Hidden Leaf Village, Hokage Building.
Tobirama Senju stood at the window with his back to the desk, the smooth glass reflecting a face clouded with sorrow.
Although his injuries had temporarily recovered somewhat after a few days of rest, his complexion still hadn't improved, as if he had suddenly aged several decades.
In fact, he already knew everything from Kagami-kun and had returned to the village from the Secret Base after learning that Shin'yu would not attack Hidden Leaf Village for the time being.
A few days ago, Kagami-kun teleported to the Base using the Flying Thunder God Technique and reported the battle situation to Tobirama.
Apart from the Five-Year Agreement, he wrote everything that happened between him and Shin'yu in the Mission report, including the details of their fight and the words they exchanged.
Of course, matters involving the deal with Shin'yu, voluntarily offering his eyes in exchange for five years... were glossed over by Kagami-kun.
Such a simple explanation could not fool Tobirama, so Kagami-kun's explanation for Shin'yu's retreat was:
Shin'yu's real purpose was not to destroy Hidden Leaf Village, but to obtain his Mangekyo Sharingan.
Tobirama nodded frequently as he listened, because he knew that Madara had transplanted the eyes of the deceased Izuna to gain such great power.
Kagami-kun explained that because of the nature of his Eye Technique, Shin'yu could not do anything to him. If he attacked lightly, he could not capture him, but if he attacked heavily, he would damage the eyes he was longing for.
Therefore, even though he had the power to destroy him in an instant, he was hampered by concerns and found himself in a dilemma.
Tobirama was so shrewd that he grasped the key point almost instantly and raised his own doubts:
"He didn't use the village to threaten you?"
Kagami-kun's answer was:
"Yes, but I would have destroyed my eyes directly. He could do nothing and had to retreat reluctantly."
In response, Tobirama first praised his disciple's Will of Fire of sacrificing himself for righteousness, and then sternly exhorted him:
"Be sure to act carefully. Shin'yu will not give up on taking your eyes, so you must be vigilant in the future and not give him a chance."
Tobirama was a cautious person. He read the Mission report submitted by Kagami-kun over and over again, dozens of times, word by word, trying to understand Shin'yu's intentions and analyze the information.
Then, he came to a terrible conclusion.
With his current strength, appearing in Shin'yu's field of vision would be a certain death.
In addition, there was another piece of information that he was very concerned about.
That was when the two brothers were fighting in the Valley of the End, Kagami-kun was accidentally punched by Shin'yu into the chest of the Uchiha Madara statue, and Shin'yu inadvertently blurted out a sentence:
'Oops, that's unlucky. Lord Madara took six years to heal this piece of flesh.'
Flesh?
Wound?
What kind of external injury would take six years to heal?
Speaking of which, after that great battle, Tobirama arrived at his brother's side as soon as possible and noticed a scab on his shoulder.
That wound was not caused by any blunt or sharp weapon, but more like... a bite mark.
But because he had to concentrate on dealing with Shin'yu at the time, he didn't pay attention to it, but sneered at Madara in his heart, a person who had been pursuing combat elegance all his life, actually revealed such a beastly side.
Could it be that... Madara bit off a piece of big brother's flesh back then?
He vaguely sensed that this matter was filled with a strong sense of strangeness. Uchiha Madara... very likely transplanted his brother's flesh and blood.
This couldn't help but arouse his high suspicion.
Why would Madara do this?
Could it be that by fusing the power of the Senju and Uchiha, one could awaken even stronger power?
Six years ago, on that rainy night, Madara faked his death and escaped, and since then disappeared from everyone's sight. What exactly was he plotting in secret?
He was silent for a long time, unable to figure it out.
But now he didn't have time to think about these things, because there was a more serious situation waiting for him to deal with.
On the day he returned to the village, he also brought back a corpse, and a painful message.
His brother, Hashirama Senju, had fallen.
He himself was seriously injured and difficult to heal, leaving him with a chronic illness. Once he unleashed Chakra, his heart would be torn apart and his life would hang by a thread, which meant he had lost his Kage-level combat ability.
