Naruto: Yes, Uchiha-sama.

Chapter 156 Madara Uchiha is about to set his sights on Tobirama Senju. The real show is about to begin!

"Don't run away!"

Do you really think I have a good temper?

Makoto Uchiha was being chased by Tobirama Senju.

It wasn't until the two arrived at the Senju clan's territory that Tobirama Senju had no choice but to restrain himself.

He glared fiercely at Uchiha Makoto, then put away the kunai he was holding and walked into the Senju clan's territory first.

"Tobirama-sama."

"Tobirama-sama."

"Master Light and Shadow."

"Master Light and Shadow."

The Senju clan members passing by would occasionally greet Tobirama Senju, who would then smile slightly and nod in response.

Makoto Uchiha's face had only recently appeared on the big screen in the movie theater, and through constant exposure, he had become familiar with the Senju clan members. After greeting Tobirama Senju, many Senju clan members also took the initiative to greet Makoto Uchiha.

This feeling made Uchiha Makoto feel quite good.

"It seems that many Senju clan members know me and have a good impression of me."

"Humph"

Tobirama Senju snorted, suppressing his displeasure.

I don't know why all of a sudden.

Recently, Makoto Uchiha and Akatsuki have become increasingly well-known in Konoha, even though he has intentionally tried to reduce Makoto Uchiha's influence in Konoha.

However, various media outlets and tabloids in the Land of Fire always mention Uchiha Makoto and Akatsuki Village. In some articles, Akatsuki Village is praised to the skies, and Uchiha Makoto is lavishly lauded. Compared to the short essays in Uchiha Makoto's "New Ninja," they are arguably even more extravagant.

Under such relentless bombing.

It's hard for members of the Senju clan not to be affected.

"Ugh, this feeling is really annoying."

Tobirama Senju thought silently that he really didn't want to see Makoto Uchiha's influence in Konoha expand.

How can a mere figure from Akatsuki Village have such a huge influence in Konoha? What is he trying to do?
Do you want to become the Hokage of Konoha?

Uchiha Makoto noticed Tobirama Senju's gaze, but he didn't care and looked around the Senju clan's territory.

Go further in.

The more people there are, the more there are.

A large group of Senju children were happily running around and playing games in the clan's territory. When they encountered Tobirama Senju, one of the bolder children came over. According to custom, the adults were to give him lucky money in the evening on this day.

Even Tobirama Senju, a high-ranking figure, was no exception. Within the clan, he was more like a dignified adult in daily life, but in private, he was very gentle with children.

Tobirama Senju's expression suddenly became somewhat awkward; he had forgotten about this. It wasn't that he hadn't prepared red envelopes, but rather that he had forgotten to bring them! (Confirmed!)
Uchiha Makoto stepped forward promptly, pulling a small sealing scroll from his pocket. Inside were New Year's red envelopes he had specially prepared. Tomorrow, when he went to the Uchiha clan's territory, he would give one to each of the younger members of the Uchiha clan he encountered. The joy on their faces would be genuine.

Now that the Thousand Hands Clan has arrived first due to social obligations, it's fine to send some out first.

Anyway, he doesn't need that little bit of money.

At Makoto Uchiha's invitation, a large group of children gathered together, their eyes fixed on the thick stack of red envelopes in Makoto's hand.

Have you ever heard of the name Lord Light and Shadow?

"I know, it was the light and shadow of Akatsuki who led Akatsuki to victory over Kumogakure and avenged the village's ninjas. They are truly powerful ninjas!"

"I am the Lord of Light and Shadow you spoke of, here are five red envelopes for you!"

Uchiha Makoto took out a stack of red envelopes and tentatively asked a question. The result was very pleasing.

Not only the Senju clan ninjas, but now even a Senju child knows his name, and all the comments are positive and full of praise—powerful, fighting for justice, fighting for peace in the ninja world, and fighting for the village's ninjas!

This proves that Makoto Uchiha's money spent on public opinion over the years has not been wasted.

Akatsuki Village's persistent efforts to instill Konoha's ideology have made some progress.

Uchiha Makoto beamed with joy and immediately handed five red envelopes to the child who had spoken earlier. The remaining children surrounded Uchiha Makoto, wanting red envelopes as well.

"Don't rush, don't rush, line up, everyone gets a share."

"One red envelope contains one thousand taels of silver!"

Such large red envelopes made the children even more excited.

Few of the other adults in the clan were as generous as Uchiha Makoto.

Tobirama Senju was also surrounded, but he didn't have any red envelopes in his hand at this moment, which made him look a little awkward in the crowd.

