When Obito was causing chaos in the Leaf Village.
"Aniki, what's going on over there? Did you start early?"
Within the hidden grove of the Uchiha clan, Tobirama Senju looked toward the direction of Konoha and communicated telepathically with Hashirama Senju.
"It's not me this time. I don't know what's happening either—it seems someone is causing trouble near the Ninja Academy, making quite a commotion. Even the Anbu have been alerted."
Hashirama stood by the roadside watching batches of Konoha ninjas rush toward the academy, responding with an expression of astonishment.
"Could it be that there are other intruders apart from us?"
Upon hearing this, Tobirama analyzed calmly, "Regardless, they've successfully diverted the attention of the Konoha shinobi. This period will be our best opportunity. Start immediately once you're ready, Aniki."
"I understand."
Hashirama nodded, turning his gaze toward the opposite side of the street. There lay the Hokage residence where he had lived during his lifetime.
Meanwhile, Tobirama Senju reached deep into the woods and arrived at the Naka Shrine.
Inside the shrine courtyard.
Fugaku Uchiha and Hiashi Hyuga frequently visited this place to exchange cultivation insights and practice ninjutsu against each other—especially discussing how to strengthen their ocular powers, further evolving the Sharingan or Byakugan.
They'd learned from Heiyan that the Byakugan and Sharingan came from the same source. If they kept boosting their ocular power, they might evolve into the Rinnegan or Tenseigan.
Over these past few years, both had strived tirelessly toward this goal. Though still unsuccessful, through mutual training, their abilities had significantly improved.
Once today's training ended,
"Fugaku, should we still trust Gamamaru? It's already been four full years, yet it still hasn't fulfilled its promise to resurrect Heiyan."
Hiashi frowned again as he brought up the matter.
"I asked the Third Hokage about it—who then gave me this."
Fugaku glanced around to ensure no one was listening before producing a scroll detailing the techniques of [Impure World Reincarnation].
After discussion, they concluded: they mustn't let Gamamaru control Heiyan using [Impure World Reincarnation] (a forbidden resurrection jutsu). Instead, they would cast the jutsu themselves to summon Heiyan's soul, then obtain Heiyan's physical remains and the Immortal Sage Talisman from Gamamaru to perfectly bring him back to life.
Thus, they decided to put aside all other matters starting now, working together to master the [Impure World Reincarnation] jutsu, determined to succeed before Gamamaru could.
However, just as they were preparing to begin—
"Who's there? Show yourself!"
Suddenly sensing something, Hiashi Hyuga abruptly turned his head toward distant trees, his forehead veins popping as he activated his Byakugan.
Swoosh.
Dressed in a black cloak and wearing a hood, Tobirama Senju leaped out from within the woods, landing directly before them.
"The Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan indeed deserves its reputation. I concealed myself extremely well, yet still got discovered."
Tobirama approached them, first complimenting Hiashi before showing his surprise, "But come to think of it, in my memory, the Uchiha and Hyuga—the two great clans—have never seen eye to eye."
"One of you is Fugaku, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki of the Uchiha clan, and the other is a member of the Hyuga main house. It's strange that you two are this close."
Fugaku's brief question went unanswered by both himself and Hiashi.
"Be careful. This person's physical state is almost like a corpse, yet his chakra reserves are enormous," Hiashi warned solemnly after inspecting Tobirama's body using Byakugan.
Upon hearing this, Fugaku's eyes narrowed. He then fixed Tobirama with a stern gaze and said, "You've broken the law by trespassing in the Uchiha's restricted grounds. Surrender now, and you'll live."
Tobirama didn't even bother to answer. Instead, he responded with immediate action.
He swiftly performed hand seals before finally clasping both hands together.
Rushhh!
In an instant, Tobirama summoned swirling torrents of water that spiraled upward like a tornado. When these rushing streams reached midair, they cascaded downward like a waterfall, spreading outward to form a massive river attacking Fugaku and Hiashi.
[Water Release: Water Colliding Wave]
Soon, the entire shrine was submerged beneath the water, and the surface had turned into a vast lake.
Because Tobirama had moved too quickly, both Fugaku and Hiashi were caught in the water's impact. By the time they steadied themselves and prepared to counterattack, their opponent had already disappeared.
"He's underwater!"
Activating his Byakugan, Hiashi spotted a figure moving rapidly beneath the surface—gliding through the depths like a fierce shark.
[Water Release: Surfing Strike]
After creating the aquatic environment with his Water Release techniques, Tobirama could either swiftly glide across the water's surface or dive underwater, manipulating currents to launch further water-based ninjutsu attacks.
