Chapter 261

261. Chapter 261: I Treat You as a Brother, You Use My Money to Pick Up Chicks

Konoha.

Located in the center of the village, that once slightly crude two-story temporary office building had now been replaced by a brand-new Hokage building. On the bright red tiles, a circular plaque was adorned with a large "Fire" character. Standing on the rooftop terrace, one could overlook the entire village with a 360-degree view.

In the office on the top floor, a somewhat pale Senju Hashirama was sitting opposite Uchiha Madara. Each held a cup of steaming fragrant tea, the scent of which made everyone present feel refreshed.

Carefully taking a sip of the brown tea, Senju Hashirama revealed a very satisfied expression, his eyes slightly narrowed in contentment. Looking at the calm-faced Uchiha Madara, he couldn't help but ask.

"Madara, why aren't you drinking? This is rare, good tea. I had a hard time getting it from Tobirama."

Hearing this, Uchiha Madara's cold face arched his eyebrows. Sniffing the familiar scent of the tea in his hand, a hint of playfulness flashed in his black eyes.

Since when did Senju Tobirama get connected with Cousin?

"Tsk~ it's alright."

Uchiha Madara, with a strange look in his eyes, took a sip and smacked his lips, evaluating it.

He had no idea how much of this tea was in his house; it was all gifts that Cousin had once given to his father. Unfortunately, Uchiha Madara wasn't a connoisseur of tea and only knew a little about tasting it.

Glancing at the scorching sunlight shining in through the window, Uchiha Madara curled his lips imperceptibly. In his view, the steaming tea in his hand wasn't as comfortable to drink as the hand-beaten lemon tea made by Uchiha Gin.

"Hey, hey, hey! How long are you two going to slack off?"

Just as Senju Hashirama and the other were enjoying their afternoon tea, a slightly angry voice interrupted their beautiful time.

"Oh my~ Tobirama, isn't this because the tea leaves you brought are too fragrant? Do you have more? Give me a few jin~"

Revealing a hearty smile, Senju Hashirama didn't take his brother's complaints to heart. He turned to look at Senju Tobirama, who was working diligently at the Hokage's desk, and said after taking a sip of tea.

"No, that's all there is."

Senju Tobirama, with a dark face, didn't respond to his older brother's unreasonable request. He knew that he only had one box of that kind of tea himself, and it was only thanks to his sister feeling sorry for her brother that she had stuffed more in.

"Brother, you've rested enough. It's time to continue working!"

"Ah? Hasn't there been any news from the shadow clone yet?"

Seeing his brother's foul expression, Senju Hashirama, who didn't want to work, hurriedly changed the subject.

"Work!"

"Sigh~ we're all brothers, it's the same whoever does it. At worst, I'll substitute for you tomorrow and be responsible for training your disciples~"

Senju Hashirama, not wanting to catch the "work disease," walked over with a smirk and patted his brother's shoulder to comfort him.

"I saw that those little guys have very good talent; they will definitely become the pillars of Konoha's future!"

Trying hard to recall the disciples Senju Tobirama had taken in, Senju Hashirama only had an impression of Uchiha Kagami's curly hair and a black-haired brat with a plump butt, so he spoke up.

"Especially that little guy with the amazing hip circumference; his future is limitless~"

"Hmph!"

Senju Tobirama didn't believe his brother's nonsense. Didn't he see how he had fooled Uchiha Madara with a few words, making him come here to work for free, and even swindled an angel investment to build the new Hokage building?

This was also the reason why Senju Tobirama could tolerate Uchiha Madara staying here.

After all, the man was paying to work; he couldn't afford to offend him.

"You have to believe me, I absolutely wouldn't... huh?"

Just as Senju Hashirama was speaking eloquently, a flush of red suddenly flashed across his pale face. Accompanied by a flood of memories, his expression became somewhat elusive.

"What's wrong?"

Sensing something unusual, Senju Tobirama frowned and asked.

Looking at his brother's appearance, it was eight or nine out of ten that the shadow clone had fed back some information to the main body. But why hadn't his shadow clone sent the news back yet? Had something gone wrong?

"Madara, who exactly is Uchiha Guang?"

