Uchiha: Starting as Tobirama's Jinchuriki

"Cherish it, you useless brat..." Nine-Tails said slowly, "Strive to learn, and perhaps we will have a chance to repay Mr. Qing Shui!"

Naruto nodded very seriously: "Big fox...you're right..."

And inside Qing Shui's body...

Kaguya's inner turmoil was no less than that of Hiruzen Sarutobi...

"How could this be! Qingshui is a sincere, passionate, and gentle man... How could he lie to me?"

Kaguya closed her white eyes with a hint of heartache, recalling the time they first met. When Kaguya was frantically trying to steal the tailed beast's chakra, Aoshui had still gently comforted her, asking if she needed help…

Although the two continued to fight later on... in their daily interactions, Kaguya realized that Aoshui was a simple man who wouldn't lie, and like her, he valued sincerity in their interactions.

Therefore, in Kaguya's eyes, Aoshui used to be a man who wouldn't even deceive his enemies.

But nowadays…

Qing Shui seems to have turned evil!

With just a few expressions, without even using chakra, he manipulated the cunning mortal...

Kaguya felt a huge sense of unfamiliarity explode in her heart.

Kaguya had never seen such clear water before…

"Qingshui, why did it turn out like this?"

Kaguya murmured to herself, the tearing emotions transforming from illusion into real, sharp knives, ripping open her heart: "It's all my fault! Aomine stopped believing in the truth of people after finding out I lied to him..."

“My lie… caused Aoshui to turn evil! But the speed at which he turned evil far exceeded my expectations…” Kaguya said with extreme self-reproach, “How can I turn Aoshui back to normal?”

Kaguya was caught in a jumble of thoughts.

"Teacher...you, you..." Hiruzen Sarutobi opened his mouth wide, awkwardly trying to ask something.

Qing Shui's eyes narrowed slightly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately became much more sober, and his tone became even more respectful, using honorifics: "May I ask you some questions?"

Naruto and Kurama watched this scene with rapt attention, diligently studying it.

This kind of manipulation of people's minds, while not as direct as the forceful manipulation under illusion, possesses an unparalleled and deeply ingrained naturalness...

"Monkey, don't be nervous..."

Aokiji's eyes remained unchanged, and his tone revealed no emotion: "I am merely the previous Hokage of Konoha, while you are the Third Hokage who has served for forty years, the one whose word is law in this village... Ask whatever you want."

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a jolt in his heart—hiss, why does it feel like the teacher's words have a deeper meaning?

It seems to carry a strong critical tone…

However, given the situation, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was eager to find out the whole story, could only bite the bullet and ask, "Master... what exactly happened back then? Did you plan all of this in advance?"

"Your forbidden technique... has been applied to Naruto's body. What will happen next?" Hiruzen Sarutobi mustered his courage and asked the question that had been troubling him the most.

Qingshui smiled and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Monkey, can I understand why you think that when I covered your retreat back then, I faked my death to escape?"

"I absolutely did not mean that, Lord Tobirama!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi lowered his head abruptly and said in a deep voice, "I'm just... I'm just shocked by your plan, and I have too many questions in my mind..."

"Is it like this?"

Aokiji nodded thoughtfully: "Since you, the Hokage, have doubts, then I, a Konoha ninja, have an obligation to tell you... I have indeed been preparing for this forbidden technique for a long time... If you have read through my forbidden technique notes, you should be able to guess some of it by now, right?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a long breath, pondered for a moment, and then replied, "Yes, Lord Tobirama... even when I was still a student, you were already researching souls and the Pure Land..."

And at this moment.

Kurama patted Naruto on the shoulder and said with admiration, "See that... Naruto! That's technique... Mr. Aozumi may only know that Tobirama Senju was a master of forbidden techniques, but he certainly doesn't know what he researched..."

"But it's alright, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who's already involved, will figure out the reasonable logic in his own mind!"

Naruto nodded in sudden understanding: "I see..."

Aokiji was Naruto's mentor, and Kurama, who had already become friends with Naruto, naturally became his junior mentor...

"Very well, it seems you've read the notes I left behind... but, Hiruzen..."

Looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi's aged face and powerless body, Aokiji shook his head: "But you haven't mastered the essence of it... With your strength, how can you possibly stand in front of everyone to protect Konoha?"

"You old man don't look like a Hokage who protects everyone; you look like an old man who needs to be protected."

"You can't continue like this, lacking ambition..."

Qing Shui's tone carried a hint of disappointment: "Where does your strange sense of morality come from? My elder brother doesn't encourage forbidden techniques because his power is enough to allow him to act recklessly... And you, monkey, what do you have?"

Aokiji picked up the Konoha Chronicles from the table, flipped to the Third Hokage's section, pointed to the title "Strongest Hokage," and asked, "As Hokage, I can understand you promoting yourself like this to boost your prestige... but do you really consider yourself the 'Strongest Hokage'?"

