Chapter 51

A/N: For those who got pranked in the last chapter, here is Yuichi's Nine-Tailed form.

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"Do *huff* I have to continue doing this, Yuichi-san?" Orochimaru asked me as he was heavily sweating and was on the verge of falling from tiredness

"That's what you get from only staying in the lab for days... You are skipping meals and didn't see the sun for ages! The war is what brought you out but the moment you came back you stayed inside the lab again!" I said as I was cracking my neck and threw him a bottle of water

"Tsunade-san told you about that huh? But still... My clones cannot tell me what they are discovering until they are dispelled, the suspense would be killing me." he said before drinking the entire bottle of water

"I know, but you need to train as well, not only to protect yourself but to be able to keep up with whatever you find." I said as he smirked before replying "Why would I need to get stronger when we have a Hokage such as you?"

"My ego thanks you but he won't help you." I said jokingly before adding "You already know that you need to train your body, but waiting for the time you finish your researches to train would only make things worse."

He nodded since he knew that he would have surely tried something on his body while it could not support it.

As expected, he got quite a good haul from the war and more importantly got his hand on three Dōjutsu, namely being Byakugan, Sharingan and I also gave him a single pair of Seimegan, Ranmaru's Clan Dōjutsu that a clone of mine extracted.

He already assimilated the Ketsuryūgan from the Chinoike Clan which allowed him to control blood, but he also wanted to do it with the new three.

But before that, we wanted to try the Eye Medicine Plant on each of them to see the effect.

I also learned that I could give him the DNA of people I absorbed with Suijin, so I gave him some of the Shikotsumyaku Kekkei Genkai DNA which could be useful for him.

But this Kekkei Genkai would put huge stress on his body and potentially kill him... The way around would be to do as he did in the canon and take over someone else's body, which he didn't think of in this timeline.

So we are searching for a way to give him a high regeneration and also strengthen his body with some training before trying anything.

"Still... Your training program is too much." he declared as he was lazy about it even though he could do it

"If I hear you complain about this training one more time, I will send you with Dai and his son, we will see if you think it is 'too much'." I said which made him shiver when the idea of wearing Dai's green suit crossed his mind

'Talking about Dai' I thought as I remember him burning down an entire training ground while he trained alone

Dai became the Four-Tails Jinchūriki some time ago and gained access to Lava Release, which he instantly tried to use as a lava armor but blew up everything around him instead.

It also gave him a great chakra reserve, and since I was the one doing the seal, I did the same as Kurama and Matatabi, giving Son Gokū more freedom within Dai, but not without a long and arduous conversation.

The monkey was extremely stubborn and didn't accept being sealed within someone 'dumb' to quote him, but thankfully, he agreed when both Matatabi and Kurama told him about their new cozy home.

'I feel like I am taking care of pets instead of powerful Tailed Beasts' I thought with a small chuckle

I didn't regret this choice since I know that Dai would find a way to use Lava Release combined with his Taijutsu, and not just the lava armor that I told him about.

And with this, he would be able to fight stronger opponents without necessarily using the last gate.

Back to Orochimaru, I can understand his eagerness but luckily, I had my Wood Shadow Clones that could deliver the information to me whenever I want or when they think it is needed.

I then looked at the sun which was barely showing itself and said "It's only been four hours huh... Let's do two more and you will be free at ten a.m." as I made four additional clones

Orochimaru knew that he couldn't be lazy with me since I was capable of going 'too' far with my training, and right now, he knew that he had to run from me quickly judging by the smirk all my clones had on their face.

'It's nice to pass time with your best friend' I thought as I looked at the sky and heard a crashing sound near me

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*A few hours later*

"It's been a while since I was impatient about something." I said out loud as I was going back to the Senju Compound

I had two things planned for today which made me this eager.

And the first was where I was going, which is inside a sealed area to not get disturbed or sensed by anyone outside.

'I said that I would wait for Naruto's birth, but I guess I can be a little impatient too' I thought as I closed the barrier behind me, cutting me from the outside

I then quickly did some hand signs and a wooden coffin appeared in front of me, before slowly opening itself.

