"Teacher… I've got an idea!"
Hearing Orochimaru's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi paused, then saw Orochimaru lean in with a sly grin, whispering in his ear…
"Teacher… that idiot Jiraiya clearly thinks we're dead. Why don't we play along and give him a good scare?!"
Hiruzen's lips curled into a faint, mischievous smile.
Maybe it was because his body had become younger, but Hiruzen felt his mindset had gotten a bit more youthful too!
Noticing Orochimaru's sly grin, Hiruzen gave a subtle nod…
In an instant, both of them rolled their eyes back and slowly shuffled toward Jiraiya.
"Jiraiya… your teacher died so tragically…"
"Jiraiya… didn't you always say I was your best friend? I've come for you… I'm here to take you with me…"
"Jiraiya… come with your teacher…"
"Jiraiya… come with me…"
At that moment, Jiraiya's face was practically frozen in terror, his complexion ghostly pale. His teacher and his best friend Orochimaru were here to drag him to the afterlife?!
Meanwhile, Hirofumi Ito sneaked up behind Jiraiya, grinning mischievously, and started singing!
"Come with me~~
We'll set off at dawn~~"
Jiraiya jumped out of his skin!
"What the hell!!! Dead people can sing now?! What are you supposed to be?!"
Still shaken, Jiraiya took a closer look at Hirofumi Ito. Wasn't this the kid from earlier?! And he was wearing a Hokage cloak…
The Fifth Hokage?!
What was going on here?!
Jiraiya was completely dumbfounded, too freaked out to even think about sensing chakra…
Because right now, Jiraiya was convinced everyone in Konoha was a walking corpse! The whole village had collectively risen from the dead!
He rushed to Tsunade's side!
"Tsunade!!! Something's wrong with the village! These guys are all zombies!!!"
Boom!!!!
Tsunade's fist sent Jiraiya crashing into the dirt…
"Ow! Tsunade… your little fists are still as strong as ever! Wait, no! This isn't the time for that! Tsunade! Everyone's turned into zombies! Even the old man and Orochimaru are zombies!!!"
"Zombie your big head, you idiot!!! Use your chakra to sense them properly! These people are all alive!!!"
Jiraiya finally snapped out of it and used his sensory ninjutsu, realizing everyone present was indeed alive…
But now, he noticed all the ninjas staring at him with weird looks—the kind you'd give an absolute moron!
"What the hell!!!
Old man!!!
You and Orochimaru teamed up to trick me?!
So Orochimaru attacking Konoha was all fake, right?!
And your funeral was fake too, right?!"
Hiruzen, barely holding back his laughter, shook his head.
"No, it's all real! My body's over there, even got blasted to bits by a jutsu just now. Go check if you don't believe me!"
As he spoke, Hiruzen pointed to a shattered coffin in the distance…
"Tch! Old man, you're still messing with me?! And what's with you using Transformation Jutsu to look young?! Feeling nostalgic for your youth or something?!"
Jiraiya, still skeptical, stomped over to the broken coffin and yanked off the lid.
Creak!!!!
"Holy crap!!! Old man, you're really dead?!"
"Of course I'm dead! You think your teacher would lie to you?!"
"Then what's the deal with you now?!"
At that moment, Hirofumi Ito popped up behind Jiraiya again…
"Come with me~~ We'll set off at dawn~~"
"You damn kid, shut up already!!! Sing, sing, sing—aren't you tired of it?! What kind of song is that?! Is this really the time to be singing?! And you're wearing a Fifth Hokage cloak?! What are you doing here? Playing dress-up?!"
Boom!!!!
Hiruzen smacked Jiraiya hard on the head!
"Ow~~ Old man, why'd you hit me?!"
"Hmph! That was light! Watch how you talk to the Fifth Hokage! Hirofumi Ito is Konoha's Fifth Hokage!!!"
Jiraiya was now utterly baffled…
"What the hell is going on?!!!"
…
After a lengthy explanation, Jiraiya and Tsunade finally pieced together what had happened and realized just how much Konoha had changed in a single day!
For a moment, they could hardly believe it!
But the truth was right in front of them, impossible to deny…
Tsunade looked at her grandfather, great-grandfather, and grandmother, her heart swelling with emotion.
"Hirofumi Ito… thank you for this!"
"No need to be so formal, Tsunade-senpai. I'm a disciple of the First Hokage, so technically, we're family. The First Hokage is my master, and Sister Mito calls me her little brother…
So, Tsunade-senpai, let's not make it complicated. From now on, we'll call it even. I'll call you Tsunade-senpai, and you can call me Uncle Hirofumi. Or, if you prefer, Great-Uncle works too…"
Tsunade's face twisted in disbelief…
This kid, Hirofumi Ito, was her grandfather's disciple, so technically, he was the same generation as her father. She might actually have to call him Uncle!
And since Grandma Mito called him her little brother, from that angle, she'd have to call him Great-Uncle…
Tsunade was starting to regret coming back to the village. Out of nowhere, she'd gained an uncle and a great-uncle… Who could deal with this?!
A thirteen-year-old kid, and she'd have to call him Uncle from now on?!
"Ahem… Fifth Hokage, you're joking, right? Let's keep it simple. I'll call you Tsunade-senpai, and you call me Lord Hokage!"
At that moment, Kakashi approached Hirofumi Ito…
"Lord Hokage!"
Kakashi's mind was reeling.
Just yesterday, Hirofumi Ito was his student, and he was his Jonin sensei!
Now, out of nowhere, he had to call him Lord Hokage!
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