Time flies by in such a "fight of wits and courage"...

It’s mid-summer in the blink of an eye.

period.

The Hojo family sent greetings several times, but Madara Uchiha had them all withheld and rejected. However, he also kept his promise to his wife, and indeed did not do anything to the Hojo family, and he still used it as it should.

Perhaps feeling a sense of security from this attitude, the Hojo family, who had been panicked for a moment, gradually settled down again.

at the same time.

Uchiha Madara also invited several famous and innocent doctors in the ninja world to go home to treat his wife, but...

The conclusions drawn by these people are not much different from those of the clan officials.

With his energy and blood exhausted and on the verge of death, it can be said to be a miracle that he can move like this without any hindrance.

There is no cure, so just keep taking the restorative medicine you are taking now, it is better than nothing.

quack!

Uchiha Madara thought angrily: They are really a bunch of quacks!

Uchiha Izuna glanced at his brother and sister-in-law sitting beside him with some worry, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Brother, I will send the doctor out first." In fact, he was not very surprised by this result, after all...

...Uchiha is such a big family, and the doctor who is supported by the family is naturally top-notch. But, since my brother wants to find him, he will find him.

Unfortunately, the result was not as expected.

Uchiha looked at the angry man silently, feeling that he was like a big cat that was frantically blowing up its fur at the moment, which made her both touched and want to laugh... After all, he seemed to really hope that she could

Live.

Who can refuse such kindness?

She couldn't do it anyway.

She thought for a while, moved to sit next to the other party, and shouted softly: "Madara-sama."

Uchiha Madara, who was still holding his breath, ignored her.

"...Madara-sama."

"..."

Uchiha sighed, tentatively put his hand on the opponent's knee, and pushed it gently: "Madara-sama... don't be angry, didn't the doctor say that? I am a miracle, I...

I will work hard to continue this miracle for a longer time, so..."

Her words stopped abruptly.

Because the man suddenly hugged her.

Madara Uchiha opened his arms, hugged his wife tightly, and said in a vow-like tone: "Don't worry, Hitomi, I will never let you die."

"..." After Uchiha was silent for a while, he replied, "Actually... since I only exist in the form of a soul, I should have died before entering Kei's body. To be able to do this in such a fantastic way

After the last period... I am already very satisfied, so even if..." At least, she has met Haichuan-kun, met Hui, met Madara-sama, and met many, many people...

"Shut up." Uchiha Madara said in a deep voice, "Don't even think about dying." Don't think about leaving him easily, he won't allow it.

"..." Uchiha sighed slightly. She had no control over this kind of thing... But she also knew that such words would only make the person in front of her angry. So she said nothing and just raised her head.

He touched the man's long hair and chose a statement he liked relatively well, "Well... I will work hard, cooperate with you to see a doctor, take medicine well, and exercise with you every day."

"Okay." Uchiha Madara felt much relieved after hearing this. At least in his opinion, if he could eat, drink, move, and be willing to cooperate with treatment and exercise, and with such a strong desire to survive, there was no reason why he couldn't get better.

"...So, can you let me go?"

The big cat shook its ears, pretending not to hear.

"……"Hello!!!

Uchiha Madara secretly thought to himself, if all the doctors he called could not do anything, then... I'm afraid... he would have no choice but to go to Hashirama. In his heart, he actually didn't want to go to this step, and lose face.

It has nothing to do with anything. It’s just that treating a disease is something you only see once or twice. If you see it a lot, mistakes will inevitably happen, which may bring trouble to Hashirama. After all...

Senju and Uchiha are rival families.

However……

He felt that the body in his arms was still very cold in summer, and finally made up his mind.

Uchiha Madara has always been a man of action. Once he has made up his mind, he will not delay. What's more, in his opinion, his wife's body cannot withstand too much delay.

A few days later.

He took his wife away for fun on the pretext of taking her away in a big way. Anyway, he had done this many times before. Although some people in the clan complained, they didn't find it strange. And those gossips

, Uchiha Madara never took it to heart. He was taking his own wife to relax, not someone else's wife. Being too lenient only meant that he was still too busy.

the other side.

Senju Hashirama slipped out.

...Well, the main reason is that I don’t want to be discovered by my younger brother.

The meeting place between the two parties was a small retreat courtyard provided by a temple for guests. When some people feel depressed, they would choose to donate some sesame oil money to stay in such a place, where they can enjoy the sound of bells in the morning and drums in the evening to recuperate their body and mind.

