Hashirama watched his clan's leader, who had been silent ever since exchanging names with that Uchiha named Ling. Finally, he couldn't hold back his curiosity. "Brother Cheng, is there anything special about that Uchiha named Ling?"
Hearing this, the young leader being watched by Hashirama sighed. "What's so special about him... He's just a tricky enemy."
After he said this, the other young Senju members, who had been suppressing their curiosity, couldn't sit still anymore and all asked him to tell them about that Uchiha.
"Alas... There's actually not much to say. He's a bit younger than me, and our mission areas didn't overlap, so we've never actually fought each other. The information I know is just hearsay," Senju Cheng sighed. "You should know about the war we just had with the Uchiha clan not long ago, right?"
Hashirama nodded. "Yes, according to Father, it's the first time in nearly a decade that we've suffered such a big loss at the hands of the Uchiha, and it's also the first war to end so quickly in the past decade."
"Yes, it was Uchiha Ling who made this war end so quickly." Senju Cheng looked even more troubled. "I don't know where he found out about our supply route. He went deep alone and destroyed that batch of supplies. He also blew up the mountain path, causing a disadvantage in that war zone due to the delayed supply.
Actually, this wouldn't have been a big deal. The Mondai came later during the encirclement and suppression of him. That crazy guy used himself as bait to separate our clan members who were chasing him. Then he delayed our return. When he was driven into a dead - end, he fought to the death. After taking out a few of our people, he blinded himself and used the pre - set Booby Trap to blow up the whole cliff...
After that, due to the fierce offensive of the Uchiha clan, we only had time to conduct a simple search for our clan members. We didn't care about whether he was alive or dead. If you really think about it, it's a Kiseki that he's alive and in one piece."
Saying this, Senju Cheng looked around at the young teenagers beside him. "If you weren't here today, I definitely would have fought him after he announced his name."
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"I can understand a fight, but..." Hashirama frowned. "Do we really need to be so cautious about an Uchiha without Sharingan? And, I don't know how to put it, but I think he seems like a decent guy..."
This time, Senju Cheng looked solemn. "Listen, Hashirama. I don't care how you treat civilians or ninjas from other clans, but never trust the Uchiha!
No matter how normal they may seem, the Uchiha are just a bunch of crazy psychopaths. You can never predict what crazy things they'll do to kill you next! The Senju and the Uchiha have both a blood feud and a long - standing grudge. There's absolutely no possibility for reconciliation between us!"
Hashirama just pursed his lips and said nothing.
Seeing Hashirama's expression, Senju Cheng sighed. "I'm not afraid to tell you. That Uchiha Ling was originally chosen as the next clan leader of the Uchiha clan.
In all the currently known mission records about him, this person has a 100% completion rate, and no one in the team has ever been injured. Even since he became well - known, he himself is the one who has been the most seriously injured so far.
Stay away from him in the future. Even though he's blind now, he's still not someone you young and inexperienced ninjas can handle, especially you, Hashirama! Don't always ignore what I say!"
"Well, I got it," Hashirama looked at the still - swaying wind chimes, looking thoughtful. "After all, that guy seems nice, but he gives off a really dangerous vibe. He's far beyond my reach for now."
"What do you mean?" Senju Cheng's mouth twitched, and his expression turned ugly. "Are you saying that you'll try to approach him after you get stronger?"
Hashirama didn't notice Senju Cheng's expression and just kept talking to himself. "After all, he seems reasonable. If—Ouch!"
Senju Cheng retracted his fist, ignoring Hashirama who was covering his head and silently screaming. He looked sharply at the other young Senju. "Who else has the same idea as him?"
The young Senju looked at the bump on Hashirama's head and quickly shook their heads like rattles. Even though you have strong recovery abilities, getting hit still hurts!
"You'd better not." Senju Cheng snorted, tapping the table impatiently. "Hurry up and eat. After you're done, get out of here. The appearance of an Uchiha in the vicinity means it's not safe anymore. I don't want to drag you useless kids into a fight."
Now, Hashirama, who had been hit, also kept quiet and started to focus on his meal. Some things are okay to think about, but actually doing them would be like an old person taking rat poison (a Chinese idiom meaning seeking death deliberately).
[But...]Hashirama bit his chopsticks. [That Uchiha Ling is really strange. He's extremely suspicious.]
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"It's really convenient to go on missions with you, Ling!" Uchiha Kenji played with the newly - obtained intelligence in his hand. "What did you do?"