Chapter 278: Jiraiya: "Great, if she's writing a book, I'll write one too."
"…"
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked extremely awkward.
Especially when he noticed that his former teacher, Tobirama Senju, was staring straight at him.
Tobirama's feelings toward the Uchiha clan had always been complicated.
What he had wanted was to "tame" the Uchiha.
He wanted them to stop living solely for their clan and for the pride of the Uchiha name, and instead dedicate themselves to the village.
Only that would have satisfied Tobirama.
If that couldn't be achieved, then at the very least their power should have been utilized as much as possible.
Not a single sweep of the blade that wiped out everyone—from newborn infants to elderly men and women on the verge of the grave.
Of course, he had already made these views clear last time. It was just that bringing up old matters again inevitably irritated him once more.
The thought of so many talented individuals, so much labor, being gone made his heart ache.
"Orochimaru, what exactly are you trying to show me this for? It's just children fooling around. It can't be taken seriously."
As if he hadn't noticed the Second Hokage's gaze at all, Hiruzen forced himself to remain composed and addressed Orochimaru.
"Children?" Orochimaru replied, "I remember you once said that Uchiha Itachi, at the age of seven, could already think about problems from the perspective of a Hokage."
"Now Hyuga Hanabi is also seven, and she's thinking about issues from Uchiha Itachi's perspective."
"By equivalent substitution, that means Hyuga Hanabi, at seven years old, is also capable of thinking from a Hokage's perspective. Doesn't that prove she's serious?"
Orochimaru countered directly with a rhetorical question.
You can even apply equivalent substitution like that?
Hiruzen found himself at a loss for words.
On the other side, the bored "Black Zetsu" noticed a small notebook lying on a chair. Assuming it was some kind of experimental record and having nothing better to do, she picked it up and flipped through it.
Snap.
"Black Zetsu" abruptly shut the notebook and turned to look at Shiromo beside her, "What is this?"
"How would I know?"
Shiromo was taken aback. He reached out to take the notebook and see what was inside.
"Black Zetsu" instinctively pulled the notebook back for a moment. After hesitating, however, she let Shiromo take it.
That expression on Shiromo's face showed he didn't know the contents either. In that case, whatever was written inside likely had nothing to do with him.
"Oh, that seems to be something Jiraiya left behind earlier. Who knows when he'll realize he dropped it and come back for it."
Orochimaru, from across the room, had already grasped the situation at a glance and casually explained its origin.
"Jiraiya? Don't tell me it's one of those… novels of his?"
A bad feeling crept over Shiromo as he lowered his head to read.
Whether it was the "Buff Man" series or the Limited Tsukuyomi, they leaned more toward bizarre than outright explicit.
The logic was simple: even if every bit of their content were published online, it would still pass review.
But Jiraiya's novels were different.
They were purely explicit.
It was hard to imagine what kind of thoughts "Black Zetsu" would have if she read that sort of thing.
In the original story's final battle, Naruto achieved great success with his Reverse Harem Technique, then, fired up with passion, declared, "Never seen a jutsu like this before, huh? This is the history of ninjas, you bastard!"
At that moment, almost everyone watching would inwardly respond on Kaguya's behalf: "If this is what ninja history looks like, then maybe the ninja world really should just be destroyed."
"…Impressive."
Shiromo looked at a segment Jiraiya had casually jotted down in the notebook and couldn't help but sigh in genuine admiration.
"That brat Jiraiya may be average in intelligence in most areas, but when it comes to writing smut, his IQ is probably twice Orochimaru's."
At some point, Tobirama had used the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind Shiromo. Having seen the contents clearly as well, he offered his assessment.
The passages recorded in the notebook were inspirations Jiraiya had come up with after arriving in Amegakure and learning certain pieces of information he previously hadn't known.
The part Shiromo and "Black Zetsu" were currently reading went like this…
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya is resurrected and battles Shiromo, dragging him into the dimension of Amenominaka.
Since Shiromo can fly and manipulate natural forces, ordinary natural-environment dimensions are completely ineffective against him.
Thus, after repeated switches between spaces, the final shift of Amenominaka leads to the gravity dimension.
After this transition, Kaguya becomes somewhat weakened and is temporarily unable to switch dimensions again.
However, she is absolutely certain that within the gravity dimension, Shiromo has no hope of escape.
And yet…
The gravity dimension has a particular characteristic: the more chakra a person possesses, the greater the effect of gravity upon them.
Generally speaking, the stronger someone is, the more chakra they naturally have.
Even Kaguya herself is forced down in the gravity dimension, pressed into a half-kneeling crouch, barely able to raise an arm to attack.
In the original story, Naruto couldn't move at all, while Sasuke could only kneel halfway, completely incapable of resistance.
At that time, only Obito Uchiha, formerly the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, nearly drained of chakra and kept alive by Yang Release, and the perpetually chakra-deprived master Kakashi were able to move freely.
So here comes the question: what about someone with no chakra?
The answer: completely unaffected.
While even Kaguya is crushed by the pressure, struggling just to lift her arm, Shiromo strolls around as if taking a casual walk and effortlessly circles behind her.
At that moment, Kaguya resembles a neighbor's wife stuck inside a washing machine.
What follows is content unsuitable for children.
"… "
It could only be said that "Black Zetsu's" expression after reading it was entirely understandable.
For her, seeing something like this was indeed a bit too twisted.
Yet the descriptions of Amenominaka within the text were completely accurate.
This once again proved that Shiromo's claim of coming from the future was no lie.
"It's nothing. Here, take a look at this instead."
After a moment's thought, Shiromo pulled out a book from somewhere behind him and stuffed it into "Black Zetsu's" hands, speaking in his usual offhand manner.
The book was the Limited Tsukuyomi novel series that Tsunade had asked Kakashi to publish, and which Shima of Mount Myōboku had already regarded as precious intelligence.
"Black Zetsu" took it in confusion and flipped through a few pages. Immediately, her vision darkened.
What did it mean that Hagoromo wanted to overthrow her rule because she opposed his furry fetish?
What did it mean that Hamura discovered she was the most beautiful rabbit-girl and therefore decided to accompany her to the moon?
Shiromo understood that showing her this wouldn't make her feel disgusted. After all, she had already watched those specially customized films he made and had developed refined tastes.
The reason he showed her this was simply to make her understand the importance of speaking up, or more precisely, the importance of discourse power.
If you bottle everything up and say nothing, then don't blame others for imagining whatever they please and saying whatever they want.
While "Black Zetsu" was still staring blankly at the new book in bewilderment, Hanabi finally arrived.
Orochimaru handed her a trigger device and two thumb-sized culture capsules.
"You'll need to keep them activated with your chakra and place both capsules into the device."
"One capsule contains Ōtsutsuki clan cells. The other contains your own cells."
"Once activated, the two will fuse, and the power will be fed back into your body."
"This method is the safest and carries the least risk of side effects."
Orochimaru explained.
(End of this chapter)