Konoha: Who's the good guy?

The Nine-Tails' chakra receded from Kushina's body, and she returned to her original attire.

Looking at the blooming flowers in her hand, her little head was filled with big question marks.

"I've mastered a technique that allows me to borrow the power of the deceased. Each time I borrow it, a little bit remains. Hmm, maybe one day you'll suddenly see that I've gained a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan?"

Yamanaka Kei scratched his cheek and directly attributed his knowledge of Wood Release to [Borrowing Account Login].

"Wow, that's amazing!"

Kushina nodded blankly, habitually supporting her boyfriend.

After pausing for a moment, he asked again.

"Why did Kurama react like that? And what about what you said just now, 'your power is too strong'? Is that something from the past?"

"Isn't your focus a bit off?"

"Huh~ Is Jing asking for compliments? Shall I say a few more?"

"...Never mind, let me tell you the story of the hedgehog and the watermelon rind competing to see who can pee the farthest."

Shan Zhongjing rolled his eyes speechlessly.

While recounting the story of Konoha's founding, he and Kushina continued walking towards the Namen Hall.

Upon arriving at Namendo, the two sat in the corridor and ate breakfast.

In less than ten minutes.

Honoka Uzumaki arrived here carrying a small wooden bucket and a rag.

After exchanging greetings...

Shan Zhongjing quickly devoured the last of the steamed buns.

He left a Flying Thunder God mark in the corridor and used the Flying Thunder God technique to fetch water from the river in Konoha.

Kushina and Honoka were carrying various tools from the back warehouse.

They quickly and efficiently cleaned up the dust and fallen leaves and trash blown in by the wind from the noodle room.

Little by little, they restored Namen-do to its original appearance.

"These masks hanging on the wall, each one represents a... uh, a god?"

Shan Zhongjing casually asked the question that had been bothering him.

"Yes, this is the sea god, this is the moon goddess, this is Inari Daimyojin, this is the fire god, this is..."

"Are they all like the Grim Reaper, bound by a contract and possessing special sealing techniques?"

"No, according to Grandma Mito, many gods actually disappeared a very long time ago, leaving only three. They all have unique contracts and sealing techniques."

"Did Grandma Mito keep them all?"

"Only the Reaper Death Seal was preserved. As for the other two, Grandma Mito only knows of one, the 'Ama-Iwato Seal,' which was contracted with Ama-Iwato, and the 'Defiant Rebellion Seal,' which was contracted with Amanojaku... Honoka, do you know it?"

Kushina paused for a moment, then turned to Honoka and asked her.

With the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools, many of the Uzumaki clan's traditions have been lost. Grandma Mito was human, not a god, and it was impossible for her to have learned and preserved all the techniques.

"My parents did not learn such advanced skills."

Honoka shook her head.

She doesn't know as much about these things as Kushina.

Moreover, the technique that can only be used by signing a contract with a god is obviously not something that ordinary people can learn!

"Hehe~ Grandma Mito actually left behind a lot of interesting techniques. Shall we go check them out together sometime?"

"Huh? Is that okay?"

"Of course!"

"Kushina, you're so kind~"

"That's because Honoka, you're so kind!"

The two girls, arm in arm, huddled together, giggling and whispering in each other's ears.

The viewer's gaze was fixed on the wall with twenty-seven masks.

A very, very long time—how long is that?

What kind of power do Tianyanhu Fengjin and Wutianxie Nifeng possess?

I wonder if having Orochimaru study it might allow him to deduce the origins of these two lost special sealing techniques.

"never mind......"

Yamanaka Kei shook his head with a hint of regret, letting go of the group of Konoha's high-ranking officials from back then.

I've already cursed too many times, I'm tired, that's enough!

Thanks to the two women's hard work, the Namen Hall had been basically cleaned up.

His gaze fell on the purple entry "Borrow Account Login," wondering if he should first call over Hashirama Senju and sign the contract.

Otherwise, what if Kushina suddenly has the idea to meet her grandmother Mito's husband?

"Kushina, I'm going to take care of something. Use this to contact me if you need me."

Yamanaka Kei called out to Kushina, raised his arm, and pointed to his wrist.

