This...
was indeed complicated.
Minato felt that he had already drawn plenty of attention during the Third Shinobi World War, but for the sake of protecting the village, he could only stand by his own convictions.
Even so, he had many enemies.
But... none of them had relationships as complicated as those between the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, and the Uchiha brothers.
Minato Namikaze: Did Izuna Uchiha look exactly like Sasuke?
Kakashi, perpetually short on Chakra, still abandoned his exhausted body and focused his mind on the small chat group.
He recalled how the Second Hokage had initially mistaken Sasuke for Madara's younger brother, Izuna.
And now, had the real one joined the group?
Hashirama Senju: Yes, very much so. I almost mistook him for Izuna too.
Izuna Uchiha: So who exactly are all of you?
Izuna Uchiha: Is that you, Tobirama Senju?
Izuna Uchiha: You bastard! You deliberately threw ten kunai at me, then used the Flying Thunder God.
Izuna Uchiha: You're such a sneaky bastard. You must be dead by now, right?
Tobirama Senju: ...
Tobirama Senju: ...
Tobirama Senju: ...
Tobirama did not reply.
Izuna was still baffled, but then a system prompt appeared before his eyes.
[Welcome to the Myriad Realms Chat System, also known as the Observe Kitahara Kaede (^_-) Chat Group] [This group provides three hours every day to observe Kitahara Kaede.] [Current group members: 5.] [Members include Tobirama Senju, Hashirama Senju, Kakashi Hatake, Minato Namikaze, and Mei Terumi.] [This group transcends time, space, and realms. Its goal is to help you understand the truth of the world and make up for your regrets.] [The opportunity to join this group is rare. Treasure it while you can.]
Izuna read through it line by line.
He did not fully understand it, but he could read.
He understood that there were currently two key points.
1. Every day, he needed to observe someone named Kitahara Kaede.
2. Those damned Senju brothers were in here too!
Then...
Izuna Uchiha: Tobirama Senju, get out here!
Izuna Uchiha: Tobirama Senju, I know you're here. Stop hiding and staying silent!
Izuna Uchiha: If you had the guts to kill me, then have the guts to come out!
Izuna Uchiha: Tobirama Senju, get out here!
The group instantly became lively.
Kakashi and Minato already knew about the grudge between the Uchiha brothers and the Senju brothers. Now that the one who had been killed had come knocking... they really could not find an excuse to help.
They could only watch the Second Hokage hide like a turtle.
The Second Hokage was hiding like a turtle?
Of course he was.
After all, he clearly remembered the days when the Senju Clan fought the Uchiha Clan.
His older brother, Hashirama, had specifically faced Madara, while he had fought Izuna.
Izuna was extremely talented. He had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan before even reaching twenty, so both his dynamic vision and perception were incredibly sharp.
If Tobirama had not taken advantage of Izuna's ignorance when throwing out his kunai and placed Flying Thunder God markings on them, allowing him to instantly flash before Izuna and cut him down with one slash...
And it was because of that incident that Madara Uchiha's side abruptly lost strength, allowing the Senju Clan to gain the upper hand in the end.
It could be said that... if he had not killed Izuna, history would not have unfolded as it had.
But...
While that seemed like a great accomplishment, Izuna was now in the group, ranting like a troll.
Tobirama Senju had a headache.
Hashirama Senju: Izuna, it's wonderful that you could come here.
Hashirama was rather happy.
Because this chat group had even brought in Madara's deepest pain—Izuna.
In the past, because Izuna's death could never be remedied, Hashirama had always felt that he owed Madara.
But now that Izuna had come too, that hollow place in his heart could finally be mended.
It would be even better if Madara came as well.
Hashirama Senju: You don't know this, but after you died, your brother Madara and I reconciled. The Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan formed an alliance.
Together, we built a village called the Hidden Leaf Village.
Your brother was the one who named the village.
The Hidden Leaf Village is already on its Sixth Hokage.
The other two people in the group are the Fourth Hokage and the Sixth Hokage.
Izuna Uchiha: ...
Izuna seemed not to have fully processed the information Hashirama had just given him.
Izuna Uchiha: You are?
Hashirama Senju: Hashirama Senju.
Hashirama Senju: Although your brother later went down the wrong path again... you can think of me as your older brother too.
Izuna Uchiha: ????
[Congratulations to Izuna Uchiha for obtaining the new title—Brother of Hashirama Senju] [The title Brother of Hashirama Senju has been equipped for Izuna Uchiha]
Brother of Hashirama Senju: ?!???
Tobirama Senju: ???
Well, this was awkward.
Tobirama Senju: Then I'm leaving!?
The atmosphere in the small group instantly became extremely awkward.
Outside, however, after Kakashi cut off his mental connection, he found the scene quite harmonious.
"Sasuke, you're so weak!"
"Sasuke, can you even do this?"
"Sasuke, are you seriously going to lose to me?"
"With strength like that, how are you supposed to get revenge?"
Naruto was giving Sasuke a whipping of love.
Translated, that meant Naruto was teaching Sasuke how to use the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.
Naruto's talent was strange. When it came to ninjutsu that required hand seals, high Chakra control, and complicated manipulation, he simply could not do it. He could not even remember the hand seals.
But Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu was different. He learned it instantly.
So...
He found some of Sasuke's completely normal performances unbelievable.
Kakashi felt that Naruto was just showing off.
Showing off would have been one thing, but Naruto's verbal attacks were also vicious. Sasuke's face had already turned red.
It was not embarrassment. He felt humiliated.
Losing to someone he had once looked down on and ignored was an incredibly disgraceful thing.
Especially for a proud Uchiha.
The Uchiha were a clan where everyone was either a genius or aspiring to become one, so Sasuke's performance looked especially pathetic...
"..." Kakashi.
Kakashi considered whether he should tell Naruto not to be so arrogant.
But being arrogant was normal, wasn't it?
Naruto had been the Dead Last at the Academy, while Sasuke had been the top student. It would have been strange if Naruto did not have some thoughts about that.
Still, seeing both of them improve at a desperate pace, Kakashi felt that he did not need to worry.
After all... although he did not know what Kitahara Kaede meant by the Otsutsuki Era, Kitahara Kaede would probably train Naruto and Sasuke to grow stronger.
Then, as their Jonin Instructor, he could relax a little.
To be honest, Kakashi had been very busy these past two days.
Not only had he suddenly joined the group and begun talking with the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, and even Teacher Minato...
Today, he had also been required to teach and learn the Water Dragon Bullet. He was completely drained.
In that case...
He could not even read Icha Icha Paradise, which he normally used to relax and soothe his mood.
But with Kitahara Kaede taking charge now, his time had finally opened up.
So...
Kakashi was considering whether, since he was recuperating, he should read Icha Icha Paradise when he noticed Kitahara Kaede heading toward the forest.
"Did you find something?"
Kakashi caught up and asked.
Kitahara Kaede looked ahead.
"Just now, I felt someone watching this place," Kitahara Kaede said.
"Watching this place?" Kakashi froze.
"So that means Zabuza Momochi has an accomplice?" Kakashi asked.
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