Chapter 278: Departure

Chapter 278: Departure

Practicing the Flying Thunder God Technique, practicing various ninjutsu... when the Second Hokage tried to teach the three of them the Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags, this time, the three shook their heads in unison: Not learning! We can't afford to learn it either!

Ino and Shizune simultaneously looked at Tsunade, their eyes filled with killing intent. Even Tonton glared at its master. It was this woman who caused its meals to be good at times and bad at others; this fellow was the main culprit for their little team's constant poverty!

Tsunade whistled, her expression arrogant. This is how I am, what can you do to me?

While Tsunade's team was learning, Zetsu, the number one spy in the ninja world, watched from a distance for a bit, then returned to report to Obito.

It had to be said, this one's hiding ability was truly top-tier. Ino, under the guise of improving her sensory ninjutsu, repeatedly scouted the Land of Hot Water seventeen or eighteen times with the Second Hokage, but didn't see a shadow of him. In the end, Ino even began to suspect she was fighting a battle of wits with thin air, that Zetsu might not be nearby. The truth was, Zetsu paid great attention to major figures in the ninja world like Jiraiya and Tsunade, and had indeed been observing them secretly for a while.

He reported what he had seen and heard to Obito.

"What? The Second Hokage?" Even Obito, whose temperament had become increasingly gloomy lately, was stunned at this moment.

Where did the Second Hokage, who had been dead for decades, pop out from?

A master is like a father. Even if he had killed his teacher, the seniority was still there.

Obito was Minato Namikaze's disciple, this was indisputable. And Minato Namikaze was Jiraiya's disciple, Jiraiya was the Third Hokage's disciple, and the Third Hokage was the Second Hokage's disciple. By this calculation, the Second Hokage was definitely a figure of Obito's grandmaster's generation.

"This person should have been dead for many years? Could it be Edo Tensei?" he asked strangely.

Zetsu said, "It's not Edo Tensei. It looks... it looks like a soul body. Their sensory abilities are too strong, I didn't dare get too close."

Zetsu left many things unsaid. As an old monster from the same era as the Sage of Six Paths, he could definitely be called knowledgeable and experienced. He had seen the Uzumaki clan's Reaper Death Seal many times. He considered himself somewhat familiar with the effects of this jutsu, but the sudden appearance of the Second Hokage, who should have been sealed by the Shinigami, was still somewhat unexpected.

How did this "person" appear? He still hadn't figured it out.

He had taken a certain risk, eavesdropping on their conversation from a close distance. Coincidentally, he heard Tsunade asking about Madara Uchiha. Afterward, Ino frequently used her sensory abilities to detect the surroundings, which made him think he had exposed some of his tracks. Adhering to the principle of caution and absolute secrecy, he retreated.

Obito asked, "Then what do you think will happen next?"

Zetsu answered this question very frankly: "They will definitely go to Madara Uchiha's burial site to search, and there will undoubtedly be no body there. Do you need me to forge a corpse?"

Obito said, "No need. Doesn't an empty coffin prove my identity even more? Let them search."

Zetsu hid into the ground. Accompanied by a spatial transfer, Obito also disappeared from the spot.

The Second Hokage and Tsunade's team stayed in the Land of Hot Water for about a month.

The so-called matter of the heart was completely cured. The gloom between Tsunade's eyebrows completely disappeared, and she no longer dwelled on her past regrets. Tsunade Hime, one of the "Sannin," was back.

"I have nothing left to worry about. To be able to see you all again after death, I'm truly very happy. I should go now."

"Great-granduncle..." Tsunade didn't act like a sentimental young girl, but there was some sadness in her expression.

"Are you really not going back to the village to take a look?" she asked.

The Second Hokage refused very bluntly: "I'm not going back. My era has passed. Seeing you all, I know that my elder brother's will has been passed down. I am very happy, and that is enough. The future belongs to you; I don't need to participate too much."

He looked at Ino and nodded gently.

Ino formed hand seals, and the Second Hokage formed hand seals along with her.

The Second Hokage died in battle back then. Now his soul was free, but without the Shinigami's seal, there was no guarantee that someone wouldn't use Edo Tensei to control him again. So, he and Ino developed an anti-Edo Tensei ninjutsu.

Just like giving a gift to his old buddy, the Shinigami, Ino channeled her own Yin-attribute chakra as an external force to the Second Hokage. When someone used Edo Tensei to summon the Second Hokage, he could use this external force to resist the caster's summoning.

Ino estimated that it could block summonings at the ninja level. As for the Sage of Six Paths' mass summoning of Kages, that was hard to say.

Theoretically, it would be impossible to see the Second Hokage for these three years.

Like a layer of a cicada's pupa, dense sealing formulas enveloped the Second Hokage's soul. He smiled and stroked Tsunade's hair, then dissipated with the wind.

"Great-granduncle is gone, let's go gambling! I feel like my luck is particularly good right now!" Tsunade said, full of energy.

Shizune: "..."

Ino: "..."

Tonton, who was squatting on a tree assisting them with their Flying Thunder God Technique practice: "..."

Gambling was temporary. Even though the Second Hokage had passed away peacefully, Tsunade didn't want to disappoint her great-granduncle, who had high hopes for her.

Their itinerary changed from the original drinking, gambling, drinking, to drinking, gambling, and practicing the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Truth be told, Tsunade definitely wasn't slacking off. She understood the principle that having more skills doesn't hurt. However, the Flying Thunder God Technique was a heavy blow to her confidence, and to Ino's. It seemed as if the technique was secretly mocking them for being idiots; the learning process was filled with frustration.

Never mind the slacking Shizune, even Ino, after persisting for so many days, was on the verge of a breakdown.

Practicing so hard every day was too inefficient. I should add some points before practicing again!

After some discussion, they left the Land of Hot Water. There was still no news from Kitsuchi in the Land of Earth. Since they were idle anyway, they went to investigate Madara Uchiha's burial site.

Madara Uchiha was pierced through the back by Hashirama Senju at the Valley of the End, ultimately defeated.

Considering he said he couldn't urinate if someone stood behind him, and considering Zetsu was lying prone on his back, speaking heartfelt words to him, undoubtedly, the Konoha Dance King's back was his weak point.

Having arranged so many backup plans beforehand, from biting people to using Izanagi to feign death, when the Dance King was at the Valley of the End, there was actually a gap between him and Hashirama Senju.

Before the duel, he had already determined that he couldn't defeat Hashirama Senju.

The First Hokage was very saddened by the departure of this lifelong rival and didn't even examine the body after the battle.

The Second Hokage, who always felt that some vile Uchiha clan member was trying to harm him, sensed something fishy. He transported Madara Uchiha's body back, carefully examined it, and only after confirming there were no problems, did he secretly bury it.

Never mind the ninjas in the village, even the Uchiha clan members didn't know where Madara Uchiha was buried.

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