Uchiha: Starting as Tobirama's Jinchuriki

"Naruto, you've been..." Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Naruto, about to ask something tentatively, but he froze on the spot, his breath seemingly stopping!

Naruto, still the same Naruto…

His features were youthful, his face was rosy, and at first glance, he looked like just an innocent little child…

But upon closer inspection...

From the look in their eyes, the curve of their lips, the expression in their eyebrows and eyes, the way they cross their arms...

Hiruzen Sarutobi's horrifying discovery...

Naruto…

How come he looks so much like his old mentor, Tobirama Senju?!

Chapter 287 Another Dimension Sun Slayer: Master, it turns out, you are still...

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Hiruzen Sarutobi from another dimension looked at Naruto, who inexplicably resembled Tobirama Senju, and his heart began to race.

Thump, thump, thump!

It's been a long time... a very long time...

It has been nearly forty years since Tobirama Senju died in the First Shinobi World War.

Forty years is a span of two generations in the ninja world, enough time for three or four Shinobi World Wars to occur, and to witness countless joys and sorrows...

As time passed, Tobirama Senju, a special figure in his heart, had not appeared in his mind for a long time.

This is actually a self-regulating protective mentality of Hiruzen Sarutobi in his later years.

The longer he served as Hokage, the more Hiruzen Sarutobi felt the vast gap between himself and Tobirama Senju…

Regarding the Uchiha issue, Tobirama Senju, then in power, swept away the rebellious Uchiha Setsuna, using both soft and hard tactics to establish the Konoha Police Department, effectively binding the red-eyed wolves to the village...

Outside the village.

When the four villages joined forces to attack Konoha, Tobirama Senju led Konoha in an unwavering counterattack, becoming the undisputed victor of the war…

In particular, he truly fulfilled the Will of Fire, sacrificing his own life to save his disciples—namely, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others…

Aside from his performance as Hokage, his qualities as a ninja were also remarkable.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was once hailed as a true genius by his contemporaries for his mastery of all five chakra natures and his ability to quickly master various types of ninjutsu…

When he was young, he was very confident and felt that although his mentor Tobirama Senju was very powerful, he had the talent to surpass him!

Privately, the younger version of Hiruzen Sarutobi sometimes thinks...

Is inventing ninjutsu really that difficult?

In terms of the comprehensiveness of his mastery of esoteric techniques, Tobirama Senju seems to be only proficient in water esoteric techniques, while he is proficient in all elements!

There is still a good chance that we can surpass the old guard!

However, after Hiruzen Sarutobi became Hokage, he took over the ninjutsu material library left behind by Tobirama Senju, including sealing techniques and notes on various forbidden techniques that were still in their infancy and could destroy humanity…

Hiruzen Sarutobi finally understood.

It wasn't that Tobirama Senju was only proficient in Water Release; rather, this teacher simply developed a habit of using it during his battles with the Uchiha clan.

He knows so many things!

And the forbidden techniques he was thinking of were really too wild!

After reviewing those forbidden techniques, Hiruzen Sarutobi genuinely felt that Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki's decision to prevent Tobirama Senju from further developing forbidden techniques was truly a beneficial thing for the entire ninja world...

And following the path of Tobirama Senju.

Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to master the Flying Thunder God Technique, but after repeated failures, he finally became withdrawn.

Let alone catching up with Tobirama Senju in the development of techniques, even mastering the techniques he developed is impossible...

And in the process of taking control of Konoha.

The Uchiha clan, who were initially being manipulated by Tobirama Senju, gradually began to bare their fangs. And in the Second Shinobi World War, the combined might of Sunagakure and the mysteriously appearing Murasame Village left Hiruzen Sarutobi sweating profusely and struggling to keep up…

And there's the increasingly uncontrollable and ambitious Danzo Shimura, the secretly usurping Hokage power of Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, the disobedient Hyuga clan, and the three disciples who refuse to become his allies…

All of this left Hiruzen Sarutobi physically and mentally exhausted, and he began to ponder a question.

How did Tobirama Senju become such a perfect Hokage back then?

His teacher, even Madara Uchiha, could outmaneuver him in palace intrigue...

Faced with such a huge gap, in order not to feel increasingly ashamed, Hiruzen Sarutobi instinctively adopted a self-protective mechanism, trying his best not to think about his teacher and to be a patch-up artist for Konoha as much as possible.

This self-deceptive method is effective.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, having mastered his skills, could even control his thoughts and pretend he hadn't seen anything when his gaze inadvertently fell upon the photograph of Tobirama Senju hanging in the Hokage's office…

But today.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's power was completely broken!

