Chapter 145 The Naturally Clumsy Hashirama
Both Hashirama and Tobirama looked around at the scenery with deep emotion..
They have no attachment to or obsession with staying in this world forever; they feel nostalgic now.
Kakuzu looked at Hashirama and said in a deep voice:
"Hmph... Hashirama Senju, I never thought that one day I would stand side by side with you like this."
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
Upon hearing this, Hashirama looked at Kakuzu with a rather puzzled expression.
Have we met before?
"..."
This time, Kakuzu was stunned by what he heard.
After a long while, Kakuzu came to his senses and said to Hashirama with a somewhat excited voice.
"I am Kakuzu, the assassin sent by Takigakure to kill you! Have you forgotten!?"
"Is that so?"
Hashirama stroked his chin, recalling the events with a troubled expression
"Ever since the Warring States period, there have been many assassins sent by various forces to kill me.
There were just too many for me to remember them all..."
"So, I'm sorry, Kakuzu... right?
Why don't you give me more specific details, like what year it happened, how you assassinated me, whether you used any unique techniques or anything like that...
Hashirama said this to Kakuzu with a rather awkward smile.
Tobirama, who was listening nearby, couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
"Brother... that's not how you talk, isn't it? Aren't you just making him feel even more embarrassed?"
"Hmm? Really?"
"Definitely!"
"..."
Listening to the two brothers talking back and forth, completely disregarding him, Kakuzu was so angry that he trembled all over.
"You two bastards! Die!"
Enraged, Kakuzu unleashed countless black lines from his body, launching a frenzied attack on the Senju brothers!
Boom boom boom!
Under Kakuzu's attack, the ground and everything around it were smashed to pieces!
However, the Thousand Hands brothers skillfully evaded all the attacks.
Although the Impure World Reincarnation technique cannot restore their original strength, the puppet bodies Sasori created for them were of high quality.
With such conditions, it wouldn't be too difficult for them to simply dodge Kakuzu's attacks
As Hashirama dodged, he kept shouting:
"Wait! Kakuzu! I didn't mean to insult you
Let's talk this out. I should remember who you are!"
"Brother..."
Hashirama continued to say things that were practically adding fuel to the fire, which made Kakuzu's eyes grow even fiercer and his attacks even more intense.
Seeing this, Tobirama didn't bother to say anything more.
Everyone quickly retreated to avoid being caught in the blast of Kakuzu's frenzied attacks.
Souji was also somewhat helpless; this First Hokage was really... a bit of a ditz.
He was already an honest person, and with his slightly airheaded nature, he accidentally made Kakuzu so angry that he exploded.
There's no other way.
Only someone like that could come up with the idea of distributing the Tailed Beasts to other ninja villages to create balance—such an outrageous move.
However, it seems that Kakuzu's strength wasn't that great back then, because killing the high-ranking members of Takigakure and seizing the Earth Grudge Fear technique happened after assassinating Hashirama.
In other words, without the Earth Grudge Fear technique, Kakuzu wouldn't even have any memorable characteristics in Hashirama's eyes...
As for the assassination process and such...
With Hashirama's incredible fighting power, anyone other than Madara would have been crushed and instantly killed if they had fought him.
It would only be more difficult for Hashirama to recall these events.
Even Kakuzu might not be capable enough to even get into a confrontation with Hashirama...
Kakuzu unleashed his fury for a while, but ultimately couldn't defeat Hashirama and the other two, and gradually he withdrew his anger and attacks.
The Souji didn't say much about it, but formed hand seals and used a spirit summoning technique.
"Summoning Jutsu: Ryunosuke!"
A large cloud of white smoke exploded, and a Heavenly Dragon as huge as a mountain appeared in the array of the spirit communication technique.
"Hmm? What's this?" Hashirama's expression changed slightly.
"This is a summoning beast that I contracted with the members of the Shadow Club.
I'm sure the First Hokage recognizes it, right?"
"Of course, I have been to Dragon Island before, hoping to sign a spiritual contract with the Dragon Clan."
Hashirama nodded, somewhat wistfully saying:
"I never expected that you would succeed at something even I couldn't do.
Being surpassed by a junior from Konoha is truly embarrassing!"
"However, the Heavenly Dragon Clan, especially that progenitor dragon, is quite stubborn.
How did you persuade them and gain his recognition..."
"Of course it's cheating," Souji thought to himself, but outwardly he naturally replied:
"Well... It's just a promise to exchange the help of the Heavenly Dragon Clan for appropriate compensation."
"Reward?
What kind of reward would the Dragons want?" Hashirama asked, quite puzzled.
"Unique and delicious food...that's pretty much it."
Speaking of this, Konan proudly puffed out her chest.
Yahiko and Nagato watched, speechless.
"Konan, 'unique flavor' doesn't necessarily mean your rice balls are delicious..."
"Shut up."
Konan completely ignored them, and neither of them dared to say anything more.
Hashirama asked again:
"What kind of food is it? Can I try it?"
"Hey, brother, that's for dragons..."
"Ah, that's true!"
"As the Second Generation Lord said, the First Generation Lord, that wasn't food for humans to eat..."
Souji was also somewhat speechless at Hashirama's occasional airheadedness.
Ignoring him further, Souji addressed the Kagebu members:
"Everyone, please summon yourselves. Next, we're heading to the Land of Hot Springs."
"The Land of Hot Springs? Could it be..."
"That's right, let's go support Konoha and defeat Kumogakure and Iwagakure."
Souji smiled slightly.
No matter where they go in the underworld, their location will not change when they travel back and forth to the human world through Rashomon.
That is, they were originally in the Land of Waterfalls, and they are still in the Land of Waterfalls now.
Now that he has received support from the First and Second Hokage, he should strike while the iron is hot and strive to become the Fourth Hokage as soon as possible.
Although they could go back to Konoha and do it that way, Minato and Jiraiya would no longer be present.
This approach, which resembles a clandestine operation or a surprise attack, ultimately falls short of expectations.
Since we have both military force and authority as our trump cards, it would be better to do everything in a more upright and honorable way.
While it's impossible to convince everyone, at least this way you won't leave any stains on your record.
We still need to have Minato and Jiraiya present, and in front of all the important figures in Konoha, to have them compete fairly against Minato and then win.
Therefore, we must go to the Land of Hot Springs to resolve the remaining battle.
Standing on the back of the dragon, the Souji's lips curled up slightly.
"After all, I am the man who will become the glorious and righteous Fourth Hokage!"
"Just like before, I'm here to support you again, Minato!"
The enormous celestial dragon flapped its wings, carrying Souji and his entourage into the air, flying towards the Land of Hot Springs in the east.
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