Traveling through three generations: Making Konoha great again!

Chapter 99 Tobirama Senju's Debut: The First Hurdle for the Uchiha Clan

Grass Hidden Village.

Dressed in tattered clothes, Tobirama Senju, carrying a lunchbox, slowly knocked on the door of a wooden hut.

His face seemed etched with exhaustion.

Originally, Izuna's face, adorned with Tobirama's distinctive features, was now mostly obscured by a layer of dust, making him look like an ordinary refugee at first glance.

Only his black eyes remained clear.

Having been in Kusagakure for two months, Tobirama Senju already knows the village very well.

He first sneaked in, and after sensing the area, he discovered that there was something unusual going on in the Ghost Lantern City prison.

Upon arrival, they discovered that Kusagakure was using the prisoners' chakra to power the Bliss Box.

Thus, Tobirama Senju took the place of a death row inmate.

The death row inmates here are nameless and exist as human batteries. After their chakra is drained, they have almost no strength left, and there is no communication in this dark and sunless environment.

What was hell for others was a natural sanctuary for Tobirama Senju.

During one of the chakra extractions.

Tobirama Senju displayed a slightly unusual amount of chakra, which attracted the attention of the ninjas of Kusagakure.

Immediately, he used his Sharingan with two tomoe to hypnotize the minor leader who had come to question him—

He convinced the leader that he was talented and loyal to Kusagakure, thus releasing Tobirama Senju from death row and also learning about the Uzumaki clan.

He actually found out the answer.

The Uzumaki clan member named "Uzumaki Shio" is very famous in Kusagakure and is a rare medical treasure.

Under further hypnosis, Tobirama Senju was assigned the job of delivering meals to Uzumaki Ushio.

"Coming, coming—" came the woman's voice, carrying a hint of inexplicable joy.

Opening the door, Uzumaki Ushio smiled at Tobirama Senju: "I knew it was you—"

Tobirama Senju feigned confusion, looking at her with a question: "Why?"

But deep down he knew the truth.

The fact that Uzumaki Shion knew he was coming was probably because of the Uzumaki clan's sensory abilities; they remembered his chakra.

However, his current identity is that of a death row inmate who has been released from Kusagakure.

While he may have some talent, he shouldn't have known anything about the Uzumaki clan; he could only pretend to be ignorant.

But Tobirama Senju was wrong.

"Because only you would knock so politely—"

"Everyone else just pushed the door open and came in, cough cough—"

Uzumaki Shio coughed and covered her mouth apologetically, "Please put it there. Would you like some?"

"My food is better than yours, you know. Look how thin you are—" Uzumaki Ushio looked at Senju Tobirama's deliberately thinned figure and shook her head: "I can tell that you actually have a good foundation, it's just that you're as unlucky as me—"

Tobirama Senju remained silent.

What does it mean to have a very good foundation?

In terms of appearance, objectively speaking, his face is more like that of Uchiha Izuna, although there are some elements of his.

"However, I prefer your temperament—"

"Like your chakra, sharp yet gentle, just like your temperament!" Uzumaki Shio said with a smile.

Tobirama Senju couldn't help but laugh as well.

He wasn't one to dwell on appearances; he would simply look as he was in this life.

Besides, he personally sculpted this face, so even if it resembles Uchiha Izuna, it was still under his control.

That's just how domineering the Second Hokage's logic was.

But when I heard that temperament is more important than appearance, which translates to Tobirama's charm being more appealing than Izuna's charm, I was still a little happy.

"No need for extra food, you should eat more—" Tobirama Senju took out two chicken legs wrapped in cloth from his pocket and handed them to Uzumaki Ushio.

"If you don't eat enough, you'll die if you keep going like this."

The chicken drumsticks emitted a hot, fragrant aroma that filled the wooden cabin.

Uzumaki Shio stared intently at Senju Tobirama, trembling as she asked, "Where did you come from? Did you steal something?"

How dare you! You'll be dead if they find out!

"Hurry up and return it before they find out. I'm really fine—"

"Listen to me, you absolutely must listen to me!"

Tobirama Senju shook his head, seemingly silent, but in reality he was pondering how to respond.