Naruto's smile, demeanor, and many other details and micro-expressions really reminded him of Tobirama Senju...

Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Naruto sit down at the table by himself, forcibly calming his chaotic thoughts: "It must be because I miss my teacher too much... Yes, that's it!"

And when Hiruzen Sarutobi sat down, his eyes met Naruto's.

Naruto looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a half-smile and said softly, "Monkey, you're getting old..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was completely dumbfounded.

That tone, that expression, sent a storm raging through Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart, unleashing memories sealed away for years that suddenly flooded his mind...

Is this Naruto's new prank?

No, absolutely not!

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at Naruto in disbelief. The kind and amiable elder image he had always presented to Naruto vanished instantly, replaced by extreme shock, which could even be described as comical and laughable.

"Impossible! What's going on?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly stood up and shouted in a rage, "You're not Naruto?!"

And at this moment.

Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's unusual tone, the ANBU members lying in ambush outside the house instantly sprang into action.

Not Naruto...

This sentence has so many meanings!

As the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki, Naruto is not Naruto, so he can only be possessed by the Nine-Tails!

In other words, it's about to go berserk!

In this emergency, following Hiruzen Sarutobi's order that "the night of the Nine-Tails must never be repeated," the various Anbu members forcibly broke in from all directions, either through the doors and windows, or by using Earth Release techniques from under the floor or above the ceiling.

In the blink of an eye.

Elite Anbu members appeared in Naruto's hut in organized formation.

Their hands were either forming hand seals, or they were holding large sealing scrolls...

at this moment.

Although Naruto's posture seemed quite normal and didn't appear to be going berserk...

However, it was immediately clear that Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was in a state of shock, was the perfect signal for these ANBU to take action!

If Naruto hadn't had special circumstances, how could the Third Hokage have done this?

It must be the Nine-Tailed Fox causing trouble!

Naruto, watching the various Anbu members attacking him, suddenly became as sharp as a blade! His ocean-blue eyes, however, reflected a chilling coldness even more intense than the crimson Sharingan…

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared intently into Naruto's eyes, his conviction growing stronger.

Yes…

This is definitely it!

Naruto and Kurama, who were being manipulated by Qingshui, exchanged glances and lowered their heads in embarrassment.

Neither of them were nervous, because given Qing Shui's demonstrated strength, their safety was at least guaranteed.

It seems they messed up. Naruto and Kurama didn't want to embarrass Aoshui, so they both chose to remain silent. In their hearts, they were very sensible and were thinking about how to praise Aoshui after he broke through the encirclement with his power, so that Aoshui-ge/Lord Aoshui would be in a better mood.

Qing Shui originally intended to subdue the enemy without a fight, giving them a standard lesson in strategic combat...

But it seems to have backfired, to the point that it forced Hiruzen Sarutobi and his Anbu to actually take action!

Kurama and Naruto were both thinking to themselves.

Although Qing Shui failed, it didn't actually affect his prestige in the eyes of the man and the fox... because to be honest, Naruto's situation was indeed a dead end, and there was really no good way to break it without using force...

After all, the other party was a veteran Hokage who had been in charge of Konoha for forty years.

How could someone change their opinion of Naruto so drastically and actively distance themselves from him just because of a few words, a few changes in expression, or some inexplicable remarks?

You have to understand, Naruto is the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki... No village would let him go without strict supervision, there's just no way around it...

we can even say.

Without using the Nine-Tails' chakra, just a few words were enough to shock Hiruzen Sarutobi, prompting his ANBU to mobilize. This made Naruto and Kurama realize that Aozumi's lesson hadn't failed, but rather that they had gone in the wrong direction...

And at this moment.

Naruto, arms crossed, had his index finger slightly raised on his hand resting on his arm... A chilling killing intent, as deep as the ocean, flashed in his eyes!

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head. Having witnessed this scene countless times, he suddenly shouted, "Stop!!"

The secret agents stopped what they were told without question.

However, due to the urgency of the situation, one of the ANBU members, holding the sealing scroll, tried to stop but was still propelled towards Naruto by inertia.

Naruto tilted his head slightly, glanced indifferently at the ANBU member, and sneered.

Hearing that familiar laughter, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a chill run down his spine, as if he had returned to the eighteen-year-old boy who was being punished by Tobirama Senju with extra training that summer. With lightning speed, he appeared in front of the ANBU member, his slender body as light as a monkey, and grabbed him to prevent him from bumping into Naruto…

Or rather, he bumped into his teacher, Tobirama Senju!