Chapter 1

One day in the eighth year of Konoha Senju Rimi learned that the two Senju brothers who had gone to visit Daimyo had returned and hurriedly left the house to the place where Senju Hashirama lived and went to visit Senju Hashirama.

Senju Hashirama has always been kind to people. Although Rimi is only from a branch clan Senju Hashirama did not show her a coldness. On the contrary he still likes a girl who is full of energy like Senju Rimi. In Hashirama's view a girl like Rimi is the proof of the peaceful age. During his childhood the people around him never laughed and everyone was worried about the war or parting that might happen tomorrow.

Therefore the Hokage is happy to get along with the children of Rimi's generation. When entrusting the government affairs to his younger brother he will come to the clan in casual clothes and accompany the children to play together. If you let an outsider see it you will never believe that this person is a Hokage who built Konoha.

Rimi hurriedly came to the front of Senju Hashirama's house and knocked on the door. After a while a maid came out and opened the door. After recognizing Rimi's identity she asked "Is there anything wrong?"

"I would like to see Hashirama-sama please convey it." Rimi said eagerly.

Seeing Rimi's expression the maid thought that maybe something was important, so she took Rimi to the house to visit Senju Hashirama. At this time Hashirama was talking with his wife Mito and his younger brother was waiting outside the door. After the that he took his brother to the Hokage Tower to discuss political affairs.

Seeing Rimi who followed the maid to the house at this time Tobirama was slightly startled. He also knew Rimi but he didn't know why she came here. If you just want to see his brother Hashirama you don't have to choose this time.

Rimi saw the door and said nervously "Hello Tobirama-sama."

Unlike the kind-hearted Hashirama the Tobirama's appearance has always made people feel that he is difficult to get close to. Although Rimi knows that Tobirama is a person who is cold on the outside and warm inside. Under his cold appearance he has the same attitude to the people in the village as his brother Hashirama. But every time he looked at Tobirama's indifferent face Rimi couldn't help being nervous and speaking was not as natural as when she met Hashirama.

"Rimi what's the matter?" said Tobirama.

"Masaki is sick and there is no one in the village who can cure him so I come to ask Hashirama-sama." Hearing the question Rimi said quickly.

Senju Hashirama is a powerful Shinobi. At the same time he is also very good at using medical Ninjutsu and he can heal physical injuries. Rimi had seen it with his own eyes before. There was a child who accidentally fell and bleeds. The Hokage just wiped his wound and the wound disappeared without a trace, leaving no scar.

"Huh?" At this time the Hokage also heard the movement outside got up and opened the door and saw Rimi in front of his brother he's ​​laughed " haha Isn't this Rimi, what can I do?"

Although Hashirama is in his early forties he still smiles like a teenager. His appearance is also very young. If he standing with people of the same age you can't see that he is actually an old man at all.

"I think it's because of Masaki-kun." Behind the Hokage a woman with the same appearance also walked out. She was Hashirama's wife Mito and she smiled gently at Rimi so that she doesn't have to be nervous.

"Masaki?" Hashirama glanced at his wife and asked "What happened to Masaki when we were out?"

Mito said: "I heard that he was injured while hunting out and fell ill after returning. I thought it was just an ordinary minor illness but he have a high fever suddenly. Rimi hurried to find someone to help with the treatment but it was helpless. I also went to check it and there is no way I can cure him. However if it is you there may be a chance to be cured. This is how I told Rimi-chan so I came to you immediately when I heard the news of your return."

"Oh-you can't even cure him." The eyes between the Hokage were a little serious and even Mito couldn't cure the disease. It must be very tricky. It seems that he can only go by himself.

"Don't worry Rimi." The Hokage smiled at Rimi "We'll go and see Masaki right away."

Then the Tobirama looked at the door and when he was about to speak he shook his head and said "Go ahead brother you can't just sit back and watch a person's life. His illness is not a day or two but now it's more. He is the one who needs the elder brother."

"Sorry Tobirama I bother you again." Hashirama apologized for Tobirama. He was not a person without self-conscious. Because of his willfulness he added a lot of trouble to Tobirama. He knew all of this.

"It doesn't matter and I am also a little curious about this matter what kind of illness that even my sister-in-law difficult to cure." Tobirama said. He is a very inquisitive person and he thinks about Masaki's situation. It is necessary to find out so that perhaps the medical level within the village can be improved.

Hashirama said sorry to his wife and took Rimi and Tobirama to leave the Senju clan and walked to a place in Konoha where Kazemori Masaki lived.

The Kazemori clan is an ordinary Shinobi clan in the Warring States Period. The members of the clan are very few. They are good at using wind attributes. Their fighting style is based on speed. They rely on sharp wind attribute chakra blades to defeat opponent.

