"Since you've been revived with the Impure World Reincarnation and appeared here..."
"Then..."
Uchiha Madara took a step forward."Call out Hashirama!"
"I don't believe you don't want to bring out Hashirama!"
"... " — Obito."... " — Black Zetsu.
Was Uchiha Madara kicked in the head by a donkey?
You're already out here, and you still want to find your old rival?
Have you fallen in love with him or something?
Isn't this just asking for a beating?
Even if he now has the Rinnegan...
There's no need to go berserk like this.
"Uchiha Madara... is losing it." Obito wanted to retreat now.
Because he saw Kakashi, someone he detested.
And Kakashi still had one of his Sharingan — and the moment he got close, Obito felt a burning sensation in his own eye.
This was a sign he should back off before he was exposed.
"... " — Black Zetsu.
Black Zetsu also wanted to retreat.
Because Kitahara Kaede had appeared again, and now wasn't the time to talk to him privately — the small chat group was live-streaming everything. If his identity were exposed now... it would be difficult to gather intel from the group in the future.
He had to endure the next three hours of the livestream.
It wasn't that he was afraid of being exposed to Kitahara Kaede — in fact, he suspected Kitahara Kaede already knew who he was — but the others in the group didn't.
So Black Zetsu could only glance gloomily at the moon, which was already very close to the ninja world.
Then, he went over to Obito, and they had a quick discussion.
"You handle this on your own."
"Come find us after it's done." Obito said to Madara.
"And don't call our names — the people across from us still don't know who we are." Black Zetsu quickly added.
Obito nodded hurriedly.
Because...
If Madara accidentally said something like "Obito"...
Then what's the point of wearing a mask anymore?
"... " — Uchiha Madara.
Of course Madara knew they needed to keep information hidden.
After all, this wasn't the true Infinite Tsukuyomi yet — he still had a lot to do.
But...
The way Obito and Black Zetsu put it...
Were they saying that before Madara launched Black Zetsu to the moon, he could play around as much as he wanted?
Then that's exactly what he wanted!
He had been holding back for far too long in the Pure Land.
[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: Looks like that moon was made by Madara.
[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: ...
[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: ...
[Tobirama]: Big Brother, what do you think?
[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: Hm?
[Tobirama]: He's calling you out.
[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: Uh... I would go, but... I...
[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: I can't come out.
[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: My body's not around anymore.
"If you want to find the First Hokage, it may not be possible," Kitahara Kaede said."His body was already stolen by Orochimaru."
"So it'll take a bit of time. But it shouldn't take long — Orochimaru is now a wanted man. As long as we offer a big enough reward, we can shorten the mission time."
"And you are...?" Uchiha Madara finally focused his gaze on Kitahara Kaede.
Because this guy clearly wasn't Hashirama — so what was he doing here?
"A candidate for Hokage of the Leaf," Kitahara Kaede said calmly. "And now... your enemy."
"... " — Madara. "To be able to talk to me like this... not bad."
"So you're saying you want to fight me?"
"But adults don't get angry with children," Madara said condescendingly.
"Then go fight the First Hokage," Kaede replied.
The moment he arrived, Kaede's vision had already locked on to Black Zetsu.
Which confirmed it — this whole thing was orchestrated by Black Zetsu.
But now Black Zetsu had already hidden away again.
At this moment:
[The Man Who Kicked Madara with Eight Gates]: Holy crap...
[Kakashi Hatake]: What is it, Guy?
[The Man Who Kicked Madara with Eight Gates]: Someone just came back and reported a mission result.
[Kakashi Hatake]: ???
[The Man Who Kicked Madara with Eight Gates]: Did Kitahara Kaede issue a 100-million-ryō mission?
[The Man Who Kicked Madara with Eight Gates]: Someone took the mission — to recover the First Hokage's remains, even partial remains were enough.
[The Man Who Kicked Madara with Eight Gates]: Someone actually completed the mission and came back to redeem the reward.
[Tobirama]: A hundred million!?
[Tobirama]: That's the entire village budget...
Tobirama, who had been sorting village finances and knew the asset situation, nearly blacked out.
[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: But it's effective, right?
[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: Tobirama, go back to the village and fetch my body.
[Tobirama]: Big Brother, are you seriously planning to fight Uchiha Madara?
[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: ...Yes.
[Big Dumb - Hashirama]: This is something our generation never resolved. Always pushing the burden to the next generation... it's just too irresponsible.
[Tobirama Achievement - Izuna]: Hey, I don't like what I'm hearing here.
[Tobirama]: Shut up!
[Tobirama Achievement - Izuna]: ...
Izuna felt this group was lacking in love. If his brother were here, Tobirama would never dare speak this harshly.
That mouth... someone really should slap it.
[Minato Namikaze]: Looks like once Madara's name came up, Kitahara Kaede went straight into quest mode. Immediately put a bounty on the First Hokage's remains.
[Minato Namikaze]: But...
[Minato Namikaze]: Who was so quick to accept the mission — and even complete it?
[Minato Namikaze]: After all... Orochimaru-sensei is notoriously cunning. How did someone get the First Hokage's body back from him?
[Tobirama]: No idea, but it must be someone who's obsessed with money.
Chapter 073: Hashirama Senju vs. Uchiha Madara — The Legendary Textbook Battle of the Past! (Please Subscribe!)
Hidden Leaf Village.
After delivering the official battle invitation from Madara to Hashirama, Tobirama returned to Konoha at Kitahara Kaede's request.
Thanks to his Flying Thunder God Technique, he could teleport to any place that had his seal.
Being a meticulous person, Tobirama had long ago engraved a seal on the Hokage Rock before leaving the village.
Yes — he carved it into his own stone face. Who would object?
And the Hokage Rock had lasted all these years without damage, meaning it was very secure.
So carving a seal inside his own head wasn't a problem at all.
"This moon is way too big."
"And it's broad daylight right now..."
"I almost thought I was under genjutsu."
Two ANBU were chatting beneath the Hokage Rock.
"Stop slacking off!"
Tobirama barked.
"??"
"Ah—! Second Hokage-sama!"
The ANBU were startled.
"... " — Tobirama.
He couldn't help but feel most of the ANBU Sarutobi trained were lazy and unmotivated.
They seemed more interested in gossip than actual work.
What — did the Hokage have to fight battles while the ANBU just stood outside cheering?
Such a lack of discipline.
But now wasn't the time to deal with discipline.
He headed straight for the Hokage office.
"Please wait just a moment, the Second Hokage will be here shortly."
"That amount of money — I don't have the authority..."
"By the way..."
"Aren't you with the Akatsuki?"
"That red outfit..."
"... ??"
Tobirama had arrived at the guest reception office.
And inside — he heard Guy's voice.
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