He discovered that men and women seem to have different logic—

Shouldn't you be the one grabbing it and eating it in big bites, then asking me where I got it from?

I took the opportunity to say that I seemed to have awakened a talent, and to test whether you wanted to leave Kusagakure and become sworn brothers. Then I would tell you about my past to confirm my identity.

What do you mean by asking me to return it?

Dealing with women was indeed Tobirama Senju's weakness.

Back when he was a member of the Senju clan.

Even though many women in his clan liked him, Tobirama Senju was too lazy to interact with them. He spent his days figuring out how to defeat Izuna Uchiha and master forbidden techniques, leading an incredibly fulfilling life.

He even used this incident to mock Uchiha Izuna, saying that the other party was indulging in women and would be doomed sooner or later!

Tobirama Senju did not believe he was wrong.

Doesn't the result prove it? He won because he didn't touch any women—

"I seem to have awakened some talent? Do you still want to stay in this village—"

Tobirama Senju forcefully pushed the pace of the conversation forward.

He stared directly at the red-haired woman who was neither beautiful nor ugly, but had a very attractive smile.

"I—of course I don't want to!"

Uzumaki Shio blurted out instinctively, but then covered her mouth and whispered, "Don't think you can escape just because you have talent—Kusagakure's defenses are very tight, and their people are very skilled. You can't fight them without learning ninjutsu!"

Uzumaki Shio is very talented in perception and sealing techniques, and also has a special medical constitution.

However, he lacks offensive ninjutsu; he knows how to use it, but he uses it poorly.

Otherwise, she would have wanted to run away long ago—

"How about I teach you? I remember some water and fire release hand seals, we'll take it slow—"

"I won't teach you sealing techniques. They're too complicated and useless. I shouldn't have learned them back then—" Uzumaki Shio's eyes gleamed as she stared intently at Senju Tobirama.

Whirlpool tide had a good impression of the boy who brought her food.

In this Kusagakure village, where humanity has almost been lost, only the boy who recently brought her food can occasionally give her a sense of warmth.

What Uzumaki Shio didn't know was that Senju Tobirama was simply completing a mission and endorsing his own identity.

A solid endorsement is best given by a witness.

If Uzumaki Shio's identity is real, then as long as Uzumaki Shio believes that he is also from Kusagakure, then Tobirama Senju's identity will naturally become unbreakable and without any flaws.

And doing this is quite simple.

Tobirama Senju only needs to talk to Uzumaki Shio more.

He doesn't know how to deal with women, but he knows how to lie.

By subtly revealing some macro-level facts while delivering meals, and then filling in some micro-level details, one can create the image of someone who grew up in Kusagakure.

"Five years ago, during the Second Shinobi World War, this godforsaken place lured a lot of people in—"

"Many people are dying now, and the food they've been giving out lately has become increasingly bland. They'll have less and less patience for you, so you have to find a way to escape—"

Tobirama Senju did not answer Uzumaki Shio's question, focusing instead on sculpting the image of Kusagakure, his dark eyes fixed on Uzumaki Shio's wrist.

There were deep teeth marks there, scars left from being bitten multiple times.

Uzumaki Shio nodded silently, but her gaze toward Senju Tobirama grew even brighter.

She knew what Tobirama Senju meant—

The reason why Kusagakure has not yet used force against her or excessively absorbed her chakra is...

However, she still harbors a sliver of hope that Uzumaki Shio might develop a "Stockholm syndrome"-like mentality, and that one day she might give up the struggle and choose to be loyal to Kusagakure.

After all, Uzumaki Shio's talent is too precious, and it would be a great loss to force her to commit suicide.

But this patience is not limitless, and Uzumaki Shio herself is well aware of this.

"It's so wonderful to meet a boy like you in Kusagakure—"

"You must have been here for a long time. It's a pity I didn't get to know you sooner."

"Come here quickly, let's each have one of these chicken legs. I'll teach you Water Release first—" Uzumaki Shio called out to Senju Tobirama with a bright smile.