After receiving the memories, Senju Hashirama didn't answer his brother's question for the time being, but instead turned to Uchiha Madara and asked.

"Uchiha Guang... I don't know much. What aspect do you want to know about?"

Not expecting Senju Hashirama to ask this suddenly, Uchiha Madara simply didn't hide anything. After all, the information about the Mangekyo had already been disclosed to the Senju brothers, so there was no need to hide it.

"According to what you said, she and Cousin Gin are the same age. It wouldn't be too much for me to call her Big Sister, right?"

"..."

"What's with that look? I was cut in half, you know, you know!"

The phantom pain in his waist made Senju Hashirama very indignant, and he complained to Uchiha Madara, who had a teasing expression.

"I only know that she is Cousin's childhood sweetheart. As for the rest, I know nothing~"

"Then it's no problem for me to call her Big Sister, right?"

"Tsk... you're also a man with a wife and children, how is your knowledge in this area still so naive? Uchiha Guang and Cousin are... this~"

Uchiha Madara rolled his eyes and made a gesture to Senju Hashirama with a mysterious expression.

"Ah?"

Not expecting that there was such an important detail in the intelligence, Senju Hashirama felt so much regret that he wanted to commit suicide.

"Wait a minute! That curly-haired guy and Uchiha Guang have this kind of relationship?"

Senju Tobirama, who was eating melons on the side, felt a chill in his heart after seeing Uchiha Madara's matching gesture and hurriedly confirmed.

"Yeah~ otherwise, why would Uchiha Guang live at Cousin's house, and for more than ten years at that."

Looking at the agitated Senju Tobirama, Uchiha Madara was a bit confused.

Since when did this hateful white-haired guy care so much about Cousin's private life?

Could it be!?

Suddenly, a shocking brain hole appeared in his mind. Looking at Senju Tobirama, who was anxious and had an uncertain expression, Uchiha Madara swallowed with difficulty and said with a pale face.

"Senju Tobirama! I absolutely will not allow you to lay a hand on my family!"

It was too vicious. No wonder this white-haired guy was still single at his age and hadn't had any scandals; it turned out he was...

Senju Tobirama, who was exchanging eye contact with Senju Hashirama, who hadn't reacted yet, was greatly puzzled upon hearing this.

They were talking about Uchiha Gin's affairs; why did Uchiha Madara bring up Uchiha Izuna again?

"Hmph~ you should be grateful for the current peaceful situation, otherwise I would have already taken away your most important brother!"

Unable to be threatened by Uchiha Madara in vain, Senju Tobirama, with a cold face, retorted immediately, indicating that the reason Uchiha Izuna was still alive today, besides his "turtle shell," was thanks to this peaceful world.

"Phew~ I knew it, you guy didn't have good intentions!"

Not expecting that this guy would directly admit his wolfish ambition, Uchiha Madara gasped in shock. Looking at Senju Tobirama's gloomy expression, he couldn't help but worry about his Cousin's chastity.

Sigh~ it's all Cousin's fault for being too kind, leading to everyone wanting to ride him.

"Don't argue~ if you have anything to say, let's sit down and talk."

Both sides were flesh and blood; Senju Hashirama couldn't help either side and could only mediate on the side. He couldn't figure out for the life of him what the two were arguing about.

"You..."

Just as the conflict was about to escalate, Senju Tobirama's cold expression suddenly froze, and then a flash of light passed through his eyes. At the same time, he stopped arguing with Uchiha Madara.

"Brother, things are much simpler than we imagined."

Analyzing the memories fed back by the shadow clone in his brain, Senju Tobirama, who had calmed down, looked at Senju Hashirama and said.

"Ah?"

Senju Hashirama, who was confused, looked at his fickle brother with a face full of doubt.

"Uchiha Madara, the methods of your Uchiha clan are truly deep."

Playing back the images of Uchiha Zhili and Uchiha Guang suppressing the Tailed Beasts like cutting vegetables in his mind, Senju Tobirama, feeling heavy in his heart, looked coldly at Uchiha Madara, who had a strange expression.

"What do you mean by that?"

This sentence baffled Uchiha Madara. Weren't they just talking about Cousin's affairs? Why did the topic suddenly rise to the entire clan?

