Uchiha: Starting as Tobirama's Jinchuriki

For a fleeting moment… the thought of controlling Tobirama Senju first, and then having a proper talk, actually crossed Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind…

Did they notice that?

Even more critically, Tobirama Senju had clearly mastered the power of the Nine-Tails…

In other words, even resorting to force seems to be out of the question!

Then...

It seems that only following Tobirama Senju's advice is the only path left?

MD!

I failed to find a job in Shanghai...

The most awkward episode...

I resigned full of ambition, but ended up working as a backup at my former employer's branch in Huizhou...

Xiao Fan is quite humorous as a working person...

But it's alright, at least I have a class to go to!

Huizhou, here I come!

Chapter 290 The Hokage Who Would Rather Die Than His Fellow Daoists, and the Extermination of His Clan

The educational significance of night...

"Teacher, you..." Hiruzen Sarutobi gasped as he felt the Nine-Tails chakra emanating from Naruto. The force was so great that it caused the average temperature in Konoha to drop by 0.1 degrees Celsius...

The immense Nine-Tails chakra was flowing in a tightly controlled manner, seemingly already tamed...

Even the violent and ominous aura within could only be vaguely sensed.

The Nine-Tails, a powerful tailed beast that required the death of the Fourth Hokage to barely be sealed, could even serve as a powerful weapon in a decisive battle between two legendary ninjas, and is currently Konoha's greatest trump card...

Unfortunately, none of the Jinchuriki throughout history have been able to perfectly control it, not even the strongest female sealing ninja, Mito Uzumaki.

For a long time.

The Nine-Tails is Konoha's trump card, but it is also a ticking time bomb buried in the village. It is a final weapon that enemy villages fear, but it also consumes a lot of Konoha's resources to maintain the stability of the Jinchūriki.

The powerful Nine-Tails, due to Konoha's weakness, seems somewhat useless as a weapon because no one can control or unleash its power...

After all, if the Nine-Tails wasn't that strong, Konoha could still find ninjas who could control its power and train Jinchuriki to go to the battlefield...

But today.

Konoha's problem is solved!

Tobirama Senju controlled Naruto's body, which was only seven years old and hadn't yet developed rapidly, yet he could control the Nine-Tails' power as if it were his own arm...

When this body grows to sixteen or seventeen years old and is basically mature.

The sheer number of Jinchuriki capable of bearing the full power of the Nine-Tails is enough to make Konoha fearless against invasions from other hidden villages throughout the entire ninja world…

We also need to consider Tobirama Senju's own talent, as well as the Second Hokage's talk of gathering all the bloodline limits in the world, including but not limited to Hashirama cells and the Sharingan...

In this ninja world where there are no Uchiha Madara or Senju Hashirama.

Hiruzen Sarutobi made a horrifying discovery.

Even if his teacher became a seven-year-old child, even if he, the Third Hokage, disregarded all sentimentality and wanted to use force to take down Tobirama Senju…

It's no longer an option.

With the Nine-Tails by his side, even disregarding his combat strength, Tobirama Senju, from the perspective of tailed beast balance alone, was naturally invincible against Konoha...

Hiruzen Sarutobi's last trump card, the Reaper Death Seal, cannot be allowed to take the last half of Konoha's Nine-Tails into the Shinigami's belly!

Konoha is already weak enough as it is now...

If the Third Hokage and the Nine-Tails were to disappear together, then the destruction of the village would simply be an inevitable consequence of the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Because there simply isn't a Kage-level fighter capable of stepping up and shouldering the burden.

and so…

Even if Tobirama Senju fell into the demonic path, and when no one was watching him, he pursued forbidden things like immortality like the ultimate Orochimaru...

So, for the sake of Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no way to counter him!

This is a conspiracy.

A perfectly legitimate and aboveboard scheme.

The timing of Tobirama Senju's possession of Naruto was so perfect, and the reason he gave seemed to perfectly align with the Will of Fire...

To end the chaos and usher in peace!

Although…

Hiruzen Sarutobi's decades of experience as Hokage instilled in him a powerful sixth sense, warning him that Tobirama Senju's sudden resurrection and possession of Naruto's body was definitely not for the sake of appearances...

He is most likely not doing this for the Will of Fire or for Konoha!

