Kinkaku and Ginkaku really were two peas in a pod.
Ginkaku had been fooled once with "Dan Katō," and Kinkaku had been fooled once with Jiraiya's team.
The same trick had worked twice. There really was something deliciously satisfying about bullying people with schemes.
Watanabe Ichiro quickly considered whether to retire this disguise.
Staying alive would be easy. He just had to turn around and strike, using Arc Light once more to drive Kinkaku away.
But opportunities to retire a disguise openly, with such a watertight excuse, were rare.
What would he gain if this disguise died here?
Everyone on Jiraiya's team would probably take a dark turn. These kids were pretty sentimental. Their futures would definitely change, giving him points to milk.
Tobirama Senju's destined death should change too. Ichiro had already killed Ginkaku, and once this disguise died, Black Zetsu would have no real reason to keep targeting Tobirama. He should be able to enjoy his golden years, right?
Besides, he had pushed both Jiraiya and Dan Katō toward Tsunade in this lifetime. Maybe someday there would be another little great-grandchild of Hashirama Senju for Tobirama to help raise.
With a child to give him hope, that should keep his grief over Uchiha Ichiro's passing in check.
The Shinobi World as a whole probably would not change much.
With the [Shadow] Organization around, the various nations were unlikely to start a second war.
Once war broke out and ordinary people could no longer survive, the Shadow Organization's territory would look even more like a paradise.
Things might very well turn out like this-you lot fight over there while the Shadow Organization frantically poaches your people.
Throw money at them, find them partners, cater to their tastes. What old official could withstand that kind of test?
After the nations