Chapter 255: Madara, does your brother need another younger brother?

Just as Uchiha Izuna and Tobirama were baring their teeth and rolling up their sleeves, their faces nearly pressed against each other, a sudden voice startled everyone present.

"Who goes there!"

Hashirama Senju frowned, instantly entering a state of alert; his muscles tensed, and deep blue chakra spread across his entire body.

"Uh, this voice?"

On the contrary, Uchiha Madara, who was standing to the side, wore a strange expression upon hearing the voice; he lifted his black eyes and shifted his gaze over.

When he saw a familiar head of curly hair sitting earnestly beside Hashirama's new bride, chatting and laughing, this ninja world Asura, who usually looked like an iceberg, rarely revealed a hint of a smile.

"Big cousin, how come you're here?"

Uchiha Izuna, who also heard the familiar voice, immediately left his rival Tobirama Senju aside and ran over excitedly.

He looked Uchiha Gin up and down, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, an unconcealable joy erupting in his eyes.

"I just finished a mission and was passing by; I saw it was quite lively here, so I came to take a look~"

Uchiha Gin, who was chatting heatedly with Toka Senju, explained to his dear little cousin without even turning his head.

"Oh my, this lady, how do you maintain your skin? How can it be so supple~"

"Uh, it's natural. I usually only use..."

"Ah! I use that too~"

"Really? Let me tell you, you have to pair it with..."

Uchiha Gin and Toka Senju exchanged skincare tips as if no one else were around, the relaxed atmosphere instantly dissolving the previous tense, sword-drawn standoff.

"Madara, who is he?"

Although Hashirama Senju found the curly-haired man before him somewhat familiar, he couldn't recall who he was, so he turned to ask Uchiha Madara, who stood beside him with a calm expression, in a puzzled tone.

"He is my older brother. You should have met him a few times."

Uchiha Madara thought for a moment and informed Hashirama Senju of Uchiha Gin's identity, though his brow furrowed slightly.

Does Hashirama not want to talk about that matter?

"The time at the Nanhechuanhe River?"

This answer awakened Hashirama Senju's memory, and he immediately asked aloud.

"Yes."

"Ah? Wasn't he beaten to death by your father?"

Hashirama Senju was greatly shocked; he had always assumed the man who used to follow Tajima Uchiha had been killed by his own father's punch.

He had felt guilty about it for a long time; after all, he had never seen anyone survive a punch from Butsuma Senju.

"He didn't die. I saw him a few years ago."

A cold voice came from the side; Tobirama Senju stood with his arms crossed, his scarlet eyes scrutinizing Uchiha Gin—or more precisely, scrutinizing his thick, curly hair.

"It was back when we were suppressing the Hagoromo clan; he once assisted the remnants of the Hagoromo clan in escaping the Land of Fire."

"Uh, is that the time Koji sacrificed himself?"

Mentioning the Hagoromo clan, Hashirama Senju's brow, which had just smoothed out, furrowed again. They had never found the cause of Koji Senju's sacrifice.

The clues at the scene back then were extremely bizarre; even the cunning and despicable Tobirama Senju hadn't been able to make heads or tails of it.

"Cousin, what are you doing here?"

Compared to the conflicted Senju brothers, Uchiha Madara, who was already slightly tipsy, curiously asked Uchiha Gin.

His cousin had always been low-key; he hadn't expected him to show up at an occasion like this.

"Hey, it's Toka's wedding day. As her best friend, I came specifically to offer my congratulations~"

Clapping his hands, Uchiha Gin wore a familiar expression while rummaging through his pockets.

"You know her?"

Uchiha Madara was somewhat bewildered; he had no idea Uchiha Gin had friends in the Senju clan.

"What's going on? You know this Uchiha?"

On the Senju side, hearing Uchiha Gin's words, Tobirama Senju couldn't hold back anymore.

He had investigated for a long time—he even knew what color underwear Toka Senju wore—and there was no information in his files suggesting this woman had any connection to the Uchiha clan.

"Huh?"

Actually, the most bewildered person was Toka Senju herself. She swore this was her first time seeing Uchiha Gin in her life. She had only chatted a few times with this seemingly harmless man; how did he suddenly claim to be her good friend?

"No, this is our first time meeting."

Seeing that everyone present was full of confusion, Uchiha Gin hurriedly waved his hands to explain.

"But I felt like I'd known Miss Toka for years the moment we met, just like old friends~"

"Tch~"

Everyone instantly lost interest; so he was just someone who got familiar too quickly.

"Here~ I just got back from a mission and didn't prepare any special gift. Take this gold as my red envelope~"

As he spoke, Uchiha Gin pulled a large gold brick out of his small backpack and placed it into Toka Senju's jade-like hands.

"Ah? This is too valuable, I can't accept this!"

With the heavy gold in her hand, even Toka Senju, a powerful ninja, nearly dropped it. Looking at the glittering gold brick before her, she was at a loss.

She had never seen so much money in her life, so she nervously tried to refuse, but she didn't expect the other party to pull out another gold brick of the same size and stuff it into her hands.

