Chapter 39
Itama Senju, the boy who died twice, did not age. His transfer to a new, perfect copy had reset his biological clock. He could maintain this form indefinitely, or create a new one if needed. He became a permanent, hidden fixture of Konoha.
He would be the shopkeeper who always had wise advice, the old man in the archives who knew where every scroll was, the medic-nin with uncanny diagnostic skill—all copies, all him. He would watch over the generations of Senju and Uzumaki, subtly guide prodigies, and quietly eliminate threats too subtle for ANBU to see. He was Konoha's living history, its secret conscience, and its ultimate safeguard.