Konoha: Resurrected by Orochimaru at the start

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"Tobirama?"

"The teleportation was disrupted and deviated, but it seems we've found an incredible place." This hadn't happened when he was searching for Hashirama before.

Therefore, there is clearly only one interfering factor causing this result...

"Hahahahahahaha...!!!"

The laughter was unrestrained and wild, yet, perhaps it was just my imagination, but when the tone lowered, it seemed to carry a strange sense of mourning.

Uchiha Gen?! The two exchanged a glance and simultaneously chased after the direction from which the sound came.

The laughter ended.

Gen Uchiha wiped away non-existent tears from the corner of his eye.

"Oh my, it's been so long since I've laughed this heartily. It would be such a shame if something this funny didn't have an audience."

It was as if a disguise had been torn away. In Sasuke's perception, the danger level of the person in front of him skyrocketed. There was no deliberate targeting or anything like that, but Sasuke had a gut feeling that if he ran away in this situation, something bad would happen.

Why aren't you running?

Sasuke:  …

Haha, let's switch positions, why don't you try running it?

Seeing that Sasuke wasn't going to pay attention to him, Genji Uchiha felt that talking to himself was a bit boring: "By the way, since you say it has nothing to do with you, come on, I'll show you something interesting."

Seeing the hand reaching for him, Sasuke's pupils suddenly contracted, and his body trembled uncontrollably, as if he had seen his natural enemy. An inexplicable fear grew wildly in his heart, and alarms screamed in his mind: Run!!!

However, under these circumstances, Sasuke's legs felt like they were filled with lead, and he couldn't move them at all!

At the critical moment, Sasuke suddenly transformed into Tobirama, wielding a long sword and slashing straight at the palm of that hand!

Behind it, rows of wooden stakes rose from the ground, and above them was a wooden frame resembling a door frame, which fell straight down with a whooshing sound!

Time stood still for a moment.

As the pages of the notebook were turned, time began to flow again.

However, that one moment was enough. Uchiha Gen not only escaped the encirclement but also snatched the long sword from Tobirama's hand. Unfortunately, the time stop was broken too quickly, and he didn't have time to finish off Tobirama.

Relying on instinct, Uchiha Gen cleaved a wooden dragon in two with a backhand. A hint of confusion flashed in his eyes as he looked at the two of them, but a fake smile still lingered on his lips as he said, "Looks like I've tampered with my memories."

"Such a fast reaction time!" Tobirama's heart sank. Was his previous hasty decision too hasty? But honestly, even if he had the same ability, he would have had a hard time escaping so easily in the situation just now.

Gen Uchiha tried to use the technique again, but it was broken in less than a second.

"The kaleidoscope's power has failed, but I'm still standing here."

While dodging the attacks, Uchiha Gen muttered to himself, "To break my ninjutsu, there can only be a similar or identical ability, and the entity that carries it is unlikely to be hidden too far away..."

"Could it be on you?"

"Big brother! Don't hold back! He's not real!!!" With that, a water dragon shot straight at Uchiha Gen's face!

Almost instantly, accompanied by black flames, Susanoo took shape, its two skeletal arms crossed to form a defense! The seemingly powerful water dragon crashed against it, but caused no damage whatsoever!

Uchiha Gen raised an eyebrow: "Oh? You think I'm fake? How can you prove it?"

Hashirama paused slightly, then his eyes sharpened again.

Wood Release: Advent of the Tree World!

Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!

The earth shook instantly! At the same time, the Susanoo on Uchiha Gen's body in front of the two instantly retracted, leaving only a skeleton to form a defense. Just like a frame drop, Uchiha Gen began to lag, but every time he reappeared after a lag, he was able to successfully dodge the wood dragon's attack!

As the figure drew closer, Hashirama reached out and made a grasping motion, then swung it down suddenly. The giant wooden hand moved in sync with it, and with a bang, the entire earth trembled!

Suddenly, Hashirama sprinted forward, and a wooden clone split off from his back, blocking the long sword that was engulfed in black flames!

Stuck? Seeing the wooden clone grip the longsword, attempting to use it to advance, Uchiha Gen immediately abandoned the longsword, after all, he wasn't used to using it either. His Mangekyou Sharingan spun wildly in his eyes: "Looks like that thing isn't in your hands."

"Although there are many rocks and collapsed buildings around, these things can only serve as cover at best. The energy fluctuations that the supporting structure needs to function should be difficult to hide."

"Since it's not on you, let's also rule out the white-haired guy; he's too weak."

"There are four of us here—no, five, so the answer lies with the person who was just crushed by the rock, right?"

Hashirama suddenly shouted, "Uchiha Gen!!"

Upon hearing the voice, Uchiha Gen stopped what he was doing and asked, "What is it?"

Hashirama: "Where are you?"

"..."

As if a crow had flown by, "What an interesting question," Uchiha Gen blinked, causing the Susanoo behind him to tilt its head as well.

In the blink of an eye, the person who had been crushed by the boulder was gone.

Do we have to start looking again? Uchiha Gen wasn't too bothered by this, after all, it's inevitable to get a little bored when you're alone for too long.

"I will find you." This is a statement, as if stating a given fact.

"..."

Uchiha Gen looked at himself, somewhat uncertain, and said, "I don't think I hid. Look again, am I really here?"

As he spoke, Uchiha Gen put away Susanoo, stood in front of Hashirama, and waved his hand. Hashirama was stunned, and the wooden dragon next to him also stopped moving for the time being. The atmosphere on the battlefield fell into an eerie peace for a moment.

Uchiha Gen: "Want to shake hands?"

Suddenly, a flash of light appeared, and Uchiha Gen's head separated from his body. Uchiha Gen's image started to drop frames again!

Even after the frame drop ended, the knife wound on Uchiha Gen's neck had not completely disappeared; it was still severed by one-third, a serious injury! This was the first time the balance of power had shifted since the start of the battle!

Seeing that Hashirama seemed hesitant because of what had just happened, and was looking at him with a furrowed brow, Tobirama simply uttered two words: "Fake."

Uchiha Gen covered his neck with his hand, his eyes vacant, the smile on his face gone, replaced by a blank expression: "No wonder it was you guys. I thought you had a good relationship with 'me' and wouldn't be able to bring yourself to kill me."

As time moved forward and the two drew closer, the notebook in Tobirama's hand began to turn pages automatically, and upon seeing this, Tobirama frowned.

If they had no other choice, the contents of the notebook had provided them with real help. From the beginning to now, this "notebook" he wrote himself is actually the most questionable thing.

Fake, do not touch, take your notebook, save lives. It was still Tobirama's own handwriting, but in his memory, he had never written this line before.

After a brief discussion, they agreed on a solution.

Worried that something might go wrong, Tobirama looked at Hashirama and reminded him, "Remember what I said before."

"……Um"