"Why was the First Hokage revived with Edo Tensei?"
Kabuto Yakushi asked curiously. Danzo was already dead, so in the ninja world, the ones capable of Edo Tensei should only be Orochimaru and Mirai. Could it be one of them?
"I was just about to ask when you came in, and you even suspected me of trying to escape."
Tsunade's eyebrow twitched. Kabuto had made her completely lose her authority in front of her grandfather. Later, he would have to help her handle two days' worth of Hokage duties to make up for it.
"That person should be a companion of Uchiha Madara."
Senju Hashirama said with a frown as he recalled the memory. Then he suddenly realized he had left too hastily and slapped himself hard.
"Right, that person was Madara's accomplice. I forgot about Madara. Now the two of them should be hiding somewhere!"
"Uchiha Madara? Grandpa, it wasn't just you who was revived—Madara was revived too?"
Tsunade frowned slightly as she asked. Why would her grandfather and Uchiha Madara be revived together? Just thinking about it made her sense a huge conspiracy.
Damn it, she hated thinking about these things the most.
"Grandpa, wait a moment. I'll call someone over first. When he arrives, you can explain everything properly."
Tsunade then sent a message to Hyuga Mirai through the terminal on her ring: "Urgent matter, come quickly!" Afraid that Mirai might not grasp the seriousness, she added three danger warnings afterward.
Senju Hashirama frowned slightly and asked, "Tsunade, you're not calling Hyuga Mirai, are you?"
"Grandpa, you know him too?"
Tsunade looked surprised, then nodded firmly.
"Yes, it's him. Konoha is about to merge with the Sand Federation. I'll explain the current situation of the ninja world to you later. Maybe your wish will be fulfilled by him."
"Little Tsuna, that brat—"
Before Senju Hashirama could finish, a pitch-black spatial passage appeared in the room, and Hyuga Mirai stepped out of it.
"What is it, Tsunade? You even used three danger warnings. If you tricked me—"
Mirai stopped halfway through his sentence when he suddenly noticed Senju Hashirama in the room, revived through Edo Tensei.
Did that bastard Danzo even Edo Tensei the First Hokage?
Hyuga Mirai immediately thought of Danzo. Seeing Senju Hashirama about to point at him and speak, Mirai quickly reached out, grabbed Hashirama's hand, and said,
"First Hokage? The God of Shinobi who pacified the warring states—I admire you the most."
"You—"
"Tsunade, you called me because of the First Hokage, right? You should've told me earlier. It's a pity the First Hokage has an Edo Tensei body, otherwise I would definitely invite him to have a proper drink."
Seeing Hashirama still trying to speak, Mirai simply condensed a Truth-Seeking Ball in his hand and directly submerged it into Hashirama's body, controlling his movements.
Mirai's Truth-Seeking Balls were completely different from the black rods created by the Rinnegan. In terms of binding power, they were at least ten times stronger. Even a Sage Body could not withstand them, let alone an Edo Tensei body.
"There are important things to discuss. Also, why are you acting so strange today?"
Tsunade said to Mirai, signaling him not to mess around and to let her grandfather finish speaking.
In such a short time, Mirai had already used the Truth-Seeking Ball to convey his relationship with Tsunade to Hashirama, explaining the pros and cons. After that, he withdrew the Truth-Seeking Ball.
Mirai had thought he would never see Senju Hashirama again in this lifetime. Back then, for the rapid development of the Hyakusa Trade Association, he had Hashirama work as an old farmer for several years. Later, when Tsunade joined, Mirai was afraid she would see her great-uncle and second great-uncle being used like cattle, so he released the Edo Tensei.
He never expected someone to revive Hashirama again. Mirai had even warned Orochimaru not to casually Edo Tensei Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama. This was probably the work of that bastard Danzo.
Senju Hashirama glared at Mirai angrily. Although he did not expose what the brat had done to him just now, he would definitely bring it up to Tsunade when he got the chance.
"When I was first revived, I thought it was the Sage of Six Paths who brought me back, but later I realized it should have been a technique used by Madara's companion."
Hashirama said slowly.
"After returning to the Pure Land from the ninja world, I met someone who claimed to be the Sage of Six Paths. He looked strange, not quite like an ordinary person. Two horns appeared on his head, and his body—"
"Grandpa, get to the point!"
Tsunade reminded him while biting her finger. If it were anyone else, she would have taught them the meaning of dying from talking too much.
Seeing all three people in the room frowning at him, Hashirama quickly nodded and continued,
"That Sage of Six Paths told me some ancient matters, including the origin of chakra—the Rabbit Goddess—and the conflict between the Senju and the Uchiha. In the end, he entrusted me with something. Although I didn't see Uchiha Madara in the Pure Land, after revival, he should have been entrusted with the same task."
At this point, Hashirama paused. This habit of stopping at critical moments made Tsunade extremely displeased. She clenched her fist slightly and said,
"Grandpa, just say it directly. There are no outsiders here."
When Tsunade was young, she had fought her grandfather before. At the time, Hashirama's luck at gambling was not great, but he could still easily beat four-year-old Tsunade. Once, when Tsunade lost badly, she punched Hashirama in the stomach and knocked him flat on his rear.
Hyuga Mirai spoke up for Hashirama.
"The Sage of Six Paths asked you and Uchiha Madara to seal me, didn't he? He probably told you that I'm now walking the same path as Otsutsuki Kaguya, trying to gather all chakra into myself. So you received some gifts from the Sage of Six Paths and, after revival, planned to join forces with Uchiha Madara to seal me."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Tsunade stared at Senju Hashirama in disbelief. Seeing that neither of them was joking, she directly warned Hashirama,
"Grandpa, don't go acting against him just because of someone's nonsense. Otherwise, I won't stand on your side!"
She then relaxed a little. She had seen some fragments of the future through Mangekyo techniques, and in those visions, Hyuga Mirai had not been sealed. So her grandfather should not make a move.
Hashirama looked at Tsunade helplessly and said,
"Little Tsuna, I'm your grandfather, yet you're standing on that brat's side."
"I'm doing this for peace. And you might have been deceived. I can't just watch you make a mistake."
Tsunade said anxiously, her heart pounding.
"But the Sage of Six Paths had the Rinnegan. That can't be faked."
"The Rinnegan? I have that too. Grandpa, according to what you're saying, I'm the Sage of Six Paths."
As she spoke, Tsunade's light-brown pupils instantly turned into pale purple Rinnegan, concentric circles filled with powerful ocular chakra.
"The Rinnegan!?"
Seeing Tsunade's eyes, Hashirama froze in place. He never expected the legendary Sage's eyes to appear in his own granddaughter. The feeling they gave him was almost the same as the Rinnegan he had seen in the Pure Land.
"Little Tsuna, how did you get the Rinnegan?"
The Senju clan could never awaken the Rinnegan. According to what the Sage of Six Paths said in the Pure Land, only by combining Yin and Yang power could one transform into Six Paths chakra and awaken the legendary Sage's eyes.
"He helped me awaken them. And not just the Rinnegan—Wood Release and Sage Mode too. I've mastered them all now, Grandpa. I even developed a very powerful technique."
Tsunade said proudly to Hashirama. She had become very strong. Although much of it was thanks to Hyuga Mirai's help, she had also put in a lot of effort herself.
"Is that so? It seems even sages can be wrong sometimes."
Hashirama looked at his granddaughter's heartfelt smile and her Rinnegan, then glanced at Hyuga Mirai.
This didn't look like a youth trying to monopolize all power. It seemed the Sage of Six Paths had stayed in the Pure Land for too long and no longer fully understood the living world.
(End of Chapter)