"Hey, give me a red envelope, I'll pay you back later."

Tobirama Senju moved closer little by little, his lips moving but no sound came out; it was just simple lip reading.

So Makoto Uchiha understood immediately.

"Dream on! You stingy little thing, you definitely didn't prepare a red envelope!"

Uchiha Makoto refused without even thinking. Did he really need that little bit of money?
He just wanted to hear the Senju children's words of admiration for him, which gave Uchiha Makoto a strange kind of joy; perhaps this was a form of NTR (Netorare, a form of infidelity).
"asshole!"

Tobirama Senju silently gave Makoto Uchiha the middle finger.

The constant shouts of "Long live Lord Light and Shadow!" only fueled Tobirama Senju's growing displeasure.

He certainly wouldn't talk to a clueless kid. Hmph, Uchiha Makoto, you're rich, aren't you? What a sucker. This year, I'm going to put 2000 ryo in every red envelope, and I'm going to go to the Uchiha clan to hand out red envelopes!

Tobirama Senju also longs to experience what it feels like to stand in front of Makoto Uchiha and have those inherently evil Uchiha brats shout, "Long live Lord Tobirama!"

Uchiha was completely satisfied after giving out the red envelopes.

It's quite fun to occasionally spend a little money to hear some flattery. The children who received the red envelopes were very happy and ran joyfully to the convenience store not far from the Senju clan's territory.

After the children had all passed by, Tobirama Senju snorted indignantly and continued walking home.

soon.

The two then arrived at the large villa of the Senju Hashirama family.

At this moment, Hashirama Senju was dressed in casual home clothes, with a smile on his face, sitting cross-legged on the tatami. When he saw Makoto Uchiha walk in, he immediately stood up and greeted him.

"Makoto, Tobirama, you're finally back!"

"Um"

Uchiha Makoto looked around and immediately saw the various delicacies on the table, and a pot in the middle, bubbling away. There would be hot pot tonight!
Then Makoto Uchiha met people who had never appeared in the original Naruto manga—Senju Morima, the son of Senju Hashirama, and his daughter-in-law Senju Tsubaki.

They were of the same generation in terms of age, but a generation higher in terms of status and position. The two simply greeted each other politely.

Because this is a private banquet.

So everyone felt quite at ease.

Uzumaki Tsubaki Shizuku had already been invited to Uzumaki Mito's home, and the two were secretly exchanging information.

Mito Uzumaki would occasionally glance at Hashirama Senju with a mournful look. Tsubaki Senju sat beside them, occasionally interjecting with a comment, and the three of them would inexplicably burst into laughter.

The saying "three women make a drama" is really true.

Uchiha Makoto had no intention of getting involved in the women's affairs. He took off his divine robe and sat on the tatami mat.

A mahjong set was laid out on the tatami mat. Uchiha Makoto, Senju Tobirama, Senju Hashirama, and Senju Morima started playing mahjong in perfect unison.

Tobirama Senju's fighting spirit soared.

He rarely managed to gain the upper hand against Uchiha Makoto. Come to think of it, it seems like he never did, not even once. But when it comes to mahjong, Makoto always wins, right?

Three out of the four families share the surname Thousand Hands.

We can't let an outsider like Uchiha Makoto get away with this!
Hashirama Senju was even more excited.

"Let me make it clear beforehand: a little gambling is harmless, but excessive gambling is harmful. Let's stop here tonight. One hundred taels per round. I only have two hundred thousand taels left. Everyone should prepare this much money. We'll go until we've lost everything. That's all we have left. But I absolutely will not lose tonight!"

Mito Uzumaki usually despised his gambling, so this was the only time he could openly play a few rounds at home.

It's just a small game, just for fun!
But he's going to win big tonight.

Senju Morima sensed the atmosphere of the mahjong game and immediately felt immense pressure, because both Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama had been subtly hinting to him with their eyes that they wanted him to feed them tiles!

But what a pity!

Makoto Uchiha is having exceptionally good luck tonight, and he secretly used his Sharingan to memorize the cards!

Double blessing!

"It's really evil!"

"Three consecutive self-draws".

"Uchiha Makoto, did you secretly use your Sharingan?"

Tobirama Senju stared at Makoto Uchiha, thinking that Makoto wasn't that lucky and must have cheated with his Sharingan.

"Hmph, if you can't handle losing, don't play."

"That's right, Tobirama. Once you're at the gambling table, you have to accept the consequences."

Hashirama Senju certainly had a good gambling spirit.