A face I knew in the past was now right in front of me, and when the lid fell on the ground with a 'thud' sound, the man inside of the coffin opened his eyes.

"Where am I?" the man said as he gazed around the empty room

"It's been a while... Grandfather." I declared as he looked at me and narrowed his eyes for a second before exclaiming "Yuichi?!"

"That's me indeed." I replied with a smile

"You've grown up so much! How long has it been since I died?" he asked as he was sizing me up

"Around 24 years if I'm not wrong." I answered as he simply laughed and said "It felt like it was a second ago for me, but your appearance is proving otherwise."

'Reincarnated individuals do not retain any memory of their afterlife' I thought, as it was an interesting piece of information

"Unless you used Tobirama's technique for something urgent, you don't mind telling me what happened since I died?" he asked as he sat down cross-legged

I closed my eyes and with a smile, I said "I do have some time." before snapping my finger to make a low wood table appear, sat on the opposite side of Hashirama and unsealed two cups of hot tea from a scroll

He was a bit surprised by my ability to create something from wood and asked "Yuichi you... You can use Wood Release too?"

I chuckled and said "I guess I will start from there."

"I awakened it the day we were doing your funerals, Tobirama took me under him for training since then." I said as he nodded from the decision of his younger brother

"Not too long after this, Tobirama had a meeting with the Second Raikage to find an agreement and end the conflict between the two villages, but they got ambushed by two missing-nin from Kumo, the Gold and Silver Brothers." I said which made Hashirama go back to a serious expression since he only wished for peace

"Don't worry about Tobirama... He didn't die there, he died 20 years after you." I said as melancholia was filling me

"You seem to be quite attached to him for some reason?" he asked as he saw my face

A small chuckle left my mouth before saying "Well... Did you ever imagine Tobirama calling someone his 'son'?"

Hashirama had his eyes wide open when he heard what I said and promptly asked "Did he call you that?!" to which I nodded and so he started laughing pretty hard as he slammed his leg with one hand

"Pfhaha! Tobirama, my always grumpy younger brother said that! Oh, I wish I could have seen this!" Hashirama let out as his laugh still echoed in the room

"He did become extremely softer with the years, and even more when he was with me." I added about Tobirama

He coughed a little to stop being euphoric and said "Sorry about my outburst, you just told me something I never expected Tobirama to say."

'Something else will make you crazy' I thought before saying "7 years after your death, he stopped being Hokage and Hiruzen Sarutobi, one of his students, was made the Third Hokage."

"Ah, this little boy! From what I remember, he was the most talented of his students." he replied with one hand on his chin as he remembered Hiruzen

"Because Tobirama retired, he started training me more and we also ended up discovering something about my eyes." I said before closing my eyes and opening them with the three famous tomoe

"That's the Sharingan's three tomoe? But you lack the red color for some reason..." he said nonchalantly as if it wasn't surprising for me to have them

"You are not wondering about how or why I have them?" I asked surprised

"Not really since Madara told me about potentially having a child before dying." he said to which I narrowed my eyes since it was something he never said which made Hashirama add "Oh! I guess I forgot to say it to anyone, hahaha!" as he scratched his head embarrassed

'He's the strongest shinobi and yet completely incorrigible' I thought as I massaged my temples

He momentarily stopped laughing and said "Now that I think about it, how did Tobirama take it?"

Looking away as I remembered my interaction with Tobirama, I replied "He was conflicted about me the moment he learned about this half of my bloodline, but he quickly disregarded such a thought and continued to take care of me as he did before." which made him more shocked than knowing who my father was

"Me being Madara's son isn't a big deal for you?" I asked to which he only replied "Not at all? Madara is Madara and you are you. Also, if people knew about it, you would have it rough during your childhood since he isn't welcomed by many, and your mother's last wish was for us, the Senju Clan, to take care of you."

