Hashirama Senju looked at the frozen Hiruzen Sarutobi before him, then at Senju Fujima, and nodded.
"Got it, got it."
Senju Fujima curled his lip and walked straight over, lightly touching the ice with his right hand.
"Crack, crack, crack...!"
"Bang...!"
The ice encasing him shattered into pieces, exposing half of Hiruzen Sarutobi's body to the air.
"Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu."
Since only half of Hiruzen Sarutobi's body remained, Senju Fujima drew blood from it and directly performed the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
"Buzz...!"
Before long, countless sheets of white paper scattered through the air and gathered into Hiruzen Sarutobi's form. Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared before Senju Fujima.
"Hmm?"
After being summoned, Hiruzen Sarutobi was slightly taken aback when he saw Senju Fujima. Then he lowered his head, a trace of gloom flashing through his eyes.
"Little Monkey."
"Do you know what you did wrong?"
Looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi, Senju Fujima's eyes flickered with helplessness. He shook his head and spoke in a low voice.
"Brother Fujima, even if I know I was wrong, what good would it do?"
"After all these years, all my plans only turned me into a pawn for someone else's resurrection."
"I thought I was so strong, but in the end, I was killed in a single move."
"Heh, how ironic!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Senju Fujima and shook his head, a complicated look flashing through his eyes.
"How did it feel to die once?"
Senju Fujima looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, helplessness flickering in his eyes.
He had not known that he would bring Hiruzen Sarutobi so much confusion. But this kid had always kept his thoughts to himself, bottling everything up inside.
If he had made things clear earlier, would things have turned out like this?
"Maybe this is where I belong."
"The underworld may