"So, where's Kazuki?"
Sitting shoulder to shoulder with Tobirama, Izuna—already tipsy—asked: "I thought he'd be here…"
"Kazuki… he's probably dealing with Tsunade, Kaguya, and all those so-called wings of his."
Tobirama shrugged and sighed. "You don't know… Kazuki came up with this theory of divinity and humanity. He says, if you don't want to become a slave to power, you must never abandon the memories of your past."
Izuna frowned. "Divinity and humanity? Wasn't that what you just explained earlier—the imbalance of mentality after a surge of power? Honestly, I think Kazuki has a point."
"He does… And by that logic, the stronger Kazuki becomes, the more anchors he'll need."
Tobirama's smile was thin and humorless. "So whether it's Little Tsunade, or that Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, or that girl called Nohara Rin, or Suna's Pakura, or Kiri's Terumi Mei—he insists he cannot cast aside any of them."
"Otherwise, his 'path of heart will have flaws, and he may fall into madness'…" Tobirama repeated the phrase a bit awkwardly, its tone stiff on his tongue.
This went back to earlier—
When Tobirama had once asked Kazuki how he intended to handle his relationships with Tsunade, Kaguya, and the others…
As Tsunade's kin, Tobirama had naturally hoped Kazuki would show her more favor.
But Kazuki had only spread his hands and declared, they're all my wings.
He even threw a lofty mantle over it, claiming that losing even one might tip the scales in his struggle against divinity. His refusal to let go of anyone was not for his own sake, he said, but for the better development of the entire shinobi world.
When Tobirama heard this, even he was left stunned.
You'd think he was making it up… yet, having reached the Six Paths level himself, Tobirama had indeed experienced how divinity could erode humanity.
So all he could do was give a dry chuckle, leaving Kazuki to handle it however he wished. In his heart, he could only offer Tsunade a silent apology—there was nothing more he could do.
Kazuki—utterly impossible to manage!
"Hahahahahaha… amusing, truly amusing…"
Uchiha Izuna burst into laughter. "That's the first time I've ever heard such a thing… Seems our savior really is quite the character! By the way, how's your matchmaking plan going?"
"I heard that Hashirama and Mito are both helping arrange it, and even Kazuki's keeping an eye on it?"
Senju Tobirama shot Izuna a glance and gave a cold snort. "Worry about yourself first… Oh, right—I forgot. You haven't even stepped into the Six Paths level yet. You don't have the kind of 'anchor point' troubles that I do."
"Sometimes… weakness is its own kind of blessing."
Izuna's face flushed crimson in an instant!
What, stepping into the Six Paths level made you so great? Without the chakra fruit Kazuki gave you, you'd be nothing!
Damn it—how envious!
...
After the banquet—
Senju Tobirama, reeking of alcohol, collapsed onto his bed and fell into a deep sleep.
He was truly happy today.
This was a celebration of victory, and also a complete severing of past hatred. In today's conversations with the Uchiha clan, Tobirama had come to understand them on a deeper level.
In truth… they were quite a lovable bunch.
And at that very moment—
Kazuki, channeling spacetime energy and traversing countless timelines and alternate realities in line with Tobirama's matchmaking request, finally located a fitting copy!
"Tobirama, I told you… Just as I brought you back to life, when I said I'd find you a wife, I won't go back on my word."
Kazuki looked at the sleeping Tobirama and smiled faintly. "Enjoy your matchmaking journey."
A crimson glow spilled from his pupils. Under the force of his dōjutsu, Senju Tobirama vanished.
"Phew. Time to pay Kaguya and Tsunade a visit…"
Kazuki sat down on Tobirama's bed, falling into thought. "Who should I see first? Or maybe both together…"
...
"I drank too much yesterday, slept too deeply… Wait, why hasn't Kazuki lifted his seal on my Six Paths power…" As Tobirama stirred awake, his head was still foggy, his thoughts sluggish.
But the next moment, he shot upright, eyes sharp, scanning the unfamiliar surroundings with extreme vigilance.
Something was wrong—very wrong!
Where was this?!
Tobirama slowly rose to his feet, studying everything around him.
Memories from decades past surged into his mind… This looked like the old Senju compound where he had grown up?
