"Clan Head-sama, how is the situation with the Uchiha’s Hawk Faction right now?"
"Ever since you beca the Hokage’s advisor, their voices have quieted down considerably."
Uchiha Kagami showed a bright smile.
"Does that an the Hawk Faction mbers won’t be shouting about staging a coup anyti soon?"
"That’s right."
Uchiha Tanaka’s face, rarely showing a smile, soon turned serious again.
"But I’m afraid their ambitions won’t stop there."
"You an..."
"They’ll grow dissatisfied once more."
The position of Hokage’s advisor was not insignificant within the village—but compared to the Hokage himself, it was still worlds apart.
Even with Kagami as an advisor, he could only suppress those dissatisfied voices for the ti being.
"I understand, Clan Head-sama," Kagami murmured softly.
Just as Renya said...
Could it be that the conflict between the clan and the village truly can’t be avoided?
His mind drifted to the words Renya once said—
[If you just kill all the Hawk Faction mbers, then no one will be left to incite rebellion, right?]
"Is that really the only way...?"
"Kagami, what are you saying?"
"N-no, it’s nothing, Clan Head-sama."
Uchiha Kagami shook his head, driving away that dangerous thought.
To kill one’s own clansn—he could never bring himself to do such a thing.
Not just him—even other clan mbers wouldn’t be able to.
"Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Let things take their natural course," Uchiha Tanaka said, patting Kagami on the shoulder.
You think he’s calm about it? In truth, he’s just out of options.
The Hawk Faction was growing stronger by the day, and yet, as clan head, he was powerless.
He didn’t even know when it started—but the "Hokage Threat Theory" had spread throughout the clan, greatly fueling their resentnt toward the village.
The Uchiha had already harbored dissatisfaction with the Hokage for a long ti, and once the "threat theory" appeared, that resentnt surged to its peak!
He had ordered an investigation, but it turned up nothing.
It felt as though an invisible hand was controlling the fate of the Uchiha.
Even Uchiha Madara in the past had seed the sa—as if being manipulated—when he suddenly decided to lead the clan out of the village.
Sothing unknown must have happened back then...
"Kagami, you should go back for now."
Uchiha Kagami left the clan head’s mansion in a daze.
...
"I think I’m about to succeed!"
Inside the laboratory, Senju Tobirama’s eyes burned as he stared at the experintal data in his hands.
All these years, he hadn’t found a practical thod to erase the second personality within Renya.
That thing was invincible within Renya’s ntal space—ordinary thods couldn’t destroy it.
But Tobirama had never given up. After recovering his ntal strength, he kept diving back into that spiritual world again and again.
With each battle, he noticed that the will of that second personality was gradually weakening.
In recent years, the number of tis it managed to seize control of Renya’s body had dropped sharply—perhaps the battles had drained its spirit continuously...
Each confrontation consud the second personality’s spiritual power, and for so reason, it could not recover.
In that case, all he had to do was keep fighting it over and over—it would eventually dissipate completely.
According to the latest experintal data, that thing was close to vanishing.
In his recent battles with Tobirama, the second personality had already fallen into disadvantage.
Perhaps, very soon, Tobirama would defeat and destroy it once and for all.
"Heh... that naturally evil little Uchiha brat, I’m about to get rid of you!"
Once he destroyed Renya’s second personality, he could finally retire and live out his old age in peace.
The lab door swung open.
"Old man, I brought you food," Renya said, stepping in with a lunchbox.
"Hm," Tobirama nodded, putting away his data.
"Geez, old man, you finally retired—so why are you still holed up in the lab every day?" Renya frowned, eyeing the wrinkles on Tobirama’s face.
"You’re not getting any younger. What are you so busy with, anyway?"
He really was curious what this old guy was tinkering with every day.
Every ti he asked, the old man just gave him so cryptic answer.
He should know that people die in all sorts of ways—not just of old age.
If this geezer didn’t enjoy life while he still could, what if he suddenly kicked the bucket one day? That’d be a waste!
"Once I finish this matter, I’ll take a proper rest," Tobirama said—surprisingly not in his usual sharp tone.
Once that thing was gone, he could finally rest easy in retirent. He believed that just a few more ventures into that ntal world would be enough to erase it completely.
"Good to hear."
Renya was a little touched seeing the old man not argue for once.
Looks like he’s matured—he actually understands I’m saying this for his own good!
Fifty or sixty really is the age when you start listening to reason.
"Has Danzō been handling his duties properly these days?"
Even in retirent, Tobirama still couldn’t let go of the village. He worried Danzō wouldn’t be up to the task as Hokage.
"Don’t worry. Danzō’s been like a man on steroids—he practically lives in the office every day," Renya said truthfully.
As Hokage, Danzō was even more diligent and driven than when he’d been Tobirama-sensei’s assistant.
He was determined to beco a Hokage not inferior to Tobirama-sensei!
Hearing that, Tobirama nodded in satisfaction. That being the case—he could finally retire in peace.
Now, the most important thing was to destroy that thing inside Renya!
"Don’t leave the village for the next few days," Tobirama instructed quietly.
"No problem, old man," Renya replied at once, implicitly glad he didn’t have to take on missions.
Even if the old man hadn’t said it, he wouldn’t have gone out on missions anyway. Better to stay ho and relax.
"Alright, off you go," Tobirama said after finishing his al, dismissing Renya.
He needed to prepare for tonight’s battle—he had no ti for idle chatter with this brat.
Once that thing was destroyed, there would be plenty of ti to talk.
Renya felt like the old man had gone half mad from spending every day in the lab.
What the hell was he even doing all the ti?
Still, he didn’t say anything. The old man had promised that once this was over, he’d rest properly.
He could only hope that day ca soon.
...
Senju Tobirama’s residence.
"Have you three completed your mission?"
Renya had just returned ho when he saw three figures sitting at the stone table in the yard.
They were none other than Konoha’s newly crowned mission maniacs—Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.
The number of missions the three of them had completed far exceeded that of Renya’s old team back in the day.
As expected of his disciples.
"Renya-sensei, we’ve completed the mission," Orochimaru said, his gaze falling on the lunchbox in Renya’s hand as he subconsciously swallowed.
Renya-sensei had a habit—he’d always deliver food to the Hokage first.
Which ant... there were freshly made dishes back in the house.
Looked like they’d co at just the right ti!
Tsunade and Jiraiya’s eyes also lit up as they stared at Renya.
"Renya-san, have you eaten yet?" Tsunade asked, pretending not to know the answer.
"Alright, co on in," Renya said, rolling his eyes before motioning for the three of them to follow.
"Yay!"
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