Chapter 792: Encounter Again

"Hashirama, farewell."

Madara Uchiha finished speaking and closed his eyes forever.

In his mind, countless scenes from his life flashed by in an instant.

His promise with Hashirama, the joy of founding the Village.

The helplessness of the Valley of the End battle.

Decades of seclusion hidden in a cave.

And the leisurely times spent sunbathing in the courtyard, enjoying delicious food.

Senju Hashirama gazed at his motionless dear friend and, according to the will, buried him in front of the cave.

He stood at the cave entrance, took one last look inside, then turned and left.

Konoha Village, Lian Ye's manor.

"Lian Ye, is it alright for you to lie in the courtyard sun all day?"

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang turned his head to look at his good brother.

It is said that Ri Zhan and Xiaochun's grandchildren are about to get married.

But this fellow's face showed no change at all.

Gazing at Lian Ye's still youthful face, Zhi Cun Tuan Zang felt a mix of emotions.

Does this guy really never age?

"You never said that when you used to sunbathe before."

Lian Ye replied somewhat irritably.

The Tuan Cang before him had been revived through his Impure Earth Reincarnation.

Since returning home he felt especially bored, so he called his deceased good brother to chat.

Anyway, idle is idle…

"Fine, as long as you're happy."

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang was helpless regarding his good brother's lazy disposition.

He had been lying flat since sixteen; from another angle, that makes him a winner in life.

Of course, there's nothing wrong with enjoying life.

After such a long time, he had already been assimilated by his good brother.

"What have you been doing all these years?"

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang glanced at the courtyard, a trace of concern flashing in his eyes.

Since he left, I suppose this fellow has been alone all this time?

No need to think; it's obvious Lian Ye is very lonely.

"Of course it's sunbathing."

"Hehe, that's true."

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang felt a bit helpless; his good brother seemed to have nothing else to do but sunbathe.

I really don't understand what's so good about sunbathing.

The sky was a deep blue, white clouds drifting by.

Both lay on chairs sunbathing, just like in the old days.

"Do you want to be revived? I can help you…"

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang slowly shook his head, "No need, this is fine."

Noticing the loss on his good brother's face, he smiled and added.

"If you truly find yourself bored, you can call me out to chat."

"Alright, it's settled then."

"By the way, how many years have I been dead?"

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang truly didn't know how long he had been dead.

Others could estimate by looking at Lian Ye's appearance, but that fellow's face never changed.

It was impossible to guess.

"Nine years."

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang fell silent upon hearing that, never having expected he had been dead for nine years.

During his absence, did this fellow just stay at home sunbathing?

Summoning himself after such a long interval.

It shows his good brother truly felt lonely.

"Tuan Cang, I want some juice."

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang didn't refuse, went to the kitchen to prepare something.

He discovered the kitchen was covered in dust, clearly unused for a long time.

It seems that while he was away, this fellow was too lazy to even cook.

But he said nothing, left the house to buy ingredients at the market.

Lian Ye lay on the chair, motionless.

It was like this when they lived before.

Tuan Cang was essentially his caretaker; just call out if anything was needed.

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang quickly bought the ingredients and brought over a glass of freshly squeezed juice.

"Here, take it."

"It's been a long time since I've had juice."

Lian Ye gulped the juice, his face full of satisfaction and enjoyment.

He hadn't had juice since Tuan Cang died.

A familiar taste.

Just then, a person arrived at the doorway.

When Lian Ye saw the person standing at the door, the juice in his mouth almost splashed out.

"Uncle Hashirama!"

The newcomer was Senju Hashirama, who had been revived by Madara Uchiha's Impure Earth Reincarnation.

"Haha, long time no see!"

He looked at the two people in the courtyard, smiled, and greeted them.

"Uncle Hashirama, who summoned you?"

Hashirama's burial site in the Village is a secret, known to almost no one.

But who used Impure Earth Reincarnation to summon him out now?!

"It was Madara."

Senju Hashirama explained what had happened in the cave.

"Lord Ban?!"

Lian Ye's face showed shock; he truly hadn't expected Lord Ban to have lived until now.

One must admit, his lifespan is indeed long!

Since Madara Uchiha went to other timelines, he hadn't seen the other party again.

He had thought Madara had died in another timeline.

But he never imagined the other had hidden in the cave where he once lived.

Before dying, he summoned Hashirama to help collect the corpses.

"Madara gave it to me."

Senju Hashirama took out a culture dish containing a piece of flesh.

Lian Ye put the culture dish away.

It seems that in the future there will be a chance to summon them all out to bask in the sun.

No need to wait; do it now!

Since Tuan Cang and Hashirama have already appeared, summoning a few more won't be a problem.

Having made up his mind, Lian Ye summoned the old acquaintances at the cost of losing three Bai Jue.

Qianshou Feijian, Yuzhibo Quannai, Madara Uchiha!

"Kid, what do you want from me?"

Qianshou Feijian looked at Lian Ye and thought the Village was in trouble.

"Nothing much, just haven't seen you all for a long time."

Lian Ye's mood was especially complicated at this moment.

Although he had seen several people in other timelines, he understood that others couldn't give this feeling.

Even in parallel timelines, he had no intention of making contact.

"Lian Yejun, long time no see!"

Yuzhibo Quannai finished the greeting, then looked plaintively at Madara.

"Brother, where did you run off to!"

Since Senju Hashirama died, he hadn't seen his brother again.

After years of fruitless searching, he finally had to give up.

Later, when his life was nearing its end, he returned to this timeline to have Lian Ye and Tuan Cang help prepare his funeral.

"I was delayed in another timeline."

Madara Uchiha indulgently patted his younger brother's head.

He explained for the first time what he had done after leaving.

It turned out that in another timeline he had already eliminated Heijue, then used another method to bring Ninja World peace.

In that timeline, Madara and Hashirama joined forces to unify the Ninja World.

Unfortunately, his lifespan was limited, so he couldn't see the future situation.

But overall, this path works...

"Bored."

Qianshou Feijian rolled his eyes in annoyance.

This guy went to other timelines to cause trouble, aiming to achieve Ninja World peace.

Although he could understand the other's feelings, abandoning Quan Nai and leaving was irresponsible.

"Qianshou Feijian, don't call me brother!"

Yuzhibo Quannai, seeing this, began to protect the younger one.

Qianshou Feijian: "……"

He hadn't been like this before.

He spent all day pestering him, asking when his brother would return.

Now that he sees Madara, he has started to forget his roots.

Sure enough, the Uchiha Clan is born evil!

Forget it, I won't try to measure up to him.

After a gap of several decades, a few of them lie in the courtyard again, soaking up the sun.

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ps: It's painful, I can't keep writing, but to stay perfect attendance I have to write until the end of the month. What should I write for the final nine days, whine whine whine…

Lately I've been pulling overtime; I have no time to write the new novel.