(Some readers asked about Kushina & Kurama. I'll explain at the end.)
Minato and Kushina manipulated their chakra, constructing one intricate seal after another.
With the two working together,
a [Contract Seal] containing terrifying sealing power rapidly took shape.
[Contract Seal: a support ninjutsu that can sever a Summoning Contract.]
But just as the two prepared to activate the seal,
a sound like shattering porcelain rang out.
Crack.
Before them, Hashirama and Tobirama
suddenly developed cracks all over their bodies, and dirt began crumbling off them.
Immediately afterward,
two white spirits burst out, their forms unmistakably those of Hashirama and Tobirama.
"Wh... what's going on?!"
The sudden turn of events stunned everyone.
But before anyone could discuss it,
Hashirama's spirit, floating in the air, spoke with a smile.
("Monkey, and you, young Fourth Hokage—you both did very well.")
("The other young ladies and gentlemen were excellent too. Konoha today... really is everything I hoped for!")
Hashirama left them with a few words of heartfelt encouragement.
Unfortunately, though,
no one heard a single word he said.
That was because Tobirama was beside him, cursing up a storm.
"Monkey, you fucking BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP me! And that fine student of yours, Orochimaru!"
"He's a BEEP BEEP! How dare he reincarnate my brother and me! What a BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP..."
Amid a string of censor bleeps,
Hashirama's and Tobirama's souls spiraled into the sky, returning once more to the Pure Land.
Rustle, rustle~
Their bodies instantly lost their color, then turned into paper talismans that scattered across the ground.
Amid the thick pile of white talismans lay two unfamiliar corpses, partially exposed.
Everyone exchanged looks, unable to collect themselves for a moment.
Who would have thought the Second Hokage... was so down-to-earth...
Sakumo and Kakashi stepped forward to examine the two