The Kazemori clan and the Senju clan had an experience of fighting side by side. After the Hokage planned to establish the Konoha they went to find the Kazemori clan as a member of the Shinobi. However when Hashirama arrived at the location of the Kazemori clan the Kazemori clan already perished in a clan war. If the Hashirama arrived late Kazemori Masaki the orphan of the Kazemori clan would not be able to survive.

Regarding this situation Hashirama could only sigh helplessly. In the Warring States Period such things were not uncommon. He originally thought that although the Kazemori clan was not that strong it also was not weak either but at such a turbulence time they became a victims of war.

This incident further strengthened Hashirama's determination to establish Konoha and then left with the young Kazemori Masaki. After the establishment of Konoha the eight-year-old Kazemori Masaki Representing the Kazemori clan as one of the Shinobis in Konoha.

In situations like Kazemori Masaki Hashirama himself was very concerned and gave some preferential treatment. After the establishment of Konoha Hashirama thought about how to make the Shinobis abandon each other's prejudices and treat each other as their own clan and realizes his ideal village. After a period of thinking Hashirama decided to abandon the old customs of the Warring States period and let the Shinobis intermarry each other to deepen mutual understanding so as to change the situation of mutual suspicion and mutual distrust of the Shinobis in the early days of the establishment of the Shinobi Village.

As the founder of Konoha the Senju clan where Hashirama is located must naturally lead by example. In order to gain confidence in other clans Hashirama asked the clan's side clan women to marry into Konoha's large and small clans although the clans are worried that their own secret techniques might be leaked due to intermarriage but they did not refuse the initiative of the Senju clan to marry. Every clan knows the powerful blood of the Senju clan if the blood of the Senju clan is mixed in with their clan it is naturally beneficial and harmless to the descendants of their clan. Under various considerations out of the trust in the Hokage and the behavior of the Hokage to lead by example basically every clan agrees to let the women of the Senju clan marry into the their clan. The only exception is the Uchiha clan.

The Kazemori clan with only one person left naturally agrees to this matter. Not only can it strengthen its own blood but it can also be used to rejuvenate the clan. What are the reasons for rejection?

And the Senju girl who is going to marry into the Kazemori clan is Rimi. Of course both of them were only eight or nine year old children at that time and it was impossible to get married at this time so under the witness of Hashirama the two became unmarried couples and they will be marry when they became adults.

As an unmarried couple Kazemori Masaki and Senju Rimi have been together since childhood. Kazemori Masaki is passionate and impulsive. Senju Rimi is also has an unbearable temper. The two are naturally very happy at first. But in the event of a conflict the two would not easily admit their mistakes. For this reason Hashirama served as their peacemaker more than once.

Eight years later although Kazemori Masaki and Senju Rimi would quarrel from time to time the relationship between the two is also very deep. They should be getting married but the young and energetic Kazemori Masaki intends to make himself better so it has been delayed until now.

Although Rimi is a little unhappy about Kazemori Masaki's dedication she still has a hint of joy. After all this proves that Kazemori Masaki is a motivated person. She doesn't want her husband to be an unmotivated person.

During the previous hunting trip Kazemori Masaki fell ill unexpectedly. Rimi was too anxious to know what to do. With the help of Mito, Kazemori Masaki returned from the forest somehow. On the way to the house Rimi prayed in his heart she hope that Masaki's illness can be cured.

When he came to Kazemori Masaki's home Rimi opened the door and immediately stepped into the rooms. In the bedroom a thin young man was lying on the bed breathing a little short his face was full of sweat which was amazing. The thing is that there is a weird line on his neck and this line is slowly spreading upward.

"What is this? Curse seal?" she noticed this at first glance and frowned slightly. In the Shinobi world curse seal is a kind of secret technique that has a binding effect. Generally speaking it has the ability to keep one's own secrets from being leaked. It is to restrain the enemy why does Kazemori Masaki have this?

"I don't know, this happened suddenly." Rimi stared at Kazemori Masaki nervously.

"No this is not a curse seal." After looking at it for a while Hokage's face condensed slightly and he stretched out his hand and touched it lightly convinced of the judgment in his heart and said to the two people around him: "This is a Sage pattern"

It's not just Rimi there is also a hint of surprise in the Tobirama's face. Regarding what his elder brother said. "Brother are you talking about the pattern that will appear when you reach the realm of Sage?"

Hashirama nodded slightly and then he made a few seals. He stretched out his fingers to touch Kazemori Masaki's neck and slowly injected his own chakra. In the eyes of Tobirama and Rimi the weird pattern were already faded quickly.

After the pattern disappeared Kazemori Masaki's breathing gradually became stable and the high fever was also gradually subsiding at this moment.