Wreathed in moisture, Tobirama Senju once again arrived at the Princess Mausoleum through Flying Thunder God.
Because of the war, Tobirama Senju could not always visit on schedule.
But today, that old rat Cherry Ink had sent Tobirama Senju a letter for the first time ever.
Tobirama Senju assumed Madara Uchiha had sensed the turmoil outside and wanted detailed intelligence from him.
So, as soon as he arrived, Tobirama Senju rushed through his greetings and asked what Madara Uchiha needed.
Madara Uchiha remained silent for a long while, then suddenly murmured, "Tobirama, you should be grateful you have a face that resembles hers..."
Tobirama Senju looked at Madara Uchiha in bewilderment.
"What do you intend to do about the Raikage's proposal?"
Madara Uchiha had no intention of explaining his earlier remark. Instead, he asked a question.
Tobirama Senju sighed, seemingly unsure how best to put it.
"What are your thoughts?" Madara Uchiha asked, looking at Tobirama Senju.
Madara Uchiha had heard about their original fate from Black Zetsu.
In a world without Yanbai, their fate had been set in stone.
In that tragic fate, after Madara and Hashirama died one after the other, Konoha had been surrounded by wolves, and Tobirama Senju had taken up the Hokage position in its hour of crisis.
Then war had broken out across the shinobi world. Tobirama Senju had been ambushed while forming an alliance with the Raikage, and later, while covering the younger generation's retreat, Kinkaku and Ginkaku had dragged him to his death.
According to Black Zetsu, Tobirama Senju had fallen ill from accumulated overwork after becoming Hokage, and that battle had triggered a relapse.
But now...
Tobirama Senju stared at Madara Uchiha and said, "The Land of Fire is in a position of strength. Naturally, we'll reject the alliance."
Madara Uchiha