Across the Fertile Plains of the Land of Lightning, a flickering shadow raced past like a black steed crossing a gap!
The bitter midwinter wind could not tousle his spiky silver hair, but it stretched the black samurai robe he wore far out behind his shoulders!
Tobirama Senju muttered under his breath, "Older Brother really knows how to work me to the bone. Sending me all this way to escort those stubborn old men..."
"Then again, that Uchiha brat really has too much time on his hands. Reviving his clansmen along the way was one thing, but he even brought back those shortsighted warmongers! As if the world weren't chaotic enough... I'm starting to wonder whether he's still an evil Uchiha at heart!"
He had barely finished bad-mouthing Sasuke when thorns suddenly burst from the ground beneath his feet...
Tobirama hastily hopped aside, scrambling out through the gaps between the thorns... but suddenly, white vines descended from the God Tree's branches overhead, about to wrap him up and hang him from the tree!
"Shit!" Tobirama hurriedly drew the Shinigami's Soul-Cutting Blade from his waist and severed the vines, then unleashed a flurry of slashes to cut down the thorns closing in behind them!
Fortunately... the God Tree made no further moves.
It seemed like a joke, or perhaps a small warning.
Realizing what had happened, Tobirama laughed in exasperation.
"Fine, fine, fine. What a glorious Uchiha's Revival power fantasy. Even the God Tree has become your lackey..."
"Not someone I can afford to cross. Definitely not."
Tobirama put away the Soul-Cutting Blade and was about to set off again... Whoosh! Suddenly, a white flash of steel thrust straight toward his chest!!!
His hand slipped into his robe, drawing out a Flying Thunder God kunai to guard his chest!
Clang!!!
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