Becoming a Ninja from Naruto

Chapter 53 The Sage of Six Paths asked me to bring you a message

"The gap between life and death..."

Senju Tobirama's expression changed, and he suddenly thought of a question: "What is the gap between life and death? Could it be that the souls of the dead appear somewhere else besides returning to the Pure Land or being swallowed by the god of death?"

"The gap between life and death is the gap between the underworld and the living world."

Emiya Shihara stared at Senju Tobirama and continued softly: "In that area, the souls cannot be liberated because they have obsessions in their hearts that cannot be resolved. It is an existence more desolate than the Pure Land of the Underworld..."

"..."

Senju Tobirama frowned and fell into thought.

As the developer of the Impure World Reincarnation technique, Tobirama Senju vaguely understood the difference between the gap between life and death and the pure land of the underworld. He could understand what it meant for a soul to be lost and unable to be freed.

Come to think of it...

Only the Pure Land is the final resting place for the dead.

The gap between life and death is a worse place than the Pure Land.

If the obsession of a dead soul cannot be relieved, it is like the most basic human desires cannot be satisfied, like the body is always in a state of hunger. It must be very painful in the interval between life and death, right?

It should be an area that his Impure World Reincarnation technique cannot reach, because the Impure World Reincarnation technique can only summon the souls of the dead from the underworld.

"The gap between life and death..."

Emiya Shihara's gaze fell on Senju Hashirama's face, and he talked about the truly important point: "This is also the space where the Six Paths Sage exists."

"It would be interesting to meet the Sage of Six Paths..."

A smile appeared on Senju Hashirama's face, and he made a decision without caring whether his soul would be lost: "I really want to go and see the Sage of Six Paths..."

"I want to remind you..."

"If the plan fails..."

"Your soul will forever be between life and death."

Emiya Shihara looked at Senju Hashirama and advised him earnestly, "When a person dies, his obsession cannot be resolved, and his soul will become lonely and painful. It seems to be connected to both the living world and the underworld, but it is an isolated island between life and death..."

"There is no time, no space, no past, no future."

“You never even know what you’re doing.”

"At that time, your soul had only one thought, to satisfy the obsession at the time of death..."

"Only when the obsession at the time of death is satisfied, your soul will wake up. Only when the obsession is resolved can you return to the underworld as a soul of the dead. Only when you return to the pure land of the underworld can your soul be satisfied..."

"Big brother!"

Senju Tobirama suddenly felt a little regretful and said in a deep voice: "If it is the gap between life and death, even the Impure World Reincarnation Technique may not be able to summon your soul..."

"..."

Senju Hashirama started thinking subconsciously. He ignored Senju Tobirama's persuasion and was actually thinking about what the obsession that was bothering him was.

"My obsession..."

"It should be spotted, right?"

"..."

Senju Tobirama's expression quickly turned ugly.

Big brother…

What the hell are you talking about...

Now that he's almost dead, why are you thinking about Uchiha Madara again? Isn't it enough to hate that guy after ten years of hunting him down?
Just talk and scold.

Uchiha Madara is indeed in big trouble.

Although Senju Tobirama was in a bad mood, he could only understand his elder brother's feelings. The living Uchiha Madara was his elder brother's only concern.

After all, the friendship between Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha was deep, having weathered the test of the Warring States Period, the disintegration of going on different paths, the life and death of former best friends, and ultimately a long ten-year pursuit.

"so…"

Senju Hashirama didn't quite understand, but he knew what he should do: "Now I just need to die with my obsession with Madara?"

"good."

Emiya Shihara nodded gently and continued in a deep voice: "Allowing the will of the dead soul to appear in the underworld is the easiest way to contact the Sage of Six Paths."

"before this…"

Emiya Shihara raised his palm and explained: "Before your life ends, before your soul leaves your body, I will place your body at the boundary between life and death, and make your consciousness appear between life and death."

"In short..."

"You can die, or you can live."

"Your life will temporarily be in a strange state, just like the vegetative state that was once sent to Konoha Hospital, until your body actually dies."

“This time will be very short.”

"Because your body is about to reach the end."

Emiya Shihara frowned, hoping that Hashirama Senju would understand the brevity of the life window: "If the Six Paths Sage had not chosen to take action, your body would have truly died within a few minutes. We will wait for your soul to return within these few minutes..."

"It turned out that I only lost a few minutes of life..."

Senju Hashirama suddenly chuckled, and lay down nonchalantly, his face softer than ever before: "I hope my luck will be better..."

"Then go to death with your obsession with Madara."

Emiya Shihara narrowed his eyes slightly, and his palm fell on Senju Hashirama's body. He felt the life of Senju Hashirama slipping away: "Die with this obsession, and pray that you can see God on the edge of life and death..."

"Just say a few words."

"Because this might be the last chance."

The chakra in Emiya Shihara's palm penetrated into the acupuncture points of Hashirama Senju's body like a sharp thorn, and he gently reminded his patient.

