Renye stopped what he was doing and walked towards Utatane Koharu.
Upon approaching, he saw Koharu pointing at the corpse in the pit and asking, “Renye-kun, is this person from your Uchiha Clan?”
Renye subconsciously looked at the corpse, which was actually just a skeleton.
The ribs on the skeleton's chest were broken, indicating that he had died from a sharp object striking his heart.
The black robe on his body had largely rotted away, but Renye still noticed the Uchiha Clan crest at a glance.
Without a doubt, this was an Uchiha who had died in the Warring States Period.
Facing Koharu's question, Renye nodded and jumped into the grave pit.
Seeing this, Koharu consciously made way.
Although their teacher had told them to collect the bodies of the deceased, the one they dug up was Renye's clansman.
Whether or not to take the body back required Renye's permission…
Renye didn't think that much; he simply wanted to search the corpse to see if he could find anything good.
He noticed the skeleton leaning against the bottom of the pit, with a clear bulge in the robe over its abdomen, indicating something was hidden inside.
Renye didn't hesitate, reaching his hand towards the corpse's abdomen.
Pulling open the robe, a scroll came into view.
“Renye-kun, is this a storage scroll?” Utatane Koharu leaned closer.
Renye held the scroll in his hand, “That’s right, it has a sealing jutsu on it. Can you open it?”
Saying that, he turned to look at Utatane Koharu.
Storage scrolls are made using sealing jutsu.
Typically, to prevent others from freely reading or using the information or items stored within the scroll, the user will set up a sealing jutsu.
Usually, only the user or those proficient in sealing jutsu can open it.
Renye had no knowledge of sealing jutsu, so he naturally couldn't open the sealed scroll.
He remembered that Utatane Koharu seemed to know a little sealing jutsu…
“I’ll give it a try.” Utatane Koharu took the scroll and began to attempt to undo the jutsu on it.
Renye watched silently, somewhat anticipating what might be inside the scroll.
After numerous attempts, Utatane Koharu still couldn't open the scroll.
She gave a bitter smile, handed the scroll back to Renye, “I’m sorry, Renye-kun, I can’t open the jutsu on this scroll.”
Renye wasn’t discouraged; Utatane Koharu wasn’t a professional sealing jutsu master, so it was normal for her not to be able to open a storage scroll carried by a Jonin.
If anyone could open it, there would be no need to set up a jutsu in the first place.
At worst, he would go back and ask Senju Tobirama to open it; with that Old Man’s strength, opening a scroll would only take a moment.
He took the scroll, smiled, and said, “It’s fine, Koharu.”
After speaking, he jumped out of the grave pit and returned to the half-dug grave, swinging his shovel and continuing to dig.
Utatane Koharu watched Renye return to his work, looking as if she wanted to say something but held back.
She was still preparing to ask Renye if he agreed to take the Uchiha clansman’s remains.
Seeing Renye digging so diligently, she dismissed the idea.
Since Renye didn't say anything, it meant he allowed it.
Thinking this, Utatane Koharu reached out and broke off a few ribs, then refilled the grave.
Renye, who was diligently grave robbing, didn't notice Koharu's actions, and even if he had, he wouldn't have cared.
Senju Tobirama told them to collect the remains of strong individuals; Danzo and Koharu didn't know the reason behind it, but didn't he?
It was nothing more than wanting to use Edo Tensei to summon these strong individuals.
Renye didn't care about this; in fact, he quite approved of Tobirama's method.
Although the Edo Tensei Ninjutsu was somewhat unethical, using it on the battlefield would be equivalent to having an army of the undead.
Refer to the Fourth Great Ninja War for an example.
This way, the war could be ended quickly.
It's just that he didn't know if Senju Tobirama would use this Ninjutsu in war.
However, according to the original story, he seemed not to have used it…
The brief interlude just now made Renye realize that grave robbing seemed to have another benefit: he could also take the tomb owner's “burial goods.”
Like, for example, the storage scroll…
Renye called it “A Gift from a Senior!”
Thinking of this, Renye couldn't help but speed up his movements.
Before long, he saw the corpse at the bottom of the pit, but he was disappointed.
There was nothing on the corpse, though there was a rusty broken sword nearby.
Renye pouted, “This guy is really poor.”
He collected a few bones from the skeleton and then left.
………
Until almost dawn, Renye didn't dig up anything good.
The storage scroll he carried was already full of bones.
“The battlefield was cleaned up so thoroughly…”
Before burying these bodies, the winning side would surely clean up the battlefield and collect their spoils.
But wasn't it cleaned up a bit too thoroughly?
The only thing that comforted him was that the Uchiha senior had left him a small gift.
This was the family's heritage…
Renye looked at the two still digging and said, “We should go.”
Hearing this, the two who were still digging stopped their movements.
The three packed their things and stealthily left the mass grave.
——————
Hokage Office, with doors and windows tightly shut.
The three placed the storage scrolls on the desk.
“Uncle (Teacher), we have completed the mission you assigned.”
Senju Tobirama nodded slightly, “Good, thank you for your hard work.”
Saying that, he discreetly put away the scrolls.
“Teacher, it’s our duty!” Danzo said with a serious expression.
Renye looked at Danzo with some disdain, thinking to himself, isn't this guy too much of a bootlicker?
As expected of the future 'Lord of the Pot', he had already become a loyal supporter of Senju Tobirama.
No wonder he would inherit his teacher's will in the future and target the Uchiha.
“Danzo, you worked hard.” Tobirama, seeing Danzo's respect for him, couldn't help but encourage him.
Who wouldn't like such a disciple?
Moreover, doing such things was not glorious, so he indeed needed encouragement.
Danzo didn't know the intricacies behind it; he only knew that his teacher had personally told him, “You worked hard!”
This made him very flattered, and his face flushed with excitement.
“Teacher, thank you for your concern!”
The key was that the teacher only said this to him; did it mean the teacher favored him more?
Indeed, he was the teacher's most favored disciple!
Immersed in joy, Danzo didn't notice the disdainful looks from his two companions.
No, what exactly was this guy so excited about?
Senju Tobirama didn't give them any rewards.
This trip was completely unpaid labor…
Senju Tobirama's gaze fell on Renye and Koharu, “You two worked hard as well.”
“Teacher, you are too kind.” Utatane Koharu smiled.
“Uncle, let’s skip the formalities.” Renye pouted, throwing the storage scroll onto the desk, “This is a scroll I found in the graveyard; it has a jutsu on it, and I can’t open it.”
Senju Tobirama's temples twitched as he saw Renye's actions.
This kid was getting more and more disrespectful.
Just because he wouldn't let him take missions, was it necessary to act like this?
And there were outsiders present.
He didn't even try to save him some face…
“Uncle, help me open the jutsu, and then cancel the order from the mission hall; we still need to take missions.”
Senju Tobirama: “…”
