Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

"By the way, you just said you were only woken up by the noise." From beginning to end, Zuo Yue's tone showed little respect or politeness to the founder of the ninja world, carrying the straightforwardness characteristic of Uchiha, or rather, a complete lack of politeness.

Of course, in the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths, compared to his eldest son Indra's cold and arrogant temper, and his tendency to question everything, Satsuki seemed much more adorable... It's a pity she's not his daughter.

"Yes, that's right," Yu Yi nodded. "The original Pure Land was an absolute void stripped of almost all sensory stimulation and a sense of existence. Souls placed within it lacked the necessary anchors and environmental feedback to maintain conscious awareness, and thus could only fall into a self-protective, eternal slumber. That was not a voluntary choice, but an inevitable result of the environment."

He saw the question that followed in Zuo Yue's eyes—why was he the only one who woke up? What about the other souls?

"Of course, not all souls can immediately adapt to changes in their environment, even if those changes are for the better," Yu Yi continued to explain. "Human souls are not plants that can be instantly revived by giving them sunlight and rain."

"The speed of its awakening is closely related to the strength of the soul's chakra and its adaptability to change. Simply put, the stronger the soul was in life and the more chakra it had, the more active and resilient its essence was. In a new environment that allows for conscious activity, it can break free from its long slumber and regain a clear sense of self more quickly."

His gaze swept over the still, translucent phantoms of souls on the grassland. "To allow all these countless souls, who have been asleep for who knows how long, to naturally awaken and adapt to this new world, I'm afraid... it will still take quite some time."

The reason is quite simple: the stronger a person is, the faster they awaken.

Naruto immediately had a clear answer in his mind. In this pure land, besides the Sage of Six Paths, which souls were likely to reach the awakening threshold first?

Yu Yi also thought of the same question, and his gaze became somewhat complicated as he looked towards a certain direction deep in the grassland.

"Alright then," Naruto spoke up at the right moment, breaking the slightly heavy atmosphere. He gave a relaxed smile, "I'll leave the explanation to those souls who are about to awaken, especially the reincarnations of the previous Indra and Ashura chakra. I'll leave that to you."

"Zuoyue and I want to wander around this new place first and get familiar with the surroundings."

As he spoke, he naturally reached out and took Zuoyue's hand. For him, the most important thing at this moment was, of course, to show his wife the backyard he had just personally transformed, a garden that belonged only to them.

"you……"

Upon hearing this, the Sage of Six Paths seemed to become even more transparent, as if he had grown weaker from anger. "Can't you show a little consideration for an old man?"

"Don't make yourself sound so old," Naruto said with a mischievous glint in his eyes. "Besides, you're definitely the most suitable person to explain things. You're the legendary Sage of Six Paths, the progenitor of all ninjas, your words carry weight."

"Compared to me, a new administrator who suddenly appeared and is unknown, Uchiha Madara's temper... well, he'd probably be more willing to listen to you, right? If I were to go, I might have to fight him first before I could get him to calm down and listen to me, which would be too much trouble."

Her reasoning was so sound that Yu Yi couldn't refute it.

Indeed, given Madara Uchiha's obsessive and arrogant personality, who only recognizes the strong, if he were suddenly told by a strange young man that "the place where you stayed after you died has changed owners and the rules have also changed," the most likely outcome would be an immediate fight.

With the ancestor himself stepping forward, regardless of whether Madara is convinced or not, he will at least show more restraint on the surface and be more likely to accept this unbelievable reality.

As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto gave the Sage of Six Paths no further chance to complain or bargain. He grabbed Satsuki, and the two of them vanished without a trace.

They did not leave the Pure Land, but rather, like a couple on a picnic, they enthusiastically went to visit this new, vast, and unknown afterlife.

Explore the borders, find a scenic spot to sit down, and enjoy a unique time for two in the realm of the dead.

After a thousand years of activity, the time for rest... isn't even enough for a weekend.

