The two Senju brothers turned toward the young man who had spoken.
"Is this Impure World Reincarnation?"
"That's right."
Orochimaru answered in his raspy voice, a hint of pride on his face.
"To think you could bring us back with strength so close to what we had in life...
You're quite impressive, boy. What's your name?"
"My name is Orochimaru. I'm a student of the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi.
This is Xuanhui, my student and the finest shinobi of Konoha's new generation."
"Oh? You're Monkey's student!"
Excitement spread across Hashirama's face. Naturally, he had also noticed the forehead protectors they wore.
"Orochimaru, was it? There's a slash across your forehead protector. Are you a missing-nin?"
Tobirama Senju immediately spotted the problem with Orochimaru's attire.
"Whatever we have to discuss, why don't we do it inside a genjutsu?"
Xuanhui beckoned to the two of them.
Then his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan appeared. The Senju brothers offered no resistance and entered the genjutsu space alongside Orochimaru.
"A Straight Tomoe Sharingan? Are you the current head of the Uchiha Clan?"
Tobirama was particularly sensitive to the Sharingan. After all, the Uchiha Clan had been one of his biggest headaches during his time in office.
"No. Only a quarter of my blood comes from the Uchiha Clan.
The rest comes from the Uzumaki Clan, the Nara Clan, and the Yamanaka Clan."
"Really? The village is that harmonious now!"
Hashirama laughed and warmly clasped Xuanhui's hand. No wonder he could see traces of Madara and Mito in this child!
"Who's the Hokage now?"
"The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze."
"Oh, a civilian-born shinobi? That's wonderful!"
That meant the position of Hokage was now passed on to someone capable, regardless of their background.
It looked like things were going pretty smoothly!
"Orochimaru, you just said you're working undercover.