Chapter 181: The Meeting of Two Asura Reincarnations — Dug Out by Terumi Mei
Senju Hashirama nodded vigorously, his face similarly showing an excited expression:
"A ninjutsu that can briefly stimulate the body's chakra—I've never seen anything like it before."
"Your father, Might Dai, must have been an incredible person."
Father is an incredible person?
Might Guy suddenly froze for a moment, then his eyes glistened with tears as he nodded forcefully and spoke loudly:
"That's right! Father was an incredible person!"
Father! Did you hear that?
Even the First Hokage says you were an incredible person!
On the street, Senju Hashirama wore an excited expression, while Might Guy looked equally thrilled.
Fortunately, there weren't many people on the road at this time; otherwise, someone would surely have cast strange looks at them.
"By the way, Guy, could you teach me that Eight Gates technique?"
Senju Hashirama widened his eyes and looked at Might Guy, his gaze flickering with anticipation.
Hearing Hashirama's words, Might Guy was slightly stunned, then quickly nodded without hesitation:
"If Lord Hashirama wishes to learn, naturally there's no problem."
"Then I'll trouble you, Guy."
Senju Hashirama laughed heartily, rubbed his hair, and spoke somewhat embarrassedly.
Might Guy revealed his sparkling teeth. Being acknowledged by the First Hokage was simply the greatest honor for him.
"Lord Hashirama, when shall we begin?"
Might Guy looked at Senju Hashirama and asked excitedly.
At that moment, a faint fragrance drifted over from the side of the street.
Senju Hashirama took a light breath, couldn't help but rub his stomach, and smiled:
"No rush for now. I'm actually a bit hungry. Guy, would you like to join me for a meal?"
"You must eat heartily when hungry—that's the spirit of youth!"
Might Guy declared passionately.
Hearing Might Guy's sudden passionate words, Senju Hashirama blinked blankly.
Due to the sudden attacks by Uchiha Madara and Yuto, the entire Konoha village had essentially gone into hiding when attacked, with all civilians taking refuge.
The only shop still open on the entire street with such nerve was a modest-sized ramen shop.
Ichiraku Ramen!
At this moment, Team 7 was sitting inside the shop.
"Is it really okay for us to eat here now? Kakashi-sensei and the others have gone to fight. Won't the battle affect the village?"
Sakura looked at Naruto and Sasuke, her voice filled with worry.
"The sounds of battle outside stopped long ago. The fight should be over."
Sasuke replied without looking up, his eyes flickering, lost in thought.
Sitting between the two, Naruto finished his ramen in big gulps, then exhaled hot air.
Recalling how civilians and even some shinobi in Konoha had been looking at him recently, a hint of sadness flashed through Naruto's eyes.
Seemingly sensing the heavy atmosphere in Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto wiped his mouth and put on a smiling face again, turning to Sasuke beside him.
"Sasuke, Sakura, did you see that? That huge wooden man was amazing! That such a thing could be ninjutsu!"
Naruto's excited voice rang in Sasuke and Sakura's ears.
Sasuke remained somewhat silent, not speaking, as if immersed in his own world.
Sakura, sitting on the other side, glanced at Naruto, then at Sasuke, forcing a look of surprise as if to accommodate Naruto.
If this were before, Sakura would have already raised her fist and knocked it on Naruto's head to make him shut up.
But now, Sakura didn't know why she suddenly couldn't bring herself to do such a thing.
Perhaps because as a girl, she observed details more carefully.
At some point, Sakura realized she was growing further and further away from Naruto and Sasuke.
Ding!
A light bell sound rang out, followed by the curtain being pulled aside as two figures walked in from outside.
Naruto turned his head, and when he saw Might Guy entering, his face showed surprise:
"Ha! You're that thick-eyebrow guy's teacher!"
Might Guy saw the three of them and was slightly stunned, obviously surprised to see them here.
Crash!
The sound of a chair falling suddenly rang out.
Naruto turned his head, looking puzzled at Sakura, who had suddenly stood up beside him with a nervous expression.
"First... First Hokage-sama!!"
Sakura's voice trembled slightly, her eyes filled with excitement as she looked at the figure beside Might Guy.
As Sakura's voice rang out, both the stunned Naruto and the silent Sasuke simultaneously turned to look at Senju Hashirama.
"Konoha's juniors? You all seem full of spirit!"
Senju Hashirama smiled and spoke to the three of them.
However, while smiling lightly, Hashirama's gaze also fell on Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke.
This feeling of chakra... it's the Nine-Tails! I didn't expect to encounter the Nine-Tails jinchuriki here.
And that clan crest—the Uchiha clan?
