Chapter 291: 291. Chapter 289: Small is Also Cute

291. Chapter 289: Small is Also Cute

As Senju Hashirama, with a tangled face, took up his pen and wrote down the four characters "Senju Tobirama," everything seemed to be settled. Listening to the cheers ringing out from below the stage,

Uchiha Madara, as the loser, stood silently in the corner, feeling that he was out of place with this noisy scene.

Uchiha Madara cast his gaze on Senju Hashirama, who was full of smiles, and an inexplicable irritability suddenly grew in his silent heart. Then he glanced at Senju Tobirama, who was full of satisfaction,

Just looking at that punchable face made the irritability in Uchiha Madara's heart grow stronger, as if an unnamed fire was rising in his body, and his cold eyes couldn't help but emit red light uncontrollably.

"Eh?"

Uchiha Gin, who was cracking melon seeds below the stage, suddenly detected a cold and obscure chakra condensing rapidly. He looked suspiciously at the melon seed shells he threw under the feet of Shimura Kenichi, who was cheering and waving his arms.

Then he stared with dead-fish eyes and began to search for the location of that aura, finally locking his target on Uchiha Madara in the corner.

Sensing something was wrong, Uchiha Gin used a Body Flicker and touched behind Uchiha Madara silently.

He sighed that he was worthy of being a man who didn't set up defenses behind him from small to big. He had moved so much, yet his cousin still looked completely unaware.

"Slap~"

"Who!!!"

Uchiha Madara, whose heart was in chaos, also seemed to have his spirit affected, and the aura in his body faintly had signs of going out of control. Just as he was about to explode, a large hand suddenly patted his shoulder. Accompanied by a cool aura entering his body, his eyes, which had carried a look of madness, instantly returned to clarity.

"Cousin, don't be depressed, next time Cousin will help you get your face back."

A familiar voice rang in his ears. That unique lazy tone made Uchiha Madara's tense emotions relax. After taking a deep breath, he slowly turned his head and looked at Uchiha Gin, who had touched behind him at some unknown time. A bitter smile rippled at the corner of his mouth.

"It's useless, we can't fight him."

After this battle, Uchiha Madara could be considered to have seen clearly the gap between himself and Senju Tobirama. In terms of strength, he believed he could easily handle that white-hair, but in terms of strategy, he was indeed not that guy's opponent.

The members of the Uchiha clan were naturally very emotional people, with temperaments that were unpredictable, personalities that were upright, and they were even worse at socializing. In short, they were the type that was very easy to understand but hard to deal with.

Since the founding of Konoha, the Uchiha clan members working in the security team had repeatedly clashed with other ninja clans. Regardless of right or wrong, just this personality that wasn't "round and smooth" (tactful) would only make enemies on all sides.

If Uchiha Madara wanted to gain the support of the villagers and become the village's leader, he was afraid he would have to completely change the nature of the entire Uchiha clan first, but that was not something that could be changed overnight.

"This doesn't look like you, how can you give up so easily? Are you still that man who always wanted to be Hokage?"

Even when his "uncle" passed away, Uchiha Gin had never seen Uchiha Madara reveal such a fragile expression. It seemed he had been hurt quite deeply by Senju Hashirama this time. If he wasn't properly guided, he was afraid he would lock himself in a small black room again to study "side jobs."

Uchiha "Dancer," officially debuts~

"Hokage? I can't even run for a Village Party Secretary position, let alone the Hokage position."

Although the authority of the Village Party Secretary was equivalent to the Hokage and was also authorized by the Daimyo, at the end of the day, the title of Village Party Secretary still didn't have as much "gold content" as Hokage.

Even when the Daimyo signed the appointment letter, he put the Hokage position first, thinking that as long as Senju Hashirama, the Hokage, didn't change, it didn't matter who served as Village Party Secretary, which side-handedly showed that the Village Party Secretary position didn't have as high a status as Hokage in the eyes of nobles.

"Sigh~ Everything should be thought of in a good way. Look, Senju Tobirama became Village Party Secretary, then who else is qualified to compete with you for the Second Hokage position?"

That's right, Uchiha Madara's goal had always been the Hokage position. He had been fighting with that white-hair Senju Tobirama for so long that he almost lost his original heart, abandoning the root to pursue the tip, and going to compete for that Village Party Secretary position with unknown gold content.

