It Was All That Evil Senju Tobirama's Fault!

Senju Tobirama had heard every word Uchiha Madara said.

And he had learned several very important things from them!

What did he mean by five chances?!

Was there a limit to how many times he could summon the dead?!

And it seemed there was some uncertainty involved in the summoning...

Because according to what Uchiha Madara had just said, he had originally intended to summon his older brother!

But instead, he had brought himself back to life.

Senju Tobirama instinctively ignored Uchiha Madara calling him a good-for-nothing...

After all, he couldn't beat him. What else could he do?!

Was he supposed to call him an evil Uchiha again?

And then get smashed into a pulp by that enormous meteor?!

I, Senju Tobirama, may be hardheaded! But I'm not an idiot!!!

It didn't matter if I couldn't beat that evil Uchiha!

Once my older brother showed up, I'd have him take the bastard down!!!

"Ito Hirofumi, was it?! To be honest, there are still a few things I don't quite understand...

You said just now that you spent a hundred million ryo to summon me!

Does summoning a dead person like me really cost nothing but money?!

And what that evil..."

Senju Tobirama was about to say "evil Uchiha," but when he remembered Uchiha Madara's strength, he swallowed the words.

"And what Uchiha Madara just said—what did he mean by five chances?!

The remaining four chances are easy enough to understand. That means I used up one chance to summon someone, right?!"

Ito Hirofumi nodded at Senju Tobirama's questions.

As expected of Senju Tobirama! He'd figured out most of what was going on from just a few sentences...

"That's right! Although I signed a contract with the Underworld, summoning the dead still comes at a cost. That cost is money!

And since I'm in Konoha, the only dead I can summon at the moment are those from Konoha!

I'll have a chance to summon the dead from elsewhere in the future, too, but there's one condition: I have to unify the entire Ninja World!

The amount of money I spend determines the level of the dead I can summon. For example, Second Hokage, you, and Madara are powerful figures on the Hokage level. Summoning people as powerful as you costs a hundred million ryo!

Ninja of other ranks cost much less. An Elite Jonin costs ten million, a Jonin costs one million, a Chunin costs a hundred thousand, and a Genin costs just ten thousand!

But I'm not interested in summoning ninja of other ranks—not for now, at least!

I just got five hundred million, which means I have five chances to summon someone on the Hokage level!

I've already used one, so I have four chances left."

Senju Tobirama nodded as he listened, but his expression grew more serious. He studied Ito Hirofumi, then glanced at Uchiha Madara beside him.

"Five hundred million?!!!

That's no small amount!!!

Even a top clan like the Senju couldn't come up with five hundred million all at once!

Where did you get that money?!

You're just a kid, after all. If I remember right, the Ito Clan is only a small clan in Konoha, isn't it?

You haven't done anything to betray the village, have you..."

As he spoke, Senju Tobirama kept glancing at Uchiha Madara. It was obvious he thought the evil Uchiha had helped Ito Hirofumi rob someone of the money.

When Uchiha Madara noticed Senju Tobirama's gaze, he gave a cold snort!

"Hmph!!! Senju Tobirama, don't use your filthy mind to judge me!!!

The kid borrowed that money from someone!!!"

"Borrowed it?!

How is that possible?!

What clan in Konoha could come up with five hundred million all at once?!

Uchiha Madara! If you're going to make up a lie, at least make it believable!"

Senju Tobirama simply didn't believe Uchiha Madara.

"Heh... Just because the Senju Clan can't afford it doesn't mean the Uchiha can't!

The kid borrowed the five hundred million from the Uchiha! What's the problem?!!"

At the thought of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Madara felt a surge of anger. Damn it, the mighty Uchiha Clan was just gone!

And judging by what Ito Hirofumi had told him earlier...

Senju Tobirama was to blame!

If Senju Tobirama hadn't suppressed the Uchiha Clan, his two disciples probably wouldn't have turned against them!

So this was all that evil Senju Tobirama's fault!!!

Hearing that, Senju Tobirama chuckled twice...

"Heh... I never would've guessed! Your Uchiha Clan really is rolling in money. You must've done plenty of bad things over the years to be able to come up with that much at once, right?!"

When Senju Tobirama said that, Ito Hirofumi immediately thought, Oh no...

Wasn't that just rubbing salt in Uchiha Madara's wounds?!

Sure enough!

Uchiha Madara's expression turned awful.

"Senju Tobirama!!! Do! You! Want! To! Die?!"

"What's the matter?! Was I wrong?! Your Uchiha Clan can casually come up with five hundred million. Who knows what else you Uchiha are plotting?!!!"

In truth, Senju Tobirama didn't harbor any particular ill will toward the Uchiha Clan, nor had he ever considered wiping them out.

He was merely worried that if the Uchiha became too powerful, they would threaten Konoha's stability and peace!

After all, Senju Tobirama had lived through the Warring States Period and knew the Uchiha Clan all too well...

That clan was terrifying!

They loved fighting, and they were good at it!

Most terrifying of all, they grew stronger rapidly in battle!!!

Especially because of that terrifying Sharingan!

It evolved at a frightening pace amid relentless combat and bloodshed...

Who knew how much pressure the Senju Clan had been under when facing the Uchiha during the Warring States Period!

If his older brother hadn't appeared out of nowhere back then, the Senju Clan might not have been a match for the Uchiha at all!

Senju Tobirama had no idea the Uchiha had been wiped out, so he still thought they had become terrifyingly powerful. After all, they could casually produce five hundred million!

It was frightening...

Seeing Uchiha Madara's expression grow darker and darker, Ito Hirofumi hurriedly reached out and tugged at Senju Tobirama's arm...

He was afraid Uchiha Madara might accidentally beat his hundred million ryo to death.

"Second Hokage!

There are some things you don't know. Actually, that money is nearly the entire fortune of the Uchiha Clan!

Because... the Uchiha have been wiped out...

There's only one surviving member of the Uchiha Clan left in all of Konoha!"