Chapter 98: The Second Hokage Guesting at the Uchiha Clan Head's House
Orochimaru always has some incredible, peculiar attributes, like delivering equipment and sacrificing himself; it's practically a common occurrence.
That little cub in the house, still hugging his mother's leg and crying for food, could even get something from Orochimaru…
Perhaps due to exceedingly good luck this New Year, Orochimaru came to the door and delivered the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju. The crow just needed to sign and accept it.
Kitahara wouldn't be falsely polite either. In return, it gifted a volley of energy blasts, leaving Orochimaru covered in injuries.
"Hmm? Ninjas from the village?"
Tobirama Senju scanned the area, saw the Konoha headband on Kabuto Yakushi's head, and pointed a finger at the white-haired youth, "That little fellow, come over here and tell me what's going on!"
"Yes!"
Kabuto Yakushi and Orochimaru exchanged a look. He took a few steps forward and said, "This is the outskirts of the village. Someone has controlled Lord Second Hokage and invaded Konoha!"
"..."
Kitahara was speechless. You two, who get swayed by Talk-no-Jutsu, are trying to fool a ghost? Are you kidding me!
"Are there enemies… To actually dare to control me when I'm near my peak strength before death… courting death!"
Under the expectant gazes of Kabuto Yakushi and Orochimaru, Tobirama Senju's chakra instantly erupted, so much so that one could see the energy leaking from his reanimated body!
A second later…
Tobirama Senju stood quietly in place, his expression slightly awkward, "Sorry, I can't break free from the enemy's control…"
"..."
Hashirama's cells are the most perfect sacrifice for performing Edo Tensei in the ninja world. The crow is the sage with the most vast chakra in the entire ninja world.
Although the reanimated Tobirama Senju was extremely close to his strength before death, he was powerless to break free from control…
The only person in this world who could possibly break free from the crow's Edo Tensei control was probably that darn old man, the Sage of Six Paths.
"Caw!"
Kitahara looked mockingly at the three people on the field. A Konoha rogue ninja and a spy requesting the deceased Second Hokage to attack a member of the Uchiha clan head's family. What a rare sight!
Tobirama Senju, limited by its chakra control, was able to understand its words. His brow immediately furrowed, "Konoha rogue ninja? Spy? Uchiha?"
"Go!"
Orochimaru didn't dare to linger for a moment. Today's events were truly unbelievable. It was one thing for a crow to be able to perform Edo Tensei…
But the Second Hokage was actually unable to break free from the crow's Edo Tensei control. Orochimaru couldn't believe such a thing! He himself could easily be broken free from when he was fully controlling a relatively strong reanimated person.
If that crow manipulated the Second Hokage, he and Kabuto, with their weakened chakra, would be no match!
Taking advantage of today's opportunity, after so much effort, all he got were the remains of the White Fang of Konoha. He could only consider it cutting his losses!
Kitahara didn't give chase, leisurely watching Orochimaru leave, looking forward to their next encounter.
"Hey, that ninja crow, tell me what's going on!"
After Tobirama Senju failed again to break free from control, he could only look at Kitahara and say, "Why was I reanimated? What exactly is your purpose?"
"Caw!"
Kitahara tilted its head…
If I told you I just learned Edo Tensei, and someone delivered your remains to my doorstep for me to use as an experiment, would you believe me?
"No one would believe that! Your lie is a bit too fake!" Tobirama Senju retorted coldly, then said seriously, "Since I can't break free from your control, you can at least tell me everything!"
"..."
Kitahara suddenly fell silent. Is Tobirama Senju really under its control? Is he trying to feign it, then gather intelligence?
But, it seems it doesn't have any purpose…
And there's no need to explain to Tobirama Senju! The biggest problem is, how should a reanimated ninja be preserved?
While the crow was conflicted, the door to the house suddenly opened…
"Hmm? Why is it so lively? Are there guests?"
Uchiha Mikoto stood at the doorway. Beside her was a little cub clutching his mother's clothes, curiously looking at Tobirama.
"..."
Kitahara wracked its brain. It seemed there was no way to explain this clearly!
The Second Hokage from the Hokage Rock, the person the Uchiha clan mentioned at every turn, had appeared before Mikoto…
"Lord Second Hokage?!"
Tobirama Senju watched the crow lightly land on Uchiha Mikoto's shoulder and asked doubtfully, "You are…"
"I am Uchiha Mikoto, my husband is Uchiha Fugaku, the current head of the Uchiha clan…" After Mikoto nodded, she said softly, "Is this also the Edo Tensei that Nawaki mentioned?"
"...Is that crow raised by your family?"
"Kitahara is a member of our family…"
Mikoto rubbed the crow's head with her left hand and pressed down on Sasuke's head with her right, afraid the two would start bickering in front of an outsider.
After a brief exchange.
Because Mikoto didn't know much, and she never meddled in external affairs, leaving everything to Fugaku and her son to decide.
Tobirama Senju could only sit in the Uchiha clan head's house with a dark face, tapping the table out of boredom, waiting for Uchiha Fugaku's return.
He wanted to ask more questions or temporarily leave this place, but that crow was busy arguing with a little boy, and it was about to lose.
Sasuke, having won the argument, proudly picked up the crow from the table, threw it on a cushion, and sat on the table himself.
Tobirama Senju: "..."
Is this Uchiha clan's little brat an idiot?!
Sure enough, Sasuke, who was sitting on the table, was quickly pulled down by Uchiha Mikoto, who had returned to the living room, and was forced to sit properly and receive a twenty-minute-long lecture.
Fortunately, it wasn't a long wait.
It was said someone had already seen Orochimaru escape with their own eyes, so Uchiha Fugaku and Itachi returned home together.
They saw Tobirama Senju as soon as they entered the door…
"Weren't Lord Second Hokage's remains stolen by Orochimaru? How did his reanimated body appear here?"
"Because your family's crow reanimated me before that rogue ninja could act…" Tobirama Senju didn't hide much. He was born in the Warring States period, and the concept of the strong still prevailed.
"It even knows such an obscure jutsu! Kitahara is really amazing!"
Uchiha Fugaku praised, then the topic returned to Tobirama Senju. He didn't want to take on this big trouble at all, "…I remember Edo Tensei can be released, right?"
He never liked Tobirama Senju to begin with. Not many in the Uchiha clan liked Tobirama. He certainly couldn't just send him back to the village either.
"But Kitahara is not very willing to do that…"
Itachi said softly, holding the crow. Through chakra, he could feel Kitahara's joy after reanimating Tobirama Senju.
"This is playing with the souls of the dead…"
Fugaku, ignoring the error in his own words, also didn't look closely at Tobirama Senju's dark face, "Our clan has conflicts with the village's leadership; we can't keep this time bomb!"
"..."
Kitahara suddenly cawed, "Caw!"
How about we hold a clan meeting to discuss it?
Uchiha Itachi translated the crow's meaning. Let alone Tobirama Senju, even Mikoto's face couldn't help but darken a little.
This idea was truly wild…
(End of this chapter)