Traveling through Naruto, I am Uchiha Obito?

That kid...

Unlike the third generation, he didn't show the slightest sadness, anger, or shock. On the contrary, Rubik's Cube even had a...smile on his face?

The smile was faint, yet exceptionally clear. A slight upturn at the corners of the lips, and a flicker of something indescribable—excitement? Anticipation?—seemed to dance deep within the eyes.

It's like... a hunter finally catches his long-awaited prey and falls into a carefully laid trap?

This eerie smile formed an extremely jarring and incongruous contrast with the three generations of heart-wrenching grief!

Orochimaru's blissful expression froze instantly.

A very subtle unease crept into his heart.

Why? Why that expression? Facing the resurrected First and Second Hokage, facing this seemingly unsolvable deadlock, what right does this kid have to laugh?

Orochimaru's snake-like eyes were fixed on the faint smile on the Rubik's Cube's face, trying to decipher something from it.

This vortex cube had surprised him time and time again since their first meeting, and now, in the face of this forbidden technique of Impure World Reincarnation, his unusual smile only amplified the unease in Orochimaru's heart.

"The Swirl Cube..."

Orochimaru's voice lowered, carrying a hint of barely perceptible wariness and inquiry.

"What...are you laughing at?"

"nothing."

The Rubik's Cube made a calm sound.

"I just felt the time was right."

This seemingly random statement sent alarm bells ringing in Orochimaru's mind! The time has come? What has come?!

The third generation also heard the Rubik's Cube's words. He suppressed his grief and anger, wiped away his tears, and looked at the Rubik's Cube with a hint of doubt, but more so with determination. Whatever the Rubik's Cube's plans, he had to face the desperate situation before him!

The reanimated bodies of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, under Orochimaru's control, slowly raised their hands, their gazes locking onto Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Cube. An immense sense of oppression instantly filled the entire Four Purple Flame Formation!

Hashirama glanced around, his brow furrowed slightly, a hint of confusion in his eyes:

"This is...Konoha? It feels... a little different."

His gaze fell on Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the wrinkled, tear-stained face made him pause for a moment before a gentle and sentimental smile appeared on his face.

"Hiruzen...you've gotten old too. Time really flies."

Tobirama's gaze, however, was far sharper. He immediately sensed his bound state and the chakra emanating from Orochimaru. His icy eyes locked onto Orochimaru in an instant, his voice as cold as ice:

"A forbidden technique that manipulates the souls of the dead... Impure World Reincarnation! Monkey, this guy with snake-like eyes, is he the one who cast the spell? What... disgusting methods!"

He made no attempt to hide his dissatisfaction and contempt for Orochimaru.

Hashirama also looked at Orochimaru, his eyes filled with a hint of helplessness and reproach:

"The power to manipulate the souls of the dead will ultimately bring disaster. I warned you long ago, Tobirama, never to develop such a technique..."

He sighed softly, then turned his gaze to Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Rubik's Cube, his eyes softening with concern.

"Monkey, how is Konoha now? Is everyone in the village safe and sound?"

Looking into the eyes of the two former Hokage, which held genuine concern rather than the empty hollowness of puppets, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a surge of sorrow. He fought back tears, his voice bitter and heavy:

"First Hokage, Second Hokage... This disciple... This disciple is incompetent! I failed to protect the peace of Konoha, plunging the village into this crisis, and even causing the peaceful rest of the two lords to be desecrated... I have failed your expectations!"

He lowered his head deeply, filled with self-reproach.

"Lord Hokage, there is no need to belittle yourself."

The Rubik's Cube's calm voice rang out, interrupting the Third Hokage's self-reproach. His eyes swept over the two Edo Tensei Hokage, his tone steady.

"You deserve immense credit for Konoha's prosperity today. Compared to that rat hiding in the ditch, you are the true hero of Konoha. Now is not the time to lose morale."