Having given his life for the village once, Tobirama Senju returned in a second life. Hiruzen Sarutobi felt as if his teacher had been freed from his shackles and was now speeding down a dangerous path, completely abandoning worldly morality and constraints, and finally letting himself go!

Even Naruto… Naruto, who knew perfectly well that he was the son of the Fourth Hokage, still possessed his body…

But it has to be said.

This version of Tobirama Senju perfectly matches Hiruzen Sarutobi's imagination of his teacher after he went mad.

In comparison…

Orochimaru, Hiruzen Sarutobi's beloved disciple, was nothing more than a clumsy imitator living in the shadow of his senior...

The two men's actions were similar, but Tobirama Senju's move was a perfect combination of open and covert strategies, directly binding Konoha and the Nine-Tails to himself, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi with no way to strike.

Even though he wanted to oppose Tobirama Senju's actions, he could only watch helplessly and even had to obey Tobirama Senju's orders!

"Teacher...you...you feel like a stranger to me!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi clenched his fists and said in a deep voice, "So you're saying you've tied the fate of Konoha to your own?"

Qing Shui smiled lightly and replied casually, "Monkey, you're right... I've become stronger, so naturally I'll be better able to protect Konoha. As the Second Hokage, is there anything wrong with me saying this?"

"Alright, remember what I said."

"Don't interfere in the Uchiha clan's affairs. Observe the situation quietly... Don't bother me during this time, and keep trouble away..."

Tobirama Senju slowly said, "Otherwise... for the sake of Konoha and the final peace of the ninja world, I will have no choice but to eliminate some factors that could cause turmoil in advance."

"do you understand me?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath and lowered his head.

Do you understand what that means?

As Shimura Danzo's friend and rival for so many years, how could Hiruzen Sarutobi not understand what it meant?

Hiruzen Sarutobi had heard similar words far too many times—every time Danzo Shimura used the Will of Fire as a weapon to coerce the village's ninjas…

Simple translation: Whoever stands in my way, I'll kill them!

Hiruzen Sarutobi never imagined that one day his teacher would threaten him like this!

At that moment, multiple afterimages appeared before Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes.

Based on Tobirama Senju...

The shadows of Orochimaru, Danzo Shimura, and himself flashed by in turn…

“So that’s how it is… that’s how it should be!” Hiruzen Sarutobi gave a bitter smile.

Within the lineage of Tobirama Senju…

The dark side, or rather, the extreme thoughts and sharp actions, of each outstanding disciple and grand-disciple seem to be a part of their grandmaster, Tobirama Senju…

Hiruzen Sarutobi's balancing act, Danzo Shimura's ruthlessness, Orochimaru's extremism and wild imagination...

And the sum of all of them, multiplied by an extremely high coefficient, is what Tobirama Senju is!

The student surpasses the teacher? No, the old is spicier!

"I...I understand, teacher..." Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, looked at the so-called "Naruto" in his eyes with complicated expression, and turned to leave quickly.

He needs some peace and quiet.

Find a quiet place where you won't be disturbed, and carefully review every detail of your conversation with his teacher today, to figure out what to do next...

The midday sun was warm.

But Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart was ice-cold.

Feeling lost, more lost than ever before…

"Third Hokage, how is the Jinchuriki? Should we take further action?" A squad leader from the Anbu stepped forward, looking extremely loyal, and quickly asked Hiruzen Sarutobi, whose face was pale.

"Pass on my order—"

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at him and said in a deep voice:

"From this day forward, all surveillance of Jinchuriki shall be lifted. No department, whether it be the Anbu, Root, or any other department within the village, shall conduct any mission against Jinchuriki without my further instructions and approval!"

"It is particularly important to emphasize that if the Hokage's assistants or Konoha advisors have any orders regarding Jinchuriki, all ninjas in each department must refuse to carry them out and report to me immediately."

The expressions behind the mask of the secret service minister froze.

Cancel all arrangements concerning Jinchūriki?

This…

This is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!

If anything goes wrong, the terrifying Nine-Tailed Night could repeat itself!

Do you really want to do this?

But seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's extremely serious expression, the ANBU squad leader, being perceptive, didn't ask any further questions and simply nodded silently to indicate that he understood.

The supreme command from the Third Hokage within Konoha Village was then swiftly relayed…

"Judging from the tone of that voice, it seems there's some internal conflict at the higher levels..." The squad leader of the secret service pondered the deeper meaning behind the order as he traveled.