Uchiha Gin's words were like a sudden enlightenment, instantly clearing up the muddled mess of thoughts in Uchiha Madara's mind. A brilliant light erupted once more in his gray, defeated eyes. He turned his head abruptly to look at Senju Hashirama, who was currently conferring honors, and the gloom that had shrouded his heart was swept away in an instant.

"Congratulations, Tobirama."

On the stage, handing the appointment letter signed "Senju Tobirama" to his younger brother, Senju Hashirama's face didn't look very good, but with so many people present, he could only force himself to be spirited and reveal a warm smile.

"Sigh~ This Village Party Secretary, I feel ashamed to accept it..."

Senju Tobirama took the appointment letter with a sigh, pretended to be humble, and then said in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"This is what I deserve!"

"You doing this, how do you want me to explain to Madara and Brother Gin!"

"If you're weak, practice more. If you can't afford to lose, don't play. I should go read my acceptance speech."

Senju Tobirama smiled disdainfully. He laughed at Uchiha Madara for having no strategy, and the curly-head for having little wisdom.

Knowing the little tricks Senju Tobirama did in this election, Senju Hashirama felt very uncomfortable in his heart. Uchiha Gin had clearly proposed this plan with the purpose of specially establishing a leader position for Madara, so he could legitimately stay in the Hokage office.

As a result, it was stirred up by his own younger brother, and Senju Hashirama didn't know how to face Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Gin.

Finished, finished, the beauty and the money are all gone!

Senju Hashirama, full of regret in his heart, took advantage of Senju Tobirama reading his acceptance speech to search for Uchiha Madara's figure, wanting to sincerely apologize to him, kowtow a few times, and pray for him not to leave.

"Madara..."

Looking around, he found Uchiha Madara, who was whispering with Uchiha Gin in the corner. Seeing his best friend hadn't flicked his sleeves and left, he hurriedly greeted him excitedly.

"Hmph~"

However, Uchiha Madara didn't pay attention, turned his head away directly, looking indifferent, which made Senju Hashirama's heart tighten. Could the years of friendship between the two really be ending?

"... Thank you all for your support and love. I will do my best to do my job well and assist the Hokage in building Konoha into a 'double first-class' village in the ninja world."

Senju Tobirama, who had long ago memorized his acceptance speech, looked impassioned, making the crowd below nod repeatedly, sighing that this Village Party Secretary would definitely be a good helper for the Hokage, without equating the status of Village Party Secretary with Hokage at all.

Hearing the voices below the stage, Senju Tobirama's brows furrowed slightly. How come it felt like these people didn't recognize the status of Village Party Secretary, thinking it was just a deputy position in charge of something?

But in the current scene, he couldn't explain much, so he could only change everyone's point of view subtly in future work.

"Congratulations to the Village Party Secretary for taking office."

Suddenly, a cold voice came from the crowd. Everyone turned their heads in confusion, looking at the speaker in surprise, especially the Senju brothers on the stage, who subconsciously rubbed their eyes, fearing they had seen wrong.

"It's Uchiha Madara, could it be that he is angry from embarrassment and wants to take action against Tobirama-sama?"

"Hurry! Who else has melon seeds? How can a rare good show be without side dishes!"

The representatives who thought a fight was about to break out rummaged through their pockets, wanting to find some snacks for gossiping.

"Sob sob sob~ Uchiha Clan Head is worthy of being No. 2 on the handsome man list. As soon as I see him, my little heart beats non-stop~" A certain unknown female ninja covered her chest excitedly, her eyes almost pulling out silk.

"Hmph! I'm also on the handsome man list, why didn't I see your heart beat faster just now?" The man standing beside the female ninja said sourly.

"Uh, who are you?"

"No. 251!"

"Get lost!"

"..."

"Uchiha Madara, I am the Village Party Secretary elected by everyone, you shouldn't..."

Thinking Uchiha Madara was here to cause trouble, Senju Tobirama immediately hid behind Senju Hashirama vigilantly, revealing his head, and shouted loudly:

"Madara, you must not do anything stupid~"

Holding the same thought, Senju Hashirama stepped forward, looking at Uchiha Madara, who was walking slowly, with a very complicated expression. If the other party really wanted to cause trouble, he could only choose to "destroy relatives for righteousness"...

