Chapter 116: The inherently evil Uchiha brat!
"Why should I learn some trash ninjutsu developed by the Senju clan? Am I not strong enough already?"
Uchiha Hikari puffed out her cheeks and asked Shiromo.
"What?! Trash ninjutsu?! You inherently evil Uchiha brat, do you even know what you're saying?!"
Hearing Uchiha Hikari dare to evaluate his ninjutsu like that, Tobirama finally snapped.
"You inherently self-entitled Senju old man."
"?"
A question mark practically appeared above Tobirama's head. "What did you say?"
"Looks like your ears aren't very good either. You keep asking what I said. I said…"
Hikari took a deep breath. "You inherently self-entitled Senju old man. Your clan only knows how to sell yourselves. Perverts!"
"Ugh!"
Tobirama staggered back a step, clutching his chest with his left hand.
Unbelievable. This little Uchiha girl's words were unbelievably aggressive!
Compared to this, his own line about "inherently evil" felt downright tame.
"You! You're just a young girl, how can you slander people out of thin air?!"
Tobirama was furious. When he said the Uchiha were inherently evil, that was an objective conclusion he had reached after studying them.
What she said about "inherently self-entitled" was clearly something she just made up on the spot!
Seeing Tobirama getting worked up, Hashirama hurriedly rushed up from behind and locked him in a full nelson.
"Big brother, what are you doing?!"
Tobirama turned his head back, both disgusted and confused.
Damn it.
She was already accusing the Senju of rising by selling cleavage, and now his brother suddenly hugged him from behind like this.
Wasn't that just giving her evidence?
"Tobirama, don't be impulsive. Don't hurt little Hikari."
Hashirama shrank his neck slightly as he spoke.
The moment those words came out, they simultaneously grossed out both Uchiha Hikari and Senju Tobirama.
Needless to say, Hikari just hearing Hashirama say that gave her goosebumps.
If Shiromo hadn't just reminded her that the best way to deal with someone like Hashirama was to ignore him, she would have summoned Susanoo right now just to isolate herself from breathing the same air as this pervert.
Tobirama, on the other hand, felt nothing but despair.
Big brother, who exactly is your little brother here?
You being lovey-dovey with Madara was one thing, but how does every newly met Uchiha now outrank him in your heart?
Why don't you just change your name to Uchiha Hashirama already?
And this one had clearly shown her Mangekyō Sharingan.
She had even used Amaterasu.
"You're afraid I'll hurt her, but you're not afraid she'll hurt me?"
Tobirama was on the verge of a breakdown.
"Tobirama, is something wrong with your head? Haven't we already died? How could she hurt you?"
Hashirama looked genuinely puzzled.
"..."
Tobirama felt even more despair.
Right.
He was already dead.
What was he even saying?
Sure enough, you should never talk too much with an idiot. If you stay around an idiot long enough, and they'll drag your intelligence down to their level, then beat you with experience.
"Boy, did you say something bad about our Senju clan to little Hikari?"
Hashirama released the collapsing Tobirama and turned to look at Shiromo.
"No. I just told her about the relationship between you and Uchiha Madara, and your love-hate history before and after the founding of Konoha."
Shiromo looked completely innocent.
"Whether you said it or not, I still have to clarify this, Madara and I had a pure male-to-male relationship."
Hashirama turned his gaze toward Hikari.
"..."
Hikari continued to ignore him.
Already did things together, and you're still calling it pure.
"Then First Hokage, was your relationship with your wife, Uzumaki Mito, a pure male-female relationship, or a filthy one?"
Shiromo asked.
"Of course it was pure."
Hashirama answered instinctively.
Then he suddenly realized something was wrong.
He and Mito were husband and wife, not client and provider. Of course it was a pure male-female relationship.
But saying that, when paired with what he had just said about Madara being a pure male-male relationship…
It was over.
The more he explained, the darker it got.
"Tobirama, say something for me…"
Hashirama turned around and helped Tobirama up.
"Get lost, big brother. Look, does she even care? Why are you still explaining?"
Tobirama shot Hashirama a glance. That one line exposing the truth instantly sent Hashirama into heartbreak, squatting in a corner in dejection.
"I won't teach her…"
Tobirama began speaking to Shiromo, but halfway through, he suddenly recalled the "thoughtful solution" Shiromo had listed for him at the [Four Violet Flames Formation Roundtable].
Right now, Orochimaru couldn't control him.
But what about later?
He couldn't stay as a living corpse in the mortal world forever, could he?
Once Impure World Reincarnation was released and he returned, Orochimaru could easily summon him again using inferior sacrifices, gaining control over him.
And then, using Shiromo's method, force him to use Multiple Shadow Clone and Transformation Techniques to receive clients in the red-light district…
Damn it.
At that point, the Senju clan really would become a clan that sold cleavage!
To protect his precious cleavage, the proud Senju Tobirama painfully changed his words: "It's not that I don't want to teach her. The Multiple Shadow Clone Technique is a forbidden jutsu. Without sufficient chakra reserves, using it recklessly can easily get people killed."
"Then you don't need to worry, Second Hokage. What Hikari lacks the least is chakra."
"Her Mangekyō ability, Yachihoko, can leave a mark on someone. Through that mark, she can unconditionally absorb chakra for her own use, or transfer it to others."
"Speaking of which, we also have to thank you, Second Hokage, for developing Impure World Reincarnation."
"As long as Hikari leaves a Yachihoko mark on a single Impure World Reincarnation body, she can gain the 'infinite chakra' trait of an Impure World Reincarnation without having to die herself."
"And then there's your Multiple Shadow Clone Technique."
"Since Hikari doesn't lack chakra, once she learns it, she can use it freely."
"At that point, using Multiple Shadow Clones while activating Susanoo, her enemies would have to face dozens, hundreds, of Susanoo at the same time."
"The fact that shadow clones disappear when attacked would also be covered by Susanoo's protection."
"The key to Yachihoko lies in how to leave the mark on the opponent."
"And Flying Thunder God's godlike speed is the perfect support for that. You could even have 'one mark, dual purpose' at that point."
"So really, Second Hokage, you keep saying you hate the Uchiha, and that all your jutsu were developed to counter them, but for Hikari… it seems to be exactly the opposite, doesn't it~?"
Every word Shiromo spoke felt to Tobirama like a blade stabbing straight into his heart.
And it was true.
The three forbidden techniques he created, after Shiromo's explanation, really did seem to perfectly fit Uchiha Hikari.
"…She herself doesn't want to learn. I think you should respect her wishes."
Tobirama continued to struggle weakly.
"No. I'll learn."
Hikari suddenly changed her mind.
"What?!"
Tobirama stared at her in shock.
No, weren't you saying the opposite just now?
What about the Senju clan's trash ninjutsu?
"Hmph."
Seeing Tobirama look at her, Hikari snorted and turned her head away.
If it made him uncomfortable, she was happy.
Besides, if it was to help Shiromo, then learning a bit of Senju ninjutsu wasn't a big deal.
She could endure it!
"Can't you have even a little backbone?! You inherently evil Uchiha brat!"
Tobirama felt his defenses crack.
"What's it to you, you inherently self-entitled Senju old man!"
Hikari shot back immediately.
(End of this chapter)