"You can fool the village kids, but you can't fool yourself..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's toes clenched instantly!

The embarrassment was so intense he wanted to bang his head against a wall, and Hiruzen Sarutobi just wanted to find a crack in the ground to bury himself in: "I'm sorry, teacher... I, I..."

"Hiruzen, the more I train, the more I feel the limits of what it takes to be a mortal ninja..."

Aoshui mimicked Tobirama Senju's calm yet fanatical tone when researching ninjutsu, and slowly said, "Not everyone has the talent of my older brother... Even someone like me, born into the Senju clan and skilled in ninjutsu development, didn't go very far..."

"During the First Shinobi World War, I wondered... if I had my older brother's power, could I intimidate the entire shinobi world and prevent anyone from starting a war?"

"But I can't do it. My talent can only take me as far as I can go, not any further."

Qingshui said softly, "I want to get closer to my elder brother, and I must obtain greater power... I have already tried the path of the Senju... and the only ones who can compare to the Senju are the Uchiha..."

"If I were to acquire the power of the Uchiha while still being a Senju, and combine the two into one, I might have the potential to surpass my older brother... In that case, I could end the war in the ninja world and bring peace!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared in disbelief: "Then... what's going on? Why did you choose Naruto again?"

“Naruto… he has the Uzumaki bloodline, and he’s just a child who can bear the Nine-Tails’ chakra, which meets my requirements for a new body.”

Qingshui said without any hesitation, "I can find a way to regain the power of the Senju... and the same goes for the Uchiha, but it's not so easy to find a vessel that can control the Nine-Tails."

"do you understand?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi subconsciously touched his pocket.

The sheer volume of information made Hiruzen Sarutobi involuntarily want to take a drag on a cigarette to calm down.

But then he stopped.

In front of Tobirama Senju, he was no longer the Third Hokage who could breathe smoke at anyone, but still the little monkey who needed to obey orders.

"To acquire the power of the Senju... you mean Hashirama's cells, right? As for the Uchiha's power, for you, it's simply a matter of removing a pair of eyes... Only Naruto's bloodline and talent are truly unique and cannot be replicated..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi instantly "understood" Aoshui's implication.

just.

Hiruzen Sarutobi still found it hard to accept.

Naruto is the last son of the Fourth Hokage... Is it really possible that his teacher will possess him like this?

While Hiruzen Sarutobi may not have been entirely devoted to Naruto, that doesn't mean he wanted to see Naruto possessed by the previous Hokage while still a child.

black.

This is so damn black!

This incident can be considered the darkest scandal in Konoha's history! If it were leaked, the Will of Fire would be completely destroyed in an instant, regardless of whether Tobirama Senju's initial intentions and purposes were good or not...

"Teacher... do you know Naruto's identity?" Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath and asked, clinging to his last glimmer of hope.

Qing Shui chuckled, "I know, the son of the Fourth Hokage..."

"So what?"

"Hiruzen, if you have something to say, just say it."

OK...job search failed...

Southern clam.

I guess I'll be going to Shanghai tomorrow...

Are there any readers of BJ here?

Let me recommend a delicious and affordable restaurant. I'll go grab a bite tomorrow morning to soothe my heart after being disgusted by the HR person...

Chapter 289 A blazing fire always needs kindling to burn.

The person I've chosen is Naruto!

Why not just say it directly? So what?

Aozumi's words stunned Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had finally mustered up his courage.

My dear teacher, my Tobirama-sama!

You know Naruto is the son of the Fourth Hokage, but you still don't know what you've done?

As the previous Hokage, he used a forbidden soul technique to possess the offspring of a Hokage who died in battle…

This can no longer be discussed in terms of whether it conforms to the Will of Fire...

That's just plain inhuman!

"Teacher...this technique of yours will destroy Naruto's self-awareness, won't it?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath. On this crucial issue, even this master of Tai Chi couldn't continue with the subtle probing. His words became direct and clear as he spoke in a deep voice:

"The Fourth Hokage... He sacrificed his life by using the Reaper Death Seal to seal the Nine-Tails and protect everyone... Naruto is his son, teacher. If you do this and it is discovered, the consequences will be terrible!"

Qing Shui gave a cold laugh.

Hiruzen Sarutobi instinctively shrank his neck – this was the classic prelude to Tobirama Senju's criticism of his immature thinking.

"Monkey, are you implying that I'm being unfair to Naruto and the Fourth Hokage?"

Aozumi gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a cold glance:

"Naruto never knew he was the son of the Fourth Hokage from a young age, and could only interact with you, the Third Hokage. Is this the treatment he should receive as a descendant of the Hokage?"

"Monkey, what are you thinking?"

Like the calm before a storm, Qing Shui's eyes seemed still, but they contained a hint of dangerous anger.