"Hmph~ Brother, let's go and check their results."

Seeing Uchiha Madara playing dumb, Senju Tobirama snorted coldly, turned to look at his equally confused brother, and urged him.

"Huh? Check what?"

"Tailed Beasts."

Senju Tobirama, with a cold face, spat out two words, then jumped out of the window first and rushed toward the forest outside the village.

And Senju Hashirama, as if he had come to his senses, hurriedly followed.

"... I'm going too!"

Hearing the words "Tailed Beasts," Uchiha Madara felt a tightness in his heart. Thinking that his Cousin was also there, he immediately stood up and followed with big strides.

In the forest.

Uchiha Gin, full and satisfied, patted his round belly, ignored Senju Banjian's resentful gaze, stood up, walked to the Amber Purifying Bottle, looked at the Tailed Beasts that had already woken up inside, and arranged.

"Little Zhili, Little Guang, I'll release the Tailed Beasts in a moment; you just control them yourselves."

"Okay, Mr. Gin~"

"Got it, Gin!"

The two girls, who had also rested, looked at each other, stood up, walked to the open space, and waited for the Tailed Beasts to appear.

Uchiha Gin looked solemn, pressed his hand on the Amber Purifying Bottle, and with the communication with the ninja tool, a flash of brilliance crossed his eyes.

It was time to fight!

"I choose you! Eight-Tails!"

"Roar~"

The Gyuki that appeared this time no longer had its previous arrogance; its roar carried a hint of weakness. Seeing the two girls eyeing it covetously, it subconsciously shrank its neck.

"I'll do it."

Uchiha Guang stepped forward, a red light flashed in her eyes, and Gyuki had no room to resist, instantly becoming obedient.

"Phew~ actually lost to you, but I have more than one partner. Come out! Seven-Tails!"

Uchiha Gin, possessed by an actor, saw Uchiha Guang subdue the Eight-Tails, his solemn expression deepening. He immediately patted his Amber Purifying Bottle version of a Master Ball and summoned another Tailed Beast.

"Roar, goodbye!"

The moment Chomei was released, it subconsciously wanted to roar to build up momentum, but seeing the obedient Three-Tails and Eight-Tails, it immediately flapped its tail, preparing to run away.

"Did I let you go? Big beetle~"

Uchiha Zhili made her move. The cherry-pink giant hand that stretched out from behind the girl, tempered through a thousand trials, grabbed Chomei, which hadn't flown high yet. In the other party's terrified eyes, a bewitching pattern was projected into its consciousness.

"Nani! Impossible!"

Seeing his second partner easily subdued by the girl, Uchiha Gin, in great shock, had a heat in his dull eyes that made people look sideways.

He was seen holding the Amber Purifying Bottle with both hands, and the firmness in his eyes made the girls present feel confused.

"Are you okay?"

Although she was used to Uchiha Gin's intermittent episodes, Senju Banjian, who was cleaning the bottom of the pot, couldn't help but complain.

"Tai! Don't underestimate the bond between me and my partners!"

As Uchiha Gin's emotions climbed, the Amber Purifying Bottle seemed to respond to his will. The originally huge jar body turned into the size of a fist in the blink of an eye, just right to be held in his hand, very suitable.

"Come out! My trump card, Big Brother, Son Goku!"

"Roar!!"

A red light flashed, and the red giant ape made a brilliant appearance.

"Go, Big Brother!"

"???"

Who are you? Are we very familiar?

The Four-Tails was confused. How could this curly-haired human at its feet look so familiar with it?

"I'll do it!"

The bond between me and Gin is the deepest!

Uchiha Guang, with a slightly red face, narrowed her beautiful eyes, and the Four-Tails, still confused, was taken down directly.

"Phew~ phew~ phew, has my journey come to an end?"

Holding the miniature version of the Amber Purifying Bottle, Uchiha Gin knelt in frustration, saying inexplicable lines, which earned him a roll of the eyes from the three girls.

"Tone it down, you have too much drama~"

Swallowing the last piece of lamb roll, Senju Banjian jumped up, waved the chopsticks in her hand, and complained loudly.

"Damn it! My goal is to become a Tailed Beast Master, how can I fall here!"