This was a very serious internal injury, and it would take at least ten or eight years to fully recover.
That night, all the high-level officials held a meeting, and a fierce quarrel broke out in the conference room of the Hokage Building.
80% of the people believed that the news of Lord Hokage's death should not be announced, especially under the dangerous situation where Sarutobi Sasuke had died and Tobirama Senju was seriously injured.
The new generation had not yet grown up, and the village was already seriously lacking Kage-level combat power. If it was announced at this time, it would be tantamount to showing weakness to the other Four Great Shinobi Villages!
On the other hand, the 20% represented by the Senju Clan believed that Hashirama Senju had devoted his life to the village, not only creating the Hidden Leaf Village, but also initiating a new era and ending the Warring States Period. Such great achievements meant that such a person should be given a grand funeral to allow people all over the world to mourn him, and should not die in obscurity.
Both sides held their own views and argued endlessly. In the end, Uzumaki Mito spoke and insisted on holding a funeral, but it was not necessary to announce it to the world, only to notify all the Hidden Leaf Village villagers.
To this, Tobirama could only frown and agree.
He was actually on the side of reason. This ostrich-like approach could not be concealed for long.
Thus, three days later, the Hidden Leaf Village held a grand funeral for the "God of Shinobi," and all the Hidden Leaf Village villagers came to mourn.
As the sad and solemn eulogy was slowly read out, everyone burst into tears, mourning the "God of Shinobi" who had pacified the troubled times.
His true cause of death was classified as confidential by the higher-ups, and it was only announced to the public that he had died of exhaustion and old age.
But Tobirama knew very well that when Shin'yu attacked Hidden Leaf Village that night, the Kage of the other Four Great Shinobi Villages were all present!
Once the news leaked, then anyone with eyes would see that Shin'yu had killed the "God of Shinobi."
But this could not be considered bad news.
Tobirama had once used the information that "Madara faked his death and was outside" to scare the other four great countries for a full six years, so now Shin'yu's fierce reputation must also be used.
He pressed his temples, but the fatigue in his eyes could not be dispelled.
On the night of Hashirama's burial, he was unanimously elected by the high-level officials to become the "Second Hokage" of the Hidden Leaf Village.
Although when big brother was still alive, the work he did was no different from now, it was only when he actually sat in this position that he could understand the responsibilities and pressures that a Hokage had to bear.
The current situation of the village was not optimistic. There were not many Kage-level experts left who were the highest combat power.
The three most powerful individuals were either dead or crippled, and the clan heads of the various major families, having been complacent for too long, had neglected their training and were now spending more time vying for power. Apart from Hyuga Harukaze, none retained their Kage-level strength from their prime.
The strongest of the new generation, Hiruzen, Danzo, and the like, were merely Jonin in strength.
The older generation was failing, the younger generation hadn't caught up, powerful enemies surrounded them, it was a time of internal and external troubles!
No, that's not right!
Tobirama suddenly raised his head, a glint flashing in his eyes.
There was still one more… Uchiha Kagami!
In the Uchiha Clan Territory, Kagami suddenly sneezed, startling the girl in front of him, causing the Three-Colored Dango in her hand to fall to the ground with a "splat."
"Ah, I'm sorry, Yuko, let me take you to buy another skewer."
The girl shook her head, her face flushed red, her black ponytail swaying back and forth. "No need, Kagami-kun, you've been under a lot of pressure lately, you need to take care of yourself."
Kagami scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. "Taking care of you is a mission the Clan Head gave me, after all, you are his own younger sister."
"Actually…" Uchiha Yuko put her hands behind her back, shyly tiptoeing. "Kagami-kun doesn't have to treat this as a mission…"
She widened her beautiful eyes, a hint of courage flashing in her dark pupils. She raised her head and lightly pecked Kagami on the cheek, then fled, her face flushed red.
Leaving Kagami standing there, dumbfound
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