Hand Tobirama over to Madara to beat him up to vent his anger.

"Hashirama, do you think I'm that kind of vulgar person? I am a Hokage candidate!"

Only to see Uchiha Madara with a serious expression, his black eyes burning with a thick Will of Fire, his whole person upright and awe-inspiring, making people unable to look directly at him.

"Ha?"

Senju Hashirama had already raised his hand, ready to stomp his feet, but hearing Uchiha Madara's statement, he was stunned on the spot. When did Madara change his nature?

"What do you mean?"

The smart Senju Tobirama heard that Uchiha Madara had words in his words, and a hint of bad feeling flashed in his heart. He immediately frowned and questioned.

"I don't mean anything, this election failure is because my preparation was insufficient, and I accept the result."

Facing the questioning, Uchiha Madara shook his head lightly, not having the "angry from embarrassment" Senju Tobirama imagined, which made his brows furrow even deeper.

"Haha, Madara, I'm relieved that you can think it through. Let's have a casual meal together after the meeting to celebrate~"

Seeing Uchiha Madara's peaceful attitude, Senju Hashirama finally breathed a sigh of relief, then put on a smiling face and invited him.

"We'll talk about eating later, I have a question I want to ask now."

"Oh? Ask away~"

"I believe everyone is also very curious, can someone who has served as Village Party Secretary still run for the Hokage position?"

His black eyes swept across the two brothers on the stage. Uchiha Madara turned around, faced the "melon-eating" representatives, and said loudly.

"Ah! That's right, I wanted to ask before, if you serve as Village Party Secretary, does it mean you give up the Hokage position?"

"That's for sure, the authority of Village Party Secretary is equivalent to Hokage, there's no need to run at all, right?"

"How can there be such a good thing, occupying both ends? The official addiction is really big!"

"..."

Following Uchiha Madara's question, the public opinion below the stage instantly turned one-sided. Hearing the discussion, Senju Tobirama's fair face grew darker and darker. He felt like he had been set up, and had actually been "counter-generaled" by Uchiha Madara.

"This..."

Senju Hashirama didn't expect Uchiha Madara to raise such a sensitive question, so he looked at Senju Tobirama beside him with some difficulty, not knowing how to answer.

"Big Brother..."

Senju Tobirama sighed in his heart. He didn't expect Uchiha Madara to play with schemes too. This trip of his could be considered a failure.

"Hashirama, can he or can't he?"

"That's right, Hokage-sama, give us a firm answer~"

"Exactly, exactly~"

Facing Uchiha Madara's aggressive attitude, Senju Hashirama, after a short thought, answered in a deep voice:

"No, those who have served as Village Party Secretary cannot continue to run for the Hokage position."

"Good~ I'll treat this meal tonight! Village... Party... Secretary... Lord, remember to show your support~"

Having received a satisfactory answer, Uchiha Madara nodded immediately, a smile he couldn't hide on his face. When he said the three words "Village Party Secretary," he deliberately lengthened his tone, full of mockery, making Senju Tobirama grit his teeth, wishing he could stab him in the waist.

After the meeting

Uchiha Gin, as the cousin, walked in the forefront, followed by Uchiha Madara with a smile and Uchiha Izuna with a head full of question marks.

"Cousin, thank you. If it weren't for your reminder, I would have made a big mistake."

"Sigh~ We're brothers, why be so polite."

Uchiha Gin, with his hands behind his head, turned his head, rolled his dead-fish eyes, and complained:

"No, how can you guys still be so calm? Senju Tobirama snatched the position that belonged to us!"

Seeing the two older brothers still chatting calmly, completely unaffected by the election loss, Uchiha Izuna, who was anxious, almost passed out.

"No, little cousin, you are also a Vice Clan Head, how can you not see through such a shallow thing."

"Ha?"

Confused by Uchiha Gin's words, he only knew Senju Tobirama snatched Uchiha Madara's Village Party Secretary position and didn't see through the other result hidden behind this matter.

"Gin-san, congratulations, congratulations~"

While chatting, Sarutobi Sasuke, who had also just finished the meeting, walked over and congratulated him with a smile.