'Now I feel even more guilty about murdering such a loving mother' I thought as I listened to Hashirama's explanation

*sigh* "I will not dwell on this subject anymore, I still have quite important things to tell you." I said before drinking a bit of tea

"I left Konoha for two years when I became a Jōnin and stayed more than a year at Uzushiogakure, where I met some great people... But around four years ago, they got assaulted by both Kirigakure and Kumogakure." I started explaining as Hashirama showed no expression on his face which wasn't a good sign

"When I learned about it, I teleported there and saw the whole village destroyed with only a few Uzumaki Clan members alive. I had to take care of the two villages armies as well as their respective Kage by myself, and if I didn't do so, there would have been no survivors." I finished explaining to the expressionless shinobi in front of me

"Why were you alone? Shouldn't Konoha have learned about it? I remember back when we became allies, we established a special pathway to warn each other in case something happened." he asked with a more pressing tone

"As you know, Hiruzen is the Third Hokage." I first announced to which he nodded, so I continued "He knew about it, but the next Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, in his opinion, wouldn't be as 'loyal' to us if Uzushiogakure was still standing. I kept this information to myself until now, but I never acknowledged his decision, even less when his target was a young girl that I became akin to a father to."

When I finished my sentence, I felt a strong pressure emanating from Hashirama as he closed his eyes but quickly stopped doing so before declaring "He decided to put an end to a long deep relationship between our village just for that? And what about Mito?"

"I didn't tell her about it, but I'm sure that she was suspicious about Hiruzen when she heard the survivors' testimony." I replied as he got up and asked "Where is he?"

I looked at him before drinking from my cup only to reply "You can sit back down since he isn't alive anymore... He lost his life in the Second Shinobi World War in a battle against the Second Tsuchikage some months ago."

As he was still standing, he said "So it ended up happening... I knew that peace was not going to stay for long." he then sat down and asked "Did you revive me because of the war?"

"No. The war ended not long after Hiruzen's death, with Konoha's victory since we had the fewest casualties and didn't lose any territory." I said, successfully calming him down

"Then why..?" he started asking but I interrupted him by saying "There are two reasons, but let me tell you two small positive news before."

"Go on." he said as he crossed his arms

"First, I can tell you that Tsunade is doing fine, and also that we got married four years ago." I said, dropping a bomb on him

He looked dumbfounded at me and exclaimed "Am I a Great Grandfather now?" before bursting out of laughter

"Nine months starting from tonight." I said completely serious, which instantly halted his happy go lucky attitude

"That's uh, good for you." he awkwardly said since he knew what that meant

"You asked for it." I said with a smirk as he scratched the back of his head while looking away

"What is the last good news?" he asked as he finally shifted his gaze back to me

I smiled before getting up and with a puff of smoke, the Hokage's attire was now covering me.

I pointed at my back and said "I recently became the Fourth Hokage." as I kept my hair in my hand to let him see the writing on my mantle

He opened his eyes wide and with a smile declared "This is great! Aaah, I really want to see what you are capable of since you also have Wood Release."

"Hum, not that I don't want to, but even if you can almost use your full strength, you do not lose chakra nor take damage... And also, I cannot use Senjutsu like you do because of a small issue." I said as he shortly asked "Why can't you?"

I sat back down and explained "My body is taking much more natural energy than it can handle, if I do it the same way as you, I would only end up becoming a tree... I need to learn Senjutsu from the chameleon lineage so I will be able to exteriorize the excess."

"What a shame, I will never get to see what you can do since I will always stay like this..." he said disappointedly

"That's where you are wrong, you see, Mito died two weeks ago after I performed the extraction of the Nine-Tails to seal him within the next Jinchūriki." I first said as he looked sad from hearing me

"I know that both of you are certainly together in the afterlife but when I bring you back, you don't seem to remember anything from there. That's why I will tell you what I suggested to Mito." I added as he patiently waited for my statement

"I should be capable of bringing you back to life in the future, without committing something taboo, and when I suggested the idea to Grandma, she said that she would only accept if you also did. Note that I will only revive you in a time of peace so you can both enjoy a true peaceful life, you both deserve it." I explained which made him close his eyes and stroke his chin

"...Would there be a day where peace will not be interrupted?" he asked with his eyes still closed

"Honestly, I don't think so. At least, not until a certain Clan is erased from the world." I said which made him open his eyes and ask "A Clan? Which Clan?"

