"Huh? What happened to me?"
Hashirama Senju opened his eyes and looked at his hands.
"This feeling... oh, the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu."
"Where am I? Is this Konoha? Wasn't I sealed inside the Shinigami's stomach?"
Minato also woke up and looked around in bewilderment. He recognized Konoha, but he couldn't figure out what was happening.
"Ah! Lord First!"
"Hello there, young man. You know me? But who are you?"
Hashirama asked about Minato's identity with some curiosity.
Minato introduced himself.
"Hello, Lord First. My name is Minato Namikaze, and I'm Konoha's Fourth Hokage."
As he spoke, Minato turned around to show Hashirama his cloak, with the words "Fourth Hokage" emblazoned across it.
"Oh, so Konoha has already reached its Fourth Hokage."
Then Hashirama suddenly realized something was wrong.
"Wait, you're also here through Impure World Reincarnation, aren't you? That means you're dead too? But you're still so young."
Minato explained somewhat awkwardly.
"I died sealing the Nine-Tails."
"People can die just sealing the Nine-Tails?"
Hashirama didn't understand. Wasn't the Nine-Tails just his and Madara's little pet? It was certainly a bit powerful compared to other people, but surely not enough to kill them.
"The circumstances were unusual. My wife was the previous Jinchūriki. The seal weakened while she was giving birth, and someone took that opportunity to attack Konoha."
"I see. That makes sense, then."
"Lord First! Minato!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi gripped the Adamantine Wish-Granting Staff that Enma had transformed into. Facing both his predecessor and his successor, he couldn't help feeling immense pressure.
"Oh, it's Monkey. I never thought you'd get this old, too. By the way, Minato just said he was the Fourth Hokage, but he's already dead. Who's the village's Hokage now?"
Minato, meanwhile, smiled as he asked the Lord Third a question.
"Lord Lord Third, is