Shoo! Shoo!
Two jets of pressurized water surged forth from below, each targeting Fugaku and Hiashi respectively.
Both men shot up into the air at the same time, narrowly dodging the assault.
[Fire Release: Great Fire Destruction]
Now truly enraged, Fugaku formed several consecutive hand seals mid-air before exhaling a vast wave of brilliant blue flames from his mouth—like spewing out a sea of fire—intending to evaporate the large river created by his opponent.
Remember, Fugaku not only had transplanted Hashirama cells and wore Heiyan's living armor, but he also contained immense Two-Tails chakra.
His extraordinary chakra reserves enabled him to match Tobirama's Water Release directly.
"What?"
Tobirama's expression changed as he witnessed Fugaku's fire technique. This young man was far stronger than he'd anticipated.
[Water Release: Water Formation Wall]
To counter Fugaku's Great Fire Destruction, Tobirama once again executed his signature technique, conjuring a colossal wall of water spinning around him in circular motion, forming an all-around defensive barrier.
Boom!
The colliding fire and water techniques canceled each other completely.
"Who exactly is this person?"
Fugaku muttered, equally astonished. He noticed how his opponent persistently used Water Release techniques—including that unique Water Formation Wall, which was only known by Heiyan. It was a secret art passed down from [the Second Hokage].
Swish!
At that moment, a lifelike water dragon emerged from the lake, claws bared and fangs exposed, lunging straight toward Fugaku.
This was Tobirama's improved Water Dragon Bullet – only four hand seals were required for rapid release, and it could absorb the chakra of other ninjutsu.
Fugaku didn't dare to be careless. He unfastened his blazing war fan and used "Uchiha Return" to reflect the water dragon back exactly as it was.
Boom!
The water dragon exploded on the lake surface, creating huge waves.
Tobirama barely dodged this counterattack and hadn't stabilized his posture yet when he heard a "whoosh" sound. An arrow fell from midair straight toward him.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Using Byakugan telekinesis, Hiashi floated in midair, gripping a silver longbow. He aimed at Senju Tobirama and continuously shot sharp arrows.
They flew with blinding speed and pinpoint accuracy.
In that moment, Tobirama found himself even more overwhelmed. While dodging, both his arm and leg were hit by two arrows. Fortunately, thanks to his Edo Tensei body, his movements weren't significantly affected.
No good—he had to use his trump card now.
Thinking this, Tobirama forced himself through the arrow storm and charged toward Hiashi.
Swish!
He sprang from the water's surface into the air, closing the distance with Hiashi. Then he suddenly flung a kunai at the latter.
Is there nothing you can do?
Hiashi scoffed with disdain, showing no panic at all about the incoming kunai and easily dodging it. At the same time, he drew his bow again and fired an arrow attached with numerous explosive tags directly at Tobirama's heart.
At this moment, Tobirama was midair with nowhere to push off from to change direction, making him essentially a sitting duck. It looked like he would be finished by Hiashi's lethal arrow.
But in the next instant, his figure vanished into thin air.
"Hiashi, watch your back!"
Fugaku's alarmed shout from the ground made Hiashi's spine stiffen with an unprecedented sense of danger.
Thanks to his Byakugan, he clearly saw—Tobirama had already appeared behind him. The opponent grasped the kunai he had thrown earlier and was launching a surprise attack at lightning speed.
[Flying Thunder God Slash]
This technique involved throwing a kunai marked with a Flying Thunder God seal during battle. When the kunai flew behind the enemy, the caster instantly transferred behind them while holding the kunai to launch an attack.
It was a fatal technique capable of killing an enemy in a single strike—an attack so precise and instantaneous it could not be evaded.
Long ago, Senju Tobirama had used this very technique to gravely wound Madara's younger brother, Izuna Uchiha, leading to his death.
At the last possible second.
[Byakugan: Oppression]!
From Hiashi's left eye, a powerful ocular wave radiated outward like ripples on water.
"Hmph?"
Tobirama suddenly noticed that a crushing pressure, like a mountain pressing down on him, had descended upon his body, suppressing his movements.
Swish!
Thanks to his Edo Tensei body's resistance against ocular power, Tobirama finally completed his attack. However, under the effects of the Byakugan oppression, his strike deviated slightly from its intended mark and failed to kill Hiashi.
Puh!
Hiashi's left shoulder was pierced through, spurting blood violently as he fell from midair.
Before his body was crushed by the oppressive force, Tobirama activated the Flying Thunder God technique once again, transferring himself far away.