"This is…"
Tobirama's heart trembled as he fixed his gaze on the neighboring house, where a young Hashirama lay fast asleep.
He had… traveled through time!
And then, within his mindscape, a transparent panel slowly emerged, accompanied by a digitized voice in Kazuki's likeness—
[Blind Date King System — Kazuki Special Edition]
When you cause emotional fluctuations in your blind date target, you will gradually extract aura from another time-space from them, thereby unlocking powers sealed by the laws of time and space. In the process, you will also be able to harvest a certain amount of native energy and matter.
[Owner's Name: Senju Tobirama]
[Age: 18]
[Current Blind Date Target: Not yet activated]
[Sealed Abilities: Flying Thunder God, Mangekyō Sharingan, Sage Mode, Six Paths Power…]
[Extracted Time-Space Matter: None]
Senju Tobirama gave this bizarre panel a quick glance, a giant question mark flashing across his mind—
Something like a "system" was far too alien for someone like him, a native of the shinobi world.
"An illusion? Kazuki, you're not a child anymore! Stop with these pointless pranks," Tobirama muttered, frowning.
In his view—
This so-called system panel was nothing more than an illusion crafted by Kazuki using genjutsu or some kind of Yin Release technique.
But no one answered.
Tobirama narrowed his eyes, his thoughts stirring.
Yet when he reached for the Mangekyō Sharingan he knew so well, it failed to respond as it always had.
"Hm?" Tobirama's face darkened. Something was wrong.
At yesterday's banquet, Kazuki had sealed away his Six Paths power, but he hadn't sealed the Mangekyō Sharingan.
And now—he couldn't sense it at all.
What was going on?
Just then, in the depths of Tobirama's mindscape, strands of chakra suddenly converged into a human form.
Kazuki appeared!
"Tobirama, if you're seeing this chakra avatar, then you've already arrived in the time-space I chose for you…"
Kazuki's phantom smiled faintly. "According to your conditions—heritage, appearance, character, bonds—I've found you a suitable match. Do you know how much effort it took me to track her down?"
Tobirama rolled his eyes hard.
This brat Kazuki—nonsense, utter nonsense! Tobirama had once been smug, knowing full well that, by his standards, no one in the shinobi world fit the bill.
And Kazuki wouldn't force him either. After all, the essence of this whole blind date ordeal was to fill the anchors of one's humanity, so as to better resist divinity.
If he were matched with someone he disliked, the anchor effect would fail, and it would all be a waste of time.
What Tobirama hadn't expected was… Kazuki's absurd capability!
No suitable partner in this world? Fine—he would scour the infinite worlds instead. Somewhere, there had to be a perfect match for Senju Tobirama.
In that moment, Tobirama finally understood—
Why Kazuki had been so elusive recently. Tobirama had assumed he was off juggling his romantic entanglements with all those women.
But no—
He'd actually been hopping across time and space, hunting for Tobirama's blind date!
Tobirama was torn between laughter and exasperation, itching to roar at Kazuki: This is nothing but an arranged marriage! I want to fall in love freely, damn it!
"Tobirama, aside from the blind date, there's another important mission I need to entrust to you…"
Kazuki's phantom seemed to lack the ability to converse—it was merely a vessel carrying his will. His voice rang deep: "You know… though we've dealt with the Ōtsutsuki clan in this universe, above them still exists a god!"
"After devouring the remains of the Ōtsutsuki God, I could sense that he still lives, in a region unimaginably distant. For a long time—perhaps forever—we may never cross paths with him…"
"I can feel that where he dwells lies not only at an extreme distance, but faintly… it seems to belong to a different dimension than our own."
"But you understand, Tobirama… we cannot place our hopes on luck. Even if there is only a one-in-ten-thousand chance that the shinobi world will face him in the future, we must be prepared to meet that battle head-on!"
Senju Tobirama instantly grew solemn. "You're right."
What had just been a farcical blind date suddenly turned into a discussion of war and strategy.
And Tobirama welcomed this shift—blind dates? Not his forte.
But war—that was where he excelled!
The helplessness in his eyes vanished in an instant, replaced by a killing aura, sharp as clashing steel and warhorses charging into battle.
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