Konoha: Resurrected by Orochimaru at the start

It sounded like this old acquaintance was in a bad situation. Madara Uchiha had a mocking look on his face. Although he didn't know what the situation was, he was happy to see Tobirama in trouble.

A creak—the sound of wood tearing apart, followed by the door's sudden strain reaching its limit! Bang—! The door snapped, breaking into several large pieces that flew outwards!

"Cough, cough...cough..." Tobirama staggered out of the toilet, breathing in the fresh air. After catching his breath, he looked up and saw Madara Uchiha standing in front of him with his arms crossed, watching him with a look of amusement.

"..."

Tobirama felt utterly disgusted, as if he had eaten shit.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, Tobirama let out a cold laugh and turned to leave at an extremely fast speed.

Seeing this, Madara Uchiha, who had been as composed as a rock, finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Wait, don't you want to know where Hashirama is?"

Hearing the shouts, Tobirama stopped and said with a cold sneer, "I never thought that the famous Uchiha Madara would be trapped here. I thought you had already found a way out."

Despite saying he hadn't expected it, Tobirama's face showed no surprise whatsoever.

A flash of anger crossed Madara's eyes, then he suddenly frowned, ignoring Tobirama's retort, and pondered, "It seems you know far more than I thought? You came in voluntarily." The last sentence was a statement.

"In that case, come with me."

After saying that, Madara Uchiha walked on by himself, seemingly unconcerned that Tobirama wouldn't follow.

Tobirama frowned and fell silent. "How is he now?"

Madara Uchiha pondered for a moment, then gave up, saying, "I don't know how to describe his condition; I suggest you go see for yourself. By the way, while we're at it, tell me what's going on outside?"

"That's terrible."

"..."

Madara Uchiha frowned: "I know you've always been wary of me..."

"No…"

Madara Uchiha: "?"

Tobirama: "Actually, I just don't want to repeat the same thing twice. Whether it's the past, present, or future, you're an annoying guy."

"..."

Madara Uchiha suddenly laughed: "Heh, when it comes to being annoying, you're just as good."

……

On the street, two men in tattered clothes were pulling and tugging at each other.

"Excuse me, do you know a child named Shi?"

The middle-aged man who was being pulled around, upon hearing the name, seemed to see something terrifying. His face contorted in horror, and he kicked the man, screaming in a panic, "Get out! Get out! Stay away from me...!!"

The man, seemingly unfazed by being kicked to the ground, got up and asked excitedly, "You've seen him?!"

This time, the middle-aged man didn't say anything; he just ran away like a madman, tumbling and crawling.

After being kicked, the man staggered a few steps and eventually lost sight of the middle-aged man.

Losing his goal, the man lowered his head as if talking to himself, slowed his pace, and wandered aimlessly down the street as if taking a stroll.

Tobirama, who witnessed everything from afar: "..."

Madara Uchiha stroked his chin: "That's about it. I don't know what he encountered before he was thrown in here, but after arriving here, he kept asking about the child's whereabouts and only answered questions about things that interested him."

As he spoke, Madara Uchiha caught a glimpse of Tobirama flipping through a notebook out of the corner of his eye. Madara raised an eyebrow, but considering his current state and the relationship between the two, he decided to temporarily abandon the idea of ​​going up to check on them.

"What are you looking for?"

Tobirama ignored Madara's question, simply flipped to the page in his notebook with the word "Awakening" written on it, and then rolled it up.

Suddenly, his figure flashed! When he reappeared, Tobirama raised his notebook and, with a loud whooshing sound, smashed it down on Hashirama's head!

However, the expected scenario of knocking Hashirama to the ground did not occur, and this "attack" completely missed!

Seeing this, Madara Uchiha's lips curled into a smile as he leaned against the wall: "Although I don't know what you're planning to do, it seems you know more than I thought. Oh, I forgot to tell you, Hashirama's strength isn't being suppressed at all."

Upon hearing this, Tobirama's hands, which were hanging down, clenched slightly, as if he was suppressing his anger. The next second, the notebook he had rolled up in his hand was slammed directly onto Madara Uchiha's still smiling face!

The assailant still acted as if the other party had gained a huge advantage: "If it weren't for the urgency of the situation, you'd never wake up in your life!"

At the same time, Madara Uchiha's eyes gradually lost focus, and the smile on his face faded. Just as the smile on Madara Uchiha's lips was about to disappear completely, he suddenly raised it again: "Heh, is that so? But indeed, it is only natural that my second senior brother's brain is not enough to deal with the current situation."

His words were laced with sarcasm, and would have been even more convincing if the notebook hadn't still been on Madara Uchiha's face.

They disliked each other, but at least for now they finally reached a consensus, and during their conversation, their gazes turned to Hashirama beside them.

Hashirama stood still, silently watching the two of them. He didn't try to pull them apart like he did when he saw the person who had run away earlier, nor did he retaliate because of Tobirama's actions.

"Hashirama's thought process is flawed; it seems he was invaded by negative emotions. As for why his strength wasn't suppressed—" Madara Uchiha frowned as he said this.

"Eat it yourself!"

Tobirama's expression darkened: "You mean, Hashirama didn't dodge that kick just now because he perceives himself as an ordinary person?"

Madara Uchiha shook his head slightly: "It's very close, but not entirely. Based on the information I obtained from my previous probing, I think he probably considers us to be 'ordinary people' in his mind."

Tobirama: "?"

Madara Uchiha: "Tsk, put away your eyes. I have no reason to lie to you for now. The good news is that he won't fight back unless his life is threatened, and even if he does, it will only be once."

Upon hearing this, Tobirama Senju's expression became even stranger, but he didn't say anything more about it.

After a while, seeing that the two had no further action, Hashirama walked away on his own again.

Tobirama suddenly said, "I have an idea. Hashirama's matter isn't urgent for now. Now that your memories have returned, I want to ask you a question. The day my older brother came to see you, and you and Uchiha Gen refused to let him in—how did Uchiha Gen die?"