Accidents happen

The communication was smooth, which made people feel a little uncomfortable.

Sitting in the Senju clan's territory, as an Uchiha, Tobi felt a little nervous. Noticing his nervousness, Hashirama chuckled and said.

"If you don't use the Sharingan, no one will know."

To outsiders, he was a distinguished guest invited by the clan leader. Although the other Senju people were surprised, they were also very polite.

After calming down, Uchiha Tobi realized how risky his action was, but there was no other way. In order to show his sincerity, he had to make this trip.

After a brief analysis of the situation, Senju Hashirama took out a map. The edges of the map were yellowed, and it looked quite old.

There were a lot of things placed in the room. Uchiha Tobi sat upright, but his eyes were looking around.

Senju Hashirama is indeed not only powerful, but also wiser than anyone else. After listening to his analysis and arrangements, Uchiha Tobirama realized that he had missed something.

But I am also very fortunate that my collaborator is Hashirama Senju.

After the plan was initially finalized, Uchiha Tobi visibly relaxed. He lowered his shoulders and looked at the person across the table who was smiling at him, feeling a little uncomfortable.

After learning about his arrangements, Senju Hashirama even arranged accommodation for him. It was that expression that gave people a feeling of deeper meaning.

The atmosphere of the Senju clan is better than expected. Compared with the naturally suspicious Uchiha, they are more carefree and easy-going.

For example, he, a strange ninja with unknown origins, moved freely in the clan territory and was not looked at with special eyes. Instead, a few younger children took the initiative to greet him.

"Are you Hashirama-sama's guest? Do you want to walk around the clan territory?"

"If they are guests, they are very important, so we should treat them with the best food."

Uchiha Tobi half-crouched down and smiled at the curious children. It was obvious that although Hashirama Senju was the clan leader, he was not arrogant and was well-liked by the children.

Somehow, he was doing pretty well. At least he didn't have to worry about being discovered, because no one, young or old, male or female, showed hostility towards outsiders.

She was an old lady with wrinkles on her face. Although her smile was kind, the long scar on her face made her look a little eerie.

It is not easy for a ninja to live to this age. Either he is very powerful and respected, or he is just very lucky.

Judging from the children's respectful attitude and the slightly lame foot, it was obviously the former.

The old woman called Grandma Amu sat down on a wooden bench. She looked at the boy surrounded by several children and waved her hand: "Come here, kid, how old are you now?"

After answering honestly, Fei was inexplicably pulled to sit down. He answered the questions one by one obediently, but when the two hands covered with cords touched his cheeks, he felt a little uncomfortable.

There was no malice in those eyes, but rather a sense of nostalgia. Granny Amu sighed, "They really look alike, like the former clan leader's wife."

Uchiha Tobi was a little confused, but he still turned his head to the side. But when the hands passed by his eyes, he pushed them back.

Especially the eyes, which were exactly the same. Granny Amu smiled but said nothing, secretly waving her hand, signaling the other children to coax the boy away.

Children with chubby cheeks are the easiest to make people relax their vigilance. After the group of people walked away, Granny Amu stood up.

"Chief, the ages do match." Granny Amu half-closed her eyes, seeming a little regretful, "But I can be sure that Madam's child was stillborn."

Senju Hashirama came out from the darkness and pursed his lips without saying anything. After a moment, he smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, mother-in-law."

He is five years older than Tobi, and for ninja children, five years old is already old enough to remember things.

But he had no recollection of it until Granny Amu reminded him that he knew that his mother had lost an unborn child that year.

The child did look familiar at first glance, but there was no way he could be a child of the Senju clan.

After receiving another gift, Tobi was finally able to leave with a bunch of things. The leader of the Senju clan sent him off specially, and there was probably no other such treatment.

While walking on the road, the two of them briefly discussed their next plan, and only stopped together after confirming that there were no problems.

"Just send it here." Tobirama looked up and said casually, "Once we cross the river, it's not the Senju clan's territory anymore. I can go back by myself."

Senju Hashirama nodded, and repeated to encourage him, "We can do it. I'll leave Madara to you."

Persuading Hashirama Senju was unexpectedly smooth, so Uchiha Tobi, who had been in a good mood, only looked unhappy when he was reminded.

The plan is neither difficult nor hard, but it is definitely not easy. For example, there is a huge obstacle that is difficult to overcome, which is to convince Uchiha Madara and Izuna.

It was easy to talk to the other people in the clan, as long as the strongest person in the clan gave in, things would be simple. But halfway through the journey, Uchiha Tobi thought of a very important question.

The Uchiha clan is proud and arrogant, and if they form an alliance casually, there will definitely be a lot of potential problems.

It seems that further planning is needed, and we will think about this matter together with Madara and Izuna after convincing them.

