Five Generations Under One Roof

"No. Some things, when based solely on what's recorded in the files, always feel like they might differ from reality. I heard that brat from the Uchiha Clan can summon the souls of the dead without using a medium. We can try making use of that ability."

Tobirama Senju pondered the matter inwardly. Besides, the little monkey had held office for so long that he surely knew more about the events of recent years in the ninja world. Once certain thoughts took root, they would not simply fade away.

He glanced at Tsunade Senju beside him, who seemed absent-minded, and said:

"Tsunade, do you want to go to the casino?"

Tsunade Senju froze. At her second granduncle's unexpected question, her long-dormant heart heated up once more.

"Uh, Second Granduncle, do you have something you need me to handle?"

Tsunade knew her second granduncle Tobirama's ways all too well. If there were no reason, he would never even mention it.

"Yes. I want to ask young Sen to revive the little monkey and the Fourth Hokage. Logically speaking, your granduncle and I should have been struck by a peculiar sealing technique during our last battle, and our souls should not have been easily summoned. Yet he managed it. Though I don't know what kind of ability it is, for now, he is the only one we can ask to do this."

Tobirama Senju spoke at length. After voicing some of his thoughts, he suddenly felt a sense of loneliness. A Uchiha Clan "madman" with such extraordinary talent... he truly did not know whether that was a blessing or a curse for the village.

"Wasn't Jiraiya handling this matter? I seem to remember him mentioning it when we came back."

After thinking briefly, Tsunade explained. She felt it would be somewhat inappropriate for two people to ask for the same favor at once.

"It doesn't matter. Besides, I have many questions that I need the two of them to verify."

"Fine."

Hearing the refusal in Tobirama Senju's tone, Tsunade knew there was no use saying more. Just opening her mouth would give her an excuse to go out and have fun, which was not a bad thing in itself.

Ten minutes later

An old man with a face full of stubble and a large stack of chips appeared in an underground casino somewhere in the Leaf Village. The old man was naturally Tsunade Senju using the Transformation Technique. As the Hokage, she could not exactly show her face openly in a place like this.

More importantly, if she showed her face, she would not get to enjoy the thrill of gambling.

The old man looked around, seemingly searching for something.

"Hahaha! Sen, you really are uncanny! You bet big eleven times in a row, and every single one hit. In all my years, this is the first time I've gambled so happily. Not bad, not bad! Truly not bad!"

A white-haired old man stood close beside Uchiha Sen, continuously patting Sen's back with one hand as he laughed from ear to ear.

Tsunade Senju leaned closer and whispered:

"I finally found you two."

Hashirama Senju, disguised as a white-bearded old man, looked surprised. Then he covered his mouth and whispered:

"You slipped out? Don't tell him tonight that I gambled with you. Tobirama takes this sort of thing very seriously."

Hashirama wore a sneaky expression, utterly lacking the overwhelming presence of the First Hokage.

"No, Second Granduncle asked me to handle something. He told me to find Sen and revive the Third and Fourth Hokage. Since I was already here, I couldn't resist playing a few rounds."

Tsunade lightly nudged Sen with her elbow and said:

"So, Gambling God, what are we betting on this round?"

[ Ding! The target has been detected using the Transformation Technique. True Eye activated. ]

"Oh? Pretty lady, you came too."

Sen turned his head, took one look at her, and greeted her excitedly.

Huh?

Was my Transformation Technique really that easy to see through?

Tsunade had originally intended to tease this little guy.

"Hurry up and place your bet! What are you spacing out for? Even my Transformation Technique was seen through by this guy at a glance! Hurry, hurry, betting's about to close!"

Seeing the growing pile of chips on the table and the dealer's restless little hand, Hashirama quickly squeezed out some room and pulled Tsunade in.

An hour later, the group left the casino still wanting more.

"What a bore. They shut down after we won so little."

Having returned to his true form, Hashirama Senju sighed. Sure enough, a game where you only won and never lost was boring too. If Tsunade had not revealed her true identity just now, they might even have ended up fighting.

"Enough. You went all in every round and won every round. It's already impressive they let you play for an hour."

Walking beside him, Tsunade complained. Still, this kind of gambling really did not feel as exciting. It had completely lost the fun of gambling.

"By the way, Sen, could I ask you to revive two more people? I'll treat you to barbecue later—your favorite huge chunks of meat, hehehe~"

Tsunade looked at Uchiha Sen eagerly.

"No!"

Sen turned his head away, pouting with displeasure written all over his face.

Big chunks of meat were no longer enough to satisfy this little guy...

Tsunade thought gloomily.

"You still haven't fulfilled what you promised me last time. And this costs me power, so I won't do it. It's too tiring!"

Huh?!

Hearing Sen's reply, Tsunade finally remembered that she had promised to become some Planet Liaison Dondon Three.

"Sure! From now on, I'm Planet Liaison Dondon Three, and I promise to treat you to barbecue too. The all-you-can-eat kind~"

[ Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing mission Planet Invasion Plan II. Reward: the Flying Thunder God Technique developed to its utmost limit. Thoughts turn as you wish, light moves with your intent; before your thought arrives, your body has already arrived. Please set a quick-casting command. ]

Still failing to notice the blue notification panel before him, Uchiha Sen pondered for a moment before nodding happily.

"Sure, sure."

[ Ding! Setup successful. The current Flying Thunder God quick-casting command has been set to: Sure, sure. ]

"So noisy, so noisy! Can you be quiet for once?!"

[*I'll **** your ***!]

Tsunade and Hashirama Senju looked at each other. They chose to ignore Uchiha Sen's inexplicable rage. After spending several days together, everyone had come to understand one thing: whenever Sen had an episode, they only needed to ignore him, and he would be fine after a while.

Night fell.

"You can begin, Sen."

Tsunade, Jiraiya, the First Hokage, and the Second Hokage sat on the sofa with solemn expressions. The First and Second mainly wanted to see exactly how this little guy cast the technique.

Although Tsunade and Jiraiya had explained it every possible way, the two old men simply did not believe them...

Neither of them wanted to go through that again...

It was embarrassing enough to dig out a three-bedroom apartment with their toes.

"Fine, fine."

[ Ding! A casting tutorial has been automatically played for the host. Please follow the indicated movements to complete the technique. ]

Sen gathered himself for a moment, then began to dance.

"Don't think I'm just a little sheep, the grass grows sweeter because of me. The sky turns bluer because of me, the white clouds become softer because of me. Don't think I'm just a little sheep, a sheep's cleverness is beyond imagination~"

Huh??

The song changed?

The dance changed too?

[Can you be normal for once?!]

As the formation appeared, Tsunade and Jiraiya finally understood something.

The technique had absolutely nothing to do with what song he sang or what dance he performed. This guy was doing it on purpose!

"Mm... where is this..."

"This old man..."

Seeing the Third Hokage and Fourth Hokage appear within the formation, the people behind them could no longer remain seated.

At that moment, five generations were gathered under one roof!