Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 261 A Friend of mine

"Kushina, how come there's another one inside you?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at Kushina in disbelief. This power was unlike the one within Naruto Uzumaki, which was filled with violence and evil.

"You old man from the third generation, get out of my way!"

"I'm going to fight Orochimaru, so the elderly shouldn't get involved!"

Kushina did not answer Hiruzen Sarutobi's question. This was also the first time she had entered this state, and she only felt that she was filled with power.

"This is truly unexpected, Kushina. I never imagined you could do this!"

"I take back what I said earlier! You're not entirely useless!"

Orochimaru looked at Kushina's current appearance, his vertical pupils flashing with a sharp light. He was very much looking forward to seeing what kind of power Kushina would unleash after obtaining the power of the Nine-Tails.

"Orochimaru, then so be it!"

As Kushina spoke, she moved her ankle and vanished from the spot.

boom!

With a sonic boom, Kushina's figure disappeared from the spot, and all the tiles beneath her feet shattered.

"Where are you?!"

"So fast!"

Orochimaru's pupils contracted. He hadn't even seen Kushina's movements clearly, but the impending danger still made him react instinctively.

With a wave of his hands, three coffins immediately blocked his way, forming three lines of defense.

Boom boom boom!

However, Kushina ignored everything and punched the coffins, destroying all three coffins with overwhelming force.

The coffin, blasted to pieces, scattered in all directions, and Kushina's figure had already arrived in front of Orochimaru.

A powerful fist rests at his waist, poised to strike.

Orochimaru hadn't even reacted yet when a shard of the coffin slashed his cheek. Only then did he see everything go black before Kushina's figure appeared in front of him.

Wow, that's fast! Is this the power of the Nine-Tails?

boom!

Without the slightest hesitation, Kushina punched Orochimaru in the cheek.

That powerful punch completely changed Orochimaru's style.

The upper and lower halves of his face were separated, and his whole body flew out like a cannonball.

"Defecting from Konoha!"

"Dig up my and Minato's graves!"

"You dare hit my kid!"

"Orochimaru, you're really getting bolder and bolder!"

Kushina's attack wasn't over yet; she flashed and reappeared in front of Orochimaru.

Before Orochimaru could fall, Kushina's figure once again turned into afterimages, flying around Orochimaru.

Boom boom boom.

In the air, the wind howled, and all that could be seen was Orochimaru suspended in mid-air, like a sandbag being kneaded at will, while Kushina could be seen flashing by occasionally.

"Hiss, is this Kushina's current strength?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared in astonishment at the scene before him. Orochimaru was, after all, a Kage-level expert, and Hiruzen Sarutobi believed that with his current strength, he could not defeat Orochimaru.

Unexpectedly, Orochimaru was completely unable to resist Kushina's attacks.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi felt he didn't have to die, Kushina had said that their grudges were over!

If they use the Nine-Tails' power to settle scores later, I'm afraid I'll get beaten to a pulp!

Thinking about it that way, I'd rather just get beaten to death by Orochimaru!

"Naruto's mom is so scary!"

The young warriors outside the Four Purple Flame Formation were also horrified as they watched the scene unfold before them.

"Is this the power of that thing inside me? Can I do it too?"

Naruto Uzumaki stared intently, his hands clutching his abdomen, imagining himself one day being able to wield this power.

Among the young heroes, Nara Shikamaru suddenly remembered that Naruto's mother had a disciple named Uchiha Chika, a member of the Uchiha clan.

Kushina-senpai's strength is already so exaggerated, so her disciple must be just as good, right?

But what about others?

Thinking this, Nara Shikamaru glanced at Sarutobi Asuma and said, "Um... Asuma?"

"Call me Teacher Asuma!"

Sarutobi Asuma glanced at Nara Shikamaru.

"You bastard, you're not even older than me! How could I possibly call you teacher?"

"Exactly, and you even beat us up in the Forest of Death back then, was that intentionally targeting us?"

"I thought I was going to die back then! And the worst part is, you actually thought I wasn't pretty!"

Upon hearing this, not only Nara Shikamaru, but also the rest of Team 10 were displeased and glared angrily at Sarutobi Asuma.

"Ha, I was just testing my subordinates' abilities, I didn't expect you guys to be so easily beaten!"

