"You should know about the forbidden jutsu of your Uchiha Clan."
"Izanagi."
"Izanagi!" Kagami slapped his forehead. He knew this ninjutsu was a complete curse. During the night of the rebellion, Naori almost died because of Izanagi. He didn't expect Madara to also use Izanagi to escape death. What could they do now?
When Torifu saw Kagami's conflicted look, he waved his hand. "I've already hidden the fact about Uchiha Madara. Only Tobirama-sama and a few others, and now you, know. It won't affect the Uchiha Clan's image in the villagers' hearts."
Kagami sighed. "Sigh, thank you. If the villagers knew that Uchiha Madara was still alive, all the hard work the clan has put in over the years would be for nothing. We only just gained everyone's approval."
Torifu stood up and walked over to Kagami. "I know. That's why I did it."
"Then should I tell Naori about this?" Kagami asked.
"It's up to you. You probably can't hide it from her anyway, so it's fine to tell her. As for who else can know, that's up to you."
Kagami nodded. Madara reappearing was not a good sign. He didn't know what kind of misfortune he would bring to the clan this time. "Damn it. He's no longer a member of the Uchiha Clan, but his every move still affects the Uchiha."
Torifu walked to the window and looked at Konoha. "There's nothing we can do. As long as he has the Sharingan, he will always be a member of the Uchiha Clan. Anyway, you don't have to worry too much about this. He's very old now. He probably won't be causing trouble."
"At the very least, he won't have the energy to attack Konoha again."
"I hope so." Kagami felt more exhausted than ever. The clan had worked so hard for so many years under his leadership to change the villagers' view of the Uchiha. If the news of Madara attacking Konoha again were to spread, all the goodwill would be gone in an instant. It would be difficult to rebuild it again.
After seeing Kagami off, Torifu sat at his desk and thought for a long time. Madara awakening the Rinnegan was a certainty, but all nine Tailed Beasts were in his hands, so it was unrealistic for him to get them. This meant that Ōtsutsuki Kaguya couldn't be revived, and Madara would only be able to live a second life at best. This made things a lot easier for Torifu. With one less Ōtsutsuki-level enemy, Torifu could relax a lot.
After summoning his Intelligent Puppet, Torifu was ready to go home. After all, everything that needed to be handled had been handled. There was no need to keep up the act. After activating his Concealment Technique, he quietly left the village. There were still over ten years before Madara died, and Minato would have grown up by then and could take over as the Fourth Hokage.
He walked out of the Hokage Building and looked at the pedestrians on the street. They didn't seem to be too affected by last night's events and were still living their normal lives, playing games and chatting. This kind of state made Torifu feel a lot better. In a little while, he arrived at his doorstep and saw Aunt Katō hanging clothes in the yard. He originally wanted to say hello, but he remembered that he was still on the clock, so he gave up on that idea. He walked into the yard.
"Snowflake, why are you lying here? Where are Aokumo and the babies?" Snowflake, who was lying on Torifu's rocking chair, lazily opened its eyes. "Torifu, you're back. The light is good here, so it's more comfortable. Aokumo took the babies out to play. They probably won't be back until it's dark."
"Alright, you can keep lying there then." Since the spot was taken, Torifu decided to go back to his room and play a game. As soon as he took a step through the door, the system's alert rang in his head.
[An outsider is approaching Konoha. An outsider is approaching Konoha.]
When Torifu heard this, he opened the Cloud Palace's map and saw a few green dots rushing toward Konoha.
"Ugh, more people are coming? Who is it this time?"
Unlike yesterday, the people this time didn't have any hostility, so they were marked as green on the map. Since a guest was coming, Torifu naturally couldn't play his game. With a wave of his hand, a cloud chakra flew out and turned into a small bird that flew toward Konoha's gate. But when the cloud bird saw the people's appearance, Torifu immediately rushed out and arrived at the village gate in just half a minute.
At this moment, a few red-haired ninjas were gathered around a white-haired old man, talking with Konoha's guards. When Torifu saw this, he immediately went up to the guards and said, "You can go back to your post. I'll take it from here."
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
After the guards left, the white-haired old man immediately grabbed Torifu's hand. "How is it?! Is that person who impersonated me still in Konoha?!"
Torifu shook his head when he heard this. "He launched a surprise attack on my master last night and was helped to escape by someone." This was supposed to be a very serious matter, since Hashirama was attacked. But Ashina let out a long sigh of relief when he heard this. "Ah, that's a relief. That Hashirama is a tough guy. He's not going to die."
Torifu was also a little dumbfounded when he heard this. "Ashina-sama, what is your favorite thing to watch?"
Ashina snorted when he heard this. "You brat, are you still suspicious that I'm an impersonator? My favorite thing to watch is naturally the Hashirama Tales! We lived together for a week, and you still don't know?"
"I know, I know. A fake can never become real, and a real can never become fake." Torifu then said, "Let's go, Ashina-sama. Let's go to my master's house first. You can tell me the whole story again."
Ashina nodded. "Alright, alright. I've been so annoyed these past few days. Who would have thought that Uchiha would be so difficult to deal with? He almost made me fall." The entire way, Ashina was chattering on and on to Torifu, complaining that he hadn't watched the Hashirama Tales in a long time and was falling behind on the plot. This made Torifu a little speechless. However, it also made Torifu even more certain that this was the real one.
Not long after, the group arrived at the Senju Clan compound. The guards at the gate saw that the Hokage had brought a person from the Uzumaki Clan and let them through without looking too closely. After arriving at Hashirama's yard, Ashina saw Kushina sitting at the door of the house, seemingly crying.
"What's wrong, my little sea wave? Why are you crying here?" Ashina immediately went up and hugged Kushina. When she heard the familiar voice, Kushina looked up. "Grandpa, is it you?"
"Of course, it's me. That person before was an impersonator. He must have made you sad, little Kushina. Grandpa is really here this time." When she heard this, Kushina threw herself into Ashina's arms and cried even louder.