Rubik's Cube's words startled Hiruzen Sarutobi. He looked up at Rubik's Cube's calm eyes, and his grief and anger subsided, reigniting his fighting spirit.

The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, kept his gaze firmly fixed on the Rubik's Cube. He scrutinized it carefully with his sharp red eyes. From the moment he saw the cube, a large part of Tobirama's attention had been focused on this young man.

"you……"

Tobirama's voice, carrying scrutiny and a hint of barely perceptible doubt, broke the brief silence.

"Kid, what's your name?"

The Demon Lord remained calm as he faced the Second Hokage's scrutiny.

"Swirl Cube".

"swirl?"

Upon hearing this, Hashirama's eyes lit up, a surprised smile appeared on his face, and his tone became more intimate.

"Are you a member of the Mito clan?"

He thought of his wife, Mito Uzumaki, from Uzumaki Village.

However, Tobirama's brow furrowed even more. He shook his head slightly, his sharp gaze seemingly dissecting the essence of the Rubik's Cube:

"wrong."

His voice was firm and resolute:

"The hair color is wrong, but more importantly..."

Tobirama stared at the Rubik's Cube and said, word by word:

"Your chakra... does indeed possess the unique characteristics of the Uzumaki clan, but it is mostly a repulsive, cold chakra aura!"

He paused and said:

"That's Uchiha chakra! You are... a member of the Uchiha clan, right?!"

boom--! ! !

The words of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, were like a boulder thrown into a still lake!

The one who reacted most strongly wasn't the First Hashirama; his face still bore a hint of surprise and confusion. Even the person directly involved, the Reanimation Jutsu user, wasn't the one with the strongest reaction.

——Orochimaru!

"Wha...what?!"

Orochimaru's smugness and composure in complete control froze instantly! His snake-like eyes narrowed to thin lines, his pupils trembling as he stared at the Rubik's Cube in disbelief!

Uchiha?!

The Whirlpool Cube... belongs to the Uchiha clan?!

Chapter 42 My Heart Holds Only One Sun: Tobirama Senju (Temporary)

Chapter 42 My Heart Holds Only One Sun: Tobirama Senju (Temporary)

Orochimaru's shock and fear lasted only a moment. Then, an even more naked greed erupted from his snake eyes.

The Rubik's Cube didn't seem to care and openly activated its three-tomoe Sharingan.

Orochimaru gazed at the Sharingan that haunted his dreams, sensing the immense chakra unique to the Uzumaki clan, as if he had discovered the most perfect treasure in the world!

"Hehehe... Hahahaha!"

Orochimaru let out a maniacal and excited laugh, his long tongue uncontrollably licking the air.

"Uzumaki... Uchiha... This is simply a masterpiece bestowed upon me by the heavens! I almost missed it... You are the greatest reward of this trip!!!"

As the Rubik's Cube observed Orochimaru's undisguised possessiveness and madness, a cold smile curled at the corner of his lips. His crimson Sharingan flickered slightly, and he sneered inwardly:

'Fool, you're my biggest "gain" from Konoha... Without your inferior Edo Tensei, how would I have had the chance to meet these two? But now...'

"The child of Uzumaki and Uchiha?"

A faint ripple seemed to flicker in Hashirama Senju's empty eyes, carrying an almost naive sentiment.

"I didn't realize they were already so close..."

His tone was gentle, as if he were immersed in some distant memory.

"Ok?"

Hashirama tilted his head slightly, seemingly puzzled by the sudden somber atmosphere.

"Why aren't you talking anymore?"

In stark contrast to his brother's carefree spirit, Tobirama Senju, who was well-versed in political maneuvering and the treacherous nature of human hearts, instantly sensed a strong sense of foreboding from the eerie silence and the Third Hokage's pained expression.

