Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 246 First Generation, Do You Want to Be Resurrected?

Hashirama Senju was very frank and told Yoichi Uchiha a lot of things, including how the Sage of Six Paths gave him chakra and ninjutsu.

Although he was the previous reincarnation of Ashura's chakra, he was not the real Ashura; Hashirama Senju was indeed kind, but Yoichi Uchiha is now Hashirama Senju's grandson-in-law.

To send him to deal with his own people? He's Tsunade's husband, no matter how you look at it, it's impossible.

Especially after witnessing the changes in Konoha, under Uchiha Yoichi's leadership, Konoha became the most desirable place to live in the Land of Fire. Everyone hoped to live in the Land of Fire, and there was even a surge in people from outside wanting to buy houses in Konoha.

This is exactly the village that Hashirama Senju dreamed of. After seeing this village, even if Hashirama Senju were to meet the Sage of Six Paths now, he would dare say that he would not be able to attack his own people.

"That's how it is, Fifth Hokage. I won't interfere anymore. After all, I'm already dead. The future of the village still depends on you young people. But Fifth Hokage, you're much more capable than us, haha."

After Hashirama Senju finished speaking, he smiled, then his expression became slightly serious as he continued.

"Although I guessed that with your strength, Fifth Hokage, you wouldn't be afraid of Uchiha Madara, we still need to be careful. After all, they are in the shadows, and it's difficult to keep track of their movements. Oh right, I haven't even thanked you for reviving Nawaki yet. That kid was far too careless."

Uchiha Yoichi smiled and said, "No need to thank me, Nawaki is also my family."

He doesn't mind reciprocating kindness to those who have good intentions.

Seeing that Hashirama Senju looked like he was giving his last words, Tsunade couldn't help but ask, "Grandfather, you're not going back to the Pure Land, are you?"

"After all, I'm already dead. Even if I'm resurrected in the ninja world through the Impure World Reincarnation, I can't stay here for long, Tsuna."

Hashirama Senju said with a smile, "But before I leave, I plan to take a good look at the village now. After all, the village has changed so much. If I don't see it enough, I will be very unwilling to return to the Pure Land."

"Hmm, First Generation, do you want to be resurrected?"

Uchiha Yoichi suddenly asked the question. It wasn't a whim; he had this idea after Senju Hashirama had frankly revealed all the information about the Sage of Six Paths.

Hashirama Senju's Wood Release technique is incredibly helpful for afforestation, and like Sakumo Hatake, he is wholeheartedly devoted to the village and is also Tsunade's grandfather. With a little provocation and the village's name, Hashirama Senju could be made to work like an old ox.

If it weren't for the fact that he spent so much time with Tsunade so early, Uchiha Yoichi would have wanted to resurrect Senju Hashirama and make him work.

Mabum of the Cloud Ninja is still constantly using the Heavenly Delivery Technique to transport large quantities of goods across the ninja world every day. The Uchiha Trading Company's rapid development is definitely largely due to the Heavenly Delivery Technique.

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"Lord Third Generation, we may have to compromise. I apologize."

Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Akimichi Choza sat opposite Sarutobi Hiruzen. Finally, Nara Shikaku spoke, looking very apologetic.

Moving away from Konoha is an absolutely unacceptable demand for them. Leaving Konoha would mean they are a free ninja clan, which would make it impossible for them to even stay in the Land of Fire.

Should they seek refuge with another ninja village?

Putting aside whether the other side welcomes them or not, even if they do, what will happen to the businesses of their three clans? What will they do when facing Konoha ninjas in future wars? What if the leaders of other ninja villages welcome them, but the ninjas below them don't?

Establishing the Ino-Shika-Cho Ninja Village in a small country without any ninja villages is even more impossible. It would be better to join another ninja village. If a ninja village in a small country were to start a war, it would definitely be bullied by the five great ninja villages.

The strength of Takigakure was definitely greater than that of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, and they even had a Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, yet they were still defeated by Uchiha Yoichi alone and forced to sign a treaty that was almost a betrayal of the village.

Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped his pipe, sighed inwardly, and asked, "Shikaku, what are you planning to do?"

"After the succession ceremony, apologize to the Fifth Hokage."

Nara Shikaku spoke up, "What the Fifth Hokage wanted was obedience. Now even the Hyuga clan is having its branch family ninjas join the security force and accept the village's management. We... we were still naive before, which is why we've incurred the Fifth Hokage's wrath."