"Uh-huh."

Kushina waved her hand, smiled and agreed, then turned to Honoka and began to talk about their private matters.

sigh~

Using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Yamanaka Kei appeared in the Root Base.

He greeted the shadow clone sitting behind Danzo's desk, processing documents, and glanced at the 'Danzo' who was squatting to the side reading a comic book.

He turned and walked out of the office, heading towards the sealed storage room at the very bottom of the root.

Ten minutes later.

Unseal the seals and take out the sealed storage jar containing a palm-sized piece of meat.

Yamanaka Kei once again used the Flying Thunder God Technique to arrive at the dense forest where he had experimented with Wood Release.

Using the Wood Release: Four Pillars Technique, a wooden hut was temporarily constructed.

After placing Hashirama Senju's flesh on the floor, he quickly drew extremely strange chakra patterns around the flesh on the ground.

When the last stroke of the technique is completed.

The densely packed, grotesque symbols began to glow with azure chakra light.

A dark and deep gate, exuding an aura of decay and gloom, appeared in the center of the spell.

"Tsk~ I have to use something they care about to call them out, what a hassle."

Yamashita Kageshi thought to himself, "What do you mean?"

After thinking about what Hashirama Senju might care about.

He called out towards the gate.

"Senior Hashirama Senju, I am your granddaughter Tsunade's brother-in-law. Would you like to see your granddaughter? Would you like to see Konoha as it is now?"

"No response?"

Looking at the unmoving gate, Yamanaka Kei frowned and changed his approach.

"Hashirama Senju-senpai, something terrible has happened! Your granddaughter Tsunade has become the Fourth Hokage! She's about to bankrupt Konoha! Come out now!"

"not yet?"

"Hashirama Senju-senpai, the Third Shinobi World War has broken out! Konoha is under siege by the four great ninja villages and is about to be wiped out! Help!"

"Depend on!"

"Hasilama! Madara says he can pee farther than you! And he skips stones better than you! If you hadn't been standing behind him and hindering his performance back then..."

Clang!

Before they could finish talking about the scenery in the mountains, the dilapidated door was kicked open.

With a dark expression and an imposing aura, Hashirama Senju strode out of the Pure Land.

"You've seen Madara? That wretched guy! He's never beaten me even once!"

"...I've met him."

Yamanaka Kei stared blankly at Hashirama Senju's soul form.

(╯‵□′)╯︵┴─┴

Even after the destruction of Konoha, he couldn't bear to leave the Pure Land. The mere mention of Uchiha Madara would send him rushing out in a huff.

They even came up and asked him if he had seen the other person before.

Is this the bond between best buddies?

"Your chakra aura is unfamiliar. I'm certain I've never seen you before. Madara died before me, how could you have seen him?"

"Uchiha Madara used the Transcription Seal to seal Izanagi, and after a period of time after his death, he rewrote the reality of his death and came back to life."

"Hahaha~ I knew that guy wouldn't die so easily! Seriously, I got fooled!"

Hashirama Senju, looking completely carefree, burst into laughter with his hands on his hips.

After laughing, he continued to ask with a headache in his eyes.

"So, you only called me here to help because Konoha is on the verge of destruction? Honestly, war is inevitable in every era!"

"Um, I just made that up on the spot."

"That's true. With your chakra reserves and Wood Release power, you shouldn't be in such a terrible state. Then... Tsuna?"

"Um...that's made up too."

Yamanaka Kei raised an eyebrow, secretly marveling at Hashirama Senju's abnormal sensory abilities.

I sensed his chakra level and Wood Release bloodline limit the moment we met.

"Do you ever tell the truth?"

"I really am your granddaughter's brother-in-law."

"A strange way of describing her... My granddaughter's sister, not my granddaughter?"

Hashirama Senju stroked his chin, and his expression changed drastically as he considered the possible reasons for this situation.

What a human tragedy!

He's already dead, why is he still meddling in his son and daughter-in-law's messy family drama?

"My version of events comes from Grandma Mito."

The scenery in the mountains can be summed up in one sentence.

Hashirama Senju was completely petrified, and after a long while, he finally spoke in a low voice.

"Did Mito... remarry?"