"Again, again!"
Tobirama won this round of Dou Dizhu without incident. Hashirama Senju was a little unconvinced and clamored for another round, showing no brotherly demeanor.
Tsunade also showed a hint of dissatisfaction: her four Queens were still in her hand, and she was defeated before she could even play them.
Tobirama, with a look of resignation, began to shuffle the cards.
They had been playing Dou Dizhu for nearly ten rounds now. Both Tsunade and Tobirama Senju wanted to team up with him as farmers to win, but unfortunately, he was always the landlord, and he hadn't lost a single game.
This gave him a new understanding of the luck of this grandfather and granddaughter.
This was no longer just bad luck; it had reached the level of a rule.
As the three of them were drawing new cards, a woman with a cool and beautiful demeanor approached with tea, placing the cups on the table in front of them.
This woman had the characteristic red hair of the Uzumaki clan, wore a crown-like ornament on her head, styled her hair into two buns, and had a purple diamond-shaped mark on her forehead. Two hair ornaments resembling talismans hung from her hair, and she wore a white qipao that accentuated her good figure.
This was Mito Uzumaki, Hashirama Senju's wife, whom he had recently revived.
"Thank you, sister-in-law!" Tobirama Senju's stern face showed a slight smile as he nodded slightly at Mito Uzumaki.
"Thank you, Grandma. Grandma is the best." Tsunade also showed a childlike smile, holding her tea with her eyes narrowed into crescent moons.
"You're too kind, little uncle!"
Mito Uzumaki smiled at Tobirama Senju, then dotingly ruffled Tsunade's hair. Finally, she looked at Hashirama Senju with a hint of reproach, saying, "Little uncle is usually so busy. You shouldn't have called him over specifically to play cards. You're so old, yet you're still so unstable."
Hashirama Senju let out his signature hearty laugh and said, "I know, I know. I'll be careful next time. You've worked hard, my dear."
Tobirama Senju also smiled and spoke up for Hashirama Senju, "You're too kind, sister-in-law. It's good for the family to get together. I came to find my brother myself."
Mito Uzumaki knew that although Tobirama Senju was usually aloof, he was actually a big fan of her husband. Hearing this, she shook her head helplessly, "If only your brother were half as steady as you. He's so old, yet he's still like a child."
Tobirama Senju smiled. Although his elder brother was often frivolous, he was truly reliable when it mattered, which was why he had always respected him.
After drawing their cards, Tobirama, as expected, became the landlord again. He looked at the two Aces, three 4s, three 5s, three 6s, three 7s, and four 2s in his hand, along with four scattered cards, and for a moment, he had the illusion that he was the reincarnation of the God of Gamblers.
Looking at Hashirama Senju and Tsunade, both had confident smiles on their faces, clearly having drawn good hands.
"But my luck is far superior to yours..."
Tobirama Senju sighed and threw out sixteen cards in one go: "A straight flush with a triple!"
Hashirama Senju's eyes nearly bulged out as he looked at Tobirama in disbelief.
This time, he had managed to get a Royal Flush, but Tobirama's hand was even more outrageous. It looked like he was about to achieve a "spring" victory.
Tobirama Senju flipped over his four 2s and said expressionlessly, "Brother, are you going to bomb or not?"
Tsunade threw her cards into the pile, a look of utter despair on her face: "Second Grandpa, are you cheating? How can anyone be this lucky?"
Hashirama Senju also sighed. Just as he was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed. A terrifying aura erupted from him, shattering the table and cards in front of them. He stood up and looked sternly outside the courtyard, "Madara, since you're here, why don't you come in?"
Tobirama Senju looked at the mess in front of him, his mouth twitching uncontrollably, but he still silently stood up and walked to Hashirama Senju's side, looking towards the door.
"Creak!"
The courtyard gate was pushed open, and a man with long black hair wearing red armor walked in. It was Madara Uchiha.
Madara Uchiha looked at the shattered table in the living room, his face first showing confusion, then quickly replaced by a smile full of fighting spirit. He shouted loudly, "Hashirama, are you finally ready to fight me? Compared to you, the so-called elites of other clans are like rubble. Just right, I'll use you to test the power of my Rinnegan!"
"Madara, the Senju clan's residence is not a place for you to cause trouble," Tobirama Senju said coldly.
"What, weren't you killed enough in the virtual arena before? Although you are weak, I can never kill you enough! You little brat with silver hair!" Madara Uchiha crossed his arms and looked at Tobirama Senju with disdain.
After summoning ninjas to the present world, Yu Zhibo had specially created a virtual battlefield using the system to ease the grievances between ninjas. As long as ten thousand energy points were consumed, one could forcibly pull a ninja into a duel within a day.
Tobirama Senju, as the ninja who killed his brother Izuna, naturally did not escape Madara's wrath.
Upon hearing this, Tobirama Senju's face remained unmoved: "You can defeat me, but you can't defeat my elder brother, and your brother Izuna also can't defeat me!"
After arriving in the present world, Izuna Uchiha's strength had improved significantly. However, similarly, Tobirama, who was skilled at researching techniques, also had more trump cards. He had developed many skills that even Yu Zhibo marveled at.
Therefore, Tobirama Senju had thoroughly beaten Izuna Uchiha.
As for Madara Uchiha's battle with Hashirama Senju, it occurred shortly after both of them were revived. At that time, Madara had not awakened the Rinnegan and had narrowly lost to Hashirama in the virtual battlefield.
Hearing Tobirama Senju's words, Madara Uchiha's hair flew in anger, but his expression became even colder. He turned his gaze to Hashirama Senju, his eyes turning into the Rinnegan, emitting an eerie purple glow: "Hashirama, under these eyes, do you still have the confidence to defeat me?"
Madara Uchiha was provoked by Tobirama Senju and now only wanted to fight Hashirama, forgetting that his original purpose was to invite Hashirama to participate in the arena competition.
The next second, his vision blurred, and his shoulder was suddenly clasped by a right hand. Hashirama Senju slung an arm around his shoulder and laughed heartily, "Don't be so petty, Madara. That's all in the past. Now that we are all members of the Dawn Organization, we should unite. Let the grudges of the ninja era go with the wind."
"Come, let's go inside for tea. Wife, bring the tea!" As he spoke, he pushed Madara into the house.
His earlier outburst of aura was only because he didn't want to lose the game, not because he wanted to fight Madara, as he wasn't a bloodthirsty person.
Madara Uchiha snorted coldly and eventually followed him into the house, saying, "Regardless, when the virtual space opens this month, you must fight me. I want to see whether my Rinnegan is stronger or your Sage Body is stronger!"
Hashirama Senju smiled and shook his head. With a flick of his index finger, the wooden floorboards turned into a swamp, swallowing the shattered wooden table and cards. Then, a new table appeared. He had Tobirama Senju and Madara sit opposite each other, and soon Mito brought the tea again.
"Mr. Madara is as passionate as ever!" Mito said with a smile, pouring Madara a cup of tea.
Madara Uchiha nodded slightly at her and then said to Hashirama Senju, "I know you've absorbed a lot of dimensional energy in the dimensional space, and you've probably integrated it into your ninjutsu. Don't you want to verify your strength? Hashirama, you are my only friend and my only recognized opponent. You cannot avoid this battle."
Hashirama Senju had a noncommittal expression. After pondering for a moment, he took out a few decks of cards and said, "If you want to fight me, you have to win first. This time, let's play Tuo La Ji, and I'll team up with Tobirama!"
Madara Uchiha: "?"