"How could they do this? This is outrageous!"

Jiraiya said indignantly and with great dissatisfaction, but after a moment's thought, he couldn't quite put his finger on what exactly was wrong with Uchiha Yoichi's actions.

After all, it is essential for ninjas to obey the Hokage, which is undeniable. However, Jiraiya felt that Uchiha Yoichi was extremely domineering.

No matter what, it's wrong to pressure your fellow villagers like this.

Nara Shikaku shook his head and sighed, "Now, even the ninjas of our three clans can't get missions in the village anymore, so I'm sorry, Third Hokage."

The alliance of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio has required the witness of the Sarutobi clan for generations, and it has a history of several hundred years from the first alliance to the present.

But today, for the sake of their clan's continuation, they have no choice but to bow down and betray this covenant. Nara Shikaku knows that Hiruzen Sarutobi is at odds with the current Fifth Hokage and the Uchiha clan, but the Ino-Shika-Cho trio have no power to resist.

"I understand, Shikaku. It's not your fault. You did nothing wrong."

After saying those words, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly felt himself age in an instant; he could no longer earn them.

He used his Hokage authority to suppress the Uchiha clan back then, and now Uchiha Yoichi is using the same method to suppress him back.

"I apologize, Lord Third Generation."

After Nara Shikaku apologized again, he stood up and left the Sarutobi clan with Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza.

Now that things have come to this, the three clans have no choice but to bow down to the Hokage. All the children of school age in the clans have started school, and the ninjas in the clans have applied to join various departments of Konoha and await orders.

Previously, their clan leaders were somewhat useful, but starting the day after tomorrow, these three clan leaders will only have empty titles, and the Hokage's orders will supersede their clan leadership.

Doing this would at least ensure the survival of their clansmen. If they didn't do this, they would have to lead all their clansmen to wander the ninja world, and perhaps in a dozen years, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio would no longer exist.

After Nara Shikaku and the other two left, Jiraiya fell silent, unsure of what to say.

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't say a word either. After taking a couple of sips of tea from the teacup Jiraiya had given him, he couldn't help but think of his old friends. Danzo was in worse shape than death; he had no consciousness of his own and could only sweep the streets repeatedly every day.

Koharu and Homura, unwilling to relinquish power, are assigned many tasks daily, yet dare not engage in any underhanded tactics, and can only work diligently like oxen every day.

Although Akimichi Torifu is retired and at home, his entire clan was in danger before. Although he went to see the Second Hokage who was resurrected by Edo Tensei, it didn't have much effect.

If this fighting continues, Hiruzen Sarutobi fears that the Sarutobi clan will be destroyed in his hands. In fact, the Sarutobi clan is already in the same situation as the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, but they can hold on for a while because of their strong foundation.

"Old man, are you alright?"

Jiraiya suddenly noticed that Hiruzen Sarutobi had become hunched over, and asked with some concern.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and said, "It's nothing, Jiraiya. You go back first. I want to be alone for a while."

"Old man, I'll be going now. If you need anything, just have someone let me know."

Jiraiya didn't say anything in the end, then shook his head and got up to walk outside.

After leaving the Sarutobi clan, Jiraiya suddenly felt somewhat aimless; Orochimaru was either in his underground research lab or training his disciples.

Tsunade, sigh.

Jiraiya felt another pang of heartache. He would rather be a carefree writer in the ninja world than deal with these things in the village.

But after that guy became Hokage, he had to strictly manage the village's ninjas, making it difficult for Jiraiya to roam the ninja world freely.

Moreover, Tsunade's dream has probably changed, and his persistence has little hope. As Jiraiya walked, he suddenly realized that he had arrived near Minato's house, so he subconsciously walked in that direction.

He used to come to see Minato whenever he was in a bad mood, but Minato has been gone for a long time now. However, his son should be all grown up by now.

After thinking about this, Jiraiya decided to go and take a look, and also mention the matter of taking on a disciple to Kushina.

Upon arriving at Minato Namikaze's house, Jiraiya hadn't even knocked when he suddenly sensed someone rapidly approaching from behind.

"Hey, you there, what are you doing in front of my house?!"

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya turned his head and saw a blond-haired child running quickly toward him. After a few leaps, the child jumped onto the wall next to him and landed between Jiraiya and the door.