Tobirama Senju hesitated for a moment, then took the chicken leg, silently thinking, "This woman is quite easy to fool. If it were Izuna Uchiha, it wouldn't be so simple—"

If it were that bastard, he would definitely probe the truth of his words through various details, verify them repeatedly, and intentionally or unintentionally bring up his previous statements to check them.

Tobirama Senju used the same standards he used against Izuna Uchiha to deal with Uzumaki Ushio.

Gaining his trust so easily made him feel somewhat bored.

Whirlpool tide ate a chicken leg, her eyes squinting happily, and whispered, "I'll teach you Water Dragon Bullet first! This technique is very complicated; it requires forty-four hand seals—"

Then, Whirlpool tide began to recite the complicated sequence.

Tobirama Senju pretended to listen attentively.

Forty-four water dragon bullets—

To be honest, he had only used this kind of ancient hand seal technique when he was three or four years old.

When fighting against a mad dog like Uchiha Izuna, he would consider four seals too many; two seals are usually the best.

"Oh dear, it's all my fault. You still don't know how to form hand seals, do you?" Uzumaki Shio slapped her forehead and said apologetically.

A thought struck Tobirama Senju, and he replied softly, "I actually do—"

Uzumaki Shio asked疑惑地问道, "How did you know that? Did the Grass Ninja teach you?"

"Didn't I say I awakened a talent?"

"Every time I fall asleep, I feel like someone is talking in my head, sometimes more than one voice, and I can't quite hear what they're saying—"

"But after I wake up, I inexplicably understand some things, it's just very strange."

Tobirama Senju mimicked the boy's tone, awkwardly forming hand seals: "See, is this how you do it?"

Uzumaki Ushio looked at Senju Tobirama in surprise: "Wow—you must have some incredible good fortune on your side!"

"Among the Whirlpool Clan, we call this phenomenon the blessing of our ancestors."

According to legend, hundreds of years ago, each generation of the Uzumaki clan chief would receive such a blessing, gaining the power to protect the clan and quell the chaos of the world.

"However, I later heard that it stopped, but powerful Uzumaki clan members would seal a portion of their chakra within the child's body to achieve this effect!"

"You must be a descendant of a powerful ninja clan, or have a powerful ancestor!"

Tobirama Senju was puzzled.

The Senju clan also has similar records.

But in his generation, people didn't take it too seriously. Hashirama Senju only said that he seemed to have some abnormal chakra in his body, but it didn't affect anything.

Upon further reflection, Tobirama Senju understood.

The Uzumaki and Senju were indeed from the same family hundreds of years ago.

As for the so-called chakra of the ancestors, it is probably similar to a bloodline limit, where different ancestors possess one person after death, so the strength is inconsistent.

If it were an ancestor constantly possessing someone, then Tobirama Senju would feel somewhat terrifying.

What level of chakra is required to sustain this for so many years?

But when he thought of the legend that the Senju clan were descendants of immortals, Tobirama Senju fell into deep thought. As a ninjutsu researcher, he didn't like to abandon any possibility.

"If it's one person's chakra, then it's the exhaustion caused by constantly possessing other beings—"

"We need to be careful about this phenomenon in the future. I wonder how the Uchiha clan records it?"

Uzumaki Shio reached out and waved her hand on Senju Tobirama's face: "What are you thinking about? Don't worry, this is just a blessing, it's not a bad thing—"

Tobirama Senju's heart skipped a beat, and he gave an awkward smile: "Ah, I was indeed thinking about some strange things just now, sorry."

"I've mastered this water jutsu. Do you know any other techniques?"

Uzumaki Shio scoffed, "You're bragging! Water Release techniques are incredibly complex, but if you have a good memory, I'll tell you a few more—"

"There were fewer patrol officers today; we might not have such a good opportunity again. Remember this!"

Tobirama Senju nodded. "Thank you."

Whirlpool tide was taken aback, then suddenly turned her head away: "No, I should be thanking you—"

Tobirama Senju frowned. Why was this woman being so slow and indecisive?

Hurry up and tell me your technique, what are you dawdling about for?

He was still waiting for Uzumaki Shio to teach him a few more ninjutsu techniques—

After all, when Konoha attacks, Tobirama Senju will want to show off his abilities a little.