Like a cut kite, Hiashi plummeted from the sky. Finally, he managed to land on the lake surface without collapsing completely. But for the short term at least, he wouldn't have any combat capability.
"With that, I've taken care of one opponent. This won't be as troublesome as I thought..."
Tobirama muttered to himself. Unfortunately, before his words could even settle, he was startled to see Fugaku activating his Dojutsu against Hiashi.
Genjutsu: River of Three Paths.
Hiashi's shoulder wound healed at an astonishing speed, soon returning to perfect condition as though it had never existed, restoring him to peak strength.
"So this is the power of the Mangekyou... quite troublesome indeed."
Tobirama's expression grew increasingly serious.
After this battle, he realized these two young men possessed enough strength to qualify as a Kage-level shinobi for their own villages. As the Second Hokage, if not for his unique constitution granted by the Impure World Reincarnation technique, he would probably have already been defeated and killed.
Thinking this, Tobirama suddenly smiled slightly and murmured:
"Come on, let me see where your limits lie."
The next second,
He opened his mouth, spitting out several high-speed water needles toward the sky.
Water Release: Heavenly Crying.
This was one of Tobirama's strongest Water Release techniques, notable for requiring no hand seals to activate—making it incredibly stealthy. The water needles first flew high into the air, then rained down from the clear sky like unexpected rain striking enemy weak points.
The water needles descended silently straight toward Uchiha Fugaku.
To defeat this duo of Fugaku and Hiashi, he needed to eliminate the former first to prevent use of the River of Three Paths, and then deal with the remaining Hiashi.
It seemed this surprise attack would succeed.
Dang!
The high-speed water needles suddenly collided with something solid and immediately fell lifelessly to the ground.
It was Susanoo.
Right now, Fugaku had summoned the second stage of Susanoo. A half-body armor version of Susanoo standing several meters tall charged straight toward Tobirama under his control.
Swish!
An ultra-high-pressure white column of water violently erupted from Tobirama's mouth, traveling faster than sound itself, slamming directly into the Susanoo giant.
[Water Release: Water Severing Slash].
Tobirama's most powerful Water Release ninjutsu—this technique focused massive water pressure into a razor-sharp blade, unleashing devastating destruction.
Moreover, this technique had been specifically designed by Tobirama to counteract the Uchiha clan's Susanoo.
Boom!
The Susanoo giant staggered backward several steps from the impact, its external armor covered in numerous cracks, threatening to collapse entirely.
Even this move?
Fugaku stared at Tobirama in shock; for a moment, he felt as though he were back in earlier days battling Heiyan.
At this moment,
Whoosh!
Hiashi Hyuga, radiating green steam around his entire body, darted past the Susanoo and rushed straight toward Tobirama Senju.
[Tai Chi Eight Trigrams Continuous Empty Palm!]
With the Sixth Gate activated, Hiashi unleashed his ultimate attack. His twin palms continuously struck outward, firing off one devastating punch after another—an exterior shell of air blasts housing chakra shockwave cores—as relentless as a storm drenching Tobirama completely.
This attack proved highly effective.
Tobirama had already used up almost every trick in his arsenal during the earlier fight. Now facing successive ultimate attacks launched by both Fugaku and Hiashi, he finally reached his limit.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
His reincarnated body had endured more than a dozen powerful punches. His cloak and hood were torn, revealing his true face.
"You are..."
Hiashi and Fugaku stared at the silver-haired man with red eyes and three facial marks, both trembling in shock, unable to believe their own eyes.
"You're seeing correctly. I am the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju."
Tobirama looked at them with a satisfied smile, then quickly began to explain:
"I was summoned by Madara Uchiha through [Impure World Reincarnation]—a forbidden jutsu that revives the dead through soul extraction—and forced into becoming his puppet, ordered to capture the Jinchūriki here in Konoha. Coming with me was the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, who is now capturing the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki inside the village. Hurry, while my reincarnated body hasn't fully recovered, find a way to seal me. That's the only way to break this Impure World Reincarnation!"
Originally, Tobirama had intended to follow Madara's orders and capture the Jinchūriki without provoking resistance, in order to avoid losing control of his body—which could bring great destruction upon Konoha.
But after the battle, seeing just how strong Konoha's new generation had become, he changed his mind.
He decided to help Fugaku and Hiashi because he believed they had what it took to take on Madara Uchiha.
"Do it!"
Fugaku and Hiashi came to their senses and readied themselves to perform the sealing technique as Tobirama instructed. But just then, Tobirama's eyes suddenly turned extremely vacant.
His body had been taken over by Madara.
Next second,
Swish.
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