The next day...
"Dave, what kind of help do you need from us today? You're not asking us to be laborers again, are you?" Hiruzen and Danzo had received a call from Dave that morning, saying he needed their help. Hiruzen and Danzo got headaches just hearing the word "help."
"Hehe, I really do need it," Dave was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
"Hey, Uncle Madara—just send those girls with nice voices to the third granary on the farm west of Konoha. Brother Roku is waiting for them there." Dave called Uncle Madara.
"Yeah," Madara replied and hung up.
Then Dave led the duo and rushed over there.
Orochi Roku's place.
"Madara-sama," Orochi Roku wiped the cold sweat from his face and greeted Uchiha Madara respectfully.
This guy was ruthless... If Hashirama was seen as the village's good guy, then Madara was the ruthless one. Everyone's legs shook at the sight of him.
"Well, what do we do next?" Uchiha Madara nodded. He didn't care about Orochi Roku's nervousness—he was used to it.
"Sisters from the Uchiha clan, please come with me," Orochi Roku looked at the women behind Uchiha Madara and said with a smile.
Uchiha Madara followed too. Well, he was still thinking about being the center of his boy group.
Orochi Roku led them into his granary lab.
The granary was pretty big, but it was messy now.
Metals of all kinds littered the floor, and every table had piles of experimental gear and drawings.
A bed sat in the corner.
When he got deep into research, he often went days without sleep.
Sister Yu and Dave worried he'd drop dead one day, so they'd set up the bed.
Sister Yu came by every day to make sure he slept.
Orochi Roku had hired some villagers to dig a large underground space behind the granary.
It was filled with phone production machines and hired workers.
The workers greeted Orochi Roku—the second boss—and Orochi Roku smiled back.
There was still plenty of space down here; the current setup met demand just fine. They didn't need more machines yet. In one corner was a large shed—not huge, but big enough for a dozen people.
"Uchiha sisters, just do as I say." Orochi Roku led everyone into the studio—a recording studio packed with equipment.
Then Orochi Roku handed them the lyrics and sheet music for five hit girl group songs from Dave's previous life.
Dave had tweaked a lot of the lyrics.
After all, this was the ninja world, and many parts needed changes—or it'd sound off when sung.
Half an hour later, Dave, Hiruzen, and Danzo arrived too, and Uchiha Madara came out with several clan women.
Uchiha Madara's face was flushed, his eyes shining. Dave shuddered hard... Anyone who didn't know might think Uchiha Madara had been up to something with those ladies inside...
"Uncle Madara, leave the rest to me!"
Inside Konoha Village...
"Tobirama, aren't you heading to your lab for research today?" Hashirama asked suspiciously, looking at Tobirama sitting nearby helping with paperwork.
Besides teaching at the ninja academy, Tobirama usually spent his free time in his lab studying ninjutsu and such. Why was he here today?
"Brother, I... developed a new technique."
"Is it Water Style?"
"No...."
"Put it in the Scroll of Seals."
"..." Tobirama was downcast... He wanted his technique to be widespread too...
Of course Hashirama wouldn't allow it.
He knew his brother's style.
Pretty much everything but Water Style was a Forbidden Technique.
He'd seen those Forbidden Techniques.
He'd been naive before—until his brother taught one to a genin for testing, and that genin was still crippled, unable to mold chakra.
That's why the Scroll of Seals existed, holding some Forbidden Techniques—including his own Wood Release.
Seventy percent were from his brother, twenty percent were S-rank Forbidden Techniques from the Sarutobi clan in the five elements, and the last ten percent were Forbidden Techniques collected from other clans over centuries, not including their secret arts.
"What's that noise below?" At that moment, sounds came from under the Hokage Building. Hashirama and Tobirama exchanged looks, then used the Body Flicker Technique to appear on the rooftop.
"..."
"...Gulp... that... that... that's... Madara..." Hashirama's face was full of shock, his hands trembling as he pointed at a figure below.
"I don't know him," Tobirama swallowed too, turning his head to look away...
Below the Hokage Building, Danzo, Hiruzen, Dave, and several of Uchiha Madara's shadow clones were pushing a fairly large carriage, with horses pulling in front and four thick wooden wheels in the middle.
On the platform, several Uchiha girls wore bunny girl outfits. Uchiha Madara at the front was in a suit Dave had custom-made. A huge speaker sat beside him. Uchiha Madara danced to the music with the girls behind him...
The cold eyes, the wicked smile at the corner of his mouth, the sharp dance moves, and the intense vibe from the music hit the villagers hard...
This scene made Dave think, "What the hell," and Hashirama felt sad, shedding tears. Sad that he'd given up his best friend to marry Uzumaki Mito.
Dave, pushing the carriage from behind, felt a bit sore too...
It was over—everything was ruined now...
Whoever said that handsome, evil-smiling dancing Uchiha guy would turn dark later, Dave would slap them...
Telling me the boss up there goes dark? Haha, now I think Hashirama might be darker than Madara...
Black Zetsu, you might have to wait a thousand years to save your mom...
He hadn't planned to include Madara—he just wanted the ladies dancing to the music.
Who knew Madara would insist on joining? Dave had been dumbfounded...
No choice—Dave had to improvise.
Madara threw together some dance moves on the spot and demanded to join...
Uncle Madara... you've changed...
Uchiha Madara up front was thrilled, like he'd found a second spring.
His first spring was Hashirama... and this second was dance! He, Uchiha Madara, seemed to have found life's meaning again...
All that world peace and darkness talk—screw it...
The Uchiha clan...
Black Zetsu, hiding in the shadows, watched in confusion...
What... what was going on?
The plan... the plan was falling apart...
How could Madara... dance like that?
Black Zetsu felt his world crumbling...