Hashirama ends up creating a wooden block with his own hands and places it on the table.
"Would you accept having your Chakra back in exchange for killing Kakuzu?" Hashirama made a very strong proposal when he placed the wooden block and the banknote next to each other.
What a tempting offer... but how would he get my Chakra back? He's a Legendary Shinobi, but not a divine tree that produces Chakra Fruit.
"Well? Do you accept the offer, Itachi?" He put his hand in front of me, waiting for me to shake it, and then... I shook his hand seconds later and we sealed our deal.
"It's a deal."
Hashirama stands up and picks up a pen from his desk and starts writing some things on the classroom blackboard... apparently it was information that would be given to me.
"Next, as you already know... Kakuzu has been after my head for decades, and since I want peace as a university professor, I don't want to waste my time with that charlatan."
A small drawing of Kakuzu was drawn on the blackboard, in his final form, which consists of the use of his black threads that he used to steal the hearts of other ninjas and replace their own.
"However, something made him become more powerful... only I had this confidential information from a spy I hired to investigate some abandoned clandestine laboratories in Japan."
As Hashirama explained, his pen drew an acronym that Kakuzu himself was involved in... and I believe it is a criminal organization since he was from Akatsuki like me and would not work alone.
"This acronym represents a secret organization, the secret group I.M.A., which produces high-end weapons."
"Besides high-end weapons, how was this organization created, and what is the most comprehensive information you have about its employees and who its leader is?" I asked as I crossed my legs on the chair.
Hashirama took a scroll and tapped it on the table to open it, showing more details than the spy had been able to get for him, and handed it to me so I could show it to someone.
"This organization is made up of brilliant scientists who have been privately funded and organized within unknown laboratories." Hashirama began to show me one of the texts that was encrypted on the scroll.
The purpose of the I.M.A. is to acquire and develop weapons with earth-shattering destructive power using technological means, with the main objective of overthrowing world governments.
Honestly, reading that made me feel determined and prepared, because it's similar to what Danzou wanted to do against the Uchiha Clan... a plan driven by ambition and focused on acquiring more power for himself.
"This is similar to what happened in Konoha, except that the group doesn't want to destroy just one clan in Konoha... but to overthrow all world governments until there is nothing left but insatiable domination."
"What do you mean? Did they try to overthrow the Uchiha clan?" Hashirama looks at me with a neutral expression, disdainful of the person who was planning this attack.
"It's a long story... I'll explain it later." I cut off the idea of having to explain the history of the clan's attack and place my hand on the scroll to show my interest in this mission.
"Okay, moving on... we don't have much more information about this, my spy didn't find out who the current leader of this organization is, so it's up to you to investigate this thoroughly and destroy the core that commands this threatening group."
Hashirama finishes his explanation and closes the scroll, placing it under his desk.
"How old were you when you became an Anbu ninja?" He asked me as he sat back down in his chair and rested his right hand on his chin to lean on the table.
"At 11 years old, I became an Anbu ninja... the youngest to join the organization. At 13, I became captain of a team." I replied with a tone of determination to show respect to my leader.
Hashirama was convinced by this and smiled slightly at me, relieved to have found someone fit for his mission and to complete it without precedent.
With all the information I had acquired, my next step was to once again become a secret spy, as I had been in the Anbu, to infiltrate one of the I.M.A. laboratories and find out everything about their plans and destroy their leader.
"Kakuzu may be one of the most powerful employees in the organization, as his strength, intelligence, and pride are strong... especially because of his craving for more power and money. Be cautious." Hashirama adds as his last words and again puts his arms on the table to relax.
"I know that well, I've worked alongside him... so knowing a little about his weaknesses won't be difficult for me." I got up from my chair and headed for the door.
"Even if you know his common weaknesses, his ambition for power and inclusion in the organization... may have caused him to change course." Hashirama highlights what I said, but it makes me a little doubtful in the next moment.
He was right, Kakuzu may have evolved his way of acting and fighting when he was reincarnated in modern times... I need to be cautious in analyzing what he is capable of.
"I'm counting on you, Itachi Uchiha." Hashirama says goodbye to me, looking at my back, trusting me on this mission that will demand a lot from my cunning side.
"You can count on me, Hashirama." Looking at the wood of the front door, I put my hand on the doorknob and opened the door to leave the classroom.
Hashirama, in turn, put his feet back on the table and stared at the bright and beautiful environment outside the large window in front of him.
"An Uchiha, allying himself with me... what crazy memories." Hashirama spoke to himself, remembering the last time he allied himself with an Uchiha member during his reign, giving rise to the story we all know today.