"Sigh, the little ones have it so easy in peacetime!"

After showing his disdain, Sarutobi Asuma, seeing that the kids were on the verge of exploding in anger, changed the subject, saying, "What do you want to ask me?"

"You guys said before that Kushina-senpai was the teacher of that Uchiha Chiga. If the teacher is that terrifying, then he can't be any less powerful, right?"

After hearing Nara Shikamaru's question.

"You want to know Chiga's strength?"

Sarutobi Asuma raised an eyebrow.

Nara Shikamaru's question also drew the attention of everyone, even Uchiha Sasuke pricked up his ears, wanting to hear Chiga's information.

After all, he had already planned to rescue Uchiha Itachi from Chiga's hands, so he needed to know Chiga's exact strength.

"This is something I need to talk to you about properly. He's our mentor! My mentor..."

Sarutobi Asuma, Kurenai Yuhi, and Shizune exchanged glances.

When someone begins their sentence with "I am a friend," "I am a classmate," or "I am a teacher," it usually means two things.

The first possibility is that he himself encountered an embarrassing situation and needed to make friends out of thin air.

Obviously, this condition does not apply now.

The second scenario is when they start bragging.

But this isn't bragging, it's genuinely awesome!

Sarutobi Asuma begins to recount Chiga's legendary journey.

His strength improved like a cheat code right after graduation, and by the age of eleven, he had become a top ninja who could influence the course of battle.

This completely shocked the young heroes, who immediately bowed down in awe.

Why is it that even though we're all freshmen who graduated not long ago, our art styles are so different?

"No way, that guy with the twisted sense of humor is that strong!?"

"Do you think he got his title of 'Konoha Phantom Crow'? It was earned by the Sand Village at the cost of over three hundred ninja lives!"

Back in the Four Purple Flames Formation, Kushina delivered a powerful punch to Orochimaru's abdomen, the immense force sending him crashing to the ground.

With him as the landing point, a crater instantly appeared on the ground.

Orochimaru, who had been beaten beyond recognition by Kushina, lay on the ground, barely clinging to life, looking like he was about to die.

"Uh uh uh"

However, Orochimaru's survival skills are still very strong. Although he was beaten beyond recognition by Kushina, a pair of hands quickly emerged from Orochimaru's mouth.

Then a complete Orochimaru emerged.

"That's terrifying physical skill! The increase in strength and speed is outrageous; he's a completely different person from before!"

Orochimaru's eyes were filled with apprehension.

He hadn't expected the Nine-Tails' perfect Jinchūriki to be so strong. If he hadn't reacted at the crucial moment, he might have been taken down by Kushina in one combo.

"As expected, you're not so easy to kill!"

Kushina didn't seem to care that Orochimaru had only lost a little chakra; she just looked around at the dust swirling in the air.

This is the dust left behind by Kushina after she destroyed the three coffins.

The dust quickly coalesced into three human figures.

The first figure has already appeared; it is the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi.

Don't pay attention to this person; he's just there to make up the numbers.

Orochimaru, with his twisted sense of humor, had the number "four" engraved on the coffin, leading Hiruzen Sarutobi to mistakenly believe it was the Fourth Hokage.

He just wanted to scare his teacher, but he never expected that Kushina would cause such a surprise.

Soon, the other two figures also recovered.

Just like in the original story, it features Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage of Konoha, and Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage.

"This is Konoha! I never thought I'd see the village again!"

"It looks much more prosperous than it did back then. How many years has it been?"

The First Hokage looked around, a hint of nostalgia and wistfulness in his eyes.

Although the village is now engulfed in war, the shadow of Konoha Village can still be vaguely discerned.

Moreover, it is much more prosperous than it was during his time.

"Big brother, this is not the time for sentimentality. We were summoned by the Impure World Reincarnation!"

"And it seems like they're even Konoha's enemy!"

"Damn it, I never thought I would be summoned by my own ninjutsu one day."

Senju Tobirama sensed his own body's condition and immediately understood what was going on.

Upon hearing this, Hashirama Senju looked at his hands, and the cracks spreading across his arms made him realize what was happening to him.

He pointed at Tobirama Senju and rebuked him, "Tobirama, I told you long ago, don't invent weird and strange ninjutsu!"