The Sage of Six Paths, who had been forcibly dragged out of bed to work overtime, stood alone in the center of the newly formed grassland, gazing at the gentle artificial sun.

A tired, helpless expression, yet with a hint of novelty and anticipation, appeared on his face, which ultimately turned into a resigned sigh.

Well, it seems I'm destined to be a workhorse; I can't rest any longer. I'd better go and meet those two troublesome reincarnations of my sons first.

Hopefully, Hashirama Senju (Orochimaru's Edo Tensei has long since been dispelled) is still the same as before... As for Madara Uchiha... he's such a hassle...

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"……Um?"

Like struggling to emerge from the deepest swamp, consciousness breaks free from the shackles of darkness and re-coalesces.

Hashirama Senju slowly opened his eyes and let out a soft groan filled with deep confusion.

What happened? My consciousness... has returned?

Clear thinking, self-awareness, and awareness of the surrounding environment... all of this feels so real, far from the hazy, unconscious state of eternal slumber.

Could it be that I've been summoned back to the mortal world from the Pure Land by some strange, forbidden technique that desecrates the dead?

Fragments of memory crashed against his consciousness like floating ice—his last impression was of being sealed away by a descendant of the Uzumaki clan wearing a fox mask during an attack on Konoha.

But what happened after that? What happened next? Was the war over? What became of Konoha?

However, his newly cleared mind was quickly overwhelmed by another, more direct and intense feeling, which swiftly negated his guess that he had been summoned back to the present world.

so comfy.

My consciousness was crystal clear, without the hazy and sluggish feeling of Impure World Reincarnation. The sensations in my body were also exceptionally real, light, and filled with a long-lost sense of "presence," without any stiffness or incongruity from having a foreign object forcibly inserted.

He could even "feel" the soft touch of the grass under his feet, and "perceive" the warm, soul-soothing light emanating from the small sun.

This is not Edo Tensei (reincarnation in the Pure Land).

Hashirama vividly remembers that feeling—it was as if his soul had been forcibly dragged from its resting place and shoved into a rough clay body, a confinement filled with blasphemy and malice.

Every movement, every thought, is accompanied by an indescribable sense of strangeness and detachment emanating from the depths of the soul.

It's like roughly putting a precious silk robe on a burly, rotten wooden frame; with every movement, you can hear the silent groans of the fabric getting snagged and worn.

That feeling of having one's soul manipulated is something that only those with worldly attachments can experience. After feeling disgusted and uncomfortable by the forced contamination and binding of their soul, they will involuntarily yearn to break free and return to that cold, yet at least pure, slumber.

This feeling of harmony with the environment is completely different from being reborn through the Impure World Reincarnation.

The scenery here is surprisingly beautiful: blue sky and white clouds, lush green grass, warm sunshine, and a tranquility that seems otherworldly.

But Hashirama was certain that he had never been to such a place during his lifetime, and after his death... according to common sense, the Pure Land should not be like this.

"Hmm? Tobirama?"

Finally, after slightly adjusting to this strange state of consciousness, Hashirama's gaze fell on the figure beside him, a figure that instantly made him feel much more at ease.

He stood quietly not far from him—his younger brother, Tobirama Senju.

However, Tobirama's condition seems... a little strange.

He remained standing with his eyes closed and his face expressionless. Even more eerie was the fact that the outline of his lower body appeared somewhat illusory and blurry.

He stood there stiffly, unresponsive to the changes in his surroundings or his brother's awakening.

"Hey! Tobirama!" Hashirama immediately stepped forward, shaking Tobirama's slightly unsteady shoulders forcefully, his voice urgent, "What's wrong with you?! Wake up! This isn't the time to sleep standing up! Wake up! Something's not right here!"

His shaking was not a gentle wake-up call, but a forceful, alarming shake, like a machine being forcibly turned on.

The First Hokage's astonishing arm strength caused Tobirama's entire soul to sway violently back and forth.

The sleeping Tobirama Senju frowned slightly. On his frozen face, a blue vein slowly and clearly appeared.