"You congratulated too early, still have to endure a few years~"

With Sarutobi Sasuke's IQ, after analyzing Uchiha Madara's question, he instantly cleared his train of thought. It turned out to be "Xiang Zhuang dancing with the sword, aiming at Pei Gong." For a time, he couldn't guess whether Uchiha Madara was lucky or deep in the city.

"Hey! Isn't this a nailed-down thing! Please take care of me in the future, Gin-san~"

"Definitely, definitely!"

"Gin-san, father sent a message, asking when you are free, wanting to invite you and Uchiha Clan Head to a casual meal."

Hyuga Tianyao, who didn't know where he popped out from, also greeted him with a smile and invited him.

"Definitely when I'm free!"

"Gin-san!"

In Uchiha Izuna's very confused gaze, many ninja clan representatives who had just attended the meeting came up to talk, their words full of flattery. People who didn't know would think Uchiha had been elected Village Party Secretary.

"Cousin, they..."

"Haven't figured it out yet? Have you been watching too many 'Imperial Uncles' (royal dramas) recently? Your brain development can't keep up, and your memory has become worse?"

"Ah! I haven't~"

Looking at his cousin who was at a loss and whose eyes were drifting, Uchiha Gin felt heartbroken. This kid, how could he easily waste high-quality Uchiha seeds.

You have to know that in the future of the original work, every drop of Uchiha was precious. Selling a few drops to other major countries might make a fortune.

"Alright, Cousin, don't play coy anymore, tell Izuna~"

Uchiha Madara to the side looked at the two brothers with excellent feelings, his heart full of warmth. If it weren't for their company, he might not have made it to today.

"Alright, since Cousin said so, I'll tell you~"

Thus, Uchiha Gin repeated the pros and cons of Senju Tobirama serving as Village Party Secretary to Uchiha Izuna. The more this kid listened, the brighter his smile became, and finally, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Haha, that white-hair, this time he lifted a rock to hit his own foot, he has no fate with the Hokage position in this life~"

"Who says it isn't~"

As long as Senju Tobirama, this threat, was eliminated, the Second Hokage position would fall firmly on Uchiha Madara, and there would be no one in the whole Konoha who could compete with him.

"Hmph~ When Hashirama abdicates, it will be the day our Uchiha takes off!"

Uchiha Madara, with his arms crossed, felt the pride almost overflowing from the screen, and even began to fantasize about himself wearing the Hokage robe, sitting on the throne in the middle of the office, shouting at the white-haired Village Party Secretary on the side.

"Wait, don't celebrate ahead of time, no one can say for sure about future things~"

Compared to the two brothers in an excited state, Uchiha Gin was much calmer.

The biggest taboo in a competition is "popping champagne at halftime," and the opponent isn't the national football team.

"I will keep an eye on Senju Tobirama."

Although he missed the Village Party Secretary position, Uchiha Madara's qualification as a Hokage candidate was still there. He could still go to the Hokage office to "clock in" every day. It didn't matter if he let Senju Tobirama suppress him for a while. Once he waited until Hashirama stepped down, wouldn't the Second Hokage hat fall on his head~

"Beware of workplace bullying."

No other worries, just afraid that Senju Tobirama would rely on his real power to bully Uchiha Madara secretly or openly.

"Hmph~ He dares?"

Uchiha Madara, who was very confident in his strength, didn't put Senju Tobirama in his eyes at all. In his mind, that white-hair was useless except for being a bit fast.

"Madara!"

A sturdy figure suddenly ran over from afar. Senju Hashirama, who had already changed into casual clothes, smiled very brightly.

"Brother Gin, Izuna, let's go eat together!"

So he came to invite them to eat, but why was he alone?

Interpreting the confusion in the three people's eyes, Senju Hashirama smiled honestly and explained:

"Tobirama said he wanted to organize some documents, so he wouldn't eat together."

Sure enough, that narrow-minded white-hair is probably sticking needles into a doll right now~

"We two won't go. We have to design a new look for Izuna later. You two eat and drink well~"

Holding back Uchiha Izuna, who was full of excitement, Uchiha Gin raised his eyebrows and gave Uchiha Madara a subtle look.

Lightbulbs are the most annoying!

"Ha? What look?"

"A look that can get you a girl, I call it 'Blue Enchantress,' I guarantee you'll take down Mieko~"

"Big Brother, I have important matters, you two eat and drink well~"

"Since that's the case, let's go eat, the two of us!"