His sharp red eyes fixed on Hiruzen Sarutobi, his voice cold and extremely oppressive:

"Monkey! Tell me! What exactly happened between the Uchiha and Uzumaki clans?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's lips moved as if a thousand-pound weight was pressing on the back of his tongue, but in the end he just lowered his head heavily, his graying temples looking particularly desolate in the purple barrier firelight.

Seeing his teacher so embarrassed, Orochimaru's nerves, which had been tense because of his Rubik's Cube identity, relaxed, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up again, with a morbid pleasure.

"Hehehe... Since Master Hiruzen finds it difficult to speak, then let me, his unworthy disciple, answer the questions of the two predecessors."

Orochimaru's voice was hoarse and full of malice, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue.

"The Whirlpool Kingdom, established by the Whirlpool Clan, has long been destroyed. The Whirlpool Clan is now a dying candle, existing in name only."

He paused, admiring Hashirama's suddenly stiffened impure body, and continued with even more devastating news:

"As for the Uchiha clan... well, only three members remain in the entire clan now."

"Wh...what?! How could this be..."

Hashirama Senju was struck as if by lightning. His body, formed from reanimated earth, seemed to lose all color in an instant, standing stiffly. The overwhelming aura of the "God of Shinobi" revealed cracks of collapse at this moment.

Extermination of his clan... This was the tragedy he least wanted to see, a tragedy he had dedicated his life to peace for.

Compared to his brother's violent reaction, Tobirama appeared unusually calm—or rather, he forcibly suppressed his anger beneath a cold exterior.

The decline of Uzushio Village had been foreshadowed in his time, but the complete annihilation of the village and clan, and the Uchiha clan… this was beyond his expectations. His pupils, sharp as tempered swords, turned to the Third Hokage:

"Monkey, the Uchiha clan...who did this?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's Adam's apple bobbed, and he was about to speak up and take responsibility when Rubik's Cube's cold voice rang out first:

"It's Danzo! The culprit behind all this!"

His crimson Sharingan stared directly at the two former Hokage; this was the moment he had been waiting for.

"He usurped the 'Root' you founded, turning it into a group of loyal followers who are only devoted to him personally! He ostracized, framed, and even murdered the elders of the Senju lineage!"

He didn't even spare their only remaining bloodline, a fifteen-year-old girl, attempting to squeeze every last drop of value from her! And that girl's mother…”

The Rubik's Cube suddenly pointed at Orochimaru, who was controlling everything behind him, and his voice abruptly rose in pitch.

"He even personally delivered her to this traitor's experimental table!!"

"Rubik's Cube, you..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the Rubik's Cube in astonishment, not understanding how it knew so many secrets.

"The Uchiha clan... was wiped out?! Danzo?! How could he... how could Konoha have become like this?!"

Hashirama's questioning was filled with unbelievable heartache and anger.

Orochimaru and the Cube simultaneously turned their gazes to Tobirama Senju. The Second Hokage's face was terrifyingly grim, and an invisible pressure caused the air within the entire barrier to freeze.

Tobirama's gaze, like a cold probe, was fixed on the Third Hokage, his voice low and resonant like an echo from the abyss:

“Answer me, you monkey. Where is Danzo right now?! When Konoha is engulfed in war and the villagers are in danger, where is the leader of 'Root'?!?”

"He's humming a tune while fantasizing about becoming Hokage in the basement."

Rubik's Cube silently added in his mind

“This…I…” Hiruzen Sarutobi was speechless. Faced with his mentor’s interrogation, he could not exonerate his old friend and could only lower his head in shame once again.

"monkey!"

Tobirama's voice suddenly turned stern, filled with disappointment and frustration.

"You have let me down too much!"

He glanced at his brother beside him, whose face was clouded by the blow, and said in a resolute tone:

"Precisely because you are the Hokage, you must be ruthless when necessary! Danzo has become a cancer in Konoha. As his close friend and the Hokage, how can you be soft-hearted?! Have you forgotten how your elder brother dealt with those who threatened the peace of the village?!"