Jin didn't stay on the front lines for long.
Once Hanzo died, he returned to Konoha Village with Tsunade.
As agreed beforehand, Tsunade would use Hanzo's head to pay respects at Nawaki's grave.
She also needed to report the battle situation to Hiruzen.
"Hanzo is dead!?"
When he heard the news, Hiruzen, who is not yet 50 years old this year, was so startled he nearly jumped out of his chair.
Tsunade, who is responsible for the report, remained expressionless, merely showing the head in her hand to Hiruzen.
Then she left without looking back.
It was precisely because of the misjudgment by the Konoha's upper-echelons, led by Hiruzen, that Nawaki and many other Senju Clan's members had fallen into Hanzo's trap.
The Senju Clan was severely crippled by this.
This also became the trigger for the growing distance between Tsunade and Hiruzen.
"To think... after Uchiha Madara, another Uchiha has awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan..."
Hiruzen held the frontline report Tsunade had just delivered.
When he learned that Jin's Mangekyo Sharingan had been the decisive factor, the joy brought by Hanzo's death was instantly diluted by more than half.
Because he had personally witnessed Madara using the power of the Mangekyo to control the Nine-Tails.
It was a nightmare that had haunted him his entire life!
'How should we handle him?'
Hiruzen clasped his hands, his brows tightly locked together.
…
In the Konoha Cemetery.
Tsunade placed Hanzo's head in front of Nawaki's tombstone and cremated it.
Jin stood behind her, silently opening the Chat Group of the Dead.
[Jin: @Hashirama @Tobirama, your two precious disciples must be thinking about how to deal with me right now.]
[Izuna: Ha~ I thought so too. Knowing you, Jin-boy, have the Mangekyo Sharingan, Tobirama's disciples must have pissed themselves, right? Speaking of which, aren't you afraid they'll target you? I heard that after Konoha Village was founded, my brother was targeted badly by Tobirama.]
[Tobirama: Hmph! The existence of the Uchiha is a time bomb. I was merely taking reasonable precautions!]
[Jin: No need to worry for now. Currently, Mito-san is still around to keep them in check.]
That's right. The reason Jin could so brazenly reveal his Mangekyo Sharingan-
And not fear being targeted by the Konoha Council, those kings of internal conflict-
Was because the wife of the First Hokage, Uzumaki Mito, was still alive.
With this big shot keeping things in order, Hiruzen and the others wouldn't dare do anything too extreme.
Even if he was a member of the Uchiha Clan.
Moreover, he had now done a favor for Mito by avenging her grandson.
There was no way she would allow Hiruzen and those old foxes to do anything to him while she was alive.
Not to mention his current connection with Tsunade.
[Jin: I still have a few years. I just need to become strong enough that those old foxes can't do anything to me.]
[Hashirama: Rin-kun, you seem to have quite a grudge against Hiruzen and the others. I think you're biased against them, that's not good.]
[Jin: Haha~ In a couple of years, I'll show you how those four have squandered the foundation you left behind.]
To be honest, not just in the Naruto World-
But across the entire multiverse-
A leadership like the Konoha Council, which started with a great hand but played their cards terribly, is an extremely explosive existence.
In the future, just Orochimaru alone almost wiped out Konoha.
If Hashirama could see the village he created ruined like this by Hiruzen, Jin wonders if he'd cough up blood in anger.
At this moment, Tsunade stood up and walked out of the cemetery with Jin. She suddenly said:
"I'm returning to the front lines. Are you coming with me?"
"Nope."
Jin refused without hesitation, stretching lazily and yawning.
"I went last time because of you. I'll fight for you, but I'm not interested in fighting for Konoha."
A faint blush crossed Tsunade's fair, pretty face.
"Tch, you smooth-talking brat."
After saying this, Tsunade quickly walked towards the village's main gate.
Suddenly, she stopped again, half-turning her head, with a ripple in her beautiful eyes.
"You... wait for me to come back."
Tsunade stammered for a long time before barely managing to squeeze out this sentence.
Seeing this, Tobirama in the chat group felt his blood pressure rise even higher.
[Izuna: Haha~ It seems the day when the little girl of the Senju Clan bears chubby, healthy kids for our Uchiha Clan is not far off!]
Then followed the daily routine of Izuna and Tobirama cursing each other in the group.
"I'm exhausted. Konan, come here, let me lie on your lap."
After returning home, Jin called out weakly.
The loli Konan's face blushed slightly, but she skillfully lifted her short skirt and knelt down, letting Jin rest his head on her lap.
Jin closed his eyes, pretending to nap, but he's actually focused on the Chat Group of the Dead.
Izuna and Tobirama were still going at it.
[Jin: @Newgate @Ace, Can we discuss something?]
[Ace: ?]
[Newgate: ?]
[Jin: I'll most likely travel to your world in the future. When I do, I'll kill Blackbeard to avenge you. In exchange, how about you two give me the abilities of the Three Hakis and the Mera Mera no Mi respectively?]
Although Jin coveted Hashirama's Wood Release more-
With Tobirama Senju as a spoiler, it seemed out of reach for now.
So Jin could only set his sights on the father-son duo, Ace and Whitebeard.
He wasn't particularly keen on the Gura Gura no Mi, as that thing was more suited for the muscular brutes from Kumogakure.
His fighting style leaned more towards the elegant, battlefield rose flair of Madara, so Mera Mera no Mi suited him better.
[Newgate: Gurarara~ Kid, who knows how long it'll be before you go to our world? Asking for such a reward so early is a bit too much, isn't it?]
[Ace: Actually, you don't need to intervene. Luffy will definitely defeat Teach.]
'Damn, these two are unexpectedly hard to fool.'
Jin pinched his chin, thought for a moment, and then said:
[Jin: I will definitely go after Monkey D. Luffy in the future, Ace. As long as you give me the power of the Mera Mera no Mi, I promise to spare his life. How about it?]
[Ace: What are you planning to do? What did Luffy ever do to you!?]
The anger in Ace's tone was evident.
'The Anime Worlds are really full of brother-cons.'
[Jin: Because I want to take Nami and Robin. That means I'll inevitably clash with Monkey D. Luffy. Blame it on his crewmates being too beautiful.]
[Ace: …]
[Edward Newgate: ...]
[Izuna: ...]
[Hashirama: ...]