"Don't be polite. This is already my least valuable gift~"

Uchiha Gin, having pulled out the second gold brick, continued to pull out a pile of them one after another, only stopping his tycoon-like behavior once Toka Senju's figure was buried under a dozen gold bricks.

"It really is gold."

Having witnessed this scene, Tobirama Senju immediately flashed over, grabbed a gold brick at random, and after examining it, confirmed it was pure gold. He was instantly shocked.

The gold right in front of them was enough to buy an entire city.

"Hahaha, Madara, is your brother a merchant?"

Hashirama Senju, who had also never seen so much money, couldn't close his mouth in surprise and hurriedly asked Uchiha Madara beside him, wanting to know who this brother of his really was.

"No, my brother is a prison guard. As for the gold, I don't know where he got it either."

Uchiha Madara was already used to Uchiha Gin's money-tossing behavior; he didn't value money much.

So, he would just toss the gold bricks his cousin gave him during the holidays to his younger brother. By now, Izuna should have enough gold bricks at home to build a house, right?

"Tch, does your brother need another younger brother?"

"Huh?"

"Uh, I want to sign Tobirama up."

On this side, Tobirama Senju, completely unaware that he had been sold out, dropped the gold brick in his hand and looked at Uchiha Gin, whom he hadn't seen in years, with a strange expression.

After studying him for a long while, he was surprised to find that the curly-haired Uchiha before him looked just as young as he had six years ago, without a single trace of the passing years.

"You guy, how come you haven't aged?"

People with great learning love to ask questions; even if the other party is a mortal enemy, it couldn't stop Tobirama Senju's vigorous curiosity.

"Uh, maybe it's the power of money~"

Uchiha Gin, having just finished his money-tossing, answered in an ambiguous tone.

Tobirama Senju didn't know about the Yin Seal, and there was no need for him to explain it to this hateful white-hair. If he said it and the other party went back and researched it, wouldn't he be aiding the enemy?

Heh, so the fact that you're handing out funding isn't aiding the enemy?

Uh... let's just call it life-buying money for that brat Itama; he still has to rent that brat for many more years~

By tagging the tossed gold bricks as being for Itama Senju, Uchiha Gin instantly cleared himself of the suspicion of aiding the enemy.

"This Mr. Gin, you really are a generous and kind person."

As the saying goes, money moves the heart. Even if it's an enemy, if they toss this much dough at you, it wouldn't be right not to say a few nice words.

"Hey, Miss Toka, you're too polite. We're all family, all family~"

Uchiha Gin waved his hands repeatedly, signaling that with this relationship, there was no need for such formal talk.

"Uchiha Gin, is it? I, Hashirama Senju, will take you as a friend."

Facing the well-meaning Uchiha Gin, Hashirama Senju, who already had a grand blueprint in his heart, immediately reached out his hand, indicating that their relationship could go a step further.

Since the First Hokage had said so, Uchiha Gin couldn't reject his face.

After all, he was the future leader of Konoha; these few gold bricks could be considered an early investment.

He immediately reached out and shook his hand, while also speaking very politely about Uchiha Madara.

"You're too kind, you're too kind. My little cousin is often taken care of by you, and as his older brother, I am very grateful for your mercy."

"Mm~ what nonsense are you spouting!"

Although he was a little tipsy, the little cousin heard Uchiha Gin's words clearly. He immediately slammed his wine cup down and retorted indignantly.

"Alright, alright, don't I know your situation? Have you started having trouble seeing clearly lately?"

Rolling his eyes, Uchiha Gin straightened the wine cup that had fallen on the table and asked.

"Hmph! No."

Hearing Uchiha Gin's question, Uchiha Madara was startled, but he stiffened his neck and stubbornly denied it.

"Fine, fine. I'll check you when we get back. Better safe than sorry."

Uchiha Gin, who could sense that the state of Uchiha Madara's Sharingan wasn't good, didn't continue to expose his brother's secrets.

After shaking hands with Hashirama Senju, he sat down at the table naturally. Looking at the people with their varying expressions, he raised his wine cup high and offered his congratulations.

"Congratulations to Miss Toka and Brother Hashirama on your marriage. I'll finish this first, you all go ahead~"

With a cup of wine down his throat, the smile on Uchiha Gin's face grew even wider. He hadn't expected to be able to attend the wedding of the First Hokage; this could be considered a precious experience.

"Mr. Gin, I'll toast you~"

After properly stowing away the gold bricks, Senju Toka, with a face full of joy, held up a cup of wine and bowed to Uchiha Gin, her delicate lips parting slightly.

"You are too kind, I wish you both an early birth of a child~"

You must put in some effort; there is not much time left.

Although the person has changed, I hope the future Princess Tsunade is still there, otherwise there will be much less fun.

"Hehe, I'll take your kind words~"

"Gin... calling you Mr. feels a bit distant. Since you are Madara's older brother, I will call you Brother Gin!"

Hashirama Senju, who could see the goodwill in Uchiha Gin's eyes, very happily held up his wine cup and began to cozy up to Uchiha Gin.

Hmph hmph~ Once I win over Madara's older brother, can Madara be far behind?

The chapter later might be a bit late.

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(End of this chapter)