"This child is Minato's son; he seems to have a lot of ninja talent."

The thought flashed through Jiraiya's mind, and he then squatted down and asked, "Little one, what's your name?"

"Naruto Uzumaki, what about you? Are you looking for my mother?"

Naruto Uzumaki spoke up, saying he wasn't afraid of bad guys in front of him. He had learned a couple of shuriken throwing techniques from Itachi at Uncle Yang's house today, and now he was looking for an opponent to test his skills.

"Me? I guess I should be considered one."

"Naruto, don't run so fast next time!"

Jiraiya was interrupted by the person behind him before he could finish speaking; when he stood up and turned around, he found that it was Kushina.

"It's Jiraiya-sensei."

Kushina nodded and greeted him, but their relationship wasn't as close as it used to be; then she opened the door to let Naruto in, while she stayed outside.

Before Jiraiya could speak, Kushina asked, "Jiraiya-sensei, I have a question for you. Is it still possible to find Minato's body?"

"The corpse... it's going to be very difficult. According to the intelligence, Nagato used Minato's corpse to create his previous Rinnegan clone. Now, we don't even know if Nagato can survive."

Jiraiya sighed and shook his head, saying that after learning from the Second Hokage that Nagato's Rinnegan belonged to Madara Uchiha and that Madara planned to have Nagato revive him, Jiraiya knew that Nagato wouldn't live much longer.

"Is there absolutely no hope left?"

"I'm afraid it's difficult. We lack information right now. But Kushina, why do you want Minato's body?"

"Because it is possible"

Kushina suddenly stopped halfway through her sentence. She suddenly thought, what if she said that Uchiha Yoichi could revive Minato and aroused Jiraiya's suspicion?

The cost of reviving a person is so high, and Uchiha Yoichi didn't agree before. Kushina, what method did you use to persuade Uchiha Yoichi?

Kushina struggled to come up with a plausible excuse. She was also afraid that others would find out about her affair with Uchiha Yoichi. In her anxiety, she suddenly thought, "If we have Minato's body, we can revive him using the Impure World Reincarnation technique. That way, Minato can see Naruto."

"Is that so? But when Naruto grows up, he'll probably miss Minato even more."

Jiraiya didn't say it was a good method; he felt it wasn't good to disturb the dead unless it could fully revive Minato. But he also didn't say it was a bad method, since it was Kushina's wish.

"Kushina, Naruto is almost ready to start his training, and I'd like to take him on as my disciple. What do you think?"

Before Jiraiya could finish speaking, he suddenly turned into smoke with a bang and then disappeared completely.

Kushina quickly realized that this was a reverse summoning technique, which had summoned Jiraiya away. However, even though Jiraiya had been summoned away, she had already given her answer to the question from earlier.

"Let's forget about it. Naruto will have another teacher later."

As Kushina turned to go inside, she suddenly remembered the scene of Uchiha Yoichi teaching Naruto. After standing there for a moment, she came to her senses, shook her head resentfully, and muttered under her breath, "Naruto's teacher can only be Minato. Once Minato is resurrected, let him teach him."

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Inside the Hokage's office, after hearing Uchiha Yoichi's words, not only Senju Hashirama, but also Senju Tobirama and Tsunade were stunned for a moment.

Tsunade was the first to speak, saying, "Yoichi, wouldn't reviving a strong ninja be a great threat to you?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Tsunade realized that she seemed a little anxious about not reviving her grandfather. However, she was more worried about this brat, after all, he was the father of the child in her womb.

"Fifth Hokage, I know the Rinnegan can revive the dead, but it might be a forbidden technique that trades lives for lives. I am already a dead person who has lived through an era, so it doesn't really affect my chances of revival."

"Wait a minute, First Hokage, you and Tsunade have both misunderstood."

Uchiha Yoichi wasn't keen on hearing Hashirama Senju's long-winded explanation, so he interrupted him, saying, "If it were before, reviving a powerhouse of your caliber would indeed have been a huge burden for me, but not anymore."

At this point, Uchiha Yang paused, then pointed to his Rinnegan and continued...

"Now that I have awakened another eye technique, reviving you would only require a little chakra for me, which is hardly a price to pay. Moreover, the village's development also needs you, First Hokage. Considering all aspects, that's why I asked this question."

"So, First Generation, do you want to be resurrected?"

Please vote for me!

(End of this chapter)