Konoha: Offer your heart to the Hokage!

In other words...

Is someone else in the village secretly kidnapping people besides him?

Considering the current situation, Shen Er had a certain guess in his mind, and he said in an ambiguous tone: "Lord Hokage, this matter... may be related to Tobirama."

"Tobirama?!"

Hashirama Senju was taken aback, his expression growing increasingly grave: "How could this be related to Tobirama? Shen Er, explain in detail."

Shen Er calmly stated his analysis:

"Konoha Prison is heavily guarded, and it's impossible for ordinary people to take prisoners away silently. Unless, the prison ninja in charge of guarding them deliberately concealed the matter, or they were under a genjutsu."

"Even the Hokage personally inquired about it, but they remained silent and did not discover any genjutsu involved."

"Then there's only one possibility. The 'prisoner' who caused the disappearance has a special identity, making them afraid to speak out, and unable to speak out."

"That's something that can be done in a village..."

"The only one I can think of is Tobirama."

"I'm afraid Tobirama took the prisoners from the prison to some other place and had the prison ninja keep it a secret from you, Hokage."

Chapter 23 Bruised and battered, yet open and honest.

Tobirama Senju was born 28 years before the founding of Konoha and is 34 years old this year.

Even after marrying Senju Momoka, Tobirama did not find the peace he had imagined. The scene of Momoka having her hands severed remained a nightmare haunting his mind.

He was constantly searching for a way to truly calm himself down.

Was it my elder brother's suggestion to learn medical ninjutsu from Shen?

wrong.

The reversal technique he and Shen Er developed together was powerful, but not omnipotent.

Even if you encounter an opponent who is too strong, you will still die before you can receive treatment.

When people are killed, they die.

This is an unchanging truth in the ninja world for thousands of years.

But ninjas are beings who constantly defy convention. Since they can control wind, fire, water, and earth, and can sew skin and set bones…

Could we go a step further?

To transcend the boundaries of life and death and bring the dead back to life?

In this way, even if someone important to them or the village dies unexpectedly one day, there will be a final safety net.

Such a distorted and blurred thought about the boundary between life and death quietly took root in Tobirama's heart. From a tiny seed, it quickly took root and sprouted, and in the blink of an eye, it grew into a towering tree that blocked out the sky.

Tobirama began to take action.

He is very clear.

My older brother wouldn't allow me to do this, so I have to keep it a secret from Hashirama.

He secretly set up a laboratory on the edge of the village, and during his leave after each mission, he would take prisoners out of Konoha Prison by "scanning their faces".

Hashirama Senju was kind-hearted, but Tobirama Senju was never one to be soft-hearted or merciful.

He directly used these people he brought as experimental subjects, and began to develop the forbidden techniques in his heart, techniques that were capable of overturning life and death and distorting common sense.

He named it

Reincarnation in the Pure Land.

...

Immersed in his research, Tobirama did not go to the Hokage Building for the meeting, but instead went to his secret laboratory.

A burly man was tied to the experimental table. The moment he saw Tobirama Senju, his face was instantly filled with fear, his body trembled uncontrollably, and he kept making "woo-woo" noises from his gagged mouth.

"It's noisy."

Tobirama swiftly and decisively finished off his opponent.

After a long and tedious preparation process, he placed his hand on the man's corpse and solemnly formed a hand seal: "Spirit Summoning Technique!"

The psychic seal instantly covered the corpse, however...

Nothing happened.

Tobirama withdrew his hand expressionlessly, showing no sign of discouragement.

If you could cross the line between life and death in just a few tries, that would be truly unbelievable.

Tobirama was preparing to dispose of the body.

Suddenly, as if sensing something amiss, he abruptly looked up at the corner of the laboratory and shouted coldly, "Who goes there?!"

In the shadows.

Hashirama Senju, dressed in a divine robe, slowly appeared.

Hashirama's face was terribly grim: "Tobirama, you've become incredibly bold lately."

"Big...Big Brother..." Tobirama was struck dumb, frozen on the spot, and stammered, "Let me explain, it's not what you think."

