[V2] - Chapter 40. I Don't Need It Either!
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"Tsunade?!"
"First Grandpa! Second Grandpa!" Hearing those familiar voices again, Tsunade's voice trembled slightly. Who could have known... how she endured those days after Nawaki and Dan sacrificed their lives?
Pain! Guilt! Regret!
Why did she let Nawaki go to the battlefield back then?
If it weren't for the peaceful years in the Ninja World recently and the rapid development of the internet, she probably would never have managed to numb herself with online poker and mahjong!
She truly never expected… that she could see First Grandpa and Second Grandpa again!
"You've worked hard, Tsunade." Senju Hashirama looked at his granddaughter, his face full of emotion. He nodded and smiled gently. "I've already heard about Nawaki. It's not your fault!"
"Sacrifices in war are unavoidable. You don't need to carry it in your heart forever.
We're doing quite well in the Pure Land." Senju Tobirama also nodded and sighed. "We've wanted to tell you this for a long time. But when Brother tried to contact you in recent years… you didn't believe it was him!"
He spoke with a melancholic tone. "Tsunade, despite everything you've been through, all the darkness you've seen… you must still believe that there's goodness in the Ninja World! Not everyone is a liar! You must learn to trust people again!"
With those words—
"…"
How do you expect me to trust again?
Tsunade's face was full of black lines as she glared at her First Grandpa. "Grandpa, next time you try to contact me, don't make it look like an internet scam, alright?! I didn't even know what was going on—and then you started sending me a message every day, then asked to borrow money at the end of it?! It looked exactly like a scammer!"
Senju Tobirama: ?!
Senju Hashirama: Hahahaha~!
"You idiot!" Tobirama roared. "Didn't I tell you to explain things clearly?! You—you… you actually borrowed money?!"
"Well… I was a little short on cash back then~" Hashirama scratched his head awkwardly, smiling cheerfully. "So I just borrowed a little from Tsunade!"
"Do you know how much effort it took for me to get you internet access?!"
"You worked hard, Tobirama! How about I give you the new figure I just bought?"
"Scram!"
"Alright, alright! This isn't the time to chit-chat~" Orochimaru's sinister voice rang out. "First Hokage-sama, Second Hokage-sama… time to finish your work."
After all… he was planning to run away!
However—
Hearing that Orochimaru was making her First Grandpa and Second Grandpa work again, Tsunade instantly fumed, glaring at him. "Orochimaru! I can't believe you've fallen this low! Using the dead to work for you?! Do you realize they're the First and Second Hokage?! You've got them working for 007!"
Is that even decent?!
Just thinking about it…
It made her furious. "I'm going to give you a serious beating!"
"Ah~ Tsunade, I didn't make your First Grandpa and Second Grandpa work 007~" Orochimaru licked his lips and smiled slyly. "They're actually doing quite well here~"
He glanced at the crowd already surrounding him and slightly furrowed his brow.
Where's that Uchiha Madara guy?
Why hasn't he shown up yet?
Could it be… he's already found a way to resist my Impure World Reincarnation?
However—
At those words, Tsunade froze for a moment and glanced at her Grandpas. Seeing their helpless smiles, she realized Orochimaru wasn't lying.
She let out a small sigh of relief in her heart.
It seemed Orochimaru… still valued the friendship they had back then!
Just as she turned to say something to him—
"Senju Hashirama! Senju Tobirama!!"
A furious roar suddenly rang out from behind.
It was the Fourth Raikage from Kumogakure, charging towards them with a face full of rage.
Meanwhile, on the Konoha side, the ninja all looked confused—
Why was the Fourth Raikage so angry?
They saw the Fourth Raikage glaring angrily at the First and Second Hokage. "To think that you two were Hokage of Konoha, and yet you colluded with Orochimaru, oppressing countless worker-ninjas! You are a disgrace to all ninjas! Has the God of the Ninja World who once ended the Warring States Period really fallen so low?!"
As his words fell—
Everyone was stunned!
Especially Tsunade, Jiraiya, and the Konoha ninjas nearby—all stared in astonishment at the First and Second Hokage.
No wonder they weren't being exploited!
It turns out—they were in on it!
Even Uchiha Sasuke, standing to the side, looked shocked at the two most respected Hokage in Konoha. His eyes then filled with complex emotions as he swept his gaze over Orochimaru, Senju Hashirama, and Senju Tobirama.
This Ninja World…
It's really poisonous!
"Grandpa, you two…" Tsunade sighed, her expression just as conflicted as she looked at her First Grandpa and Second Grandpa. "How could you do this? It must've been Orochimaru who forced you! Right?!"
"…"
No, no, no! We never did such a thing!
Tobirama's face was full of black lines as he looked at the crowd. "We didn't do it! Quickly get rid of that evil guy—once we're back in the Pure Land… I'll personally settle the score with him!"
"Ah~ no need to be so angry," Orochimaru said indifferently. Although he was quite curious about where this rumor came from, right now… it seemed pretty interesting. He smiled slyly at Tobirama. "We had quite a good cooperation before!"
"I was forced into it! My idiot brother wanted to go online to contact Tsuna—ah, forget it." Seeing everyone staring at him again, Tobirama let out a helpless sigh. "Let's just take care of this guy quickly!"
This Ninja World isn't worth staying in!
He wanted to go back!
And so—
The battle resumed.
…
Meanwhile, on the other side—
Yuto formed a seal with both hands and directly used the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, then looked with satisfaction at the densely packed figures.
Now that he had leveled up so much, his chakra reserves were astonishing!
Originally, he had planned to sneak in and blow up the lab quietly. But after thinking it over, that was too much trouble. So, he chose a simpler and more violent method.
"One stack per clone! Remember to cover the entire factory!" Yuto looked seriously at his clones. "If it's not enough, come back and get more! Let's destroy this evil place!"
As his words fell—
"Yes!"
Under his command, all the ninjas departed carrying explosive tags.
In the past few peaceful years, the Ninja World hadn't used explosive tags much, so they had actually stockpiled quite a lot.
Yuto let out a sigh of emotion. "As expected… hoarding stuff like this always comes in handy~"
As the words fell—
Up in the sky on the other side… Nagato, who had inadvertently seen this scene, twitched at the corner of his mouth.
Was that why Konan ended up blowing through so much money later on—because of you?
However—at that moment, suddenly:
"Susanoo!!"
A massive energy burst forth, accompanied by crazed laughter.
"Orochimaru! Trying to control me, Uchiha Madara… it won't be that easy! Hahahaha!!"
Everyone was shocked and turned toward the center area.
Uchiha Madara!
He had appeared!
Didn't they say this guy was colluding with Orochimaru?
So what's going on now?!
Fell out over splitting the loot? Having a spat?
"Uchiha Madara!" Orochimaru was also stunned, staring at the figure of Madara looking down from high above, especially the nameplate in his hand. "As I thought… I was a bit careless!"
That was the control device for Impure World Reincarnation: 007 Employee Version. As long as you possessed that item, you could command those with lower authority beneath you!
It was part of Orochimaru's modified Impure World Reincarnation!
He hadn't expected Madara to snatch it amidst the chaos!
But then—
Orochimaru returned to his usual sly smile, looking up at Madara. "You think I need that?"
Just as his words landed—
"What a coincidence!" Madara sneered coldly, taking a step forward. The factory uniform he had worn was already replaced with a red vest. Looking down on Orochimaru, he said: "I don't need it either!"
Then he crushed the nameplate in his hand.
"The battle has just begun!"
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