Tobirama's Interrogation! The Creator of the Forbidden Technique Struck Back by His Own Creation

"Wow, what a lively scene."

"First Hokage, Second Hokage, the strongest Kazekage of Sunagakure, and me, the Second Mizukage. Have the younger generation of shinobi really grown this bold?"

Hozuki Gengetsu flexed his cracked wrist and looked toward Tobirama Senju, his smile deepening.

"Tobirama, long time no see."

"I never expected that when we met again, it wouldn't be in the Pure Land over tea, but with your technique dragging me out of my grave."

Tobirama's face was as cold as still water.

Hozuki Gengetsu did not stop. Instead, the more he spoke, the more animated he became.

"The forbidden technique you developed back then really is impressive. When you were alive, you used the dead to fight the living. After your death, the younger generation turned you into a weapon."

"How does it feel?"

"Having something you invented used against you—doesn't that leave a bad taste in your mouth?"

As soon as he said this, all the Konoha shinobi fell silent.

Guy opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Kurenai Yuhi looked at Tobirama, her expression complicated.

The Second Hokage was a legendary figure in Konoha, a revered predecessor repeatedly mentioned in the Ninja Academy textbooks. Yet Impure World Reincarnation, that forbidden technique, had been created by his own hands.

Now, he had been forcibly controlled by a traitor of the later generation using his own technique. Hozuki Gengetsu's mockery had struck directly at his sore spot.

Tobirama's lips moved, but he had no way to refute him.

Orochimaru let out a low chuckle.

"The Second Mizukage is right."

"Lord Second Hokage, your talents were astonishing. Flying Thunder God, Shadow Clone, Impure World Reincarnation—each of those techniques was powerful enough to influence the future structure of the Shinobi World."

"But precisely because you were so skilled at creating