There was a somewhat suffocating silence...

Little Tsunade finally jumped off the swing that was no longer so swaying, and ran all the way over: "Otaro, are you okay?!"

The young man who slowly stood up turned to look at her, showing a bright smile, and gave a thumbs up. His teeth flashed and he replied: "It's totally fine!"

"That's good..." Little Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief.

Senju Tobirama: "..." This look... also looks like that of my elder brother...

He couldn't help but look at the young man, and then at Hashirama's sister. For a moment, he even had some doubts - after his eldest brother split himself in two, he came back...

But then he couldn't help but laugh at himself: What are you thinking about? Such incredible things...

"Second Grandpa, why did you come back suddenly?" Little Tsunade asked in surprise.

"...Well, " Senju Tobirama, who was in his early forties, was already an old man who was too good at lying, so he replied immediately, "I forgot to take something, so I came back to get it."

"Ah?" Little Tsunade looked confused, "Didn't you just forget it once in the morning? Why do you forget it again... Second Grandpa, did you stay up too late and your mind got confused?"

Qianju Tobijian: "..." After he was silent for a while, he said in a very "submissive" manner, "Well, Xiaozang, after all, the second grandfather is about the same age."

During the Warring States Period, which had just ended, he could be considered a "rare long-lived old man" at his age, the kind who would be watched by the entire village.

"Indeed," Sister Hashirama said with concern and a smile, "But even so, Tobirama-sama still needs to pay attention to his health. After all, as he gets older, he still needs to take good care of himself."

Senju Tobirama: "..." Even so, why does he always feel that something is not right?

"Really? Hoshi-chan." Sister Hashirama looked at the boy next to her with a smile.

"Yeah." Shota nodded vigorously, "Tobirama-sama, please pay attention to your health. Don't be too tired at your age."

Qianju Tobirama: "..." What...year...year...is...

For some reason, he suddenly felt a little unhappy. However, he couldn't show it easily. So, he became even more unhappy~

So, he said to Uchiha Kagami next to him: "King, go back to work."

"Hi!" Uchiha Mirror nodded vigorously.

Then, the master and apprentice left again.

Sister Hashirama looked at the back of her brother in another world and snickered: Tobirama, you must be very unhappy now, right? Well, just get used to it~ So, don't always habitually peek at other people's things, this is not good.

Oh, brother~

After watching the two figures leave, Shota said to little Tsunade with a smile: "Come on, Tsunade-hime, get on the swing, I'll push you!"

Little Tsunade nodded: "Yes."

"Hoshi-chan~" Sister Hashirama pouted deliberately, "I'm biased again~" Just now, I was ntr Bai Mao in front of "people", now I don't want to coax people?

Shota: "..." Hey, you are already old, why are you competing with a little girl for favor? And this is your granddaughter!

Little Tsunade was very tolerant and said: "Anyway, the swing is big enough, so I'll give you half of the position, for Obitaro's sake!"

Sister Hashirama's eyes suddenly became sharp again, and she thought playfully: For Obitaro's sake~ Humph, Hoshi-chan, you are a very popular person among the Senju family. No, he seems to be very good at pleasing people.

Everyone is happy, after all, Asasi is old, oh, it’s really worrying~

With such thoughts in mind, she sat on the other side of the swing without much hesitation, and then, with the push of the boy, she and little Tsunade happily swung on the swing.

the other side.

"...Teacher." On the way back, Uchiha Kagami said carefully.

"Um?"

"……No."

"It's about Qianji...I mean the appearance of that woman, right?"

"...Yes." Uchiha Kage, who was half a body behind, tilted his head and looked at his teacher with worried eyes, "Then...is it really a coincidence?"

"Based on the current investigation, it is." Senju Tobirama didn't hide the matter much about his most beloved disciple, and said straightforwardly, "It's just that I still have doubts in my heart, and I will continue to observe and investigate.

."

"But before that, wouldn't it be better to keep a distance first?"

After Qianju Tobirama was silent for a while, he sighed slightly: "Mirror, I understand what you mean, but..." If he could do it, of course he would do it, but it was precisely because he couldn't do it that he did it

So, isn't it?

"..." Uchiha Jingyi was silent for a moment, and then said spontaneously, "Teacher, I will help you observe and investigate them until we get the exact results."

"Oh?" Qian Shoufenjian raised his eyebrows.

"Teacher, don't forget." Uchiha Mirror showed a smile, "I am an Uchiha, so when I look at 'Senju', my eyes are particularly fair." Except for the teacher, because the teacher is simply a perfect saint in this world, without any shortcomings.

