other party outright refused to be revived.

He had never considered this aspect before.

Although he was eager to use Reincarnation Born, remembering Hashirama's admonition made him ultimately give up.

Fine, let the dead stay dead.

At worst, I'll just bask in the sun alone later.

Besides, with so many family members, losing one isn't a big deal.

Madara Uchiha no longer looked at Hashirama's corpse; he silently lay down on the chair and, as usual, closed his eyes to rest.

"Brother."

Yuzhibo Quannai, seeing this, wanted to step forward to comfort, but Feijian grasped his wrist and gently shook his head.

"Let your brother be quiet."

Quan Nai, unusually unresisting, gave a slight nod.

Since Hashirama's death, the courtyard has clearly lost its former bustle.

Madara Uchiha lay on the chair, hearing Feijian and Quan Nai's quarrel in the living room, as well as Lian Ye commanding Tuan Cang, and always felt an emptiness inside.

Such days went on for a long time.

Until one day, Lian Ye woke up and found Ban Daye missing.

Feijian and Yuzhibo Quannai immediately searched, but found no trace of him in the Village.

Fortunately, before leaving he left a letter on the table, and they soon gave up the search.

【You don't need to look for me; I'll be back soon.】

"Tuan Cang, where do you think Ban Daye has gone?"

Lian Ye lay on a chair, a piece of weed clenched between his teeth.

"I don't know."

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang truly didn't know Ban's whereabouts.

But he could vaguely guess where the other most likely went…

Lian Ye wasn't troubled by it; he just assumed Ban Daye had gone out for a stroll.

After all, Uncle Hashirama's death was a huge blow to him.

In an unknown mountain cave of the Ninja World.

Madara Uchiha stood at the cave entrance, looking at the crude facilities inside, lost in memories.

Sunbathing in the Village is boring; better to go out and see the former dwelling.

These days, Madara came to the cave where he once lived with Hashirama, and just stood at the entrance watching, doing nothing.

He stood there for a very long time…

Several months later, the top floor of Loulan.

The young Loulan Queen looked at the long‑haired man before her, her face showing hesitation.

"Lord Ban, Lian Ye has ordered that without his permission, no one may unilaterally use the Dragon Vein's power."

Madara Uchiha's face was expressionless, and he said coldly.

"Do you want to stop me?"

"I wouldn't dare."

The Loulan Queen lowered her head, unwilling to meet his gaze.

"But using the Dragon Vein requires informing Lord Lian Ye."

Since that large group of Kaguya Otsutsuki used the Dragon Pulse to travel through time and space, Lian Ye had completely settled down.

He immediately ordered that the power of the Dragon Pulse could no longer be used.

"Release the seal."

Madara Uchiha ignored the queen, his entire body faintly emitting powerful chakra fluctuations.

Finally, under Madara's pressure, the Queen of Loulan released the Dragon Pulse seal.

Konoha Village.

"No need to look anymore, Ban Daye has gone to another time-space."

Lian Ye was somewhat helpless upon receiving the news.

It seemed Ban Daye really couldn't let go of Uncle Hashirama, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to another time-space.

Clearly he cared deeply in his heart, yet he used to pretend he didn't care.

Uchiha, the tsundere!

Forget it, let him go if he's gone.

I believe Madara Uchiha knows his limits and won't do anything too outrageous.

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang secretly watched his good brother.

He was a little curious whether, after he himself died in the future...

Lian Ye would travel through other time-spaces like Madara, just to see him one more time?

Probably not.

Given that guy's laid-back personality, he'd most likely just be sad for a while, then cheerfully go back to basking in the sun.

After so many years together, his good brother had always worn a grinning expression.

He rarely saw him looking sad.

Perhaps this was the fool's luck?

Sometimes being a little foolish was indeed not bad; at least you wouldn't have any worries.

"What are you staring at me for?"

Noticing his good brother staring at him, Lian Ye said somewhat irritably.

"Although my looks are very high, you can't just keep staring at me!"

He had recently noticed his good brother often sneaking glances at him, wondering what was going on in that guy's head.

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang: "..."

This guy was really getting more and more narcissistic.

"Who's looking at you!"

Tuan Cang muttered discontentedly, then slowly withdrew his gaze.

Now it was Lian Ye's turn to be unhappy.

He truly felt his looks weren't bad; among the Uchiha, he was one of the most handsome.

Yet his good brother was ignoring him!

He immediately flipped over from his chair, cupped Tuan Cang's face with both hands, and made him meet his eyes.

"Look me in the eye and tell me honestly, am I handsome or not!"

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang stared at that handsome face so close, feeling the hot breath on his face as he spoke, and was instantly stunned.

"Say something!"

Lian Ye gently shook Tuan Cang's face in his hands.

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang had no reaction, just dumbly staring at his good brother who had suddenly leaned in.

Did this guy even know what he was doing?!

"Why aren't you saying anything? Does that mean I'm ugly?!"

Looking at his good brother's current state, Lian Ye couldn't help but fall into thought.

Perhaps he had never been handsome...

The reason he thought he was handsome was just his own filter playing tricks.

"Forget it, looks like I can't go the handsome route."

Lian Ye said, releasing his hands from Tuan Cang's face, and lay back down on the chair to bask in the sun.

His face was full of frustration.

So he had never been handsome; the average-looking guy was actually him!

Forget it, he was old anyway; being handsome or not didn't matter anymore.

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang was still standing there dumbly, unable to snap out of the earlier shock for a long time.

What Lian Ye didn't notice was that Tuan Cang's cheeks had somehow flushed red.

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