Ignoring Senju Banjian's mockery, Uchiha Gin seemed to be re-injected with power. He lowered his head, looked at the Master Ball in his hand with deep affection, then slowly stood up, his eyes filled with firmness.

"Come out! My partners!"

"Meow?"

"Roar?"

"Hiss?"

The released Two-Tails, Five-Tails, and Six-Tails looked at each other in confusion, but before they could react, the three beasts felt their vision go dark, and their consciousness fell into a coma once again.

Such an annoying feeling~

"Gin, the acting emotion is very on point, don't act next time."

Uchiha Guang and Uchiha Zhili joined forces to suppress the remaining three Tailed Beasts. The girls who walked over slowly had eyes full of speechlessness.

"Hi~ it's just this little hobby, don't let me act a little."

Seeing his path to becoming a Pokémon Master cut short, Uchiha Gin pouted and stood up, putting the mini version of the Amber Purifying Bottle containing the Tailed Beast tails into his backpack, his face full of grievance.

Just as Uchiha Gin was about to continue declaring his "Tang-style" acting method, he sensed three familiar auras about to arrive. He immediately raised an eyebrow and stopped his behavior.

"Alright, that's it for today, they're here."

"Swish, swish, swish~"

As soon as he finished speaking, three figures had already landed not far from them.

"Cousin Gin, are you all okay?"

Senju Hashirama, leading them, was the first to ask, but his eyes were fixed on the Tailed Beasts behind the crowd that were extremely well-behaved, flashing with an inexplicable look.

"Fortunately, Little Guang and Little Zhili were capable, barely completing the task."

"Didn't you make a move?"

Senju Tobirama, following behind Senju Hashirama, looked at the Tailed Beasts controlled by the Sharingan, then looked at Uchiha Gin, whose clothes were clean and tidy, and asked with a frown.

"Me? I'm just a plain three-tomoe, how could I participate in a battle of this level."

Uchiha Gin wouldn't take the blame and hurriedly denied it.

"Cousin, have you eaten?"

Everything that needed to be asked had been asked by the Senju brothers, so Uchiha Madara had to make dry, polite remarks.

"Uh, just finished."

Cousin is still better; you heartless Senju don't care about my life or death at all~

"Hey, why are the tails of these Tailed Beasts all a section shorter?"

Just as Uchiha Gin and his Cousin were exchanging pleasantries, Senju Tobirama, who was carefully inspecting Konoha's movable property, suddenly shouted in surprise.

"Uchiha Gin, what's going on?"

Finding Uchiha Gin, the person in charge, Senju Tobirama questioned him aggressively.

Clearly, before his shadow clone was dispelled, the tails of these Tailed Beasts were still intact. How did they become disabled in such a short time?

The quality is broken, how can they sell for a good price?

Are you, Uchiha Gin, going to make up for the missing money?

"Wear and tear, do you understand wear and tear? The fighting was so intense, it's inevitable to have a little wear and tear."

Not expecting that he would be discovered by this sharp-eyed white-haired guy just for cutting a little bit, I don't blame you for getting a sty.

"But don't worry, Tailed Beasts aren't really biological organisms; the missing parts will recover in a few days."

Seeing Senju Tobirama's eyes becoming increasingly unkind, as if he wanted to empty his pockets, Uchiha Gin immediately patted his chest and guaranteed.

"If they don't recover, I'll use gold to make up for the missing section."

"Is that true?"

At this moment, quality or whatever didn't matter anymore; Senju Tobirama wished he could cut another section off these Tailed Beasts himself.

"Guaranteed, Brother~"

"These Tailed Beasts will be left in your care for the time being. Please be careful; each of these guys has the power to destroy a city in an instant."

After the inspection, Senju Hashirama, who was usually smiling, gave instructions to Uchiha Gin and the others with rare solemnity.

"I'll handle it, don't worry."

Uchiha Gin gave the other party a reassuring look and replied.

"Little Guang and Little Zhili's strength, I know better than anyone. Even if they aren't as strong as Cousin, suppressing a few Tailed Beasts together is more than enough."

"Cousin Gin, it's better to be careful~"

"Hashirama, are you being overly conscious? With just these beasts, they can't make any waves."

