"Madara!!!
What on earth is that circle-upon-circle eye thing you've got there?!
It's not good-looking at all!
It doesn't look as nice as your old Sharingan!
When did you even swap your eyes out?!
If you aren't using your old Sharingan anymore, just give it to me!
I think it looks pretty cool; I want to install them and see if I can use them!"
Senju Hashirama said this while gazing at Uchiha Madara with eyes full of anticipation.
Uchiha Madara's face darkened upon hearing this!
When did he ever swap his eyes?!
Wait... he actually did swap them. His original eyes had been gouged out, and after being summoned, he had regrown a pair of Rinnegan!
He wondered if his original eyes were still with that brat from the Uzumaki Clan!?
This detestable, blockheaded Senju Hashirama! He actually wanted to swap his own eyes for Madara's?!
Madara had only tattooed Hashirama's face onto his own chest, yet this guy wanted to install Madara's eyes?!
Still, if Hashirama liked them, he could always go dig those eyes back up and gift them to this blockhead...
Seeing Senju Hashirama's hopeful little gaze, Uchiha Madara, who had been ready to curse him out, found the words stuck in his throat.
"We'll talk about that later. I didn't swap my eyes; these have always been my eyes!
For now, let's see who this talent is in this Soul Fire! To think they actually got swallowed into the belly of the Death God!"
Hearing this, Senju Hashirama nodded obediently.
At this moment, the Soul Fire within the Summoning Space condensed into a human shape, and a sunny, cheerful blond man appeared before everyone's eyes...
How to describe this person? Just one look and it felt like a bright little sun had appeared!
Moreover, he was wearing a haori in a rather flashy manner.
Seeing this, Ito Hirofumi nodded to himself; he hadn't guessed wrong. The only person who could be in the belly of the Death God at this point in time was the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato!
Namikaze Minato opened his eyes and looked around in a daze...
He was stunned when he saw the people standing nearby.
"First... First Hokage-sama?!
And... Second?! Second Hokage-sama?!
What is going on here!!!
How did you all end up in the belly of the Death God too?!"
Senju Hashirama waved a greeting at Namikaze Minato.
"Hello there! Who are you?! This isn't the belly of the Death God! This is little Hirofumi's Summoning Space!!!"
"Nani???"
Namikaze Minato was completely lost, and Ito Hirofumi, feeling somewhat helpless, had to step forward to explain.
To be honest, Ito Hirofumi was already getting a headache from explaining; every time he summoned someone new, he had to go through the whole spiel...
After understanding the sequence of events, Namikaze Minato recalled the First Hokage's earlier question. A look of pride appeared on his face, accompanied by an incredibly sunny smile, and he turned his back to them.
He raised a hand and pointed his thumb at the haori on his back...
"Ore wa... Yondaime!!!"
Namikaze Minato proudly displayed the characters for "Fourth Hokage" on his back to everyone, but the praise he imagined never came...
Instead, the scene fell into an instant, awkward silence.
In truth, Namikaze Minato had been incredibly excited to see the First and Second Hokage. He had thought that since he was the Fourth Hokage and had died protecting the village, these two predecessors would surely be immensely gratified, right?!
But why were these two Hokage looking at him with such strange expressions...
And that incredibly imposing man—he looked like a senior, given that he was wearing armor from the Warring States period!
Uchiha Madara, Senju Hashirama, and Senju Tobirama did not yet know how Namikaze Minato had died.
They only knew that Namikaze Minato's soul had just been spat out by the Death God, which meant Namikaze Minato had died because he performed the Dead Demon Consuming Seal!
However, Ito Hirofumi knew exactly how Namikaze Minato had died, and his expression turned a bit strange. After all, that Nine-Tails thing—if you call it powerful, it is indeed strong!
But it depends on who you're comparing it to...
If placed in front of Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, it was no different from a pet kitten!
Uchiha Madara, always aloof, didn't ask any questions.
Senju Hashirama wanted to ask how this Fourth Hokage ended up in the belly of the Death God, but he was afraid of hurting the Fourth Hokage's pride, so he held his tongue.
In the end, it was Senju Tobirama who, seeing how incredibly awkward Namikaze Minato looked, finally spoke up...
"Did the Fourth encounter some kind of enemy before he died?! When that kid Ito Hirofumi summoned you just now, you were spat out from the stomach of the Death God..."
Upon hearing this question, the cheerful smile on Namikaze Minato's face vanished in an instant!
"Well... I did indeed encounter some extremely thorny problems back then!
That night, my wife was about to give birth, and she was the Nine-Tails jinchuriki at the time!
Everything had been very stable before my son was born, and I thought there wouldn't be any major issues...
But..."
As he spoke, a trace of painful expression flashed between Namikaze Minato's brows, along with a bone-deep hatred!
"But... no one expected that! That guy Uchiha Madara actually attacked Konoha!!!
Not only did he attack my wife and release the Nine-Tails, but he also used my newborn son to threaten me!
With my son in Uchiha Madara's hands, and the Nine-Tails wreaking havoc on the village, I was truly stretched too thin!!!
In the end, I had no choice but to unleash my full power to force Uchiha Madara back, while simultaneously using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to seal the Nine-Tails!
However, I also knew that a Tailed Beast holds great significance for a village!
So, I split the Nine-Tails in two!
One half remained inside my body, and the other half I sealed into my newborn son!
Because my son possesses the bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan, there wasn't much of a problem with sealing the Nine-Tails!"
As Namikaze Minato spoke these words, Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama, and Ito Hirofumi all looked at Uchiha Madara with incredibly strange expressions.
Ito Hirofumi naturally knew the ins and outs of the situation, so at this moment, he just wanted to laugh...
After all, such a massive pot of filth had been dumped directly onto Uchiha Madara's head.
"F*ck!!!!!!"
Uchiha Madara was stunned by this sudden, massive pot of filth!
He had been dead for so many years, so when did he ever attack Konoha?! And he supposedly released the Nine-Tails? He even supposedly used a child to threaten someone?!
Is this the kind of thing this old man would do?!
Seeing Uchiha Madara so incredibly furious, Namikaze Minato assumed that Uchiha Madara was feeling indignant on his behalf.
"This senior!
It seems you are also incredibly angry at what Uchiha Madara did, right?!
But please forgive my ignorance...
Who might you be, senior???"