Senju Hashirama's eyes narrowed slightly. Only now did he realize that since his resurrection, he hadn't seen a single Uchiha clan member until now.
Speaking of which, what exactly is the current situation of the Uchiha clan? It seems I'll need to ask Tsunade that girl in detail when I have time.
The First Hokage!!
Naruto and Sasuke simultaneously widened their eyes, looking at Senju Hashirama. Only now did they realize that this man's appearance was exactly the same as the First Hokage on the Hokage Rock.
Senju Hashirama walked forward, casually found a seat, and then spoke to the equally shocked Ichiraku Ramen owner:
"Please give me a large bowl of ramen."
"Y-yes, First Hokage-sama!"
He stammered in reply, his face showing excited expression as he quickly began making the ramen.
Senju Hashirama turned to look at Sakura, who still wore a shocked expression, and smiled:
"Konoha's juniors, what are your names?"
"I'm Haruno Sakura!"
"Uzumaki Naruto!"
"Uchiha Sasuke."
Three voices rang out simultaneously without distinction of order.
Uzumaki?
A hint of surprise flashed through Senju Hashirama's eyes as he looked at Naruto, his gaze showing nostalgia.
"Uzumaki Naruto? What a nice name."
Senju Hashirama looked at Naruto and suddenly laughed.
"I... I'm going to become the Hokage in the future!"
Naruto looked at Senju Hashirama and declared excitedly.
Senju Hashirama looked into Naruto's clear eyes, and his body suddenly trembled.
For some reason, Senju Hashirama suddenly felt a sense of familiarity from Naruto.
It was as if... he was looking at himself!
Suddenly, a sharp glint flashed through Senju Hashirama's eyes.
Senju Hashirama beckoned to Naruto. Naruto was stunned for a moment, then quickly walked over.
Reaching out to gently pat Naruto's head, a serious expression flashed through Senju Hashirama's eyes as he spoke:
"I believe you can become the Hokage!"
As Senju Hashirama spoke, a stream of his chakra rapidly surged into Naruto's body.
Naruto's spiritual world!
A scene resembling a sewer appeared before Senju Hashirama's eyes.
The Nine-Tails, lying in the cage, suddenly opened its eyes and looked at the figure that appeared before it.
In the next moment, the Nine-Tails directly sprang up from the ground, its fur standing on end as it glared fiercely at Senju Hashirama outside the cage.
"Long time no see, Nine-Tails."
Senju Hashirama greeted the Nine-Tails with a smile.
"You've been resurrected too, Senju Hashirama!"
Hearing these somewhat familiar words, the Nine-Tails bared its teeth and looked at Senju Hashirama with hatred.
"Resurrected too? As expected, Yuto has already been here. No wonder I sensed a trace of Yuto's aura."
A look of realization flashed across Senju Hashirama's face, though his eyes showed some contemplation.
Yuto came here, yet the Nine-Tails is still here. What was Yuto's purpose?
Senju Hashirama didn't believe that Yuto came here just to catch up with the Nine-Tails.
After thinking for a while, Senju Hashirama realized he wasn't good at guessing such things. He sighed lightly, then raised his head again to look at the Nine-Tails:
"Don't worry, I just came to erase something."
After speaking, Senju Hashirama raised his hand toward the cage.
In the next moment, a huge arm composed entirely of wood extended from Hashirama's palm, passing through the cage and grabbing the Nine-Tails.
The Nine-Tails wanted to resist, but was directly pressed to the ground by this huge palm.
Senju Hashirama's eyes narrowed slightly, quickly finding the special seal Yuto had placed on the Nine-Tails.
With a slight sweep of chakra, the seal left by Yuto was quickly erased by Senju Hashirama.
"So it was this seal, preventing the jinchuriki from meeting the tailed beast? It was probably to prevent news of Yuto's resurrection from leaking, but it's useless now."
Senju Hashirama shook his head and retracted the huge palm.
Glancing at the Nine-Tails looking at him with anger, Senju Hashirama shrugged, his face full of helplessness.
With a thought, Senju Hashirama's chakra quickly withdrew from Naruto's spiritual space.
At that moment, an extremely special chakra aura rapidly attached itself to the chakra that Senju Hashirama was about to withdraw.
Attached by this special chakra, even with Senju Hashirama's strength, he didn't sense it at all!!
"Senju Hashirama!!"
Watching Senju Hashirama leave in an instant, the Nine-Tails could only let out an angry roar to vent its frustration at that moment.
Outside.
Although a series of events had occurred in Naruto's spiritual space, for the people outside, only an instant had passed.
"Can I really become the Hokage?"
Hearing Senju Hashirama's words of affirmation, Naruto's face was filled with excitement.
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