"I see."

Senju Hashirama nodded, glanced at the still sleeping little Tsunade, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, then he raised his head and looked at Emiya Shihara again.

"Thank you very much... Lord Emiya."

"I'm really sorry for all the trouble you've been having these years..."

As he spoke, Hashirama Senju's voice became completely weak, and his gaze finally rested on the younger brother with whom he grew up.

"Tobirama..." "The future of Konoha..."

"I'm going to leave it to you..."

"I see, brother."

Senju Tobirama nodded with a heavy look in his eyes.

During this period of time, Tobirama Senju had been publicly nominated as the second Hokage in the Konoha Village election, and he was ready to take on his responsibilities.

Or…

In fact, Tobirama Senju has always been shouldering this responsibility, inheriting Hashirama Senju's will to protect Konoha. He will not allow Konoha, which was established by his elder brother, to collapse.

If Big Brother really died...

Senju Tobirama has also made all the preparations.

"That's good...that's good..."

Hashirama Senju's eyelids slowly closed, his chakra seemed to be peeling off from his body, and he murmured the name of the best friend he had been chasing all his life.

"Ban-ah..."

"..."

Senju Tobirama no longer looked angry, but he watched with a gloomy look as he watched his brother walk towards his death while reciting the name of his former best friend.

"..."

The whole room became completely silent.

The body of Hashirama Senju was still lying quietly on the bed.

Strands of emerald green chakra pierced into his body like long needles, barely maintaining a little bit of his vitality and allowing his body to still exist.

The consciousness of the First Hokage had completely disappeared. He lay there quietly as if he was heading towards death forever. The First Hokage who once dominated the Warring States Period was no longer able to make any movement.

"Is this... a success? A failure?"

Senju Tobirama quickly looked at Emiya Shihara, then at his brother who was in a strange state, and asked repeatedly: "Sir Emiya, when can we judge that our plan is successful? When can we judge that our plan has failed?"

"perhaps…"

"It failed."

Emiya Shihara shook his head, his voice became somewhat silent: "If the Six Paths Sage is willing to save him, he will do it when his life is on the verge of life and death, allowing his soul to return to his living body with power between life and death. We can only wait until his body dies completely to know the result..."

"but…"

Shihara Emiya suddenly reached out and picked up little Tsunade who was still sleeping holding onto Hashirama Senju's arm, and turned around to leave.

"It's better to help Hashirama prepare for his funeral in advance."

"..."

Senju Tobirama's expression looked a little ugly.

Although Tobirama Senju had anticipated this, and even anticipated that his elder brother would die when he chose to trust Emiya Shihara as a last resort, his heart was still filled with suppressed pain.

Big brother…

Maybe he's really dead...

Even the last hope was shattered...

"Why is the Six Paths Sage unwilling to take action..."

Senju Tobirama stared at his brother's body, looking at the brother he admired as he did in the past, and asked softly: "Is it really like what Lord Emiya said, that the era of peace we have established is not worth mentioning to that high and mighty god?"

"For him..."

Emiya Shihara stretched out his hand to hold the little one in his arms, allowing her to sleep more comfortably, and then he calmly replied: "Perhaps there really is no one worth paying attention to in this era, no matter who it is, they are not worthy of his attention..."

"Even if your brother and Uchiha Madara were brilliant enough in the long history, in front of the gods who illuminate the world with the light of the sun and the moon, they are just a candlelight that lights up the darkness of this house."

"For the gods..."

"This little bit of light may only be a flash in the pan over a long period of time, and it is not worth him to look at it any more."

even…

me too.

Even though this is not bad news for Shihara Emiya.

As time passed, Shihara Emiya thought that his test on the Six Paths Sage had yielded results. When he was about to take little Tsunade away, Hashirama Senju, who was lying on the hospital bed, suddenly opened his eyes!
Senju Hashirama!

Woke up!

"Big brother!"

Senju Tobirama's face lit up with joy, and he even hurriedly urged Emiya Shihara to come over: "Sir Emiya, my brother is awake!"

"..."

Emiya Shihara's heart tightened.

Because the awakening of Hashirama Senju can only mean one thing...

Is the Sage of Six Paths finally going to choose to interfere in the human world? How much power does the legendary god have left?

"I'm sorry... Tobirama..."

"Maybe I'm going to disappoint you..."

"This may just be a brief reunion..."

"Because my life seems to be really not worth mentioning in the long history...hahaha..."

There was a hint of relief in Senju Hashirama's tone as he smiled. His gaze swept across Senju Tobirama and stopped on Emiya Shihara. An unprecedented respect and admiration appeared on his face.

"But in this world... there is still a radiance of life that even gods must respect..."

"The Sage of Six Paths asked me to apologize to Lord Emiya..."

　Cheating a person is wrong...

　　If you cheat someone, you have to cheat the whole family...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)