Chapter 112: The Pure Land
"Just as I thought, Tobirama. You've restarted the human experiments..."
Masahiko sighed as he followed Tobirama to the place that had supposedly been destroyed by Hashirama's Wood Release.
At some point, it had been cleared out again. As Masahiko followed Tobirama inside, he found the layout to be exactly the same as before. The same corpses of summoned beasts, the same human organs.
However, the difference was that there were many chakra fluctuations inside. Tobirama must have captured quite a few people during the Ninja War.
"This chakra..." As they went deeper, Masahiko sensed a slightly familiar chakra.
"Sensei. Elder Masahiko." A familiar figure emerged from ahead. Masahiko frowned, cursing inwardly.
Tobirama responded, and Masahiko and Tobirama continued deeper.
"Tobirama," Masahiko hesitated for a moment but still spoke, "I'm not completely against you researching Edo Tensei (Impure World Reincarnation), but why involve Danzo?"
"Hiruzen isn't suitable. Among my students, only Danzo can do it," Tobirama replied.
"Then you..." Masahiko stopped mid-sentence.
"Don't worry, Great-Uncle. Danzo only deals with peripheral matters," Tobirama responded with a smile.
Masahiko said no more, but thought inwardly, "Tobirama, you might be underestimating this disciple of yours. Maybe I'll have to clean up the mess later. Sigh, being a senior isn't easy... But since Tobirama sees that Danzo is suitable to assist in human experiments, it proves he has some idea of what Danzo is like."
Reaching the deepest part, they found rows of prison cells. Each cell contained an unconscious person, likely drugged with "knockout powder." Masahiko glanced over but couldn't count the exact number.
"Great-Uncle, these are all ninjas captured during the war who refused to surrender." Seeing Masahiko's expression, Tobirama proactively explained.
"I've already guessed who you want me to see. Although I'm a bit expectant, but..." Masahiko shook his head. "Forget it, I won't lecture you. You've probably been scolded enough these days."
Tobirama smiled bitterly. "This time, I'm going to be scolded again."
"Edo Tensei!" Tobirama quickly formed four hand seals and clasped his hands together.
A wooden coffin slowly rose from the ground. When it opened, it revealed a familiar face.
The reincarnated Hashirama was slightly confused at first, then quickly formed hand seals. "Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!" Clearly, he came prepared.
"Big Brother!" Tobirama was stunned. He didn't expect Hashirama to use his ultimate move right off the bat.
Masahiko smiled bitterly. "This is my main body this time; I don't want to be buried by you. And Tobirama, how many times have you reincarnated your Big Brother? He even wants to bury you."
"Storm Release: Laser Circus!" Lightning Release lasers shot from Masahiko's hands, instantly sweeping a full circle and cutting down the growing trees one by one. The Wood Release coverage wasn't large; evidently, the sacrifice used to summon Hashirama wasn't very strong, so Hashirama could only exert a small portion of his power.
"Hashirama, you want to bury Great-Uncle again?"
Hashirama finally noticed Masahiko and sighed. "Great-Uncle, why are you messing around with Tobirama too?"
"Haha, since things are already messy, might as well see you again." Masahiko said with a smile.
"Big Brother, don't mess around." Tobirama was constantly on guard against Hashirama going berserk again.
"I'm messing around..." Hashirama shook his head helplessly, somewhat speechless.
"Don't mind that, Hashirama." Masahiko interrupted. "Let's talk about what the world after death is like. Great-Uncle is a bit curious."
Hashirama pondered for a while. "Great-Uncle, actually I'm not very clear either."
"At the moment of death, I thought of many people, but in the end, I only saw Father by a bonfire."
Hashirama said this and laughed awkwardly.
"I originally thought I could meet my younger brothers in the Pure Land, but I only saw Father. Ah, haha, I got scolded severely by him."
Masahiko smiled. "Clan Head Butsuma? He probably scolded you for not wiping out the Uchiha."
"Ah, he also said that with my strength, I should have unified the Five Great Nations."
"It should have been so, Big Brother." Beside him, Tobirama spoke seriously, causing Hashirama's face to stiffen. Remembering Tobirama, the two started to "tear into each other."
Masahiko ignored them and fell into deep thought.
"Hashirama saw his father... In the original story, Kakashi also saw his father. Is it because of kinship, or strength?"
Masahiko hesitated. "It should be mostly strength! Obito could temporarily return from the Pure Land to lend Kakashi his Sharingan, proving that if one is strong enough, they can even travel briefly between the Pure Land and the Living World."
"All Level 9... probably can't do it. What about all Level 10?" Masahiko was very curious about the Pure Land of the Naruto world.
"Hashirama, did you see Madara in the Pure Land?" Masahiko asked tentatively with a smile.
The two arguing brothers froze. Clearly, Tobirama hadn't asked this question before.
"Yes! We even wanted to establish another village down there!" Hashirama hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"Big Brother! You still want to build a village with that kind of person!" Tobirama roared, and the two started arguing again.
Masahiko sighed slightly. "Hashirama, you really knew Madara wasn't dead."
Without asking further, Masahiko watched the two brothers arguing, feeling a bit nostalgic for the old days, gradually getting lost in thought.
"Great-Uncle!" Hashirama's shout brought Masahiko back to reality.
"It's enough that we've met this once. Help me destroy this place. Don't let Tobirama continue on this misguided path!"
Masahiko looked at Tobirama, who became nervous.
"Forget it." Masahiko shook his head. "This jutsu will be useful in the future."
Hashirama looked puzzled. "You want to use this kind of jutsu too?"
"Wait until I'm strong enough. This jutsu can be used to resurrect you..." Masahiko spoke slowly.
Hashirama was stunned for a moment. After a long while, he sighed. "Great-Uncle, I'm already a dead man. Resurrection..."
Masahiko ignored him and turned to Tobirama. "Tobirama, is this jutsu hard to learn?" After careful consideration, Masahiko felt it would be more convenient to learn Edo Tensei himself.
Tobirama paused. "For you, it shouldn't be difficult. The most critical step is to use chakra to communicate with the Pure Land. With your chakra volume, finding the Pure Land should be very easy."
Ignoring the chattering Hashirama, Masahiko asked Tobirama for the method to use Edo Tensei.
"Step one: communicate with the Pure Land?" Masahiko nodded. He happened to be very curious about what the Pure Land of the Naruto world actually looked like.
After a few hand seals, Masahiko closed his eyes tightly and used his chakra to sense the Pure Land.
"This is the Pure Land? What's so hard about it? I can see it at first glance." Masahiko probed towards the Pure Land with his chakra. Although it felt right in front of him, he found that no matter how much he extended his chakra, he couldn't reach it.
Nearly an hour later, Masahiko let out a breath and frowned at Tobirama.
"Tobirama, what method did you use to extend your chakra to the Pure Land? I just used 70% of my chakra, and the distance didn't seem to change at all."
Tobirama was stunned. "You sensed the Pure Land? Then it should be very easy to touch with chakra. Normally, a Jonin's chakra volume is enough."
"Where? At that distance, I output 70% of my chakra..." Masahiko stopped halfway, shocked.
"Wait, which Pure Land is this?!"
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