Uchiha Izuna: He has a very high level of awareness.
Tobirama Senju: "Hmph!"
Tobirama Senju: "What else?"
Tobirama Senju: "I developed this technique when I was young."
Uchiha Izuna: Yo yo yo~ It's me, the old man~
Uchiha Izuna: Yes, yes, yes, the naturally evil Second Hokage of the Senju clan is right~!
Tobirama Senju: "..."
I don't want to talk to you.
...
Naruto watched Tobirama Senju's retreating figure.
Suddenly, I felt much taller.
[Then, he shook his head and said:]
Nothing is absolute.
"Second Grandpa, what if metabolism, the new stuff, is toxic?"
"Is everything that's metabolized necessarily bad?"
"The ninja world is ultimately the ninja world, and people are ultimately just people."
"Then, let's put it another way."
"Konoha is what it is today because of our great-grandfather's hard work and pioneering spirit."
"It was you, Second Grandfather, who continuously maintained, expanded, and built it."
"This gave the Third Hokage the confidence to shift the focus towards its own clan's direction."
"In short, it requires continuous accumulation."
What were the earliest forms of ninjutsu like?
"What are ninjutsu like nowadays?"
"Continuously improve, optimize, and innovate."
["..."
Naruto said a lot.
Tobirama Senju sighed heavily.
"Okay, I understand."
"Stop talking."
"My head hurts."
"Anyway, I'm not going to slack off. Even if I'm dead, I still have to work. Even if you have special means to resurrect me, I'll still keep working."
[Bang--]
[Hashirama Senju's sleeping bubble exploded.]
He groggily opened his eyes.
A second later, it fell down again.
[He was mumbling in his sleep.]
["Work...no...don't work anymore...I can't do it anymore…"]
Tobirama Senju: "..."
He closed his eyes, his eyelids twitching uncontrollably.
My own older brother really dares to say that.
[You'd think he was incredibly hardworking and exhausted if you didn't know better.]
In reality... it's less than one percent of his workload.
[call--]
Everyone has their own area of expertise, and in this area, my older brother really doesn't have any talent.
Naruto smiled.
Tobirama Senju glared at him.
When will these days end?
"I'm actually quite looking forward to working with the little snake."
"By the way, I heard from Gang that you're also exceptionally talented in this area?"
"Thinking too much gives you the capital to try," Naruto casually skipped over the topic.
"It'll be soon."
"Wait a little longer, let the wind pick up."
Tobirama Senju nodded.
["good."]
["I see."]
"Just let me know when you need my help or your older brother's."
"Oh, right."
[Sudden. ]
Tobirama Senju turned his head away, touching his nose.
[Don't you know how to blush like a teapot?]
"How's the revival going, you and Tsuna?"
Naruto: "..."
"Hahaha~" Tobirama Senju laughed heartily.
[Seeing Naruto's somewhat embarrassed expression.]
Tobirama Senju felt that the perfect boy before him seemed to have become much more real.
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore."
"Tell your second grandfather what your plans are for dealing with the ninja world after this."
[...]
[late at night. ]
[Land of Fire, Daimyo Prefecture.]
The daimyo of the Land of Fire sat upright in his armchair.
Enjoying the familiar tea with contentment.
He glanced lazily at the servant beside him.
"Are you ready?"
["Return to the Daimyo."]
"The notification has already been sent out."
"The meeting is scheduled to begin in ten minutes."
[Upon hearing this.]
The daimyo of the Land of Fire waved his hand, signaling his servants to leave.
He, however, greedily enjoyed everything within the Daimyo's residence.
[His two days in Konoha were truly agonizing for him.]
"Hmm... he's just sitting there, and servants are providing him with shade."
["snort!"]
"Just a mere ninja."
"If you're dead, you're dead. What's the point of resurrecting?"
The Fire Country Daimyo said unhappily.
Then, I glanced at the time.
[They got up somewhat reluctantly.]
He misses his chair and bed so much.
But now is clearly not the time.
"Fine."
"This isn't my fault."
"Blame yourselves."
"Anyway, you guys don't need me anymore... Pfft, who cares!"
The daimyo of the Land of Fire muttered to himself.
But every time he was about to say something inappropriate, he stopped himself.
I witnessed firsthand the 'change of dynasty' in Konoha.
The visual impact of that image won't fade anytime soon.
However, this doesn't mean the Daimyo of the Land of Fire will let it go so easily.
However, he's still quite shrewd.
[Enter the designated conference room.]
Four huge screens were placed in front of them.
There are words written on each screen.
These are wind, thunder, water, and earth.
[These respectively represent the Land of Wind, the Land of Thunder, the Land of Water, and the Land of Earth.]
[Those it connects with are naturally the four great daimyo of the four major countries.]
[Sizzle sizzle—]
Soon, the previously black screen began to display static.
Then, the screen displaying the image of the daimyo of the Land of Water appeared first.
[The image of the Daimyo of the Land of Water appears on the screen.]
["haven't seen you for a long time."]
"Is this Daimyo meeting convened because of the situation in Konoha?"
"The daimyo of the Land of Water said in a deep voice."
The daimyo of the Land of Fire nodded slightly, gently waving the folding fan in his hand.
[A moment later.]
The other three screens also gradually displayed images.
The Five Daimyo Conference has officially begun.
"Gentlemen."
"There's no need to repeat what I've already said."
"The answer to what you want to know will soon be revealed."
The Fire Country Daimyo took a deep breath.
Then he began to recount what he had seen and heard.
The daimyo of the other four kingdoms frowned upon hearing this.
A faint sense of crisis began to spread among the four of them.
[The ninjas from ninja villages can fight each other however they want.]
[We've never involved them before.]
But now, things seem different.
[besides...]
[The Land of Whirlpools, established!]
"Konoha possesses the means to revive the dead, and also has the extremely powerful Nine-Tails!" The Daimyo of the Land of Earth said solemnly.
"The God of Shinobi and the Second Hokage were resurrected, the Third Hokage was dismissed from his post, and the Fifth Hokage was Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin."
"We can no longer sit idly by."
The daimyo of the Land of Water squinted his eyes.
"Moreover, these people are all led by the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, no, they are led by the lord of the Land of Whirlpools."
The daimyo of the Land of Wind pondered for a moment.
[The decision has been made to temporarily conceal the true state of affairs in the country.]
But he slowly opened his mouth and said:
"If we don't use every means possible, you all know the consequences."
The daimyo of the Land of Fire covered half his face with a folding fan, revealing a relaxed smile.
Objective achieved.
He then began to speak:
"But, if we take that kind of approach..."
[Clearly, this stems from a concern that if they unite in the future, the ninja villages' fighting strength will be too high, potentially threatening them in turn.]
However, if we don't take such measures now, we will immediately face the existing threats.
"I know," the daimyo of the Land of Water said, closing his eyes.
"Then let's just agree," said the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning.
The daimyo of the Land of Fire had a sudden inspiration.
He can't contribute much; the ninja guards and the samurai he trained himself certainly can't all go out.
After all, the Land of Fire no longer has Konoha Village.
Since that's the case...
[The daimyo of the Land of Fire suddenly spoke up:]
What is the situation in Sunagakure?
The daimyo of the Land of Wind was taken aback, then his expression immediately darkened.