, even the first generation can't compare to it - although thinking so may be a bit tarnishing the other party.

Hearing this, Qian Shu Feijian couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly: "Then I'll leave it to you, Jing."

"Yes!" Uchiha Kagami responded with full energy.

The time came to evening before I knew it.

Because of Senju Hashirama's indulgence, the two adults and the young three spent the whole afternoon in Senju Hashirama's botanical garden in this world. Hashirama's sister and Shota, who are both wood escapers, observed the plants here a little.

I found that some were dead, and some were not but only one step away from dying. In the final analysis, the environment was not suitable, and there was a long-term lack of "energy injection" from the Wood Release.

Unfortunately, there is nothing they can do now.

"This..." Little Tsunade stood under a dying lychee tree, raised her hand and stroked the trunk and said, "The fruit from this tree is very delicious. In the entire Konoha, basically only our family can eat it.

The ones sent from the south are not fresh enough and are not as delicious as the ones grandpa makes now. Now, I can’t eat them anymore..."

"...Maybe," Shotadai knelt down in front of her and said softly, "it will bear fruit this fall."

"Gah." Little Tsunade looked at the boy with a look like "Why do you have so little common sense!" and complained, "This is not the fruit of autumn in the first place!"

"People have to have dreams~" the boy said, smiling and reaching out to touch the trunk of the tree. While touching it, he muttered, "Yoxi, yoshi, let's talk about it, Shu-kun. This autumn, we will marry Tsunade Hime."

Just a fruit, please, please~" He said it many times in a row, making little Tsunade laugh.

"It's decided." Shota said seriously, "Starting from tomorrow, I will come and pray every day. Well, sincerity will lead to success!"

"...That's not true." Little Tsunade muttered, "If this was really the case, grandpa wouldn't..." After all, how hard the second grandpa had prayed... She had watched many nights

The second grandfather was wearing thin pajamas, standing alone in this botanical garden. If prayers were really useful, grandpa would not die, and grandpa would come back to life. Therefore, prayers have no effect. However, at this moment, the boy

She was somewhat moved by his persistence, so she just said——

"It's up to you. When autumn is over, you'll know it's useless."

"Then we will wait and see~"

at the same moment.

Senju Shige was waiting at the door of the ancestral hall. Seeing the door being opened from the inside, he bowed down and shouted solemnly: "Mother."

"Fan, thank you for your hard work." The red-haired woman walked out of the ancestral hall and said with a smile.

There is no doubt that this person is Uzumaki Mito. Although she is already a grandmother in her thirties, she is still an outstanding woman with both beauty and charm, and full of elegance and charm.

Although she is shorter than Hashirama's sister, she is already quite tall compared to ordinary women, about 1.7 meters tall. She has a slender and plump figure, which is the standard female figure of the Uzumaki clan.

At this moment, she was wearing a white kimono, her long red hair was pulled into two buns on her head, with decorations similar to talisman hanging down from it, she was wearing a golden crown, and she had three hairpins on her left bangs.

A golden hairpin and a purple diamond-shaped mark on his forehead.

To sum up...

Although the dress is too swirly and a bit "non-mainstream", it still does not hide its beauty, and can make people admire the previous sentence from the bottom of their hearts no matter when and where -

"What an outstanding woman."

Not to mention, she is a serious Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki, with beauty, status, virtue and strength, making her an unattainable object that no one can hope for.

"No." Senju Shige shook his head and said softly, "Mother, it's almost late autumn. You'd better not come to the ancestral hall. It's too cold here. If you really want to come, stay until next spring..."

Uzumaki Mito chuckled and replied: "It's okay, Shige, chakra and nine tails will give me heat, and," she looked back at the ancestral hall and replied with a smile, "Here, I will feel very happy inside.

Tranquility, this may be the 'peace and transcendence of the soul' that Hashirama-sama mentioned before. Occasionally, I feel that I am closer to him. I think this is good, and it is also good for me to further tame the tailed beast."

"..." Senju Shige didn't know what to say, so he wisely remained silent.

Maybe he didn't realize it when his father was alive, but now that his father has passed away, he realizes one thing more and more clearly -

Stepmother loves father.

Actually, there is nothing surprising.

Because at the end of his life, his father gave his stepmother everything he could with his endless guilt and desire for compensation. He was not sure whether he had the love a man has for a woman, but he was treated seriously and desperately by such efforts.

After all, how many women in the world can't help but be moved by this?

After all, that is the father...

He calmed down and turned to talk about "the couple" who had recently arrived home: "By the way, mother, there is something I want to tell you..."

"Um?"

"That's it..."
To be continued...