It was rare for an Uchiha boy to leave his clan, and it was his first time in a place like this, so he stood curiously on the corridor connecting the backyard and looked around.

The courtyard adopts "Karesansui" landscaping, which is also a common landscaping technique in temples. Karesansui, as the name suggests, refers to dry mountains and water, that is, the ground is paved with fine sand to represent "water", and various stones are stacked here and there.

Represents "mountain".

The courtyard the two of them were in at the moment was just like this. Apart from the soft white sand and hard black rocks, it was only decorated with some green grass and moss.

"...It's really a special landscaping." Uchiha turned his head curiously and asked the man standing behind him, "Madara-sama, does this have any special meaning?"

Uchiha Madara curled his lips: "The monk likes this the most."

He doesn't like this kind of lifeless landscape, but prefers one that is lively and even a little more lively and unrestrained.

"Madara, it's a bit rude to say something like this when you're in a temple or something like that."

The person who said this was naturally not Uchiha Madara or Uchiha Oi, but Senju Hashirama who came for an appointment. As he spoke, the man climbed over the wall with a strong figure and landed steadily in the courtyard.

.

Uchiha Madara, who had already sensed the opponent's chakra, sneered and responded: "Those who openly climb over the wall in the temple do not respect where it goes."

Senju Hashirama couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

The Uchiha tilted her head and looked at the two of them curiously, because she could tell that the two people had a really good relationship. In other words, the big cat when talking to his friends, although he looked sharp, was actually very relaxed.

Well, he was in a state of "living comfortably on the ground while habitually baring his teeth".

"You like these the most," Uchiha Madara said to his friend who was proficient in Buddhism and occasionally discussed with eminent monks with great interest. "Come and explain to my wife what this set of principles is."

Senju Hashirama then smiled and looked at the woman standing next to his friend. At first glance, he was immediately sure that she was indeed the woman he saw that day, but... her complexion was even worse than the one he saw that day.

, it can almost be said that her face is "bloodless", and her breathing and heartbeat can be heard... However, her eyes, smile and spirit are full of vitality, it is as if she has separated from her body and is living her own life.

of--

Such a magical metaphor suddenly appeared in Senju Hashirama's mind.

At the same time, I feel...

What a resemblance.

Madara's wife really looks a bit like Madara, with her thick long hair flowing down, her standing posture, her vaguely revealing temperament... there are similarities in many details.

But he didn't find it strange, because after a couple who are emotionally compatible have been together for a long time, they will naturally be infected with each other. Sometimes, the appearance of the couple will even become more and more similar. This is the legendary

"Husband and wife are in love".

While Senju Hashirama was thinking this, he smiled and replied: "I remember your name is... Megumi, right? Then, please forgive me for being rude and call you..."

"Hitomi." Uchiha Madara interrupted his friend, "Call her 'Hitomi'. There is no need to add any boring honorifics, just call her by name like you call me."

Senju Hashirama: "???" What is this? Is Madara's nickname specially given to his wife? Hey, how can you give such an intimate name to your foreigner? But looking at the insistent look in his friend's eyes,

He didn't say anything, he just continued to smile and said, "Tong, I don't know if you have noticed that the landscaping in this courtyard is basically made of 'dead things'. Leaving aside the white sand and black stones, these grasses and moss

It basically doesn’t move with the wind, and it means ‘stillness’. Monks like to meditate on it, because still life makes people feel inner peace.”

"I see." Ochiha nodded understandingly, "Indeed, this courtyard feels very peaceful." However, this may be more suitable for her as a patient, but she still prefers the lively courtyard at home.

"Right~" Senju Hashirama added with a smile, "So a courtyard like this is generally just a large landscape for people to watch, and no one is allowed to enter and destroy it." As he said this, he stepped forward and walked away.

Walking towards the house from the courtyard, a row of footprints were left on the white sand.

Uchiha Madara: "..." You guy...

Uchiha tape: "..." Pfft! She couldn't help but laugh and thought, now she understands why these two people can be good friends. It seems that they are both informal and unrestricted types. It's decided! She will go for a walk later.

Let’s go, because it looks interesting~

Senju Hashirama walked to the wooden corridor, sat down, took off his shoes without thinking of himself as an outsider, and shook his feet. When he just walked over, he didn't use chakra because of his sudden mood.

I walked all the way directly touching the white sand with my feet, so there is sand on my feet now.

"Well..." Uchiha picked up the cotton towel prepared in the temple from the side, leaned over and handed it over, "If you don't mind..."
To be continued...