Stepping on the tongue on the ground and crushing it into mush, Uchiha Kage once again began to repair Senju Tobirama's body.
"Suspecting a normal person of being a murderer, then constantly stirring things up around him, branding him as a murderer before he's done anything, and then wantonly suppressing and insulting him, then when he finally gets pushed into killing someone, you immediately jump out happily and say, 'See, he is a murderer!'"
"I...", Senju Tobirama covered his once-again-intact mouth, just about to speak, but didn't know how to refute it.
"You tell me, who's the real murderer, him or you?"
"It was Uchiha Madara who first—"
"Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara both let go of their hatred. It's you who never did. Senju Tobirama, after Konoha was founded, almost all of the chaos in the ninja world can be traced back to you. Your pettiness, your paranoid suspicion and self-righteousness, you're the one who drove Uchiha Madara away, and you're the one who got your big brother killed!"
"No! It's not like that, it's not like that, I didn't—"
Driving away Uchiha Madara, that was also because... Uchiha Madara was narrow-minded by nature.
As for that leading to the death of big brother Hashirama...
Thinking of this, Senju Tobirama fell into silence.
Following Uchiha Kage's logic, it really was possible that his big brother died because of his actions.
Yes, it was his prejudice against Uchiha Madara, his lingering resentment over Uchiha Madara killing their father and brother, that led him to suppress the Uchiha so much.
Uchiha Kage wasn't wrong, big brother let go of the hatred, but he didn't.
'No, no, it's not like that.'
'Uchiha Madara was already a madman!'
'It wasn't me! I did nothing wrong!'
Clutching his head in pain, though Senju Tobirama wasn't injured this time, his eyes were dull as he squatted on the ground.
"Finally realized your mistake? Too late," Uchiha Kage flicked the blood off his blade and sheathed it.
"I'll bury you in the ground with only your head exposed, then revive all the Uchiha ninjas who knew you and have them keep watch over you every day. You'd like that, right? From now on, you'll live together with your beloved Uchiha forever?"
"No, no, don't—", The moment Uchiha Kage said this, Senju Tobirama realized his body could no longer move.
At the same time, the ground around him began to sink.
In just a short while, only Senju Tobirama's head was left above the surface.
And Uchiha Kage disappeared.
What followed was a group of familiar Uchiha ninjas, one by one surrounding him from nearby.
"Senju Tobirama?"
"Seems like it's him?"
"He's the one who had people monitor us daily, forced us to relocate the clan grounds, and made us the target of the entire village."
"Didn't expect he'd have a day like this."
"Everyone, the one who revived us said we can do whatever we want to Senju Tobirama."
"Then what are we waiting for!"
The Uchiha clansmen crowded closer and closer, each face filled with hatred.
"No! I'm not Senju Tobirama! You've got the wrong person! AAAAH!!!"
His face was full of Uchiha feet, his vision full of Uchiha faces, Senju Tobirama finally understood at this moment why Uchiha Kage revived him.
Because only by living can one feel the true hell.
———
"Didn't expect Senju Tobirama's screams to be so energetic. Hope he can keep it up in the future," Looking at Senju Tobirama being surrounded by the Uchiha clan not far away, Uchiha Kage nodded in satisfaction.
Hopefully from now on, Senju Tobirama's dreams will be full of Uchiha.
"Right, I wonder if I can still find Uchiha Izuna's corpse. If I had Uchiha Izuna, he'd definitely enjoy it even more."
It was decided, next he would find a way to get Uchiha Izuna's corpse, then use soul summoning to revive him and give him to Senju Tobirama.
While planning a more "wonderful" life for Senju Tobirama's future, Uchiha Kage arrived at another dream space village.
Namikaze Minato, Zabuza, and the newly arrived Uchiha Shisui were all here.
From a distance, they seemed to be chatting quite happily.
"Sensei!"
Upon seeing Uchiha Kage, Namikaze Minato, Zabuza, and the others all paused.
"So, how is it? Pretty good paradise I've built, huh?"
Signaling Namikaze Minato and Zabuza to step back, Uchiha Kage turned to Uchiha Shisui who stayed behind.
"Yeah, this place is great... But can the Uchiha clan really be revived?", Uchiha Shisui felt like he was dreaming.
He not only saw the souls of Uchiha clansmen floating in the sky, but also saw the long-dead Fourth Hokage.
And this Hokage even called this young man "Sensei"...