Tobirama had considered the possibility of the experiment being exposed, but he didn't expect this day to come so soon.

Why is this so?

A pang of annoyance flashed through Tobirama's mind; it was probably because his frequent absences from meetings had aroused his elder brother's suspicion.

But he had no other choice.

He is thirty-four years old this year.

How many thirty-year periods does one have in a lifetime? For a ninja, living to this age is considered a long life.

His peak years have passed, and his physical functions and energy are inevitably declining. Not everyone is like his elder brother, Hashirama Senju, who grew stronger after the age of thirty.

Tobirama must seize every day; only in this way can he possibly develop the Edo Tensei within his lifetime.

"Remembering those days..."

"If I were ten years younger, I would have had plenty of time and my older brother wouldn't have found out."

Tobirama thought this to himself.

No matter what he thought, Hashirama's rebuke came crashing down on him.

"You don't need to explain. My eyes aren't Sharingan, but I can still see."

Hashirama said disappointedly, "Tobirama, I told you a year ago that you should learn proper medical skills from Jin and stop studying these strange forbidden techniques. We Senju ninjas should be open and honest."

"You're completely ignoring what I'm saying."

"Developing forbidden techniques is one thing, but you even dare to go further and conduct these kinds of human experiments!"

Hashirama's gaze fell on the experimental subject that Tobirama had just killed, and his expression grew increasingly grim. If it were merely the development of forbidden techniques, he could turn a blind eye, but touching the bottom line of human experimentation was something he absolutely could not tolerate.

Once the bottom line is crossed, a person will continue to degenerate.

If they dare to attack criminals today, they might dare to attack ordinary villagers tomorrow.

If it really comes to that...

Even Hashirama himself couldn't imagine what he would do to his own brother.

"I really have to discipline you properly in place of your father."

...

Shen Er and Zhi Li stood side by side not far from the underground laboratory.

Chiri said, "The Hokage is very angry. Elder Tobirama is probably in trouble this time..."

“That’s how it should be.” Shen’er said calmly. “No matter the reason, human experimentation is an evil taboo. If it were me, I would never allow such a thing to happen in Konoha.”

He spoke without batting an eye.

If they could, no one would want to conduct forbidden experiments under the nose of the God of Shinobi. But it must be admitted that in this chaotic world, only Konoha has the stable conditions to support large-scale research.

This is true now, and it will be true in the future.

soon.

With his face bruised and swollen, Tobirama was dragged out of the laboratory by Hashirama like a child who had committed a crime, and taken back to the Senju clan's territory.

Immediately afterwards, another Hashirama emerged from the underground laboratory and walked towards the two of them.

"That was the Hokage's wood clone," Zhili explained from the side.

Shen Er nodded, noticing at the same time that a huge scroll was hanging behind the pillar.

'That's...? The prototype of the future Book of Seals?'

Shen Er was guessing in his heart.

"How so."

When Hashirama saw the two of them, his expression softened slightly; he wasn't about to take his anger out on others.

Shen Er responded, "Lord Hokage."

Exposing Tobirama's human experimentation was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but a choice he made after careful consideration.

Firstly, he wanted to cause Tobirama some trouble so that he could offer help when Tobirama was in trouble and gain his favor in the process; secondly, he wanted to see how Hashirama would deal with his younger brother so that he could have a reference.

Even in my past life, I watched "Ultraman," and there was a scene like this...

Belial, Ultraman's father's close friend, was banished from the Land of Light for touching the Plasma Spark; while Zero, the young master of the Land of Light, made the same mistake, but was only confined for training.

Tobirama is also the "young master" of Konoha.

Finally, Shinji wanted to take the opportunity to visit Tobirama's laboratory to see if there were any surprises.

Hashirama sighed. "Your guess was right. Tobirama was indeed secretly conducting human experiments to develop forbidden techniques. I gave him a good beating and punished him by confining him to his room for three months to reflect on his actions."

Chapter 24 Reanimation Jutsu