Uchiha Madara, who understood, nodded immediately and took Senju Hashirama toward the commercial street without any reluctance.

"The ninja world is broken and broken, I, Uchiha Gin, mend and mend~"

Watching the backs of the two leaving, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but sigh. The brainless words left Uchiha Izuna, who was waiting to the side, in a fog.

"Cousin, hurry up and design a look for me, I have an appointment with Mieko to drink milk tea today~"

"..."

Finding a clothing store, Uchiha Gin quickly cut and designed. Within half an hour, he helped Uchiha Izuna finish a "Blue Enchantress" battle robe.

"I feel like I am a god!"

Satisfied, he tightened the belt of his leather pants. Uchiha Izuna looked at himself in the mirror and almost changed his love.

"Get lost, stinky kid~"

Uchiha Gin, who couldn't bear to look anymore, kicked Uchiha Izuna's butt and kicked him onto the street.

"Cousin! Wait for my good news!"

For the next period of time, it was unexpectedly peaceful, contrary to Uchiha Gin's expectations. Senju Tobirama, who served as Village Party Secretary, didn't look for trouble with the Uchiha clan, nor did he bully the intern Uchiha Madara in the office.

"Not right, very, very not right~"

"You've been lying here for days shouting 'not right, not right,' didn't you say you were going to work?"

Lying on the sofa in a "Ge You" pose, Uchiha Gin, with empty eyes, began his daily complaining. Senju Itama, who was bending over to clean the living room, slowly raised his head, a hint of confusion on his small face.

"Work? I 'chao' (damn), I knew something was wrong, where is my appointment letter?"

Asked by Senju Itama, Uchiha Gin finally woke up. No wonder he felt something was wrong recently; it turned out he had been "stood up" again.

"This is bullying an honest person!"

Three years and another three years, if he didn't let him work in the prison, he would have to enter the prison voluntarily.

"Uh... actually, not working isn't a big deal, I can support you~"

Listening to Uchiha Gin's nonsense, Senju Itama carefully persuaded him.

"Ha? I need someone to support me? I just want to find something to do~"

Uchiha Gin, who turned over, rolled his eyes helplessly. He didn't work to support his family; he worked to "eat steel" (grind steel) and become stronger.

Since the mission system was locked, eating steel could be said to be his only way to become stronger. The backyard had only been refreshing small fish and shrimp recently, and there were no skills he could look up to.

Seeing Uchiha Gin's behavior, Senju Itama understood instantly.

So he was just bored!

"Then you can find a job yourself!"

Senju Itama tilted her head and thought for a moment, suddenly remembering the mission hall built in the village not long ago, and chose to give Uchiha Gin some guidance.

"Aren't you also a registered ninja? Go take a mission."

If you're too bored, go take a mission to relieve your loneliness, don't moan about nothing lying on the sofa every day.

"Ha? Doing missions isn't as fragrant as an 'iron rice bowl' (stable job)."

"You curly-head, you're picky about this and that, no wonder you're still single at your age."

"Tsk, you kid, why is your mouth getting more poisonous as you grow up."

Lies don't hurt people, the truth is the sharp knife. Uchiha Gin, who was in great pain, turned to look at Senju Itama, who was standing with her hands on her hips and a look of disgust, and couldn't help but complain:

"Sure enough, it's still cuter when you're small~"

As soon as the words fell, a black shadow wrapped in thunder power flashed forward.

Greeting Uchiha Gin was a million-ton heavy punch from the "Flash Super Strength."

"Big Hentai!"

"Plop!"

Uchiha Gin, who ate the girl's charged punch, crashed through the roof of the mansion and fell onto the soft grass in the backyard in a head-down free-fall posture, smashing out a deep pit several meters deep.

"Sigh~ This kid is getting more and more ruthless, actually attacking her old father."

Touching his red and swollen cheek, Uchiha Gin complained while crawling up with his hands and feet.

Just as he was about to crawl out, Uchiha Gin suddenly found the sunlight above his head blocked by a shadow, then raised his head to look up.

At some point, a short figure stood on the edge of the big pit, staring down at himself.

"Hi! Isn't this Naruto, give me a hand, pull your uncle up~" (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 292 =====