"Now look what happened! This ninjutsu was used against our own people!"

"Why didn't you listen to your brother? You haven't sealed away this ninjutsu that toyed with the dead yet!"

Tobirama Senju crossed his arms, rolled his eyes at his idiotic older brother, and said disdainfully, "Shut up! If it weren't for this ninjutsu, Konoha would have suffered heavy losses in the First Shinobi World War!"

"Blame it on your early demise! And because of your actions in scattering the Tailed Beasts, all nations have significantly strengthened their power!"

Ultimately, without a strong military to guarantee it, peace is just a pipe dream!

"I kept the Impure World Reincarnation technique because I wanted Konoha to have a trump card so that too many people wouldn't have to sacrifice themselves in future wars."

Hashirama Senju was used to being bullied by his younger brother and knew he couldn't win an argument with Tobirama Senju.

He picked at his ear, ignoring the incessant chatter of Tobirama Senju, and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Seeing a familiar face in Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hashirama Senju asked uncertainly, "You're the little monkey, aren't you?"

"It's me, First Generation Master, Second Generation Master, long time no see!"

Upon seeing Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, tears welled up in Hiruzen Sarutobi's old face.

"Oh my, it's true, little monkey, you've gotten so old!"

"By the way, how old are you this year?"

Upon hearing this, Hashirama Senju immediately stepped forward and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi in surprise.

If Hashirama Senju hadn't known that the old man before him was his disciple, he would have almost used honorifics.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, "First Hokage, I'm sixty-nine years old this year!"

"You're already sixty-nine? Little monkey, you're amazing! You've lived for so many years!"

Upon hearing this, the First Hokage looked incredulous, smacking his lips as if he had never expected his disciple to live for so many years.

After all, in their time, many people suffered from chronic illnesses due to years of war, and their lives were very short; very few could live this long.

However, considering he had been summoned as an enemy, Hashirama Senju could only sigh, "That's a pity, I won't be able to celebrate my 70th birthday!"

"After all, you're about to be beaten to death by me and Tobirama."

Hiruzen Sarutobi: "."

"Hahaha!"

Kushina burst out laughing upon hearing this.

The First Hokage then looked at Kushina and said in surprise, "Oh? This is the power of the Nine-Tails, isn't it?"

"You are the next generation of Jinchūriki in Konoha."

"You can even use it like that! Little girl, how did you do that?"

Kushina stopped laughing and replied to Hashirama Senju, "It's simple. I consider Kurama my friend, and mutual trust is all that's needed between friends."

"I see! You consider the Nine-Tails a friend?"

"That's a great idea. If Madara had been able to do that back then, I might not have been a match for him!"

"Young lady, you're quite impressive!"

Hashirama Senju seemed surprised to find that there was a Jinchuriki who had become friends with Kurama (the Nine-Tails).

No!

Facing Hashirama Senju, Kushina toned down her arrogance somewhat, humbly saying, "This was taught to me by my disciple, Chika Uchiha!"

"The Uchiha clan?"

Upon hearing this, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, frowned and asked, "Little girl, are you sure he wasn't teaching you how to control the Nine-Tails using genjutsu?"

"Second Hokage, your prejudice against the Uchiha clan runs too deep!"

Upon hearing the Second Hokage speak ill of Chiga, Kushina's face darkened, and she rebuked him, "It was precisely because of your prejudices and policies that the tragedy of the Uchiha clan's annihilation occurred!"

Before Tobirama Senju could reply, Hiruzen Sarutobi said to Kushina, "Kushina, show some respect to the Second Hokage."

"Huh? You're going to tell me what to do?"

Kushina glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"I'm just offering a suggestion."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face stiffened, and he immediately whispered.

"Wow, that feels so powerful."

"That little monkey has no dignity as Hokage!"

Upon seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's timid and submissive demeanor, Hashirama Senju burst into laughter.

"Brother, you weren't much better back then! At the Five Kage Summit, you even kowtowed to the other four Kage."

The First Hokage, enraged and embarrassed, retorted, "Tobirama, why are you always undermining me?!"

The four chatted for a while, while the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, stood to the side.

Sorry, this is Konoha's everyday reminiscence; he has no right to interrupt.

(End of this chapter)