It was more than an hour before the room's door opened again. Tsunade looked at Sarutobi Toru with reddened eyes. "Toru, Second Grandfather wants you to go in."
Sarutobi Toru entered and saw Tobirama Senju sitting in the very center of the room.
Tobirama Senju looked up at Sarutobi Toru, his expression unreadable. "I truly never expected the Shinobi World to produce someone like you."
Sarutobi Toru gave an awkward laugh. He knew Tsunade had already told him everything about his background.
But that was what Sarutobi Toru wanted. Tobirama Senju was a smart man; he knew what attitude to take when facing a powerhouse like him.
Since Tobirama Senju was his elder, Sarutobi Toru could not exactly flaunt his strength before him. That would have seemed rather like coercion.
Otherwise, all Sarutobi Toru had needed to do was give the word, and Tsunade would never have revealed anything about him.
"Tell me, since you brought a dead man like me back, you must have some request of your own. As far as I know, Tsunade never asked you to do this."
Sarutobi Toru smiled faintly. "Second Hokage, I do indeed have one request." As he spoke, he pressed both hands to the ground and summoned an enormous scroll.
"Please take a look at this. This is why I revived the Second Hokage."
"Oh?" A trace of curiosity appeared on Tobirama Senju's face. He casually took the scroll Sarutobi Toru handed him and opened it to read.
Before opening it, Tobirama Senju had looked somewhat dismissive. But after just one glance, his expression gradually turned earnest and grave.
The further he read, the more engrossed Tobirama Senju became. From time to time, he even raised a hand and made a few gestures, muttering under his breath now and then.
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