Gulp!
The soft sound of a throat swallowing echoed faintly in this dimension.
Everyone watched silently as Senju Hashirama, emitting a terrifying aura, sat cross-legged on the scroll.
Although he was just sitting there, making no movements, everyone present felt like ordinary people facing a fierce beast.
"It really is Grandfather!"
Tsunade was the first to react, her face showing surprise and a complex expression as she looked at Senju Hashirama, who had his eyes closed.
Among everyone present, perhaps only Tsunade had truly interacted with Senju Hashirama, so only Tsunade could definitively confirm that the Senju Hashirama before their eyes was the real Senju Hashirama.
And not someone who had transformed into Senju Hashirama's appearance through some special means.
However, it was precisely because of this that a complex expression flashed in Tsunade's eyes; Yamato's presence had disappeared.
At the same time, the moving Curse Marks on the scroll also began to slowly stop.
The terrifying aura and pressure in the entire dimension began to gradually recede, allowing everyone present to slowly breathe a sigh of relief.
Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu exchanged a glance and wiped the sweat from their foreheads.
Danzo tightly gripped the cane in his hand, his gaze fixed on Senju Hashirama in front of him, his mind lost in thought.
Among everyone present, only Kakashi and Jiraiya had a hint of sadness and helplessness flash in their eyes.
The current Konoha is in an extremely dangerous situation. Resurrecting the former First Hokage is the only way, and the last resort.
Perhaps the moment Yamato became an experimental subject and survived, his fate was already sealed.
Kakashi Hatake thought silently in his heart.
As the terrifying pressure in the air gradually disappeared, Senju Hashirama, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, slowly opened his eyes under everyone's gaze.
"This is that dimension. It seems this Jutsu was used in the end..."
Senju Hashirama lowered his head to look at his body sitting cross-legged on the scroll, scratched his head, and chuckled helplessly.
"Grandfather!"
Just then, a joyful exclamation came from the front, reaching Senju Hashirama's ears.
Senju Hashirama looked up and saw a blonde woman suddenly rushing towards him.
Tsunade pounced onto Senju Hashirama with a face full of surprise. Senju Hashirama's face turned red, and he quickly raised his hands above his head, wearing a strange expression.
At this moment, Tsunade also realized, her face flushed, and she got up from Senju Hashirama's body, then spoke with a dissatisfied tone:
"Grandfather! You didn't recognize me, did you?"
Jiraiya and Shizune, standing not far behind Tsunade, couldn't help but widen their eyes when they saw Tsunade's flushed face.
Jiraiya and Shizune had never seen Tsunade with a flushed face before.
Seeing Tsunade's blonde hair and her dissatisfied expression, a small figure in Senju Hashirama's mind quickly overlapped with the Tsunade in front of him.
At this moment, Senju Hashirama's face showed a look of realization as he looked at Tsunade and said:
"You're Tsunade! I didn't expect you to have grown so big, I didn't recognize you, hahaha!"
After speaking, Senju Hashirama burst into laughter, looking foolish.
Tsunade's face showed a stiff expression as she rubbed her forehead.
Yes, it really is Grandfather!
At this time, everyone standing beside them had strange expressions on their faces as they looked at the foolishly laughing Senju Hashirama in front of them.
The Senju Hashirama who was emitting a terrifying aura just now was completely different from the foolishly laughing Senju Hashirama now.
After laughing for a few moments, Senju Hashirama suddenly noticed that the air was somewhat frozen, and the foolishly laughing expression on his face froze.
Senju Hashirama coughed lightly a few times to ease the awkwardness.
"And you are?"
Senju Hashirama scratched his hair, tilted his body, and looked at Jiraiya and the others standing behind Tsunade, asking with some curiosity.
Feeling Senju Hashirama's gaze, Danzo and the others' bodies suddenly tensed up, showing respectful expressions.
Jiraiya quickly walked over, looked at Senju Hashirama, and spoke respectfully:
"Shodai(1st)-sama! My name is Jiraiya. We resurrected you because the current Konoha is in an extremely dangerous situation."
"I know, that guy Yūto has already broken out of the seal."
Senju Hashirama scratched his hair, a bitter smile appearing on his face.
Jiraiya asked with some surprise: "You know?"
Not only Jiraiya, but everyone else's gaze also turned towards him, clearly curious how Senju Hashirama, who had just been resurrected, knew this.
"The fact that Yūto could break the seal is partly because of me."
"Speaking of which, is there any junior in Konoha who has mastered the Edo Tensei Ninjutsu?"
Senju Hashirama smiled helplessly, then looked at Jiraiya with some curiosity.
Mastered Edo Tensei?
Jiraiya was stunned and couldn't help but look back at Danzo.
Seeing Jiraiya's gaze, Danzo's face immediately turned red, especially feeling Senju Hashirama's gaze. Danzo stiffly squeezed out three words:
"It wasn't me!"
Senju Hashirama glanced at Danzo and also shook his head.
Jiraiya and Tsunade exchanged a glance, and a person instantly came to mind. He couldn't help but say:
"Orochimaru!"
Senju Hashirama's eyes lit up, a look of joy on his face, as he looked at Jiraiya and asked curiously:
"Where is this person? The Edo Tensei Ninjutsu that Tobirama left behind was only incomplete back then. I didn't expect it to be completed. Such a person is a genius no less than Tobirama. Konoha needs innovative Ninja like this."
Senju Hashirama's voice was full of admiration, as if he didn't care at all about Orochimaru releasing Yūto.
Seeing the expression on Senju Hashirama's face, Jiraiya couldn't help but be deeply stunned.
Orochimaru is an extremely dangerous person; this is a consensus among almost everyone who has met Orochimaru.
Even Jiraiya, who was once Orochimaru's friend, does not deny this deep down.
Most people would probably not feel at ease having such a person stay in the Village.
But looking at Senju Hashirama in front of him, Jiraiya could clearly sense Senju Hashirama's admiration.
He didn't even show any blame for the act of releasing a formerly hostile Ninja.
Not only Jiraiya, but Kakashi and the others present also saw the joy on Senju Hashirama's face; it was an undisguised expression.
For a moment, the entire air was slightly silent.
Everyone who was inwardly tense because of the news that Yūto had broken the seal.
At this moment, everyone suddenly found that the tension deep within them was slowly receding.
Even Danzo and the others felt a great sense of relief.
This feeling was not because of Senju Hashirama's strength.
But because of Senju Hashirama's complete composure and the magnanimity he displayed upon hearing the news that Yūto had been released.
Is this the true magnanimity of a strongman?
Jiraiya thought silently in his heart.
Perhaps only a person like this could unite a family like the Uchiha during times of chaos and establish Konoha Hidden Village.
Perhaps only a person like this could perform the feat of dividing the Nine Tailed Beasts in that kind of environment back then.