On the way back, the wind suddenly picked up. A faint smell of blood drifted over, and the closer we got to the tribe's land, the more uneasy we felt.

The atmosphere in the clan was as depressing as ever. Uchiha's personality was always like this, they would respond to setbacks with silence. But since they entered the clan, several Uchiha looked as if they wanted to say something but hesitated.

"What's wrong?" Uchiha Tobi called out to Uchiha Yuji, who had a bandage on his face and a rare expressionless look.

Uchiha Yuji also looked hesitant, but Uchiha Tobi had already guessed something. He handed the things in his hand to others, and then asked with a serious expression.

"Izuna's mission failed?"

Uchiha Yuji remained silent, but someone said bluntly: "It's not Lord Izuna's fault! He has tried very hard. It's all the fault of the Senju guys. And Lord Izuna also..."

As a strong man in the clan, Uchiha Izuna naturally has many followers. This mission is very important. Nearly 30% of the supplies have been lost. As winter is approaching, it is tantamount to sentencing some of the injured and weak to "death".

As members of the same clan, they naturally would not blame Uchiha Izuna too much. After feeling sorry for the sacrifice of their clan members, they would resent the Senju clan even more.

Uchiha Tobi's heart sank inch by inch, his feet moved involuntarily, and then he hurried home.

No one stopped him on the road, or maybe there was someone, but he could no longer hear them. In the short two days he stayed in the Senju tribe, great changes took place in the tribe.

The door of the yard was pushed open with a bang, and he looked at the other people in the yard without paying any attention to them.

"Where's Izuna?!"

Most of the people in the courtyard were Uchiha Madara's confidants, who were among the strongest in the clan. When they saw Uchiha Kai coming, they all made way for him.

Standing at the front of the corridor was Uchiha Madara with a grim look on his face. When he saw Tobi who had gone out come back, his tightly pursed lips slowly opened: "Tobi..."

The white-haired boy walked past him and walked quickly inside. Uchiha Madara clenched his fists and waved to signal others to leave.

The meeting was only halfway through, but seeing this, everyone else left in silence. A few coughs were heard from inside the room, followed by a "thump" and the sound of a knee hitting the ground.

Uchiha Tobi knelt down, his eyes fixed on the person lying on the tatami. After coughing a few times, Izuna struggled and opened her eyes.

He was shirtless, and apart from the minor wounds, there was a deep and long wound on his abdomen. Even with the bandage, blood was still seeping out.

"Don't move, rest first." Uchiha Tobirama raised his hand to cover Izuna's eyes. The latter seemed to be hesitant to speak, eager to say something.

But they were all pressed back, and the thick quilt covered half of his face.

After walking out of the room, Uchiha Tobi realized that his hands were shaking. He leaned against the wall to steady himself, then took a deep breath and walked out.

Uchiha Madara sat in the yard, frowning without saying a word. Tobi sat down in front of him, rubbed his nose and began to ask: "What happened? I don't think this mission will be difficult for Izuna."

Even if the mission went wrong, Izuna shouldn't have been hurt so badly given her strength.

"Three people died this time." Madara's voice was unexpectedly calm. "It was Senju Hashirama. He led the tribe to attack from the rear. Izuna was also killed because of him."

Bloody tears flowed from those red eyes, and murderous intent and anger were on his clenched teeth and calm face.

Uchiha Tobi's eyes widened slowly, and he said subconsciously: "Impossible!"

But when he saw those Sharingans, he slowly calmed down, and then his heart sank to the bottom.

He was delayed in the Senju clan for two days. During this period, he saw Senju Hashirama, but not every time. It was too easy for those people in the Senju clan to hide the truth from him.

But Tobirama still subconsciously denied it. He didn't think that Senju Hashirama was such a person. At least, at least he had to listen to Izuna's explanation. Maybe there were other misunderstandings.

Uchiha Madara didn't know what Tobi was thinking. He stood up and said, "You stay with Izuna, leave this matter to me."

If it was really Hashirama Senju who did it, he would never let his other brother be in danger.

After a day and night of coma, Izunai finally opened her eyes with a pale face. Mei, who had been guarding for a day and a night, approached at the first opportunity, grabbing Izunai's hand with a hoarse voice.

"Don't mess with Izuna."

Izunai turned his head with great effort, and when he saw the familiar face, he closed his eyes again. His eyes were red and his voice was very weak.

"It's...Hashirama Senju." Izuna gritted her teeth and clenched her hands tightly, "It was him who led the Thousand Hands raid, and, ahem, there were other ninja clans..."

Izuna's voice was intermittent, like a drum beating on Uchiha Tobi's heart. He opened and closed his lips, but in the end he still didn't utter the question.

He closed his eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "I understand."