"A Clan where even one member could destroy our planet, and also the Clan from which the Senju, Uzumaki, Uchiha, and Hyūga are all descendants of, from a millennia ago." I declared which surprised him

"We all came from the same Clan? Then why would they want to kill us?" he asked not understanding their potential reason

I then started explaining the birth of chakra, the reason why they didn't care about us, how powerful I expected them to be, and so on without forgetting to say that I learned it from an ancient scroll in a long-lost temple.

"...And the reason I brought you here was so I could get your chakra." I ended up explaining

"I don't see why my chakra would be helpful for you, but I am surprised that you intend to do all of this alone." he said as he looked straight into my eyes

"That's because I do not want anything to happen to Tsunade, my future children, my friends, and the village." I first replied before adding "And, without boasting, I am almost sure that I can take care of them as long as I get everything I need."

He smiled at my determination and said "Alright, you can take as much as you want since I can't run out of chakra... As for reviving me and Mito later, I agree, but you can still make me come back a bit sooner if you need my help."

I couldn't hide my excitement as a beaming smile was on my face and replied "Thank you!"

He laughed and said "It's only natural as your Grandfather!"

I smiled at this sentence since I was the husband of his granddaughter and not just an adopted grandson like before.

I then got behind him, put my hand on his back, and started absorbing his chakra, or more precisely Asura's chakra.

What was great for me was that I didn't need to nurture his chakra later since I could directly absorb enough.

When I knew that I had enough, I took my hand off his back and said "Thank you again Grandfather, and sorry for bringing you back like this."

He put his hand on my shoulder and with a smile replied "Don't worry about that! I learned that Konoha is still doing good and even more under your lead. Just take good care of Tsunade alright?" by winking at me for the last part

'I might be a bit late for our date' I thought as she would get angry if it was the case

After saying our farewells, I dispelled the Impure Reincarnation Technique and quickly left the room.

My clone also got his hand on Indra's chakra, albeit a little, via Nagato.

He split himself in two so one of them could stay and watch the trio, while the other should be back tomorrow.

'It's soon time for me to get the Rinnegan' I thought with a smirk as I was now outside and saw that the sun was almost gone

'And I will soon be late for tonight's dinner' I thought again as I teleported to my house in a hurry

Tonight, no one except Tsunade and me will be here, so we wanted to have dinner between the two of us followed by what would be our most important night.

I was never nervous about this kind of stuff, but tonight felt different.

Before going to the living room where I sensed Tsunade, I quickly changed myself into a black suit since tonight's dinner was European based, which changed from our conventional dinner.

I then entered the living room without concealing the sound of my footsteps, which made Tsunade turn towards me.

'Now that's a pretty amazing dress' I thought when I saw Tsunade in a silver dress that was completely showing her smooth back while covering her belly and the front of her breast, being attached by a single lace around her neck, it then flew down her legs, which were still visible from the side and the front

She also had two silver high heels, a beautiful necklace, earrings, and her hair was tied in a left side ponytail, with a wavy fashion.

[Here, it's kind of explicit, but no horny allowed]

"A few seconds later and you would be late." Tsunade said as I approached her

"What's important is that I am not right?" I said as I wrapped my arms around her waist

She wrapped hers around my neck as she softly replied "I will let that slide since tonight is pretty important..."

As I could feel her breath on my neck, I couldn't help but push my head to kiss her, but she quickly put a finger on my mouth and said "We should keep that for later, let's eat, drink, and enjoy dinner before, alright?"

I smirked and only replied "Alright." before taking out the first bottle of wine of the night and filling our glasses

It's going to be a pretty enjoyable dinner for sure.

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A/N: I like how Yuichi's Nine-Tailed form looks even if I have no use for it, and ended up doing EVERY tailed beast, some looking better than others, in a single night where I kind of skipped sleeping since I didn't have time to do it in the day, but wanted to do them for fun.

Honestly, I'm not even sure that I will ever show them in the story, so I guess I will show them in the chapter comments and later in the Mc Status when I update it, where I summarize the different kinds of chakra he got.