Starting From Being Adopted by the Second Hokage!

Senju Tobirama's residence.

"Hey kid, how does it feel to be a ninja now?"

Senju Tobirama had noticed the forehead protector on Renya's head.

"It's alright, nothing too difficult," Renya replied.

Senju Tobirama couldn't help but remind him,

"Be extra careful during missions. One careless mistake could cost you your life."

"I got it, Tobirama-san."

There was no need to be told that—Renya already knew.

He valued his life quite a lot...

Tobirama murmured softly, "As long as you know."

After all, they'd lived together for four years. If Renya were to die carelessly during a mission, that would be quite a pity.

Fortunately, he was only a Genin now, and he would be in squads led by Jonin, so there wouldn't be any real danger.

"Kid, go cook."

Tobirama watched Renya head into the kitchen and sighed.

"Guess I'll have to cook for myself from now on."

Now that Renya was a ninja, he had less time at home.

Sometimes, when he was out on missions, he wouldn't be back for several days.

That meant no one would be there to cook for him.

Tobirama slightly regretted agreeing to let Renya graduate early.

Now the household was short one chef.

Every meal felt like one less.

He shouted toward the kitchen, "Kid, make a few more dishes today."

...

After dinner, Renya went to the training ground to practice his swordsmanship.

He drew his blade, only to notice a nick along its edge—probably from blocking a shuriken earlier today.

It hurt his heart to see it—he'd spent quite a bit of money on that sword.

Renya sighed. "Sigh... Once I have enough money, I'm definitely buying a proper sword!"

A high-grade katana would cost no less than five hundred thousand ryō.

He'd need to save for years.

"I'll make do with this one for now," Renya muttered as he sheathed the sword.

Senju Tobirama happened to notice this and fell into thought.

The kid had been here for four years, and he hadn't gifted him anything yet.

Since Renya wanted a good sword, he might as well give him one.

He happened to have a katana he'd treasured all these years...

Thinking this, Tobirama said, "Kid, I'll give you a sword—to celebrate you becoming a ninja."

"Really?" Renya's eyes lit up. It was like someone handing him a pillow just as he was falling asleep.

"Thank you, Tobirama-san!"

"Follow me."

Tobirama led him to the study.

"Tobirama-san, where's the sword?" Renya looked around but saw no trace of a blade.

Tobirama didn't answer. Instead, he walked up to a bookshelf and pulled out a book.

Creak— A hidden door opened in the corner of the study.

Renya was stunned. He hadn't expected there to be a secret passage here.

He'd been here for years and never noticed. Inwardly, he sighed:

This old man really knows how to hide things deep!

Renya followed Tobirama into the hidden chamber—and his pupils suddenly contracted.

The walls of the chamber were densely lined with scrolls.

He didn't even need to guess—these were all forbidden jutsu scrolls.

No wonder he was called the Forbidden Jutsu Master!

Then, Renya's eyes caught sight of a katana resting on the innermost shelf, gleaming with a cold, sharp light.

Just one look was enough to tell—it was a great sword!

Tobirama gazed at the blade, slipping into a memory, and murmured softly:

"I took this sword from an enemy I defeated on the battlefield."

"I really didn't intend to kill him—I just wanted to test out a new technique I'd been researching."

"I didn't expect him to die..."

The more Renya listened, the more off it sounded. Don't tell me this sword once belonged to...

Tobirama tossed the blade over to Renya.

"This sword belonged to your Uchiha clan. Giving it to you counts as returning it to its rightful owner."

Renya understood instantly—this was Uchiha Izuna's sword.

The moment he held it, he could tell it was a top-grade weapon!

It might even rival Orochimaru's Kusanagi Sword.

As expected of a young master of the Uchiha clan. What a pity he got killed by Tobirama.

And from what he just heard from the old man... it sounded like it was—

Accidental?

He felt like Tobirama's explanation could be summed up as:

[What? I just stabbed you once and you died?]

[I really didn't expect you to die! You're way too fragile!]

Against an opponent like Senju Tobirama, Renya could only offer Uchiha Izuna a three-second moment of silence.

"Don't worry, Izuna-sama. I'll take good care of this sword," Renya murmured to himself.

"You know about Uchiha Izuna?" Tobirama looked slightly surprised.

He hadn't expected this brat Renya to know about events from over a decade ago.

Not only that—he'd pieced together the sword's owner from just a few words.

Renya realized he'd slipped, but there was no point hiding it. He casually came up with an excuse.

"I heard some elders in the clan mention it before. They said Izuna-sama was killed by you..."

Upon hearing this, Tobirama's face twisted in frustration. He said in a low voice,

"I didn't actually mean to kill him..."

Even though he had gone in intending to kill Izuna, deep down, he hadn't truly wanted to.

He only wanted Uchiha Izuna to witness his newly developed Flying Thunder God Technique—but unexpectedly, Izuna died.

When Tobirama learned the truth back then, he'd been shocked too.

Who could have known Uchiha Izuna wouldn't survive it?

It must've been because that bastard Madara didn't get him medical help in time—that's why Izuna died.

Then he turned around and pinned the blame on him...

"Damn that Uchiha Madara!" Tobirama ground his teeth.

Renya: "???"

Wait, what?

Why are we suddenly dragging Uchiha Madara into this?

Could this old man be trying to flip the blame and pin Izuna's death on Madara?

Hmm... knowing Tobirama, it's not impossible.

He wondered what expression Uchiha Madara would make if he ever found out...

...

Somewhere in the ninja world.

A tall man dressed in black, with a long mane of hair, a giant fan slung across his back, and a sickle in hand, suddenly sneezed out of nowhere.

This man was none other than Uchiha Madara, who defected from Konoha four years ago.

He had seen the true nature of the village. After Hashirama, the next Hokage was Tobirama.

That meant, sooner or later, the Uchiha clan was destined for eradication.

It was precisely because he saw this clearly that he called on his clan to leave the village—but not a single person followed him.

That event left him utterly disappointed in his clan.

Those short-sighted fools didn't deserve to be called his kin!

It wasn't that Uchiha Madara was abandoned by his clan—it was he who abandoned them...

In the end, Madara left the village alone, seeking to realize true peace.

On the Uchiha clan's stone tablet, there were words left by the Sage of Six Paths.

[Infinite Tsukuyomi can pull everyone into a dream, allowing them to live the life they truly desire.]

Thus, Uchiha Madara resolved to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi,

And bring about world peace.

"Reality is too cruel. What's so bad about living in a dream?"

But the prerequisite for activating Infinite Tsukuyomi was possessing the [Rinnegan].

Fortunately, he had discovered the method to awaken it on the tablet...

Now, he was preparing to take the first step toward Infinite Tsukuyomi—controlling a Tailed Beast.

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