"This, uh... Uchiha senior, although it was the Senju and our Sarutobi Clan who sealed you initially, I also contributed to this unsealing. I was the one who provided Bai Mo with the sealing location."
Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't expected that the person his ancestors had sealed was such a young girl. After a brief moment of surprise, he quickly began to explain.
"Your clan sealed me, and now you put in a little effort to unseal me. Are you expecting me to thank you for it?
By that logic, if I killed your parents and then helped you fight in a battle, would you have to praise me for being so cool?"
Hikari snorted and turned her head away.
"Once the matters here are settled, let's go to Konoha. Whatever you want this old man to do—teach you the Shadow Clone or the Flying Thunder God, or even assist Orochimaru in developing new Jutsu—it's all possible."
Tobirama's voice came from the side. He walked over to where Hiruzen Sarutobi was kneeling and spoke to Bai Mo.
These three Hokage were perfectly clear on the situation.
The Ōtsutsuki were everyone's enemy. Bai Mo and his group definitely had to fight them; the question was when.
They could completely wait until Konoha had suffered heavy casualties before intervening.
If even Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, could be assassinated, who else in Konoha could escape?
As long as the Ōtsutsuki wished it, someone would die every day.
"Of course we're going. I already had a White Zetsu send a message to Tsunade, though I don't know if she received it."
Bai Mo shrugged slightly.
In short, Hiruzen Sarutobi had knelt for nothing.
After receiving intelligence from Konoha, Bai Mo's original plan was to head there immediately after dealing with the Ryūmyaku (Dragon Veins).
Once the future Sasuke and Boruto appeared, Urashiki would arrive shortly after.
"Is that so? Then thank you."
Tobirama was slightly stunned, but he did not retract his promise.
If Tsunade simultaneously possessed the flaws of him and his older brother Hashirama, then Bai Mo seemed to possess both his and his older brother's strengths.
He possessed both a grand vision and strategic wisdom.
Assisting such a person would benefit both the Ninja World and Konoha.
"Nidaime(2nd)-sama, I can't control you. You could simply use the Flying Thunder God to return to Konoha and resolve this matter yourself."
Orochimaru slyly attempted to sow discord from the side.
"Orochimaru, do you take me for a fool? Since you've already stated that the Ōtsutsuki can absorb Ninjutsu, how much can this old man change by going back?"
Tobirama glanced at Orochimaru.
"Heh heh."
Orochimaru smiled and said nothing further.
This was merely a small test.
"In that case, Sensei, you should return to the Pure Land to rest first."
Orochimaru performed the hand signs and released the Edo Tensei.
If the Nidaime still offered some help in dealing with the Ōtsutsuki, the Sandaime was completely useless.
As a master of five-element Ninjutsu, he was essentially a power bank for the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Moreover, bringing the Sandaime back via Edo Tensei was originally just to conduct an experiment for Bai Mo.
The Sandaime's Edo body began to disintegrate, reverting back into a White Zetsu.
Bai Mo stepped forward and pressed down on the White Zetsu's remains. A few seconds later, the White Zetsu was indeed revived and full of vitality.
"As expected, creatures without souls like the White Zetsu are incredible; they can be revived so easily."
Orochimaru remarked with emotion.
"Is that Medical Ninjutsu?"
Hashirama looked at the scene, feeling puzzled.
"It seems more like 'rule' or 'law'."
Tobirama frowned deeply, seemingly pondering what Bai Mo's ability truly was.
Simply touching a White Zetsu that had already died caused it to instantly revive.
What was the cost?
Did such a heaven-defying ability truly come without any price?
"It's time to get down to business."
Bai Mo walked up to Nagato. Nagato was now able to walk on his own.
However, this wasn't due to absorbing Chakra to recover, but because Orochimaru had cultivated a new leg using White Zetsu, Hashirama cells, and some of Nagato's own cells.
Mm, it was similar to the new hand Naruto received at the end of the original story.
"It's a good thing we had Leader absorb the Eight-Tails' Chakra to recover beforehand, otherwise we'd still have to wait now."
Bai Mo led Nagato to the root system of the Ryūmyaku and began explaining to him, "The Chakra inside here is highly similar to the Chakra that should be contained within the Gedo Statue. Absorbing it shouldn't be a problem.
Furthermore, Hikari's Eight Thousand Spears can provide a safety net, so you don't need to worry about security."
The exact amount of Chakra contained within the Ryūmyaku was an uncertain figure.
After all, the legend of the Ryūmyaku's "endless Chakra" was ultimately just a legend.
For ordinary Ninja, a Tailed Beast was endless Chakra, and Senju Hashirama was also endless Chakra.
In the original work, Senju Hashirama once looked at Naruto, who was in Tailed Beast Chakra Mode and had cloaked the Allied Shinobi Forces in Tailed Beast mantles, and expressed the curious sentiment, "What massive Chakra! It's almost as much as mine."
"The Six Paths Sage's Rinnegan?"
The two Senju brothers had seen Nagato shortly after being brought back by Edo Tensei, but they had tacitly avoided commenting on the Rinnegan at the time.
"Shodai, come here for a moment."
"Huh? Coming."
Senju Hashirama, who had initially looked quite serious, excitedly scurried over to Bai Mo, asking, "What is it?"
"Big Brother, are you seriously a Summoning Animal?"
Tobirama covered his face, looking at his older brother who had zero dignity.
But when he remembered that he wasn't doing much better, he felt even more despair.
"Shodai, take a look at Nagato. Do you feel any sense of familiarity?"
Bai Mo pointed at Nagato.
"Familiar?"
Hashirama was taken aback.
If Bai Mo said so, there must be a reason.
Could this Rinnegan wielder in front of him be the descendant of someone he knew?
"Hmm..."
Hashirama stared at Nagato for a while, his expression growing increasingly strange.
"Big Brother? What's wrong?"
Tobirama's voice came from behind him.
In any case, he couldn't see anything familiar about the person.
If he had to point something out, the red hair was a symbol of the Uzumaki Clan.
"Wife?"
"..."
The two words Hashirama suddenly blurted out sent a chill down everyone's spine.
Nagato felt a sudden tightness and quickly stepped back two paces.
Uchiha Hikari, who was watching the spectacle, felt utterly disgusted seeing the naturally born Senju old man shout "Wife" at a man.
"No, you misunderstand!"
Hashirama, noticing the disgust of those around him, quickly waved his hands to explain, "Didn't Bai Mo ask me if he looked familiar? I thought this kid's red hair looked a lot like Mito's."
"Then Shodai, would you shout 'Wife' at this person?"
Bai Mo pulled out a photo of Karin.
"...Of course not!"
Hashirama immediately denied it.
She's such a little girl, how old is she?
Shout "Wife"?
Was he a pervert?
(Everyone else: Isn't he?)
"Oh."
Everyone else felt an even greater chill.
So he only shouts "Wife" at men, but can't bring himself to say it to a woman, is that it?
"Wait! I get it!!!"
Hashirama suddenly shouted, staring intently at Nagato's eyes, "Your eyes look like Madara's! No wonder..."
"No wonder you called him 'Wife,' Big Brother, right?"
Tobirama said sarcastically.
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