And all of this is an endorsement of his identity.

While the theory of chakra reincarnation can certainly be explained, it should be done step by step, allowing the Uchiha clan to analyze, discover, and corroborate it with Uzumaki Shio.

This couldn't be more true—

Meanwhile, Tobirama Senju was also thinking that Hiruzen probably thought the same thing based on the hypothesis and information he had provided.

It can be said that the master and disciple have a tacit understanding.

Tobirama Senju didn't want to do things too sloppily and still needed Hiruzen Sarutobi to cover for him.

What would become of his authority as a master? The current Hokage would laugh at him!

Uzumaki Shio turned her head away, pretending nothing had happened, and continued teaching Tobirama Senju ninjutsu.

"That's about it. Did you remember everything?"

"I've got it." Tobirama Senju nodded. He now understood somewhat how the Uzumaki clan was wiped out.

The sealing technique is indeed very powerful, but the progression of ordinary ninjutsu is really lagging behind; it's too weak.

One Water Dragon Bullet is enough for him to use Flying Thunder God to kill the caster eighteen times over!

He wanted to incorporate Uzushio Village into Konoha back then, but Ashina Uzumaki vehemently disagreed, believing that maintaining independence and alliance was enough.

"Take a bite. Our escape depends on you!" Uzumaki Shio stretched out her left arm, which did not have Kusagakure's teeth marks.

Tobirama Senju instinctively wanted to refuse.

He'd never bitten anyone; the most he'd ever done was almost blind Uchiha Izuna by spraying him with a water needle.

But then he thought about it again, and realized that his current status didn't allow him to refuse.

"Thank you, I'll bring you more chicken drumsticks."

With a cold expression, Tobirama Senju bit down on Uzumaki Shio's arm. A large amount of chakra filled his body, making his deliberately thin body appear more robust.

Whirlpool tide nodded vigorously: "Absorb more, I'll be fine!"

Tobirama Senju released her arm and politely wiped Uzumaki Shio's face.

"No need, this is enough—"

Tobirama Senju turned his head and looked at Uzumaki Ushio, who was clenching her fist to cheer her on, and a thought struck him.

There used to be a joke among the Senju clan about Hashirama Senju urging Tobirama Senju to get married.

Ninjas in the Warring States period married very young, so the eldest brother naturally got anxious.

"Little brother, don't always judge a book by its cover. Tao Hua may be a bit manly, but he's capable of doing chores!"

"What are your standards anyway? tide is quite nice too. Although she's not very pretty, she has a cute smile and seems like the kind of person who's good at settling down."

"Don't always judge a book by its cover; simplicity is the true essence of life."

That woman named Senju Shio, who passed away long ago, really does resemble Uzumaki Shio somewhat.

She's neither particularly beautiful nor ugly, but has a gentle and warm appearance, and her smile reveals small tiger teeth.

The point of this joke is—

After Hashirama Senju offered this advice to Tobirama Senju, he turned around and married Mito Uzumaki, the most beautiful woman in the Uzumaki clan who never aged, and laughed non-stop every day—

Even a calm man like Tobirama Senju got angry and yelled at his older brother, saying he always pretended to be stupid but was actually the most shrewd!

And so they gradually forgot about getting married.

Having been reborn, Tobirama Senju felt a pang of emotion upon recalling his previous life.

"Oh no, someone's coming!"

Uzumaki Shio's gaze sharpened. First, she heard a commotion coming from within the Hidden Grass Village. After activating her senses, she discovered a great deal of unfamiliar and powerful chakra.

Tobirama Senju naturally discovered it faster than she did.

Although this body is still developing, his perception is more accurate, after all, he has seen and experienced a lot.

People from Konoha have arrived!

Tobirama Senju let out a long breath.

at last.

It would be satisfying to kill a few of those beasts from Kusagakure.

I can go back to Konoha!

Still 12,000 words at the third watch!

I've seen some readers asking for fixed update times, and I'll try my best to do so!

This weekend is a two-day weekend, so I'll try to write as much as possible and post a full day's update at a set time.

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