Are the dead more useful than the living?
After witnessing Tobirama's actions, newly appointed as the First Hokage, Uchiha Madara felt that he had comprehended something very profound…
He also didn't want those troublesome Ninja Village leaders to remain alive. These old guys, baptized by the Warring States Era, had a rebellious spirit that wasn't easily broken…
Of course, due to the difference in combat power, perhaps while Hashirama, Tobirama, he, and Mito were still alive, they would relatively obediently lie low.
But their resolve would not be extinguished.
So much so that even if the entire Ninja World merged into one, under the guise of peace as the main theme, they would still have the space to cause trouble…
Uchiha Madara had thought about solving this problem but had not found a good method…
But Tobirama had solved it perfectly.
These Ninja Village leaders neither died nor lived but were transformed into machines promoting the integration of the new Konoha, given a glorious and new mission.
The means might not be honorable, but the effect was excellent.
In the name of the leader, they made the ninjas under their command lose their original beliefs and sincerely become part of Konoha…
"Madara, no one else will know about this…" Tobirama looked at Young Madara's complex expression and met his gaze calmly.
"These are the talismans to control those ninjas… I told you, as the first Hokage of Konoha, I will completely trust you."
"And at the same time, from now on, you can't think with the same brawler mentality as before when managing the Uchiha Clan, but must become a far-sighted leader."
"Although it's challenging, I believe in you to do it well…"
Uchiha Madara was silent.
He was very averse to engaging in conspiracies and tricks behind the scenes. During the Warring States Era's war with the Senju Clan, Uchiha Madara had countless times wanted to tear apart this dark-haired white-haired man in front of him…
But the premise was that he was the one being victimized.
However, now, Senju Tobirama took all the dirty deeds upon himself, with his hands stained with the blood of violating ethics, and the beneficiary would only be him, the First Hokage.
This was the typical scapegoat position.
"Madara, next, I need to handle a troublesome matter…"
Senju Tobirama patted his shoulder: "I might temporarily disappear for a while, do not come looking for me, and also, remember not to tell anyone."
"Even Izuna, you must appease her emotions."
"This matter is crucial for the entire Ninja World."
Uchiha Madara furrowed his brows: "What matter? No matter how difficult, with Hashirama, Izuna, and me, there will be no one who can be our opponent!"
"No… just like your mission is to be a good Hokage, my mission is to resolve It." Senju Tobirama waved his hand, seemingly unwilling to continue discussing this issue with Uchiha Madara, and disappeared using Flying Thunder God Instant Teleportation.
Months later.
With Tobirama utilizing the combined power of the Ninja Village alliance, setting beacons at the ends of the world where every ninja was assigned a mission, a vast surveillance network finally found Shibai's Skeleton.
This thing was very secretive, but it had a trait.
It would devour all the Chakra nearby…
Based on the distribution of Chakra and large data Ninjutsu analysis, Senju Tobirama pinpointed a cave.
"My love, I'm going out for a while to research a forbidden jutsu." Senju Tobirama said to Izuna, lying in bed, after preparing a table full of her favorite dishes and sharing several meals with her.
"It might take some time to return, don't worry about me."
Immersed in happiness, Uchiha Izuna's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.
"Go ahead; I'll wait for you to come home!" Uchiha Izuna replied lazily, as if she had been exhausted to the point of wanting to sleep deeply.
Senju Tobirama smiled, closed the light off, and then shut the door.
And two hours later, Senju Tobirama quietly traveled back using Flying Thunder God Jutsu, under the augmentation of Concealment Jutsu, and looked at Izuna, who was already breathing evenly, dreaming peacefully, with a smile.
He truly feared Izuna discovering anything unusual.
If Izuna insisted on going with Senju Tobirama, then the battle with Shibai's Skeleton would have been delayed again…
Senju Tobirama hadn't figured out how to explain his identity as a Transmigrator to Izuna.
And after Senju Tobirama left.
Uchiha Izuna slowly opened her eyes, the scarlet pupils appearing particularly enchanting in the dark night.
She knew this cunning man would sneak back once.
"I don't doubt that you'd betray me, but I'm sure you think I'm a delicate flower…" Uchiha Izuna self-talked somewhat madly, with the inherent stubbornness of her bloodline:
"I don't care what identity you have or who you're fighting… I must help you!"
Uchiha Izuna walked up to the monitoring map placed at home, and like Senju Tobirama, immediately spotted the peculiarity of Shibai's Skeleton location.
This beautiful woman put on her chest armor and equipped all her combat gear, creating a Genjutsu Concealment with her Mangekyo Dojutsu: Totsuka: Izanami, and followed Tobirama using the Flying Thunder God Jutsu.
She wanted to see what kind of enemy could make her man exhaust all efforts searching and researching for months.
Inside the cave.
Shibai's Skeleton lay hidden within.
And the remains of a god, even if just a candle in the wind, still possessed Divine Power.
It could sensitively perceive whether a real threat was approaching.
For instance, someone like Isshiki or Dr. Amado; even if cut into pieces, it only allowed it to find a better vessel for complete resurrection, not worth worrying about.
Yet Tobirama's arrival in the Ninja World made Its sixth sense feel excruciatingly sharp.
This guy held the capability to completely destroy It…
The piece of skeleton roused, withdrawing from its hibernation in an extremely short time, emanating a pheromone that only pureblood Otsutsuki could sense.
Roaming in the Ninja World, Otsutsuki Isshiki's Byakugan turned blood-red in an instant upon detecting this pheromone.
Like a controlled zombie, with saliva dripping from his mouth, the wine glass in his hand shattered on the floor, and his sanity rapidly declined, turning into a walking corpse.
This was the overwhelming power erupting from Shibai's Skeleton.
When facing direct bloodline descendants, It nearly had the privilege of a systematic dominion.
Isshiki appeared in front of Shibai's Skeleton.
The ivory skeleton, seemingly animated, floated slowly from the ground, then instantly embedded itself into Isshiki's heart.
"Revived anew… Forced resurrection, quickly find a more deserving vessel…"
"This despicable descendant's body, too weak."
The skeletal remnant fixed its gaze on its hands: "Shibai transcended, and so will I!"
And at that moment.
Tobirama reached the cave.
His scarlet eyes locked onto the revived skeletal remnant, and his heart tightened.
Trouble…
This thing is far more troublesome than I imagined!
And behind Tobirama, Izuna hid out of sight, and from a distance, her expression tightened.
The oppressive feeling the skeletal remnant exuded.
Surpassed everyone she had known in her life!