"Renya, stop basking in the sun!"
At Senju Tobirama's residence, Renya was lying in the courtyard basking in the sun as usual.
Senju Hashirama entered the courtyard with Uchiha Madara and found Renya asleep from sunbathing.
The moment he opened his eyes, he saw two big faces in front of him and was almost startled.
He muttered inwardly, "Why did these two troublesome guys come here?"
Even after several months, he still couldn't forget the scene at the village entrance when the two of them stood by and did nothing.
Although he complained in his heart, he couldn't show it on his face.
"Hashirama-san, Madara-sama, why are you here?"
Renya sat up from the chair and looked at the two with confusion.
He had no idea what they came to him for!
Uchiha Madara crossed his arms and had no intention of explaining.
Senju Hashirama said cheerfully with a smile,
"Sunbathing in the village is boring. I plan to invite you and Tobirama to go traveling."
Actually, he originally only wanted to invite Renya.
But if he tricked Renya into leaving the village alone, Tobirama would definitely refuse.
After all, Tobirama hated Renya staying with Madara the most.
So he might as well invite both of them.
By then, even if Tobirama didn't want to go, he would have no reason to stop Renya from leaving with them.
And even if Tobirama agreed to go with them, it didn't matter.
The more people there were, the livelier it would be.
"Invite me and Tobirama-san?!"
Renya was instantly stunned.
It was fine if Hashirama and Madara invited him traveling, but would it really be okay to invite Tobirama?
Did they not know that the old guy hated Madara the most?
If those two were in the same travel group, he was worried they might suddenly start fighting at any time.
Maybe… forget it?
Just as he was about to persuade them, he was interrupted.
"Yes, I'm inviting you and Tobirama to travel together!" Senju Hashirama said seriously. "When we went out before, we never brought Tobirama along. This time we can't leave him behind again."
Time waits for no one. Who could guarantee that he and Tobirama would still have the chance to travel together in the future?
While they were still healthy and strong, they should go out and see more of the world. That way, when they were lying in bed in old age, they would have fewer regrets.
"As long as you're happy."
In the end, Renya didn't refuse. Thinking about it, he had never actually traveled with that old guy before.
It would be a good choice to do it this time.
Maybe he could find a chance to persuade… Danzō to join them as well.
Ever since returning from the last time they traveled through time, Danzō had clearly stated that he would never go out fooling around with Renya again.
Every time they came back, he would get beaten up.
The key point was that the only one injured was always him.
It wasn't that Senju Tobirama treated them unfairly—it was just that Renya's recovery ability was too strong. Injuries he had just received would heal in the blink of an eye.
As for himself, his recovery ability was average. After getting beaten, he needed several days to recuperate.
If Tsunade didn't treat him, he would have to lie in bed for more than ten days at least…
"You keep sunbathing. We'll go notify Tobirama."
Senju Hashirama greeted him and brought Uchiha Madara toward the laboratory.
...
Inside the laboratory.
Uchiha Madara looked at the wall full of Sharingan, and his brows furrowed so tightly they could kill a fly.
That inherently evil Senju Tobirama had secretly cultivated so many pairs of Sharingan!
Earlier, he had already learned from Black Zetsu about Tobirama and Orochimaru cultivating Sharingan.
But he hadn't expected them to produce so many eyes!
"Brother, why are you here?"
Senju Tobirama asked with confusion when he saw the two of them.
Especially that inherently evil Uchiha Madara—why would he appear in his laboratory?
If his elder brother weren't present, he definitely wouldn't show that guy any good face.
Orochimaru stopped his research and excitedly licked his lips.
More drama to watch.
"Tobirama, we came to invite you to go traveling with us." Senju Hashirama explained their purpose with a smile.
"Traveling?" Senju Tobirama's gaze fell on Madara. "Don't tell me I have to go with him?"
Uchiha Madara snorted coldly and turned his head aside without speaking.
If Hashirama hadn't insisted, did you really think I would want to travel with you?
"Hehe, that's exactly it." Senju Hashirama scratched his head with a grin. "So, are you going or not?"
"No." Senju Tobirama rejected immediately without even thinking. He turned around and continued tinkering with experimental instruments on the table. "I'm busy with research. Where would I have the time to fool around with you?"
He was already extremely busy and had no time for traveling—let alone traveling with that guy Madara!
"I see. Then I guess we'll just go with Renya."
Senju Hashirama sounded a bit regretful, but he had already expected Tobirama to refuse.
Hearing this, Senju Tobirama paused slightly, then subconsciously turned his head and asked.
"That brat is going too?!"
"Of course. You're busy doing experiments, but Renya isn't busy, so he'll definitely leave with us."
Senju Hashirama said cheerfully.
Thinking about it, in the entire village, Renya was probably the most leisurely person.
Every day he did nothing and just enjoyed life.
Senju Tobirama: "..."
No.
He absolutely could not let that kid travel with those two!
Otherwise, who knew what might happen?!
Back then, Renya secretly followed the two of them on a trip, and afterward his mental state developed problems, causing a split personality and the birth of a second persona.
Eliminating that second personality had cost Tobirama a tremendous amount of effort!
Besides, neither of those two were reliable. That kid was always getting sudden ideas and doing ridiculous things.
Otherwise he wouldn't have thought of using the Dragon Vein to travel through time and cause trouble.
Letting Renya fool around with those two outside the village definitely wasn't a wise choice!
In the end, Senju Tobirama could only agree to go traveling with them.
Without him watching over them, who knew what that kid would lead the other two to do.
...
Elsewhere, the Shimura clan compound.
"Danzō, you really don't want to go?" Renya asked unwillingly once again.
After Hashirama-san and Madara-sama left, he didn't continue sunbathing in the courtyard. Instead, he rushed over to invite his good friend to join them.
Unexpectedly, he was rejected by Danzō.
"No."
If he left the village with Renya, nothing good would definitely happen.
Although he regarded Renya as a good friend, he didn't want to cause trouble for himself.
Most importantly, this trip wasn't just the two of them.
The First Hokage, Tobirama-sensei, and Uchiha Madara would all be there.
There were simply too many big shots. He wouldn't be able to get a word in at all.
Traveling with them would definitely be extremely oppressive.
Instead of that, he would rather lie at home basking in the sun.
So no matter how Renya tried to persuade him, Danzō would never agree to this matter.
"You really disappoint me, Danzō!"
Looking at the completely unmoved Danzō, Renya could only silently turn around and leave.
"Danzō, you really changed!"
He had thought that as long as he slowed his steps, Danzō would feel soft-hearted and change his mind.
Unfortunately, he had overthought it.
With a "bang," the gate slammed shut.
Even if he were beaten to death, Danzō would never travel together with the First Hokage, Tobirama-sensei, and Uchiha Madara!
Renya: "..."
The bond had faded. Their friendship had really faded.
The Danzō from before clearly wasn't like this!
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