Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 463 Madara Tobirama and Hashirama

Aokiji said matter-of-factly, "You know I always grant requests."

"But you moved the third one..."

"Is there any difference?"

"..."

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The next day.

In the bathroom, in front of the oval mirror, Aokiji looked at his own dark circles under his eyes.

I couldn't help but think of a famous theory proposed by someone, something like "Yaotou Le" (a popular Chinese internet slang term for "the head of the fun").

Aokiji is now stuck in this quagmire and can't get out.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Aokiji clenched his fist in resentment and, borrowing someone's words, vowed: "I am someone of importance, yet I have been harmed by wine and women, and look so haggard. From today onwards, I will abstain from alcohol."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a lazy voice came from behind him: "I said, why aren't you washing your face this early in the morning? What are you yelling about?"

Aokiji turned his head and saw Tsunade standing at the door, wearing a white tank top with the white straps askew, revealing a crescent moon on her shoulder.

The cunning Tsunade, her old shoulders trembling with impatience, pressed on, "Hey, I'm asking you a question."

"Uh... I'll definitely do it next time."

Tsunade: ?

one day ago.

Dark basement.

"Do you know why cooked ducks sometimes fly away?"

Everything was going smoothly, and Madara Uchiha was in a very good mood, even having the leisure to show off his tendency to be a know-it-all.

Black Zetsu: ...

Before Black Zetsu could respond, Madara Uchiha revealed the answer: "That's because it wasn't cooked through."

Madara Uchiha could choose not to use his trump cards, but he couldn't be without them.

With a snap, palms clasped together, and from the two men on the ground marked with red circles not far away, a large number of talismans surged forth, enveloping the two men in no time and shaping them into two men with completely different appearances, standing in place, their faces covered with cracks and their eyes closed.

Ninja Art: Impure World Reincarnation Technique.

The two men were wearing red and blue armor respectively. The man in the red armor was tall, with thick eyebrows, long black hair, and two hairs on his forehead that looked like cockroach antennae.

Although this analogy is somewhat inappropriate, in reality, his vitality is hundreds of times stronger than that of a cockroach.

The man in blue armor was a few centimeters shorter than the former, with white hair and a similar brow, but looked much more imposing. Just by standing there, one could sense that the man in front of him was a serious man who commanded respect without anger.

The two were none other than the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.

After a while, the two slowly awoke, their minds still a little fuzzy. But when they saw Uchiha Madara standing before them, dressed in a suit and sporting a smile, they were immediately stunned: "Madara—!"

"Hmm...long time no see."

Seeing the two people's surprised looks, Madara Uchiha revealed a pleased smile.

"Ban, what is going on...?"

Tobirama parted his legs, knees slightly bent, and just as he assumed a fighting stance, he suddenly noticed the cracks on Madara Uchiha's face: "This is..."

Unlike Tobirama Senju, who was on high alert, Madara Uchiha remained calm: "Don't be nervous, because being nervous won't help."

The voice was light and airy, yet it exuded absolute confidence.

With control over the Impure World Reincarnation technique in his hands, Tobirama Senju could immediately take control of it if he had any ideas.

There is a connection between the resurrected beings and the caster, and Tobirama Senju, the developer, knew this better than anyone else: "You actually resurrected us with Edo Tensei, how do you know this ninjutsu?"

Uchiha mocked, "Surprised, aren't you..."

Tobirama Senju stared intently at the Uchiha and demanded, "This body of yours is also an Impure World Reincarnation. Who exactly resurrected you?"

Madara Uchiha said with a boastful tone, "No one else did. I resurrected myself."

Madara Uchiha responded calmly, far exceeding Tobirama Senju's expectations.

"W-what...?"

"Forbidden techniques, as they are called, come with certain risks."

"Could it be that you yourself have unleashed the Impure World Reincarnation technique?"

"As expected of you, you came up with that idea so quickly."

As he uttered this praise, a chilling, sinister glint appeared in Madara Uchiha's drooping eyelids, his crimson eyes flashing: "So that's why..."

Blue chakra surged forth from his body, coalescing into blue ribs, sprouting flesh and blood to form a blue giant. With a raised hand, the blue chakra sculpted into a curved, serpentine giant sword in his hand.

Tobirama Senju raised his head, and his blue serpentine sword slashed down, aimed directly at his location.

With a loud bang, the resulting shockwave raged through the circular space, whipping up a large amount of debris.

Hashirama Senju remained silent, glancing sideways.

The body resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation technique cannot feel any pain and possesses the ability to resurrect infinitely.

Hashirama Senju was not worried about this.

As the smoke cleared, the scattered fragments of paper and rubble drifted back like willow catkins, coalescing once more into the body that had been blasted into pieces.

Having reverted to half his original body, Tobirama Senju gritted his teeth and called out, "Madara..."

As if seeing through Tobirama's little scheme, Uchiha's tone was mockingly authoritative: "...You'd better not try anything funny..."

If someone who has mastered the Impure World Reincarnation technique can undo it, then naturally Tobirama Senju, the developer of the technique, can do the same.

"asshole."

"To be honest, I've wanted to do this to you for a long time. It was you who killed Izuna."

