Renya watched as Uchiha Tanaka walked away, his expression unchanged.
The grudge between them was now set in stone.
Since Uchiha Tanaka wanted to kill him, there was no way he would let the man off easy.
He had to find a chance to strike first.
Otherwise, constantly being watched would eventually lead to trouble.
And perhaps, the one he would have to face in the future wouldn't just be Tanaka alone...
Still, he wasn't afraid in the slightest. One day, he would take back everything he had lost!
Renya let out a sigh. He hadn't expected the Uchiha to be this petty.
"Kid, don't feel down." Senju Tobirama patted Renya on the shoulder. "There's nothing I can do about this either."
Though his face wore an expression of regret, the smirk on the corner of his lips betrayed him.
Renya was a bit speechless.
"Old man, you seem pretty happy about this."
"How could I be?" Tobirama quickly wiped off his smile. "I really do feel sorry for what happened to you."
The fact that the Uchiha expelled Renya from their clan had caught him completely off guard.
He honestly had no idea what went through Uchiha Tanaka's mind.
Could it really be just because this kid had been adopted by him?
The Uchiha's way of thinking was beyond Tobirama's understanding.
Since he couldn't figure it out, he decided not to bother. He just had to tighten surveillance on the Uchiha as usual.
As long as he and his older brother were around, Konoha would never fall into chaos...
"Kid, now that you've been kicked out of the Uchiha, have you considered joining the Senju?" Tobirama suddenly asked.
Renya rolled his eyes and snapped, "Old man, I left the Uchiha of my own will. I wasn't kicked out!"
Tobirama looked at Renya, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
He suddenly remembered a certain dead guy who had said something similar once...
[It wasn't that they abandoned me, it was that I abandoned them!]
He knew all too well—Madara and Renya were the same.
On the surface they acted like it didn't matter, but deep down they were hurting.
The Uchiha really were a bunch of stubborn fools.
"So, are you willing to join the Senju?" Tobirama continued.
He figured that Renya, having just been cast out by his clan, must be feeling miserable.
All it would take was a little warmth now, and this kid would open up to him.
This was a lesson he had learned by observing the relationship between his brother and Madara.
He was beginning to feel like all Uchiha were built from the same mold.
Tobirama suddenly thought he had found the perfect way to deal with the Uchiha...
Faced with Tobirama's question, Renya actually froze for a moment.
Although he hadn't felt much about leaving the Uchiha—he even found it kind of funny—
when Tobirama offered him kindness, it did make his heart feel a little warm.
He looked up at Tobirama, his gaze slightly complicated.
This old guy... maybe he wasn't so bad after all.
Come to think of it, all these years they'd been together,
Tobirama hadn't targeted him or done anything awful just because he was an Uchiha. In fact, he had even helped train him.
Yeah... Tobirama was actually a decent person...
In his heart, Renya gave the old man a surprisingly high evaluation.
Tobirama saw the look on Renya's face and knew that this matter was practically settled.
Striking while the iron was hot, he said, "So, kid, have you thought it through?"
Under Tobirama's expectant gaze, Renya nodded slightly.
"Old man, I think I'm in."
To him, one clan was as good as another.
Since this old man was a good person, joining the Senju seemed like a solid choice.
At least, the Senju were way easier to get along with than the Uchiha.
He still remembered when he first arrived at the Senju compound, most of them looked at him with hostility.
But over time, they gradually began to accept him.
At the very least, they had to show some respect to Tobirama-sama.
After all, Renya had been adopted by Tobirama himself.
And Renya wasn't some arrogant Uchiha, so the Senju accepted him quickly.
Seeing Renya agree, Tobirama's lips curved up in a grin.
"Kid, from today onward, you're part of the Senju!"
He looked down at the ashes of the burnt clothing on the ground.
With a slight lift of his hand, the ashes scattered into the wind.
From now on, Renya's identity as an Uchiha was gone—like those ashes.
Renya felt a little dazed.
How did he end up joining the Senju without even realizing it?
Wait a second—Renya suddenly snapped back to his senses.
Even if he left the Uchiha, that didn't mean he had to join the Senju!
Why had he just agreed to it?!
Now that he thought about it, this old guy had been subtly steering him all along— pushing him to choose between the Uchiha and the Senju.
And in the end, lured him right into joining the Senju...
Damn it. He'd been completely played.
As expected of the naturally evil Senju Tobirama!
Still, it was done. All he could do now was accept it.
Besides, even before he formally left the Uchiha, he'd spent most of his time with the Senju anyway. Not much had really changed...
Perhaps the only benefit now was that as a Senju, he finally had a proper reason to go after Uchiha Tanaka.
Just imagine that scene—
Renya drawing his katana and declaring before the fight:
"Uchiha Tanaka, born evil—on behalf of the Senju, I'll send you to the afterlife!"
Tanaka would definitely freeze upon hearing that.
And while Tanaka stood there stunned, Renya would strike with a budget version of the Flying Thunder God Slash...
Just like that, Uchiha Tanaka, the clan leader, would be off the board.
"Hehehe..."
At the thought, Renya couldn't help but chuckle, as if already seeing Tanaka dying at his feet.
Hearing Renya's laughter, Tobirama started laughing too.
He thought Renya was happy about joining the Senju...
"Old man, what are you laughing about?" Renya asked, confused.
Why the sudden laughter?
But he quickly figured it out.
Damn it—this old fox was definitely laughing because his scheme had succeeded!
Tobirama's smile immediately froze.
This brat was definitely doing it on purpose.
As expected of someone born evil—wait, no, now he was a Senju brat.
Forget it. He wouldn't argue.
Tobirama gave Renya an annoyed glance but didn't bother explaining.
"Kid, I'm heading out. Come back early when you finish your mission."
As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished on the spot.
He couldn't wait to bring this great news to his big brother.
If his brother found out this kid had joined the Senju, he'd be thrilled, right?
Renya stared at the spot where Tobirama had disappeared, a trace of envy in his eyes.
"Tch... Flying Thunder God really is handy..."
Now that he was officially a Senju brat, maybe he could shamelessly ask Tobirama to teach him the Flying Thunder God technique?
As he thought about it, Renya walked toward his two teammates.
Whether it was because Uchiha Tanaka's genjutsu was too strong, or because their genjutsu resistance was too weak, the two of them still hadn't woken up after all this time.
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