Chapter 580: Chapter 580: Urged to Marry Again
Hearing mention of his deceased wife and younger brother, a trace of emotion appeared on Uchiha Retsufū’s cold face before it quickly returned to calm.
He looked coldly at Black Zetsu standing before him and said in a deep voice,
"I told you not to teach me how to do things."
The being that claimed to be the will of Uchiha Madara had found him and said that as long as he followed its plan, his dead wife and younger brother could return.
Ordinarily, no sane person would believe such words, but Uchiha Retsufū wanted to gamble once.
What if it succeeded?
Even if the hope was extremely slim, he was willing to try!
"I understand." Black Zetsu nodded. "I only wanted to remind you not to forget."
Uchiha Retsufū closed his Sharingan without giving Black Zetsu another glance. He pulled out the chair in front of the desk, sat down, and opened a book. Inside it was a wedding photo taken with his wife.
He knew Black Zetsu was using him, but for the sake of his wife and younger brother, he had no choice...
"You can get lost now."
"Ah, how cold," Tobi shook his head, yet made no move to leave.
Uchiha Retsufū closed the book, raised his head impatiently, and asked irritably,
"Do you still have business here?"
If not for mutual benefit, he would not want anything to do with these people.
The will of Uchiha Madara...
If not for the incident where Uchiha Madara personally invaded Konoha to capture a tailed beast, he would never have believed that the legendary Madara was still alive.
As for whether Black Zetsu truly was Madara’s will, the truth remained unknown.
"The Nine-Tails jinchūriki’s condition is getting worse..." Black Zetsu ignored Retsufū’s impatient expression.
"So?" Uchiha Retsufū asked. "You want me to attack Uzumaki Mito now?"
Although Uzumaki Mito’s health had declined year by year, her husband—the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama—was still alive.
And the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama, as well as his adopted son Renya, were both extremely troublesome figures.
There was no way he could accomplish this alone... even with his Mangekyō Sharingan awakened!
Besides, he was not the only one in the clan with a pair of Mangekyō. Not to mention Renya, who had already left the clan—Uchiha Kagami of the Hokage faction also possessed Mangekyō!
The success rate of such a plan could be said to be almost nonexistent.
"You misunderstand." Black Zetsu shook its head and explained, "Renya once expressed the intention to release the tailed beasts."
The matters Renya had previously discussed with Senju Tobirama and the others naturally could not escape Black Zetsu’s surveillance.
Among the nine tailed beasts, only the Three-Tails’ chakra had not yet been obtained.
Once Uzumaki Kushina passed away, both the Nine-Tails and the Three-Tails would return to the wild. At that time, it would become their chance to capture the Three-Tails!
Once the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path gathered the chakra of all nine tailed beasts, the Ten-Tails could be revived again, allowing the "Eye of the Moon" Plan to begin and resurrect Mother sealed on the moon.
Although Uchiha Madara’s death had exceeded Black Zetsu’s expectations, the plan to revive Mother had not changed much.
Before dying, Madara had already arranged everything. With Black Zetsu’s abilities, completing the task posed no problem.
It had already placed the Rinnegan onto a chosen pawn and had even recruited Uchiha Retsufū as a powerful enforcer.
All that remained now was to wait for the pawn to grow up and use Samsara of Heavenly Life to revive Uchiha Madara.
Suppressing the excitement in its heart, Black Zetsu looked at the confused Uchiha Retsufū.
"If you want to revive your wife and younger brother, collecting tailed beast chakra is essential!"
"Madara-sama has already gathered eight tailed beasts. Only the Three-Tails in Renya’s possession remains."
"Alright. I understand."
After finishing its explanation, Black Zetsu did not linger. Its body slowly sank into the ground.
Watching Black Zetsu leave, Uchiha Retsufū stared at the ceiling, lost in thought.
"Uchiha Madara..."
...
Senju Hashirama’s residence.
"Renya-sensei, you’re back."
As Renya passed by Hashirama’s home, he happened to run into Tsunade, who was heading out.
"Who made you angry this time?" Renya noticed her displeased expression—it looked exactly like someone who had lost all her money gambling.
"Don’t even mention it, it’s all Grandpa’s fault!" Tsunade said angrily.
It turned out Tsunade had just been gambling with Hashirama at home. Her luck was terrible, and she lost every last bit of money she had.
Now completely broke, she had slipped out dejectedly—only to run into Renya, who was on his way home.
Renya: "..."
Just as he guessed, Tsunade had really lost everything.
"Hahaha, little Tsuna, don’t go! Grandpa will lend you money—let’s play again!"
At that moment, Senju Hashirama walked out cheerfully holding a thick stack of banknotes, practically glowing with joy.
"Oh, Renya, you’re here."
"Hashirama-san, long time no see," Renya said. Seeing how happy Hashirama looked, it was obvious he had won quite a lot from Tsunade.
Just looking at that thick stack of cash made it clear.
No wonder the girl had stormed out in anger.
"Long time no see..." Hashirama’s expression turned strange. "Didn’t we just meet not long ago?"
The extra memories in his mind made him feel as though he had only recently met Renya.
Not only met him—Renya had even beaten them up.
Renya looked embarrassed. Of course he knew Hashirama was referring to the Warring States timeline.
After all, events there could influence memories here.
Which meant Madara must also possess memories from that timeline.
Fortunately, Uchiha Madara had already died. Otherwise, with his personality, he definitely would not have held back any more than Senju Tobirama...
He wondered whether, when Madara was someday revived through Impure World Reincarnation, he might come looking for trouble because of that incident.
That matter was already in the past... probably nothing would happen, right?
"Come inside and sit. Your Mito-san was just talking a few days ago about how long it’s been since she last saw you."
Inside the house, Uzumaki Mito sat with a pale complexion, looking at Renya kindly.
Although members of the Uzumaki clan possessed strong vitality, prolonged illness had clearly aged her considerably.
"A few days ago, Hashirama told me he met you when he was young and said you even beat him up. Honestly, your uncle must be getting senile."
She had married Hashirama very early. Back then, Renya had not even been born—how could such a thing possibly have happened?
Renya: "..."
In truth, Hashirama-san was not lying; he simply had not explained the full story.
"You’re already over thirty. How are you still not married?" Uzumaki Mito said helplessly. "Back then I even wanted to introduce some girls to you, but you and Tobirama stubbornly refused..."
Even now, she still could not let go of the fact that neither of them had married.
It was all Tobirama’s fault for setting such a bad example, causing Renya to refuse marriage as well...
It seemed she needed to find a chance to have a serious talk with Tobirama.
Senju Tobirama was already old; marriage was probably impossible now. No young girl would willingly marry a man in his sixties. But Renya was still considered young and had great prospects!
Wealthy, handsome, powerful—there was no girl who wouldn’t like him.
While she still had time, she needed to hurry and find him a suitable partner.
She absolutely could not let him continue fooling around with Danzō.
Right—she should introduce someone to Danzō too!
Renya: "..."
He hadn’t expected that after so many years, Mito-san would start urging him to marry again.
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