"A portion has already been revived, over there."
Uchiha Kage pointed toward the direction where Senju Tobirama was buried.
"What do you need me to do?"
Uchiha Shisui soon saw the Uchiha clansmen surrounding Senju Tobirama.
Though he didn't understand the deep grudge between Uchiha Kage and Senju Tobirama, being able to see the clan revived made him already feel fulfilled.
If this paradise can continue to exist, he's willing to pay any price for it.
"I need you to join an organization called Akatsuki, and when the time is right, tell their leader about this paradise."
Though Uchiha Kage was powerful now, dealing with the Rinnegan would still be difficult.
"Alright."
Although Uchiha Shisui was a little puzzled about what Akatsuki was, he still nodded.
However, at that moment, a burst of white light suddenly appeared on his body.
"This is?"
"Looks like that guy Orochimaru undid the Impure World Reincarnation."
Uchiha Kage thought Orochimaru must've run into Hiruzen Sarutobi by now.
"Without a reincarnated body, you can't leave here, Shisui."
"I understand. I've seen the Second Hokage's hand signs before."
So these revived people still can't leave this space?
Looks like this paradise still isn't complete.
Thinking this, Uchiha Shisui copied the hand signs with his Sharingan and performed Impure World Reincarnation: Release.
Soon, the white glow on his body disappeared.
"What a mysterious ninjutsu. Even without a real body, you can still live, and not only is strength preserved, it even increases."
"Hmph, it's all Senju Tobirama's own doing."
Since Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi have gotten together, it's likely that soon, the ninja world will see an army made up of reincarnated ninjas.
At that time, though Konoha will seem to have the upper hand, it will also become the enemy of the entire ninja world.
Imagine, an evil military Konoha being jointly attacked by all the other countries.
That would definitely be the most "canon-aligned" episode.
———
"Gather all the Tailed Beasts and you can achieve immortality?", Orochimaru was somewhat incredulous.
"If that's the case, then why didn't the First Hokage back then..."
"The First Hokage didn't know about this, and at that time, he didn't collect all the Tailed Beasts. Shukaku was always in Sunagakure."
"Even the First Hokage didn't know about this. Sensei, how do you know?"
Ever since the plan to invade Konoha began, Orochimaru had noticed many strange things.
Like Jiraiya blocking his path, and Hiruzen Sarutobi seeing through his disguise and knowing his goal in advance.
Logically, Konoha shouldn't have had any intel on him beforehand.
"There's a kind of forbidden jutsu that can foresee the future. The Second Hokage used it to pass me a lot of information, this included."
At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no way to hide it from Orochimaru anymore.
Of course, he wouldn't go into too much detail.
Nor would he tell anyone how much information about the future he actually held.
"And also, Orochimaru, your plan to kill the Fourth Kazekage and impersonate him to unite with Sunagakure to destroy Konoha, it was all part of that future intel."
"Foreseeing the future? There's such a jutsu?"
Hearing this, Orochimaru's expression finally changed. His previous calm disappeared.
"No wonder Sensei seemed to know everything from the start..."
Thinking about how his Konoha Destruction Plan was seen through before even being carried out made Orochimaru's back chill.
Fortunately, that masked man disrupted things, otherwise today...
He didn't have the strength to escape Kotoamatsukami.
"Wait, if such a jutsu exists, then why have I never found it before?"
He had long researched all of Konoha's forbidden jutsu inside and out.
Orochimaru was still somewhat doubtful.
"And also, the Second Hokage who came out via Impure World Reincarnation today didn't seem to know about the future either."
Recalling how his reincarnated Senju Tobirama was turned into a pile of mud by that mysterious masked man, Orochimaru still found it strange.
What kind of jutsu can actually kill a dead person, a ninja brought back by Impure World Reincarnation?
"This... I'm not sure either. But the intel about the future is definitely real. I've verified all of it."
Hiruzen Sarutobi was also somewhat doubtful, but the contents of the "Future Notes" made him believe fully.
"Why not summon the Second Hokage again?"
Puffing on his pipe a few times, Hiruzen Sarutobi gave a solution.
"Sensei, you've really changed, you'd actually allow me to use such an evil forbidden jutsu."
'That "future intel" must be quite extraordinary.'
Who would've thought an aging teacher could still show such ambitious eyes...
Orochimaru couldn't help but feel an intense thrill through his whole body.
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