"Continue, continue!"

"Block, block again, block again!!!"

Uchiha Makoto was a little incredulous at his luck. Three Kongs, a pure suit, a golden hook, a self-draw, and a winning hand on a Kong. He was going to win big this time!

"Damn it, I'm not playing anymore!"

"Outrageous!"

"Uchiha Makoto, I'm going to search you!"

The mahjong game ended with Uchiha Makoto winning by a large margin. Senju Tobirama shouted that he wanted to search Makoto's body. Makoto's luck today was too frightening. It was no longer just about the Sharingan. Tobirama seriously suspected that Makoto had cheated and hidden his tiles!

Amidst the commotion.

Uchiha Makoto easily proved his innocence.

His luck was only slightly better, well, ridiculously good.

Hashirama Senju lost all his money and now felt at ease. Of course, the main reason was the death stare from Mito Uzumaki, which made Hashirama Senju completely obedient.

Without any choice
Hashirama Senju started chatting casually with Makoto Uchiha, while Makoto's main target was still Tobirama Senju, since he was the only single person among the four people present.

"Tobirama, Makoto Uchiha is right. You should also pay attention to this matter, otherwise how will I be able to face my father after I go to the Pure Land?"

"Brother, could you please not mention this? I'm so busy every day."

"You can just go to the lab less often at night."

The eldest brother is like a father; this saying is absolutely true.

Tobirama Senju, having been reprimanded by Hashirama Senju, could only glare resentfully at Makoto Uchiha out of the corner of his eye. He really knew how to rub salt in the wound!
Senju Morima lowered his head.

He really wanted to laugh.
But he dared not.

Because Tobirama Senju might actually whip him with a belt tomorrow because of this, the reason being—he stepped into the house with his left foot first.

"Yes, yes."

"Although Tobirama Senju is quite old and a bachelor, as long as his sexual orientation is okay, he can still get married!"

However, Makoto Uchiha has nothing to fear.

The words spoken.

This caused the topic to veer off course quite a bit.

"Shut up, Uchiha Makoto, you..."

"Tobirama, you can't really... ouch... It's okay, I don't understand these things, but if you really are, I have no objection, I respect it. Best wishes!"

"Big brother, don't listen to that Uchiha Makoto's nonsense!"

Tobirama Senju felt an irresistible urge to pull out his kunai again. He was just passionate about his work; his sexual orientation was perfectly normal.

"As for Madara Uchiha, he's still not one."

Tobirama Senju thought of Madara Uchiha, who hadn't shown up all day. Madara was also single, and he was still in a messy relationship with his older brother. Madara was more likely to... cough cough cough... Sister-in-law, don't look at me!

"Oh right, I almost forgot."

"Where is Lord Madara?"

"He went to buy the latest edition of 'Romance of the Warring States.' There's always a queue for that, so he'll probably be back soon. That bastard author has finally shown some conscience; he's been updating quite frequently lately. The recent story has reached its climax—Second Brother, the flooding of the ninja army has shaken the ninja world! The story is probably coming to an end. What kind of ending would be worthy of these three brothers' arduous journey and anticipation?"

"Haha~~"

Uchiha Makoto couldn't help but give an awkward laugh.

He's the author that Hashirama Senju called a bastard.

He was usually too busy with work, but during the New Year holiday he finally had some free time to catch up on his manuscript—of course, he was writing it in a shadow clone. Oh no, the latest chapters seem to have a bit of a angst; after the satisfying plot, they throw in the angst. Guan Yu was defeated at Maicheng, and Emperor Zhaolie was about to...
Soon, Uchiha Makoto suddenly remembered something.

However, he wasn't worried at all because he was using a pseudonym and had created an alternate account, so he wasn't afraid of anyone sending him razor blades.

of course.

Uchiha Makoto also had a little bit of worry in his heart.

It's not that I'm worried about myself.

Instead, he was worried that Madara Uchiha had seen the latest heart-wrenching plot today, and the line, "If a brother cannot avenge his brother, what is the value of a vast empire?"
It seems like Tobirama Senju's meal today is going to be quite unpalatable.

Think of this.

Makoto Uchiha glanced silently at Tobirama Senju, and a bad feeling immediately arose in his heart.

"Uchiha Makoto, why are you looking at me like that?"

Tobirama Senju noticed Makoto Uchiha's gaze.

It's a very subtle feeling, neither quite mockery nor quite like anything else, but more like an indescribable pity.

"It's nothing, good luck tonight."

"baffling!"

(End of this chapter)