A deep, Uchiha-like voice, filled with intense killing intent, said, "But right now you're nothing but a walking corpse. No matter how much you vent your anger, it won't make a difference."

Upon hearing this, Hashirama Senju murmured to himself, "As expected, Madara still can't let go of it."

"I told you long ago not to develop this kind of ninjutsu, Tobirama."

Tobirama Senju felt deep regret that his ninjutsu would become the tool for Madara Uchiha's resurrection: "Brother..."

Hashirama Senju spoke frankly: "Madara, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Madara Uchiha spread his arms and smiled: "Shouldn't you be more curious about what kind of world this is now than I am?"

Tobirama Senju frowned: "What kind of scheme are you plotting?"

"Same to me. When it comes to scheming and plotting, you're no less cunning than me."

Madara Uchiha seemed to remember something and said, "Oh, right, do you want to know how your disciples are doing?"

To Tobirama Senju, these words sounded extremely threatening.

After admiring Tobirama Senju's furious expression for a moment, Madara Uchiha, still not satisfied, said something that made him even angrier: "All four of your disciples are dead."

"W-What did you say?!"

"Not only your four disciples, but their entire family was wiped out as well."

"spot--!"

Tobirama Senju's low growl almost shattered Madara's name.

Madara Uchiha tilted his head, looking confused. "Why are you so angry with me? I didn't kill anyone."

Tobirama Senju was momentarily stunned.

"Speaking of which, the fact that this happened is related to the policies you implemented," Uchiha said, his words almost sarcastic.

Since we can't harm its body, let's try to harm its spirit.

This is what Madara Uchiha is thinking right now.

Upon hearing that the person who killed them was related to him, Tobirama Senju's pupils dilated, and he trembled slightly: "What did you say?"

"The Konoha Police Force—that's a job where it's easy to offend someone, yet they don't give you the corresponding power and status. After a long period of oppression, it's not surprising that the Uchiha clan launched a coup, is it?"

Tobirama Senju paused, then eagerly asked, "How's the village now?"

Based on what he said, if a coup or civil unrest of this scale were to actually occur...

Other countries will definitely take the opportunity to launch an attack. It's hard to imagine what will happen to the village, or even the whole world.

Madara Uchiha corrected him, "You should ask how Konoha is doing."

Tobirama Senju was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

Madara Uchiha explained, "The Uchiha clan not only launched a coup against Konoha, but also a coup against the entire Land of Fire."

"Has the Uchiha clan gone mad?"

The actions of the Uchiha clan have completely exceeded Tobirama Senju's imagination.

Madara Uchiha knew what Tobirama Senju was thinking, and stroked his chin: "The Uchiha clan isn't crazy, and they've already succeeded. Judging from the current situation, they seem to be managing it quite well."

"This is impossible—!"

Tobirama Senju looked on in disbelief.

Killing his own disciples and all members of their families, seizing power through such extreme violence, should not be something the villagers should agree with, let alone have the power to incite them to seize power in the Land of Fire.

"Among my juniors, there has emerged a remarkably capable person."

Madara Uchiha's tone carried a hint of self-praise.

Aokiji's current success, to some extent, proves that his initial judgment was correct.

It's just that it didn't develop in its own direction.

Perhaps wanting to see his best friend's amusing expression, and also wanting to see Tobirama Senju's embarrassed look, Uchiha deliberately added, "Oh, by the way, speaking of which, this person is Tsunade, who is also Hashirama's granddaughter and now her husband."

"Tsunade's husband?"

Upon hearing this name, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju were quite surprised: "Tsuna? What's going on here?"

Madara Uchiha gave a brief explanation of the information about Aokiji.

The two obeyed, but their expressions differed.

Tobirama Senju looked like he'd swallowed a fly; he was incredibly uncomfortable.

The Senju clan has actually joined forces with the Uchiha clan. What kind of nonsense is this?

Moreover, this Uchiha Aokiji looks like an extreme terrorist who perfectly inherited the will of Uchiha Madara.

Compared to Tobirama Senju, Hashirama Senju was quite magnanimous, putting his hands on his hips and letting out a hearty laugh: "Although this kid named Aokiji has some questionable behavior, with Tsunade keeping an eye on him, he shouldn't cause any more trouble."

Although the process was rather extreme, the fact that the Uchiha clan was able to integrate into the village can be seen as fulfilling one of their wishes in a way.

Madara Uchiha saw all of Hashirama Senju's open-mindedness and carefree attitude and thought to himself, "He really is special."

Hashirama Senju's greatest wish from beginning to end was world peace. Now that Konoha has evolved from a village into a country, with peace and prosperity, it is undoubtedly a step closer to his dream.

There was one thing he couldn't understand: if everything was as Madara Uchiha had said, the world was now moving towards their shared dream, and Aokiji was even his junior who had married his granddaughter, bringing the centuries-long bond between the Uchiha and Senju clans to a perfect end.

What else could Madara Uchiha be dissatisfied with that he would secretly plot and scheme against others?

He then voiced his concerns.

Madara Uchiha stated in a deep voice: "Ultra-peaceful."

(End of this chapter)