socalfunplaces Chapter 109 Tobirama's Memoirs
Chapter 109 Tobirama's Memoirs
Jiraiya led his three-person team to the location where Asuma and his two companions were carrying out their mission: the Land of Hot Springs.
While the task of informing Asuma of the Third Hokage's death was important, it wasn't particularly difficult. Jiraiya didn't need to personally go; any ANBU member could have been sent.
However, Jiraiya spent the last few days following the future adult Sasuke and having several conversations with him. He could tell that the future Sasuke's personality was much gentler than the current young Sasuke.
Aside from seemingly being somewhat inept at interpersonal communication, he's almost identical to Minato.
Such a person would never commit the act of murdering three generations of his family, for any reason.
As for Boruto?
Even if Boruto were to launch a sneak attack, it would be impossible for him to kill the Third Hokage silently.
Rather, even he and Orochimaru couldn't do that.
That is to say, only the "Otsutsuki" mentioned by Tsunade could do it.
Jiraiya suspected that the Otsutsuki had actually arrived in this era, but had chosen to lie low, eliminating the forces around Naruto before attacking him.
Jiraiya made this decision in order to lure out the Otsutsuki clan and prevent them from attacking the people of Konoha again.
Using the pretext of informing Asuma about his death, they took Naruto and Boruto away.
As for Konohamaru?
I brought it along by chance.
Bringing only these two intentions is a bit too obvious.
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The Land of Soup.
The word "tō" means hot spring.
Hot springs are found all over the country.
Asuma's squad was sent here on the orders of the Third Hokage to investigate the situation of the heresy cult.
Unfortunately, after investigating for several days, they found nothing.
On the contrary, soaking in the hot springs every day makes it feel like we're on vacation.
"Poor Ino, she's stuck in the village training every day..."
Choji lay half-reclined in the hot spring, a plate floating in front of him, on which various foods were laid out.
"The hot spring service in the Land of Hot Springs is indeed second to none in the ninja world; the bathhouses in Konoha are simply incomparable."
Shikamaru was playing water shogi with someone in another small pond.
"Konoha? You're from Konoha Village?"
The young man playing chess with Shikamaru overheard Shikamaru and Choji's conversation and his eyes lit up.
"Hmm, what's wrong?"
Shikamaru answered verbally, but inwardly he thought it was troublesome and wished he hadn't said anything more.
"Hey, this one."
The man pulled a book out from behind him and asked excitedly, "The author of this book is Kakashi from your village, so is what's inside real?"
"The Stunning Man's Guide? This thing's already been released? And... the cover's changed too?"
Shikamaru stared at the book's title, momentarily stunned.
Isn't this the "Book of Answers" that Bai Mo gave him during the Chunin Exams?
He only saw a small part of it at the time, and after taking it home, his father took it away.
"Changed cover? No, this book has had this cover since its release... Wait, did you see an unreleased version?"
Halfway through his sentence, the other person suddenly grabbed Shikamaru's hand excitedly, then looked on with envy, "Sigh, if only I were a villager of Konoha, I'd have the advantage of being so close to the source."
"Uh, haha."
Shikamaru Inui chuckled twice.
"So, is the story here true?"
The other person pressed for an answer to the question Shikamaru hadn't given earlier.
"I guess so. My dad watched it and said that the story was indeed adapted from real events."
Shikamaru nodded.
"Is this real?"
The other person opened the book to the first page, where there was a photograph and a passage of text.
"Aren't you worried about the books getting wet while you're flipping through them here?"
Shikamaru made a comment.
"Don't worry, this book is a collector's edition and it's waterproof."
"Waterproof... Is this an explosive tag that's waterproof?"
"Forget about all that nonsense, young man, take a look."
"..."
Shikamaru turned his gaze to the book.
"Nidaime?"
"Is he really the Second Hokage?"
Shikamaru's soft exclamation confirmed the other party's suspicions.
This photo is actually real.
Shikamaru was a little confused.
In the photo above, the person standing in the center is the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju. Behind him, it seems, are the First and Third Hokage, as well as Orochimaru.
Isn't this what happened a few days ago when Orochimaru and Sunagakure invaded?
It is said that Orochimaru used the forbidden technique Impure World Reincarnation to summon the deceased First and Second Hokage.
Did Kakashi stop by to take some photos?
Or was it Jiraiya who took the picture for Kakashi?
The photo was accompanied by a note stating that Part Five was dictated by Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage, who was resurrected through Edo Tensei, and was therefore authentic and reliable.
"A fifth part based on the second generation's dictation? And a supplement too? Wait a minute, is there even time for this?"
Shikamaru scratched his head, sensing something was wrong. "Um, have you finished reading part five? What's it about?"
"The story here is very exciting. You're still young, do you really want to know?"
Upon hearing Shikamaru's question, the other person hesitated.
"Stop talking nonsense and tell me!"
"We're getting bored soaking in the hot springs, tell us!"
A series of urging voices came from the side.
It turned out that their conversation had been overheard by the other people in the hot spring.
Soaking in a hot spring while someone tells stories—what a wonderful thing that is!
"Didn't I just say? I've already seen the unreleased version, what are you afraid of?"
Shikamaru pursed his lips.
The content of "Genius Paradise" is a bit abstract, but it shouldn't be this abstract, right?
"Okay, I'll start now."
According to the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju's recollections of the past, Madara Uchiha's younger brother, Izuna Uchiha, was not actually killed by him.
When he used the Flying Thunder God Slash, he only managed to cut off one aspect of Izuna's style.
What no one expected was that it was linked together by iron chains! This caused a severe blow to the young Tobirama's heart at the time.
Madara Uchiha, who was fighting the First Hokage Hashirama Senju at the time, saw that his brother's secret had been exposed and hurriedly retreated with Izuna.
Later, he asked Madara how Izuna was doing, wanting to confirm whether Madara had truly lost his mind and had ruthlessly tortured Izuna while he was seriously injured.
Upon learning of Izuna's death, Tobirama Senju was devastated and became even more convinced of Madara's beastly behavior beneath his seemingly cold exterior.
This led to his later actions against the Uchiha clan.
He wouldn't accept someone's gender unless he was certain they were heterosexual, like Uchiha Kagami in his team.
"Afterwards, Tobirama Senju recalled his last battle, which was the meeting with Kumogakure, where he was killed by Kinkaku and Ginkaku."
It is said that Kinkaku and Ginkaku were once swallowed by the Nine-Tails, and by eating the Nine-Tails' flesh and blood, they obtained the Nine-Tails' chakra.
But during that battle, Tobirama Senju learned an incredibly shocking secret.
It turns out that when Kinkaku and Ginkaku were swallowed by Kurama, they saw something in their stomachs besides gastric juices. Kurama was furious and told them to shut up, and then, to make matters worse, claimed that it had nothing to do with Madara Uchiha.
Upon learning that Madara had not only harmed his younger brother but also the Nine-Tails, Tobirama was stunned. This prevented him from using the Flying Thunder God Technique, allowing him to be killed instantly by Kinkaku and Ginkaku.