Uchiha Madara, on the side, couldn't help but interject.

In his view, there was no village that would be weak enough to be destroyed by Tailed Beasts. If that were really the case, that village wouldn't have any need to exist.

"Madara! I'm serious. Other Tailed Beasts aside, the Nine-Tails that won, its strength cannot be underestimated."

In order to make Uchiha Madara take the danger of the Tailed Beasts seriously, Senju Hashirama had to tell a lie.

"Even for me, it took a lot of effort to suppress that Nine-Tails."

"Hmm~ really?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Madara's heart moved, a flash of joy crossed his eyes, and then he confirmed in a deep voice.

"Guaranteed! That Nine-Tails, even my Wood Golem couldn't do anything about it. If it weren't for me being a bit more skilled, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to participate in the competition with you~"

Senju Hashirama said with certainty, and by the way, he vividly described the scene of his "difficult" capture of the Nine-Tails to Uchiha Madara.

"..."

Uchiha Gin, who knew the truth, looked at the two chatting happily and couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Cousin, I don't blame you for not being able to be the First Hokage. This kid Senju Hashirama has at least one and a half Senju Tobirama's worth of schemes.

"Oh? Oh! Oh~"

Uchiha Madara, who took out his little notebook and recorded the Nine-Tails' information, had a slight turn of light in his eyes, and his heart was secretly happy.

I finally found a way to defeat Hashirama!

"Phew~ Madara, remember, the power of the Nine-Tails is terrifying, not something we can fight against; we can only outsmart it."

The despicable Senju Hashirama, while fooling Uchiha Madara, didn't forget to set up a persona as a wise general for himself.

"Got it, I'll pay attention."

Putting the little notebook away, Uchiha Madara nodded with a slightly heavy face.

Sigh~ poor Cousin, being played in the palm of Senju Hashirama's hand without knowing it. Should I remind him?

Uchiha Gin, sighing slightly in his heart, worried that his Cousin would suffer a loss, began to think about whether to tell him the truth.

"Cousin, actually..."

"By the way, Cousin, I have something to tell you."

Just as Uchiha Gin was about to open his mouth to guide his Cousin onto the right path, Uchiha Madara seemed to remember something, his cold face showing a hint of embarrassment.

"Uh, what is it?"

Uchiha Gin, vaguely sensing something bad, asked.

This expression only appeared when Cousin had done something bad. This kid must have done something shameful.

"First, promise you won't be angry."

"Okay, okay, okay, I swear."

The feeling of something bad was getting stronger.

"Actually, it's nothing, just that I used your name to borrow some craftsmen and materials from the Land of Waves to build the new Hokage building."

As he spoke, Uchiha Madara's eyes were a bit shifty, not daring to look directly into Uchiha Gin's dull eyes, while his heart couldn't stop thumping.

The people from the Land of Waves had already come to the Uchiha clan's territory to urge for payment. Seeing that it couldn't be suppressed, it was better to tell Cousin.

Anyway, he had money.

"You..."

Uchiha Gin, upon hearing this, almost couldn't catch his breath. He had seen people who were wasteful, but never someone so wasteful.

Others chasing goddesses at most used luxury cars and famous watches, or at worst, big mansions. You, on the other hand, sent out a whole building, and a landmark construction at that.

"How much money?"

Although this money was just moving from the left hand to the right hand, Uchiha Gin was still very unhappy in his heart.

Why should the Hokage building built with his money be enjoyed by the Senju clan?

Hashirama is fine; he has a good relationship with Lady Toka, so it doesn't matter if he lives there for a few years. It would be even better if he worked overtime every night~

But why should this white-haired Senju Tobirama and his monkey disciple enjoy it too?

"Not much, not much, just over a billion~"

Hearing Uchiha Gin's promise, Uchiha Madara, feeling settled in his heart, had a smile on his face. He stepped forward and familiarly put his hand on Uchiha Gin's shoulder, saying with feigned ease.

The Uchiha clan wasn't unable to afford this billion, but the clan's money wasn't Uchiha Madara's private treasury; every expenditure required the review of the elders.

"Sir, are we very familiar? Why are you hooking shoulders with me? We should be meeting for the first time, right?" (End of chapter)