Chapter 84: Big Brother Wants to Keep an Eye on the Uchiha?

Lian Ye stepped forward and dispelled the Genjutsu on the two of them.

Tuan Cang and Xiaochun saw Lian Ye before them and only then realized they had just been caught in a Genjutsu.

"Damn it, when exactly did it happen?" Tuan Cang clenched his fists.

He hadn't expected to be under a Genjutsu without noticing.

If Lian Ye hadn't been there, he would have died long ago…

"Lian Yejun, who was that person just now?" Zhuan Qin Xiaochun asked.

She still remembered seeing a pair of Sharingan, and then she lost consciousness.

Lian Ye thought of Uchiha Tanaka and sneered disdainfully,

"Irrelevant."

Seeing that Lian Ye didn't want to speak, Xiaochun didn't ask further.

After the little interlude, the mission still had to continue.

The three of them continued toward the mission site…

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"Clan head, what does that child say?"

Uchiha Tanaka had just returned to the clan grounds when several elders gathered around, clearly having waited here for some time.

Among them, the one-eyed elder was the most nervous, but upon seeing Tanaka's grim expression, he immediately understood.

It seemed that the child Lian Ye could not return to the clan…

He knew many factors were involved: the Senju Clan's reasons, the Uchiha Clan's reasons, and Lian Ye's own reasons.

Even if Lian Ye wanted to rejoin the Uchiha, they were not confident they could persuade Qianshou Feijian to bring Lian Ye back into the clan.

After all, the Uchiha's current standing is not equal to the Senju's.

Not to mention that Qianshou Feijian is also Konoha's Hokage.

Although he is currently only acting Hokage, everyone knows he will eventually become the official Hokage.

Just as the one-eyed elder felt helpless, Uchiha Tanaka spoke.

"Uchiha Lianye does not wish to return to the clan, even looks down on me as clan head, and I have already expelled him from the Uchiha."

He looked at the leading one-eyed elder and sneered, "From now on he is no longer a member of the Uchiha Clan; I will not allow anyone in the clan to have contact with him."

He did not tell the few elders about his actions against Lian Ye.

After speaking, Uchiha Tanaka used Shisui Body-Shift Technique to leave.

He still needed to return to contemplate how to silently eliminate Lian Ye, but he had no time to argue with these old guys.

"Hahaha, well done, clan head!"

"We should have kicked this traitor out of the Uchiha long ago!"

The few elders who had previously advocated Lian Ye's departure left satisfied.

In their view, a Uchiha taken in by the Senju was a disgrace to the clan and should have been expelled long ago.

Only the three one-eyed elders remained standing in place, silent.

After a while, the one-eyed elder sighed helplessly, "Those guys are really old and muddled; can we blame the child for this?"

"Who says not?" an elder agreed, "If we had known, we would have left together with Lord Ban."

"Haha, you old bone, if you had left with Lord Ban, wouldn't you have been a burden to him?"

"I call that growing stronger with age!"

"Still bragging about being vigorous, I see you start to sway when you walk."

"Nonsense about swaying, I think your eyes are getting senile."

"Enough, we old guys should have retired long ago; I won't meddle foolishly in clan affairs."

"Exactly, so the juniors won't say we're indecisive."

Saying that, the three elders, leaning on their canes, staggered away.

They were among the longest-lived members of the Uchiha Clan.

In the Warring States era where the average age was only thirty, living to this age was already a miracle.

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Hashirama Residence.

Hashirama was playing dice with Gangshou in the courtyard when he suddenly saw Feijian rush in in a panic.

"Second Grandfather," Gangshou called in a babyish voice.

Feijian rubbed Gangshou's head, noticed the dice on the table, and looked at Hashirama with displeasure.

"Big brother, how could you teach Gangshou gambling?"

Just Hashirama alone having a gambling habit is enough to give people a headache.

Now he wants to corrupt Gangshou as well, that is something he absolutely cannot tolerate.

Thinking that, he grabbed the dice on the table and crushed them into powder.

Hashirama and Gangshou looked at the powder drifting in the wind with a look of pity.

But seeing Feijian's grim expression, the two wisely said nothing.

"Feijian, why are you here?" Hashirama asked with a snort.

Normally Feijian wouldn't come to see him unless there was a major matter like village planning to consult him.

Hearing that, Feijian finally recalled the purpose of his visit.

He didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point: "Big brother, Lian Ye has been expelled from the Uchiha Clan."

Hashirama was startled by the words, his expression a bit odd, "It seems this matter has no impact, does it?"

Lian Ye has always lived among the Senju and long ago lost all contact with the Uchiha.

Therefore the Uchiha's actions have had no effect on Lian Ye at all.

The only thing that can be said is Lian Ye's Uchiha surname…

He doesn't understand what the Uchiha leadership is actually thinking.

What meaning is there in doing such a thing?

Just as Hashirama was bewildered, the words that Feijian was about to say left him completely.

"After Lian Ye was driven out of the Uchiha, I invited him to join the Senju."

"Did Xiao Lian Ye accept?" Hashirama swallowed reflexively, his face full of anticipation as he asked.

"Is that even worth asking?" Feijian's mouth twitched upward, "Under my invitation, that kid gratefully accepted."

"Haha, that's good then." Hashirama couldn't help but laugh.

He has always liked that kid, especially his cooking skills; once you taste it, you become lingeringly enamored.

Lian Ye was still quite happy to join the Senju Clan.

That shows Lian Ye truly acknowledges the Senju Clan.

Hashirama suddenly recalled that the original purpose of adopting Lian Ye seemed to be to let Feijian, in his dealings with Lian Ye, no longer target the Uchiha.

He looked at the smug Feijian and nodded with satisfaction.

It seems Feijian and Lian Ye have already formed a bond.

But now that Lian Ye has joined the Senju, it's uncertain whether Feijian will still target the Uchiha.

"Big brother, lately the Uchiha are paying less and less attention to me, the Hokage," Qianshou Feijian said, "Especially Uchiha Tanaka, who even wants to strike at Lian Ye. If I hadn't arrived in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

Hashirama frowned upon hearing that.

He originally thought the Uchiha had only driven Lian Ye out, but didn't expect them to commit such an excessive act.

He finally understood why Feijian has been constantly on guard against the Uchiha.

These guys who act without considering consequences truly need strict supervision.

Back then, with Madara present, no one dared to defy Madara's orders.

But now that Madara is gone, troublemakers like Uchiha Tanaka have started to surface.

As time goes on, it becomes detrimental to the Village's development…

Thinking of that, Hashirama said, "Feijian, intensify surveillance of the Uchiha during this period."

Upon hearing this, Feijian was instantly frozen in place, his face showing a startled expression.

He must not have misheard just now, right?

Big brother actually told him to intensify surveillance of the Uchiha?!

Is this still the big brother he knows?